sbdcsierra Chapter 117 An unexpected surprise
Chapter 117 An unexpected surprise
It was already midnight when Shen Qing returned to the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion with the vessel containing Hongying's blood.
"Third Young Master." Shen Qing saw Shen Xinghao waiting at the back door while riding on his horse, so he quickly dismounted and went to greet him.
"Did you bring the things back?" Shen Xinghao stretched out his hand when he saw Shen Qing.
"I brought it back." Shen Qing took out the things in his arms and handed them to Shen Xinghao.
Shen Xinghao took the thing and his expression became serious.
"Follow me." Shen Xinghao ordered and took Shen Qing into the back door.
"We've got the stuff back, let's get started." Shen Xinghao handed the stuff to Qiu Tong. He was very nervous now, even more nervous than when he was on the battlefield.
"Okay." Compared to Shen Xinghao's nervousness, Qiu Tong was much calmer.
Qiu Tong opened the box in her hand, put the special incense in it and lit it, then put the box with the lit incense into the trap they had prepared in advance.
"Third Master, Hongying said that Lady Yu is not only adept at using poison, but also possesses unfathomable martial arts skills. Even though we have made every possible preparation, we may not be able to capture her."
"Hongying said that we don't have to chase after Lady Yu relentlessly. As long as we can chop off her left arm, she will be useless."
"Because her parasite is living in her left arm, losing her left arm is like losing half her life. Even if she manages to escape today, we can still catch her tomorrow."
Qiu Tong said it with ease, but she was not at all relaxed in her heart.
The opponent I faced this time was different from the previous ones. Apart from knowing that he was a master of poison and had great martial arts skills, I knew nothing else about him.
Whether or not I can succeed this time depends entirely on fate and luck.
As she thought about it, Qiu Tong couldn't help but touch her chest, where there was a jade pendant given to her by her father.
"Got it. Everyone, split up and ambush. Follow my instructions and act together. Remember, there's no need to fight too long. No matter who shows up, use all your strength to chop off her left arm."
Although Shen Xinghao was nervous today, he was also determined to win. He had to catch that Jade Lady tonight no matter what.
If they fail to capture Lady Yu, they will probably never have a peaceful life in the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion.
The atmosphere in the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion was tense and on high alert, and Shen Tianjiao in the villa was not idle either.
She placed the portraits painted by Hongying together and observed and pondered them carefully.
The tall man in the portrait wearing a silver wolf mask, although she couldn't see what he looked like, always made Shen Tianjiao feel very familiar, as if she had seen him somewhere, but she just couldn't remember where.
Shortly after Shen Tianjiao was reborn, she discovered that her original body seemed to have lost a piece of memory.
Don’t ask why. The answer is that this is Shen Tianjiao’s intuition. There is always something in her mind that she can’t remember. It always lingers in her mind, making her unable to find the answer.
So, is this lame man wearing a silver wolf mask also a forgotten part of the original body's lost memory?
"Miss, you should go and have a rest too. I'll stay at the Marquis' place." Han Ming placed the bird's nest soup in his hand in front of Shen Tianjiao.
Looking at Shen Tianjiao's haggard face, Han Ming felt really distressed. This young lady had been treated like a treasure in the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion since she was a child.
Once summoned into the palace, she became an adult and had to take care of everything herself.
"Uncle Han, why haven't you slept yet?" Shen Tianjiao looked up and smiled at Han Ming.
Ever since he learned that the Marquis of Zhenbei was coming to the villa to detoxify, Han Ming insisted on following him everywhere, no matter how much people tried to dissuade him.
If it weren't for his old age and inability to take care of Marquis Zhenbei, he would be the one guarding Marquis Zhenbei now.
"The eldest lady hasn't slept either. I'm old and my sleep is light now. It doesn't matter whether I sleep or not."
"Miss, hurry up and eat the bird's nest soup while it's still hot. I've already sent it to the Marquis. Eat something and go get some rest."
As Han Ming spoke, he cleaned up the mess on the table made by Shen Tianjiao.
Shen Tianjiao smiled, picked up the bowl of bird's nest soup and started eating. When she was at home, her favorite dish was the bird's nest soup cooked by Han Ming.
Compared to the same food, Han Ming's is more delicious.
Han Ming was tidying up the table when he accidentally glanced at the portrait on the table. Seeing the man wearing a silver wolf mask, he was so stunned that he almost dropped the things in his hand.
"Uncle Han, what's wrong with you?" Shen Tianjiao noticed Han Ming's strange behavior and asked him.
"Miss, how come you have this here?" Han Ming asked, pointing at the portrait in front of him.
"This, this is a portrait painted by Hongying. This is the person in the portrait." Shen Tianjiao suddenly stopped, looked up at Han Ming and asked, "Uncle Han, do you know this person?"
"I know him." Han Ming's face changed. He had sensed the seriousness of the problem from Shen Tianjiao's unfinished words.
"Uncle Han, you actually know him." Shen Tianjiao suddenly felt relieved, and the depression that had been pent up in her heart immediately dissipated.
"How could I not recognize him? Even if he turned into ashes, I would still recognize him." Han Ming's expression became increasingly grim.
"Then who is he?" Shen Tianjiao looked at Han Ming's expression and asked cautiously.
"Miss, you know him too. Isn't he the outlier in our Shen family, the one who betrayed our family, Shen Pingzhi? No, his last name should be Shen now."
Speaking of this person, Han Ming's face turned ashen with anger. It was this person who, for his own selfish reasons, had caused great damage to the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion.
After hearing what Han Ming said, Shen Tianjiao vaguely remembered Shen Pingzhi.
This Shen Pingzhi is the cousin of the Marquis of Zhenbei. He was also a handsome and outstanding young man in his time, but for some reason, he suddenly disappeared.
Shen Tianjiao frowned and looked at Han Ming with gossip in her eyes.
"This Shen Pingzhi is an arrogant and paranoid man. Back then, he was determined to replace the Marquis and become the head of the Shen family."
"So he did a lot of wrong things. Back then, the Marquis was kind and took into consideration that he was also a member of the Shen family, so he just expelled him from the Shen family."
"For what he did, he deserves to die a hundred times. My Lord should not have been so soft-hearted and let him go."
"What evil has he done again?"
Shen Tianjiao didn't expect that the melon would be eaten by her own family. This was really a case of searching for something without any effort, but finally getting it.
The person who was stirring up trouble behind the scenes was actually from their Shen family!
"My father's poisoning is probably related to him. He is also the mastermind behind many things happening in the capital."
Shen Tianjiao's expression also became solemn. If this person was really Shen Pingzhi, then she must catch him this time no matter what the cost.
He must never be allowed to endanger the Marquis of Zhenbei's Mansion again, let alone the Yunli Kingdom.
"Uncle Han, how can you be sure that he is Shen Pingzhi?"
"He is Shen Pingzhi, no doubt about it. I was the one who broke his leg. And the silver wolf mask he is wearing is from before he was expelled from the Shen family."
"At that time, he was always preaching at home that people should be like wolves, and only by being extremely cruel can they be invincible."
Han Ming pointed at the silver wolf mask worn by Shen Pingzhi in the portrait and said, "Miss, look, the middle of this mask has been repaired, so there is a crack."
"After he did something wrong, his father, in a rage, chopped off the wolf mask he wore all day long."
"He later repaired this mask. I can't believe he's been kicked out of the house and still refuses to repent and continues to do evil."
"We must not let the tiger go back to the mountains this time. We must not let him go so easily. Otherwise, there will be endless disasters."
Since it has been confirmed that this person is Shen Pingzhi, Shen Tianjiao no longer hesitates. She is determined to catch Shen Pingzhi today.
"Uncle Han, do you know where Shen Pingzhi is now?"
Since Han Ming knows Shen Pingzhi so well, he will definitely pay more attention to Shen Pingzhi. Even if he doesn't know where Shen Pingzhi is now, he will provide some reliable information.
"Yes, he has a villa called Fu Sheng Ru Meng in Qixia Mountain, not far from the capital. He usually stays there and only occasionally travels far away."
Shen Tianjiao didn't expect that Han Ming would pay so much attention to Shen Pingzhi. He even knew where Shen Pingzhi usually stayed and whether he went out.
"Uncle Han, are you sure he's staying in his Fu Sheng Ru Meng right now?"
Shen Tianjiao felt a little excited. If she caught Shen Pingzhi, she would not be afraid even if her third brother Shen Xinghao failed to catch Yu Niang.
As long as Shen Pingzhi is in her hands, that Jade Lady will not be able to escape sooner or later.
"Yes, he got a martial arts secret book from somewhere back then, saying that practicing it would make one invincible."
"It's a pity that he didn't become invincible. Instead, he almost died from training himself. Although he was saved in the end, he was left with a fatal illness."
"It's coughing up blood and having a cold body. His cold body is different from others. His cold body becomes more severe the hotter it gets. The reason he built Fu Sheng Ru Meng in Qixia Mountain is because it is a hot mountain."
"The reason why Qixia Mountain is called Qixia Mountain is because the soil there is red and the temperature is very high all year round. Living there can suppress the cold poison in his body."
Han Ming really knew Shen Pingzhi well and knew his whereabouts very well.
Shen Tianjiao breathed a sigh of relief, and her mood was completely relieved.
Seeing Shen Tianjiao's obviously excited look, Han Ming knew what she was thinking. After all, he had watched Shen Tianjiao grow up.
"Miss, leave this matter to me. I promise to bring the person back to you."
"Ah!" Shen Tianjiao looked at Han Ming and couldn't help but sigh in her heart. After all, he had been with her father for many years. His ability to guess people's thoughts and his ability to take action were simply unmatched.
"Uncle Han, your body..." Shen Tianjiao hesitated to speak. She looked at Han Ming's thin and short appearance, thinking about how to say it more tactfully so as not to hurt his self-esteem.
"What's wrong with my body?" Han Ming was furious. "I've been the butler for a long time. Could it be that the young lady has forgotten that I was once a top general under the Marquis?"
Han Ming's words reminded Shen Tianjiao that he was indeed a very powerful person in the past. If he had not been seriously injured, the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion would have needed a reliable person to guard and protect it.
Now Han Ming is still a brave general fighting on the battlefield under the command of her father, Marquis Zhenbei.
"That's not what I meant, Uncle Han. I'm just worried that this is too dangerous. If you get hurt, my father will be angry."
Shen Tianjiao, who realized it later, hurried to make up for it.
"Don't worry, Miss. I know what's going on. Besides, the spies I've placed in Fu Sheng Ru Meng only recognize me, the old man."
After so many years, Han Ming can finally show his skills, and the person he is going to deal with is the enemy who dared to harm the Marquis of Zhenbei. How could he give up this opportunity?
Okay, okay, okay, Shen Tianjiao muttered silently in her heart. She was overthinking it. Uncle Han was a very capable man. Her worries were totally unnecessary.
"Uncle Han, then you lead the group. Remember, safety comes first. Don't take any risks."
Han Ming is the confidant of Marquis Zhenbei. If something unexpected happens, Shen Tianjiao will not be able to bear the consequences.
"Don't worry, Miss. I, this old man, will definitely bring the person back to you safely."
When Han Ming heard Shen Tianjiao agreed to catch Shen Pingzhi, his tone became much louder. He looked so full of energy that he was completely different from the one just now.
"Uncle Han, you can choose any of the people we bring, but you have to promise me that you will come back safely."
If this old man can't come back safely, Shen Tianjiao won't be able to report to the Marquis of Zhenbei.
"Miss, I promise you, I will definitely come back unharmed."
Having worked as a steward in the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion for decades, Han Ming thought that he would never have another chance in his lifetime to lead his troops in a good fight.
Today he has the opportunity to fight without any scruples. Not to mention asking him to make a guarantee, he would even be willing to kneel down and kowtow.
Shen Tianjiao looked at the old man in front of her who was so happy that he couldn't tell east from west, and she always felt a little uneasy.
But since she had already agreed to it, she couldn't go back on her word so quickly.
If she dared to go back on her word now, she was sure that the old man would turn against her.
Shen Tianjiao suddenly felt like she had shot herself in the foot. The only thing she could do now was to ask the old man to take more people with him.
Han Ming received Shen Tianjiao's order and went out to select men without any hesitation.
Shen Tianjiao followed him out worriedly. She had to carefully screen people for Han Ming and pick out more people with outstanding abilities to follow him.