The Demon Concubine of God

Chapter 298 Entering the Palace to Meet the Saint

Chu Yanqiu came out of the deserted house, got on his horse and hurried to the city, estimating the time to return to the city, which was the same as the soldiers escorting Princess Wanfu. Chu Yanqiu did not go home, but went to his own Suoxin Villa.

After entering the villa, his personal servant Chihe followed him and went into the house.

Chu Yanqiu watched Chi He close the door, then asked: "How is it? Has Princess Wanfu been transferred? The Cao brothers are our Ji clan's power, it is not difficult for them to do this, and they can also get away with it in their explanation to His Majesty afterwards, I am not worried about this."

Chi He looked up at Chu Yanqiu, then immediately lowered his head and said, "Sir, Princess Wanfu was not successfully transferred. We were robbed and killed, and Princess Wanfu was abducted."

Chu Yanqiu was extremely surprised. He said, "How is this possible? You are the peerless masters that I have carefully trained. If there is no master ranked in the top ten in the martial arts world, there will be no success. Could it be that the top ten masters in the martial arts world have encountered a catastrophe?"

Chi He lowered his head even lower, and said, "It's not the top ten martial arts masters, it's not a few people, it's... it's one person."

Chu Yanqiu was even more incredulous. He asked, "One person? How could one person defeat you? How powerful must this person be?"

When Chi He thought of the robbery, he was too ashamed to speak. He stammered, "He...he wasn't strong either. He wasn't even...he wasn't even a qualified swordsman. It was the weapon in his hand...his weapon could attract lightning. He just pointed the weapon at us, and we lost all our strength. Then, right under our noses, he carried Princess Wanfu away."

Chu Yanqiu slowly took two steps back and slowly sat down on the chair. He finally understood.

"It's Shen Wen's weird tricks again. He really gives me surprises all the time."

Chu Yanqiu murmured.

He waved his hand weakly, letting Chihe leave.

After Chu Yanqiu left, Shen Wen and Yan Sangeng found two horses and returned to Beijing. On the way, Shen Wen was absent-mindedly thinking about things. Yan Sangeng didn't dare to disturb him at first. Yan Sangeng was getting more and more curious about the new owner of the manor. He was alone, a man who looked more fragile than ordinary people, and was hunted down by various forces on the Hongwan Mountain. As a result, not only was he fine, he also killed so many people and even wiped out the army accompanying Princess Beifan. It was simply unimaginable.

Shen Wen suddenly turned to look at him and asked, "What's wrong? Do you have something to ask me?"

Yan Sangeng was stunned for a moment, then said embarrassedly, "I just remembered the former owner of Zhong's Manor. I heard that he was the most extraordinary person in ancient and modern times, but... but among all the deeds he did, none of them was as powerful as you, the young master, who defeated a thousand-man army alone in Hongwan Mountain."

After saying this, Yan Sangeng coughed awkwardly. What he described was the truth, right? Right? He didn't exaggerate a single word. Yan Sangeng always felt that if he told others about this, it would be just bragging.

Unexpectedly, he heard Shen Wen say in a very ordinary tone: "Oh, you are talking about this matter. Compared with Zhong Jie, I am just a little luckier than him and have more wealth than him. If he has the same financial resources as me, he can also accomplish those things on his own."

Finished...finished? Is there something wrong with this?

Yan Sangeng blinked his round eyes and became even more curious.

Shen Wen smiled back and changed the subject, "Let's not talk about this for now. I remembered something. Chu Yanqiu mentioned my good friend Qing before. I thought Qingque had died a long time ago. I was thinking, if Chu Yanqiu wanted to hide a person with powerful magic so that I couldn't find him, then where could the most secret place be?"

Yan Sangeng then asked who Qingque was.

Shen Wen then told him about him and Qingque, and what happened last time in Taohuazhai.

The more Yan Sangeng listened, the more confused he became. He felt like he was going to go numb. Or did he feel like his owner was going to go numb? This was simply a fantasy story.

Yan Sangeng couldn't control his expression, and finally smiled awkwardly and said, "Master, I heard that when Mr. Zhong was alive, he also planned to make up a fantasy novel for a while, and he even had a name for it. It was called Doraemon's Immortal Cultivation Story."

Shen Wen nodded and said, "I also had fantasies about that cat when I was a child."

"What?"

Yan Sangeng secretly glanced at Shen Wen.

Shen Wen pulled the reins, and the two horses stopped side by side. Shen Wen took out a transparent bead as big as a Dongzhu from his arms.

Yan Sangeng took a look and asked, "Why does this bead look so strange? It reminds me of the essence that grows in a person's stomach."

Speaking of this word, Yan Sangeng felt that he must have listened to too many fantasy stories, and how come he also had this habit of talking nonsense? He couldn't help but smacked his lips lightly.

Shen Wen carefully examined the bead and said, "I don't know what this is. I took it from Princess Wanfu's arms. The bead was just placed against the tip of the knife. Otherwise, the knife would have pierced Wanfu's flesh. I wanted to poke a hole in Wanfu and teach her a lesson."

Shen Wen put the bead back into his arms, looked up at the sky and said, "I think I should go to the Peach Blossom House first."

The two men rode their horses slowly on their way. It was still early, so they just had to get into the city before the city gates closed in the evening.

Yan Sangeng told Shen Wen about the Shen family. Yan Sangeng said, "Since the young master left the capital and went to Hongwan Mountain, many things have changed. Some things must be explained to the owner of the manor before entering the city. I promise that if I tell you, you will definitely spit in the face of God like me. It's so unfair."

Shen Wen said: "What do you mean? Has the Shen family become prosperous again these days? Did the old man send a girl from another family to the palace to be a noble lady?"

Yan Sangeng said, "It makes no sense. The daughters of the Shen family have all died in marriage. Even if they were lucky enough to send the daughter of a distant relative to the palace, according to the palace rules, the Shen family would not have promoted her to a concubine or a noble concubine in just ten days or half a month. Master of the Manor, you don't know that your old man has been re-proclaimed a marquis, and the imperial decree for the promotion was issued to the Shen Mansion the day before yesterday. Not only that, their eldest master, second master, third master, and even your father, the fifth master, have all been given official titles."

This was the first time Shen Wen encountered such an outrageous thing. He said, "Is the emperor granting amnesty to the whole country? No! This word is not appropriate. Did something big happen in the court before this? Don't other impoverished nobles have such treatment?"

Yan Sangeng shook his head and said, "No, only the Shenhou Mansion has this treatment."

Shen Wen said: "This is strange."

Shen Wen thought of the little emperor who looked at him with lustful eyes. He asked, "Has the little emperor done anything special recently?"

Yan Sangeng said, "Nothing special happened. It was just that a few days ago, the young emperor's biological father, the former prince's mansion, said that there was a murder case. Several skeletons were found inside. The young emperor immediately went to the murder scene in the prince's mansion to see it. Later, the young emperor returned to the palace and was sick for a day. After that, he attended court as usual."

Shen Wen said: "What about that case? Who did you give it to investigate?"

Yan Sangeng shook his head and said, "No news has come out, so maybe the matter has been shelved."

The two men continued on their way and soon entered the city gate.

As soon as he entered the city gate, he was stopped by two groups of people. Shen Wen saw that it was Chi He, who was with Chu Yanqiu, who was looking for him. The other group was a stranger. The man claimed to be Liu Bafeng, the butler of his father, Shen Wu, and was here to take him home. The butler said, "Now the Wu Master is a clerk in the Ministry of Justice. The Marquis now values ​​our Master and has specially assigned him a mansion, which is very close to the Marquis's mansion. The Wu Master sent us to the city gate to wait for the Seventeenth Master and told us to take you back to the new house to live."

Shen Wen nodded after hearing this and said, "So that's how it is. Then where is my father? Is he at home?"

Liu Bafeng said, "The master is not at home. He has something to discuss with his colleagues and was invited out by them."

Chi He on the other side interrupted and said, "Mr. Seventeen, my master would like to ask for a moment to talk with you. He is in the tea stall not far over there. Please move over, Mr. Seventeen." As he spoke, Chi He pointed to the tea stall on the right for Shen Wen to see.

Shen Wen raised his head and looked towards the tea stall, and his eyes met with Chu Yanqiu who was looking at him at the same time.

Shen Wen didn't want to chat with this person, so he withdrew his gaze and walked away with Yan Sangeng, leading the horse.

Chi He raised his hand to stop Shen Wen. Shen Wen said, "Go back. It's getting late. I've been traveling outside for so many days. You should understand that others will be tired too, right? Go back and tell your Master that we can talk tomorrow if there's anything."

Chihe also stopped someone, but was rejected again. He couldn't force it, so he had to give up.

Butler Liu didn't care about all this and immediately walked away with Shen Wen, smiling.

After walking a few steps, several eunuchs and guards dressed as palace servants came from the front, riding horses, and immediately dismounted in front of Shen Wen. The leading eunuch smiled and greeted Shen Wen, saying, "Guard Shen, we have finally returned to the capital. His Majesty has sent us to wait at the city gate. Please hurry up and return to the palace with us to see the emperor."

Shen Wen pointed to the sky and said, "It's so late, and His Majesty still wants to see me. Isn't this against the rules? Besides, I've been traveling all the way and I stink. If I don't go home to take a shower and change clothes before going to see His Majesty, what if I stink myself? Wouldn't that be a sin?"

The eunuch smiled and said, "His Majesty has already considered this for you. When you arrive at the palace, there will naturally be palace servants to help you bathe and change clothes before you go to see His Majesty. This is a special honor that His Majesty has specially given you. Guard Shen should not delay. Otherwise, if he makes the emperor wait for a long time, won't Guard Shen be guilty?"

After saying that, the eunuch hurriedly pulled Shen Wen's arm, took Shen Wen two steps and was about to get on the horse.

Shen Wen said, "Do you know why His Majesty is looking for me? If it is about the Northern Barbarian Princess colluding with our officers and soldiers, then please wait a moment, and let me go home to write a memorial to the emperor, and then go to see him, okay?"

The eunuch was bewildered and said, "What is this about the princess of the Northern Fan Kingdom? Your Majesty is not here for this."