Shen Qinghe, dressed in a Tang suit, walked over calmly with dozens of subordinates.
“Uncle, you’re here, uncle! Look how badly I’ve been beaten! You have to stand up for me…” The village secretary paused for a moment, then ran up to him with a mournful face.
"Are you using my name to swindle and bully people again?" Shen Qinghe stared at the village secretary.
"No, no, this kid is bullying people on our village's territory." The village secretary was startled. His relationship with Shen Qinghe was only a distant ancestral connection, a completely unrelated one.
Shen Qinghe is a sentimental person. He helped him solve some problems, and that's how this guy started to build a relationship with him.
"Do you know who this is?" Shen Qinghe pointed at Ye Xingchen.
"No, I don't know." The village secretary's heart skipped a beat. Judging from Shen Qinghe's expression, he had probably offended someone this time.
"My daughter-in-law's savior, my benefactor Shen Qinghe." Shen Qinghe said in a deep voice, "When he came to my Qinghe Manor, I personally welcomed him with the courtesy due to a distinguished guest. Who do you think you are, daring to make things difficult for Mr. Ye here?"
"Uncle, I didn't know, uncle. I won't do it again." The village secretary was so frightened that his face turned pale.
"Men, break both his legs," Shen Qinghe said in a deep voice.
"No, Uncle, I was wrong, please forgive me this time."
The village secretary wailed as he was dragged away by two burly men. A moment later, there were two cracking sounds outside, followed by a scream, and then silence.
"Make sure you understand that when this film studio was built, you were given sufficient compensation." Shen Qinghe glanced at the villagers at the scene.
He said in a deep voice, "From now on, if anyone dares to extort money or blackmail here, your village party secretary will be their role model."
The crowd of troublemakers all avoided Shen Qinghe's gaze, and the scene fell silent.
“Miss Lin, you can rest assured and film here from now on. I will send people to guard the area, and these people will not dare to cause trouble again.” Shen Qinghe walked towards Lin Nianwei.
"Thank you, Mr. Chen," Lin Nianwei said quickly.
“Mr. Ye, my Qinghe Manor is not far from here. I haven’t had a chance to properly thank you for saving my life last time. If it’s convenient for you, Mr. Ye, please come and sit at my humble abode so that I can show you some hospitality,” Shen Qinghe said respectfully to Ye Xingchen.
“Okay, I’ll go over there for your daughter-in-law’s follow-up check-up too.” Ye Xingchen nodded.
Qinghe Villa, located at the foot of a mountain not far away, covers an area of more than ten acres and is the residence of Shen Qinghe.
Ye Xingchen went for a follow-up visit to Shen Qinghe's daughter-in-law. After more than a month, her lower abdomen had become quite swollen again.
"Congratulations, Mr. Chen, your grandson is doing well and is safe and sound." Ye Xingchen said with a smile, "In a few months, you will be a grandfather."
"Thank you, Mr. Ye, for saving our lives. If it weren't for you, my son and I would probably be..." Lin Yue, the daughter-in-law, thanked Ye Xingchen.
"You're welcome, it was nothing. You should also take care to get some rest," Ye Xingchen said.
"This is Shen Zhou's only child. Even if he's gone, I will still give birth to this child and raise him to adulthood," Lin Yue said, stroking her lower abdomen.
"Xiaoyue, the Shen family owes you all of this. Thank you for leaving this child for Chenzhou." Shen Qinghe's expression was somewhat sorrowful.
“Father, this is all as it should be. This is Shenzhou’s child, and also the root of the Shen family.” Lin Yue’s eyes reddened as she recalled the little things about her husband when he was alive, and she was somewhat moved.
Ye Xingchen prescribed her some medicine to calm her mind and soothe her nerves, and then she went to rest.
"Master Chen, what was the cause of your son's death?" Ye Xingchen asked.
“Man-made disaster.” Shen Qinghe said angrily, “I have some grudges with the Yamaguchi-gumi of Japan. Shortly after my marriage, Shen Zhou was ambushed by the Japanese while on his honeymoon overseas. I must avenge this.”
"Japanese? Yamaguchi-gumi?" Ye Xingchen frowned slightly. "The Japanese organization that's extremely close to Nico?"
"Yes, Ye Xingchen knows them?" Shen Qinghe asked.
“I know Nico. He’s been at odds with them lately. What grudge does Master Shen have against them?” Ye Xingchen asked.
"Heh... It's a long story. Nico's predecessor was a certain unit and Jiuju. Although they withdrew from China after the war, they never gave up their treacherous intentions."
Shen Qinghe said in a deep voice: "Forty years ago, they found the dragon vein of China in the mountains of Yunnan and Guizhou and intended to destroy it."
"My master, Qingwei Zhenren, led thirty of his personal disciples to fight against the ten top Taoist masters. Although they managed to protect the dragon vein, all the Taoist masters perished. From that moment on, I forged a blood feud with the Japanese."
"So that's how it is. The Yamaguchi-gumi are Nico's supporters. They all deserve to die." Ye Xingchen nodded.
“My master, my fellow disciples, and my son all died because of the Japanese. I must avenge this.” Shen Qinghe said with a sorrowful expression, “My poor son, Chenzhou, was killed by them shortly after his marriage, leaving his wife to live a life of widowhood alone.”
"Does Mr. Shen only have one son?" Ye Xingchen suddenly asked, looking at Shen Qinghe.
"Yes, he only has one son, Shen Zhou." Shen Qinghe was taken aback: "Mr. Ye, what do you mean by that?"
"Mr. Shen is 70 this year?" Ye Xingchen frowned as he looked at Shen Qinghe.
"He's 71." Shen Qinghe asked, "Mr. Ye, is there a problem?"
“No, this isn’t right.” Ye Xingchen’s expression grew increasingly puzzled. “Looking at Mr. Chen’s face, his fortune and virtue are abundant, and his facial features and overall fortune are excellent. This is a sign of having many children and grandchildren. You can’t possibly have a son.”
"What did you say?" Shen Qinghe's expression changed drastically.
"Think carefully, Mr. Shen. Besides Shen Zhou's mother, do you have any other women?" Ye Xingchen said with certainty, "Judging from your appearance, you have at least two sons. The other son is the eldest. You should have many descendants by now."
"Could it be..." Shen Qinghe's expression changed several times: "Is it her?"
"Mr. Shen, do you remember now?" Ye Xingchen asked.
"About forty years ago, when my master took his disciples to the Ten Thousand Mountains of Yunnan and Guizhou, I met a local girl there. Her name was Bai Jinxuan."
Shen Qinghe composed himself: "I was going to take her away afterward, but the rules of their village prevented her from marrying out, so we were forced to separate. I was originally going to go back to find her, but a lot of things happened. My master died and fought a fierce battle with the Japanese for several years."
“When I had free time, a flash flood broke out there, and her village no longer existed. I searched for her for three years, but I couldn’t find any news about her in the mountains.”
“That must be it. That girl is pregnant with your child.” Ye Xingchen said, “Mr. Shen is an enemy of the Japanese. That alone makes him worth befriending. Send someone to investigate further.”
"Mr. Ye, you are a master, can you help me?" Shen Qinghe composed himself, his voice trembling slightly after experiencing great joy and sorrow.
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