"How would I know how you contracted the plague? Anyway, the plague at Qingshan Academy came from you. If Prime Minister Shen doesn't save people, we'll go down the mountain to the governor for a fair trial. Hmph! So arrogant and presumptuous at such a young age. Let's see how we bring you down."
Tan Siye tilted his head back, his hands behind his back, a sneer on his face, and his words were filled with an uncontrollable arrogance.
"puff!"
Before Shen Jinchen could speak, Feng Qin, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but sneer.
This old man must have found his own face from somewhere. His face is so big. Has he never heard of his young master's reputation?
The youngest prime minister at the grand banquet, a treacherous minister who strikes fear into the hearts of those old fogies in Jinling, how could he be threatened by a mere academy instructor? Oh dear, he really thinks he's someone important, his face is probably bigger than a foot-washing tub.
"Go ahead! Close the door."
Shen Jinchen didn't even bother to glance at this pedantic scholar before stepping into the courtyard.
"Shen Jinchen! You are arrogant! As you all have seen, this Prime Minister Shen, who is known as the youngest prime minister in the Grand Banquet, is such a hypocrite. Today, he treats the lives of us instructors and students as worthless. So we have nothing to hold back. If he doesn't want us to live, then we will take someone down with us and kill him together."
Being so disregarded by a junior twenty years his junior, Tan Siye's eyes flashed with a fierce light, his face revealed a sinister expression, and his words were uttered through gritted teeth.
"That's right, the Prime Minister's life is life, but what about the lives of us scholars? Let's copy his work. Killing one is a gain, killing Shen Gou is an even bigger gain. Brothers, we're all going to die anyway, let's go together."
As soon as Tan Siye finished speaking, a scholar beside him, filled with righteous indignation, picked up a weapon and smashed it against the gate of Shen Jinchen's courtyard.
When Cen Xi arrived at Xiao Qiliang's courtyard, the house was already empty, and even the chessboard where they usually played chess was gone. Cen Xi knew then that her guess was right; her contracting the plague was indeed this man's doing.
Hmph! Emperor Taizu of Yan, that coward, the whole West Coast wants to kill her, he doesn't even ask if Heaven is willing.
Good, very good, excellent! If you're so capable, then stay in your shell and never come out.
After cursing through gritted teeth, Cen Xi still couldn't vent her anger. So, she used her light-footed skill to reappear in Shen Jinchen's courtyard. Without saying a word, she drew her Shadow Sword and cleaved the scholar who was the first to respond to Tan Siye in two.
When the scholars saw that Cen Xi had killed one of them with a single sword strike without any mercy, they were so frightened that they turned around and ran away as fast as they could, just as they were about to enter.
In the end, the only people who could give Cen Xi a chance to vent his anger were Tan Siye and the few instructors he brought with him.
"Charge! Today, it's either her or us who die!"
Tan Siye pulled out a long sword from somewhere and thrust it straight at Cen Xi's face.
"Since you're all eager to die, and I'm in a particularly bad mood today, don't blame me for not leaving you with a complete corpse."
Cen Xi leaned back, dodging Tan Siye's thrusting sword. He leaped to a high position, raised his sword horizontally, and unleashed a sharp sword aura that swept directly at Tan Siye. In an instant, the man who had been shouting just moments before was torn to pieces.
Looking at the other person's gruesome death, Feng Qin couldn't help but grab Shang Se and sigh:
“Kid, look how domineering the mistress is. If you continue to be sarcastic, you might die a more miserable death than this Tan Siye.”
"Take your claws off."
Shang Se glanced coldly at Feng Qin, slapped his hand away, and went inside.
Cen Xi only used three sword strikes, yet none of the seven men led by Tan Siye, including herself, were left with intact corpses. There was no way around it; the founder of the Hidden Sect was truly monstrous, and her Heavenly Wolf Technique was equally monstrous. They were simply not on the same level; it was a complete waste of her attacks. After killing them, Cen Xi walked into Shen Jinchen's room, grabbed a teapot, and took a large gulp.
"Be more refined! You don't act like a woman at all!"
Shen Jinchen glanced at Cen Xi's actions from his desk and couldn't help but rub his forehead.
"I'm not some rich young lady, why should I be so refined? You're a bit weak today, you can't even handle those small fry, you need me to take action."
Cen Xi glanced at him and scoffed disdainfully.
"I only left someone for you to vent your anger because I felt sorry for you having nowhere to do it. But look at you, you're always so ungrateful. You even accused me of having an affair just now. You've wronged me, haven't you?"
Shen Jinchen picked up his pen and wrote down a prescription. After handing it to Feng Qin, he looked at Cen Xi rolling her eyes and couldn't help but rub his forehead.
"It's good that you're so thoughtful. I've wronged you today, but don't you think about your shameless behavior before? Anyone would doubt you. I was just reacting normally."
Cen Xi found it amusing to see Shen Jinchen constantly rubbing his forehead, and for the first time in her life, she gave him a kind look.
"It's good that you know I have good intentions; it can be considered that my sincerity has been rewarded. Go! Find someone to dispose of the corpses outside, and send a message to Li Siye of Qingshan Academy, saying that Xiao Qiliang of Qingshan Academy is a spy from an enemy country, and Tan Siye is his accomplice. I have already dealt with him for the sake of His Majesty and the country. I hope he will thoroughly rectify Qingshan Academy. Also, have him count how many people in Qingshan Academy have been infected with the plague, and ask him to quickly set aside an area to isolate and treat these people."
After giving Cen Xi a look that said, "You finally have a conscience," Shen Jinchen then gave Shang Se an order.
"Yes, young master."
After bowing respectfully, Shangse immediately accepted the order and left.
"Since you knew Xiao Qiliang would target us, why didn't you stop him sooner?"
Hearing Shen Jinchen's instructions to Shang Se, Cen Xi was immediately dismayed. She thought she had received some great news, but it turned out that he already knew, perhaps even before others plotted against her. He actually watched her suffer.
Damn it, he said he liked her, he even said he wanted to marry her, and this is how he likes her?
Seeing her constantly shifting gaze, Shen Jinchen knew she was overthinking things, and probably completely off track. She rarely gave him a kind look, and he couldn't let her lead him astray again.
So he quickly spoke up:
"I only learned about this from talking to that Tan Siye. Qingqing always wrongs me. How could I bear to see you suffer so much? Besides, we fell ill at the same time. How could I have known beforehand? I couldn't possibly scheme against myself. Qingqing, my feelings for you are very simple. I only want to make you my Prime Minister's wife in my lifetime. Why do you have to constantly try to figure out my intentions?"
Cen Xi felt increasingly guilty under the other party's aggrieved yet affectionate gaze, and Shen Jinchen's expression made her scalp tingle.
Finally, she had to soften her tone and say, "Alright, if that's how it is, then so be it. I'm going back now."
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