Chapter 117 The pastries I snatched from someone else, were they delicious?
Shen Lanxi had been observing her ever since her half-sister entered the family.
If experiencing life and death once led her to a profound understanding, then what did Shen Yuanxin learn after being pushed off a car by her sisters and thrown into the crowd of refugees?
If all she learns is how to harm her own family and friends, then I'm sorry, this path won't work for her.
"Yuan Xin, you're too impatient!" What she's doing now is utterly foolish!
Shen Yuanxin froze for a moment, then put on an innocent smile: "Big brother, what are you saying? I don't understand."
Shen Yuanxin stared at her coldly: "Are the pastries you snatched from someone else delicious?"
Shen Yuanxin's expression changed, and as she thought of a certain possibility, her face turned pale instantly.
"Big brother, what are you saying? I really don't understand!" There was no one around when she did it.
unless?
Shen Yuanruan complained about her!
"Big sister, are you talking about the pastries that Sister Yuan Ruan gave me? What did she say to you? She gave me those pastries willingly. Don't believe her nonsense. She did such a shameful thing; you can't trust what she says!"
Shen Lanxi coldly looked at the person who was still trying to argue and interrupted them with a single sentence.
"She didn't say anything to me, nor did she come to see me."
What are you afraid of?
Shen Yuanxin's face paled even more when she heard her say that.
"Big sister, I'm not afraid of anything, really!" Shen Yuanxin looked at her older sister with tears in her eyes. She had intended to show weakness to gain sympathy, but the moment their eyes met, she felt as if she had been seen through.
It's as if everything she does, all her little schemes, are being observed.
"Big sister..."
Shen Lanxi said quietly, "I generally don't lay a hand on women or my own family members unless they cross my bottom line!"
Shen Yuanxin felt scared and flustered, and subconsciously clenched the hem of her clothes with both hands.
"You've taken your revenge. A wise person knows when to stop, understand?" Shen Lanxi's words were deliberate and menacing.
If Shen Yuanxin still harbored any hope just now, that hope was shattered by Shen Lanxi's single sentence.
"Go back and think carefully about what I said. Don't go out before you get to Xiguan!"
Is her older sister going to confine her to her home?
By what right does she confine her to her home?
What right does she have to confine her?
Liu Yanhui hurriedly came to call Shen Lanxi.
"My lord, the Northwest King's ships are catching up with us!"
Shen Lanxi's eyes narrowed, and she immediately turned and left.
The others on the boat knew the mob was about to catch up with them, and they all panicked.
"It's all those two from the Shen family's fault. Whipping them was too lenient. They should have been captured by the mob and eaten as food or burned as firewood!"
"There's not a single good person in the Shen family. The old ones are a burden to us, and the young ones are a burden to us too. Let's throw them into the sea to feed the fish."
"Yes, throwing them into the sea will lighten the weight on our ship, allowing it to go a little faster!"
They were as if they were afraid the Shen family wouldn't hear them, so they shouted right at their door.
Madam Shen was so frightened that she quickly ordered the doorway to be blocked off.
"What sins has our Shen family committed?" Old Madam Shen was already regretting it. If she had known that the mob leader would return so quickly, she would not have let them go out to buy things.
Now look what's happened! They've given those lowly people another reason to bully them!
“Mother, don’t worry. Lanxi is so capable, she’ll definitely find a way!” Shen Conglian stepped forward and said.
“Yes, Mother, with Lanxi here, no one outside will dare to come in,” Liu quickly said, speaking up for her husband.
The shouts of the constables came, and they drove away all the prisoners blocking their door.
Madam Shen finally breathed a sigh of relief.
...
“Their ships are all linked together!” Shen Lanxi noticed as soon as she arrived.
Wei Dongzhu didn't feel that anything was wrong.
"This helps keep the boat stable."
Shen Lanxi glanced at Wei Dongzhu and knew from his words that he had never fought in a naval battle!
Liu Yanhui's eyes gradually brightened: "These people definitely can't catch up with us. If we hold on a little longer, they will definitely give up!"
Wei Dongzhu looked at him: "How can you be so sure?"
Liu Yan replied, "I can tell from your voice that you're a complete landlubber. You don't know that people who truly live by the sea don't chain their boats together. People who live by the sea grow up in the water; how could they possibly be afraid of a little wind and waves!"
Shen Lanxi nodded, agreeing with Liu Yanhui's statement.
“If we use fire, none of these ships linked together will escape!” Shen Lanxi laughed.
Liu Yanhui's eyes lit up: "My lord, shall we try a fire attack?"
Shen Lanxi's eyes flashed: "A little intimidation is fine, but don't drive the dog into a dead end!"
I understand, you're just worried they might do something desperate, right?
He understands!
Wei Dongzhu was someone who spent most of his life eating dirt in the Northwest. He was taught land warfare from a young age because he knew that he would fight against enemies in the Northwest when he grew up, so he never learned naval warfare.
Who would have thought that he, a man destined to die on horseback, would one day be fighting a water battle with someone?
He could never have dreamed of this before!
Fortunately, he was a master archer, and his arrow pierced the clouds, saving him some face.
"My lord, they've stopped their ships!"
The arrows, coated with burning oil, quickly set the enemy ships ablaze after striking their sails.
If one ship stops, all three ships connected to it must stop together!
Shen Lanxi looked in the direction of the billowing smoke and chuckled.
Full speed ahead!
"yes!"
Another hour passed, and the pursuers were no longer visible on the sea.
With a favorable wind and it being midday, she ordered a rest!
"Big brother, Yuanxin twisted her ankle while taking care of Grandmother, so she probably won't be able to practice martial arts for a while," Shen Yuanjing said with a worried expression.
Shen Lanxi gave a soft "hmm," as if she had heard it.
Does your back still hurt?
Seeing that his older sister cared about him, Shen Yuanjing subconsciously straightened his back, which pulled at his injury, causing him to wince in pain.
Forcing a smile, she deliberately spoke in a light tone, "I'm fine. Dr. Zhang uses good medicine; the pain stopped immediately after applying it!"
Fearing his older sister would worry, he reassured her, "I know you mean well, and I promise I won't do it again. Master Hu's men didn't really hit me that hard; it just looked scary, I know that!"
Not to mention those who have been whipped by the yamen runners, every single one of them was in so much pain that they couldn't get up and it took them days to recover.
Moreover, that was just one or two lashes, while he lashed twenty times.
"Big sister, I came to see you secretly. If the prisoners see that I can get up, they will definitely notice something is wrong. I will have to go back to lying down in a while. Doctor Zhang said that with this injury, I won't get better for at least ten days to half a month!" Shen Yuanjing's tone became lively without her realizing it.
Shen Lanxi casually pointed to the box in the corner.
"You're just lying here anyway, so take a couple of books home and read them. Don't neglect your studies!"
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