Chapter 74

In order to ensure the meeting with the person from last time, Shen Yingxue discussed with King Zhongxin and set off for the capital.

The excuse he found was also very reasonable: the martial arts world had almost been unified, and it was time to discuss the next division of interests.

Before leaving, Jiang Hanfeng packed up the pile of things he had placed here before, picked out some useful things, and took them with him on the road.

He thought that Yuding Villa was just outside Beijing. If he stayed in Beijing, he might be able to stay at Yuding Villa for a few days and meet his senior brother.

This time, Shen Yingxue did not disguise herself, but went out with her own face. She was in high spirits and looked very proud. Many people looked at her along the way. She came all the way to the capital and went to the inn where she had stayed the last two times. Xiao San's attitude became more respectful and cautious. It seemed that he had heard about what happened outside and knew his identity.

King Zhongxin did not stay here. To stay at the inn, one must fill in his name, hometown, and the reason for leaving his hometown. In ancient times, people would not leave their hometown unless they had something else to do. It was normal for a Jianghu person like Shen Yingxue to travel around, but King Zhongxin's travel around attracted attention.

He lived in the house he had bought earlier, and waited for Shen Yingxue to deliver the letter and give him a meeting time. Then he went to the place they had agreed on on time, changed his clothes, made a disguise, hid behind a screen, and waited for the visitor.

Shen Yingxue still only brought Jiang Hanfeng with her. He had already practiced his martial arts and was much more confident than the last time.

The man actually came over in person, and smiled gently after seeing Shen Yingxue, "It's because I was shortsighted that I didn't recognize your identity. I really thought you were someone from the flower owner's side, but I never thought you were a young and handsome man."

He came out in person just to see Shen Yingxue again. After all, Hua Zhu and Shen Yingxue were very different. If Shen Yingxue hadn't told the truth herself, no one would have thought they were the same person. If it weren't for this curiosity, he would definitely not have made this trip in person.

The man looked at Shen Yingxue, as if trying to find similarities between him and the flower owner. He exclaimed in amazement: "There are such ingenious disguises in the world."

Shen Yingxue was also proud of Xun Yan, but also a little worried. "It's just a trivial trick. It takes a lot of effort to change your appearance. If it was really that easy, I wouldn't have to hide for three years and almost get caught by Fu Sheng and others."

The man thought about it and felt that this was true. If it was really that easy to change one's appearance, he wouldn't have to put a red spot on his face and pretend to be disabled. If these two points were not there, it would not be difficult to see the similarities between the three people.

He had previously considered Shen Yingxue to be of the same age, but now that he knew that Shen Yingxue was only in her thirties, he looked at her with less fear and more admiration. He ordered someone to pour wine for Shen Yingxue, "Master Shen's trip was a great revenge, and I would like to congratulate you first."

Shen Yingxue raised her cup from a distance, "I haven't thanked you for the token you gave me yet. If it weren't for the help of the Blood Shadow Tower, I'm afraid I would have been unable to escape the siege of the Eight Directions Sect."

The man smiled and said nothing.

After a glass of wine, he said, "Master Shen has hidden his real name, which has affected the reputation of Zanhua Lane. He has also announced his identity in such a high-profile manner. Could it be that he intends to use his current identity to do things?"

Shen Yingxue said: "I just want to vent my anger. I have encountered a lot of things in these years, and I am tired of fighting and killing. From now on, no one dares to point fingers at me, and I can live a peaceful life."

So stop fighting, he really doesn't want to fight anymore.

The man understood what Shen Yingxue meant. Although he still had a smile on his face, his words were unquestionable: "I understand what Master Shen meant, but the deal between you and me has not been completed yet. I still need you to help me with some more things. King Zhongxin will not let you go easily, right? Why not take this opportunity to sever your ties with the court, so that there will be no more hidden dangers and you can live in peace."

Shen Yingxue was silent for a while, ate the shrimps that Jiang Hanfeng had peeled, and then said, "If it is really as you said, please give me your instructions."

"King Zhongxin is ambitious and is on the side of the four princes. If you want to deal with him, you have to start with the four princes. It just so happens that you and King Zhongxin haven't torn their relationship yet, so why not instigate it and make the three of them feel resentful and turn against each other. When the two tigers fight, you can retreat unscathed."

Shen Yingxue had never been involved in the affairs of the court, but he had heard that there were several princes in the court, and they were all fighting fiercely. The fourth prince was one of the more powerful factions. He had already driven his biggest opponent to a remote place in the north, and he was the only one in power. No wonder others regarded him as a thorn in their eyes.

The person in front of me might be one of those weak princes who wants to attack the tiger.

Shen Yingxue said: "This is a good plan, but the details still need to be considered in the long run."

After the two of them finished discussing, the food was already cold. This meeting was not for dinner. Shen Yingxue came out to see the man off, and watched him get into a low-key green-curtained sedan chair, then turned around and walked back with Jiang Hanfeng.

Prince Zhongxin came out from behind the screen with a very solemn expression.

Shen Yingxue asked: "What's wrong?"

He sighed, "I really didn't expect it would be him."

Shen Yingxue: "Who is he?"

"He is the current emperor." King Zhongxin frowned, "It seems that this matter cannot be resolved peacefully. Even if I cooperate with your plan and break off relations with the Fourth Prince, I will still be dealt with by him."

Shen Yingxue said: "How difficult is that? At worst, I can fake my own death and change my identity to stay alive."

She is originally a woman, isn't it easy for her to change her identity?

"That's true."

King Zhongxin took over the matter. Shen Yingxue still had to deal with matters in the martial arts world, and she didn't want Shen Yingxue to get involved, so she left herself a way out.

Shen Yingxue saw that she had no intention of forcing herself, and that her skills and character were no worse than men's. She would strike when necessary and would never show mercy. She was capable of great things.

Prince Zhongxin immediately returned to Jiangnan and asked Shen Yingxue if she wanted to go back with him. Shen Yingxue refused, parted ways with him temporarily, and followed Jiang Hanfeng back to Yuding Villa.

When the two men arrived at Yuding Villa, the disciples of the villa were startled and ran inside in a hurry. After running for a while, they remembered that they seemed to have a friendly relationship with Zanhua Lane. Then they turned from surprise to joy and shouted as they ran: "The third villa owner is back! The third villa owner brought Shen Yingxue back with him!"

Jiang Hanfeng didn't wait for anyone to come and invite him. He took Shen Yingxue's hand and walked inside. "Do you still remember this place?"

Shen Yingxue looked at the mosaic and said, "I have some impression, but if there is no one to lead the way, I don't know how to get there."

"It will get better in the future." Jiang Hanfeng behaved intimately with him, just like when Shen Yingxue first came to Yuding Villa, which attracted the disciples of the villa to look over here frequently.

The first time they attracted much attention was because Jiang Hanfeng seldom got close to others, but this time it was because both of them were very famous, and their unacceptable love was also talked about with great relish. The Yuding disciples who were at the forefront of the discussion were extremely curious.

They had not yet forgotten Shen Yingxue's murderous reputation, so they did not dare to approach the two men. They just hid far away and whispered to each other.

"Do you think the Third Manor Master brought Shen Yingxue here to meet the elders, or does he want to take over our manor as well?"

Someone worried, "They are the only two of them, so they shouldn't kill anyone, right? Even if the Third Manor Master is blinded by lust, he wouldn't be so heartless..."

"Look! They are holding hands! So close! Master Shen is smiling!"

"It's obvious that this isn't a sneer or a mockery, it's definitely a smile from the heart. It doesn't look like he's back to kill people, brothers, you can rest assured."

Shen Yingxue felt a little sad when listening to Jiang Hanfeng recounting his coded memories.

At that time, he thought Jiang Hanfeng was a homophobic straight man, but he didn't expect that he couldn't escape the fate of being a homophobe and being in the closet, and the two of them ended up together.

Jiang Hanfeng said, "You mentioned it many times back then. I've met you before. Unfortunately, I just thought it was a meeting six years ago and never took it to heart. Now I realize that you were talking about the life-threatening chase when you were young."

Shen Yingxue thought for a moment and said, "I don't remember much. But I do remember that you said I won the fight six years ago. Later, I asked Xun Yan about it, and Xun Yan said you won."

"Really?" Jiang Hanfeng thought about it and guessed that there might have been some misunderstanding at that time. However, the past was not important. Shen Yingxue was still sick and thought that he was two different people in the past and now. He didn't need to get entangled with things outside of Shen Yingxue's memory. "When you recover, we can compete again to see who has better martial arts."

Shen Yingxue said with a hint of pride: "Of course it's me."

The three of them came to the main courtyard of the villa and came to pay their respects to Jiang Xi'an. Jiang Xi'an looked at them with a complicated look. To be honest, he didn't want to see the two of them get married, but he still felt that although he was Jiang Hanfeng's senior brother, he had no qualifications to teach him. He simply skipped the question: "You haven't met Zhiyi?"

"No." Jiang Hanfeng asked, "Brother, since you asked this, could it be that Zhiyi has come to look for us? Yingxue and I have been in the capital for the past few days. We only dared to come back to see you after we have dealt with some things."

Jiang Xi'an said: "It seems that I missed it... You... Since you are here, then stay. Later... Oh, forget it, you can go back and rest."

Jiang Hanfeng saw what he meant and said with a smile, "Thank you, Senior Brother. Yingxue's health has not yet recovered, so I have to trouble you to treat him. I thank you very much."

Jiang Hanfeng happily took Shen Yingxue away from here and went to the waterside pavilion where he lived. The first thing he did was to find someone to replace the bed in the bedroom.

The bed is not too big. There is enough space for one person, but it would be a bit crowded for two people.

He took out Shen Yingxue's things and placed them in his room. Seeing the two people's daily necessities placed together, he was immediately satisfied.

Shen Yingxue sat on a stool, watching him busying around with a pouty face. He thought that after dealing with the court affairs, he would hand over Zanhua Lane to Lan Jin and Xun Yan, and let Zhu Chengyu go back to manage Qingyu Palace, and Han Jing manage other sects. It would be a good choice for him to follow Jiang Hanfeng back to Yuding Villa.

After Jiang Hanfeng put away the daily necessities, he took out the toys that Shen Yingxue liked before. Thinking that Shen Yingxue's condition had improved a lot now, and she might not like these things that young children loved, he picked one at random and held it in front of him to test it.

"Yingxue..."

"Huh?" Shen Yingxue saw the airplane model in his left hand and the little turtle in his right hand, and suddenly remembered that she had such a pet, so she hurried over.

The turtle was very tenacious, but the journey was difficult and he had forgotten about the turtle and had not taken any care of it. It would be terrible if it died.

Jiang Hanfeng subconsciously raised his arm and saw Shen Yingxue raising her hand to ask for it from him, "Give it to me, give it to me!"

"Like?" Jiang Hanfeng asked.

"Of course I like it." If you don't like it, who would keep a pet when fleeing?

Jiang Hanfeng held the little turtle in his arms for a while before putting it down. Shen Yingxue held it in front of her eyes, looked at it, and touched its hard shell.

Jiang Hanfeng saw Shen Yingxue in such a state and knew that his illness was not fully recovered. He patted his head and said, "This is not the way to play with the rattle. You have to pick it up and swing it to make a sound."

"What wave drum?" Shen Yingxue looked at her hand and found that the green turtle's true identity was exposed. The mosaic suddenly disappeared and it turned into a wave drum that children under three years old like to play with.

Why did he blur the rattle into his pet turtle? Do he still want his face?

Forget it. I've been embarrassed for more than four years. I don't care about it for the time being.

Shen Yingxue threw the wave drum and rushed towards Jiang Hanfeng: "How dare you scare me with this kind of thing? What's your intention?"

Jiang Hanfeng was afraid that he would fall, so he stepped back to slow down. Shen Yingxue became even more aggressive and pushed him down with force, saying viciously, "I am the leader of the Demon Cult, not a three-year-old child."

"Master, please spare my life. I know I was wrong. Please let me go this time."