"Father, I have something to tell you. Madam Chen has already died."
Shen Danru observed Shen Cheng's reaction.
She knew that her father still had feelings for Chen, and had longed for her adoptive mother's approval since she was a child.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so tolerant since childhood, forcing himself to become a weak person.
A look of surprise flashed in Shen Cheng's eyes, followed by a hint of relief, but he did not reveal any other emotions.
"People who have nothing to do with me are dead, so be it. Besides, she deserved to die."
Seeing her father say this, Shen Danru was finally relieved.
Shen Cheng smiled and said, "Don't worry, Ru'er, I've let it go."
When Shen Danru called him over so seriously, he thought something had happened to his father, Shen Shi, and rushed over in a panic.
Upon hearing the news of Chen's death, the hatred in his heart dissipated.
"Have you heard anything from your grandfather?"
Shen Danru shook his head.
Seeing the worry in Shen Cheng's eyes, she comforted him:
"Father, don't worry. I'll go find out right away. Grandfather will be safe and sound."
Shen Danru understood her father's feelings very well. Like herself, he had spent half his life pursuing paternal and maternal love.
Having finally learned about his origins, the father naturally hoped to reunite with his family as soon as possible.
There was no news of the grandfather from the Jiang family either; they only knew that he had set off, but they had no definite answer as to why he had not returned.
After Qingtan returned, the two went out.
Shen Danru decided to go to the Louming Tea House to ask Lei Chi for information. The Jueming Sect was spread throughout the entire Da Shun Dynasty, with branches in various places, so it would be easy to find out some information.
This time they didn't take a carriage, but went out on foot.
As she walked to the entrance of an alley on Nanxian Street, Shen Danru felt a gaze fixed intently on her, which startled her.
She looked up and around, but couldn't see who it was.
She asked Qingtan in a low voice, "Why do I feel like someone is following us?"
Qingtan understood immediately. Their eyes met, and they instantly discerned each other's intentions.
This alley was a dead end, and few people usually walked through it. The two pretended not to know this and turned around to step into the dead end.
When they reached the middle of the alley, several thugs followed them in and whistled at them.
"Little beauty, come and have some fun."
The two exchanged a knowing glance. Sure enough, someone had been watching them not long after they left the house.
Qingtan gently beckoned with her finger, and the thugs, ignoring the two of them, walked over without a care in the world.
"That's more like it."
As soon as one of them reached out, Qingtan quickly countered him with just one hand, gently pushing him forward, causing him to fall to the ground.
"Ouch, it hurts so much! You bitch, you're asking for it!"
People came over one after another. One of them seemed to be the leader. A look of surprise flashed in his eyes. He didn't expect this seemingly weak girl to be so strong.
However, in an instant, his eyes turned contemptuous and disdainful.
He waved his hand lightly, and his men immediately surrounded Shen Danru and Qingtan.
"You bitch, you've got some skills. But this isn't a place for you to run wild."
Shen Danru smiled and said, "Then we just want to run wild."
Her voice was soft, yet it sent a shiver down their spines.
The group of people surrounding them looked at each other in bewilderment.
The group exchanged glances and decided to teach them a lesson.
The man leading the group stepped forward and reached out to grab Shen Danru's arm. However, just as his hand was about to touch her, Shen Danru nimbly dodged his attack.
That's right, her system has been upgraded again. Now she not only has strength, but also speed.
Her movements were as swift as a ghost, surprising everyone.
When they saw that their leader was about to suffer a loss, one of them quickly stepped forward and tried to punch Shen Danru in the abdomen.
However, Shen Danru reacted even faster. She quickly raised her foot and kicked the man in the abdomen, sending him flying several meters away.
"Brothers, let's go together!"
Before they could even react, they were writhing on the ground in pain.
"Girl, spare me! Girl, spare me!"
Qingtan kicked the leader and said coldly, "Tell me, who ordered you? If you don't tell me, I don't mind getting some more blood on my hands."
Qingtan sneered. These people were really overestimating themselves. How dare they block her young lady's way and try to take advantage of her? They deserved to die.
“Grandma, stop kicking me, I’ll talk, I’ll talk. There was a girl wearing a veiled hat who sent us here and gave us fifty taels of silver, telling us to have some fun with you.”
The leader cursed inwardly, realizing he had fallen for that despicable woman's trick.
She clearly said they were just two weak women with no background. How could they be weak women?
These people had not seen the woman's face and knew nothing about her appearance. Qingtan asked a few questions but did not get any answers.
She then proceeded to punch and kick these people again.
"Get out of here. If I find out that any of you dare to bully innocent women in the street again, I will chop off your hands."
"Yes, yes, I will never dare to do it again."
As they spoke, they quickly got up and ran away in a panic.
"Miss, we should kill them to prevent them from doing evil again."
"Fine, let them off this time. If they dare to do something bad again next time, teach them a lesson they won't forget."
After leaving the alley, the two went directly to Louming Tea House.
They gave the code left by Lei Chi. The shopkeeper paused, then looked at Shen Danru in surprise before saying respectfully and politely:
"Miss Chen, please come into the inner room."
Upon entering the inner room, the shopkeeper first poured tea for Shen Danru.
"Miss Chen, please wait a moment, I will go and inform my master immediately."
Not long after the shopkeeper left, Lei Chi entered.
Shen Danru hurriedly stood up: "Brother Lei, it's been a long time."
"No need to be so polite, please have a seat." Lei Chi refilled Shen Danru's teacup and looked at her with a smile: "My dear sister, you've been in Shengjing for over a month and haven't come to visit me yet. What brings you here today?"
Shen Danru replied with a smile, "Brother Lei, as you know, our whole family has just arrived in Shengjing and has many things to take care of. But we have been concerned about your health, so we came here to visit you."
Lei Chi felt a warmth in his heart when he saw that Shen Danru had come for his health. He said, "Speaking of that medicine, it really is effective. I haven't had any symptoms of the poison for some time now."
Because the toxins in Lei Chi's body had not been resolved for a long time, they would flare up every few days, and each time the poison flared up, it was when he was at his weakest.
Shen Danru said, "Brother Lei, let me examine you again."
"good."
Lei Chi sat opposite Shen Danru. He stretched out his arm and pulled up his sleeve, and Shen Danru began to take his pulse.
In fact, she was detected through the system.
Sure enough, the toxins have been completely eliminated.
"Congratulations, Brother Lei, the poison has been completely removed from your body."
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