Chapter 205 Deserted on the Battlefield
"Hehe! Mother..." Ningbao giggled and snuggled into Shen Yuzhen's arms, acting all cute.
"Mother, please don't be angry. I'll come back as soon as I finish my business this time and I definitely won't wander around inside. There's really nothing to see in the underworld now. I already brought back everything I could last time."
Shen Yuzhen: "…………"
Hearing that Shen Yuzhen made no attempt to stop her, Gu Yunrou, who was outside the door, immediately walked in.
“Sister Chen, how could you agree to let Ningbao go to the underworld? It's so dangerous! I know Ningbao is going to the underworld to save my Muyang.”
But I can't let Ningbao go on such a risk just because of Mu Yang. Ningbao is just a little girl; she can't go to the underworld.
Shen Yuzhen was also taken aback when she saw Gu Yunrou. She thought Gu Yunrou would stay by Shen Muyang's side without leaving for a moment, but she didn't expect that Gu Yunrou would come after him because of Ningbao's safety.
“Sister Gu, Ningbao has been to the underworld before and came back safely. Besides, Ningbao is a child with her own opinions, we believe in her…”
All we need to do is protect ourselves and wait for her at home. Oh, and since Sister Gu is here, I'll say a few more words.
My daughter Ningbao isn't an ordinary child; she has some special abilities, which you should have noticed by now.
I hope your people can help keep this a secret. In our eyes, she's just a simple child; we just want her to be safe and healthy.
However, Shen Yuzhen also had many worries. If Ning Bao's abilities were targeted by someone with impure motives, it would definitely be a disaster. Therefore, I hope you won't tell anyone."
Gu Yunrou wasn't angry at Shen Yuzhen's words. She looked at Shen Yuzhen seriously.
"Don't worry, Sister Shen. The people I brought are all loyal and they will never talk nonsense. Besides, regardless of whether my Mu Yang saved Ning Bao or not, he is still a benefactor to my son and me."
We will never repay kindness with enmity.
After saying goodbye to Shen Yuzhen, Ningbao ran to Mu Dasheng's side. The village chief, Shen Junshan, Mu Chunping and others were there, and they gave Ningbao some more instructions.
After an incense stick had burned, Ningbao walked out of the temple and breathed a huge sigh of relief. Ah! My family has so many hobbies!
Lingling was already waiting at the temple entrance.
"Lingling, let's take a walk around the temple first."
Lingling didn't make a sound, but bent her front hooves and lowered her body. Ningbao didn't stand on ceremony and jumped onto Lingling's back. Lingling carried Ningbao and walked around the area.
Ning Bao didn't sit idle; she caught all the ghosts and spirits in the temple and the surrounding area.
Then Ning Bao summoned Zhou Rongzhang from the Soul Nourishing Talisman.
"Grandpa Zhou, I have something urgent to do and need to go to the underworld. You are a spirit, and the yin energy in the underworld is too heavy. Going there will not be good for you."
So I want to keep you here so you can help me protect my family. Is that alright?
"Of course!" Zhou Rongzhang shouted without hesitation.
"Don't worry, I'll take care of things here. Ningbao, are you doing this for that child from the Shen family?"
Ning Bao glanced at Zhou Rongzhang.
"The Shen family? Is Grandpa Zhou referring to Brother Muyang? Does Grandpa Zhou know Brother Muyang?"
Zhou Rongzhang shook his head and then nodded.
"I wouldn't say I know them personally, but I do know them to some extent since we live in the capital."
Moreover, I have a good relationship with Grandpa Shen, who was Shen Muyang's grandfather and the previous Marquis of Yongyi.
The old Marquis was a very upright man. He was brave and skilled in battle, and the title of Marquis of Yongyi was earned because he won many battles and saved the emperor.
However, his bravery did not affect his son and family, because the old marquis rarely returned home due to his long years in the army.
So Lady Hou gave birth to only one child, Shen Tingshan, who was taught by Lady Hou in the capital.
When the old Marquis returned when the child was eight or nine years old and found that he had been spoiled beyond recognition, he proposed to bring the child and the Marquis's wife to the army so that he could take the child with him and raise him personally.
Lady Hou and Shen Tingshan were used to the comforts of the capital and could not endure the hardships of military life.
Taking advantage of the old Marquis's absence from the army while he was away on a campaign, the mother and son, along with their servants, escaped back to the capital.
In the eyes of the old Marquis, they were deserters. After the old Marquis returned, he sent people to the capital to fetch Lady Hou and Shen Tingshan, but no matter what they did, they just wouldn't go.
In the end, the old marquis could only give up in disappointment.
"The title of Marquis of Yongyi is a military officer's honor, but Shen Tingshan stubbornly uses poor health as an excuse to refuse to go to the battlefield, spending his days in the capital drinking and indulging in pleasure with a group of纨绔子弟 (sons of wealthy families who are dissolute and dissolute), neglecting his concubines and wife."
Zhou Rongzhang sighed softly, as if lost in memories…
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