Chapter 108 Madman
"Sir, this place has been burned to ashes. There should... there shouldn't be anyone here." A Yao used his sword to clear away the dirt on the ground, pinching his nose with one hand.
Seeing that Shen Yuheng didn't say anything and his knuckles turning white while holding the sword, A Yao immediately kept silent.
His inky black hair was almost the same color as the burnt-out ruins, and his pair of cold eyes flickered from time to time, revealing a terrifying sharpness and chill.
Shen Yuheng, sword in hand, went around to the study based on his memory of the layout of the front yard of the Pei Mansion. In the tragic black and white ashes, a touch of dark gold stood out abruptly on the bronze desk.
Is it a gold-mixed Buddha statue? A trace of alarm flashed through his mind.
Could it be that Pei Jinxuan was also involved in the transfer of assets to temples and Taoist temples by taking advantage of the tax exemption of Buddhist temples?
Shen Yuheng walked forward and scratched the copper table with the tip of his sword, making a sizzling sound.
A fire in the Pei family burned all the people and property to ashes, and no one would want to come and take a look at the burnt house anymore.
Another thought flashed through Shen Yuheng's mind:
Could it be that Pei Jinxuan wasn't actually dead? He was just hiding himself?
Could Qiao Xiao’s disappearance this time be related to this person?
Shen Yuheng's breathing was a little uneven. No matter how hard he thought, he couldn't think of any other specific person who could have taken someone away so quietly?
People related to Lu Qiaoxiao popped up in my mind one after another——
While my thoughts were in a mess, I heard hurried footsteps outside the door.
"Changjue, we've checked the East and West Markets, but nothing." Jiang Weimian said solemnly. He led the search team specially authorized by Wei Mingzhu to look for her inside and outside, but his sister-in-law seemed to have disappeared from the face of the earth, with no trace of her.
"Increase the reward and post a notice. Anyone who can provide a clue will be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver." Shen Yuheng clenched his hands at his side into fists. He tried his best to maintain his composure, but it always collapsed when the not-so-optimistic news came.
"Changjue, go back and rest for a while. You haven't slept all night." Jiang Weiman glanced at the bloodshot in Shen Changjue's eyes and couldn't help but speak.
No response.
Jiang Weiman sighed and turned to leave. His best friend was always decisive. He was even surprised that Shen Yuheng could control his emotions so well when his sister-in-law got into trouble.
From the time he learned that his sister-in-law was in trouble until now, Shen Yuheng's emotions and tone of voice have been very calm, like a firework ready to explode at any time.
When the footsteps gradually faded away, Shen Yuheng raised his sword and chopped it on the Buddha statue as if to vent his anger, then cut at the table, then leaned his back against the remaining earth wall and slid down two inches.
"Qingzhi...where are you..."
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Besides the sound of the wind, Lu Qiaoxiao could hear the occasional sharp crackling sound in her ears. She reasonably suspected that a butcher was sharpening his knife.
That night, the mad dog Pei Jinxuan was not idle either. Every once in a while, he would take out a small red gadget and ask her if she liked it. In addition to golden phoenix hairpins, red silk cloth, mandarin duck embroidery... there were even window decorations and paper-cuts with the word "囍" in them.
"Xiaoxiao, take a look, these are all prepared by me, do you like them, huh?"
Pei Jinxuan pinched her chin and forced her to look at the dazzling objects.
While Lu Qiaoxiao cursed him as a mad dog in his heart, he also looked at these things seriously.
"The Pei family has burned everything down? Where did you get these things?" Lu Qiaoxiao was surprised to find that these things he casually displayed were very expensive. A third-rank official like him with a normal salary could not afford them at all, unless he had other channels to make money.
Pei Jinxuan patted her head lovingly: "Xiaoxiao, I've already told you that I have plans for our future and I will definitely not let you down."
Lu Qiaoxiao once again looked around with the dim light of the tinder. It was a closed-off place, so there shouldn't be any extra sounds.
She suddenly remembered that in her previous life, she had accidentally entered Pei Jinxuan's study, but was eventually driven out by him. He warned her sternly not to set foot there again.
In a corner of his study, there is a statue of a laughing Buddha, but it is obvious that Pei Jinxuan is not a Buddhist.
Lu Qiaoxiao's brows softened, and he asked curiously, "Did you move all the valuables out before the fire at the Pei residence?"
Seeing that her attitude suddenly became obedient, Pei Jinxuan raised his hand and pinched her face, his eyes revealing a bit of coldness.
"Don't try to test me, Xiaoxiao. I'm your husband, not your prisoner to be tried."
Lu Qiaoxiao felt the strength of his pinch and couldn't help cursing in his heart. He should have stabbed him to death with a sword when they met in this life. He left such a big disaster for himself.
But I never realized that this person was so crazy in my previous life.
She...she wished so much that the hero who killed the entire Pei family in her previous life could appear again and chop to death the insane man in front of her.
Pei Jinxuan looked at the person in front of him and couldn't help but caress her lips. Lu Qiaoxiao subconsciously frowned and turned her face away.
The next moment, a slap landed on his left cheek. Lu Qiaoxiao frowned and met the crazy and sinister gaze of the man in front of him.
"Lu Qiaoxiao, do you dislike me now?"
"You used to call me Pei Lang, have you forgotten all these things?" He pinched Lu Qiaoxiao's chin, leaned over and was about to kiss her -
Lu Qiaoxiao thought quickly and shouted, "Have you forgotten what I said when I broke off the engagement with you that day?"
Pei Jinxuan stopped what he was doing, his eyes flickering strangely, and his tone was sad, "You said you don't want me anymore."
Lu Qiaoxiao bit her lip and said word by word: "What I mean is, you favor your concubine, and I think it's dirty." She tried to delay for a moment, as she never doubted that Shen Yuheng would come to find her.
Pei Jinxuan raised the corners of his lips, his mood unexpectedly improved, "Are you talking about Lin Miaofu? She's dead, she's already dead."
"I burned her alive. Wax dripped onto her face, and her skin shrank and became burnt flowers."
"Who told her to betray me? This is what happens when you betray me."
Pei Jinxuan's face was ferocious. Suddenly, he grabbed Lu Qiaoxiao's shoulders with both hands and smiled gently, "Xiaoxiao, are you relieved? From now on, I will only be yours."
"It's yours alone." He muttered fiercely, as if what he thought would come true.
Lu Qiaoxiao's hands, which were tied behind his back, couldn't help but tremble. This madman, this is a complete madman.
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Shen Yuheng glanced at the sunlight coming through the window lattice, which was slightly dazzling.
He was about to walk out the door dragging his sword when he caught a glimpse of a hint of wood on the dusty ground.
His pupils dilated and he squatted down to examine his surroundings carefully.
If it hadn't been walked on so often, how could it not be covered in dust? Someone must have been here before, and the dust kicked up by the hem of their clothes left traces, leaving the original color of the wood.
Shen Yuheng's heart was about to jump out of his chest. He let his sleeves get stained with dust and bent over to listen to the movement under the wooden board.
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