Shen Yun suppressed his anger and listened to the surrounding villagers cursing him all at once.
After those people left, Shen Yun could no longer restrain himself and slammed his palm into the ruins in front of him.
"Good! That's wonderful! Ning Yin, you've ruined me, now you want to ruin the reputation of my General's Mansion too!"
Wang, standing to the side, also chimed in angrily, "That damned wretch! She's fooling the people and ruining the reputation of my General's Mansion. She's truly a scourge to the country and its people!"
After confirming Ning Yin's whereabouts, Shen Yun immediately took his sword and went to the mansion mentioned by the villagers in the southern suburbs of the city.
Looking at the magnificent mansion before him, Shen Yun's anger intensified.
"Ningyin, so all our years of affection aren't worth a house! Is this what you wanted?"
Shen Yun was about to rush in and question Ning Yin when he was stopped by the guards at the door.
"Who dares to trespass on Lord Li's residence!"
"Lord Li?" Upon hearing this, Shen Yun immediately had a guess in his mind. "Could it be Li Chengyan?"
Li Chengyan was the son of the Crown Prince's mentor and was highly regarded by the Crown Prince.
So it really was him. No wonder the Crown Prince listened to such slander.
What skills does Li Chengyan have? He's just a good-for-nothing who rose to power because of his father.
Can they really be compared to themselves?
In the past, Shen Yun would not have hesitated to deal with such a person.
But what if Ning Yin really got involved with Li Chengyan?
This would be a good opportunity for him to submit a memorial to the Crown Prince, impeaching him.
Even if he couldn't bring down the Li family, he could still earn a credit in front of the Crown Prince.
"I am Shen Yun, and I have come to see my wife!"
With a sharp shout, Shen Yun pushed the two aside and tried to force his way in.
Seeing that Shen Yun was not easy to deal with, the two men drew their long swords and threatened him.
Lady Wang followed behind and shouted angrily, "How dare you! Do you know who this person is? This is General Shen Yun! A favorite of the Crown Prince!"
"So it's General Shen. I'm sorry, we don't have General Shen's wife here. Please leave, General."
"you!"
Shen Yun was speechless, completely consumed by anger, and had no desire to waste words with the others.
He drew his sword and engaged the two guards in combat. He was used to fighting on the battlefield and wounded the two guards with a few sword strikes.
"Ning Yin, come out here! I want to see what kind of wild man you've hooked up with that would do such an ungrateful thing!"
At this moment, inside the Li residence.
Xiao Xuan is playing chess with Li Chengyan.
He was slightly taken aback upon hearing the sounds of swords clashing outside.
Especially that powerful voice made Xiao Xuan's eyes narrow slightly.
Li Chengyan raised his hand and placed a piece, "Ambush, you lost... What's wrong with our Crown Prince? Is he flustered?"
Xiao Xuan stared intently at the chessboard before him. "This is all baseless. I was just wondering why Shen Yun, who was demoted for his merits, would come looking for me instead. Why would he come here to kill me?"
"I'll have to ask my good cousin about this. If you don't keep your beloved woman safe in your own palace, you'll only make your good brother take the blame. Sigh, it's really disheartening."
"Ahem..." Xiao Xuan knew he hadn't acted quite right, and awkwardly tugged at the corner of his mouth.
"This Shen Yun really doesn't have the magnanimity a real man should have. He only knows how to bully women and cause trouble for Ning Yin."
Even the greatest man couldn't bear such humiliation, could he?
Li Chengyan waved his hand, listening to his subordinate's report, his eyes narrowing slightly.
“You did not do this very well. Shen Yun was eager to curry favor with you, and did not hesitate to travel a thousand miles to capture 30,000 bandits with only a thousand men.”
"I also heard that he risked offending the Second Prince for your sake, just to come back and gain merit, but you dealt him a blow. It's truly killing his spirit."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Xuan shook his head. "If someone so eager for quick success and instant benefits, who only knows how to bully the weak and fear the strong, and who is so petty with women, were to gain power, it would be detrimental to our dynasty."
"Go ahead and make things up."
Li Chengyan smiled and said, "But if he is a good man, how could our Crown Prince have such a connection with a celestial being?"
"So, I should thank him?"
"No need to thank him, thank me quickly. My household suffered considerable losses today, you'll have to reimburse me later."
"Oh?" Xiao Xuan took a sip of tea. "Has Shen Yun become so audacious as to dare to kill someone at Lord Li's residence?"
"Stop gloating. Have you even thought about how to handle things between you and Miss Ning?"
"I will ask for her opinion. As long as she is happy, I will help her fulfill any wishes she has."
"I'm so envious of this, but..."
Li Chengyan smiled and said, "Does Your Highness truly intend to proceed gradually?"
"Otherwise what? I'm not the kind of person Shen Yun..."
"Hehe, then I, your cousin, will patiently wait for the day I can drink your wedding wine."
As the two chatted, the sounds of fighting outside grew increasingly intense.
"Looks like I'll have to step in and handle this."
Li Chengyan took a sip of tea, put down the teacup, and got up to leave.
However, before leaving, he turned back and glanced at Xiao Xuan one last time.
"This matter started because of you. Are you really not going to show your face? Shen Yun was demoted despite his merits, so he must be resentful. Judging from his words, he believes that Miss Ning was behind it all. He probably still hopes to explain things to you."
"Deep down, he definitely wants to return to His Highness the Crown Prince's embrace..."
Li Chengyan narrowed his eyes, a gloating expression on his face. "Little does he know, his current actions are already pushing him into the abyss..."
Xiao Xuan's eyes darkened slightly as he coldly looked out of the courtyard.
"It is my father's dereliction of duty to allow such a shameless person to become a general. If it weren't for the fact that the law cannot be changed, I would have exiled him long ago."
After saying that, he shook his head and said sarcastically, "If you think you can't beat him, you can bring me into this."
"No, that's not it. I just really want to see the shocked and bewildered expression on his face when he keeps cursing this other man, only to find out that the other man Miss Ning is hooking up with is none other than Your Highness..."
Looking at Li Chengyan's face, Xiao Xuan couldn't help but throw him a teacup. "When are you going to change this perverse sense of humor!"
"It can't be changed, haha."
...
When Li Chengyan went out, Shen Yun had already stormed into the inner palace.
His eyes were bloodshot; he was clearly in a killing frenzy.
However, he still had some sense and knew to show mercy, so he did not take the lives of the people in the mansion.
"As expected of our dynasty's great general, your martial arts are truly extraordinary. All of you may step down."
As soon as he finished speaking, a space suddenly appeared in front of Shen Yun.
Before Shen Yun could speak, Madam Wang could no longer contain herself and stared at Li Chengyan.
"So you're the scumbag Ning Yin hooked up with? You look so handsome and decent-looking, how come your eyesight is so bad?"
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