Cohabitation with Sword Spirit-Chapter 315 - 52: The True King of Gossip Has Appeared!
Shen Yueying’s words left everyone quite puzzled, and several people were a bit dumbfounded.
No emotional life, what kind of problem is that? Nowadays, in the open-minded atmosphere of Xiangzhou Continent, there are many who go through life without discussing emotions! For example, Li Xinyu, Li Xinyu, and Li Xinyu, people like them find having an emotional life as difficult as immortal cultivation. Furthermore, with the growing trend of immortal cultivation on the Xiangzhou Continent, it has become a trend among the populace. Those with exceptional talent naturally have their own opportunities to embark on the Immortal Dao, but there are also many untalented individuals eager to emulate them. They cannot obtain formal methods, and instead, seek out absurd cultivation techniques like "Returning to the Wood" in dodgy ways, treating them as treasures. Daily, they consume things like the "Child’s Urine Vermilion Pill" excessively, resulting in a considerable number of cases of infertility...
In short, people without emotional lives are not uncommon on the Xiangzhou Continent, making it hard to comprehend why this is considered a weakness.
"He is from the Shen Family," Shen Yueying explained indifferently, "If he is from the Shen Family, he will understand the abnormality within."
These words made things even more confusing, with only Shen Ying exclaiming in realization.
"Alright, I’ve said what needs to be said..." Shen Yueying declared, pausing briefly as her lips moved slightly before she puckered them and let out a cold snort, "You all take care of yourselves!"
Wang Jiu calmly remarked, "Regarding your role as Deputy City Lord overseeing important fields like economy and management while being engrossed in romance novels, and disguising yourself as a maid to serve as the person in charge of the fan fiction area at the book club, we will ensure confidentiality."
"No need to explain so clearly!"
Saying this, Shen Yueying’s figure vanished at the alley’s end, for reasons unknown, leaving her looking slightly embarrassed in the eyes of the crowd...
As Shen Yueying fled in embarrassment, the cold air in the alley dissipated instantly, leaving only the frost on the walls on both sides, proving that something had happened here.
Li Chaolu and Li Xinyu both collapsed, "My god, it was frightening."
"So, this is the kind of oppressive presence the Mountain-Overturning Realm exerts when serious..." Li Xinyu sincerely marveled, "I’ve never felt this intimidated, even when being scolded by my mother at home."
"Could it be because Shen Yueying is an outstanding figure within the Mountain-Overturning Realm?"
Shen Qingming looked somewhat melancholic, silently walking to the back of the group, gazing at the sky without a word.
Wang Jiu glanced, approached her side, and before he could speak, the girl spoke first, "I thought of my mother."
"Oh, I thought..."
Shen Qingming retorted crossly, "Don’t say it! I know for sure that you’re stupid enough to think off track, so I spoke first!"
"I see, worthy of..."
"Worthy of having an Intelligence Index 1 point higher than our ancestors, right?!" Shen Qingming surrendered to despair, "Your topics are always just these one or two; I’ve seen through them all!"
Finishing, the girl sighed, saying, "I wonder, if my mother were still here, what would she be like? Would she be similar to her?"
Wang Jiu responded, "Previously, your mother left behind a trace of her soul, I can draw it based on memory."
"No need, I remember clearly what she looked like before she passed," the girl shook her head, "I’m just wondering, if she hadn’t met my father, and had continued to grow up in Shen City, what would she have been like? Was meeting my father truly a good thing? ... Alright, let’s not dwell on this gloomy topic, let’s return to the main point. What does the clue she just left behind mean?"
Wang Jiu considered for a moment, then said, "If you think she was merely messing around with us, I could immediately write to major newspapers to ruin her reputation."
"Then completely break ties between the two families?!"
Wang Jiu stated, "That way, we could return to the original approach, where as long as some key figures are eliminated, the problem could be thoroughly solved."
"I most want to kill you right now..."
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The Li Family couldn’t come up with any results from their discussion, but the Shen Family spoke first.
"I think, I might have a little clue." Shen Ying pondered for a long time before attempting to speak, "Aunt Yueying probably meant that it’s unlikely for a member of the Shen Family not to have feelings. I’ve mentioned before, Shen Family members appear rugged on the outside but are delicate on the inside. Such people are, in fact, quite susceptible to emotions."
This opinion quickly gained the support of Li Wanqing.
"Indeed, the more emotionally delicate, the more easily they are moved by details in life and fall into love. So, when pursuing a delicate girl, one needs to focus meticulously on the details, moving her bit by bit. Often, it’s quicker to win over than those direct-toned girls."
Li Chaolu heard this and felt a twinge in his teeth, "Your use of the word ’win over’ is really..."
Shen Ying nodded in agreement, "That makes sense. Shen Family members are emotionally sensitive, so they easily fall in love, especially in their youth. Everyone is kept in the Outer Courtyard, undergoing military training every day, each growing physically exceptional, full of youthful vitality..."
Before finishing, Shen Qingming’s ears visibly perked up, "Physically exceptional?"
Shen Ying laughed, "If you paid attention, you might have noticed that the teenagers in Shen City are top-notch in terms of height, weight, and the girls’ measurements compared to other major cities. And the Shen Family’s stats are even higher... Of course, our generation had a mutant, who was taller than I am now at the age of ten, like some kind of ancestral throwback..." 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦
Shen Qingming glanced at her own figure and sighed softly.
Shen Ying said, "In short, dating among Shen Family members is very common. Even during the strict training in the Outer Courtyard, dating was a constant. As for Shen Jinghai, even though he didn’t grow up in the Outer Courtyard, he’s still a Shen Family member and has lived in Shen City for so long, yet has no romantic life at all, which is just not like a Shen Family member. There’s been suspicion about him because his lifestyle is not very Shen Family-like."
Li Chaolu asked, "But what does that prove? It’s normal for a family to have a few different members."
Shen Ying said, "That’s why Aunt only said it’s a clue, not strong enough evidence to directly threaten Shen Jinghai. Next, we need to pursue this clue and see what we can uncover!"
While speaking, Shen Ying’s eyes clearly flickered with a strange light!
Shen Qingming asked, "...Are you really helping us Li Family people against your own family?"
Shen Ying confidently replied, "If it turns out Shen Jinghai is completely innocent, without any exploitable weaknesses, it will clear him of many suspicions. If it proves he does have issues, it would mean rooting out a cancer in Shen City, either way, we don’t lose!"
Even Shen Family members showed such an attitude, so the following events naturally unfolded.
They formed a team to investigate Shen Jinghai’s personal life, agreeing to use his romantic life as the starting point and split up to carry out the investigation.
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One day later, January 28, 2018.
The group reconvened, and all wore defeated expressions.
As the chief investigator, Shen Ying, with her natural Void Clarity Body, spoke first.
"No leads."
A straightforward answer, followed by a helpless explanation.
"I mainly interviewed some friends from the Outer Courtyard. Some had minor interactions with Shen Jinghai through their parents, and some have worked under him after graduating from the Outer Courtyard... But unfortunately, there’s no valuable clue." Shen Ying said, somewhat unwillingly, "I expected Shen Jinghai’s secrets to be well-hidden, but I didn’t imagine that, after interviewing a dozen people, there’s not a single breakthrough: his work schedule is completely open, his office is semi-open, and his two secretaries can report to him anytime, so there’s no issue during work hours. After work, he either goes to the Training Room to cultivate or reads in the study, his routine is very fixed, and both the Training Room and the study are in the Shen City Inner City, with records of all entries and exits, so there’s nothing private... So, if you ask me, it’s almost like he’s doing it on purpose, being excessively transparent."
Pausing, Shen Ying even boldly declared, "I’ve never seen a Shen Family member without any secrets! Completely unfitting of a Shen Family setting!"
Shen Ying rambled on for a long time, but ultimately found no leads, finally silencing herself and dejectedly activating her Void Clarity Body, turning transparent.
Li Wanqing also said, "I mainly investigated through the maid circle. These tea house maidens have a very extensive information network, knowing all the Shen City’s big and small affairs. Regarding Shen Jinghai, they indeed have various opinions, but after analyzing, they all seemed unreliable, mostly forced explanations and rumors."
Shen Qingming said, "I... I mainly recalled the few words left by my mother. She seemed to have mentioned Shen Jinghai, but not much. So, sorry, I didn’t find anything either."
Li Chaolu said, "I asked some friends from the book club, many of whom hold high positions in Shen City... But they all said Shen Jinghai is impeccable, if there were any flaws, this outside Deputy City Lord would have been exposed long ago."
Li Xinyu chuckled, "I..."
"You don’t need to say it." Li Chaolu wisely interrupted him.
In summary, it meant that the entire day was a waste, with no one finding anything, a precious day wasted.
But no one was discouraged, joking and laughing, their morale still high: if these young ones could find a flaw in the distinguished Deputy City Lord in a single day, it would mean Shen City should just disband early, as success and failure are common in warfare, and failure is the stepping stone to success.
Next, they only need to find the father of success for the perfect pairing to be complete.
However, just as everyone was preparing to regroup and fight again another day...
Wang Jiu suddenly spoke up.
"I saw Shen Jinghai at ’Golden Jade Match’ today, he went to apply for a blind date."
