My Silly, Sweet Wife-Chapter 920: Top Priority—Framing and Slander

Shen Lian was terrified to discover that Wei Yuting's cultivation seemed higher than his own.

Struggling to cope, Shen Lian was quickly injured several times.

The more he fought, the more anxious he became.

Moreover, there was someone hidden in the shadows.

He never saw the opponent from beginning to end.

Wei Donglin was standing not far away, watching like he was observing a play.

"Retreat!"

After exchanging more than twenty moves, Shen Lian realized that if he continued fighting, death would be his only outcome.

In this situation, it was better to escape quickly.

He swung his foot outward. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

The dust flew directly toward Wei Yuting.

Wei Yuting swung her red silk, dispersing the dust.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Shen Lian turned around, intending to escape down the mountain.

However, just as he turned, Shen Lian felt a blur before his eyes, only to see a figure in nightwear appearing in front of him out of nowhere.

The opponent moved swiftly, raising a hand.

Shen Lian's form halted, his pupils constricted, feeling a slight warmth on his neck, and when he touched it, his hands were full of blood.

"You, you..."

Thud!

Shen Lian fell heavily to the ground.

"There's movement over there! Hurry and check it out!"

At this moment, shouts were heard from the bottom of the mountain.

Upon hearing this, Wei Donglin exchanged a glance with Wei Yuting and quickly left.

Soon after, Su Wu arrived at the rockery with a team, immediately seeing Shen Lian, whose throat was cut.

"Young Master Shen!"

Su Wu's face changed drastically, and he quickly approached to inspect Shen Lian's wound.

Shen Lian had only one last breath left, and blood was already seeping from the corner of his mouth. Seeing Su Wu, he extended his blood-covered hand for help, but as he raised it mid-air, it lost strength and fell heavily to the ground.

"Damn it!"

Su Wu found Shen Lian dead.

His face turned pale with anger, shouting, "Quickly find out who did it! Even if you have to turn this place upside down, find them!"

The team quickly scattered.

Su Wu focused on inspecting Shen Lian's wound.

After examining for a while, Su Wu's face grew increasingly grave: "One sword seals the throat, Zui Baichi? This swordsmanship, is it someone from the Heavenly Kill Organization?"

The Heavenly Kill Organization, the largest overseas assassin organization.

It included not only Hua Country people but also foreigners, each skilled in assassination.

They would never confront directly, focusing primarily on assassination.

Come and go without a trace.

From the wound on Shen Lian's neck, it was quick and concise, killing him almost instantly.

Those capable of such swordsmanship are rare globally, with the most notorious being the assassin nicknamed One Sword Seals the Throat, Zui Baichi from the Heavenly Kill Organization.

Su Wu was now somewhat panicked.

Shen Lian died at the Su Family, which was a disaster.

If the Shen Family found out, it would certainly be a tremendous blow to the Su Family.

Not daring to hesitate even slightly, Su Wu sternly ordered all the Su Family members who witnessed Shen Lian's death to keep quiet, then sealed off the entire rockery and had people notify Su Mu and Ye Guichen.

Soon, Su Mu and Ye Guichen arrived.

Seeing that Shen Lian was indeed dead, Su Mu almost lost his footing, looked deeply at Ye Guichen, and with a bitter smile said, "Mr. Ye, you were right, their actions were too swift, leaving us no chance to counter. I fear it won't be long before the Shen Family learns of the news, and then our Su Family will be doomed!"

Su Wu also realized the severity of the situation: "Grandfather, what do we do now?"

"What else can we do? Try to block the news for now."

"But in a little while, Shen Lian is supposed to propose to Jiu'er. If he doesn't appear, it will definitely raise suspicions. Many people connected to the Shen Family are present, and if they doubt, we may be unable to address the issue even before it's conveyed to the Shen Family." Su Wu voiced his concern.

Su Mu's face was dark like a storm was approaching, looking for help from Ye Guichen.

Ye Guichen hadn't expected the situation to develop so quickly, leaving no opportunity for intervention.

The original plan was to crash the wedding, but now there's no wedding to crash.

However, Su Wu's concern was valid, as Shen Lian's absence would hasten a bad outcome, denying the Su Family any time to prepare.

If Shen Lian were alive, Ye Guichen would take the Yi Mu Chang Qing technique as payment to help the Su Family draw the Shen Family's ire, which was fair.

But the current situation requires no wedding crashing or drawing ire.

After thinking for a moment, Ye Guichen lifted his head: "Enough, as things have come to this, I'll be the bad guy first. I accepted your goods, so I must help you avert disasters. Since you trust me, Mr. Su, I can't take your things for free. When it's time to propose, I'll appear and take Su Jiu'er away, spreading the word that Shen Lian spent his engagement day making love with the famous star Wei Yuting and was discovered by the Su Family and directly thrown out."

"Such a scandal is a disgrace to the Su Family, I, as Jiu'er's cousin, cannot stand by and watch; first, I'll take her to cool off at our home, and then the marriage will be called off."

Upon hearing Ye Guichen's words, Su Mu and Su Wu's eyes gleamed brightly.

This frame-up not only easily shifted the blame onto Shen Lian but also implicated Wei Yuting.

It was truly a two-birds-with-one-stone strategy.

"Mr. Ye is brilliant. Even if they fail to find Shen Lian, we can claim ignorance; the Shen Family lacks evidence, so they won't retaliate against us, right?"

Su Mu exclaimed with joy.

Ye Guichen nodded: "Then, to prove our truthfulness, the Shen Family will certainly seek out Wei Yuting thoroughly, but at this moment, Wei Yuting surely won't show herself. Even should they find her, it would likely take a long time. However, for now, Wei Yuting and her brother should still be at the Su Mansion. If we find them first, we'll have the upper hand to force the mastermind into the open, giving the Shen Family an explanation."

Su Wu nodded repeatedly at the words, filled with admiration for Ye Guichen.

This not only postpones the crisis but also defuses it.

It's certainly a clever and strategic move.

"Good, Wu'er, follow Mr. Ye's plan. Hide Shen Lian first and increase manpower to find Wei Donglin and his sister." Giving a few instructions, Su Mu still lacked reassurance: "Right, make sure everyone stays cautious. If they're truly colluding with the Heavenly Kill Organization's One Sword Seals the Throat, Zui Baichi, it's potentially troublesome. Only engage if absolutely necessary, and report first if any trace of them is found, understood?"

Su Wu nodded: "Understood, Grandfather."

On the surface, the Su Family was bustling.

In secret, tensions were rising.

Meanwhile, the Wu Family.

The Wu Family Patriarch, Wu Hualong, was leisurely drinking tea in the pavilion of the courtyard.

His favorite son, Wu Liang, attended by his side.

"Wu Liang, counting the time, the Su Family should be in utter disarray now, right?" Wu Hualong smiled contently, sipping from his teacup with pleasure.