Chapter 1228: Chapter 1227: Shen Family Expert

The fourth-rank expert was already dead, but his eyes remained wide open. He never would have thought that this man, whom they considered a useless person, could possess such terrifying strength. A fourth rank was nothing before him.

Su Changfeng submerged the body in the pond and tidied up his clothes, acting as if nothing had happened, and returned to the front hall.

When Su Changfeng returned alone, and the fourth-rank expert did not, the two family heads stood up abruptly.

"Where is he? Why are you alone?"

"Where did the fourth-rank expert go?" 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

"No need to worry, the man is a master. How could I possibly do anything to him? But after he saw that stone, he hurriedly left, saying he had other matters to attend to, and looked very distressed. I suppose he really had urgent matters to handle." Su Changfeng explained.

Upon hearing this, their expressions immediately turned grim.

He claimed to have other matters to handle; it was obviously an excuse. They went through great efforts to find someone like this, and now he suddenly left. There’s only one possibility: that stone must have frightened him away.

Upon this thought, one of the family heads clenched his fist and said to Miss Shen: "Miss Shen, the Shen Family really knows how to conceal strength. You’ve even found such a formidable expert!"

Shen Rushuang’s face revealed nothing. She said calmly, "You both know how to attract talents. Can’t our Shen Family also plan ahead?"

"Miss Shen, if that’s the case, we won’t disturb you any longer."

Seeing the two of them hurriedly preparing to leave, Su Changfeng smiled and said, "Why not stay for a meal, you two?"

They clearly weren’t in the mood to eat, waved their hands, and hastily left the Shen residence, as if there was some kind of monster lurking. Su Changfeng found this amusing.

At this moment, Shen Rushuang suddenly approached. Of course, she knew there was no indestructible stone in the Shen residence, and that fourth-rank expert wouldn’t have left so easily.

"What exactly did you do?" Shen Rushuang questioned.

"If I said I bribed him with money, would you believe me?" Su Changfeng asked.

"You have money?" Shen Rushuang asked coldly.

"Ah, this is indeed not easy to explain. But even if I insisted on not telling you, what could you do about me?" Su Changfeng responded.

In truth, making up a story was not difficult for him, but it was Shen Rushuang he was dealing with. He didn’t have the patience for that. Even though this woman was indeed attractive, Su Changfeng was not interested in her.

"You must know this is the Shen Family. No matter what you’ve done, you have to tell me everything!" Shen Rushuang said, gritting her teeth as she stared at him.

"Oh, I see." Su Changfeng shrugged lightly and then said, "I killed him."

As Su Changfeng walked away without looking back, anger burned in Shen Rushuang’s eyes. Who does this guy think he is, daring to treat her this way!

"Miss, did he really kill that person?" At this moment, the maid walked over, looking incredulous.

"Him?" Shen Rushuang looked disdainful, "He’s just a useless person. How could he kill a fourth-rank expert?"

The maid frowned. She too didn’t believe that Su Changfeng had killed that person, but the person was indeed missing. It was a puzzling matter, and she was quite curious about how Su Changfeng had managed it.

"Miss, should we investigate this thoroughly?" the maid asked.

"Check if there’s any missing money." Shen Rushuang said. Those two families managed to find such an expert by spending a significant amount of money. Now that he disappeared mysteriously, perhaps it was indeed as Su Changfeng said, he was paid off to leave.

Though the fourth-rank expert possessed remarkable skills, it wasn’t unusual for one to be driven by greed.

After leaving the Shen residence, the two family heads didn’t return but instead found a secluded place to start discussing their next steps to deal with the Shen Family.

"Patriarch Li, today’s events were indeed unexpected. That Shen Rushuang secretly contacted an even more formidable expert, which means our current plans cannot proceed. Do you have any thoughts?" Patriarch Wu asked.

Patriarch Li looked grim. This was indeed unexpected. They thought hiring a fourth-rank expert would be enough to suppress the Shen Family, yet no one expected that the Shen Family had an even stronger presence. How could a small town like Tianshui City have such an expert? It was truly surprising.

"Alas..." Patriarch Wu couldn’t help but shake his head, "I didn’t foresee Shen Rushuang being so capable. It seems this woman is far from simple!"

Patriarch Li nodded in agreement and said, "Indeed, with such an expert backing the Shen Family, our position is precarious. Shen Rushuang really caught us off guard this time!"

"Let’s discuss this later, but for now, we must be extra cautious. I will see if there’s any way to contact other experts." Patriarch Wu said.

"What about that Su Changfeng? Do you think we should get rid of him? His attitude earlier was infuriating." Patriarch Li said.

Upon hearing this, Patriarch Wu sneered, "He’s just a useless person; there’s no need for us to act. Leave him to Wang Junyi. I’m sure Wang Junyi has been waiting for him for a long time."

"Then..." Patriarch Li suddenly asked, "Should we inform Wang Junyi about the Shen Family having an expert?"

Patriarch Wu suddenly laughed, a hint of malice in his eyes as he said, "That’s not necessary. Whether it’s the position of City Lord or the Shen Family, they are our targets. If they want to fight among themselves, we can just watch. When the time is right, we’ll make our move."

After speaking, the two exchanged a glance, both feeling pleased.

Meanwhile, at the City Lord’s mansion.

The sounds of groans and wailing could be heard intermittently from the courtyard. During this time, Wang Junyi had been venting his dissatisfaction on his servants, who lay badly injured in the yard. But his face showed no remorse.

As the City Lord’s son, Wang Junyi was destined from birth to hold a lofty position. Over the years, he had become accustomed to exploiting his power, and naturally, didn’t care for a few mere servants. Even if he killed someone, his father would clean up after him, so he always acted with impunity.

Tianshui City was a remote town under Xingluo’s jurisdiction. As the saying goes, "the heavens are high and the Emperor is far away." Xingluo’s higher-ups naturally were unaware of what the Wang Family had been doing and were indifferent. Thus, over the years, Wang Junyi’s father acted like a local tyrant; no common people dared to speak against his son’s misdeeds.

"Young Master, the Wu Family has sent word." At this moment, a servant approached fearfully. Ever since Shen Rushuang got married, Wang Junyi’s temperament became increasingly tyrannical. Even the servant, who had followed him since childhood, dared not provoke him at this time.

"What is it?" Wang Junyi, strong and muscular, appeared very powerful.

"The Wu Family went to the Shen Family and met Shen Rushuang’s husband." The servant spoke cautiously.

Shen Rushuang’s husband?

These words evidently touched a nerve in Wang Junyi. With his eyes turning red, he kicked the person flying and said fiercely, "Shen Rushuang’s husband can only be me—are you courting death?"

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