Chapter 316: Young People Should Get Out and About More

"My lord, can't you think of a way?"

"Think of a way? That's easy for you to say!" Turning back to glare at his wife, Leng Hanye was so angry he nearly cursed out loud.

If it hadn't been for the fact that he found her beautiful back then, combined with his own youthful hot-bloodedness, he wouldn't have let his guard down by mistake.

That night, the dry wood and raging fire were supposed to be a mistake, something everyone would forget. But in the end, she blackmailed him; if not for that, how could he have married such a dim-witted woman back then?

Now he even suspected if he had been drugged; otherwise, how could a man of integrity like himself have lost control, and at the very moment he was about to leave, happened to be seen by someone?

Back then, he was dashing and handsome, with so many people lining up to propose, yet he never imagined he would end up in the hands of a woman with a big chest and no brains.

He didn't know how the Zhuo family had raised such a daughter. They were a prestigious family, after all, and he had heard that the women they raised were all virtuous wives who knew their books and etiquette, which was why he had gritted his teeth and agreed back then.

But look at the result—how did it come to be that he married such a troublesome creature?

No wonder on their wedding day, other people's fathers-in-law were reluctant to part and shedding tears in secret, while his own father-in-law looked so excited he nearly set off firecrackers to celebrate.

It turns out it was because he was finally getting rid of the daughter he had been worried about being stuck with; it was all his own fault for being too young and not knowing the malice of the world!

"Sigh!" He let out a deep sigh. It was one thing that his wife was troublesome, but his son, whom he had carefully cultivated, was now also troublesome. The burden of the family now rested entirely on his shoulders.

He was already at his age; was it easy for him!

"My lord!" Hearing Leng Hanye's sigh, Lady Leng's face darkened. Seeming to think of something bad, her crying became even more miserable.

"My poor child, my lord, is there really no way?"

"Crying, can crying solve the problem? The only way now is to make him tell the truth. I have been investigating these cases for so long, yet there isn't a single trace."

"When everyone discovered it at the time, only this rebellious son was present and covered in blood. I believe he didn't do it, but he must know something!"

Speaking of this, Leng Hanye looked at his son, who remained silent, and in a fit of anger, he kicked him hard.

"Rebellious son, are you trying to anger me to death? Are you going to speak or not?"

"Shen!" Protecting her son with a pained heart, Lady Leng hurriedly said, "My lord, Shen is frail, don't hurt him!"

"He's frail? His cultivation realm is almost catching up to mine!" This work that satisfied him had once been his pride, even surpassing him.

But this stubborn temper was exactly the same as his own. This hopeless brat—with so many virtues on his father, why didn't he learn those, but instead learned this foul temper? Was that something he should be learning at his age?

"My lord, why don't we send Shen back to the main family? That way, no one would dare touch Shen!"

"Fart, woman's perspective! Shen cannot go anywhere right now!" Hearing his wife's words, Leng Hanye, who had been holding his composure, directly cursed. Was this woman trying to ruin the entire Leng Family?

"Do you think that just because I am the Prefect here, I can truly hold all the power and do whatever I want?"

"The Black-Clad Guard reports on hearsay, and the Capture Gate is also watching the local area at all times. My relationship with the Black-Clad Guard and the Capture Gate is not exactly harmonious. I imagine it won't be long before they have already reported the matters here."

"You, can't you just let me have some peace of mind!"

"Isn't it because you always pride yourself on being a gentleman and disdain interacting with others? Otherwise, they wouldn't be targeting us like this!"

"You!" One sentence choked Leng Hanye quite a bit. He was born into the Leng Family, and the main branch at that. That was a famous and prestigious family, second only to the eight great families of the world.

Ordinarily, most people would treat him with respect and smiles when they met him, and he should have been rising rapidly in his official career.

Yet, after all these years, he was still just a Prefect. This showed what his conduct was like on a daily basis. With this foul temper, who knows how many people he had offended.

He was very clear himself that while the people from the Black-Clad Guard and the Capture Gate were polite to his face, they would never hesitate to stab him in the back.

This was also something the imperial court was happy to see. If the Black-Clad Guard, the Capture Gate, and the local government were all on good terms, that would be the truly worrying thing.

But it was precisely because their relationship was not harmonious that Leng Hanye was worried. He didn't fear anything else, he only feared that his son's matter would spread and reach Shen Yu, who was wandering all over the world.

That was a man who could not tolerate even a grain of sand in his eyes; if he found out, he would truly kill.

Thinking of this, Leng Hanye couldn't help but feel a wave of worry. This was his only son. After working hard for so many years, he finally had this one son, and he had him late in life.

At this point, would it be too late to try for another?

"Before the imperial court sends someone to investigate, and before Lord Shen Yu finds out, we must investigate this matter clearly. We must not let Shen be implicated in it!"

"This, this..." Lady Leng choked on her words. Born into a prestigious family, although she looked like a naive airhead on the surface, she wasn't truly stupid.

She naturally knew what Shen Yu represented now, knew that her husband's worries were not without reason, and even more so, knew what her son would face if Shen Yu found out about the matters here.

"My lord!" Grabbing Leng Hanye's sleeve, Lady Leng said urgently, "I heard that Shen Yu kills without blinking. No one who falls into his hands has ever survived."

"If it really doesn't work, why not let Shen run?"

"Run? Run where? Wouldn't running be an admission of guilt?"

Waving his sleeve, he broke free from his wife's grip. What kind of terrible ideas did this foolish woman have?

"You, a doting mother ruins her son. If you hadn't taken advantage of my absence to block the woman who came to file a complaint, why would that woman have committed suicide at the entrance of the yamen, and why would it have become known throughout the city?"

"Do you know that I am currently being roasted over a fire!"

Looking at his own wife, he was also filled with anger. How did he, with his lifelong reputation, end up with someone so brainless?

"I, I was just kindly telling her that you weren't at the yamen and asked her to go back first. Who knew she would misunderstand me and think you refused to take her case."

"I didn't know she was so headstrong that she would directly dash against a pillar and die!"

"If it doesn't work, let Shen run. We, as husband and wife, will bear the rest! We only have this one son, why must you be so stubborn?"

"Bear it? How? That's over a dozen human lives. Do you know what that means? I have to give them an answer, I have to give the people an answer, do you understand!"

"Yes, you are a good official, you stand up for the people, but what about our son?" At this moment, Lady Leng completely exploded, standing up and roaring at Leng Hanye.

This sudden outburst left Leng Hanye unable to react for a moment. His wife actually dared to roar at him?

"My lord, Shen has been kneeling here for three days and still refuses to speak. Perhaps he really doesn't know anything. Look at what you've forced our son into!"

"Do you really want our son to pay with his life? You might be willing, but I am not!"

"Can't we just clear up such a small matter? Is it necessary to make it like this?"

Just at this moment, a voice suddenly came from the doorway, causing the three people in the room to be shocked.

"Who? Who are you?" All three were experts, yet they hadn't noticed anyone approaching them. Subconsciously, the three people in the room tried to lock onto the figure outside the door with their Qi.

However, their Qi missed completely, as if there were no one outside the door at all, as if all of this were just their hallucination.

Yet, they could clearly see the figure at the doorway. The figure was clearly visible, but their Qi could not lock onto it. This was an expert, and an unimaginably powerful one at that!

"Lady Leng, didn't you just say that I kill without blinking? How did you forget so quickly?"

Pushing the door open and entering, Shen Yu looked quietly at the three people in the room. "I came without an invitation; I'm not disturbing you, am I?"

"You, you, Shen, Shen Yu!"