Chapter 86: Variables

The Shen family villa was brightly lit at night.

In the evening, the personal maid of Lady Li, the wife of the eldest master Shen Qicheng, died of poisoning after tasting dinner, causing panic among the people in the villa, who were afraid that they would be the next to be poisoned.

Everyone passing by was in a hurry, and several teams of patrols were added, prohibiting people in the villa from walking around at night.

Back mountain, bamboo hut.

Moonlight poured down.

Wang Luo, in white robes, stood on the top of a bamboo pole, looking expressionlessly at the brightly lit Shen family villa in the distance.

A person walked out of the shadows, covered in a wide black robe, making a gloomy laugh, like a night owl.

"The eldest and second of the Shen family are already gathering all their subordinates in Wuyincheng, and the situation will be even more lively. You can take action tomorrow night."

Wang Luo sighed faintly, "Will Shen Kangbo definitely die?"

The black-robed man nodded:

"Saint-Falling Water is highly toxic. Even if Shen Kangbo is a Semi-Sage, he can only last for two days at most. He will definitely die! I have already provoked the relationship between the Shen brothers, and the rest depends on you."

Wang Luo fell gracefully, ignored the black-robed man, and walked straight toward the hut with a fence.

The black-robed man made the night owl-like laugh again.

"They will definitely fight each other to seize control of the Shen family. When the time comes, you will intervene and stand on his side. Won't he treat you as his rebirth parents?"

Wang Luo suddenly stopped and said in a low voice:

"Will that Marquis of Wenguan become a variable? There is a very powerful Semi-Sage beside him. I don't know the depth. If this person takes action, things might develop in an uncontrollable direction."

The black-robed man was silent.

After a while, he said, "It shouldn't be that old fellow Xu Xu Han Yi, nor will it be Su Li. This time he came to find Shen Kangbo to discuss the popularization of the Great Zhou Literary Gazette."

"If I'm not mistaken, it's the Semi-Sage sent by the Emperor to protect his personal safety."

"Don't worry, that Semi-Sage will definitely not intervene in the Shen family's affairs unless he is in a life-and-death crisis."

"That's good."

Wang Luo responded and walked into the small hut.

The black-robed man stayed in place for a while and merged into the darkness again.

Nothing happened all night.

Early the next morning.

Dogs barked and chickens crowed in the Shen family villa.

Lu Fang looked at the guards added outside the hall and the patrols passing by from time to time. Their expressions were extremely grave and depressed, looking like they were facing a great enemy.

He muttered to himself, "I don't know what happened outside."

Shen Xiaoqi sat cross-legged next to the Small Bell barrier. Hearing this, she opened her eyes, carefully moved Shen Dadan's head off her lap, got up, and walked toward the outside of the hall.

The leading guard: "You cannot leave."

Shen Xiaoqi stopped and said lightly, "Yesterday you said there was no large-scale poisoning in the villa. What about now?"

The guard hesitated and finally told about the poisoning of Lady Li's maid.

Shen Xiaoqi frowned, "Is there anyone else poisoned besides the eldest aunt?"

The guard shook his head, "No."

Shen Xiaoqi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Has the poison the Ancestor was struck with been identified? Why has it taken so long and no antidote has been developed?"

The guard: "That bag of poison has been identified as fake. It's impossible to poison the Ancestor at all."

Shen Xiaoqi stood there stiffly and didn't move for a long time.

Lu Fang walked over and comforted her:

"The Shen family Ancestor is such a legendary figure, he will definitely be fine. Perhaps he can heal himself without an antidote. I heard that the Ancestor had many adventures when he was young and obtained great fortune..."

Shen Xiaoqi interrupted, "The fortune the Ancestor obtained is all related to martial arts, and poison that can poison a Semi-Sage is not so easy to solve."

Lu Fang was silent.

After a night, Shen Kangbo's condition was even worse. Bursts of black energy radiated from his body, his muscles were all shriveled, just like skin covering bones.

If it weren't for Shen Kangbo still having slight breathing, Lu Fang would have thought he was already dead. It was also thanks to him being a Semi-Sage that his vitality was strong enough.

Otherwise, he might have died yesterday.

"Father, Mother, why are you here!"

Shen Xiaoqi shouted toward the outside of the hall.

Lu Fang looked in the direction of the sound and saw a middle-aged couple walking toward this side with nervous expressions. Their appearance could vaguely be seen to be Shen Xiaoqi's parents.

The guard blocked them, "Two, please don't make it difficult for us. You cannot..."

Shen Xiaoqi interrupted, "Big Uncle and Second Uncle said I couldn't go out. When did they say my parents couldn't come in? Let them through immediately!"

Lady Wang hurriedly persuaded, "Xiaoqi, we won't go in. I accompanied your father to see if you are okay here. Have you suffered any grievances?"

Shen Qiyuan had a straight face and said, "Don't ask these useless things. Xiaoqi, how is your Ancestor now? Can you talk to him?"

Shen Xiaoqi shook her head dejectedly.

Lady Wang couldn't help but interject:

"Xiaoqi, you must protect yourself. Those uncles of yours who are outside are not here. Your Big Uncle and Second Uncle also value what we say. Now the two of them are constantly gathering subordinates. I'm afraid there will be internal strife."

This time Shen Qiyuan did not refute but sighed:

"Your Big Aunt was almost poisoned to death. Your Big Uncle suspects your Second Uncle did it, so he called back all his subordinates in Wuyincheng."

"Your Second Uncle suspects that these things were directed by your Big Uncle, who deliberately used this as an excuse to want to unite with outsiders to control the Shen family."

"So neither of them trusts the other. You call people back, and I call people back. The people below don't know what's going on, and they listen to the wind and rain. Just now outside the villa, the two groups of people fought."

"Now things are getting more and more tense. No one knows how it will develop later. Your mother is worried about you, and I also want to see your grandfather's situation, so we came."

He looked at Shen Kangbo, who was sitting withered, sighed heavily, and reached out to wipe his moist eyes.

Shen Xiaoqi stomped her feet and said:

"Big Uncle and Second Uncle are truly foolish. Grandfather was poisoned, and the Shen family is in a time when they need to stabilize people's hearts. They don't set an example, but instead fight among themselves."

Lady Li shook her head, "We are humble and have little say, so don't ignore these. You are also framed by them and trapped here. Think about how to protect yourself."

Shen Qiyuan said, "I will go to the back mountain later to see if I can invite Venerable Wang to come out and persuade them. Now I'm afraid only he can persuade them."

"I will persuade them when I see Big Uncle and Second Uncle later. Don't worry, I will be fine. You must pay attention to safety."

Shen Xiaoqi said worriedly.

Lu Fang looked at this scene and always felt that something was wrong, but when he thought about it specifically, he couldn't figure it out for a while, which made him feel like a fish bone in his throat.

Is the Shen family really going to have a big reshuffle?

From the current point of view, things are getting worse and worse. ===== CHAPTER 87 =====