The Demon Concubine of God

Chapter 205 Wouldn’t it be not beautiful if I didn’t let you see it?

Both of Mr. Shen Qi's fathers-in-law had encountered difficult things, and each sent him an urgent letter, so he had to rush to deal with it. The Eighteen Villages of Lingnan were closer than the Southwest Wilderness. Mr. Shen Qi traveled for two days and two nights without eating or drinking, and arrived at the Eighteen Villages of Lingnan in the shortest time. Who knew that as soon as he arrived at the boundary of the outer village called Kanzi Village, he was surrounded by the militia of the whole village who had been ambushed there.

Although Master Shen Qi was the son-in-law of their chief, he did not dare to take advantage of his status to boss people around. He quickly dismounted and saluted, saying, "Brothers, you have misunderstood. I, Shen Pinggong, am the son-in-law of our chief, Ma Chengliang. You must have heard of my name. Now there is an emergency at home. I will go back to the headquarters first. How about I bring some wine to drink with you brothers later?"

Yang Hutao, the leader of Kanzi Village, didn't even look at him and said, "You don't have to get so close to us. You sons of officials in the capital city pretend to be decent people on the surface, talking about friendship and connections, but if you really want to ask for help, your heart will be hard. To tell you the truth, the current chief of the Eighteen Villages has been replaced. Your father-in-law Ma Chengliang is actually a disloyal and evil man who murdered his brothers. In order to get the position of chief, he poisoned his brother's family and even killed his wife and father-in-law who discovered his evil deeds. He is worse than an animal. If it weren't for the high-ranking official sent by the court to expose his evil deeds the day before yesterday with evidence and a witness who escaped with his life, that is, Ma Chengliang's eldest brother-in-law, we are afraid that he would have concealed it for the rest of our Eighteen Villages."

When Master Shen Qi heard this, he was surprised at first, then thought for a moment and said, "How is this possible? My father-in-law's brother led his brothers to fight against bandits and died from his injuries."

At that time, it was because of that man's heroic deeds that he was worshipped by all the people in the Eighteen Villages, and his status rose to that of the chief village chief. Later, his father-in-law inherited that man's status.

Young village chief Yang Hu said, "We don't want to speculate, but the government has shown evidence, and the old people in our village are still alive, and there are still knowledgeable people. They also confirmed that your father-in-law's brother died too suddenly and too strangely. Don't talk to us about this here. Now your father-in-law has become a prisoner of the government, and his daughter and son are too embarrassed to face their own people, so they have left the main village with their families."

Master Shen Qi was shocked. He blurted out, "You actually kicked them out? My father-in-law was wrongly accused. How could you convict him based on the nonsense of a brother-in-law who suddenly appeared out of nowhere?"

The young village chief Yang Hu had always been dissatisfied with the status of the chief village chief Ma Chengliang, and he looked down upon him for trying to curry favor with the powerful in the capital. All the shameful things he had done over the years made him suspected of treason against the court. In addition, famine occurred in the Eighteen Villages every year. Anyone with connections knew that he was selling grain to the border, causing poor families in the villages to starve to death.

Yang Hu vented all his resentment for these things over the years on Master Shen Qi. He said, "Don't talk nonsense. Who wronged your father-in-law's family? How can you frame others? Now that the court has convicted him, if you have the ability to go to the court, you will use your power to oppress us. I tell you that even if you piss us off, we are not easy to mess with. Come on! Get this man out!"

After saying that, the people who gathered together, each holding a bow and arrow and a hoe, greeted Master Shen Qi.

Fortunately, Master Shen Qi, who was skilled in Kung Fu, dodged in time and escaped quickly, so he did not suffer any injury.

Master Shen Qi escaped from the territory of Eighteen Villages, walking on the road cursing as he led his horse.

Master Shen Qi thought that he must first go to the county jail to find his father-in-law and ask him about it clearly.

Just as he was wondering who was persecuting his father-in-law's family, he noticed a figure staring at him in the woods not far away. Master Shen Qi immediately shouted at the man to come out.

The man ran out and knelt at the feet of Master Shen Qi, crying and hesitating, "Master Qi, you are finally here! I am Xiao Qi, the servant of Master Ma. Do you still remember me?"

Master Shen Qi identified him and then confirmed: "It's really you, Xiao Qi, why are you here?"

Xiao Qi stretched his neck and looked behind Master Shen Qi for a few times and said, "Why did you come here alone? Where are the private soldiers and those people in the underworld you brought with you?"

Master Shen Qi said, "They are on the way. Ever since I received the urgent letter from my father-in-law, I have been rushing here at full speed. You know my horse is faster than theirs, so I left them behind and got here first."

Xiao Qi slapped his thigh anxiously and said, "Master Qi, how can you do this? The battle is in full swing at the headquarters right now. If the private soldiers you brought don't arrive, your son, Master Yuanfeng, will suffer."

Master Shen Qi also asked nervously, "What? Didn't they say he was kicked out? Why is my son still fighting with others in the main village?"

Xiao Qi cried even harder and said, "The old village chief Ma was killed. Now the main village has been controlled by the old village chief's younger brother. They spread the old village chief's reputation of killing his brother and his wife everywhere, causing Master Yuanfeng and his mother to be slandered and humiliated. Master Yuanfeng could not bear this, so he took advantage of his mother's serious illness and ran to the main village with the remaining servants and guards to fight with them."

Master Shen Qi cursed: "Fool, aren't you rushing to fall into someone else's trap?"

Master Shen Qi wanted to go to the main camp to check the situation. Xiao Qi hurriedly took Shen Qi to find a small road to the main camp, and the two of them hurried up the mountain.

Shen Yuanfeng, who was already fighting fiercely in the main camp, had a much larger number of people than the enemy. Although his private soldiers and guards were well-trained, they were outnumbered and were surrounded before long.

When Master Shen Qi arrived, it was the most critical moment when Shen Yuanfeng and others were suppressed.

Master Shen Qi watched helplessly as his son was surrounded and captured by the enemy. Although he tried his best to kill his son and rescue him, he was a lone hero and his final fate was to be captured like his son.

The head of the headquarters is now a young man in his thirties. He was very considerate and came out when Master Shen Qi and his son were tied up and in a miserable state.

This man was called "Dai Zhaizhu" by his subordinates. His name was Dai Liwei.

Master Shen Qi looked at this man as if he had never seen him before.

Master Shen Qi was very angry because his father-in-law was not only driven out but also killed. He said, "You are just a yellow-haired boy, and you are qualified to take over the position of the chief village chief. Is there no one left in the Eighteen Villages?"

Dai Liwei laughed sarcastically and said, "Whether you are qualified or not is not up to you, an outsider, to decide."

Master Shen Qi said, "You said I am an outsider, but I think you are the outsider. Even if my father-in-law is no longer in charge of the position of the chief of the main village, it should be my father-in-law's brothers and nephews. Who are you? What gives you the right?"

Dai Liwei said: "It seems that Master Shen Qi has forgotten me."

Master Shen Qi asked: "What do you mean?"

Dai Liwei said, "Ten years ago, when the village chief Ma celebrated his sixtieth birthday, you were at the village gate to welcome guests. A ragged and skinny little boy came to the village gate to claim his kinship, saying that Ma Chengliang was his grandfather and asked you to bring him in to recognize him. But not only did you deny it, you said that the boy was a swindler and had him beaten up. Master Shen Qi, do you remember it now that I mention it again?"

After hearing what he said, Master Shen Qi naturally remembered the incident that happened that year, but until now, he still felt that the little beggar was just a swindler.

Master Shen Qi said, "You want to say that you are the little beggar from back then? I never thought that after ten years, your trickery has become so perfect that you have even tricked a village chief into becoming his own."

Dai Liwei said: "Whether it is a lie or not, you can go back and ask Shen Yuanfeng's mother. She is Ma Chengliang's daughter. She has been with Ma Chengliang for so many years, it is impossible that she has not heard of this matter."

Master Shen Qi laughed and said, "What do you want to say? Do you want to say that you are really my father-in-law's grandson?"

Dai Liwei said earnestly, "Some things cannot be deceived, such as blood. Speaking of this, you and your father-in-law are quite similar. Although I was blocked by you back then, I don't hate you. What I don't understand is that Ma Chengliang still hasn't thought about the fact that he has a concubine and an illegitimate child in more than ten years, and he still hasn't thought about finding his descendants outside and recognizing them. Ma Chengliang is cold-blooded and arrogant. So what if we are not legitimate? My son's maternal grandfather's family was also a hero in the past, with a reputation and status. It's just that ten years ago, when I encountered difficulties and asked him for help, he didn't even care about a trace of kindness, and watched my maternal grandfather's family fall apart. Forget it! It's useless to say too much to people like you. Even if it's tit-for-tat now, you won't end up with your family broken up, and I won't let you recognize yourself."

At this point, he looked at Master Shen Qi and said, "Master Shen Qi! Don't you understand? The reason you have ended up like this is entirely because of your own actions."

Master Shen Qi didn't understand.

Dai Liwei said, "Today I spared your life, not out of concern for blood ties, but because I was afraid that you would die like this. Wouldn't it be unpleasant if you didn't see the miserable end of your other father-in-law's family with your own eyes?"

When Master Shen Qi heard him say this, his heart tightened. He was so anxious that he wished he could fly to the southwest wilderness to find out what was going on.

Dai Liwei ordered his men, "Take the father and son down the mountain and throw them out of the mountain. Tell the brothers in the Eighteen Villages that the father and son are not allowed to set foot in the Eighteen Villages in the future, otherwise they will be killed."

Master Shen Qi and his son were dragged up, and he shouted, "Don't be complacent, I am not some underworld figure. Even if you are so kind as to let me go today, I will not appreciate it. One day in the future, I will definitely come back."

Dai Liwei said, "What a joke! It's not just your Shen family that holds official positions. So what if your family is an official? There are still opponents in the officialdom who want to kill you. You are so stupid, can't you figure it out? Now that you have been attacked, it must be done by a force stronger than your family. Go back and think about it carefully. Also, I have to tell you something. The Eighteen Villages have nothing to do with you, but the cooperation with Master Yan Er at the border remains unchanged, and Master Yan Er also agreed. Oh, by the way, Master Shen Qi! The person behind me told me to tell you not to pick on the weak in the future, even if it is someone in the family you despise the most."