The Demon Concubine of God

Chapter 197: The Funeral Hall

A family temple was built in the northeast corner of the Shen Mansion's inner courtyard. The temple looked small from the outside, but its actual area was twice as large as the temple because a shrine was also built inside.

Although it was a family temple, none of the women in the back house worshipped Buddha and practiced Buddhism here. At most, only one or two mistresses got the permission of the marquis and went into the Buddhist temple to burn incense. As for many other places in the family temple, they were all sealed and no one was allowed to enter or leave.

At this time, Lord Shen was in the sealed temple of this temple.

He was sitting on a cushion in the temple, meditating with his eyes closed.

Soon, there was a sound of scattered footsteps coming closer and closer outside the palace gate.

The man opened the door and came in quietly. Lord Shen opened his eyes and said, "It's Shuyu! What news did you bring from the mourning hall in the front house? You should personally tell the servants not to hurt the lives of any masters or young masters, especially the Seventeenth Young Master. Just let him suffer a little, and he will naturally learn his lesson."

Shen Shuyu asked, "Does the Marquis really intend to give up on the Seventeenth Young Master? If the relatives in the clan insist on expelling him from the Shen family, does the Marquis not intend to go out and stop them?"

Lord Shen was silent for a moment, and suddenly his eyes flashed with a fierce look and he said, "He asked the government to arrest the Shen family without even telling me. He has become much bolder in recent years. To shake our family is to shake the foundation of the Shen family. He still thinks he is some kind of hero!"

Seeing that he was angry, Shen Shuyu dared not say anything more.

At this time, another person came to the closed palace door, knelt outside the door and said anxiously: "My Lord, this is not good! What happened in the mourning hall is totally wrong!"

Lord Shen remained calm and composed. He slowly closed his eyes and continued to rest. He said slowly, "What's wrong? Come in and tell me."

That person was Butler Shen. Butler Shen immediately opened the door and went in, telling him everything that happened in the mourning hall.

Lord Shen was so shocked that he looked incredulous. He pointed at Butler Shen and said, "Say it again, who did you say came? Li Suanzi and Guan... Guan Yonghuan?"

Butler Shen nodded his head like crazy, and was so sure that he couldn't be more sure. He said, "Fortunately, the Marquis is not in Ming Geng Yuan. They don't know that the Marquis is still in the mansion yet. That Master Guan said that he wants to settle an old score with you many years ago. He likes to hang officials on the city wall the most..."

The voice of the second half of the sentence gradually became quieter.

Lord Shen roared, "Is this an important matter? The important thing is... Shen Wen! How did he become Mr. Zhong's successor? The Zhong family is so powerful, it can rival the military strength of an entire country, and he just gave it to him? How is this possible? This is impossible!"

Lord Shen kept recalling Shen Wen's image in his mind. From childhood to adulthood, he did not resemble the wise and intelligent Mr. Zhong at all.

Butler Shen's brain was quick, and he said happily, "Isn't this even better? Shen Wen is the Marquis' grandson, and he has such a huge power in his hands, which is the same as if the Marquis had gained it! As long as Shen Wen listens to the Marquis, our Marquis' Mansion can regain its former glory, and maybe even better than before."

The Marquis thought calmly, and after a while he looked up at Butler Shen and said, "You know shit!"

The Marquis asked, "Did Shen Wen really take Old Nine away?"

The butler answered affirmatively.

The Marquis said, "Old Nine is probably not going to make it... and there are others... Another wave of people are going to die in the capital. It seems that the bloodline of Concubine Xianrou is still a good excuse. They are going to stir up trouble again under the banner of Shen Wen."

There, Shen Wen had already taken Guan Yonghuan, Jin Sheng, and the Ninth Master and his servant to the Wu and Liu families where the funeral was being held.

But the Iron King of Hell Li Suanzi did not follow.

Li Suanzi said that he was very busy and had to do what the master told him to do. After that, he would go back to do his own thing.

After they left, Li Suanzi ordered his people to smash the mourning hall and beat all the masters of the Shen family who were present. The other servants were not spared either. In general, Li Suanzi brought enough people with him, and without the intervention of the city guards, it was still easy for them to deal with the hundreds of people in the Shen family.

Li Suanzi stepped on Master Shen and rolled his hand hard, saying, "Who killed my little girl Zhinuan? Do you really think you can hide it from me? That Shen Maofeng is your son. He embezzled the gold mine, which is treason. He blamed me for everything. If the new owner of Zhong's Manor hadn't intervened, I would have killed all the members of your Shen family."

Li Suanzi was still not satisfied, and he looked at Master Shen San fiercely and said, "And you! Your son was also involved, so your third room is also among the suspects who killed my girl. Today I am just here to warn you, but it will only last for three days! After three days, you will clean your necks and wait for me to chop them off."

Master Shen San quickly explained: "No, no! It's not us. My son doesn't dare to rebel. We only heard a little about the gold mine. We didn't do anything!"

The two personal servants of Master Shen Er were both masters. They protected him and fought with Li Suanzi's guards for a long time, so he did not suffer too much and had no injuries, but just looked a little embarrassed.

Who knew that Li Suanzi's martial arts level was too high, and he personally competed with Master Shen Er's men. Within less than ten moves, all of Master Shen Er's men had their martial arts disabled, vomited blood, and fainted.

Master Shen Er was grabbed by Li Suanzi like a little chicken and thrown out of the mourning hall.

Master Shen's internal organs were dislocated and he was dizzy from the pain. He pointed at Li Suanzi and before he could say anything, he spat out a mouthful of blood.

Li Suanzi smiled contemptuously and said to his men behind him: "As expected, the Second House still keeps a bunch of useless people. However... I look down on you useless people who only study and use your power and wealth to enslave others, especially to keep assassins... From now on, within two days, kill all the assassins he keeps!"

The men immediately obeyed the order and did it.

Master Shen Er was so angry that he couldn't breathe and fainted.

The Second Master Shen had the assassins disguised and hidden by his side. The people ordered by Li Suanzi had already discovered it and immediately carried out a massive purge of the servants of the Second House of the Shen Mansion after receiving the order. It took some time and they killed them all before returning to report.

Li Suanzi waited until the matter was settled before he ordered his men to stop. During this period, no officer or soldier from the guard corps of all the government offices in the capital came to intervene.

Li Suanzi looked back at the miserable state of the entire Marquis' Mansion. He smiled and said, "I said that old man was a coward. He relied on the emperor's grace to bully some kind people. Let's go! In three days, if the Shen family does not hand over the real murderer, I will lead people to flatten the Shen family and let that old man follow the emperor."

Li Suanzi led his men out of the Shen family's gate, and his men asked, "Master Li, should we go to help Master Guan?"

Li Suanzi said, "Not for the time being. Send someone to keep an eye on them. If the imperial court sends someone, we can help them. Did you hear Guan Yonghuan say that Shen Wen took over the position of the owner of Zhong's Manor? Do you think it's true or false?"

The guard said, "This... Can what Master Guan said be false? If he says it is true, then it must be true."

Li Suanzi couldn't help but shake his head and said, "That shouldn't be the case! There's no comparison between Shen Wen and Mr. Zhong. He's just an ordinary person with a short life span. With his small body, it feels like he could be killed at any time."

Shen Wen sneezed twice for no reason.

They were waiting for the Wu family's servants to go inside to report, and soon a group of thugs armed with knives and sticks rushed out.

The two heads of the Wu and Liu families came out angrily to see what was going on.

Guan Yonghuan pushed Shen Maofeng out.

Shen Maofeng bowed to the fathers of his two uncles in a very friendly manner and said, "Uncle Wu! Uncle Liu!"

When Wu Zuoliu saw that it was Shen Maofeng, his expression eased a lot. He said, "It's nephew Shen! Who is the person behind you?"

Shen Maofeng then said, "It's my seventeenth brother, Shen Wen."

When they heard Shen Wen's name, Wu and Liu's moods immediately turned from cheerful to gloomy.

Liu Yixin waved his hand and shouted, "Someone! Catch him for me."

Shen Wen was right behind Shen Maofeng. He raised his foot and kicked Shen Maofeng hard at the knee, causing Shen Maofeng to fall to his knees with a thud.

Jin Sheng and Guan Yonghuan were not polite either, and kicked the two maids, Shiqin and Shihua, to their knees.

Shiqin immediately cried to Wu Zuoliu, "Master Wu, save me, this Shen Wen wants to kill both of us."

The group of thugs around were all on edge, ready to pounce.

Guan Yonghuan stretched his arms and legs and said lazily, "It's time to stretch my muscles."

After he finished speaking, he released the Hun Yuan internal force in his body, which instantly filled his entire body. He shook his body lightly, and the pouring internal force affected the thugs around him. They were like floating objects blown up by a hurricane, flying into the sky and then falling heavily to the ground.

In an instant, the mighty soldier who had just been full of strength turned into a pile of mud lying on the ground.

Wu and Liu were stunned.

Shen Wen said to Shen Maofeng, "Brother Jiu! Why don't you confess quickly? It was you who instigated Wu Tianci and Liu Jizong to vent your anger, and they ended up losing their lives. If you hadn't interfered, would they have met the people from Sanjianzhai and been killed by them?"

This time Shen Maofeng knew what it meant to get what you deserve and what it meant to sit back on the shit you had pulled out.

Shen Maofeng suppressed his tears and nodded to Wu and Liu, saying, "It is I who deserves to die. I shouldn't have told my two uncles about my family's affairs, causing them to lose their lives in anger."

When Liu Yixin and Wu Zuoliu heard him say this, they felt even more sympathetic towards this kind nephew. Liu Yixin said, "Silly child, how can you say it's your fault? You are Yulian's husband, and her wife and daughter were bullied by Shen Wen. Who else can you go to if you don't come to your uncle to help you vent your anger? You are too kind, and you shouldn't put the blame on yourself for this. If you want to blame someone, blame Shen Wen. He bullied you and your wife and killed my son. I want him to be buried with you."

Wu Zuoliu also said, "And my son. Our two families must chop Shen Wen into pieces, and each family divides the pieces into two to bury with my son."