Chapter 348: Chapter 69: A Stern Warning

“Prepare yourselves; we set off in three days.”

Shen Che left these words, then turned and walked away.

After this conversation, he still felt uneasy.

This Chen Tang’s manner of speaking was appropriate enough, and his temperament seemed stable.

But Shen Yu praised this person too much, leaving him somewhat doubtful.

If it comes to it, it’s better to find an excuse or simply claim illness to avoid going.

As he reached the door, Shen Che remembered something and turned to advise, “Since you are being hunted by the Hermit Continent, disguise your appearance and change your names to avoid exposure.”

“Right.”

Shen Yu quickly nodded and said, “Brother Chen, Fairy Sister, you need to think of names.”

Without much thought, Chen Tang said, “Let’s be called Murong Haitang.”

He had used this name when he first entered the Jianghu.

Hearing these four words, Ye Yushi couldn’t help but recall the scene in Bingzhou, Qian Country, when she first met Chen Tang and the others, and smiled faintly.

“This…”

Shen Yu was taken aback and said, “It’s a good name, but it sounds feminine.”

Chen Tang, remembering past events, also smiled lightly and said, “It sounds like a woman’s name, so others wouldn’t suspect me.”

“Alright, it’s just an alias after all.”

Shen Yu then looked at Ye Yushi and asked, “What about you, Sister?”

Ye Yushi glanced at Chen Tang and said, “I’ll be called Shangguan Yu.”

“Alright, from today on, I’ll have to change how I address you.”

Shen Yu laughed, “Brother Murong, Sister Shangguan.”

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Listening to the laughter inside, Shen Che seemed to feel Shen Yu’s joy.

In any case, it was not in vain for Shen Yu to make these two friends during his journey.

Suddenly, Shen Che recalled the assassination attempt on Shen Yu in the Hermit Continent, and his expression darkened. After some contemplation, he called his personal attendant over and said, “Go fetch the City Lord; I’ll be waiting for him in the council chamber.”

“Yes.”

The attendant quickly went downstairs.

Shen Che returned to the council chamber, first instructing the servants to brew a pot of tea, then dismissing everyone else, and sat quietly waiting inside the room.

The City Lord’s Mansion was not far from there.

Before long, a middle-aged man arrived with two attendants. He bore a resemblance to Shen Che, albeit looking younger.

The City Lord of Chuansi City, Shen Jin.

He was also Shen Che’s fourth younger brother.

In the Shen Family, Shen Che was the eldest son. Originally, he had a second sister and a third brother, but unfortunately, both died in the chaos of war.

The position of Military Lord was passed to Shen Che by the late Military Lord not only because Shen Che was the eldest, but also due to his steady demeanor and proficiency in military and political matters.

Moreover, in terms of cultivation, his realm was the highest, and his martial arts talent was the strongest.

The younger Shen Jin was inferior to Shen Che in every aspect, with a more flamboyant and unruly character, spoiled from a young age, and often got into trouble.

As he aged, he became more restrained.

Before passing, the late Military Lord had urged Shen Che to take good care of his fourth brother and maintain brotherly harmony.

Chuansi City is the capital of the Chuansi Country, making the role of City Lord crucial.

The reason Shen Jin was appointed as the City Lord of Chuansi City over these years was due to this relationship.

Judging by ability, Shen Jin was not qualified to be a City Lord at all.

Over the years, the brothers had some arguments, even parted ways unhappily at times.

But in the end, blood is thicker than water, and being the elder brother, Shen Che turned a blind eye to Shen Jin’s misdeeds.

But this assassination attempt on Shen Yu crossed his limit!

He needed to have a talk with Shen Jin, to reprimand him.

If Shen Jin dared to target Yu’Er again, he couldn’t blame Shen Che for being cold-blooded!

Shen Jin took a seat directly next to Shen Che without any courtesy, his two attendants following into the hall to stand by.

Shen Jin laughed, “Brother, I heard that Yu’Er returned safely. I was just about to bring Yuanjie over to celebrate and have a good family reunion.”

“Have them leave.”

Shen Che glanced at the attendants and said, “I need to discuss family matters with you.”

“Ha, these are my personal attendants, loyal and tight-lipped, nothing will be leaked.”

Shen Jin laughed, “Say whatever you need directly, Brother.”

Shen Che remained expressionless, gently placing the teacup in his hand down. With no warning, he moved like a leopard, leaping over Shen Jin’s head and suddenly pouncing on the two attendants behind him.

“Hm?”

The two attendants were taken aback, just about to draw their swords when Shen Che was upon them. He struck the left attendant’s skull with a palm, causing blood to splatter.

Simultaneously, he drew the sword from the man’s waist and slashed backward!

Thud!

The other attendant’s throat was slit, spurting blood!

In an instant, both attendants lay dead on the spot!

Only after their deaths did Shen Jin react, jumping from the chair in fright, his face pale, shouting, “Brother, what are you doing!”

“I should be the one asking you that.”

Shen Che slowly turned, staring at Shen Jin, and said sternly, “What do you want to do!”

“I, I, what did I do?”

Shen Jin, under Shen Che’s piercing gaze, wavered, stammering.

Shen Che said slowly, “You should never, ever have targeted Yu’Er.”

“Brother, what, what are you saying, I don’t understand.”

Shen Jin’s panic grew, his gaze evasive.

Shen Che’s tone was cold, “Do you think that with Yu’Er dead and me, Shen Che, without an heir, you can pass the Military Lord position to your Yuanjie? Do you know what kind of person Yuanjie is? In terms of character, talent, temperament, courage, does he excel in any aspect?”

“He’s just like you were back then!”

Shen Jin was initially flustered because the sudden event frightened him, thinking his brother would kill him.

But upon reflection, if Shen Che wanted to kill him, he would have done so already.

Furthermore, the Hermit strictly upholds client confidentiality; Shen Che couldn’t have evidence.

Shen Jin gradually steadied himself, clenching his fist, said, “You still have the nerve to criticize me? You value Feng Boyi and his son so much, even personally teaching Feng Xing martial arts, and what has come of it?

“The genius battle is approaching. Apart from Feng Xing, those other young people from your army set to participate, which can take the stage? If they compete, they’d just embarrass the Chuansi Country!”

“Speaking of Yuanjie. Though Yuanjie doesn’t have profound cultivation, he’s recently befriended many young experts in Jianghu called the Eight Great Vajra. For the upcoming genius battle, why not let Yuanjie’s Eight Great Vajra try.”

Shen Che sneered, “What Eight Great Vajra, they’re just hastily assembled people hired from martial halls with heavy pay!”

At that moment, one of Shen Che’s attendants hurriedly came running from outside, looking panicked.

Upon seeing the two corpses in the hall, the attendant was shocked.

Steeling himself with a deep breath, he reported, “Reporting to the Military Lord, Master Yuanjie brought eight people into the army, saying they wanted to have a contest with those set to compete before the genius battle, and as a result…”

Shen Jin’s eyes flickered with pride.

Shen Che frowned, asking, “What happened?”

The attendant swallowed, “As a result, everyone preparing to compete in the army was defeated and severely injured, likely unable to participate in the genius battle.”

Shen Che squinted his eyes, remaining silent.

Feigning scorn, Shen Jin scolded, “What’s the matter? The people below don’t know how to exercise restraint! Yuanjie is truly useless, unable even to reign in his subordinates; that’s intolerable! What if they betray us one day?”

Shen Che detected the mockery but remained expressionless, asking, “Where are they now?”

“Master Yuanjie went to find Miss Yu’Er.”

The attendant replied.

Shen Jin cheerfully said, “Brother, no need to worry, they haven’t seen each other for a while, it’s good for them to reunite. When I see Yuanjie later, I’ll give him a good talking to.”

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