Chapter 276: Chapter 276: Must You Marry the One Who Saved You from Drowning? (47)

“Failed, Shen Xuan is indeed not simple.”

“I only plotted against Shen Hui, thinking the world would be mine, but in the end, Shen Xuan got the better of it.”

“How could this happen!”

“Whether it’s Shen Hui or Shen Xuan, they must die. Now that I know about this, none of them will escape. But killing them won’t be easy, with the Spring Festival upon us, let’s stick to the original plan for now.”

“Continue questioning Yun Tong, make sure she remembers more things.”

“Yes, master.”

[Now there’s another Shen Xuan, and he has a highly skilled wife. System, if you don’t help me, Shen Xuan will surely benefit from this.] Once everyone left, that voice echoed again.

Shen Hui is endowed with great luck, direct killing won’t work. Various unexpected events occur allowing him to escape, and surviving each time brings benefits. He’s tried it, it’s indeed true, so he doesn’t dare to target Shen Hui again.

He can only follow the system’s advice, slowly depleting Shen Hui’s luck.

Now there’s another Shen Xuan who aimed to become Emperor in Yun Tong’s past life, afraid he’s another with great luck, which annoys him.

Why are they all endowed with great luck, yet he isn’t?

Clearly, he is the Reincarnator! Isn’t his experience enough to make him one with luck?

Thinking about Yun Tong also being reincarnated, he felt angry, such a comparison made him seem ordinary.

[Host, Shen Xuan indeed is another with great luck. I didn’t expect this world to have two of them.] A mechanical voice arose, had it known earlier there were two, it wouldn’t have bound this host, and would have chosen another world.

Dealing with one already takes so much time, not to mention two.

As for what becomes of the world, he doesn’t care, he only cares about luck.

But since encountering two with great luck, if he can seize both, wouldn’t it be a feast of luck?

Shen Hui has poison lurking inside him, just waiting for his luck to run out. The poison will gradually spread, eventually leading to his death.

Actually, over the years, the host has done much, all aimed at ruining Shen Hui’s reputation.

But Shen Hui isn’t so easy to deal with; those matters were quickly resolved. If not for the system, the host would have been caught by Shen Hui long ago.

They all think it’s hard to damage Shen Hui’s reputation this way, deciding to gather some energy for a big move.

They’re waiting for the opportunity this Spring Festival, ensuring a significant blow to Shen Hui; his reputation would be hard to restore.

Once Shen Hui’s reputation is damaged, his luck will deplete, making it easier to deal with him.

[Host, deal with Shen Hui first. Once you acquire his luck, dealing with Shen Xuan will be easier. Spring Festival is near, do not create complications.]

[Okay, listening to your advice, Shen Xuan indeed doesn’t pose the threat Shen Hui does, for now, we won’t bother with him.] He had once commanded those below him to ensure Shen Xuan’s death, naturally because in the past life, Shen Xuan and Shen Hui had a good relationship. Despite Shen Xuan seeming unlearned, he actually had many crafty ideas, helping Shen Hui greatly.

He can be said to be Shen Hui’s most trusted person.

To what extent was the trust? To the extent they became sworn brothers, Shen Hui even bestowed a title upon Shen Xuan.

Even he didn’t receive such treatment, which provoked jealousy.

The Shen Heng couple quickly learned of the assassination attempt on Ah Chen and Shen Xuan. Despite knowing they wouldn’t be harmed, they hurriedly arrived and felt at ease seeing them safe.

As the questioning bore no fruit, Ah Chen left no survivors.

After sending off the worried Shen Heng couple, Shen Xuan leaned on the chair: “Indeed they came, this time they’re targeting me.”

“In the short term, they probably won’t try again, after all, with Spring Festival approaching, the opponent must prepare for something more important,” Ah Chen said. “We should prepare too; let’s go to the mountains and find a good stone, inscribe words on it, and you keep it.”

Under the Emperor’s feet, such incidents occurred, and Shen Hui naturally quickly learned of the assassination attempt on Shen Xuan.

Upon learning that the assassins were mostly killed by Lin Chen using silver, Shen Hui found it amusing.

“With Lin Chen’s skills, killing them wouldn’t be easy, but…”

Why did the person behind want to kill those two?

He also thought of Yun Tong and Shen Qing had mentioned Yun Tong’s dreams to him.

The person behind probably obtained much of Yun Tong’s secrets. Whether Yun Tong was dreaming or something else is worth pondering. But certainly, they wouldn’t kill Shen Xuan and Lin Chen without reason.

In the following days, Shen Hui also followed the activities of Ah Chen and Shen Xuan, knowing they went traveling, he was momentarily speechless.

On this day, Shen Hui performed ancestor worship, praying for the country’s blessings.

Guangmao Mountain was bustling, many common people were waiting to see the Emperor.

Shen Hui, with no expression, stared at Guangmao Mountain, indifferent to the various rituals, treating them as mere customs.

But… climbing Guangmao Mountain yearly, he’s somewhat opinionated about this.

Though he learned martial arts from his master, he wasn’t a martial prodigy, just enough for physical fitness.

His health was alright, but Guangmao Mountain was steep and high, requiring half a day to climb. Those around could support but not carry him up.

He wanted to break this tradition, but climbing Guangmao Mountain was deeply rooted in the people’s beliefs in Lan Country. Should any mishap occur, he’d be blamed for any natural disasters that year. Though he governed Lan Country well, many obstacles impeded his policies. Loved by the people, yet he hadn’t amassed the charisma to freely defy such customs.

He suspected many obstacles were due to the person behind the scenes. What means did they have to orchestrate such bizarre happenings, eluding capture time and again?

After going through the formalities, changing from the luxurious ceremonial garments, Shen Hui began the climb.

Kang Qichao knew what His Majesty was thinking best, “Your Majesty, endure it, it’s just once a year, endure it and it will pass.”

The people of Lan Country gazed at Shen Hui’s figure, hoping for a smooth ascent so the country would have favorable weather.

Unexpectedly, as Shen Hui walked a section of the road, the entire Guangmao Mountain quivered and began to sway.

Seeing Shen Hui on the mountain path, almost falling due to the tremor, everyone was horrified.

“Imperial Brother!” A figure quickly dashed forward.

“Prince Shen Xi is going over, follow closely, there might be a change today.”

But Shen Xi had just reached the foot, and Guangmao Mountain started to overturn, he was about to be buried.

Under the fearful gaze of the people, Guangmao Mountain flipped.

Fortunately, no one was harmed, merely thrown off; unfortunately, Shen Hui wasn’t thrown clear, likely on the other side. But this unique overturn made crossing difficult; upon inspection, they determined a spot slightly lower for a possible path.

“Dig quickly; hurry to get Imperial Brother out,” Shen Xi shouted, with two worried teens by his side.

He patted them on the heads, comforting: “Just scared? You two should return, Father is fine.”

“Father, I’m not leaving.”

“Father, I’m not leaving either.”

Helpless against them, Shen Xi watched the pale faces of the people, feeling distressed, as this incident would greatly affect Imperial Brother.

[How could no one die?]

[Probably due to Shen Hui’s luck.]

[Then the impact is far less.]

[Host, no need to worry, see the gaze of those people, follow the original plan, publicize a bit, and cause some disasters this year, Shen Hui’s reputation won’t hold.]

[Agreed.]

On the other side of the mountain, Shen Hui regained consciousness with some confusion, what just happened?

Alone, feeling dizzy, he rubbed his head, planning to investigate.

He faintly heard noise, upon listening closely, it seemed like voices.

He soon saw people, somewhat surprised, weren’t these Lin Chen and Shen Xuan? Judging by their attire, they seemed on a leisure trip.

“Your Majesty, why are you here?” Shen Xuan knowingly asked.

It’s an eye-opener, the mountain flipped without warning.

[Brother Tong, you truly are impressive.]

System: [Host acknowledges well.]

Ah Chen carried a basket with many mushrooms: “Your Majesty, would you join us for lunch? Wild chicken with mushrooms.”

Shen Hui: If he didn’t know them, he’d think they were mountain spirits.

He realized he was hungry.

“Then I’ll have some, thanks to you two.”

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