Shen Yuexuan drank too much and was making love with his concubine when he suddenly heard hurried footsteps outside. It was his confidant calling him from outside.
He pushed away the woman who was clinging to him. "What's the matter?"
"Something happened in the ancestral hall," the person outside said in a low voice.
Shen Yuexuan immediately got up from the bed. Ignoring the unsatisfied woman on the bed who was pouting coquettishly, he quickly changed his clothes, opened the door, and looked at the middle-aged man outside. "Uncle Jing, what did you say?"
"Bai Ziqi was saved," Uncle Jing said in a low voice.
"Who?" Shen Yuexuan's face turned pale. If Bai Ziqi was saved, then the secret in the ancestral hall was no longer a secret.
Uncle Jing shook his head gently. "The four guards guarding the ancestral hall were all killed. No one knows who saved them."
Shen Yuexuan's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. "Let's go take a look."
The two of them went to the ancestral hall together. When they saw the guards lying outside the door, Shen Yuexuan's heart sank. These guards were obviously killed by a master. It was impossible for them to be Bai Ziqi's subordinates. Those pirates didn't have such skills.
"Master, who saved Bai Ziqi?" Uncle Jing asked.
"I don't know." Shen Yuexuan felt helpless. He thought that if he captured Bai Ziqi, no one in this world would know the true origin of the Shen family, let alone the truth of the past. He was too careless.
Uncle Jing said, "Could it be Murong Ke?"
Shen Yuexuan thought for a moment. "I'll go find him, but I don't think it's him. If it was Murong Ke, he would have asked me already. He wouldn't have taken Bai Ziqi away quietly."
"Besides Murong Ke, who else in the capital would know that Bai Ziqi is in your hands?" Uncle Jing asked in surprise.
"So, Uncle Jing, we may have been targeted long ago," Shen Yuexuan said in a deep voice. "The only person who can help me now is Murong Ke."
Uncle Jing looked at Shen Yuexuan. "Then what should we do now?"
Shen Yuexuan said, "Clean this place up. I'll go look for Murong Ke."
Murong Ke had his own residence in the capital city, so Shen Yuexuan took advantage of the night to personally come to find him. Murong Ke was in a bad mood and hadn't slept yet. He was ordering his men to investigate any man who had been in contact with Lu Yaoyao.
He wanted to know who was the man who made her reveal such a sweet smile today.
"Sixth Master, Master Shen wishes to see you," Ying Quan said from outside.
Murong Ke was slightly startled. Why was Shen Yuexuan looking for him at this time? "Let him go to the study."
Shen Yuexuan was pacing around in the study when he finally saw Murong Ke. He hurriedly stood up and said, "Sixth Master, I have something to ask of you."
"You came here in the middle of the night because you have something to ask of me?" Murong Ke looked at him indifferently. He guessed that if Shen Yuexuan could lose all his poise and come to him desperately, it would definitely not be a simple matter.
"What is it?" Murong Ke asked.
Shen Yuexuan said, "Bai Ziqi was rescued by someone. Sixth Master, besides you and me, there is someone else who wants to capture Bai Ziqi."
"Bai Ziqi is a pirate. It's normal for someone to want to capture him," Murong Ke said. He didn't think that this matter was worth Shen Yuexuan making such a fuss about.
If only it was so easy.
"No one will know that Bai Ziqi was captured by me. I suspect that someone has been following me," Shen Yuexuan said.
Murong Ke chuckled, "Aren't you being too paranoid? Bai Ziqi wanted to hurt Lu Yaoyao before. You also know whose daughter Lu Yaoyao is. It's normal for Ye Yiqing to not let Bai Ziqi go. It might not be against you."
If it was just against him, Shen Yuexuan wouldn't be nervous. But the person who went to save Lu Yaoyao today must have found out his secret. This was what he was most worried about. Could it really be Ye Yiqing?
"You still have something else to hide from me." Murong Ke understood Shen Yuexuan and knew that he wouldn't come to him in the middle of the night because of this matter.
Shen Yuexuan thought that if it was really Ye Yiqing who saved Bai Ziqi, then Ye Yiqing must know his secret. "Master Liu, I … I still have something to hide from you."
Murong Ke looked at him with narrowed eyes. "Speak."
"This matter involves before the New Year. My father's surname isn't Shen. We only changed our grandmother's surname when we arrived in Dongqing. In fact, the ancestors we worship in the ancestral hall are all from the Lin family." Shen Yuexuan knew that if he didn't tell Murong Ke about this matter, it would be exposed sooner or later. No, it had already been exposed. Instead of letting Murong Ke know his true identity from other places, it was better for him to speak first.
With Murong Ke's identity, even if he couldn't protect their family business, he could at least ensure their safety. Murong Ke's eyes became sharp. "Lin Zhanhong from Jiangnan's Lin family?"
"It's my father." Shen Yuexuan lowered his head and didn't dare to look at Murong Ke.
"Lin Zhanhong, who colluded with Ye Yisong and embezzled Jiangnan's taxes for many years, is your father? Isn't your whole family dead?" Murong Ke asked coldly.
Shen Yuexuan said in a low voice, "In order to avoid Ye Yisong's betrayal and the investigation of the imperial court, my father had no choice but to do this. We changed our names and came to Dongqing. Master Liu, the person who saved Bai Ziqi today is definitely not simple. The Shen family's secret has already been exposed."
"If your Shen family's secret hadn't been exposed, you wouldn't have told me the truth. Are you begging me to help you?" Murong Ke asked coldly.
"Master Liu …" Shen Yuexuan looked at him pleadingly.
Murong Ke knew about what happened in Jiangnan back then. He looked at Shen Yuexuan deeply and considered whether there was any value in helping him.
"You've been in contact with Cao Lei for the past few days. He doesn't know your background either." Murong Ke asked.
Shen Yuexuan said, "I don't know. When my father was in contact with Cao Lei, he didn't let me follow him."
"You should go back first and wait and see." Murong Ke said lightly.
"Master Liu, Cao Lei and Ye Yisong colluded and hid more money than anyone can imagine," Shen Yuexuan said, trying to entice Murong Ke to be interested in the treasure house.
Murong Ke just looked at him coldly and didn't say anything.
Shen Yuexuan lowered his head and didn't dare to speak again.
After sending Shen Yuexuan away, two men came in to see Murong Ke. One of them was Song Jiong, who had been following Teng Ye.
"Master Liu." Song Jiong bowed to Murong Ke.
Murong Ke said, "Go and investigate what I told you just now."
The person who saved Bai Ziqi might not be Ye Yiqing. Murong Ke thought of the man who was with Lu Yaoyao today.
If Shen Yuexuan was Lin Zhanhong's son …
Would Mo Rongzhan personally come to Dongqing for the case back then?
Thinking that the person might be Mo Rongzhan, Murong Ke's face became even more gloomy.
(Nine-headed Bird Academy)
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