"Why?" Shi Wenjun asked. She was obviously angry, surprised, and confused.
Wu Chenwei scoffed. "Why? Don't you know? Shi Wenjun, the Shi family is rich and powerful. You forced my parents to marry me into your family. Don't tell me you don't know. "
Wu Chenwei was going all out. He raised his voice.
"The Shi family has always treated you well!" Shi Wenjun's face was pained. "Your parents agreed to what happened back then."
"Shut up!"
Wu Chenwei was like a dog whose tail had been stepped on. He yelled, "Don't you dare mention my parents! All these years, I married into the Shi family. Do you think I'm human? Even when I went back to visit my parents, I had to ask for your permission. Because of this, my parents couldn't hold their heads up high at home. They were ridiculed. As their son, I couldn't bear the guilt. Before they died, outsiders said that they didn't have a son. But they did, and that's me. "
Wu Chenwei looked like he had gone mad. His eyes were wide open like a patient.
"The Shi family has tried our best to help my parents, but they're old and weak. Death is inevitable. It's not something a human can resist." Shi Wenjun sighed. Wu Chenwei had calmed down a little, but he was still agitated.
"Shi Wenjun, when have you ever thought about how I feel? When I'm outside, everyone says that I'm the Shi family's son-in-law and that I'm living off a woman. Even some of the servants in the manor don't take me seriously. I'm just like a dog raised by the Shi family. I've only survived until now because of the Shi family's charity. I can see this in your eyes. That's why I hate you. I hate the Shi family. "
At this time, Wu Chenwei said as if venting his anger, "And this stupid deer that you forced me to form a blood contract with, I've long disliked it, so I found an opportunity to take it out into the wild and stab it with a knife and chop it with an axe. At that moment, I, Wu Chenwei, felt that I was a man, a man who didn't need to listen to a woman like you yelling and ordering me around all day long. Also, I felt like I was taking revenge on you. "
Shi Wenjun's expression was ugly. She took a few steps forward and gave Wu Chenwei a tight slap.
Pa.
It was very loud.
Wu Chenwei did not dodge.
However, his expression became even more ferocious and perverted.
Seeing his current state, forget Shi Wenjun, even Lin Jin was tempted to give him a tight slap.
It was too infuriating.
"Shi Wenjun, you hit me? Fine, beat me to death if you have the guts. In any case, you don't see me as a human. Oh right, that father of yours is also a good-for-nothing. Back then, I humbly asked him for advice on alchemy, and guess what that old thing said? He told me that my surname was Wu, not Shi, and that I wasn't worthy to learn it. From that moment on, I knew that the Shi family didn't take me seriously at all. You guarded against me like I was a thief. "
"Enough!"
Shi Wenjun clenched her fists and said coldly, "Wu Chenwei, you and I are husband and wife. My father sees you as his own but the art of alchemy is a rule passed down by our ancestors. It's not just you, my mother and my aunt can't learn it either. You know this very well. Also, I, Shi Wenjun, have always been respectful to my in-laws. I've never been disrespectful to them, nor have I ever said anything disrespectful. But today, you've spoken rudely to my father. I, Shi Wenjun, am unfilial and will not tolerate you any longer. Leave. Leave the Shi family. I, Shi Wenjun, am divorcing you today. If you're not willing to be the Shi family's son-in-law, then don't be. "
Wu Chenwei sneered and left at once.
But just as he reached the door, he seemed to have remembered something. He turned back and said, "Your Shi family looks down on me, Wu Chenwei, but I will be the one to bury your family. If you don't believe me, just wait and see."
Having said that, he left with a smile.
Trying to run?
Not a chance.
Lin Jin patted Xiao Huo and the latter immediately chased after him, pouncing on Wu Chenwei outside. Wu Chenwei's face hit the ground and his face was smeared with blood. Being a coward, Wu Chenwei was so frightened that he didn't dare to move a muscle.
Shi Wenjun couldn't be bothered with him anymore.
Truth be told, Lin Jin was dumbstruck by the entire incident. These two were at each other's throats. What did they mean by 'a day as husband and wife means endless devotion'? These two were no different from murderers.
Especially Wu Chenwei. Did he torture the deer just to get back at Shi Wenjun?
This guy's brain worked in a weird way.
If he wasn't satisfied with being a live-in son-in-law and felt that Shi Wenjun was too forceful, he could have divorced her or left. In the end, he enjoyed all the benefits of the Shi family but was still a scumbag.
Shi Wenjun calmed herself down but her eyes were still brimming with tears. She forced herself to come over and said, "Appraiser Lin, I'm sorry. Wu Chenwei's fate from now on has nothing to do with the Shi family. Duo 'er's injuries are severe so please take care of her, Appraiser Lin. Right, please accept this. "
Having said that, Shi Wenjun removed a jade pendant from her waist and handed it to Lin Jin.
"I'm indebted to you, Appraiser Lin. Duo 'er's illness requires some medicinal ingredients. From now on, you can use this jade pendant at any of the Shi family's medicine halls for free."
This was a great gift. It would be a waste not to accept it.
He reached out to take it, his expression natural and unapologetic.
According to Shi Wenjun, she was asking Lin Jin to take care of Duo 'er for the time being. Lin Jin had no intention of chasing the deer away so this wasn't a problem.
As for Wu Chenwei who was pounced on by Xiao Huo, Lin Jin brought him to the authorities.
This guy had ordered someone to commit arson and now that the Shi family was no longer backing him up, it shouldn't be a problem for him to be convicted.
Evil people would be punished for their evil deeds while Lin Jin reaped the rewards.
However, the development of this incident was clearly different from what Lin Jin had expected. In the afternoon, the Shi family's old butler visited the Beast Appraisal Association and found Lin Jin in his consultation hall.
"Appraiser Lin!" The old butler went over to greet him. Lin Jin recognized him as the Shi family's butler. Just as he was wondering what he wanted, the old butler told him something.
Wu Chenwei had been released.
Lin Jin immediately realized that something was amiss. He had just sent Wu Chenwei to the authorities this morning. With those ruffians' testimony, he could at least pin the crime of ordering someone to commit arson.
This was a serious crime in Maple City so how could he be released on the same day?
"Appraiser Lin, those ruffians denied arson but the authorities have evidence against them so they can't deny it. However, they said they don't know Wu Chenwei, which means someone must have bribed them. Also, someone vouched for Wu Chenwei. With insufficient evidence and the authorities bribing them, Wu Chenwei was released." Appraiser Lin, those ruffians denied arson.
After the old butler said this, Lin Jin realized something was amiss.
Wu Chenwei was a loner. Without the Shi family to protect him, who would be stupid enough to vouch for him?
"It's the Chen family!" The old butler revealed the source.
The Chen family?
Lin Jin was taken aback. Only after the old butler explained did he realize it was Chen Medicine Hall, which was also Chen Yuanyuan's home.
What a coincidence.
But why would the Chen family help Wu Chenwei?
The old butler didn't say so he probably didn't know. He came here to inform Shi Wenjun because Shi Wenjun knew Wu Chenwei's personality. While he seemed cowardly on the surface, he was actually a vicious man. From how he planned to kill Duo'er and then ordered others to commit arson, it was obvious how he operated.
That was, they would never come face to face, and would only do some shady business in the dark.
Shi Wenjun was afraid that Wu Chenwei would harm Lin Jin and commit some other despicable acts so out of kindness, she sent the old butler to inform Lin Jin so he could be prepared and not be ambushed by Wu Chenwei.
"Old Sir, please thank Patriarch Shi for me. I'll be careful on this matter." Having said that, the old butler saluted and took his leave.
This incident was strange. But to put it bluntly, Lin Jin didn't think much of the Chen family and Wu Chenwei. However, neither of them were good people. They were both despicable and shameless. Wu Chenwei went without saying but the Chen family's Chen Wenlin was a hypocrite. When these two got together, it was just like the saying goes.
Birds of a feather flock together.
However, if they didn't know their place and tried to provoke Lin Jin, he could only blame them for digging their own graves. Lin Jin hoped that was the case.
Hence, he did what he had to do.
However, he still had to be cautious. Since ancient times, it was easier to dodge a spear in the open than an arrow in the dark. Lin Jin planned to go back and evolve the shadow wolf with the perfect evolution method.
For the shadow wolf to evolve perfectly, he would need all sorts of spirit herbs. He would also need to refine a 'six shadow beast soul pill'.
The Museum of Deadly Beasts had all the pelletization details and most of the ingredients could be bought at the medicine hall. Lin Jin planned to make a trip to the Shi family's medicine hall.
The Shi family had several medicine halls in Maple City. Lin Jin chose the largest one and showed Shi Wenjun's jade token. Sure enough, the shopkeeper's expression changed immediately and he immediately treated Lin Jin like an honored guest.
"Appraiser Lin, our owner has informed us that since you're an honored guest, we won't charge you for anything you use," the shopkeeper said with a smile as he served Lin Jin tea.
Lin Jin replied politely, "I'll have to take what I have to. The Shi family's medicine hall is the largest and I need to refine a pill and I'm lacking two ingredients. I wonder if you have them here."
The shopkeeper gestured for Lin Jin to speak. Lin Jin answered, "One is the dark sunflower and the other is a Rank 1 superior beast soul."
These two items were indeed difficult to find. Under normal circumstances, one wouldn't be able to buy them even if they had the money. The beast soul that Lin Jin gave Xiao Huo for the perfect evolution was also 'won' from Lu Xiaoyun.
Lu Xiaoyun's beast soul was given to her by Lu Yunhe. It was said that it took him a lot of effort to get it.
As for the dark sunflower, none of the medicine hall's employees outside had heard of it. But since it was mentioned in the Museum of Deadly Beasts, it must exist.
The shopkeeper pondered for a moment but didn't reply immediately. Instead, he asked Lin Jin to wait for a moment.
Lin Jin wasn't in a hurry so he sat there and drank his tea.
Moments later, footsteps could be heard from outside. Then, someone lifted the curtain and entered. It wasn't the shopkeeper but Shi Wenjun.
She had come personally.
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