Chapter 72 (1/2)
Chapter 72: Getting Even (Part 1)
Chapter 72: Getting Even (Part 2)
“Can you not see it? I a my own life to bet on a future”
In the fire's blaze, Shen Miao's eyes lookedthan the flames but her firmness was like an immovable rock
“What is the use of a future for the dead?” Xie Jing Xing snapped, “It is too risky”
But Shen Miao laughed and sarcastically said, “I am different from Little Marquis Little Marquis has extensive eyes and hands and could get what one wants without much effort I am however different, if I do not bet my life, my end would be worse than death I am not even scared of death, hoould I be afraid of fire?” She paused, “You should leave”
Xie Jing Xing looked at her with a frown and a look of pensiveness flashed in that pair of beautiful peach blossoood person and did not want to put up a progra others That was just an accidental convenience and now that he recovered his senses, he ridiculed hi Xin leaned against an unburnt beam with his arotten that you are the smart person in the Shen family and definitely would have the ability to retreat unscathed, but this Marquis want to see just what are your abilities?”
His purple clothes had so as compared to the s and his broere picturesque but at the saentleman, there was a look of coldness and cruelty in that pair of eyes Coupled with his cynical appearance, it made him look even colder
In the banquet at the Eastern courtyard, when Ren Wan Yun heard that the Shen Xin couple had returned, she panicked She still had a trace of hope in her heart, wishi+ng that this was a prank that the servants played But before she could think of a good idea, the servants outside brought a group of people in The person leading said with a laugh, “Mother, this son returned back to the capital for your birthday! Mother do forgive the slight lateness!”
Everyone's eyes were on the group of people walking in, and the ones in front were a bearded strong orous wo youth behind them was Shen Qiu
If it was the past, this would be a hter as Ren Wan Yun was smooth and slick and was always able to coax the Shen Xin couple happy But for this to happen so sudden today and the fire was not caught earlier or later but exactly when Shen Miao was trapped in the ancestral hall Ren Wan Yun did not knohat to do in that exactsilly
Old Shen Furen was also the same She was one who had no stand or ideas and only threw some airs in the inner courtyard, that even towards Shen Miao, she would only use ht So in front of such a large crowd, she was unable to even put up a panicked expression
Chen Rou Qui was soh she also wanted the First and Second household to fight till both sustained injuries, but now she was also in the banquet If Shen Xin had not come back today and if Shen Miao died in the fire it would be alright since the dead could not testify, and they can say whatever they wanted to have happened But noith Shen Xin's return, he had eyes to see and even discerning people could see the matter, what could she do?
Shen Qing and Shen Yue were somewhat fearful of this Eldest Bo, because Shen Xin was after all a General and always carried a decisive and resolute killing air They were young delicate females and would often feel fear, thus when Shen Yue saw her mother's fearful appearance, she was beside herself with panic
Shen Gui and Shen Wan looked at one another seriously For soso well and never once a mistake was ry before But if Shen Miao meet any unexpected s Shen Xin would do
As they were thinking, Shen Xin and his wife had walked to Old Shen Furen with Shen Qiu into the banquet Seeing that all the guest were silent and staring weirdly at the but she was unable to tell what had gone wrong
It was Shen Qiu that glanced at the table and carefully and seriously looked at the surroundings before doubtfully asking, “Grander Sister not seen on this table?”
With that, Shen Xin and Luo Xue Yan also noticed Shen Yue was present and even Shen Dong Ling, the Shu daughter of the Second household was also present but there was no sight of Shen Qing and Shen Miao in the group of Young Ladies Shen Xin's so?”
Old Shen Furen was lost for words, what should she say? Ren Wan Yun herself said to call for guards but her actions were slow and obviously did not take thedown and did not leave the banquet
“Grand General Shen!” It was Feng An Ning that suddenly stood up and loudly spoke, “You caht fire and Fifth Shen Young Lady is currently trapped in there!”
She deliberately eous but this was also done to stand up for Shen Miao Feng An Ning was veryfamily and had never encounter such a situation like today Even if she fell, everyone would come out to pour their concern To see Shen Miao encounter such a danger and then the Shen residence people all had a calm expression, she felt sympathy for Shen Miao Since Shen Xin came back in such a coincidence, she quickly complained
When the words were spoken, Shen Xin and Luo Xue Yan were stunned a ht fire and Shen Miao was trapped in there Without any rhyo to the ancestral hall? And the er and all these Shen family members could still make merry in the banquet?
Ren Wan Yun recovered her senses and quickly explained, “Eldest Brother, Eldest Sao, I was about to go to look for guards when you all return…”
Before she could even finish her words, Shen Xin passed by her side without a second word and the look that he gave Ren Wan Yun felt like an icehouse It was indeed too scary and too fierce
Luo Xue Yan and Shen Qiu also suddenly recovered and rushed towards the ancestral hall without a second word
In the ancestral hall, the fire got fiercer till it ale fireball and in the middle of it, stood Shen Miao who held a wet handkerchief that was prepared beforehand to cover herat her with a frown Even though there was choking smoke all around, he was very relaxed and there were no traces of panic as he said to Shen Miao, “If you still do not go out, you will really die in here”
“If you still do not go out, you can only be buried with me” Shen Miao retorted
“Clever and eloquent” Xie Jing Xing s for?”
He had not finished speaking when he heard a roar from outside, “Jiao Jiao!”
Xie Jing Xing swept his eyes over to theand saw that he was able to see an area that was not affected by the flames, the people there were not someone else but the Shen Xin couple and Shen Qiu
When Shen Xin and Luo Xue Yan thought about the fire, they did not expect that the blaze was so ferocious that it burned one's eyes The ancestral hall was surrounded with a line of guards but no one went in to save anyone and just were using so a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood If one were to wait for them to put it out, hoould Shen Miao still be alive
Shen Qiu gritted his teeth, “I will go and save Younger Sister!” After finishi+ng speaking he headed in but before he took two steps, a bea sound of the fire could be heard fro all routes forward
“Jiao Jiao!”
“Younger Sister!”
In the roo raised his eyebrows and said, “So your little name is Jiao Jiao but it does not match the person” (Jiao = delicate, lovable, frail, pampered)
“The people I a for have arrived Little Marquis should think your oay out” Shen Miao brows revealed a killing intent The play she arranged today was to let Shen Xin see very clearly, what is the exact situation of this harmonious Shen family and what kind of evil heart those relatives, that kept on saying that they loved and doted her, had hidden Generals placed ihteousness, they were not fools but only unwilling to use a vicious mind to surmise other's heart She did not have much time to let Shen Xin understand, thus she could only use this direct and violent means to let them see and understand it clearly
She picked up a piece of wood that was burning a little and savagely put it on her ar was startled for adrops of sweat flowed down her forehead She flung away the wood and on her fair arms, there were burn traces
Xie Jing Xing concealed the shock in his heart, in his life it was not that he did not meet females ere vicious and merciless to themselves But those women ere suicide soldiers would treat themselves like that without any hesitation Shen Miao was not a suicide soldier, she was just a noble and delicate young lady Her life should be just like those noble young ladies in the Ding capital, just like her little na fire on her body without even a wrinkle on her brows
He saw that Shen Miao dabbed so outside She stuh she seem to fall, her actions seems to be very precise and those areas that she ran into did not have any fla narrowed his eyes and looked carefully That route was narrow and an exit as set aside in the burning ancestral hall So so prepared and poured some stuff that would not catch fire so that one could smoothly escape
Everything was arranged properly by Shen Miao She really used her life to bet on a future and she won it So the one that would suffer bad luck would be others
Xie Jing Xing's lips pulled back to a s into the fire but he headed towards another exit, which was the back door of the ancestral hall With a light posture, a punch and a kick, this extreerous fire was unable to contain him as he left in a blink of an eye
At the other side, the person that provided support had long arrived Seeing hi, he was relieved, “Master”
“The thing is not in the ancestral hall Shen Xin has returned Leave” He said very quickly and with a turn, disappeared into the forest behind the ancestral hall
Outside, Shen Miao ran out stu
Seeing Shen Miao's figure, Shen Qiu suddenly juer Sister!”
Shen Xin and Luo Xue Yan al to enter the blaze but who knew that there was si out by herself, they were simply overjoyed
“Jiao Jiao!”
When Shen Miao ran out, her legs went soft and she suddenly fainted Shen Qiu quickly caught her and saw that there was a long trace of a ghastly burn on her left arm Shen Qiu's eyes reddened at once as Shen Miao shrank herself in his arms and murmured with her eyes closed, “Let me out I do not want to marry…”