Chapter 17 Wutong (1/2)

Chen found it weird that her daughter murmured Shen Lian's name.

Shen Ruoxi gasped as she saw Shen Lian crossed through the wall without any hindrance – she was shocked!

Chen gave Shen Ruoxi a quick rub on the forehead. Shen Ruoxi was still feverish. ”Don't think about anything now, just make sure you get good rest,” Chen said.

”Mother, I think I saw Shen Lian,” Shen Ruoxi replied softly.

”You're having a fever, and he is still grounded at the courtyard on the East wing. Besides, it's so late now.” Chen knew that her daughter was only seeing things because of her sickness.

When Chen was busy preparing porridge for Shen Ruoxi, Shen Lian had gone back to his residence.

He saw his body, lying in bed breathing quietly, and leaped immediately back into it.

Shen Lian opened his eyes slowly and felt exhausted as fatigue rushed all over him. He thought he was going to collapse into slumber.

After opening his eyes, he could feel the waves of tiredness that washed over him. He noticed the difference in his scent and his body condition as compared to before he had the out of body experience.

He finally succumbed to his exhaustion. He tucked himself in his blankets and fell into a deep slumber.

A dreamless night passed, then came the next day.

The sun was at its highest altitude when Shen Lian opened his door. It had been a long while since he last slept until this late, and he felt that he was revived unlimited energy.

A female servant noticed that Shen Lian opened his door, and brought over warm water for him to wash up.

The female servant observed Shen Lian as he cleaned himself up with a warm towel. It felt like he was giving off the aura of a godliness. His hair and delicate feature made him looked even more like a young fairy.

The female servant blushed; she thought it would be nice for Shen Lian to keep them around even after he got married and had kids.

Even though Shen Lian had never been particularly close to anyone, he did not have a bad temper and was easy-going. Like the winter sun that did not burn, yet remained high up and awe-inspiring.

Shen Lian gave not much thought as to what the young female servant was thinking. He just felt that the world was better and that there was more to the mountains and lakes than what it seemed to be.

Sceneries were lovable.

Matters were relatable.

By then, even without an astral projection, he could utilize the power of his spirit to greatly enhance his sensory skills.

Unfortunately, he had yet to find out how to use the power of his spirit as a weapon against his enemies. He did not dare to absorb the essence of the sun and of the moon without further researches and prior knowledge; getting into an accident was the last thing he wanted.

He really needed the 'Deity Vanquishing Sword' owned by the man in green. At this stage, getting the sword was the only way that he could maximize his potential.

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The Shen family would be the richest and the most influential family in the state capital, but they were not the only ones who were loaded in the state.

The Shen family was in possession of most of the land titles in the state capital. In fact, most of the residents bought their residences from the Shen family. The Shen family had a stake in all of the profitable industries.

However, there was one highly profitable industry that the Shen family had stayed away from. That would be pawnbroking.

If one were to pawn anything in the State Capital of Qing, it would be at the pawn shop owned by the Xu family.

There was none other that was involved in this business.

With monopoly comes great profit, this applies to any business.

The Xu family might not be as prosperous as the Shen family, but their considerable wealth was not something that one could disdain.

More importantly, the Shen family would never go against the Xu family under the sky of the state capital because the two families were bonded by marriage.