Chapter 18 The Young Man Outside Town Hall (1/2)

Xu Hong knew that the Shen family was powerful. He wondered if there was someone who was skilled enough to subdue the five demonic gods, that would be great.

As to why his sister tried to set Shen Ruoxi up, it would probably be out of jealousy, and possibly due to some affairs within the Shen family.

He needed to talk to his sister about it, and find out who was the person who managed to challenge the demonic god.

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As Shen Ruoxi was Old Master Shen's only granddaughter, he cherished her deeply. After hearing about her recovery, he was so happy that he had an extra bowl of porridge during breakfast.

Due to his good mood, he even asked about Shen Lian.

Steward Wu knew that it was the right time, and he told Old Master Shen everything that Shen Lian had been up to.

Besides the weird body weight training regime, all Shen Lian had been doing was just reading and writing in his room.

Of course, Steward Wu did not know that Shen Lian had an eidetic memory and perfect recall. During this period of time, Shen Lian had read every book that he could find in his courtyard. He knew all of them by heart, which helped him to understand this world better.

”This child is destined for greatness. He is patient.” Old Master Shen was not angered by Shen Lian's refusal to submit to his authority. If anything, he admired him for it.

As his admiration for Shen Lian grew, he longed to pass his legacy on to him.

Unfortunately, Shen Lian was not too enthusiastic about the riches of the Shen family.

This was quite a blow to Old Master Shen. The thing that he valued the most was nothing in Shen Lian's eyes.

Regardless, he had Steward Wu to bring Shen Lian over.

He had never lost his composure in the course of business, this could be the first time, and likely not the last.

The meeting was held at Old Master Shen's study room. When he was young, he could not afford to study; at this age, he did not have the energy for it. He loved buying books, though.

It could well be that he was affected by the concept of ”poetry and literature as a family heritage”.

This was why every member of the Shen family, even Shen Ruoxi, had their own study room.

After a month of not seeing each other, Old Master Shen thought he had the wrong person when he set eyes on Shen Lian.

In the short course of one month, Shen Lian had undergone notable changes.

Just as the orchids and jade trees, that grew in the house of others.

”I heard that you've been studying hard,” Old Master Shen started the conversation with random chatter.

”I wouldn't call it studying hard, it is not as though I'm going to sit for the Imperial Examination.” Shen Lian grinned and showed his pearly whites, giving off the aura of a sporty young man.

”There's no need to study hard when you are born into a family like ours,” said Old Master Shen.

It is always good to study, but not excessively. Otherwise, one would be too conservative and confined to traditions.

”I would like to head out tomorrow,” said Shen Lian.

”You didn't ask to go out for the past month, what's with the sudden request?” Old Master Shen thought Shen Lian should have kept his cool and maintained his composure.

”My mother was buried in the Qielan Temple. I wish to pay my respect,” Shen Lian replied calmly.

Old Master Shen did not notice anything strange, what more, his reason was legitimate.

”But this reason is not good enough.” Given his soft spot for his late daughter, Old Master Shen was tempted to say yes right away. However, being a trader, his subconscious prompted a negotiation before closing a deal.

”I'll give you an answer when I'm back,” Shen Lian said without hesitation.

”Go ahead then.” Old Master Shen did not ask Shen Lian what was the answer that he spoke of. Both of them knew well what this was about.

He knew that Shen Lian was someone who would keep his words. If he did not, that would be a solid proof that Old Master Shen was wrong about him. In that case, Shen Lian would cease to be of importance to Old Master Shen.