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After listening to Rouge's answer, Shen Cuo didn't speak for a long time.He just kept looking at her, not knowing what to think.

"Shopkeeper Shen, what's wrong with you?" Rouge had been watching for a long time, and she couldn't help feeling a little uneasy, "Did I say something wrong?"

Shen Cuo shook his head, and said calmly: "No, I'm glad to hear you say that."

She was always happy, but this time she didn't show a happy expression as she said.

It's not that she's lying, but because this kind of joy is mixed with other emotions that she doesn't understand.

There was a soreness and numbness in her heart that she had never experienced before, and even caused a little disorder in her internal strength.

Rouge has been with her for five or six years, and she is no longer the dark and thin little girl she used to be.

But Shen Cuo didn't realize how much Yan Zhi had changed until today.

It is not accurate enough to say a girl, this is clearly a slim young girl.

Shen Cuo loosened the arms around Rouge's waist subconsciously, but she still didn't let go, but looked away with some unease.

"But I don't need your rescue, let alone your life in exchange, I will protect you."

Rouge looked at Shen Cuo's awkward side face, smiled shyly, and said trustingly: "I know, shopkeeper Shen is so powerful, he will definitely protect me."

These words comforted Shen Cuo very well, and she soon forgot those emotions just now, holding Rouge and talking elsewhere.

The two returned home in a carriage, and as soon as they entered the door, they heard Zeng Tie report that Shen Bing was waiting in the front hall.

Shen Bing was the youngest of Shen Cuo's four personal guards, and he just turned twenty this year.

But among the four, he is the one with the most stable personality, and he is very considerate about things.

Shen Bing travels between various places all year round, sending important letters for Shen Cuo, and collecting intelligence.

In the two years since Shen Ding was sent to protect Wenshi, among the four guards, he was the only one who occasionally came to Yanzhou to meet Shen Cuo.

And as long as he comes, there must be something important to report to Shen Cuo.

"Shopkeeper Shen, I'll make tea for you."

When Yan Zhi heard that Shen Bing had come, she was also very happy.Because Shen Bing would bring her the letters from her older sister and younger brother every time she came, even though her older sister had already come to Yanzhou this time, Huzi was still doing the right thing.

Shen Cuo nodded first, but after seeing Yan Zhi's happy face, he couldn't help frowning.

At this moment, she suddenly realized that every time Shen Bing came to Rouge, she would be very happy.

Shen Bing was tall and handsome, and he was the most outstanding among the four guards.Thinking of this, Shen Cuo couldn't help pursing the corners of his lips tightly.

She shook her head, shook off the unknown emotions in her mind, and walked towards the front hall with her hands behind her back.

As soon as Shen Cuo entered the door, he saw a middle-aged Taoist priest of medium stature and elegant appearance standing in the center of the hall, bowing to her respectfully and saying: "Shen Bing sees the young master."

For a spy as a guard, good looks are not an advantage, so Shen Bing is proficient in the art of disguise, and specially learned the bone shrinking skill.

"Hmm..." After Shen Cuo left with Rouge, his mentality was not as radical as it was then.

He didn't care so much about the title of his subordinates, and the people in the firm changed their name to the head.

As for those close friends who were used to calling her young master, she didn't bother to correct them deliberately, "How's the situation in the northwest these past two months? There are also Baiyun Villa and Huanhuameng...do you have any news?"

"The current situation in the northwest is stable. It was a wise move for the eldest princess to lead [-] Beijing soldiers to the northwest without hesitation.

Her assassination did cause some commotion before, but Princess Jingcheng quickly stabilized the situation.

Judging from the follow-up, the eldest princess's injury should not be serious.Now it is difficult to disturb the Northwest. I think Princess Chang and Princess Jingcheng will return to Beijing soon. "

Shen Cuo nodded, and Shen Bing continued: "As for Baiyun Villa, there has finally been some progress in the past two days...Young Master, we have captured Bai Qiulin."

"What?" Shen Cuo's originally indifferent face finally showed a flaw because of Shen Bing's words, "You caught her? How did you catch her? Where is she now?"

"It's not so much that we caught her, it's better to say that she deliberately led us to find her.

Miss Baiquan sent her second brother to Yanzhou, saying that she hoped that the young master would protect Miss Bai for her sake. "

Shen Cuo's four guards became brothers, and the second brother in Shen Bing's mouth was Shen Yi.

Shen Cuo looked slightly annoyed, and said angrily: "Bai Qiulin is the owner's wife of Baiyun Villa, why do I need my protection? Bai Quan is really going too far, but after two years of not seeing each other, he dared to kill him before playing!"

Shen Bing was much more successful than Shen Ding in his heart, and seeing Shen Cuo's expression, he knew that she was just hard-spoken and soft-hearted, and tried to persuade him: "Young master, although Miss Bai is not in the same position as us, she herself does not want to get involved in disputes." of.

She is pregnant now, please protect her for the sake of Miss Baiquan.And, she has something very important to tell you. "

Although Shen Cuo was still full of anger, he didn't say anything to Bai Quan's decision, but said in a bad tone: "What does she want to tell me? She doesn't want to get involved in disputes, so she should have listened to my advice not to marry Shen Zheng.

Now that she is pregnant and running around, she must have been bullied by Shen Zheng.Hmph, what Baiyun Villa?

It's just a group of defeated generals who still hold unrealistic fantasies.

Originally, I just wanted to take my aunt far away, ignore these mundane matters, and let Shen Zheng go with her, but I didn't expect that these people would never change their nature, and would try to make a comeback. "

She was obviously extremely annoyed, and she named people who she didn't want to mention on weekdays.

Shen Bing sighed softly: "In the past two years, not only us, but the imperial court has also deliberately suppressed them. The air ducts on the surface of Baiyun Villa are very dangerous underneath. Before Shen Zheng personally assassinated the eldest princess, he was obviously forced to .”

Baiyun Villa is not a newly emerging martial arts force in recent years. They existed in the world as early as 20 years ago.And before Dayan was formally established, it was very prosperous for a while.

Yanchao's attitude towards martial arts people has always been clear, soliciting, controlling, and suppressing. At that time, there was the Tianming Sect, and the relationship between the court and Zhengdao martial arts was still close, while Baiyun Villa was like watching a play, not interacting with any party, and gradually faded out. The field of vision of the people of the rivers and lakes.

The later Baiyun Villa was more like a noble gentry. It was only after the Jiangnan corruption case that it suddenly became active secretly.

Shen Cuo knew about this a few years ago, but he just didn't bother to pay attention to it.

"So what if I'm in a hurry? It's just a dog jumping over the wall in a hurry. With his third-rate kung fu, what difference does it make if he assassinates himself or not?"

Shen Cuo is a genius born in the sky, her natural eyes are higher than the top, and even the masters of the righteous way can rarely catch her eyes.

What's more, it's a person who hates it in the first place, "I only sent Shen Jia to protect my mother and the others, but they failed. It's a joke that I still want to overthrow Dayan with this strength."

When Shen Cuo said this, Shen Bing showed a slightly worried look: "Young master, the assassination that day may not be that simple. You did have the foresight to send the elder brother to protect the eldest princess, but the elder brother recalled afterwards and found that there was something unusual in it. place."

Among the four, Shen Jia has the highest martial arts and the strongest concealment ability. When the situation in the northwest was severe, Shen Cuo specially transferred him to secretly protect Liu Rongzhi, otherwise Huo Wutong alone might not be able to prevent the assassination.

Of course, what she was worried about was not Liu Rongzhi's life, but that she was afraid that others would frame her as a scapegoat and bring disaster to the people in Shen's Commercial Firm.

After all, the martial arts of Baiyun Villa originally belonged to the Tianming Sect. Although they deliberately concealed their martial arts methods all these years, if they deliberately wanted to frame the Tianming Sect, outsiders would not be able to see any difference.

"What's unusual? Why are you talking about it now?"

"Because the other party did it so secretly, the eldest brother didn't even notice it at the time.

We would suspect that it was because Miss Bai said something that the elder brother recalled it. "

"What did Bai Qiulin say?"

"Miss Bai said that Shen Zheng's failed assassination had something to do with the Huanhuameng."

The Huanhua League is a force that has suddenly emerged in the world in recent years, and its members are all women.

However, they did not set up a sect, but openly set up a medicine shop and medical center, which specially took in the elderly, weak, women and children during the Northwest disaster, so they were very popular and awarded by the government.

However, Shen Cuo felt that the matter was not simple, so he immediately asked someone to investigate, and thus discovered the existence of Huanhuameng.

Although no definite evidence has been found so far, she has already confirmed the identity of the mastermind behind the scenes.

Shen Cuo originally asked people to investigate Baiyun Villa and Huanhuameng to find out if there was any interest relationship between them.

After all, it was hard not to let her think about what Hua Nongying said when she left.Since she is unwilling to raise the banner to subvert Dayan, it is very reasonable for Hua Nongying to turn to Shen Zheng for cooperation.

"Huanhuameng prevented Shen Zheng from assassinating my mother?" Shen Cuo showed doubts, "Are you sure they stopped Shen Zheng instead of helping?"

Shen Bing nodded: "According to elder brother, Shen Zheng's martial arts has improved a lot, he is not Shen Zheng's opponent.

But during the fight, he accidentally succeeded several times, and Shen Zheng retreated accordingly.Thinking about it now, he should have had the help of a master at that time, and he was barely able to fight against him. "

Shen Cuo was pensive, and Shen Bing continued in his ears: "In fact, we have never found out any connection between Huanhuameng and Baiyun Villa, and there are even frictions in many places.

If what Miss Bai said is true, then all our previous guesses need to be overturned. "

Huanhuameng acted secretly, and most of the medical clinics and pharmacies it opened were ordinary people who didn't know the inside story, which made the investigation more difficult.

Although Shen Cuo knew that Hua Nongying was behind the trouble, he just couldn't catch him.

"It's strange, Hua Nongying doesn't like my mother, let alone the court, so why would she secretly protect her?"

If it is true what Bai Qiulin said, then there is at least one person with top martial arts in the Huanhua League.

But she counted the masters in the martial arts, but she couldn't think of anyone who could be recruited by Hua Nongying.

"Could it be Miss Xieyu..."

The corners of Shen Cuo's eyes moved slightly, and his expression suddenly froze.

When natural disasters and man-made disasters came suddenly, Shen Cuo's aunt's affairs had already exhausted Shen Cuo's mind and body, and all her thoughts were lost. She didn't want to think about anything——

Whether her aunt really passed away or the golden cicada escaped her shell, whether Xie Yu really betrayed her or whether she had hidden secrets, she didn't want to think about it.

Because no matter which side it is, the deception and betrayal she suffered will not change.

But after the sad heart, Shen Cuo recalled the scene of that day from time to time in the past two years, and recalled Xie Yu's words, words and deeds.And it is still hard to believe that Xie Yu would betray her.

Shen Cuo continued to think along this line of thought, took a heavy breath, and suddenly a bright light flashed in his eyes.