What is that young man in red trying to probe? Is it because I didn't show enough gratitude for his help and he has some resentment... But based on my own feelings, he doesn't seem like that kind of person...

  It's like facing a higher math problem that you don't understand... if you don't understand it, then so be it, no need to force yourself!

  Shen Mu Qing decided not to guess the young man's mood, and instead replied literally: "Our family's daughter is still in the house... it's really inconvenient to go far. After reporting to the master of the house, I will definitely come to thank you another day."

  His tone was somewhat perfunctory, and Shen Muqing himself felt a little embarrassed, but the young man showed a faint smile.

  That is a completely different kind of smile from the usual one that evokes negative emotions, sarcasm or disdain, but rather a warm and sunny smile like a spring breeze.

  Shen Muqing was startled by his reaction and took two steps back, but forgot that he was still barefoot and winced in pain.

  The young man looked at him and seemed to be pleased with Shen Muqing's appearance, and laughed very happily, saying: "Don't worry. I'll watch the people from the Shen family come and go!"

  Having said that, he didn't wait for Shen Muqing's response and left with Tu Xiaoye and a few others.

  Shen Muqing was somewhat unclear about the young man's thinking, but he understood what the red-clothed youth meant by his last sentence.

  What a weird personality. However, it comes with the unique cuteness of a rebellious teenager!

  She smiled faintly, and her eyes fell on the "paper shoes" that had been discarded beside the threshold.

  Shen Mu Qing squatted down, collecting the scattered pages of the book on the ground. He thought about whether to buy a copy of "The Analects" to give back to the young man, and then thought that Pang De Bao said this book was given by his fourth uncle, but felt that with his personality, even if his family's elders blamed him for it, he would not take it to heart. However, he hesitated whether the young man would accept his compensation...

  The blue cover was scattered, revealing the written title page.

  It was picked up by Shen Muqing with curiosity, and it was seen that there were a few dragon flying phoenix dancing grasses on it. "Industry is diligent in industry and decadent in indulgence, behavior is successful in thought and destroyed in following. Gift to nephew Xiao Sa. Uncle Xiao Qian." The signature was dated this March.

  So this young man is called Xiao Sa!

  Shen Mu Qing thought of his arrogant expression and couldn't help but laugh as he stood up.

  In an instant, her smile froze on her face.

  She thought of Chang En and Sun Xiu lying in the cabin... It was just a very ordinary trip to the Medicine King Temple, but she didn't expect something like this to happen!

  Shen Mu Qing stood alone in the quiet corridor, gazing at the bell tower of the Medicine King Temple towering in mid-air, and only turned back to the wing room after a long time.

  In the room, Mianmian slept restlessly, with a lot of sweat and muttering in her sleep from time to time. Shen Muqing called out to her softly, she opened those beautiful big eyes, looking at Shen Muqing dazedly, and actually said vaguely: "Where did my sister go... Mr. Min came to see me... I'm going to die... You guys take a strand of my hair and give it to Mr. Min as a keepsake..."

  That's all nonsense.

  Shen Mu Qing's heart felt sour and aching.

  Mian Mian is in love with Mr. Min, it's her first love!

  She couldn't help but shed tears, serving her tea in front of the bed and washing her face with cold water, just hoping that Zhuji and the others would return soon.

  Shen Mu Qing waited and waited, but before she could wait any longer, Li Mama and others arrived first.

  Mrs. Li was so frightened that her whole body trembled, and even Liu Zhong and a few other old rivers were confused by this sudden change. On the contrary, Ying Fan calmed down quickly after a moment of panic. She brought hot water to wash Shen Mu's feet and sat on the edge of the bed to serve Jin Xiu.

  Shen Muqing didn't bother with too much formalities and called Liu Zhong in to discuss what to do about this matter.

  Liu Zhong sat on a wooden stool beside the threshold, covering his face and lowering his head, without saying a word.

  In the silence, the sound of frantic footsteps came from outside the corridor.

  Everyone involuntarily looked up in confusion.

  Just then, footsteps stopped in front of the door, and with a "ya" sound, the door swung open. A tall, bearded man with a blue-ironed face walked in.

  His eyes were wide with rage, and he roared at Liu Zhong in a Henan accent: "Which eight-treasured brat is it? I'll slaughter him..."

  Liu Zhong's eyes turned red and he said in a low voice, "Brother Wang, a tile falls to the ground when it leaves the well mouth, and a great general cannot avoid death on the battlefield. This... this is also fate..."

  "Fart! Fart!" The big man roared, "My brothers and I are known as 'Invincible Fist' in the Jianghu, unbeatable in the five provinces of the northwest..." As he spoke, he squatted at the door, holding his head and wailing, "How did we end up dying here... A tiger fallen into a humble state..."

  Everyone heard this and felt a pang in their hearts, and tears fell from their eyes.

  Liu Zhong comforted him: "Don't cry... The Chang family's wife and children will be taken care of by the authorities..."

  "How can I take care of it!? Just buy a few acres of land and send 50 taels of silver... Brother's family has one son and one daughter, the eldest is no more than eight years old, and the youngest is no less than five years old... How can they survive?... Brother Chang is willing to stay here as a guard for someone, but he doesn't want his sister-in-law to be frightened every day... How can I explain it to my sister-in-law?"

  He was crying, and Luomei and Zhūjī came in from outside with a frightened expression.

  The two of them looked at Shen Muqing's appearance and both burst into tears.

  For a moment, the house was filled with sorrow and desolation.

  Shen Muqing looked at this messy scene, her face cold as she stood up: "Everyone stop crying. This matter needs to be discussed and a solution found..."

  Luò Méi and Zhū Jī stood aside with red eyes, while the big Han surnamed Wáng shouted at Shěn Mù Qīng: "What do you understand..."

  "Alright, I don't understand, you do. You tell me, what should be done about this?"

  "We must find that damn dog and skin him alive to offer as a sacrifice to our great brother." The man with the surname Wang quickly added.

  "What's next?"

  "Then, then......" A look of perplexity flowed out from Wang's eyes.

  "Miss Shen," Liu Zhong said with a smile, "he's an uncouth fellow, you can't take him seriously. I'll report this to the head of the escort agency myself, and make sure that neither the funeral nor the compensation have anything to do with the Shen family..."

  "Master Liu," Shen Muqing interrupted Liu Zhong's words, "so you were originally under Master Chang's jurisdiction... Now that Master Chang is no longer here, you should put forward a representative to negotiate with us and settle this matter... The ones who beat people up are from the Town An Wang Fu, and the master has also gone to the Sanglu Temple for this matter. Even if they reported it to the Shuntian Prefecture, they won't be able to figure out the details for a while, so they won't come immediately. If we don't take advantage of this opportunity to arrange things properly, by the time everyone has figured things out and has a clear understanding, even if we want to do something about it, we will be powerless."

  Liu Zhong's heart skipped a beat as he listened, his eyes wide with surprise as he stared at Shen Muqing.

  That Mr. Wang said, "This little sister is absolutely right. The government is unreliable, I think we should discuss how to catch that scoundrel."

  "Wang Yi." Liu Zhong shouted, "You lead your brothers to keep an eye on Chang and Sun brothers, so he won't be alone."

  The man named Wang Yi was still talking, but saw Liu Zhong's gaze was sharp and different from usual. He also thought of the instructions given when he came, that when Chang En was not around, he should listen to Liu Zhong. In the end, he swallowed his words and walked away with red eyes.

  Liu Zhong saw Wang Yi leave and got up to walk forward, facing Shen Muqing with a fist, his expression suddenly having a majestic aura of a tiger sitting on a dragon.

  "Miss Shen, this is a matter of the jianghu, and it has its own rules. Now that the officials have arrived, we won't implicate the Shen family in this. Please be at ease!"

  Shen Muqing knew he had misunderstood. He called Luo Mei and Zhu Ji to set up seats for Li Mama and Liu Zhong, then spoke straightforwardly: "Both of you are experienced in the world, having eaten more salt than I have eaten rice, so it shouldn't be me who says this. But seeing that everyone's spirits aren't good, I'll take charge...Liu Shifu, please listen to me first. I know there are rules in the escort bureau, although I don't know exactly what they are, but I think there should be a big difference between dying on duty and dying due to negligence...As for Li Mama's side, you're the elder of the family now, if you privately attend a funeral and the mistress finds out, it will be troublesome, no need for me to say more. But in any case, since everyone followed me out, I couldn't just ignore it, so I found both of you to discuss a solution...to see how we can resolve this matter..."

  Li's mother hastily knelt down before Shen Muqing, crying: "I'll do whatever you say... just please spare my life!"

  Shen Muqing just stared at Liu Zhong.

  Liu Zhong's eyebrows were furrowed for a moment before he finally spoke: "Tell me, what did Miss Shen say?"

  Shen Mu Qing asked the two to sit down and immediately told them about the situation he had sorted out in his mind: "That Sixteen Master originally wanted to catch a woman who owed him money, but when he saw Jin Xiu's beauty, he changed his mind on the spot. Jin Xiu was protecting me and was kicked in the chest by Sixteen Master. I took advantage of the opportunity to run out and met Chang Ye, who told me to run to where there were more people, and he temporarily blocked Sixteen Master. I didn't dare to run far, so I hid in the woods outside the temple. Later, when I saw Sixteen Master and his men running away, I turned back and found that Chang Ye and Sun Ye... After that, you all came back... I thought we should tell Old Master that we were resting in the wing room, but Sixteen Master's men suddenly rushed in, saying they wanted to search for someone. They saw Jin Xiu and tried to take her away by force. Jin Xiu protected me and was kicked again by those scoundrels. Our family's guards opened the gate, but the other side still refused to give in, so everyone started fighting... As a result, Chang Ye and Sun Ye... You see, this explanation is quite reasonable."

  Liu Zhong listened seriously. From his experience, he naturally knew that the young lady from the Shen family was not telling him the truth either. But the proposal later on really moved him. In this way, neither Chang nor Sun had any responsibility, but rather merit... The dead are more important, other things can be discussed later.

  He immediately made a decision and bowed his fist towards Shen Muqing: "Miss, great kindness doesn't need to be thanked!"

  "Miss, I'll listen to you completely," said Li's mother hesitantly.

  Shen Mu nodded slightly and said: "The people on my side will be taken care of by me..."

  Liu Zhong immediately replied: "As for others, we will take care of them."