The City’s Strongest Son-in-law

Even while staying at the Shen Family, Su Changfeng didn’t find it boring. After all, the Shen Family was so vast that whenever he wanted to pass the time, he could just wander around.

The Shen Family had a pond, and Su Changfeng made a fishing rod himself. Whenever he was free, he would go fishing there. The servants in the mansion seemed unaware of what Su Changfeng was doing. They curiously came to watch as if it was some novel activity.

Later, fishing lost its appeal, and Su Changfeng came up with other new ideas. Those people still seemed as ignorant as ever, watching stealthily from the side. In no time, it was the annual hunting event in Tianshui City.

On this day, after a simple wash, Su Changfeng planned to go fishing at the pond when Shen Rushuang’s maid hurried over.

”What’s happened?” Su Changfeng asked, looking at her with a puzzled expression.

The maid’s face was grim as she said to Su Changfeng, ”The young mistress is in trouble. Since you are her husband, you must go save her.”

Su Changfeng replied without hesitation, ”You’re well aware that we’re not really husband and wife, and besides, she probably wouldn’t want me to interfere in her matters.”

”What kind of a man are you? The young mistress is in trouble, and you’re really going to stand by and do nothing?” the maid said, her face pale.

Su Changfeng still looked indifferent. In his mind, Shen Rushuang was naturally not his wife, so whatever happened to Shen Rushuang had nothing to do with him.

”Whether I’m a man or not, what does that have to do with you? If you have nothing else, you’d better leave quickly. By the looks of you, your young mistress’s situation seems urgent. You should go think of a solution.” Su Changfeng said as he prepared to leave.

The maid hurriedly blocked Su Changfeng’s way and said, ”No, you must go save the young mistress!”

Su Changfeng’s expression immediately darkened.

This little maid was being completely unreasonable. The relationship between him and Shen Rushuang was something this maid knew clearly. Was this a situation where he needed to step in? What did it have to do with him?

”Did Shen Rushuang agree for you to come to me?” Su Changfeng asked coldly.

Panic flashed in the maid’s eyes. Shen Rushuang indeed hadn’t instructed her; she had come on her own accord.

Seeing the maid’s reaction, Su Changfeng knew what was going on and continued, ”If I’m not wrong, Shen Rushuang’s trouble is probably related to the other two families, right?”

”Who told you that?” The maid’s expression changed immediately. She hadn’t even started explaining what happened to Su Changfeng, so how could he possibly know?

Su Changfeng smiled slightly. Who told him? Did he need anyone to tell him? Anyone with a bit of intelligence should be able to guess, right?

Shen Rushuang’s ambitions were evident. She might have been set up by those two families already.

Whoever holds the position of City Lord doesn’t matter; it’s destined to be a puppet anyway. Even if the puppet is a bit unruly, it’s not a big threat, so it’s not worth fearing.

But the Shen Family is different. They are a rival that can stand shoulder to shoulder with them. It’s no surprise that the remaining two families want to eliminate the Shen Family.

Perhaps this matter was a trap from the beginning, and the two families, while appearing to be united with the Shen Family against the City Lord, were in fact planning together to target the Shen Family.

”I’m so smart; do I really need someone to tell me? Of course, I figured it out. But your young mistress must have a way, so you shouldn’t worry.” Su Changfeng said.

The maid hurriedly said, ”But this time it’s different. They have a Fourth-rank Expert, but the Shen Family doesn’t, so I’m afraid the young mistress will suffer.”

A Fourth-rank Expert?

Though Su Changfeng wasn’t sure how powerful a Fourth-rank Expert was, logically, it’s just a middle-lower level. The Shen Family is so strong, yet they can’t find a single Fourth-rank Expert?

But on second thought, it’s not that surprising. After all, Tianshui City is a small town, and any skilled expert wouldn’t want to stay here, so having a Fourth-rank Expert in Tianshui City is quite impressive.

”Take a good look at me.” Su Changfeng suddenly pointed at himself.

The maid was a little confused, but she still looked closely at Su Changfeng and asked with a frown, ”What do you mean by this?”

Su Changfeng sighed and said, ”Do you think someone as skinny and small as me can compete against a Fourth-rank Expert? You’re thinking too highly of me!”

The light in the maid’s eyes dimmed immediately. Indeed, this guy is just useless; how could he possibly defeat a Fourth-rank Expert? Having him step in really wouldn’t serve any purpose. But now all the elders of the Shen Family weren’t in Tianshui City, leaving only the young mistress to handle things, and she just couldn’t feel at ease.

”Even if it means dying, you must stay by the young mistress’s side!” the maid said coldly.

Su Changfeng’s eyes flashed with mockery. So, his life was worth so little, was it?

”I happen to think my life is quite valuable. I won’t do anything to send myself to a pointless death, so don’t waste your time with me.” Su Changfeng said.

”If anything really happens to the young mistress, you won’t survive either, and the Shen Family definitely won’t spare you. Wang Junyi also won’t spare you!” the maid said through gritted teeth, in panic.

Hearing this, Su Changfeng paused his steps. While the words were harsh, they had a point. The reason he could peacefully stay in the Shen Family was that he was Shen Rushuang’s husband. If something truly happened to Shen Rushuang, even if the Shen Family decided not to bother with him, he would be expelled, and then Wang Junyi certainly wouldn’t let him go.

If it really came to that, his situation would be a bit troublesome. Right now, he still needed to use the Shen Family as cover and continue getting familiar with this world. Only then could he come up with better ways to resolve Tuo Shi’s crisis.

”Ah, if you’re seeking my help, couldn’t you ask nicely? With such an attitude, how do you expect to get anyone to help? Fortunately, I’m kinder than most. Alright, hurry up and lead the way.” Su Changfeng said.

”You...” The maid’s face turned white and red, evidently very angry. She had never encountered such a shameless guy. Kind? He was anything but!

At this moment, in the front hall of the Shen Family, Shen Rushuang sat on a chair, facing the Family Heads of the two other families. Although she showed no sign of fear on the surface, they all had Fourth-rank Experts with them, making Shen Rushuang somewhat uneasy inside.

She really hadn’t expected these guys to actually find Fourth-rank Experts.

At this time, Su Changfeng suddenly arrived, breaking the tense atmosphere.

”Wow, so many people here. I’m just here to join the fun.” Su Changfeng walked over with a bright smile.

Shen Rushuang couldn’t help but frown. Why would Su Changfeng come over out of the blue? Glancing at the maid by her side, who was avoiding her gaze, Shen Rushuang immediately understood.

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