Urban Martial Saint

Of course, Shen Tianjun would not refuse Prince Nalan’s withdrawal, after all, his goal was for Ye Qing to win. Now that Prince Nalan has also withdrawn, it means Ye Qing has won directly.

”This is also good!” Shen Tianjun nodded, looked at Shen Da, and said, ”In that case, then announce it.”

Shen Da nodded, walked to Ye Qing’s side, and said loudly, ”I announce that the winner of this marriage contest, Ye Qing, shall become the son-in-law of the Shen Family, and marry Shen Qingyi of the Shen Family!”

Hearing this, Bei Shisan, Wan Yanming, Huang Linxuan, and others all looked at Ye Qing with discontent. These people, more or less, have had some conflict with Ye Qing, and in their hearts, they were somewhat unwilling about Ye Qing’s final victory. After all, Shen Qingyi was the number one beauty of the Southern Six Provinces, and now she was being taken by Ye Qing, how could they be content?

Of course, while some were troubled, others were joyful. Du Feng ran directly from Du Longwang’s side, excitedly saying, ”Brother Ye, congratulations!”

Du Feng was beaten by Wan Yanming yesterday, fortunately, he was at the Shen Family Manor and took the Shen Family’s Ziyu Chenxiang Pill, he has now completely recovered without a trace of injury.

Li Qianqiu also came over, nodded at Ye Qing, and said, ”Congratulations!”

”Thank you!” Ye Qing nodded at the two of them. Du Feng has completely taken him as a friend. As for Li Qianqiu, Ye Qing, unknowingly, felt a sense of camaraderie with him. This Li Qianqiu’s character was astonishingly similar to Ye Qing, they were completely the same kind of person. However, what Shijia said earlier also surprised Ye Qing, was Li Qianqiu actually of the Broken Army Life Pattern?

The turmoil era of the Three Stars of Killer Breaker Wolf referred to the Seven Kills, Broken Army, and Greedy Wolf Three Stars. Lu Zian fulfilled the Seven Kills Fate, Li Qianqiu fulfilled the Broken Army Life Pattern, now two of the three stars have appeared. If the person with the Greedy Wolf Life Pattern shows up, wouldn’t the world really be thrown into chaos? To think, this Li Qianqiu was actually a person who would influence the world in the future?

On the other hand, everyone was congratulating Shen Tianjun, and Prince Nalan laughed, ”Congratulations, Brother Shen, on gaining such a virtuous son-in-law. I wonder when you are planning the wedding?”

”This still needs to be thoroughly discussed, but since things are already settled, there’s no rush.” Shen Tianjun replied with a faint smile, but he felt a bit uncomfortable inside. Although Ye Qing won, Ye Qing ultimately couldn’t end up with Shen Qingyi. The wedding was already impossible. If Shen Qingyi knows about this, who knows if she can accept it?

”I think today is a good day, why not finalize it as soon as possible?” Prince Nalan laughed, ”You and I are people of the Jianghu, why bother so much? The key is everyone is here, such a lively scene is rare.”

”Hahaha...” Shen Tianjun laughed heartily and said, ”Thank you all for your concern, but as for young people’s matters, we elders shouldn’t meddle too much. This is the era of the young, we old folks shouldn’t butt in. Since there is excitement here today, how can it not be lively? Now that the marriage contest has ended, tonight, let’s not go home until we’re drunk!”

Everyone burst into laughter, seemingly in harmony. But, in fact, most people had their own thoughts and were contemplating their own matters.

The marriage contest finally concluded, everyone dispersed first to rest. Ye Qing followed Shen Tianjun and others to the backyard, where Old Madam Shen was waiting. She had also heard about Ye Qing’s victory, so she was not at all worried or anxious now.

”Ye Qing, thank you!” Old Madam Shen looked at Ye Qing and said, ”Qingyi’s matter, I trouble you with it!”

Ye Qing smiled bitterly, shook his head, and said softly, ”Old Madam, no need to thank me, it is I who have wronged Qingyi.”

”Ye Qing, I know your character. No matter what you do, Qingyi would understand.” Old Madam Shen also sighed and waved her hand, ”Alright, you’ve been tired for such a long time, go and rest a bit. Once these matters are handled here, and everyone leaves the Shen Family Manor, you can leave the Shen Family and go handle your affairs.”

Ye Qing nodded, glanced at the door behind Old Madam Shen. After pausing briefly, he finally turned around slowly and left. He knew that Shen Qingyi was quietly watching him inside the room, the only distance between them was that door. However, Ye Qing dared not see her, he was really afraid of not being able to let go.

Watching Ye Qing walk away, Old Madam Shen sighed again and turned to say softly, ”He’s gone, you can come out now.”

The door opened, and Shen Qingyi, with red swollen eyes, came out of the room. It was obvious she had been crying.

”If you want to see him, then go see him.” Seeing her granddaughter like this, Old Madam Shen also felt pained, gently caressing Shen Qingyi’s hair.

”I can’t see him.” Shen Qingyi said softly, ”He is already with Ms. Ziyu, I cannot take away what Ms. Ziyu loves.”

”Silly girl, matters of love, there is no first or last, nor any right or wrong.” Old Madam Shen said gently, ”Perhaps you and him are better suited for each other.”

Shen Qingyi slowly shook her head and whispered, ”Suitable doesn’t mean we can be together. I don’t want him to betray Ms. Ziyu, I don’t want him to carry the stigma!”

”You’re always thinking about him, but what about you?” Old Madam Shen said, ”Is your lifelong happiness something you just hand over to someone else like that?”

Shen Qingyi glanced at Old Madam Shen, but said nothing, her expression growing even sadder, like an abandoned red rose.

Ye Qing returned to his room, and after a long time, his mood finally calmed. He walked to the table, casually picking up the Gold Silk Armor, a wooden box that had been kept in his room. He initially intended to leave this thing at the Shen Family, but since the Shen Family now decided to sever ties with everything related to the Heaven, Earth, and Man Three Gates, he certainly couldn’t leave this thing at the Shen Family anymore. Otherwise, this item might bring great disaster upon the Shen Family.

But since this wooden box couldn’t be returned to the Shen Family, where should it be placed? Prince Wan Yan had been eyeing this Gold Silk Armor greedily, and if it remained in Ye Qing’s hands, Prince Wan Yan would surely come for it. Having this thing was like holding a time bomb; how should he handle it?

After much thought, Ye Qing couldn’t come up with a good solution, nor did he know how to deal with this Gold Silk Armor. Moreover, this Gold Silk Armor contained a world-shattering secret, and he wanted to unravel the secret within it. Yet, where could he find someone who understood Buddhist texts?

Thinking of this, Ye Qing suddenly slapped his thigh and blurted out, ”Oh, damn it! That old monk Shijia surely understands Buddhist texts!”

Indeed, that old guy Shijia had lived for over two hundred years. Despite often acting crazy and shameless, he was an enlightened monk and definitely versed in Buddhist texts. If Ye Qing had known this earlier, he would have asked Shijia to translate the Buddhist texts from the Gold Silk Armor while he was still around, which might have revealed what the secret really was. But now, Shijia had run off with the Joyous Monk, and unraveling the secret of the Gold Silk Armor was hard for Ye Qing, as finding Shijia was no easy task.

Shaking his head helplessly, Ye Qing picked up a bag from the table, wrapped the Gold Silk Armor in it, and placed it inside. After all, this thing was not small, and carrying it in hand was too conspicuous.

With some time left before lunch, Ye Qing, having packed away the Gold Silk Armor, headed straight to the courtyard, planning to practice a set of punches or something. But as soon as he reached the courtyard, two people from the Shen Family ran to the entrance.

”Brother Ye, Uncle asked you to come to the back for a moment,” one of them said urgently.

”Oh, what happened?” Ye Qing asked curiously, knowing that Shen Er wouldn’t call for him without reason.

”The brothers on patrol caught someone trying to sneak into our Shen Family Manor. When Uncle questioned him, he said he was your good friend and came to find you. So, Uncle asked us to bring you over to identify him and see if he’s indeed your friend.”

”Good friend?” Ye Qing frowned, feeling an extremely unpleasant sensation in his heart, as if something about this situation irritated him. The last time, that bastard Handsome Fatty Wang told the police the same thing, and it ended up being a trap for Ye. This time, Ye Qing couldn’t shake a Mao Mao feeling of unease.

”What does this guy look like?” Ye Qing asked.

”He’s a fatty...”

As soon as those words were spoken, Ye Qing slammed the table and cursed, ”Damn, it’s that bastard again!”

”Huh?” The person was taken aback, asking curiously, ”Brother Ye, do you really know him?”

”Know him? Of course, I do!” Ye Qing gritted his teeth and said, ”Quick, quick, quick, take me to see him, hurry up and take me to see him.”

”Oh.” The two quickly led the way ahead, guiding Ye Qing directly towards the backyard.

In the backyard, a fat man stood in the middle of the hall, surrounded by a few onlookers. Shen Er was seated there as well, and upon seeing Ye Qing, he immediately stood up and said, ”Ye Qing, you’re just in time. Come, come, come, see if you recognize this person!”

The moment Ye Qing saw the fatty’s back, he recognized him instantly, and his teeth itched with rage. This Handsome Fatty Wang had set him up multiple times. Especially the last time, when Handsome Fatty Wang escaped from prison at a critical moment and framed Ye Qing, nearly getting Ye Qing killed by Prince Wan Yan. How could Ye Qing not recognize him?

”Hey there, buddy, you finally came.” Handsome Fatty Wang also saw Ye Qing and turned around excitedly, saying, ”Tell this handsome guy, aren’t we friends? I told them, but they just don’t believe me. I mean, is Fat Lord someone who likes to lie?”

Ye Qing ignored him completely and walked straight to Shen Er, saying, ”Uncle, this person is a notorious thief, and he’s not honest at all. This time he snuck into Shen Family Manor, probably intending to steal from the Shen Family. I suggest we don’t show mercy—cut off a hand and a foot first!”