69novels Chapter 627 Only Today Do I Realize Who I Am
Chapter 627 Only Today Do I Realize Who I Am
Chapter 627 Only Today Do I Realize Who I Am
The living room of the Shen family.
Shen Kang slumped in a rosewood chair, his hands gently lifted and massaged by a beautiful maid.
"Second Brother! Is Shen Ciyuan really that strong? Even you lost to him!" Shen Wen asked unwillingly.
He couldn't believe that, given the exceptionally superior conditions of the five sons of the Shen family, it was impossible for that good-for-nothing to catch up with or even surpass them. He couldn't and wouldn't believe this fact.
"You lost? Oh right, you lost, and you lost pretty quickly." Shen Kang glanced at Shen Wen, his eyes filled with a strong sense of mockery.
"You!" Shen Wen gritted his teeth and clenched his fists, but dared not do anything.
The Shen family's system was ancient and strict, with a clear hierarchy that had been in place since the five sons of the Shen family grew up.
No matter how angry Shen Wen was, he couldn't lose his temper and say or do anything that violated the rules in front of Shen Kang. Otherwise, when he returned to the family, he would have to go to the punishment hall.
"You're on the path of poison weapons, half poison and half knife. The precision is slow, so it's useless to him. That's why you lost quickly," Shen Kang said, shaking his head.
"Your poison skills are not yet fully developed, and your sword skills are not refined. Against a brute like him, you can only wait to die on the spot. That's why I say you will lose quickly."
"Did you see that beautiful guy who fell from the sky earlier? It's a pity he's a guy, but it's not a bad thing. Hmm, I'm getting off-topic. That guy's name is Ye Nanxiao, one of Shrek Academy's legendary graduates, you know? Legendary, right?"
"Why is he called a legend? In the last Continental Soul Master Tournament, he used himself as the linchpin to stabilize the Shrek Academy team, which was lacking in key players, and secured the victory. Afterwards, he became the vice sect leader of the Tang Sect. You may not have heard of the Tang Sect, but it's okay. This sect is the ancestor of poison weapons. Do you understand now?"
"The Tang Clan has weathered the impact of the times, and was once broken up. However, it was forcibly restored. Now, if we don't say it has returned to its peak, it has at least rejoined the ranks of first-class sects. All of this is thanks to him alone."
Hearing Shen Kang's words, Shen Wen was somewhat puzzled. "Is Ye Nanxiao's matter related to Shen Ciyuan?"
"Those two are having an affair, I'm guessing." Shen Kang smiled and turned to look at the Luo family members opposite him.
"Before, we were just ordinary classmates. Now, things might be a bit more complicated. But one thing is for sure: this Ye classmate, who was already a master of both swordsmanship and sabers back in the outer academy, is supporting Shen Ciyuan and Luo Xinyao. So, your swordsmanship and poison weapons have been completely outmatched. What are you going to use to win?" Shen Kang said with a shrug.
Shen Wen wasn't stupid. When he heard Shen Kang say that Shen Ciyuan and Ye Nanxiao had an unusual relationship, he guessed some of the reasons. Ye Nanxiao had taught Shen Ciyuan some of his swordsmanship and Tang Clan's poison weapons.
Therefore, his swordsmanship was violently countered by Shen Ciyuan before he could even unleash it, and his poisoned weapons were completely useless.
"We lost, and we'll be punished by Father later," Shen Wen said, his body trembling slightly.
"What can we do? We've already lost, we can't run away now." Shen Kang wasn't worried about the so-called punishment; there was no escaping it.
"However, whether or not he will be punished is uncertain, after all, there is an even more troublesome matter facing Father right now."
Shen Kang tilted his head slightly, leaned back in his chair, and looked through the ornate doors and windows toward the main hall.
The real issue here is what's happening in the main hall.
How will you resolve Shen Ciyuan's problem, my Prime Minister father?
"Why did you come back?" Shen Tuo sat calmly in the main seat, looking down at the young man who walked in.
"Come back and take a look." Shen Ciyuan looked around the hall. Everything here was exactly the same as he remembered.
"Look? It's not that simple, is it? What is there in the Shen family that you're nostalgic about?" Shen Tuo reached for another cup of tea, his manner casual, without even glancing at Shen Ciyuan.
"After all, I've been there before, and I also have something to tell you." Shen Ciyuan looked at Shen Tuo, whose temples were now gray, and suddenly felt the flames in his heart subside.
The person in front of me has not been my father for a long time.
The matter of revenge was already accomplished when he defeated Shenhe.
"Speak, I'm listening." Shen Tuo placed the teacup on the table, his sharp eyes scrutinizing Shen Ciyuan for the first time.
"I'm getting married." Shen Ciyuan smiled slightly. Behind him, a person walked in and gently took his arm.
"From now on, he will be in my care," Luo Xinyao said earnestly.
Shen Tuo looked at Shen Ciyuan quietly, his sharp gaze constantly scanning Shen Ciyuan's face.
Shen Ciyuan let Shen Tuo stare at him, his heart initially racing, but gradually calming down and returning to normal.
It turns out the old man's eyes weren't so scary after all. The little boy who was afraid of those eyes back then has grown up now.
Shen Tuo watched quietly for a while and noticed that Shen Ciyuan's face no longer showed the cowardice and timidity of the past. He nodded slightly.
"Yes, I understand. Congratulations on your marriage. The Shen family will send a congratulatory gift."
"Thank you." Shen Ciyuan bowed slightly, then turned and left with Luo Xinyao without a trace of lingering affection.
Shen Tuo gently stroked the teacup. The usually sharp-eyed prime minister, known for his iron-fisted approach to politics, actually showed a hint of doubt in his eyes.
"How exactly did this kid grow up?"
"Why were all five sons I personally trained defeated by him?"
When the news of Shenhe and Shen Kang's defeat arrived, Shen Tuo knew that the five sons of the Shen family had been defeated, utterly defeated.
Xiang Zhirong, who was standing guard outside the door, kept his head down and kept watching the two people leaving out of the corner of his eye. Only after they walked out of the door could he quickly look up at their backs.
"Young Master, you've finally grown up."
For the first time, the old man, who had served the Shen family for half his life, showed a serious and surprised expression. He wanted to laugh, but he couldn't.
After Shen Ciyuan and the other person disappeared from sight, he quickly lowered his head and resumed his serious demeanor.
A paper airplane flew in the wind, flew into the courtyard, and was caught in Xiang Zhirong's hand.
Xiang Zhirong's eyes sharpened instantly as he looked around, but the paper airplane in his hand quietly scattered.
The paper airplane had only one sentence on it: "Uncle Xiang, thank you for taking care of me all these years."
Xiang Zhirong was slightly taken aback, then looked up in the direction Shen Ciyuan had left. At the corner, someone stretched out a hand and waved it up and down, as if saying goodbye.
"Young Master," Xiang Zhirong's lips twitched slightly, making a sound as soft as a mosquito's buzz.
Flipping the card in his hand, Xiang Zhirong discovered that it contained an address that led to a shop in Wucheng.
The old man silently folded the card back into the shape of a paper airplane and solemnly put it into his pocket.
"That butler has been secretly helping you all along?" Ye Nanxiao sat on a piece of ice floe, floating beside Shen Ciyuan and the other person.
Shen Ciyuan rolled his eyes at him and said, "Do you really think a ten-year-old child can grow up peacefully in this world where might makes right and then get into Shrek Academy?"
"Yes, I'm actually familiar with this story!" Ye Nanxiao raised his hand and spoke up.
"Did you burn your brain in your dream?" Old Xuan threw a chicken leg bone at Ye Nanxiao's head.
Elder Xuan, carrying the soul-spitting Ye Nanxiao, said, "A ten-year-old child doesn't have the ability to face this world alone, not even a Soul Master, because they don't have the ability to judge good and evil. Well, you're an exception."
Looking at Ye Nanxiao's spitting out his soul, Shen Ciyuan burst into laughter, feeling incredibly relaxed and at ease.
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When he was forced to leave the Shen family by Shenhe, Xiang Zhirong found him and gave him a place to stay in a small town a hundred miles away from Tiandou City. He also left him a lot of books and some money, telling him to live for himself.
Shen Ciyuan can still remember that drizzly night more than a decade ago, when Xiang Zhirong held him as a child and said to him, "From today onwards, you are an adult."
As he grew older and his knowledge expanded, he came to understand the immense risks Xiang Zhirong had taken to send him away.
"The neighborhood is all repaired now, and we've almost finished our mission," Luo Xinyao said.
"So, what are your plans next?" Elder Xuan asked.
"marry!"
"Follow Nanxiao!"
Two voices rang out simultaneously.
Then came Shen Ciyuan's pig-like screams of pain; the soft flesh in his waist felt like it was being murdered.
"Run?" Luo Xinyao looked at Shen Ciyuan with a sneer.
"Where do you think you're going? Just let me devour you!"
A moment later, Luo Xinyao and Elder Xuan walked side by side and left the Shen family.
The two soul-spitting figures were dragged along in perfect unison, even their head tilting postures were exactly the same.
"Soul, calm down. You're like an onion in a bowl, waiting to be peeled. If you cause trouble, you'll drag me down with you. I have important things to do." Ye Nanxiao woke up first and stuffed Shen Ciyuan's soul back into his body.
"That wouldn't be causing trouble, would it? Didn't you say that hitting someone is a sign of affection, and scolding someone is a sign of love?"
"So you feel uncomfortable if you don't scold or beat someone for a day, huh? I didn't realize you weighed almost 200 to 190 pounds and were all rebellious?"
"hey-hey!"
The Luo family's residence in Tiandou City.
Because Luo Xinyao and Shen Ciyuan returned victorious from the Shen family, not only beating up the five sons of the Shen family but also leaving Prime Minister Shen speechless, the news spread among the Luo family, and everyone became excited.
Seeing this, Luo Xinyao simply waved her hand and started a banquet.
The Luo family mansion was filled with lights and laughter, the atmosphere was like celebrating the New Year. Everyone was toasting and having a great time, except that the Luo family's chefs had to work overtime tonight.
As the leader of the group, Luo Xinyao was naturally toasted by the Luo family's senior members one after another.
Old Master Xuan found a corner and began to eat heartily.
After playing drinking games and defeating countless people, Ye Nanxiao suddenly noticed a person standing quietly beside a rockery.
"Yuanzi, what's wrong? Weren't you the craziest one at the usual Olympic Games gatherings?" Ye Nanxiao came over with two bottles of wine.
Shen Ciyuan gazed at Ye Nanxiao with a peaceful smile on his face.
"Well, no need for thanks. I'm a very modest person. If you insist on praising me, how about giving me some financial support?" Ye Nanxiao raised the wine glass in his hand and shook it.
"Thanks are due, but you don't need to be so polite with me. How many times have you tricked me, you sly fox?" Shen Ciyuan took the wine cup and drank it down in one gulp.
"Not that many times, right?" Ye Nanxiao counted on his fingers.
"But I also have to thank you for tricking me, otherwise I might be running away somewhere in this world right now." Shen Ciyuan looked at the crescent moon in the sky, a tear sliding down his face.
"Having drifted for so long, I have been searching for the answer to why I exist. Countless times I have wanted to rush back to Tiandou City and confront them face to face, asking what the meaning of my existence is, why they gave me life, and then abandoned me."
"After searching for so long, I finally discovered that there is no answer."
Shen Ciyuan burst into laughter, tilted his head back, and gulped down the wine, the liquid flowing down his throat and wetting his collar.
"Only after awakening and shedding my shackles do I realize who I truly am!"
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