The maidservant was startled and then shook her head and hurriedly replied, "I am sorry, madam. I already informed him that Master Shen isn't at home. He still insisted on meeting someone; maybe he was referring to you."
Immediately the gentle expression of Shen Yue disappeared; her expression sank, and then she took a deep breath and said, "Let him sit down in the guest hall; I am coming."
The maidservant nodded and hurriedly walked away.
After adjusting her robe and wearing the veil, Shen Yue appeared in the guest hall and glanced at the obese middle-aged man sitting on the couch. There are also two guards of their Jin family standing at the entrance.
"Envoy Jin, can you tell me why you visited our house at this hour… I hope you have a better explanation; it's rude to visit someone's house when the owners aren't available."
She spoke resolutely and calmly without any gentleness or kindness.
Immediately the envoy Jin smiled; his round face almost looked like an irregularly shaped potato, and then he spoke with a laugh.
"Ha ha ha, don't worry, Mrs. Shen… I am here to discuss an important matter. I want you to inform your husband that he must hand over the remaining property of the Mo clan in your possession. We have already received the written orders from the city mayor that it now belongs to our Jin clan."
After speaking, the envoy Jin glanced at her up and down, and a wretched expression appeared on his face. Just as he wanted to say something… A heavy voice sounded.
"If you dare to utter a disgusting word from your ugly mouth, I will pull out your tongue and play zither with it."
Immediately the envoy Jin was startled, and he stood up, hurriedly looking around at the empty hall. "Who,"
Even the two guards at the entrance became alert and started looking around.
Only Shen Yue was startled, and tear mist condensed in her eyes; she grabbed her mouth, suppressing the urge to cry, and spoke softly.
"Yi'er, you are here."
Crack!!!
Immediately the void cracked in the shape of a lightning bolt, and then these lightning bolts multiplied, and both Shen Yi and Zi Yan, who walked outside from the other side, appeared in the hall.
Dark void lightning flickered on their body surface and then dissipated; even the void gap behind them was healed instantly.
"Mother, I am back."
Shen Yi spoke softly, looking at his mother with a smile. Immediately, Shen Yue walked toward him and hugged him tightly.
While Zi Yan glanced at the direction of Envoy Jin with a cold expression, he froze in place and knelt down with a thud, bowing his head… catching the air as sweat covered his temple, almost forgetting to breathe,
Even the two guards at the entrance halted in place with pale expressions and didn't dare to move. Even without any dou qi pressure, the presence of Shen Yi and Zi Yan made them feel as if the two mountains were floating above their heads and may fall upon them any moment.
Meanwhile, Shen Yi didn't care about anyone else in the room; he just patted his mother's back and soothed her emotion.
After a while,
Shen Yue backed away, clearing her tears, and then she glanced in the direction of Zi Yan; a smile appeared on her face, and she spoke complainingly, "So that's why you forgot your mother; you have found such a beautiful girl."
Zi Yan and Shen Yi both were startled; Shen Yi became embarrassed and guilty looking at her and then hurriedly explained,
"Mother, I didn't forget you; it's just that I was stuck in unexpected circumstances. I apologize for making you worry so much. After today, I will inform you anywhere I go.
While Zi Yan's face turned red, she hurriedly shook her head and said, "Aunt Shen, you are also beautiful… How can someone forget such a beautiful mother?"
Shen Yue smiled hearing both of their words and nodded, looking at Zi Yan.
"Mother, you can take Zi Yan away; I will deal with the matter, and then we will talk about it." Shen Yi then reminded both of them with a calm expression,
Shen Yue nodded, and after looking at Zi Yan, said, "Let's go. I want you to tell me everything about how you met my careless son."
She then walked outside the guest hall; Zi Yan hurriedly nodded and followed her a little nervously and carefully as if trying to not make any mistake, leaving behind Shen Yi and the others.
Shen Yi turned and glanced at the direction of Envoy Jin; as if sensing his sharp gaze, Envoy Jin felt as if a thousand needles were inserted in his body at once.
He shivered and hurriedly banged his head on the ground again and again, beggingly.
"Please forgive me, Master Yi. I didn't mean any of these things; it was all that old bastard Yun Leng. He ordered me to do all of this: suppress the Shen family, humiliate, and even destroy your family business."
Thud! Thud!! Thud!!!
Shen Yi raised his brow and asked thoughtfully,
"Yun Leng, isn't he the elder of the Misty Cloud Sect? I remember I warned them before leaving. Explain it to me in detail."
Envoy Jin's face changed, and he raised his head, showing his bloody forehead, and hurriedly explained,
"Young Master Yi, after one year of your disappearance, everyone in the Misty Cloud Sect thought you were dead. Elder Yun asked for the sect master's permission to destroy your Shen family and avenge the Mo Clan, but the sect master refused to give him permission; instead, she warned him that your Shen family is already an important merchant family in the Jia Ma Empire, but he secretly decided to do it on his own. He contacted our Jin Clan using my son, who is the inner disciple of the sect. He made me the envoy representing the Misty Cloud Sect in this Yan city and ordered us to suppress and destroy your family in this city."
After speaking, he hurriedly banged his head on the ground once again and started begging.
"Please, young master Yi, spare my Jin clan."
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