But the other party obviously had no intention of saying anything to him, and the coachman led the horse and prepared to pass by him.

Shen Xianzhu was not willing to give up. With the results of his physical training during this period, he once again stood in front of the horse and said, "Please get off the car and have a chat."

"Are you looking for death? Get out of the way!" The coachman had his back against Miao Sili. He raised his whip as if to hit someone, trying to scare the young man away.

On this side, Xia Wang, who was pulling the ox cart and turned around to make way, immediately left the ox and ran over. However, he wanted to stand in front of Shen Xianzhu, but was blocked behind him instead.

"How many people?" Shen Xianzhu asked in a low voice behind him.

Xia Wang took advantage of the moment when he turned the ox cart around to meet up with the person who was following him.

He said, "Two of us, one of us will go back to the city to report the news. I hope you can stay a little longer."

"I'll try my best." Shen Xianzhu guessed that the two of them probably didn't have a pass and couldn't follow them for too long.

After a few words, Xia Wang was grabbed by the collar and thrown away by the burly man who had gotten off the car earlier.

When he was about to reach out to grab Shen Xianzhu again, he was knocked away by the nimble Xia Wang. The two of them pushed and blocked each other, but the strong man could not get rid of Xia Wang.

This place is a little far from the city gate, and their entanglement does not affect traffic, so many passers-by stop to watch the excitement.

The person who had been following Cai Yuansheng stood at the front, ready to help Xia Wang at any time.

Shen Xianzhu knew that not helping Xia Wang would be the greatest help he could offer, so he stood in front of the horse without moving.

At the same time, Cai Yuansheng, who was secretly observing from behind the curtain, saw the driver couldn't help but whip Shen Xianzhu on the shoulder, and immediately said, "Don't hurt him, help me get off the car."

A moment later, he and Shen Xianzhu stood on the roadside, "Mr. Shen, what on earth do you want to stop me for?

Look at my hands. I need to go to the capital to see a specialist in bonesetters."

"Master Cai, I just wanted to ask if you have seen my Tenth Uncle in the past two days.

Someone saw him and you arguing at the City God Temple, and he hasn't been seen at the school since." Shen Xianzhu wouldn't tell the truth, of course, and he had also heard that his tenth uncle was heading towards the city.

Cai Yuansheng paused. He had run into Shen Man by chance at the City God Temple the day before yesterday and had indeed mocked him for causing so much trouble with just a bellows, calling him a truly useless scholar. "His disappearance has nothing to do with me. You can't slander my innocence with such irresponsible words."

"I just want to ask you, do you know where he went? Master Cai is not feeling guilty, right?" Shen Xianzhu stared at him.

Cai Yuansheng naturally had no guilty conscience, and he didn't know where Shen Man had gone, so he told the other party to ask the yamen runners to investigate without saying a few words. He was not afraid of the investigation.

After saying that, he was about to leave.

But Shen Xianzhu would never let him go. "Master Cai, since you said it has nothing to do with you, please come with me to the government office and explain the details."

"You...really reported the missing person?" Just as Cai Yuansheng finished speaking, he saw Mr. He riding a green mule galloping towards him. He instantly realized that he had been tricked by Shen Xianzhu.

But when he tried to run to the carriage, he was thrown to the ground by Mr. He before he could take a few steps. While struggling, he called for the coachman and the strong man to save him.

Unexpectedly, when the two men saw Mr. He, they dared not move and even bowed to him in a flattering manner. He could only crawl on the ground and cry out in pain.

Alas, if I had known that we were being watched so closely, I would not have gone out at the urging of my brother-in-law.

Mr. He reconnected his dislocated shoulder with two clicks, "Brother Cai, you're already in such a bad condition and you still want to travel so far, aren't you afraid that your injury will get worse?

To avoid any problems, it would be better for you to recuperate for a while before going on a long journey."

"Brother He, don't you even bother to pretend?" Cai Yuansheng simply sat on the ground and refused to get up.

Mr. He laughed heartily: "Why are you pretending? I just happened to pass by and helped you reattach your arm."

Cai Yuansheng, do you think I believe this? He asked, "Then why did your guys search my bag?"

"Master Cai, are you sure the package is yours?" Shen Xianzhu took out a roll of drawings and unfolded it. On it was the manufacturing process of bellows and rocking chairs.

He was very impressed by the other party's drawing of the bellows, which was simply perfect, but the more he looked at the picture of the rocking chair, the more familiar it looked. It seemed to be the original manuscript of his second sister Miaozhu.

Shen Xianzhu flipped through it several times, with a hint of anger in his eyes: "Did you draw this picture?

Or did you copy it from the original?

With such skills, it would be a waste of your talent to stay in an old restaurant and serve side dishes."

Cai Yuansheng's eyes wandered, not looking at the picture. Mr. He said, "Send him to the authorities for prosecution! He who steals valuables can be exiled to the border."

He immediately objected, "Don't!" He didn't check.

Once these words were spoken, it was certain that today's events would not end well.

Therefore, after Shen Lingzhu and his party arrived in Shun County after dark, they stayed at Laojun Temple again and saw Cai Yuansheng who was detained there.

After learning that Mr. He had once again found several blueprints in the package, Shen Lingzhu couldn't help but admire Master Cai's perseverance.

When her eldest brother unfolded the drawings, she opened her mouth for a long time and read them. "Second sister, it was clearly you who gave these two drawings of rocking chairs to Shopkeeper Lu."

There were secret marks on her senior sister's manuscripts, and she could always find the right one.

After Shen Miaozhu looked at it, she said, "Manager Lu's blueprints were lost, and no one noticed?"

“Second sister, the carpenters who make rocking chairs at Lu’s no longer look at blueprints.

I think after Shopkeeper Lu put it away, he thought it was safe. Shall we go find him tomorrow?" Shen Xianzhu never expected that his recklessness today would lead to such a thing.

Shen Miaozhu pondered for a moment and asked, "Didn't you find out who gave it to him?"

"Mr. Cai won't say." Shen Xianzhu couldn't pry it open by force, and he also declined Mr. He's help during the day.

Shen Lingzhu handed the blueprint to his eldest brother and said, "You guys are asking too gently. I'll ask him."

"Xiao Zhuzi, don't hurt anyone..." Shen Xianzhu was not protecting Cai Yuansheng, but was worried that his sister would not use enough strength and would be bitten back in the end.

"Brother, she knows her limits." Shen Miaozhu was right. Shen Lingzhu never tried any method of beating anyone.

Instead, he went to Cai Yuansheng's room, took out a mung bean-sized pill and dissolved it in tea without saying a word.

He called out to Xia Wang who was guarding the place and said, "Brother Erwang, please let our Master Cai drink this cup to the full.

This is made from dozens of rare poisonous herbs, so it's definitely worth it to treat our guests."

"No problem." Xia Wang chuckled and approached the tied-up Cai Yuansheng with tea with added ingredients.

Because the latter's mouth was blocked, he could only shake his head vigorously to express his refusal to take it, but Xia Wang did not give him any chance. As soon as he pulled the cloth out of his mouth, he forced a bowl of tea into his mouth.

No matter how hard he shook, he couldn't resist Shen Lingzhu who stepped forward and pinched his nose. After pouring the tea into him, she pressed two acupoints on him and lifted his chin to prevent him from spitting it out.

After a few breaths, Cai Yuansheng couldn't even cough up the tea he had drunk. "What a despicable trick! You are unworthy of being the niece of a Jinshi master."

Shen Lingzhu listened indifferently: "Compared to you stealing pictures and selling them for a high price, what I did is nothing.

Oh, I forgot to tell you, if you don’t take the antidote within half an hour, your eyes will become squinty and your hands will tremble. It will never be cured.”

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