"Who are you, brother, and why are you blocking the way?"

Shen Shixin looked at the man in front of him, who was covered in a black cloak, even his face was hidden under a black veil. He could tell at a glance that he was not a good person.

Shen Shixin didn't know when he had offended someone, but seeing that the other party was murderous and he didn't know how to fight, he was a little worried.

The other party did not say anything, his dark eyes locked on Shen Shixin, making Shen Shixin feel like an animal waiting to be slaughtered.

"I am the legitimate son of the Minister of Works, Shen Fu. I have some silver in my sleeves. If you need anything else, I can get it for you. I hope you don't make things difficult for me!" Shen Shixin clenched his fists and tried to appear calm.

He pointed out that he was of noble status and was willing to settle the matter peacefully, hoping that the other party would let him go.

Unfortunately, the tall man in black walked towards Shen Shixin without saying a word. Guang Baihu stood in front of Shen Shixin and shouted, "Master, hurry up!"

However, Guang Bailian didn't even have time to draw his sword before he was knocked unconscious by the man in black.

Shen Shixin ran away, horrified by the scene. Guangbai was his personal attendant, and had some martial arts skills, but he was knocked unconscious without even making a move. This showed how powerful the man's martial arts skills were.

The man walked slowly towards Shen Shixin, just like the wild leopard in my heart. His existence itself was a kind of oppression, which made people feel scared from the bottom of their hearts.

Before Shen Shixin had run a few steps, he felt a pain in his knee and fell to the ground.

Just when Shen Shixin thought it was all over, he was not faced with a weapon shining with cold light, but the man in black actually started punching and kicking him.

It hurt all over: his heart, shoulders, knees, thighs and calves. Shen Shixin curled up in pain, holding his head with his hands.

Strangely enough, the man in black didn't greet him in the face.

It was unknown how long the fight lasted, until Shen Shixin felt even breathing was painful, and then the man in black stopped.

"I have no grudge against you, brother. Why do you want to hurt me?" Shen Shixin grinned at the tall man in black and couldn't help asking.

Shen Shixin also realized that although the man in black beat him with his fists and feet, he had no intention of taking his life from beginning to end. It was more like he was venting his anger.

A thick, hoarse voice rang out, "You deserve it!"

After saying that, the man in black turned and disappeared into the alley, as if his arrival was just a dream.

Shen Shixin breathed a sigh of relief as he watched the man in black disappear. He was really afraid that the man in black would take his life, and if the man in black really wanted to take his life, it would be easy for him to do so.

Enduring the pain, Shen Shixin limped to the servant Guangbai, and saw that Guangbai had just fainted, so he sat beside Guangbai in a very ungraceful manner.

Shen Shixin was found by servants from his home and was carried back in a sedan chair. As soon as he returned home, he called a doctor for treatment.

After taking off his clothes, Shen Shixin thought that his body must be covered with scars, but he didn't expect that the skin under the clothes was slightly red and swollen, and there was no sign of the kind of beating he had just suffered.

"How could it be?" Shen Shixin looked at himself in disbelief.

The doctor, who was treating the patient nearby, stroked his beard upon hearing this. "Some people are highly skilled in martial arts. They know exactly where to injure someone and cause them extreme pain without leaving any scars. Furthermore, these injuries only cause pain, without damaging the bones or muscles, and aren't even considered superficial. Their sole purpose is to torture them. Perhaps Master Shen has met a master!"

"Sir, we didn't find anything. That man in black seemed to appear out of thin air!" Guang Bai stood in the room with a guilty look on his face.

"It's okay. It's obvious that the man is not an ordinary person. It would be strange if he could be found out so easily!" Shen Shixin was very calm. He was thinking carefully in his mind about who he had offended recently, or who his father had a feud with in the court.

Unfortunately, no matter how much I think about it, I still have no clue.

When Shen's mother learned that her son had been beaten, she rushed over and was wiping away tears before she even opened her mouth.

"Mom, I'm fine. Look, I don't have any injuries!" Shen Shixin quickly put on his clothes, helped his mother sit down, and then said with concern, "Mom, you're not feeling well. I'm sorry for making you worry!"

"You're my son. If I'm not worried about you, who should I worry about? What's going on?" Mother Shen looked at her handsome son and felt a surge of fear. "We've never encountered anything like this before in the Shen family. I think you might have been implicated by someone else!"

"What do you mean, mother?" Shen Shixin was a little confused and waved his hand to let the doctor go first.

"My son has always been sensible in his dealings with others. How could he make enemies with others? But now you are not only the legitimate son of my Shen family, but also the son-in-law of Marquis Wen'an. Princess Yongfu offends everyone all day long. There is no guarantee that someone will not implicate you!" Mother Shen said, secretly feeling in her heart that Princess Yongfu was the jinx of their Shen family.

"Mother!" Shen Shixin said helplessly.

"I don't mean to speak ill of the princess behind her back, but you've seen how she acts. She doesn't even bully me, her future mother-in-law. I approached her with good intentions to discuss the engagement, but she was so dissatisfied and found fault with everything. Your mother has never been bullied like this before!" Mother Shen said, and tears fell again.

Shen Shixin hurriedly wiped his mother's tears. At this moment, he not only felt pain in his body, but also felt tired in his heart.

His mother fell ill because of Zhu Qing'an's anger. He naturally knew that his mother did something wrong, but Zhu Qing'an's behavior was too disrespectful to him. She had not even married into the Shen family, but she was already at odds with her future mother-in-law. Shen Shixin was really afraid that there would be unrest in the family in the future.

Unfortunately, today he himself was bullied by Zhu Qing'an, and he really had no words to express his grievances.

If he really admired Zhu Qing'an before, admired her beautiful face and unrestrained personality, he was like many powerful people in Ancheng.

But now, he began to doubt this love. Does he really like such an arrogant Zhu Qing'an?

No matter what Shen Shixin was thinking now, he knew that the engagement was a foregone conclusion, and he and Zhu Qing'an would definitely get married.

At this time, in the main courtyard of the Prince of Loyalty's Mansion, a black cloak was hung on the clothes rack, and someone in the courtyard had already prepared tea and was waiting.

"I never thought that the wise and brave King Zhongyi would have such a childish side!" The man's voice was slightly low, sounding seductive and teasing.

"If he dares to make the princess sad, he must suffer!" Bian Jingsheng drank a bowl of tea in big gulps, but the anger in his heart did not subside.

He was next to Zhu Qing'an and Shen Shixin at the time. Hearing how rude Shen Shixin was, he wanted to beat him up right there and then.

Especially when he saw Zhu Qing'an leaving lonely, he felt distressed but couldn't comfort her, so he prepared to make Shen Shixin suffer.

He also knew that he couldn't cause any loss of life, and Zhu Qing'an showed mercy because he had feelings for Shen Shixin.

Otherwise, Shen Shixin would have died today.

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