Rebirth of the Prime Minister's Daughter: Not to be Trifled With

Not long after Shen Shi led his men away from the small fishing village, the old man suddenly remembered the person in the portrait, who looked somewhat like the young man the little mute had found.

So the old man rushed out to chase after Shen Shi and the others. But Shen Shi and his men had already run far away.

About an hour later, Shen Shi and the others reached the end of the river. However, they still found no trace of Su Nanxuan.

The apprentice looked at Shen Shi and shook his head slightly. "General, so much time has passed. I'm afraid the person you're looking for is no longer alive."

After hearing this, Shen Shi looked at his apprentice but said nothing.

The subordinates looked at their apprentice, their faces showing anger. "How dare you speak like that? Who are you saying is no longer alive? You must explain yourself to us."

As the subordinates talked, they suddenly became agitated and wanted to rush up and beat their apprentice to a pulp.

Upon seeing this, Shen Shi immediately stopped his men, "What are you doing? Stop right now, or don't blame me for punishing you according to military law!"

After Shen Shi finished speaking, he apologized to his apprentice, "Little master, I'm sorry! On behalf of my unreasonable subordinates, I apologize to you."

"I hope you can understand their feelings a little?" After hearing this, the apprentice looked at Shen Shi and nodded slightly.

After hearing this, the subordinates looked at their apprentice, then at Shen Shi, and said with a sneer, "Little master, could it be that your skills are lacking and you can't find anyone?"

After hearing this, the apprentice looked at his subordinates, unsure of what to say for a moment. After a long pause, he finally spoke up sharply, "If you're so capable, you can do it yourselves. I'm not doing it!"

Seeing this, Shen Shi looked at his subordinates and then at his apprentices, and said apologetically, "Master, they only misspoke because they were in a hurry. Please be magnanimous and don't hold it against them!"

After hearing this, the apprentice looked at his subordinates with a cold face and said nothing.

Just then, one of the subordinates' neighbors came over, looked at his apprentice, and said with a slight smile, "Apprentice, they didn't do it on purpose, so don't take it to heart!"

"As the saying goes, 'If you're going to help someone, help them all the way.' So please help them! Besides, they are heroes of the Tianyue Kingdom, so helping them is the right thing to do."

After hearing this, the apprentice looked at the neighbor and nodded slightly. "Master, then I'll help them out of respect for you!"

Seeing this, Shen Shi glanced at his neighbor, then at his apprentice, and said in a low voice, "Masters, I won't let you help for nothing! This general will prepare appropriate rewards for you."

After hearing this, the apprentice and the neighbor looked at Shen Shi and nodded slightly. Then, they continued using the tools they had prepared to search back the way they had come.

However, they still couldn't find any trace of Su Nanxuan. The neighbor and his apprentice exchanged glances, shook their heads, and sighed.

The apprentice glanced at Shen Shi and said in a low voice, "General, we are afraid we are powerless to help. You should find someone more capable!"

After hearing this, the neighbor looked at Shen Shi, then at his apprentice, and echoed,

"General, it's probably lucky that we can't find him! Maybe he found a place to hide, maybe someone took him in, or maybe his body has already been lost."

Upon hearing this, Shen Shi instantly saw a glimmer of hope. "Master, does this mean that my subordinate might be safe?"

After hearing this, the neighbor glanced at Shen Shi and nodded slightly.

"It is indeed possible, but so much time has passed, I advise you not to have too much hope!"

After listening, Shen Shi glanced at his neighbor and nodded slightly. Suddenly, something occurred to Shen Shi.

So he led his men toward the small fishing village.

Seeing this, the subordinates looked at Shen Shi and asked in confusion, "General, didn't we go to that small fishing village before? Why do we need to go there again?"

After hearing this, Shen Shi looked at his subordinates, said nothing, and simply instructed them to obey his orders.

Almost an hour later, Shen Shi led his men back to the small fishing village. By this time, it was completely dark, and the village was exceptionally quiet and peaceful.

Seeing that the lights were still on in the house in front of him, Shen Shi walked forward and gently knocked on the door.

The door was opened a crack from the inside, and an old man poked his head out, asking in a low voice, "What brings you here so late?"

Shen Shi glanced at the door and said in a low voice, "Sir, I'd like to stay at your place for the night. I need to stay tomorrow to look for someone. Is that alright?"

Upon hearing Shen Shi's voice, the old man recognized it immediately. He opened the door, looked at Shen Shi, and asked in a low voice, "Oh, it's you? Why are you only arriving now?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Shi looked at the old man and was immediately stunned. This was the same old man he had met in this small fishing village earlier that day.

"Sir, I'm looking for that little girl from during the day," Shen Shi asked in a low voice. "Could you tell me where I can find her?"

After hearing this, the old man looked at Shen Shi and shook his head without saying a word. "Shortly after you left, the mute woman and her family had already left."

Upon hearing this, Shen Shi fell into deep thought and was momentarily at a loss for words.

So he took out a portrait and showed it to the old man. "Grandpa, have you seen this person in the portrait?" This time, the old man picked up the portrait and looked at it carefully. "It's so lifelike, it's really too lifelike!"

After hearing this, Shen Shi looked at the old man with a puzzled expression.

Seeing this, the old man said in a low voice, "The person in your portrait looks a bit like the young man that the mute girl picked up."

Upon hearing this, Shen Shi breathed a sigh of relief. But he still continued to ask, "Sir, do you know where that girl found the young man?"

After hearing this, the old man looked at Shen Shi, paused, and said in a low voice, "The mute girl was washing clothes in the river when a person floated down from the river. She found that the person was still alive, so she picked him up."

"That young man was lucky; even though he was wearing thick armor, he didn't sink to the bottom of the water. He was later found by the girl, and he was unconscious for several days before waking up, but he seemed to remember nothing."

Upon hearing this, Shen Shi instantly confirmed that the person was Su Nanxuan.

Then, he looked at the old man and asked in a low voice, "Sir, does that young man have any token on him?"

After hearing this, the old man took out a good luck charm, saying, "When that young man was found, he kept this in his hand and wouldn't let go."

Upon seeing the amulet, Shen Shi became even more certain that the young man was indeed Su Nanxuan.

So Shen Shi asked the old man to give him the amulet. Upon seeing this, the old man nodded slightly and quickly handed the amulet to Shen Shi.