Chapter 44 Showdown

Shen Yu struck while the iron was hot, gently bumped him, and said: "I will go to Beijing soon, and I am afraid that I will not have the chance to sleep in the same bed again in the future. If you don't mind, why don't we do it tonight..."

Before he finished speaking, Xie Tingzhou pulled his hand away, and didn't care whether the people next door would notice it, and walked out without looking back.

Shen Yu held back her laughter and followed him, this was too funny.

In the kitchen, several people from the escort agency heard the sound of the door opening next door, and came out to check, just in time to see two people coming out of the firewood room next door, one in front and one behind, the one in front had a gloomy face, and the one behind had a smile on his face.

The escort was embarrassed, "They heard it all."

"It should be."

"Why are they here?"

One person thought for a moment and said, "You don't understand this, do you? Interest, different feelings in different places, you can see Gao's face, he must be angry about being disturbed."

"But I see Mr. Shi is smiling."

"I know, I know," the person who spoke was the one who knocked on the door in the morning. He said mysteriously, "When I knocked on the door in the morning, I heard Mr. Shi blame him for being too indulgent last night. I guess Mr. Shi couldn't stand it. Now that we have ruined it, he is naturally full of joy."

After listening to his analysis, several people felt that it made sense.

Shen Yu followed closely behind Xie Tingzhou. Xie Tingzhou entered the door first, but stopped and turned around to hold the door.

He lowered his eyes slightly and said jokingly, "Since you are so greedy for me, I am a little worried that you can't control yourself. Why don't you stay at the door tonight."

He curled the corners of his lips, and the smile in the corners of his eyes disappeared behind the door.

Shen Yu stared at the closed door in amazement. She took advantage of Xie Tingzhou with her words. Xie Tingzhou was going to make her suffer physically.

As expected, the old ones are the best.

She raised her hand and knocked on the door, whispering, "I can definitely control it."

"How do I know?" Xie Tingzhou's voice came from inside the door.

Shen Yu raised her hand, and Xie Tingzhou's voice came again.

"If you knock again, I will chop off your hand."

Shen Yu withdrew her hand in dismay and sighed. Who said he was the prince?

I have slept in the broken temple before, and it's okay to rest at the door of the inn for a night. The guards should have kept watch for him. Shen Yu comforted herself like this.

She lifted the hem of her clothes and sat down at the door. She leaned back, and the door behind her was suddenly opened.

As soon as Xie Tingzhou opened the door, he saw him lying on his back and looking up at him blankly.

Xie Tingzhou lowered his eyes, "Why don't you come in?"

...

The escort team walked for another seven days and finally arrived in Shengjing the day before New Year's Eve.

But it was already late and the city gates were closed, so they could only wait until tomorrow morning to enter the city.

There were also many people who were also blocked outside the city. The area outside the city was already brightly lit by bonfires.

The escort team found a place to camp and set up tents and firewood piles in a familiar way.

The bonfires were crackling, and when the night wind blew, sparks flew like mist and rain.

Shen Yu sat by the fire and pondered.

When she woke up a few months ago, she was full of joy and thought she could save her father and brother. Now she knows how naive this idea is.

She can't change their fate. There is a huge black hand behind the scenes stirring up the situation.

Looking at the city gate again, once you step into Shengjing, all the ease and comfort now will stop, and you will face a battle of life and death.

She could do as her brother said, not seek revenge, and live a good life. With the dowry left by her mother and the Lu family, she could live a comfortable life no matter how she squandered.

But she couldn't.

The blood debt of her father and brother must be repaid with life.

The dry grass beside her moved, and Xie Tingzhou sat down beside her.

"Have you been to Shengjing before?" Xie Tingzhou asked.

Shen Yu used a stick to make a fire, "I always came with the young general."

Xie Tingzhou heard the melancholy in his words, thought for a moment and said: "If you want to go back to the general's mansion, I will let you go."

Shen Yu shook her head, "I won't go. General Shen and the young general are gone. I failed to protect them, and I don't have the face to see the Shen family again."

Xie Tingzhou stared at the campfire silently.

"My Lord... do you want to drive me away?" Shen Yu suddenly asked with her head tilted.

Xie Tingzhou turned his head to look at him, his eyes deep.

He said seriously: "Everything will be different when we enter that door tomorrow. Shengjing is not a good place."

It was a cage.

He had been locked in it since the day he decided to send troops.

The suspicious Emperor Tongxu would not allow the vassal kings to rise. That battle saved thousands of people, but showed Shengjing how powerful Beilin was.

Emperor Tongxu issued three imperial edicts to summon him to the capital, but he just wanted to keep him in Shengjing as a hostage to contain the King of Beilin.

Shen Yu's face was burned by the bonfire. She wanted to get up to cool down, but as soon as she stood up, her hand was held by Xie Tingzhou.

"Shi Yu," Xie Tingzhou looked at the campfire, "I've been with you all the way, so I'll give you a chance. What's your purpose in staying with me?"

Shen Yu opened her mouth, "Will you believe me if I tell you?"

Xie Tingzhou let go of her hand and looked at the towering dark city wall in the distance, "You say now, I believe you, but after entering that door, I won't believe anyone."

Shen Yu's heart was slightly shaken. She sat back in her original position, sorted out her thoughts for a moment and said, "General Shen and Major General are my relatives, the closest people in the world. Now there are only the wife and the young lady left in the Shen family, so I must avenge them."

Xie Tingzhou stared into his eyes.

Shen Yu looked at him firmly, "You are the person who is closest to the top of power that I can contact now. You can say that I am using you to achieve my goal, but it is better to say that I am willing to let you use myself. As long as those people can pay with blood, my life is yours."

The fire in his eyes flashed, soaked in undisguised deep hatred, and tempered with unstoppable determination.

He showed everything in those eyes that could speak. At this moment, Xie Tingzhou felt that he seemed to be able to see through him.

He exhaled slowly, "Shengjing is treacherous. If you are not careful, you will die in the conspiracy. There is no turning back. This is your last night of relaxation."

From what he said, Xie Tingzhou was sure to keep her.

Shen Yu still had many questions about how Qingyunwei knew that Yanliangguan was in danger, and where Liang Jianfang was now.

She didn't believe that with Xie Tingzhou's meticulous mind, he would let Liang Jianfang be killed.

Shen Yu: "Liang Jian——"

The topic came to an abrupt end. Hearing footsteps, the two turned back at the same time.

He Xuehui waved her hands repeatedly, "I didn't mean to eavesdrop, I just wanted to talk to Master Shi."

"What?" Shen Yu asked.

Perhaps because of the firelight, He Xuehui's face turned red. She pinched her skirt and said shyly, "Can I talk to you for a moment?"

Shen Yu looked at Xie Tingzhou, "Can you do it yourself?"

We had already arrived in Shengjing, so we had to be alert.

Xie Tingzhou nodded, "You go."

Shen Yu followed He Xuehui, who kept walking, feeling uneasy and not knowing how to start.