The Demon Concubine of God

Chapter 112 Secret Passage!

Shen Wen walked out of the open door of Ji Mansion with his hands bare.

As soon as she walked out, she saw two maids in gorgeous clothes waiting for her eagerly not far away.

Shen Wen walked over, and one of the maids wearing a green waistcoat ran over first and said, "Young Master, please follow me. The Concubine has already found a place for you to stay. As long as you follow me, you will not be taken away by the Shen family. I guarantee that you will be safe."

Another maid wearing a green quilt also came over and scolded the maid wearing a green quilt with a stern face, "You have no manners! Do you understand the hierarchy? You spoke before I even opened my mouth, why don't you leave?"

The maidservant in green was not afraid that she would not accept it and said, "You are the maidservant of the princess, not the maidservant of our concubine. Even if you have higher qualifications and a higher position, you cannot control me."

The blue maid was neither angry nor arguing. She pulled the maid away and forced her to retreat with just a look.

The maid in green turned around and saluted Shen Wen, saying, "Sir, twenty miles from the west gate of our capital there is a forest called Happy Forest. There is only one family there, a manor called Eden Garden. Do you remember it? My princess asked me to tell you so much. There is also a small bag of silver bills." She took out a purse and handed it to Shen Wen, saying, "Sir, just go and get silver from everywhere. It should be enough for your expenses. If it is not enough, there is a jade pendant in this purse. You can use this jade pendant to take silver at will."

Shen Wen opened his purse to see what was inside. Sure enough, there was a handful of banknotes and a jade pendant. He looked up at the maid in green, but she had already dragged the maid in green away.

Shen Wen strolled on the street, this time she was truly free. She walked along the downtown streets, watching the vendors of various shops hawking their wares, feeling extremely fresh, and bought some snacks to eat as she walked. When she saw a wonton stand, she sat down on the stand, looking forward to eating a bowl of wontons.

But she didn't notice that, by sheer coincidence, an acquaintance of hers was sitting at the wonton stall at the same time as her.

The man greeted her first, "Seventeenth Brother."

Shen Wen then heard the voice and looked over.

"Third brother!?"

Shen Yifeng nodded to Shen Wen, then came over and sat down at the same table with her and said, "Seventeenth brother, why do you still have the leisure to wander around the streets? Aren't you planning on going home to see Grandfather and Fifth Uncle?"

The fifth uncle he mentioned was naturally Shen Wen’s biological father.

Shen Wen sighed and said, "Hey! Third brother, you also know that I accidentally hit someone. It's not appropriate to go back now. I'm afraid it will cause unrest in the whole family. I might as well have fun outside for a few days. If the day comes when we have to meet, it won't be too late for me to go back. I know that third brother used to pity me very much. Now, in this matter, I hope that third brother will not push me too much."

Shen Yifeng said: "Third brother, I am not here to capture you and take you back, but Third brother still has some doubts about this matter and would like to ask Seventeenth brother."

Shen Wen said: "Third brother, please speak."

Shen Yifeng asked, "What on earth has Seventeen experienced over the years? Why has he become like a different person? How wicked was Old Ten at the time of the crime that you were so angry that you decided to do such a cruel thing?"

Shen Wen smiled and said, "Will Third Brother believe me if I tell him? Even if he believes me, how much trust will he have in me?"

Shen Yifeng said: "Seventeenth brother, please speak first. I will make my own judgment."

Shen Wen nodded and said, "Okay. Then I'll tell you."

Then Shen Wen recounted what had happened in detail, without any exaggeration or untruth in his words.

Shen Yifeng listened very carefully. He stroked his short beard and said, "So, Seventeenth Brother didn't recognize that the man was your Tenth Brother at that time? And the kick was not intentional, but just an accident?"

When Shen Wen heard this, he instantly became half excited and half grateful. He looked at his third brother very sincerely and said, "Ah! Third brother is still fair and just. I really am. How could I know that our Shen family would go to the Ji family for a banquet? You also know that when the old Duke Ji was alive, he and our grandfather were incompatible! And the kick I gave him, you also saw me kick him. I just wanted to kick him down and stop him from doing anything improper to Madam Liu. I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence that I kicked him."

Shen Yifeng looked at Shen Wen with a meaningful smile, and Shen Wen also smiled at him. He raised his finger and tapped Shen Wen's head, saying softly: "I find that your brain seems to be more open than before!"

Shen Wen rubbed his head and smiled, "Really? It's because of Third Brother's good teaching."

Shen Yifeng and she both laughed.

The two of them sat at the table in the stall and ate a bowl of hot wontons.

Shen Yifeng handed a handkerchief to Shen Wen and told her to wipe her hands, then he took it and wiped his own hands and said, "Seventeenth brother, where do you plan to stay temporarily? If you have nowhere to go, Third Brother will find a way for you."

Shen Wen thought for a moment and said, "Brother San, do you know this place called Sanjianzhai? Judging from the name, it should be a small courtyard. I plan to look for it and rent it to live in."

Shen Yifeng didn't think of this place for a moment, and agreed, "The house with three rooms is indeed not big. I'm sure there are many such houses on the civilian streets in South City. I'll go to South City with you to have a look. If there is a suitable one, I'll help you rent it." After that, he stood up and wanted to take Shen Wen with him.

Shen Wen grinned and stared at his actions stupidly. After a moment of silence, he stood up and said with a smile, "No need, I can go by myself. Third brother should go home first. I'm afraid there will be a commotion at home today. Only when third brother is at home will some people not misunderstand, right?"

Shen Yifeng patted her shoulder and wanted to say something. Unexpectedly, Shen Wen found an acquaintance watching her not far away. When Shen Wen saw this person, she immediately left Shen Yifeng and ran after him.

Shen Yifeng didn't know what was going on, so he chased after him while calling Shen Wen. However, the man Shen Wen was chasing was running in a tricky route, and Shen Wen was so relentless that he disappeared after a while.

In fact, Shen Wen did not catch up. She was so tired that she leaned against the door of a big house and gasped for breath. She thought to herself: He runs really fast. Judging from his pace and speed, it must be that Jin Sheng.

Just as she had caught her breath, the door behind her suddenly opened and a girl came out. She seemed to have known that Shen Wen was coming, and when she saw Shen Wen outside the door, she said happily, "Girl! It's really you!"

Shen Wen was also surprised when he saw this person: "Zhi Nuan? Why are you here?"

Zhi Nuan grabbed her and said, "Come on, follow me inside. This is the mansion my son bought. I usually live here."

Shen Wen followed Zhi Nuan into the mansion, which was rich and magnificent, and could be considered an upper-middle-class family in the capital. They walked through the corridors and courtyards and arrived at the upper room where the master lived. Zhi Nuan's master lived in the Fu Nuan Pavilion.

After entering Fu Nuan Pavilion, Shen Wen thought he would see the legendary young man in black, but there was no sign of him.

Shen Wen asked: "Where is your master? Did he go to the toilet?"

Zhi Nuan didn't understand what he meant, but said, "My master is so elusive. Sometimes he might disappear just when he's sitting in the room. Only a few of us close subordinates know this secret. Since the master asked me to lead you to where he lives most often, I might tell you this secret. Miss, you wait in this Fu Nuan Pavilion. Maybe my master will show up in a while."

Shen Wen nodded and said, "Oh! Is that so! Well, I'll wait in this room! You go and do your thing."

Zhinuan bowed and said goodbye.

Shen Wen roughly understood what the young man in black meant.

She observed the layout and design of the floating warm pavilion with great interest.

She looked at it carefully, but always felt that something was wrong, but couldn't put her finger on it, so she checked it again.

Shen Wen found a shrine on the wall next to the couch. The shrine was one meter high and was a god worshipped by a foreign race. This was probably the specification of the shrine worshipped by this foreign race, but Shen Wen felt that it was not right. Shen Wen squatted down and faced the statue in the shrine. It was a wooden sculpture, but it was not a wooden statue but a relief. She took out a handkerchief and wrapped it around her fingers, stroking the relief through the handkerchief. She touched it once and suddenly inserted her fingers into the eyes of the relief figure. The next moment, the relief split into two and opened.

Shen Wen bent down and crawled in, and saw secret passages on both ends. She thought about it and crawled along the secret passage on the right. After crawling more than one meter, the space could accommodate her whole body, so she walked standing. This walk took an hour, and Shen Wen felt suffocated. Then she saw a wooden door in front of her. She pushed the door open and walked in. It was a space as big as a room. There was a lantern lighting the space, which showed that people often visited here. Shen Wen looked around and found that there were five secret doors in this room. She was confused. Which door should she go out from?

Shen Wen took out the lamp from the lantern stand and looked at the ground in front of each secret door. Finally, she decided to go out from the secret door opposite the one she came in from, so she pushed open the door and walked in.

Unexpectedly, there was an exit above the door. Shen Wen found the mechanism and jumped from the exit to the ground. Shen Wen looked around and was surprised.

It turned out to be the door leading to the neighboring house to the west of the three houses. Isn't this the house of Xiao Ma Guan Huanwu?

Huanwu's father is the manager of the royal ranch and has two houses in the capital. This one is the old house and no one lives there anymore. Only Huanwu comes back occasionally to look after it. Shen Wen knows all about the neighboring houses around the three houses because they are all secret lines of the three houses.