C14

A clap of thunder, followed by a torrential rain. The thunder also fell down, hitting the pedestrians on the street. The pedestrians couldn't avoid it, but a white shadow didn't avoid it. She stared at the rain as she rushed towards the Shen Mansion.

The Shen family's tall wall was constructed with the most western water, and the Shen family's compound occupied the most western water. Compared to the residence of the county magistrate, the Shen family's compound was occupied the most western water, and was on a completely different level, but the county magistrate didn't dare to say anything about this matter. Once, Shen Jian brought the county magistrate to his tall building to look around, and after he finished looking at it, Shen Jian pointed at a large tree in the distance and said to the county magistrate, "This tree is really inconvenient, even such a good scenery is blocked."

Sun Xiaoxiao knocked on the main door of the Shen Mansion. After knocking for a long time, a gatekeeper opened the door. She glanced at Sun Xiaoxiao and asked, "Are you here for a case?" The Shen family was so arrogant. If the people of the Xi Shui were to turn their backs on them, they would not go to the Xi Shui yamen but directly to the Shen mansion. Master Shen only needed to say one word and you can do whatever the Xi Shui county's order doesn't allow you to do, and Master Shen is the emperor in Xi Shui!

Sun Xiaoxiao politely said to the concierge, "I am the owner of the Western City Inn, Sun Xiaoxiao. Please inform her that I have brought what Master Shen wants." He made a gesture with his hand, and was about to ask for money. He wanted to go to the Shen family, and that was the case; there was a threshold where one could easily cross the threshold as long as one had enough money under their feet. If one didn't have enough money, then it would be embarrassing to wait outside, so when would Master Shen be in a good mood to see you?

Sun Xiaoxiao also understood this rule. She lowered her head and handed over a silver note to the guard. The guard took the note and nodded in satisfaction. She said to Sun Xiaoxiao, "You wait here. I'll go and report to Master Shen." Sun Xiaoxiao nodded and quietly stood outside the red door of the Shen Mansion, waiting for Master Shen's reply.

Inside the Shen Mansion, the gatekeeper looked at the silver notes in his hands with satisfaction, then turned his head to look at the tightly closed door. He stuffed the silver notes into his pocket and scolded, "Silly woman, was Master Shen something that you could see whenever you saw him? "Just you wait!"

Outside of the Shen Mansion, the sound of thunder and raindrops were accompanied by the howling of thunder. Outside of the Shen Mansion, the sound of thunder and the roar of rain were accompanied by the roaring of the rain. Sun Xiaoxiao waited for a long time, but seeing that no one was opening the door, she knocked again with worry. Soon, the main door of the Shen Mansion opened, and it was still the same gatekeeper. Seeing that the situation wasn't good, Sun Xiaoxiao handed a silver note to the guard. When the guard saw the banknote, he hurriedly took the money and said with a smile, "I'll go and talk to Master Shen again." After saying so, she slammed the door shut, leaving Sun Xiaoxiao outside to take the beating of the wind and rain.

The gatekeeper looked at the money in his hands and was extremely happy in his heart. He thought that since this person had already given him so much money, he should at least report it to him, so he walked towards the inner courtyard of the Shen Manor to meet Shen Zhong, the head of the Shen family. When Shen Zhong saw that the gatekeeper was in a hurry and had some doubts, he quickly pulled him over and asked him what was going on. The wound on his head was in intense pain, as if reminding Shen Zhong of the pain he had suffered in the past few days. Shen Zhong revealed a cruel smile and sent the doorman away saying that he would tell Master Shen about this matter.

"I will remember everything you gave me. Meet Master Shen? Wait till I'm happy. " With that, Shen Zhong lightly rubbed the wound on his head and returned to his room to find a maidservant to vent his anger. It was as if he didn't know that there was Sun Xiaoxiao waiting outside his room.

Sun Xiaoxiao anxiously looked at the main door of the Shen family, which was still tightly shut. Sun Xiaoxiao curled up in a corner, hoping for a trace of warmth. Her fourth-grade cultivation level body also felt a chill.

After an unknown amount of time, she finally heard a sound, and her eyes were once again filled with hope.

Shen Zhong's eyes looked all around him as he looked at Sun Xiaoxiao who was curled up in the corner. His eyes were shining as if he had found a prey, and he said with an evil smile, "Little girl, you can't do this, you still want to enter the door after slapping Master Shen's face? Kneel here!"

Sun Xiaoxiao's face was somewhat ugly. Her entire body was trembling as she endured her anger. Her eyes were like torches as she stared at Shen Zhong with wide and beautiful eyes.

Shen Zhong saw Sun Xiaoxiao's frightened expression, but he still tried to put on a brave front as he said, "Why are you still trying to hit me? I don't know if I can save the one in the prison or not. Who knows, maybe I'm still being violently beaten up in the prison."

When Sun Xiaoxiao saw that Shen Zhong had used Li Ye to threaten her, she could not help but feel discouraged. She suppressed her anger and anxiously asked Shen Zhong, "You guys didn't do anything to him, right?"

Shen Zhong still had the same expression, looking at Sun Xiaoxiao with an expression as if she was hitting me. He slowly said word by word, "What do you think?"

When Sun Xiaoxiao saw Shen Zhong playing with her, she clenched her fists and wanted to beat him up. Seeing this, Shen Zhong immediately withdrew his head back into the door and said to Sun Xiaoxiao through the door, "If you want him to come out, then kneel down for me. Kneel until I'm happy. Kneel until Master Shen is happy." With that, he walked into the inner court with a smile.

Sun Xiaoxiao's face was a deep blue, and her complexion was ashen. Although her heart was filled with boundless anger, Sun Xiaoxiao was still able to kneel down in front of the Shen Mansion with a 'putt' sound.

A thunderous voice resounded outside the Shen Manor as rain fell like arrows. A white figure knelt before the gates of the Shen Manor, his entire body drenched and trembling. Even though he had suffered a lot, he remained kneeling at the entrance and did not move at all.

Li Ye looked at the sky and was worried about Sun Xiaoxiao's situation. He wanted to break out of the cage and see Sun Xiaoxiao, but when he thought about the fact that it would always be Sun Xiaoxiao who would be injured if she ran away, Li Ye suppressed his emotions and looked at the sky outside. He was worried that the Shen family might still covet Sun Xiaoxiao's store, and that they might bully Sun Xiaoxiao. Li Ye turned around and looked at an empty cell that had a weird smell. He looked at the bloodstains on the wall and whispered: "Wait for me."

Li Ye found out the clues, but he didn't know that it had rained all night. He also didn't know that this was the biggest rain of the year, nor did he know that tonight was the coldest day in the Western Waters.