Sword Roaring in the Sky

Chapter 263 The Rebellious Miss

Although the Shi family treated her with great hospitality, Sun Yanwan was still quite uncomfortable and just wanted to leave as soon as possible.

Although Zhang Yuanqiao and the monk Kongchan were in charge, now that they were at the Shi family's house, why not re-issue the betrothal gifts? Go through another matchmaker's process? After all, these were aristocratic families with a lot of formalities. It took a full half month of fuss to go through all the rituals and make Sun Yanwan and Shi Si's marriage legitimate and flawless.

Sun Yanwan only learned when she arrived at the Shi family that Shi Si's father had been seriously injured in a duel in his early years and died a few days later. Shi Si was raised by her mother.

He also learned who this Ah Heng was. Her father was a good friend of Shi Si's father. She accompanied Shi Si's father in a duel and died together. Their bodies were never found. When her mother learned of this, she fell ill and passed away. Shi Si's mother then sent someone to bring the little girl back and raised her as her own daughter.

Although everyone in the Shi family calls her Miss and claims to be surnamed Shi, she is not actually a member of the Shi family.

Shi Si had always regarded Aheng as a younger sister since childhood. However, after she went to Shaochan Temple, she rarely saw this girl. Although she had heard about her a few times, she always thought that this girl was becoming more and more unruly and often ran away on her own to travel the world. She always thought that she was just a little girl with a lot of curiosity. She never expected that this time she would cause trouble.

Well, Sun Yanwan also subtly inquired and found out that it wasn't Ma Junwu who kidnapped people at all, but that girl named Aheng who said she wanted to meet the young heroes and ran away with someone on her own initiative.

That's really annoying.

Sun Yanwan suddenly understood why the Northern Beggars' Gang was so anxious, like ants on a hot pan, while the Shi family remained silent and made no move.

Moreover, in the past few days, the Shi family has been focusing all their energy on entertaining their distinguished guests, and no one has mentioned going to look for that Ah Heng.

Even after Shi Si returned to the Shi family, she quickly fell silent.

That day, after getting up, Sun Yanwan asked the servants arranged by the Shi family to lead the way to pay respects to Shi Si's mother.

Although the Shi family had many members, the person Sun Yanwan valued most was this "old lady," whom she visited almost every day. Although Shi Si's mother wasn't actually that old, perhaps the death of her husband had left her heartbroken, as her hair had long since turned completely white, and she looked more than ten years older than her actual age.

After receiving the message, Sun Yanwan saw the "old lady" again, and Shi Si happened to be there as well. She was helping her mother take a walk, and when she saw Sun Yanwan coming, Shi Si said in a low voice, "Yanwan is here again."

The old lady glanced at Sun Yanwan and smiled slightly. For this old woman, her husband had died from serious injuries in a duel, and the only person she still cherished in the world was her daughter, Shi Si.

For the elderly, as long as their daughter is doing well, everything is fine.

She could also tell that Shi Si became much more lively when she was with Sun Yanwan. The old lady had raised Shi Si since she was a child and knew that her daughter was usually quiet and reserved, rarely speaking much to others, and often staying quietly by herself all day. But when she was with Sun Yanwan, Shi Si's eyes lit up with smiles, and she had a lot to say when she talked about Sun Yanwan. The old lady had never seen such joy in her life.

Sun Yanwan bowed deeply and said, "Sun Yanwan greets the old lady."

Shi Si's mother said slowly, "Get up!"

"Let Si'er accompany you to wander around. You don't need to accompany this old woman."

Sun Yanwan smiled and said, "Shi Si and I will be together every day from now on, so a day or two won't make a difference."

“A while ago, I said that if the old lady had nothing to do, she could go to Black Dragon City for a visit. Although the north is bitterly cold, spring and summer are not too unbearable.”

Shi Si's mother shook her head and said, "I'm used to living here! I don't want to move."

"Besides, I need to stay with Si'er's father." Sun Yanwan smiled slightly. Of course, Shi Si's father was buried in the Shi family ancestral cemetery. The old lady needed to stay with her deceased husband. The couple were deeply in love, so he couldn't persuade her any further.

Sun Yanwan accompanied the mother and daughter for a half-hour walk. The old lady was a little tired and wanted to go back to rest. Before leaving, she suddenly said, "Let Aheng do whatever she wants."

"I can't worry about that much, and you two don't need to put in that much effort either."

Sun Yanwan accompanied Shi Si to take the old lady back. When asked about the matter, Shi Si sighed and said, "She ran away so many times and suffered a lot. When my mother tried to persuade her to stop her, she was pushed and fell down, and was bedridden for several months."

"This saddened me, and I'm not really willing to get involved anymore."

Sun Yanwan shook his head. He didn't have any feelings for this Aheng, but during his stay at the Shi family these past few days, he had a general idea of ​​how the Shi family regarded this "young lady": she was indeed not a member of the Shi family.

Sun Yanwan even vaguely remembered several members of the Shi family saying that Shi Si's father's duel was instigated by Aheng's father, that friend.

Back then, when Shi Si's mother wanted to adopt this girl, there were voices of opposition from the Shi family. However, firstly, the girl's parents had indeed passed away, and secondly, Shi Si had gone to the Shao Chan Temple, leaving her mother with no children, so they let the matter go.

Sun Yanwan sighed upon hearing this and couldn't help but say, "This matter is extremely troublesome."

“If the Songyang Sect members hadn’t died, I wouldn’t have interfered. After all, Chief Hong of the Beggars’ Sect and several ninth-generation elders had arrived, which was enough to handle the matter.”

"But someone from the Songyang Sect has died, how can I not show up?"

"But according to the rumors, I'm afraid your sister might be on Ma Junwu's side!"

Shi Si was also very troubled and said in a low voice, "Everyone who witnessed it said that Aheng chased after him and was later seen traveling with him. I'll leave this matter to you; I don't want to deal with it anymore."

"Aheng was such a good child, how did she suddenly become so rebellious?"

Sun Yanwan knew that the reason Shi Si didn't want to take care of this younger sister anymore was most likely because her mother had been pushed and fallen, and had been bedridden for several months. If it were anything else, Shi Si would probably tolerate it, but she couldn't tolerate this.

He chuckled and said, "Leave such troublesome matters to me, Sun."

As the two were chatting, a servant from the Shi family ran over and said, "The Beggars' Clan is here again. They say they've really found Ma Junwu's trail this time and have sent people to follow him. They're absolutely certain there won't be any mistakes."

Sun Yanwan sighed, patted Shi Si's shoulder, and said, "I'll take care of this matter and then come back to pick you up from Songyang Mountain."

Sun Yanwan arrived at the front, where Shi Danning was chatting with an old beggar who had nine small bags hanging from his head.

When the old beggar saw Sun Yanwan, he stood up and called out, "Sun Erlang, come with me quickly."

"Chief Hong and several old brothers are tied up and cannot be separated for the time being. Just then, the thief's whereabouts were discovered. I am alone and cannot fight alone. I desperately need Erlang's help."

Sun Yanwan could only reply, "Since the information is reliable, I'll head over there."

(End of this chapter)