My cells devour all worlds.

If you accept money from someone, you're bound to help them with something.

So, Lu Sheng weighed the silver in his hand and decided to go back and get some sleep first.

These past few days of traveling have left him mentally and physically exhausted.

He needs to get some rest.

I slept straight through until dusk.

After being comforted by Madam Lu, Shen Qingshu's mood had improved considerably.

Although I'm still a little sullen, I'm not as impulsive as before.

Lu Sheng arrived at Shen Qingshu's side at the right time, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Qingshu, don't be sullen, I have some good news to tell you."

Shen Qingshu glanced at Lu Sheng, looking uninterested. "Brother Sheng, I'm not in the mood today. Let's talk about it tomorrow."

"Is that so? Alright then..."

Lu Sheng nodded with a hint of regret, then turned and muttered, "I was hoping to find out what family secret my uncle was talking about was..."

Then, Lu Shenggang turned around and took less than two steps.

A pair of hands grabbed him from behind.

Tightly.

The somber look on Shen Qingshu's face vanished, replaced by intense anticipation. Even his tone became urgent: "Brother Sheng, what good news were you going to tell me?"

Lu Sheng's lips curled slightly. "Didn't you say you weren't in the mood?"

"Cough cough..."

A hint of embarrassment flashed across Shen Qingshu's face. "Hey, Sheng-ge, what's our relationship? If others don't listen to you, why would I not listen to them?"

"Tell me the good news!"

Lu Sheng didn't tease Shen Qingshu any further. "It's just that your father couldn't bring himself to do it, so he sent me over to tell you that he was wrong."

"Also, he said he saw your growth during this escort mission and felt it was time to tell you some things."

"What's wrong? What's wrong?"

Although Shen Qingshu had some guesses, he still wanted to hear Lu Sheng say it himself.

Lu Sheng spread his hands. "I don't know. My uncle only said it was a family secret, related to our family's martial arts..."

Upon hearing the words "family martial arts," Shen Qingshu could no longer hear what Lu Sheng was about to say.

The stories told by the storyteller in the teahouse inexplicably popped into his mind, along with his speculations about the Su family mansion in Qingpu County.

Yes, everything makes sense now!

His Shen family's Canglan sword technique was renowned throughout several states, but Wanfa Shura deliberately ignored it.

He practiced for many years but could never grasp the key points, and his mother often said it wasn't suitable for him...

All sorts of details that I couldn't understand before flashed through my mind, and now they all suddenly made sense.

Shen Qingshu understood!

It turned out that it wasn't that he was incapable, but that his father had concealed the secret.

That trick likely has rather demanding requirements.

This was an outcome that neither my father nor my mother wanted to see.

I just hope it's not what he guessed.

While Shen Qingshu was excited, he couldn't help but feel a little worried.

With these thoughts in mind, Shen Qingshu found Shen Tianxiong in the study, who was handling matters related to the escort agency.

"father!"

"Qing Shu".

Upon seeing Shen Qingshu at the door, Shen Tianxiong disregarded the things on his desk and stood up.

"Father, I was too impulsive today."

"Father was also wrong. Father shouldn't have made hasty judgments and wronged you."

"It was because I didn't explain myself clearly..."

After explaining things to each other, the two reconciled and became a loving father and son.

Shen Qingshu also voiced the question that had been on his mind: "Father, what secrets does our Shen family's Canglan Saber Technique hold that you haven't told me?"

A secret? What secret?

A hint of doubt flashed in Shen Tianxiong's eyes, but he held back from speaking.

Because he saw the intense anticipation on Shen Qingshu's face.

Could it be that Sheng'er said something when she comforted Qing Shu?

Shen Tianxiong instantly had the answer in his heart.

The fact that he couldn't master the Canglan Saber Technique was always a thorn in Shen Qingshu's side, making him feel resentful and depressed.

This caused him and his wife great worry, and they tried everything they could to solve the problem.

Could it be that Sheng'er used this method to get Qing Shu out?

Thinking of this, Shen Tianxiong dared not be careless, his mind racing, preparing to follow Shen Qingshu's lead.

He coughed, his expression instantly becoming extremely serious. He turned around, his voice deepening:

"Yes, it's time to tell you some things."

In fact, Shen Tianxiong was about to lose his composure.

In my heart, I screamed:

Think hard, you stubborn fool!

Come up with an explanation quickly!

Why didn't Sheng'er tell me beforehand!

Seeing that Shen Tianxiong had not spoken for a long time, Shen Qingshu felt even more that his father was finding it difficult to speak.

Shen Qingshu felt uneasy, but still asked with a last glimmer of hope, "Is it 'To practice divine skills, one must first castrate oneself'?"

"Yes, yes, yes..."

With his mind blank, Shen Tianxiong subconsciously agreed.

But he was suddenly jolted awake halfway through his speech.

Self-castration?!

"No, no, no..."

But this scene, when seen by Shen Qingshu, undoubtedly revealed the cover-up that was about to happen.

Shen Qingshu's eyes dimmed, utterly disheartened. Was this really how it was?

A bitter smile appeared on his lips, his brows furrowing and then relaxing, shifting back and forth uncertainly.

Shen Qingshu finally made a decision when Su Wanqing's image appeared in his mind.

He interrupted Shen Tianxiong, who was still explaining, and said in a deep voice, "Father, I am still young, it's better not to practice this divine skill..."

After saying that, Shen Qingshu turned to leave.

"Qingshu, wait a minute, listen to what your father has to say..."

Shen Tianxiong extended Er Kang's hand, still wanting to explain.

"Father, don't worry, I won't tell anyone about this."

Shen Qingshu did not linger and quickly left.

"You...I..."

That's not what I meant!

Shen Tianxiong wanted to cry but had no tears; for the first time in so many years, he felt so powerless.

Why is it getting harder and harder to explain?

His illustrious reputation, his towering figure...

It's all Sheng'er's fault, what a terrible idea she came up with!

……

Early the next morning.

"Young Master Lu, the head镖师 (chief镖师) wants to go to the training room to teach you the Canglan Saber Technique."

"I'm not going."

He's not going to practice.

Watching the messenger leave with a look of envy and regret, Lu Sheng finally couldn't help but smile.

Lu Sheng never expected that his casual remark yesterday would develop into the way it did.

He almost burst out laughing on the spot when he was eavesdropping.

Especially afterwards, Shen Qingshu found him with a serious expression and told him that it was a closely guarded secret of the Shen family and could not be told to him. He also told him not to mention it again, especially in front of Shen Tianxiong.

Orders, orders ...

Only after Lu Sheng agreed did Shen Qingshu leave with peace of mind.

That night, Lu Sheng heard Shen Qingshu tossing and turning next door, unable to fall asleep.

Fortunately, Su Wanqing's allure was ultimately greater than that of the Canglan Blade Technique.

Shen Qingshu did not do anything foolish.

His worrying all night was worthwhile; he almost failed to enter a meditative state.

The departing escorts did not return. Shen Tianxiong seemed to have something to do and left the escort agency after only a short time.

It wasn't until the afternoon that Shen Qingshu brought the news.

Shen Tianxiong went out this morning because of the Canglang Gang incident.

He had already handed over the wooden box entrusted by the Canglang Gang to Su Wenyuan.

To Lu Sheng's surprise, the matter seemed to have come to an end.

At least from the news Shen Tianxiong brought back, everything is alright.