Just as Shen Zhi was about to tell him about Xu Qinghe, the guard at the door rushed over and shouted, "Shen Zhi! Someone is looking for you at the door. They say your maid has been arrested."

Chen Feng: "A maid?"

Before Chen Feng could finish his questioning, Shen Zhi had already gotten up and quickly ran towards the door, where he saw his nephew pacing anxiously.

As soon as she saw him coming, she hurriedly said, "Second Uncle Shen, your maid has been captured by Wang Mingliang. My grandmother asked me to come and call you to rescue her."

Upon hearing this, Shen Zhi's eyes immediately sharpened. "I understand, thank you." After saying that, she hurriedly ran towards the garrison.

He stopped Commander Zheng Qiang, who was about to leave, and said, "Commander Zheng, I would like to ask for leave."

Zheng Qianhu frowned. "Why are you asking for leave at a time like this?"

Shen Zhi: "My wife has been arrested."

Commander Zheng's face instantly darkened, and he said sternly, "Then what are you waiting for? Go now!"

Shen Zhi: "I need to borrow a warhorse."

"Go and take it yourself, and just say I agree."

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Zhi turned to leave, but Zheng Qianhu quickly asked, "Do you need someone to go with you?"

Shen Zhi: "No need." After saying that, he ran off like crazy.

Before long, a man and a warhorse charged out of the garrison. The eldest nephew, standing outside the garrison, watched Shen Chengyue's departing figure and couldn't help but mutter, "That was so cool."

Because Wang Mingliang was his sister-in-law's brother, Shen Zhi naturally knew where their home was, and as soon as he left the garrison, he ran frantically towards Old Wang's house.

When they arrived, the Wang family was joyfully celebrating Wang Mingliang's wedding. Just then, Shen Zhi appeared in the courtyard on horseback.

Upon seeing Shen Zhi's appearance, all the members of the Wang family nervously swallowed.

Shen Zhi, seated on his tall horse, looked around and, not seeing Wang Mingliang, immediately asked, "Where is he?"

As soon as these words were spoken, someone pointed towards Wang Mingliang's house. Without saying a word, Shen Zhi dismounted and strode towards Wang Mingliang's house.

Shen Zhi kicked open Wang Mingliang's brand-new door, dust falling from the doorframe. Inside, Wang Mingliang was taking off his clothes. Upon seeing Shen Zhi, he frowned. "What are you doing here?"

Shen Zhi looked at Xu Qinghe, who was lying unharmed on the bed, and finally felt relieved. He then turned around and grabbed Wang Mingliang, giving him a good beating.

Wang Mingliang was beaten so badly he cried and screamed for his parents, but no one outside dared to come in.

Shen Zhi stopped beating the man half to death and walked step by step toward Xu Qinghe.

When they arrived, they saw that Xu Qinghe's face was covered in tears, and her eyes were filled with fear.

He slowly pulled the red cloth off Xu Qinghe's mouth, about to ask if she was alright, when a soft body rushed towards her, a trembling voice saying, "Why did you take so long to come?"

Shen Zhi stiffened for a moment, then quickly raised his hand to pat her head and whispered comfortingly, "I'm sorry I'm late."

Xu Qinghe buried her face in Shen Zhi's arms and burst into tears. She had been terrified.

She had never encountered such a situation in modern times. Even in the apocalypse, people only bit each other, without such obvious malice.

Hearing Xu Qinghe's cries, Shen Zhi felt a pang of heartache. It took Xu Qinghe a long time to stop crying, wipe away her tears, and get up from the bed.

Then he walked over to Wang Mingliang, who was lying on the ground unable to move, and kicked him repeatedly, yelling, "You scum! You beast, you'll die a horrible death!"

As he continued kicking, the Queen Mother rushed over and shielded Wang Mingliang, saying, "Are you done yet? He's already beaten like this, what do you think you're doing!"

Xu Qinghe: "What do I want to do! I want him dead!!"

"A whole family of scum, worse than animals! And what about that one?"

Queen Mother: "That one?"

Xu Qinghe: "Your daughter."

No sooner had she finished speaking than Sister-in-law Shen walked in imperiously and said sternly, "What are you doing?"

Even at a time like this, Sister-in-law Shen still acted like she was her sister-in-law, but Xu Qinghe didn't tolerate it. Without saying a word, she pounced on Sister-in-law Shen and started scratching her face.

Sister-in-law Shen stumbled from the attack and fell to the ground. Xu Qinghe immediately mounted her and began beating her face, saying, "I'll teach you to be vicious, I'll teach you to be ruthless!"

"You're good at taking off clothes, aren't you? Today I'll strip you naked and let everyone see you to their heart's content." He said, and started to tear off her clothes.

Logically speaking, Xu Qinghe was thinner than Sister-in-law Shen and shouldn't have been a match for her, but Xu Qinghe was really going all out, and Sister-in-law Shen could only passively take the beating.

Seeing his clothes about to be ripped off, he could only hurriedly cry out to the Queen Mother, "Mother, save me!"

But the Queen Mother only had eyes for her unconscious son and couldn't hear Sister Shen's pleas for help at all.

Shen Zhi immediately blocked the entrance to the Wang family's house, scaring no one into coming in to help.

Xu Qinghe tore Shen Dasao's clothes to shreds, leaving her barely clothed, before getting up.

Her body went limp and she was about to fall to the ground when Shen Zhi caught her up with lightning speed.

Xu Qinghe collapsed onto him, relying on his strength to walk out.

During this time, no one dared to step forward to stop them. When they reached the horse, Shen Zhi picked Xu Qinghe up and placed her on the horse. Then he mounted the horse and the two of them rode away.

Before long, they arrived at their ransacked home, where they saw Aunt Shen holding a weak Shen Chengyue in the courtyard, waiting for them, while Shen Chengchuan sat silently beside them.

He hid Shen Chengchuan a moment before Shen Chengyue rushed out, so Shen Chengchuan was not harmed.

Seeing Xu Qinghe covered in bruises, Aunt Shen's tears streamed down her face. "What a tragedy!"

Shen Zhi didn't say much. He picked up Xu Qinghe and walked into the house. Once inside, he found that most of the things in the house were missing.

Aunt Shen had long harbored resentment towards Shen's mother, and upon seeing this, she immediately complained, "Your mother took everything in the house. She took it all while you were away."

Shen Zhi's face instantly turned frighteningly gloomy. Xu Qinghe patted Shen Zhi's arm, signaling him to put her down.

He looked around, his gaze turning cold, and then turned to Shen Zhi, asking, "Will you marry me?"

Although Shen Zhi didn't understand why Xu Qinghe asked that question, he nodded without hesitation.

Xu Qinghe smiled at him first, then walked out with a sharp look in her eyes.

After today's incident, she realized that being Shen Zhi's maidservant meant she had little say; she needed to become his wife.

After coming out of the house, Xu Qinghe grabbed a stick from the woodpile by the door and stormed off to Old Shen's house.

Shen Zhi was naturally worried about her going out alone, so he immediately followed her.

The two arrived at Old Shen's house one after the other. At this time, Shen's mother was still happy about the free grain and did not realize the danger that was coming.

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