dawn of dynasty

Chapter 35 Calamus, the darkness of human nature

Father Shen's words made Shen Guanye's original "Dad, are you awake?" stuck in his throat.

Be careful - Zhou Chongzong?

What do you mean?
What did Uncle Zhou do?
"Dad, what are you talking about? Why should you be careful about Uncle Zhou?"

Shen Guanye held Shen Shenghui's hand and asked urgently.

He leaned closer to hear it more clearly.

He could feel his father's hand tightening, almost painfully.

Shen Shenghui's eyes widened, and the veins on his forehead popped out. He looked very painful. He opened his mouth to say something, but in the end it turned into a meaningless sob.

Then, passed out again.

Shen Guanye quickly stepped forward to check, thought for a moment, and issued another order.

Fulu Qingguang came again, but unfortunately, his father still had no response.

He had to give up and straightened up again only to find that he was covered in cold sweat on his back.

This is to be frightened by the darkness of human nature.

He almost became in-laws with the Shen family, was regarded as a best friend by his father, and was regarded as a trustworthy uncle with a different surname by their siblings.

The person who has given their family a lot of help since their father was injured.

He actually harbors deep malice towards their family?

This is simply terrifying to think about!
He didn't doubt his father's words.

His father was a kind man and serious in his work. Without conclusive evidence that Zhou Chongzong had deep ill will towards their family, he would never have said this.

But—how is this possible?

Even now, Shen Guanye is still a little unbelievable.

Even if he is like this, it is hard to imagine how a 19-year-old boy would react if it were the real Shen Guanye?I am afraid that I will directly doubt my life.

Shen Guanye gently spit out another order, wiped away the cold sweat on his body, and forced himself to calm down and think.

Before he was injured and fell into coma, his father's relationship with Zhou Chongzong was normal.

It can be seen that the relationship between the two was still good at that time.

Then it happened when his father was injured.

His father was injured because he participated in the suppression of bandits, and Uncle Zhou, no, Zhou Chongzong, as the branch director of the Public Security Bureau and a second-level warrior, unsurprisingly also participated in the suppression of bandits.

So, could his father's injury be caused by Zhou Chongzong?
Zhou Chongzong colluded with the Hongshan bandits, and his father discovered this, so he was assassinated by Zhou Chongzong?
Shen Guanye thought of such a possibility.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for them to have been fine for the past ten years and then suddenly become enemies.

But that's not right. He remembered that it was Zhou Chongzong who carried his father on his back to join the others.

If it was as he suspected, why didn't Zhou Chongzong take the opportunity to kill his father?
Even if he was afraid of leaving traces and didn't want to do it himself, he could just throw his father away, so why carry it back?
Shen Guanye only felt suspicious.

However, you will know what the truth is when you ask it yourself.

Soon, Shen Guanye had a plan in mind.

But wait until this period of time is over, and Ghost Faced Yama’s appearance frequency cannot be too high.

Mr. Qian from the provincial capital gave Shen Guanye a warning.

It is true that no one in Hongdong County can catch his pigtails nowadays, but if he commits crimes frequently, there is no guarantee that he will not attract real masters.

The God Lord's ability is very defiant, but no matter how defiant he is, he is only at level 1 now, and is far from reaching the point where he can act recklessly and lawlessly.

If you seek death, you will really die.

With complicated feelings, Shen Guanye walked out of the room, but met Shen Zhizhu in the corridor.

"Sister, are you looking for me?" Shen Zhizhu stood in front of Shen Guanye's room, looking a little awkward.

"Hey! For you, Wang Fuji's pastries."

A box of beautifully and tightly packaged pastries was handed to Shen Guanye.

Wang Fu Ji is the best pastry shop in Hongtong County, and its business is extremely popular. Not only locals love to buy it, but also outsiders. Many merchants come to Hongtong County to purchase goods.

This is something he likes to eat.

Wang Fuji was far away from his home, and Shen Zhizhu had to walk a lot to buy this box of pastries.

"Um, thank you for this morning."

Seeing Shen Guanye catching the cake, Shen Zhizhu said something awkward, then turned and left.

Shen Guanye smiled, and the depression in his heart was suddenly soothed at this moment. The coldness and coldness caused by the darkness of human nature was also dispelled by the spring breeze blowing from the heart stream at this moment.

……

The next day was just as Shen Guanye thought, with all kinds of people coming and going, making the Shen family look like they were celebrating a festival.

If it weren't for the fact that there was a patient at home and the guests subconsciously lowered their voices, the festive atmosphere would have been even more intense.

It feels like I got the top prize in the provincial college entrance examination in my previous life.

As the protagonist, Shen Guanye was naturally busy with greetings and send-offs, and he did not feel proud at all because of becoming the Lord of Apocalypse - the more times like this, the less likely he is to act superior to others, especially when facing When we are friends in the countryside.

This busyness lasted until evening.

In the evening, under the attention of all the smart people in Hongdong County, Shen Guanye stepped into the door of the county governor's house with a gift personally selected by An.

The county governor of Hongdong County, whose surname is Chen, is Chen Muyun. He is a local and comes from a scholarly family. Like his father, he was a scholar when he was young.

It's just that his extraordinary talent is much better than that of his father. Now he is a fifth-level Confucian scholar, one of the best in Hongdong County.

Governor Chen has been serving as the county governor of Hongdong County for three years - the county governor is equivalent to the previous county magistrate. The title of county governor was changed after the previous dynasty was overthrown and the imperial system was abolished in Tianxia.

Shen Guanye had not met the governor very often, but according to his father, Governor Chen was an upright and capable official, a round person on the outside and square on the inside.

The official reputation in Hongdong County is very good.

This was also a small reason that prompted him to join the government faction. If the governor was a common man or a loser, he would really disdain to associate with him.

In the living room of the Chen family, Shen Guanye was sipping the tea served by the butler while repeatedly recalling in his mind what his father had said to him about Governor Chen.

On the table, narcissus bloomed quietly, exuding a delicate fragrance, and there was a pot of calamus beside it.

Slim and graceful, hidden as a water sword.

Most literati like to raise calamus. This is an ancient tradition. Their families have several pots of calamus.

"I'm sorry for keeping my nephew waiting for so long. It's a shame."

Before people arrive, language arrives first.

Then a figure walked in from the side door and looked at Shen Guanye with a smile.

Shen Guanye stood up quickly without asking.

"Don't dare."

Chen Muyun motioned for Shen Guanye to sit down, and Shen Guanye sat down again. Only then did he have time to look at the other person.

Although he is middle-aged, Governor Chen's appearance is undoubtedly good. At this time, he has changed out of his office suit and put on a navy blue gown. His bookish look makes him more like an official than an official. famous scholar.

Beside him, stood a tall figure, wearing dark yellow armor, holding a spear in one hand and an iron shield in the other. Just standing there, exuding an elite aura, made Shen Guanye unconsciously feel a sense of threat. .

This is the Imperial Guard, a level 5 military unit of the Celestial Dynasty. It is allocated to the bodyguards of the county governor. Normally, there are two personnel. However, because Hongdong County is a large county, there are three Imperial Guards assigned to it. .

Of course, Governor Chen is a fifth-level Apocalypse and is very strong in his own right.

(End of this chapter)