Cultivating Immortality Begins with Selling Oneself

Chapter 229 Madman
The next day.

early morning.

As soon as Shen Fuyu opened his eyes, Shen Mengwu pulled him out of the quilt. Before he regained consciousness, Shen Fuyu was forced to put on his clothes.

"???"

Shen Fuyu's head was full of doubts. He didn't understand what Shen Mengwu was doing so early in the morning.
Sensing Shen Fuyu's confusion, Shen Mengwu smiled and began to explain.

"Shen Fuyu, I heard that Third Uncle ran into people from the gambling house when he went out, and now he's being held up and asked for money. Let's go over and see what's going on."

Shen Mengwu threw a coquettish glance at Shen Fuyu, with the words "seeking praise" written all over her face.

Look!
When encountering any gossip about Shen Mengwu, her first reaction is to quickly find Shen Fuyu and share the joy together.

As expected, as soon as Shen Mengwu finished speaking, Shen Fuyu immediately became interested. Without saying a word, he put on his clothes and walked out with Shen Mengwu.

……

Side door.

Because it was early morning, there were not many onlookers. Shen Fuyu saw at a glance that Shen Yingfeng was surrounded by ferocious men.

"Shen Yingfeng, when will you pay me back? The gambling house is only giving us such a long time because of the Shen family. If you can't come up with the money, don't blame us for going to your house to ask for it."

"Yes, Mr. Shen, let me be frank. If you can't come up with the money, don't blame us for chopping off your arms. If you can't pay the money, then you have to pay with your body."

After saying that, the big man waved the big knife at Shen Yingfeng, as if he was thinking about how to chop off his wrist quickly.

Shen Yingfeng swallowed his saliva, his eyes full of fear. He knelt on the ground, and there was no trace of his former dashing appearance. Now he had thrown away even the last bit of dignity.

Face and identity are not important at all.

"Master, everyone, please give me some more time. I'm sure I can collect the money and then send double the money to the gambling house. Okay? Don't chop off my hand."

"Shen Yingfeng, Shen Yingfeng, it's not that we don't want to trust you, but we've already extended the grace period for so long, and you can't even come up with a single ounce of silver. How can we trust you? How about this: you deposit a hundred ounces of silver first, and we'll give you some time to raise the money? How do you do that?"

"One hundred taels of silver? Shen Yingfeng owes too much. One hundred taels of silver is not enough at all. The master will definitely not agree. It must be at least one thousand taels."

The two men sang the same tune and raised the price without making a sound. Now the knife was almost touching his face. Shen Yingfeng was already scared out of his wits and didn't care about whether it was a trap or not. He just nodded in agreement.

The five big men nodded in satisfaction and put away their swords.

"In that case, I hope Third Master will make more preparations. We'll be here waiting for you in three days. If we can't raise enough money on time, Third Master, please don't blame us for being ruthless. Repaying debts is a matter of course. Even if Third Master sues the authorities, what good will it do? We have the IOU written by Third Master himself in our hands."

"If we follow the rules, everything will be fine. If..."

Obviously, the big men were very skilled in handling such matters. They threatened Shen Yingfeng without making any sound, so that Shen Yingfeng did not dare to report the case. They had also heard good news long ago that the Shen family was now ruled by Madam Shen. Shen Yingfeng and Madam Shen had different personalities. If something like this happened, Madam Shen would not be able to help Shen Yingfeng resolve the danger.

That's why the gambling house came to Shen Yingfeng's house so brazenly.

Even if he was a direct descendant of the Shen family, so what? The power was no longer in Shen Yingfeng's hands, so the gambling house wasn't afraid at all. Moreover, Shen Yingfeng was obsessed with gambling, so what did it have to do with them? Now that he had lost money, he had to pay it back.

After getting a satisfactory result, several big men swaggered away. Shen Yingfeng collapsed against the wall, his face full of regret. Why did he gamble?
Widow Chen...

Yes, it was all because of Widow Chen. Shen Yingfeng was bullied by Widow Chen at home and no one stood up for him, so Shen Yingfeng could only swallow his anger.

The emotions suppressed in his heart for a long time made Shen Yingfeng extremely uncomfortable. He was instigated to go to the gambling house, winning and losing money. The carnival atmosphere of a group of gamblers, that fascinating atmosphere, made Shen Yingfeng forget the grievances he had suffered and forget everything.

As a result, Shen Yingfeng lost himself and became addicted to gambling in pursuit of temporary happiness.

It was not until he could no longer pay back the money that Shen Yingfeng realized what he had done. It was too late to stop the loss in time. Shen Yingfeng only wanted to win the money back quickly and turn things around as soon as possible.

However, the snowball kept getting bigger and bigger, and the amount of money owed was getting larger and larger. Shen Yingfeng could not pay it back at all. When he was at his wit's end, Shen Yingfeng thought of Mrs. Shen. Mrs. Shen was very good at business and had many shops under her that could definitely help him pay back the debt.

Shen Yingfeng shamelessly went to Mrs. Shen and begged her for help, putting aside all the unpleasantness that had happened in the past, hoping that Mrs. Shen would soften her heart and help him.

However, things went against his wishes. Mrs. Shen was not the kind of person who would repay evil with kindness, and she would not help him at all.

Shen Yingfeng leaned against the wall in pain, his mind racing. What should he do? What should he do?

Not to mention one thousand and two taels of silver, Shen Yingfeng doesn't even have a copper coin now. How can he get it together in a short time?

"Ahhh!"

Shen Yingfeng broke down and shouted loudly to vent his inner unhappiness. Shen Fuyu and Shen Mengwu hid in the corner and looked at Shen Yingfeng's crazy appearance with extremely complicated expressions.

As expected, no matter what dynasty, once people get addicted to gambling, they will become neither human nor ghost.

Shen Yingfeng is the best example. The once dashing playboy has now become skinny with bulging eyeballs, looking as terrifying as a starving ghost crawling out of hell.

"Who?"

Shen Yingfeng noticed movement in the corner and his eyes fell on Shen Mengwu.

"Shen Mengwu!?"

While Shen Yingfeng was shocked, a glimmer of hope flashed through his mind. He crawled to Shen Mengwu's side, grabbed the corner of Shen Mengwu's clothes and looked pleading.

"Shen Mengwu, you just saw that Third Uncle was forced into a desperate situation. He really has no other choice. If he can't pay the money back, his arm will be chopped off. Please help Third Uncle and give him some money. When Third Uncle earns money, he will definitely pay you back double. Shen Mengwu, we are family after all. You will definitely help me, right?"

Mrs. Shen dotes on her daughter, and Shen Mengwu must have a lot of money on her. Hope ignited in Shen Yingfeng's eyes.

Shen Mengwu pulled back the corner of her clothes and said, "Uncle San, I want to help you too, but I don't have much money. I'll go back to the mansion to get the money for you."

After saying that, Shen Mengwu took Shen Fuyu's hand and left the place without saying a word. Her movements were very agile. Shen Yingfeng reached out to catch her, but Shen Yingfeng was exhausted and could not catch up with Shen Mengwu at all.

It was not until she returned to Shaohua Garden that Shen Mengwu patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Shen Fuyu is truly terrifying."

"Did you see that? Uncle San looked like a madman when he begged me."

(End of this chapter)