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Chapter 504: So Many People Want to Harm Me in Secret

Xiao Changying stared intently at Shen Xihe, who kept her eyes downcast while leisurely eating her roasted meat. She seemed unable to see the torture happening less than ten steps away from her, appeared deaf to the sound of heads hitting the ground, and seemed oblivious to the bloody scent floating in the air.

She remained composed and unperturbed, eating with graceful deliberation.

How could she remain so completely unaffected by her surroundings?

Looking at how Moyu had tormented the full-grown man who had learned martial arts through hardship, his face was now being washed over by thick blood, showing signs of madness.

At fourteen, he had observed at the Ministry of Justice, experiencing the most brutal torture methods. The Ministry had countless strange ways to deal with stubborn criminals. Xiao Changying, who considered himself somewhat experienced, had his eyes opened today by Shen Xihe’s methods.

“Who sent you?” Moyu’s voice was cold and impatient as she repeated the question.

The three conscious men’s clenched teeth were trembling. If possible, they truly wanted to commit suicide and end it all, but their bodies were completely drained of strength, as if emptied, making any resistance impossible. Yet their minds remained painfully clear.

Moyu paused briefly, her frost-covered eyes sweeping over the blood-covered faces, before she leaped up again.

“No—” someone managed to cry out with effort.

Moyu’s blade fell without hesitation, unaffected by his cry. History repeated itself as thicker blood dripped down. In front were two familiar heads, and the bodies of former brothers-in-arms who had faced life and death together, their blood covering his face.

Layer upon layer of pressure and torture finally broke the iron-willed man. One of them began crying and spoke: “I’ll talk, I’ll talk. We just took on a job…”

It turned out they were just an organization that took money to solve people’s problems. Someone in their hall had offered a large sum of money. They usually avoided involvement with government officials, but their old hall master was aging, and the second hall master and young hall master were at a crucial moment in their competition for the position. One thousand gold taels was an enormous temptation.

The second hall master, wanting to diminish the young hall master’s influence, took the risk and accepted the job.

Moyu listened and turned to look at Shen Xihe.

Shen Xihe finished the last bit of roasted meat in her hand, took out a soft handkerchief, poured some water to dampen it, and began carefully cleaning her hands, meticulously wiping each finger: “Kill them.”

Xiao Changying suddenly looked at Shen Xihe and strode over: “Don’t you want to know who hired assassins to kill you?”

Shen Xihe ignored him, still lowering her head and wiping her fingers. Some oil had seeped into her nail beds, and she carefully cleaned it all out.

“Keeping them alive and confronting the mastermind with them would be the fundamental solution!” Xiao Changying continued when Shen Xihe didn’t respond.

After cleaning her hands, Shen Xihe poured more water from her water pouch, applied some fragrant cream, and washed once more, ensuring her hands were as pure and flawless as the moon in the night sky. Only then did she throw the soiled handkerchief into the fire?

Meanwhile, Moyu was already executing Shen Xihe’s orders. In just a few blinks, all these men died with their eyes wide open.

Shen Xihe picked up her fragrant cream and walked to the side.

Xiao Changying, furious at being ignored, strode in front of her, blocking her path: “Why are you doing this?”

Shen Xihe gave him a light glance: “If you were truly Prince Xin, you wouldn’t speak words like Prince Lie.”

Implying he was stupid, not as clever as his brother, Xiao Changying’s face turned ashen.

Xiao Changying wasn’t convinced, and Shen Xihe didn’t want to deal with him. They had agreed to pretend they hadn’t seen each other. After taking a few steps, considering Xiao Changying’s stubborn nature, Shen Xihe spoke impatiently to avoid future trouble: “Organizations like this only care about money, not people. Once they receive payment, they don’t ask who’s paying, they just need to secure the money.”

Someone who could afford such a large sum wouldn’t be easily offended. Once they accepted the job, they would naturally do their utmost to complete it, so the person paying wouldn’t fear them daring to deceive and pocket the money.

Therefore, these men wouldn’t know who wanted her dead. Since these men had fallen into her hands and made their living through such dealings, Shen Xihe had no intention of leaving them alive.

Glancing at Xiao Changying, Shen Xihe went to a sheltered spot where Moyu had cleaned and laid out a blanket, planning to rest.

Xiao Changying frowned: “You… you even know about such organizations!”

Shen Xihe gave him a look that seemed to say ‘So what?’

Why shouldn’t she know? What she knew, not just Xiao Changying, but even Xiao Huayong might not fully understand.

As for why Shen Xihe knew these things, it was after marrying Xiao Huayong, when he told her about the outside world, that she asked a few questions and came to understand.

Xiao Changying stared heavily at Shen Xihe for a long while before dejectedly looking away, his face tense as he left her sight.

He was extremely curious about Shen Xihe but realized he had long lost the right to investigate her.

He couldn’t look too deeply into her anymore, even if not all aspects of her were kind and agreeable. On the contrary, she could be fierce and terrifying, but for some reason, the more he understood her, the more he knew about her, the more he couldn’t help himself.

Xiao Changying’s departure only made Shen Xihe feel more at ease. Moyu moved all the bodies away, called the hidden guards who had been following, dug a large pit, threw them all in, added some fragrant oil, and tossed in a fire starter. Roaring flames spread as she had the guards watch until the fire died out.

She returned, covered the bloodstains with soil, and sprinkled some fragrant powder to mask the smell. This powder happened to keep wild beasts away, serving two purposes.

Finally, she wrapped each head in cloth and placed them before the guards watching the fire pit: “Tomorrow morning, find a box to pack them in, use plenty of gold, find an escort agency, and send these people back to whoever sent them. Remember to choose an auspicious day.”

These were all Shen Xihe’s intentions. Although she hadn’t directly ordered it, Moyu could understand Shen Xihe’s meaning.

Rather than taking live prisoners back to confront those who had paid to have Shen Xihe killed, it was better to properly intimidate these people who didn’t understand the rules. Choosing a busy day would let the news spread wider, so others wouldn’t be so blind as to try to profit from taking her life in the future.

As for who was plotting behind the scenes, Shen Xihe closed her eyes and thought about the various princes’ ways of doing things. Her intuition told her it wasn’t any of them.

Yet unable to think who it might be at the moment, Shen Xihe could only sigh helplessly: “So many people want to harm me in secret.”

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