Becoming the Villain's Discarded Wife
Chapter 434: Jianghu

Chapter 434: Chapter 434: Jianghu

Shen Yuntian rented a small mixed courtyard, paying ten wen of rent each day.

There were three households residing in the courtyard, and Shen Yuntian rented the smallest room.

As soon as Xu Tianci stepped into the yard, he was overwhelmed by a strong musty smell.

"Brother Shen, is this where you live?"

On their way, the young boy had been chattering non-stop. Shen Yuntian only occasionally responded with a few words. This made him quite curious.

Could it be that all the young masters in Xiejiang are this boisterous?

Xu Tianci had an average academic performance and was not considered a wasteful spendthrift. His only interest was martial arts.

Unfortunately, he was born prematurely, and doctors strictly advised against subjecting him to excessive exertion.

The Xu couple adored their son and couldn’t bear to see him suffer. Therefore, they hired a storyteller to live in their house from his childhood.

Whenever he wanted to learn martial arts, they would have those storytellers successively tell him about the supposed ’martial world’ incidents.

Beheadings, amputations, decent people changing their identity after their appearance gets ruined, worse off people murdered by enemies and thrown into the underworld with one sword strike. Even more despicable, some were dug up and their bodies discarded after death.

Listening to these stories over and over, Xu Tianci eventually gave up on the idea of studying martial arts and spent every day listening to the storytellers’ vivid descriptions of martial world affairs at home.

Though he was scared, there was still some longing in his heart.

Now looking at a small vendor who not only has rules but also bears a scar on his face.

With just one look, he was convinced that Shen Yuntian must be a "martial world man" described by the storyteller!

Perhaps he was a martial world hero mingling with everyone but burdened with a deep hatred, only waiting for the day when he could avenge his family. Setting up a stall in the night market of Xiejiang nowadays might just be a ruse to deceive people.

The more he thought about it, the more excited Xu Tianci felt, wishing he could swear brotherhood with Shen Yuntian on the spot.

He knew all the noble young masters in Xiejiang. All they do is indulge in eating, drinking, and playing, or be a complete bookworm, not even one had high martial arts skills.

Now that he had finally found a martial world man, he certainly couldn’t let him leave.

If he could, if he could really have a glimpse of the real martial world spirit, it would be fantastic!

Immersed in the blissful thought, the youngster could not help but chuckle.

Noticing that he had been standing at the doorway snickering for a while, Shen Yuntian subconsciously half-smiled, wondering if his plan would work.

He only felt that this little master looked unusually wealthy, despite appearing somewhat stupid, he might help find clues about his brother and sister-in-law.

But looking at him now, it seemed his plan might fail.

"There isn’t much left at home. Take a look if you want anything. If you do, I will start the stove."

Shen Yuntian raised his hand, one large ceramic bowl held a four tael piece of meat and the other bowl contained two large steamed buns.

"Sure, sure." Xu Tianci came back to his senses. He didn’t even see what Shen Yuntian was holding, but he hurriedly nodded his head.

There were three households living in the small courtyard. Everyone kept their buckets and pots outside. The yard had a musty smell, and as he approached, Xu Tianci felt as if he had lost control of his nose.

"Brother Shen, so you live here?"

The young boy peeked into Shen Yuntian’s room, to surprisingly find it exceedingly clean.

Shen Yuntian couldn’t afford to rent a better courtyard, so he worked hard to keep this place neat.

"Hmm."

Shen Yuntian was concentrating on starting the stove, unwilling to chat with him.

Seeing that he was being ignored, Xu Tianci wasn’t upset. Instead, he cheekily moved closer: "Brother Shen, you didn’t take my silver. What do you wish me to help with? Just speak. As long as I can do it, I will!"

The charcoal fire was ignited, giving off a faint crackling sound. After a moment of silence, Shen Yuntian finally spoke.

"I want you to help me find someone."

The room was dimly lit. Only an oil lamp flickered on the table. Shen Yuntian’s face was vague, but Xu Tianci got excited.

He knew it!

Brother Shen must be a martial world man!

Perhaps the person he wants me to find is his enemy!

Considering the prospect of instantly uncovering the martial world, the juvenile was so excited that his face turned beet red, his voice full of urgency.

"Brother Shen, who do you want me to help you find? Is it an enemy who killed your father or brothers from the same sect? Could it be, could it be a traitor from the sect?"

After hearing his words, Shen Yuntian stopped what he was doing and looked at him with an expression akin to watching a fool.

"I want you to help me find my family."

"Huh?"

Xu Tianci was stupefied, his face full of disbelief.

"I lost my family while on the road during the famine three years ago. I had been searching for them for three years before I came to Xiejiang. Half a month ago, I heard news about them which made me stay in Xiejiang.

If Young Master Xu really wants to help me, I would like you to help me find some information about them."

Shen Yuntian reverted to his original appearance, simply staring at the stove fire. When he felt it was time, he started grilling the skewered meat he had just prepared.

"So, so your facial injury was, was..."

He never expected to have guessed wrong, Xu Tianci stammered, unable to form a complete sentence.

"From a run-in with mountain bandits while escaping famine."

His tone was indifferent as if he was not talking about his own experience, but of someone else’s dinner.

"Mountain bandits?"

Hearing that it was related to mountain bandits, Xu Tianci regained his vigor.

He knew about mountain bandits, they were extremely violent and committed all kinds of evil.

Could it be that Brother Shen battled with the mountain bandits? Was that why there was such a large scar left?

"That’s a thing of the past."

Shen Yuntian didn’t feel like talking about the past.

Those days were excruciating. Even thinking back on it now makes him feel a dull ache in his facial wound.

His dad...

"Brother Shen, just tell me. If you tell me, I’ll have people go find out more information for you!"

Curiosity filled the young boy’s eyes. Shen Yuntian glanced at him and decided not to overthink it.

The past has passed, saying it out loud now doesn’t change anything.

The important thing now is to find his brother and sister-in-law.

The charcoal fire in the stove was burning bright red, the fat and lean meat strips were sizzling on the skewer, a famously well-known young master of Xiejiang was squatting on the ground looking astonished.

He had never known that such things could happen in this world!

The storyteller at home only told him that the martial world was full of chivalry, and the heroes within could walk on walls and do all sorts of extraordinary things.

But they didn’t tell him that there were people who would sell their children for a black steamed bun.

In his memory, he didn’t even know what a black steamed bun was.

Even at home, the kitchen staff would use the finest wheat flour mixed with cow’s milk and sugar to knead into steamed buns.

Seeing that he was somewhat dumbfounded, Shen Yuntian laughed to himself and broke off a piece of steamed bun from the bowl.

"This is made of black flour, though it’s finer than what we ate back then. Try it."

Taking the hard piece of steamed bun, with just one bite, Xu Tianci wrinkled his brows.

It was quite rough on the tongue.

However, knowing the value of grain, he didn’t spit it out, but endured and swallowed it.

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