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Chapter 366: Chapter 365: Servants Who Know How to Assess the Situation

The differences between hometowns can actually be quite significant.

There is one type of hometown you can return to, where family members you miss dearly reside, and the journey back is filled with longing.

The other type is the hometown you can’t go back to.

There’s only memory, but no one you wish to see.

This kind of hometown stays in your mind, but you don’t feel the urge to return.

For Shen Han, Yun’an City is the hometown he can’t return to.

Madam Yun and Cailing are in the Yun Family of Anyang City.

Although he has many blood relatives in Yun’an City, it’s only that thin bond of blood relation.

He doesn’t want to see them, and they probably don’t want to see him either.

Sitting in the luxurious carriage of the Dean, they should be reaching Yun’an City in a few more hours.

Traveling south from the Capital City to Yun’an City, the difference in vegetation around is quite noticeable.

The main reason is the significant mountain range between the north and south of Great Wei, causing a considerable climate difference.

With the imminent competition, Dean Tianyi felt a bit anxious.

“This time, don’t put too much pressure on yourself, winning or losing is commonplace.

Shen Ye is much older than you, which gives him a considerable advantage.

Even if you lose, it’s just a matter of handing over the Shen Family’s title, no big deal.

Anyway, your Shen family never intended to pass the title to you.

Just see it as failing to take someone else’s thing.”

Dean Tianyi’s consolation sounded somewhat odd.

If you’re not good at comforting someone, there’s no need to force it.

People indeed have different strengths, and for Dean Tianyi, he’s more suited to telling dirty jokes.

Today is May 24th.

7:00 AM.

Shen Han and Dean Tianyi finally arrived in Yun’an City.

Yun’an City isn’t considered a big city, just slightly better than some frontier towns, and the population isn’t large.

But these days Yun’an City is really bustling, and many inns can’t accommodate everyone.

The main reason for the popularity is, of course, the competition between Shen Han and Shen Ye.

For Yun’an City to produce two prodigies at once, it’s earned the reputation of a land of talents.

Shen Ye has been a renowned prodigy for years, and Shen Han also performed exceptionally well in the Ten Nations Grand Competition, even having his portrait prominently displayed in the Celestial Universe Pavilion.

The duel between these two outstanding young men makes for quite a spectacle.

Apart from just watching the excitement, many come to observe the competition, hoping to learn something.

The carriage stopped at the gate of Yun’an City, and Shen Han, together with Dean Tianyi, got off the carriage.

The two walked towards Shen Mansion.

Along the way, Shen Han had a faint smile on his face as he explained to Dean Tianyi his past experiences in Yun’an City.

With little money, he could only go to the market to buy some naan bread to stave off hunger.

Dean Tianyi had never heard of naan bread before.

Having some time, he invited Shen Han to go and have a look.

Walking into the market, Shen Han greeted familiar stall owners proactively.

But upon hearing his voice, these stall owners frowned.

They looked at Shen Han a few more times before suddenly realizing.

This is Shen Han!

After Shen Han became famous, people often mentioned his name.

Some stall owners even used his fame to boast when selling things.

Saying Shen Han bought many things from them before attaining his current achievements, thus flattering themselves.

Talking about him often, they hadn’t expected they couldn’t recognize him when they saw him in person.

Actually, there was another reason people didn’t realize.

Who would have thought that Shen Han, now of such status, would actively greet small stall vendors like them.

Upon hearing the voice, they instinctively didn’t think of Shen Han.

Reaching the naan stall, and seeing such a large piece of bread.

Dean Tianyi didn’t expect it would only cost a few coins to buy several pieces…

Taking the naan bread Shen Han handed over, Dean Tianyi took a bite, and to maintain his image in front of the young ones, he struggled to swallow it.

The taste wasn’t exactly bad because the naan bread actually had no taste.

“Did you eat this every day when you were at Shen Mansion?”

Upon hearing Dean Tianyi’s question, Shen Han smiled and shook his head.

“Life wasn’t that bad, not every meal was naan bread.

Occasionally, Madam Yun would send me some dishes, which was a rare treat.

But the Old Dowager always liked to preach self-reliance, not allowing Madam Yun to send meals.

If I want to practice and study, I could only fill my stomach with these naan breads.”

Hearing Shen Han’s words, Dean Tianyi’s eyes seemed to flash sharply.

“The Shen family fell to this state truly of their own doing.”

After wandering around the market for a while, checking the time, the two then headed to Shen Mansion.

The family performance assessment is an internal competition within the Shen Family.

This year is a special occasion, so more people are sure to come to watch.

But as Shen Han and Dean Tianyi arrived at the mansion’s gate, they were still a bit surprised.

There seemed to be too many people.

Madam He stood at the gate, exchanging polite words with the dignitaries as they arrived.

But when she saw Shen Han and Dean Tianyi, her expression abruptly changed.

She turned her face away directly, completely ignoring Shen Han and Dean Tianyi.

Shen Han remained indifferent, greeting when necessary, it’s up to others to respond or not.

When other dignitaries arrived, Madam He would arrange a servant to guide them.

But Shen Han and Dean Tianyi could only find their own way.

Shen Han didn’t mind, he was familiar with Shen Mansion, it’s not that big a place.

There were only a couple of locations suitable for the family performance assessment.

Just as they walked a short distance, a servant from the mansion carefully approached.

“Young Master Han, don’t mind, Madam He didn’t allow us to guide you, that’s why no one came…

Now that she can’t see, I’ll lead you and this esteemed guest.”

Saying this, the servant bowed and walked ahead.

While leading the way, he explained the Shen Family’s changes over the past year to Shen Han.

Occasionally mentioning unsuitable topics, he would cautiously move closer to Shen Han and lower his voice.

“Young Master Han, you have no idea, every time the mansion hears of your achievements, the Patriarch, Old Dowager, and the two madams are furious.

They can’t vent their anger on you, Young Master Han, so they can only scold the other masters and misses, and occasionally we servants also suffer…”

Upon hearing the servant’s words, Shen Han couldn’t help but smile, asking, “But you still came to guide us, wouldn’t you face more scolding if caught?”

Yet this servant seemed to think things through.

“Today, the master families are busy and have no time to wander around. We servants must also learn to judge the situation.

The future master of the Shen Family isn’t certain yet ~

Previously, Young Master Shen Han wasn’t well taken care of, so now I must curry favor.

Once you, Young Master Han, inherit the title and become Patriarch Shen, we won’t have such proximity anymore ~”

The words were indeed spoken candidly.