Chapter 144: Settling the Score (2)

Translator: Henyee Translations  Editor: Henyee Translations

While they were thinking, Shen Xin, his wife, and Shen Qiu had already walked up to Old Madam Shen. Seeing that the guests were silent and only staring at them with strange expressions, Luo Xueyan frowned. She was sensitive enough to sense that something was wrong, but she did not know what was wrong.

Shen Qiu took a look at the tables and then looked around seriously. He asked in confusion, “Eh, Grandmother, why isn’t my sister here?”

Hearing that, Shen Xin and Luo Xueyan also noticed it. Shen Yue and Shen Qing were both there, and even Chen Dongling, the illegitimate daughter of the second branch, was there. Among the ladies, Shen Miao was nowhere to be seen. Shen Xin smiled and asked, “Mother, where did Jiaojiao go?”

Old Madam Shen didn’t know what to say. Ren Wanyun kept saying that she wanted to call for guards, but she was still sitting at the table. It was obvious that she did not take this matter to heart.

“General Shen!” Feng Anning suddenly stood up and said loudly, “You’re back at the right time. The ancestral hall was on fire just now, and Fifth Miss Shen is trapped in the fire!”

Feng Anning was favored by the Feng family. Not to mention today’s situation, even if she fell in the house, everyone would come to ask about her well-being. However, when Shen Miao was in danger, everyone in the Shen family looked calm and composed. She felt sorry for Shen Miao.

As soon as she said that, Shen Xin and Luo Xueyan were stunned. The ancestral hall was filled with goods, and Shen Miao was trapped in the fire. Why would Shen Miao go to the ancestral hall for no reason? More importantly, why were these Shen family members still drinking and having fun at the banquet when Shen Miao was in danger?

Ren Wanyun came back to her senses and quickly explained, “Brother, Sister-in-law, I was just about to look for guards when you returned…”

Before she could finish speaking, Shen Xin brushed past her without a word. The look he gave Ren Wanyun made her feel like she had fallen into an icehouse. It was really too terrifying and fierce.

Luo Xueyan and Shen Qiu also came back to their senses and rushed towards the ancestral hall.

In the ancestral hall, the fire was getting stronger and stronger, almost turning into a huge inferno. Inside it, Shen Miao covered her mouth and nose with a wet handkerchief that she had prepared in advance, but Xie Jingxing looked at her with a frown. Even in the choking dust, he looked very relaxed and did not panic at all. He said to Shen Miao, “If you don’t go out now, you’ll really die here.”

“If you don’t go out, you can only die with me,” Shen Miao retorted.

“You have a glib tongue.” Xie Jingxing smiled indifferently. “What are you waiting for?”

Before he could finish, he heard a roar from outside. “Jiaojiao!”

Xie Jingxing suddenly rushed to the window. He could see clearly that the people outside were none other than Shen Xin, his wife, and Shen Qiu.

Shen Xin and Luo Xueyan did not expect the fire to be so fierce. The hall was surrounded by guards, but none of them went in to save Shen Miao. They only found some buckets to splash water on the fire. However, at this rate, Shen Miao would eventually be dead.

Shen Qiu gritted his teeth. “I’m going in to save my sister!” With that said, he was about to rush in. However, before he could take two steps, the eaves outside fell in front of him with a bang, stopping him from entering.

“Jiaojiao!”

“Sister!”

In the room, Xie Jingxing raised his eyebrows and said, “So your pet name is Jiaojiao. It doesn’t match you at all.”