A life of two souls traveling through time

Chapter 291 Everyone Has Weaknesses

In the quiet courtyard of Shen's Villa, Master Shen Shi stood under a tree with his hands behind his back, silently looking at two gorgeous red carps in a clay jar. The courtyard was as quiet as death, but Master Shen Shi's silence made the two people behind him look at each other in surprise.

"Master Shi, we were wrong about Yujiang City. You can beat or scold us as you like, but don't keep silent like this, it's really scary for us to watch!" Shui Chi was young and impatient, and he was used to being a hooligans outside, so how could he bear such suffocating cold treatment? Master Shen Shi had seen them for at least an incense stick of time, but he didn't say a word and ignored them, just watching the two fish in front of him, which naturally made Shui Chi impatient, so he couldn't help but laugh.

Shopkeeper Yang, who was standing by, was shocked to see Shuichi, a fool, showing his usual ruffian behavior in front of the Tenth Master. He couldn't help but worry for him, thinking that he really didn't know how to live or die!

However, the fat slave Lao Su who was guarding the entrance to the courtyard had a sneer on his face. He had followed the master for so many years and naturally knew that the master's calm expression at this moment was hiding murderous intent, but this guy just wanted to seek his own death.

"Old Su, how long have you not fed the fish?" Master Shen ignored the rogue ruler and looked up at the fat slave at the gate of the courtyard and smiled calmly, but there was a terrible murderous intent in his eyes.

"Master, it's been a few days. It's time to feed him." The fat slave was so scared that he quickly bent over and smiled respectfully.

"Then why are you still standing there? Let this little brother go feed the fishes." Master Shen Shi said without much words, raised the corner of his eyebrow, and instructed the fat slave.

The fat slave Lao Su didn't dare to delay at all. He lowered his head and agreed, then hurriedly waved towards the water ruler.

Hearing the master and servant suddenly talking about feeding the fish, Manager Yang and Shui Chi were both confused. Seeing Lao Su waving at them, Shui Chi realized belatedly that it was Master Shen who agreed to keep him and that was why he asked Lao Su to arrange the job of feeding the fish for him. So without saying a word, he gave Manager Yang a smug look and followed Lao Su out of the yard.

Shopkeeper Yang naturally thought that Master Shen was going to keep the water ruler, and he couldn't help but feel relieved. However, the incident in Yujiang City directly led to the failure of Master Shen's hard work. How could he act so indifferent?

"Shopkeeper Yang, do you still remember what you promised me solemnly before?" Just when Shopkeeper Yang was puzzled, Master Shen suddenly asked casually.

"Master Shi, I..." Although he listened nonchalantly, Shopkeeper Yang froze all over. He swallowed nervously and was about to speak when he heard Master Shen Shi continue to sigh with gritted teeth:

"You know, the changes in Yujiang City have wiped out all our previous efforts overnight."

"Master Shi, I'm sorry. It's all my fault that I was confused for a moment and caused a big mistake." Master Shi Shen's sudden angry tone made Shopkeeper Yang tremble with fear. He didn't know where to put his trembling hands, so he could only let them hang down and hide in his sleeves.

"How can you be confused? You are just being stupid!" Master Shen finally couldn't hold it in any longer. The anger in his heart suddenly rushed to his head. He turned around and pointed at Shopkeeper Yang's nose and continued to curse: "I didn't expect that you would be burned out by hatred? You set a fire that burned the shop of the famous Li in Jiangnan, and at most it just made the Li family lose some money. Shopkeeper Yang? You have been in the Li family for so many years. Don't you know that the richest man in Jiangnan has no shortage of money? Now, I have suffered heavy losses because of you!"

Shopkeeper Yang had already regretted deeply for doing such an impulsive thing out of a moment of hatred. Now he was being scolded by Master Shen Shi, feeling even more remorseful. He finally couldn't help squatting down and bursting into tears.

"What are you doing? Are you feeling aggrieved because I scolded you a few times? If anyone wants to cry, it should be me, Shen, who should cry?" Seeing that Shopkeeper Yang, who was already old, was wiping away tears just because he was scolded a few times, Master Shen Shi immediately frowned with a look of disgust.

"Master Ten, you are right to scold me. I am stupid and was blinded by the hatred at that time. Now I regret it!" Seeing that he was misunderstood by Master Ten, Shopkeeper Yang hurriedly shook his head, stood up, and continued to cry to him.

"Hmph." Master Shen snorted coldly with disdain on his face, then turned around and continued to look at the red carp in the earthenware jar. This man was not as pleasing to the eye as the fish.

Seeing that Master Shen Shi was too lazy to pay attention to him, Shopkeeper Li felt embarrassed to continue crying, so he had to wipe away his tears and wait there cautiously.

Just as the courtyard fell into silence again, the fat slave Lao Su turned back, wiping the water droplets on his face with a handkerchief in his hand.

"How many times have I told you to be careful when feeding the fish and not to get splashed with water!" When Master Shen saw that the fat slave's body and face were covered with water stains, he began to criticize him with disgust again.

"Yes, sir. I will pay attention next time." The fat slave quickly put away the handkerchief and smiled innocently.

"Oh, by the way, you may not know yet, that kid has been sent to the backyard pond to feed the fish by Old Su." Master Shen glanced at the fat slave unhappily and turned back to Shopkeeper Yang and said indifferently.

"Feed...feed the fish?" Master Shen's light words frightened Shopkeeper Yang so much that he was scared out of his wits and his face turned pale. He first glanced at the fat slave Lao Su with a frightened look and saw that he also looked nonchalant. Shopkeeper Yang felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

"A ruffian who doesn't know the seriousness of the matter and is so self-righteous will cause trouble sooner or later. Shopkeeper Yang should be grateful to Old Su for getting rid of this trouble for you." Seeing that Shopkeeper Yang looked dejected, Master Shen sneered and continued to speak coldly.

"From now on, I, Old Yang, will follow Master Shih all the time and never leave him." Shopkeeper Yang came to his senses, then knelt down behind Master Shih Shen with a plop and bowed in fear.

"I, Master Shen Shi, never keep useless people around me." Manager Yang vowed, but Master Shen Shi was unmoved. He just turned around, glanced at the person kneeling in front of him, and sneered.

"Master Shi, please give Old Yang another chance!" Shopkeeper Yang was so scared that he trembled all over. He took two steps forward on his knees and begged Master Shi Shen. He didn't want to end up like Shui Chi and be fed to the fish.

"Our plans in Yujiang City and Wangcheng have all failed, and you have now become a wanted rat by the government. However, the famous Li family in Jiangnan is thriving thanks to you. In such an unfavorable situation, can you tell me what other solutions you have?" Master Shen also squatted down and asked the shopkeeper Yang who was kneeling on the ground with a worried brow.

"Master Shi, there is another way!" Shopkeeper Yang rolled his eyes for a moment, then said happily to Master Shen Shi again.

"Get up first." When Master Shen heard this, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes. As he stood up, he also said lightly to Shopkeeper Yang.

"Master Ten, the famous Li in Jiangnan is now well-known. We have to avoid his strengths and start from other places." Shopkeeper Yang also quickly stood up and slowly said to Master Ten in front of him.

"Somewhere else? What do you mean, Shopkeeper Yang?"

"It is really hard to shake the Jiangnan Famous Li tree from the outside now. Why don't we start with Jiangnan Famous Li's owner?"

"Manager Yang, don't you want me to send people to rush directly into Qile City and burn down Li Mansion?" After hearing what Manager Yang said, Master Shen's mouth twitched, and then he frowned and looked at the other party angrily. He'd better not come up with such a bad idea.

"Of course not." Shopkeeper Yang quickly denied with a smile.

Qile City, the prosperous capital of Jiangnan, who would dare to do such a thing as exterminating a family in the city? Besides, the guards in the Li Mansion were not idle.

"Then don't keep us in suspense." Mr. Shen finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Master Shi, everyone has weaknesses, and weaknesses make them easy to be exploited. Li Yunye also has weaknesses. He has two weaknesses. The first is Li Yunye's mother, Madam Li, and the second is his sworn brother, Mu Liang."

"Why use Li Yunye's weakness to threaten him?" Master Shen narrowed his eyes and asked in a cold voice.

"Hasn't Master Shi always wanted half of the commercial area to compete with the famous Li in Jiangnan?"

"You mean, you want to use Li Yunye's sworn brother to threaten him to vacate half of the commercial area?" Master Shen Shi was a little bit unbelievable. Not to mention sworn brothers, even biological brothers might not sacrifice their family business for another.

"Master Ten, you don't know that the relationship between Li Yunye and his sworn brother is closer than that between real brothers. Ever since he took charge of Jiangnan Mingli, the two brothers have been following him like shadows in the Li Mansion. Although Mu Liang is only a shopkeeper of Jiangnan Mingli on the surface, his actual right of speaking is even greater than that of the owner Li Yunye. This shows the status of this sworn brother in Li Yunye's heart." After Shopkeeper Yang finished speaking, the fire of jealousy and hatred in his heart could not help but ignite again.

After hearing what Manager Yang said, Master Shen Shi was somewhat tempted. After all, he could only let Jiuhe break the deadlock.

When Master Shen was about to speak again, a slight noise suddenly came from outside the courtyard. The fat slave Lao Su was the first to rush out of the courtyard to check vigilantly.

"Master, it's the second son of Village Chief Ma. I think he overheard a lot just now." Soon, Old Su returned to the courtyard and said to Master Shen Shi.

"Humph, I didn't expect that you would raise a thief." Master Shen sneered, and then continued to say to Old Su: "People who should not exist in this world, you should know what to do?"

"Yes." Old Su responded and walked out of the yard again.

Shopkeeper Yang, who was standing by, was horrified when he heard this, but he just lowered his head and dared not breathe.