sinovels Chapter 15 I told you, it wasn't you!
Chapter 15 I told you, it wasn't you!
"Shen Che, what do you mean by that? What do you mean you're afraid I'll find you?"
"Second Uncle, don't get agitated. I was just stating a possibility!"
Seeing that Shen Cong was becoming slightly agitated, Shen Che calmed down instead.
"I heard that recently, the maids and servants on my second uncle's side have been changing frequently, and a new batch has to be replaced every once in a while."
Upon hearing Shen Che's words, Shen Cong's expression became noticeably unnatural, and his voice became much softer.
"It's just changing some maids and servants, don't I even have that much power?"
"But Second Uncle, isn't that going on way too frequently? There are almost a hundred people there."
Shaking his head, Shen Che retorted directly, "A couple of days ago, a young man came looking for his sister, who happens to be my second uncle's maid."
"My second uncle said she had been sent home, but she never went back, which is why the boy came to ask her."
"So I had someone investigate. I was surprised to find that my second uncle had changed so many servants during this period."
"Moreover, although they said they were being sent home, not a single one actually made it home."
"Second Uncle, not a single one!"
"Second Uncle, can you tell me where these people went?"
"I..." For a moment, Shen Cong didn't know how to explain. He opened his mouth several times, but finally fell silent.
Shen Che gave him no chance to catch his breath and continued speaking.
"Also, on the night Xunxiangfeng sent the invitation to my eldest cousin, only you and Kongyu went into her room."
"Only if the two of you go in will those bodyguards protecting my cousin not be on guard."
"I just asked the guards. You and Kong Yu both sent them away, saying you wanted to talk to your cousin about something private."
Therefore, they have no idea what happened when you met.
"Shen Che! What do you mean?" Shen Cong was acting hysterically at this moment. If it weren't for Shen Che's status, he probably would have already slapped him across the face.
"Are you implying I would lay a hand on my own daughter? That's absurd!"
"Second Uncle, I never said you were the one who did it; I was just stating a possibility!"
"Is it possible that the Fragrance Seekers never came to Hidden Sword Manor at all, and that someone is just using their name to confuse people?"
"Anyway, Xunxiangfeng has never failed since its debut, so even if something happens to someone, it can be completely blamed on Xunxiangfeng, and no one will investigate afterwards."
"Absurd! Utter nonsense!"
At this moment, Shen Cong's eyes were clearly darting away, and even Shen Tong could sense that something was wrong with him.
She walked towards him stealthily, ready to slap him down at any moment.
"Then, Second Uncle, could you explain why so many people in your courtyard have disappeared?"
"Second Uncle, so many people have gone missing; they couldn't have disappeared without leaving a trace. We can find out the truth with a careful investigation."
At this point, Shen Che turned to Shen Tong and said, "Uncle Tong, immediately send people to seal off Second Uncle's place and have them thoroughly investigate from the inside out!"
"Second Uncle, if I have truly wronged you, I will apologize to you personally."
"Wait a minute!" Upon hearing Shen Che say that he would arrange for someone to investigate, Shen Cong's expression visibly changed.
Shen Cong took a few slow breaths, closed his eyes tightly, and only slowly opened them after a long while, looking resigned to his fate.
"I did it, it was definitely me."
"Second Master, is it really you?" Her hands clenched into fists involuntarily, even though she was somewhat prepared, Shen Tong still couldn't quite believe it.
Why is that?
"Why? There's no why. It's simply to improve my skills."
"Just recently, a few days after the clan gathering, I unintentionally obtained a cultivation technique that allows one to absorb the essence, energy, and spirit of others for one's own use."
"You have no idea what kind of cultivation technique it is, that can completely drain a person's potential, essence, energy, and spirit, leaving not a single drop for one's own use."
At this point, Shen Cong seemed to be reminiscing, yet also somewhat proud.
"I know that such a method must have drawbacks, so I never actively recruit ordinary people, but instead let my two good daughters practice it."
"Because they are the only ones who trust me the most and would never betray me."
"During this time, I used those maids and servants as nourishment to make them grow up quickly and healthily."
"Once they have reached a certain level, we will absorb all their skills and energy for our own use. And to prevent others from discovering this, we will frame the Scent-Seeking Bees."
"Anyway, the Fragrance Bee practices the technique of replenishing yang by absorbing yin, so those who die at his hands are in a similar state to those whose essence and power are completely absorbed."
"What a pity, you guys even discovered the clues."
"Second Master, you actually practice such a technique?" Upon hearing Shen Cong's words, Shen Tong, standing to the side, was filled with disbelief.
Such a technique is strictly forbidden in Hidden Sword Manor. If it were to spread to the martial arts world, the entire Hidden Sword Manor might be implicated.
"So what if you practiced? Can't you practice?"
"You have no idea how captivating and irresistible this feeling of sudden power increase is."
"Give me enough time, and it won't be long before I surpass you all and become the number one expert in Hidden Sword Manor. Then I can rightfully take the position of manor lord."
"You'd stop at nothing just for the position of manor lord?" Shen Tong asked with a pained expression. This second master, though usually carefree and a frequent visitor to brothels, was still a source of regret.
Some time ago, he even tried to seize the position of the manor owner, and made connections at various levels to do so.
But in essence, he was a cowardly, lazy, and timid person.
Logically speaking, such a person should have avoided such a skill like the plague, but who would have thought that he would actually practice it on his own initiative and harm so many people, not even sparing his own daughter.
"Utmost means? Ha!" Shen Cong scoffed, his face full of disdain. "Means are means, why distinguish between good and evil? As long as the goal is achieved, what means are unacceptable?"
"How many of those famous heroes have a clean reputation? Yet, after they achieve fame and success, they are still respected by others."
"Once I'm in charge, who dares to gossip?"
"At that time, I only need to show a little kindness, and countless people will sing my praises. Who will doubt that I have a problem? Who would dare to doubt that I have a problem?"
"Now it's all history, the victor is king and the loser is villain. I've been discovered, I admit it. Do with me as you please."
With his head turned to the side, Shen Cong appeared resigned to his fate, almost unrecognizable from his usual greedy and lustful debauchery.
"Second Uncle, look, I didn't say it was you. Why are you in such a hurry to admit it?"
"Is it possible that it wasn't you who did it, but someone else?"
"I already said it was me. A real man does what he says, and I admit it!"
"It wasn't you!"
"It's me!"
"Second Uncle, I told you, it wasn't you!" He looked at Shen Cong with a scrutinizing gaze, as if he were meeting him for the first time.
"Second Uncle, I only had suspicions before, but you couldn't wait to admit it, which made me realize that I was right!"
"Second Uncle, you may not know that I recently acquired a skill called the Bone-Shedding Technique."
"This technique has a unique feature: it can not only solidify one's own foundation, but also help others solidify theirs."
"Similarly, it can also probe into other people's foundations, and Second Uncle's foundation is really too weak."
Shaking his head, Shen Che said helplessly, "Second Uncle, although your skill has increased a lot, it's too superficial, so superficial that it doesn't seem like your own."
"That sudden surge in your power was probably given to you by someone else, wasn't it?"
"You know perfectly well that he's deliberately making you a target so that if he's ever exposed, he'll push you out to take the blame, and you'll be willing to take the blame for him."
"Who else could you be so protective of? It's so hard to guess!"
His gaze shifted from Shen Cong to Shen Kongyu, who remained silent to the side.
"I bet you initially thought it was really the Fragrant Bee that sent the message to my eldest sister, until you saw her body and that familiar scene, and then you suddenly realized what had happened."
"Only then do you realize that the Scent-Seeking Bee doesn't actually exist; someone is just using his name to act!"
"That's why you were so agitated after learning that your other daughter, who had also been targeted, had been secretly taken away."
"Because you know what fate awaits your second daughter!"
At this point, Shen Che stared intently at Shen Kongyu and spoke slowly again.
"Kongyu, do you think your second sister is still alive?"
Do you think she might have already fallen victim to those so-called "fragrance-seeking bees"?