Chapter 173 Brother

Shun Shou was a little embarrassed, "This... I have ordered..."

"Isn't my order an order?" Shen Yu raised her eyelids and looked.

Shun Shou only felt that the look in his eyes was really similar to that of the Crown Prince, with invisible power in his eyes.

Shen Yu said, "Don't complain. Just spread the word that there is an assassin in the palace. I won't go back in the next few days."

Shunshou was in a dilemma when he heard her ask again: "Do you understand everything?"

"I understand, I understand." Shun Shou nodded quickly and took Long Cui out.

The room fell silent.

Only then did Shen Yu have time to review what happened tonight.

From the beginning to the end, she never saw the assassin's face, only the flash of that move, and the movement was too similar to Shen Zhao's style of play.

And when she was about to fall, the man caught her, which further deepened her suspicion.

If he wasn't an acquaintance, how could he help her at the critical moment? Delaying that moment would have been enough for him to run further, but he chose to hold her back.

Shen Yu opened the door and walked out, "Is there any news about the assassin?"

The night guard replied: "Not yet."

Shen Yu nodded, that's fine if not.

She couldn't leave the palace now, firstly because she didn't want Xie Tingzhou to find out that she was injured, and secondly because she wanted to stay in the palace so that she could learn about the assassin as soon as possible.

If it is really my brother.

Shen Yu's heart was beating wildly. If it was true, that would be great.

…

The moon hid behind the clouds at some point.

The night was endlessly dark.

The three men in black separated in the dark alley. The tallest man stood there without moving. He looked back at the direction of the palace wall before slowly walking into the night.

The alley has seven twists and turns, and at the end there is an inconspicuous house near the river, with three cabins and a small courtyard.

The man in black walked to the door, but suddenly stopped.

The light is on in the room!

He stood at the door for a long time, mustering up his courage, and then opened the door.

I expected to see a figure reflected in the door and window, but I saw someone sitting under the eaves, leaning against a pillar and falling asleep.

He stared blankly for a long time, then slowly pulled off his scarf, revealing an extraordinary face.

He slowly approached, squatted in front of the person, looked at her face, and called her softly, "Late Autumn."

Yu Wanqiu was just very sleepy and took a nap. When she heard the sound, she opened her eyes and saw that he was wearing night clothes. She tacitly agreed not to ask why.

He just said: "You're back, Shen Zhao, you, you're not hurt, are you?"

"No."

Shen Zhao did not miss the joy and happiness that flashed in her eyes, and asked her: "Why are you sleeping here? Isn't it cold?"

"It's not cold, I brought you something to eat," Yu Wanqiu laughed. When he stood up, his legs went numb, and Shen Zhao reached out to support him.

"Isn't it easy to come out?"

"I bribed the servants at the back door. I just need to go back before dawn." Yu Wanqiu said.

Shen Zhao held her arm and didn't want to let go, but said: "You don't have to run to me all the time, I don't lack anything here."

Yu Wanqiu didn't seem to hear the rejection in his mouth, and said to herself: "You don't tell me what you like to eat, I just make it blindly."

"Did you do it yourself?"

"Yeah." Yu Wanqiu said, "You try it. If you don't like it, I'll make a few different ones next time."

Shen Zhao's throat was sore.

She is such a delicate, rich lady who has no fingers in the sun, but she personally cooks for him. What else does she not understand?

Shen Zhao let go of his hand and entered the house without saying a word.

Yu Wanqiu touched the bowl and found that it was already cold. "I'm going to heat it up. It's not good to eat it cold in the middle of the night."

"No need." Shen Zhao pressed her arm lightly and started eating.

Yu Wanqiu looked at him quietly with a gentle smile on his face, as if just looking at him quietly like this would be enough.

Shen Zhao swept away all the food on the table.

He used to eat a lot in the military camp, unlike Ayu, who ate like bird food. He used to always laugh at her because she ate less and wouldn't grow taller.

"Today..." Shen Zhao put down his bowls and chopsticks and said secretly, "I saw Ayu."

Yu Wanqiu asked: "Is she okay?"

Shen Zhao frowned, "I fought with her, and her kung fu has improved again."

"It's a good thing to be diligent." Yu Wanqiu said.

Shen Zhao glanced sideways at her, but couldn't say anything.

How to tell her that kung fu is not just about practicing hard, it is about surviving in actual combat and fighting in order to make breakthroughs.

He didn't know how much hardship A'yu had to endure these days to transform into what she is today.

As a brother, he failed to protect her, and he felt very sad.

"She became the Duyuhou." Shen Zhao said in a low tone: "I only heard that there was a Duyuhou of Shigure. I wasn't sure it was her at first."

Yu Wanqiu curled her fingers, mustered up the courage to hold his hand, and said comfortingly: "Don't worry, Ayu has been different from other girls since she was a child. She has made it this far, naturally she has her own plans."

Shen Zhao could feel Yu Wanqiu's hands shaking slightly.

She was afraid that he would push her away and reject her, but how could he let her go?

He has nothing to give now.

The great revenge has not been avenged, and every day is like walking on the tip of a knife, so how can he be willing to drag her into the chaos?

Shen Zhao looked at the back of her slender hand and did not hold it back, but he was not willing to pull away.

The meeting between him and Yu Wanqiu started more than a month ago.

In the battle at Yanliang Pass, he fought until the last moment. When he fell, he thought that he would not fail the Great Zhou in this life, but in the end it was the Great Zhou who failed him.

Before closing his eyes, he had three wishes: one, Ayu would be safe in this life; two, he would not be a member of the Great Zhou in the next life; three, he would always be with you in the next life.

But he did not die. He was taken away from the pile of corpses by the guard Kong Qing.

He went back and forth in the gates of hell, and was finally forcibly pulled back. Only then did he hear that his father and Ayu were dead.

He hated it. Why was he the one left behind?

He wanted to commit suicide countless times, but he was supported by the deep hatred to survive.

What qualifications did he have to go down to see his father and Ayu before his great revenge was avenged?

Shen Zhao had been recovering from his injuries for several months, and only set off for Beijing more than a month ago. On the way back to Beijing, he happened to meet Yu Wanqiu who was besieged by refugees.

He then learned that after the defeat at Yanliang Pass, Yu Wanqiu set off from Shengjing to Yanliang Pass.

She did not believe that he was dead, and looked for him at the border for several months.

Later, her hopes were dashed. She fell seriously ill and recovered from the illness before returning to Beijing from the border at the end of March.

Shen Zhao only knew that he owed her one more person in this life.

"Don't worry too much." Yu Wanqiu pulled him back to his thoughts.

"I have to worry." Shen Zhao said: "She has been strong-willed since she was a child. She took the risk to enter the palace just to seek revenge. The Shen family is not extinct yet, and I am her brother, so it is not her turn to take risks."