Shen Ruobing eyed the second uncle before her, a man who intended to kill her in her dreams for an ancestral secret manual.
Kinship was a thin veil, easily pierced, so fragile it sometimes made one hesitate to delve too deeply.
"With your second uncle here, feel free to speak your mind!" Shen Lixia said with a smug smile.
Shen Ruobing shook her head, a cold laugh escaping her lips. "Second Uncle, before the ancestors of the Shen family, and yet you are so arrogant in front of your niece. Don't you feel any shame?"
Hearing this, Shen Lixia's expression darkened. "Shame? What shame do I have? Your parents are no longer alive, so I am the boss of the Shen family!"
"Why should the Shen Corporation be controlled by you?"
Shen Ruobing sneered, "Grandfather passed it directly to me!"
Shen Lixia's face grew even uglier. He roared, "Fine, so my father passed it to you, I have nothing to say. But why did the ancestors pass the secret manual to you?"
"Are you some treasure of the Shen family that only you are favored?"
"Shen Ruobing, do you know why Fang Mantang betrayed you? Because his entire family is under our control."
"Hand over the secret manual immediately, or you won't be the only one to die. Fang Mantang's whole family will die too!"
"You are shameless!"
Shen Ruobing hadn't expected that Shen Lixia had control over Fang Mantang's entire family.
No wonder...
Thump!
At this moment, Fang Mantang put down the knife in his hand and immediately knelt before Shen Ruobing, tears streaming down his face. "Miss, I'm sorry, I had no choice!"
"Please give the secret manual to Second Master. I truly don't want my family to be implicated!"
Shen Ruobing reached out and pulled Fang Mantang up. "Uncle Fang, I was wrong to blame you. Please get up. I will give him the secret manual!"
"Thank you, Miss, thank you, Miss!"
Hearing this, Fang Mantang kowtowed to Shen Ruobing several times. Shen Ruobing couldn't stop him.
Shen Ruobing took out the brocade box from her bag and said coldly to Shen Lixia, "Second Uncle, please release Uncle Fang's family immediately. Only then will I give you the secret manual!"
"Hmph!"
Shen Lixia sneered, "Ruobing, you have no right to negotiate with me. Hand over the secret manual first. After I verify its authenticity, I will release them!"
"..." Shen Ruobing was rendered speechless by his words.
The real secret manual was kept in the bamboo villa by Bai Mang Lake.
What she held in her hand was merely an empty box. How could she possibly give it to Shen Lixia?
Thinking of Fang Mantang's entire family being in Shen Lixia's hands, a fine sheen of sweat beaded on her pretty face.
Seeing the change in Shen Ruobing's expression, Shen Lixia immediately became suspicious.
"Shen Ruobing, hurry up and hand over the secret manual in your hand!" Shen Lixia roared.
Shen Ruobing bit her lip and said, "You must release Uncle Fang's family first, and then I will give you the secret manual!"
Shen Lixia's face contorted into a sinister smile. "Ruobing, I'm telling you to hand it over now, or I'll have Fang Mantang's whole family killed immediately!"
"Let me tell you, everything is decided by me now. You have no say!"
Just then, Fang Mantang became anxious and pleaded with Shen Ruobing, "Miss, please, just give that secret manual to Second Master!"
"Uncle Fang..." Shen Ruobing hesitated, wanting to speak but unable to.
She desperately wanted to say, "What can I give him!"
The secret manual wasn't on her at all.
How could she have known that Shen Lixia, to snatch the secret manual from her, would cruelly extend his hand towards your entire family!
Seeing Shen Ruobing's hesitation, Shen Lixia grew impatient.
He had already bought his plane ticket from C City to overseas. If he missed this flight, he would have to wait until tomorrow to leave.
He had to leave today. Every extra day he spent here was an extra day of danger.
After all, Shen Ruobing was the president of the Shen Corporation and a figure of considerable influence in C City. If her trusted subordinates found out about this, he would never be able to leave.
Shen Lixia secretly winked at Fan Tianhou Ding Sanzi.
Fan Tianhou not only resembled a monkey in appearance, but his agility and his ability to leap and bound were absolutely no less than that of a monkey.
Upon receiving Shen Lixia's signal, he immediately understood.
Whoosh!
Fan Tianhou Ding Sanzi moved, and as if teleporting, he was instantly in front of Shen Ruobing.
At the same time, before Shen Ruobing could react, she saw a figure flash by, and the brocade box in her hand disappeared.
"Second Master, we've been tricked!"
Fan Tianhou Ding Sanzi grabbed the brocade box, opened it, and shouted, "It's an empty box!"
Shen Lixia roared in fury, "Guards, seize this slut, drag her to the nearby woods, strip her clothes, and I don't believe she won't give up the secret manual!"
One of the bodyguards closest to Shen Ruobing pounced like a tiger and knocked her to the ground.
Boom!
At the same moment, a surge of energy erupted from the jade pendant Shen Ruobing wore, sending the bodyguard flying back more than a meter. He landed headfirst, bleeding profusely, and lost consciousness.
"..." The surrounding guards were stunned into silence.
What had just happened?
Only Shen Ruobing knew that the protective pendant given to her by Cheng Xiaofan had begun to work.
At this moment, only one thought occupied her mind: run.
Run away from here and call the police.
She scrambled to her feet, ran out of the ancestral hall, and headed towards a car.
"Quick, catch her, don't let this slut escape!" Shen Lixia shrieked hysterically.
Fan Tianhou Ding Sanzi, along with two bodyguards, chased after Shen Ruobing.
As Shen Ruobing reached the car, Fan Tianhou Ding Sanzi flipped in mid-air, landing in front of her and unleashing a spinning kick.
However, just as Fan Tianhou Ding Sanzi's foot was about to touch Shen Ruobing's body, a flash of golden light, accompanied by a thunderous roar, exploded on his leg.
"Ah!"
Fan Tianhou cried out in pain and rolled away on the ground.
His leg was blown to bloody pieces by the golden light, completely crippled.
The bodyguards who followed behind, seeing the gruesome sight, were all terrified. They stood frozen, staring at Shen Ruobing as if she were a monstrous apparition, not daring to take a single step forward.
"What's going on?"
Shen Lixia rushed over, roaring in exasperation, "Ruobing, speak quickly! What did you do to the monkey? How did his leg get like this?"
"..." Ask me?
Do I need to answer you?
Shen Ruobing pulled open the car door, slid in at lightning speed, and immediately started the engine.
With a roar, she turned the car around and drove forward.
"Don't let Shen Ruobing escape! Intercept her, you must intercept her!" Shen Lixia shouted at the two bodyguards ahead.