Shen Qingshan's Crimson Heart

Chapter 30: Shen Qingshan's Crimson Heart! "Third Sister, just lay out a quilt for me in the shack. There's no need to make it this nice."

Chen Yi did not rush to simulate.

Seeing Third Sister constantly tidying up the small room, he went in to take a look.

He found her arranging the furniture and sorting out the clothes and bedding with great care, as seriously as if she were decorating a bridal chamber.

"My own little brother isn't an outsider. Why should you live in a shack?"

"Actually, I was planning to buy a courtyard house in the county town after a while. I can move out then."

"What nonsense are you talking about? Why would one family split into two households?"

There are only your brother-in-law and me in this home, no one else. Though your brother-in-law's ancestral house isn't large, is there not more than enough room for one more person?

Keep that money for yourself. Getting married and raising children costs a fortune. You're already grown, yet you don't even have a sweetheart. Our Parents must be worrying beneath the nine springs, and as your elder sister, I..."

Chen Yi smiled bitterly. Third Sister had not been this nagging before.

Could it be that after their Parents passed away, she had naturally slipped into the role of an eldest sister acting as a mother?

Chen Yi smiled and shook his head, saying nothing more on the matter.

Perhaps, for Third Sister, being able to do a little more for her younger brother now could make up for the pain of believing he had died as well over the past few months.

Still, Chen Yi planned to buy a suitable residence whenever he came across one.

He was a grown man. It would not be right for him to keep living at his sister's home.

After tidying up the small room, Chen Yun pulled Chen Yi into the courtyard to talk.

His sister's concern and warmth made Chen Yi feel that there were still people in this world who sincerely cared for him.

That was nice.

As the siblings spoke, a tall figure entered through the gate.

The newcomer wore the red-based, black-patterned official uniform of a Monster Slayer. He cut an imposing figure, radiating righteousness.

It was none other than Third Brother-in-law, Shen Qingshan.

"Fourth Brother? Isn't that Fourth Brother?! Hahaha! Heaven has eyes! Fourth Brother, where have you been these past few months? I searched everywhere for you. If you hadn't come back, your Third Sister's tears would have nearly run dry..."

Chen Yi had no choice but to tell the story he had just made up all over again.

At last, the family was reunited.

This scene was much the same as it had been in the second simulation.

That night, Chen Yun prepared a table full of dishes. Chen Yi and Shen Qingshan drank and chatted merrily, finding each other greatly to their liking.

"Fourth Brother, since you have entered the Martial Dao as well, I'll give you several Cultivation Methods. Train diligently, and once your cultivation advances, I'll recommend you for a position in the Monster Slaying Division. We can slay demons and eliminate devils together, ridding the people of harm. Wouldn't that be splendid?"

As he spoke, Shen Qingshan went into the bedroom and brought out four thread-bound books.

They were precisely the four Cultivation Methods Chen Yi had already obtained in the simulation.

Though he had already mastered them, Chen Yi still had to pretend to accept them and offer his thanks.

Otherwise, if he later used moves such as Burning Cloud Hand, Shen Qingshan would likely think he had stolen his teachings.

However, unlike in the simulation—

Chen Yi had no plans to become a Monster Slayer in reality.

In reality, all he needed to do was cultivate in peace and complete the guided missions. There was no need to distract himself with anything else.

Still, at the dinner table, Chen Yi did not directly reject his brother-in-law's goodwill.

"Being a Monster Slayer is a fine job, but I may not necessarily pass the assessment."

Perhaps he had drunk too much. Shen Qingshan, usually so steady and composed, began thumping his chest.

"Rest assured, Fourth Brother! If you have any problems in cultivation, come find your Third Brother-in-law!"

Third Sister said irritably,

"Stop boasting. Aren't you only in the Spirit Gathering Realm yourself? Fourth Brother may become stronger than you someday."

Shen Qingshan gave a bitter smile.

"Alas, my descendants are unworthy. I cannot restore the former glory of my Shen Family..."

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After dinner, while Third Sister went to the kitchen to wash the dishes, Chen Yi brought up the real matter with Shen Qingshan.

"Brother-in-law, have you recently been investigating some homicide cases handled by the yamen?"

Though Shen Qingshan was drunk, the moment he heard this, his eyes instantly cleared considerably.

"How did you know?"

"You suspect that in some of the murder cases closed by the yamen, the supposed culprits were framed, while the true murderers were actually members of the Demon Race!"

"You know that too??"

Shen Qingshan sobered up completely and rose directly to his feet.

Chen Yi put an arm around Shen Qingshan's shoulders with great maturity and made him sit back down.

"Stop investigating. The waters run deep here, and the people involved are not people you can afford to provoke. Even if you are willing to brave death for the truth, have you considered Third Sister and Nannan?"

Shen Qingshan looked thoughtful.

"Though I suspect someone has been covering things up and falsifying evidence, I have found no proof. Fourth Brother, how can you be so certain that this will implicate certain people?"

Chen Yi put on a mysterious air.

"It was my master, who has already gone wandering, who told me. There are some matters in White Cloud County that his old self may understand better than anyone here. It would not be convenient for me to tell you more. Those who understand, understand. In any case, do not investigate any further."

Shen Qingshan did not understand, but felt it sounded impressive.

He wore a helpless expression and sighed.

"Fourth Brother, how could I not know what I might face by investigating these cases?"

But if you saw the families of those wrongly killed, suffering everyone's condemnation and exclusion, and saw their children treated as freaks, unable even to attend school—

I am sure you would understand how I feel..."

At the height of his frustration, Shen Qingshan drained a bowl of wine in one gulp.

Chen Yi could understand these "ancient people."

Some of them regarded integrity as more precious than life itself.

"Still, Fourth Brother, you are right. I must also consider my family. Since an expert has advised that I should not investigate further, then I shall let it go..."

Seeing Shen Qingshan like this, Chen Yi worried that he still could not let go of those cases. With a turn of thought, he remembered something.

"I heard people in the county town say that in half a year, a Monster Slaying Commandant from the Baling Commandery Monster Slaying Division will come down to inspect the county. Is that right?"

"Precisely. Every five years, the Commandery Division inspects the demon troubles in its subordinate counties and villages. In another half year, it will be time for the next inspection."

"I know the locations of every Demon Race lair in White Cloud Ridge. When the time comes, why not hand that intelligence to the commandant and have them go directly to wipe out every demon in White Cloud County?"

Those who were framed might not be able to clear their names, but these members of the Demon Race will never be able to harm anyone again. At the very least, no more tragedies will be allowed to happen.

At those words, Shen Qingshan's brows and eyes immediately relaxed.

"Is that true, Fourth Brother?"

With the Has Demonic Aura trait, Chen Yi could follow demonic aura and track down where the Demon Race was.

He simply had no plans to do such a thing in reality.

Would it not be enough to find them in the simulation and inherit the memories?

"Absolutely true! So during this period, Brother-in-law, you must not touch those cases again."

"Of course. If the Commandery Division discovers that White Cloud County has countless demon troubles, yet only a handful have been reported, they will certainly investigate to the bottom of it. When that time comes, those who were framed will naturally be able to clear their names! Hahaha! Good, good, good!"

Shen Qingshan finally cheered up.

Chen Yi felt that this brother-in-law of his seemed quite pure-hearted.

Or perhaps crimson sincerity was a more accurate description.

No wonder Third Sister had fallen for him.

With Shen Qingshan persuaded, Chen Yi could finally rest easy.

After eating and drinking his fill, Chen Yi returned to his small room, ready to rest.

Naturally, before sleeping, he would first conduct the third simulation!

Whenever he thought of Feng Yucheng, the Chief Officer of White Cloud County's Monster Slaying Division—the man behind the cover-up of White Cloud County's series of altered demon cases—and the way Feng Yucheng had looked when killing him in the second simulation, as though he held the power of life and death in his hand, Chen Yi became furious.

"What Feng Yucheng? I'm Feng Yuxiu! In this simulation, we will decide both supremacy and life or death!"

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