Qin Li's Way of the Scholar [Seeking Monthly Votes]

She had trusted Qi Yuanliang so much, even rejecting Gu Chi's suspicions with absolute certainty. Who would've thought the mastermind really was the evil schemer!

Shen Tang stared for a long while at the handwritten letter spread across her knees.

"You're such a pain in the neck. Aren't you afraid you'll take things too far one day and get stuffed into a sack?" If people could stuff Qi Yuanliang into sacks, the sacks he'd received would've been enough to keep a factory in business. Shen Tang rubbed the bridge of her nose and resigned herself to gathering up the entire letter. She reached for a lamp in the corner and watched the pages burn to ash, leaving not a shred of evidence that could incriminate Qi Shan. "Worry about."

The letter was short, and Qi Shan had too much to write, so he'd glossed over all sorts of details—including the identity of the Xu Clan member he'd used someone else to kill. Shen Tang couldn't tell which of Xu Xie and Xu Quan's brothers the man was, or how close they'd been. She only knew that it was better to avoid unnecessary trouble. If Xu Xie and Xu Quan found out Qi Shan had killed one of their clansmen and then burned down the Xu Clan's granary, the two sides would inevitably become enemies. Shen Tang wasn't a saint. Her heart could take sides, and there was no question it would take Qi Shan's.

She could keep the matter from everyone else, but not from Gu Chi.

"I knew that evil schemer couldn't stop himself from eating shit." Heh. Whenever something bad happened, guess Qi Shan was behind it—and he'd be right every time!

Shen Tang said mildly, "As long as we achieved our goal."

She'd been wondering how to