RWNEFE -Chapter 125 This Is Called Killing One to Warn a Hundred—Eliminating a Scourge for the Shen Family!

No one else spoke.

“Let’s go find Grandmother first and tell her what’s going on, so she doesn’t rashly rush over. Otherwise, Eldest Sister will use someone to make an example again!”

Shen Yuanjun and the others hurried off in different directions to look for people.

With the grassland at their backs, there was plenty of firewood. After several trips, the wood was piled into a small hill.

As long as Shen Lanxi didn’t say to stop, no one dared stop. No one went far either—they just gathered firewood nearby.

By the time others had already made three extra trips carrying firewood, Old Madam Shen finally returned with the whole family.

“My child! Eldest son! That woman harmed you! I’ve told you again and again—why wouldn’t you listen, ah!”

As soon as Old Madam Shen came back, she rushed straight into the pit where Shen Congwen and Shen Yuanhe were trapped.

“Grandmother, save me~”

The moment Shen Yuanhe cried out, she was hit in the face with a clod of dirt scooped up by the old madam.

“You little slut! You and your concubine mother—why don’t you just go die!”

“You actually tried to drag our entire Shen family down with you! You cheap wretch, born of a low woman—rotten to the core!”

As she cursed, Old Madam Shen kept throwing chunks of dirt at Shen Yuanhe.

Shen Yuanhe soon looked like a mud-covered figure, screaming shrilly while breaking down in tears.

Shen Congwen was utterly devastated—his face deathly pale, as if half his life had already been taken from him.

“My son, endure it for now. I’ll go have Lanxi release you at once!”

A flash of resentment passed through Old Madam Shen’s eyes. She scrambled to her feet and hurried toward Shen Lanxi.

“Lanxi, let your father go. He was also deceived by Zhang Zifen and her daughter.”

Shen Lanxi was eating. This was her first proper meal of the day, and she ate with great relish.

“Grandmother, do you also want to kneel and force me?” The wild rabbit carried an earthy smell, but Nanny Wang’s strong seasoning had completely overpowered it. The rabbit was roasted crisp on the outside and tender inside, without a trace of the earthy taste.

Old Madam Shen stiffened, wanting nothing more than to curse her to death.

She was an elder—how could she possibly kneel to a junior? How dare she ask her to kneel—wasn’t she afraid of being struck by lightning?

“Lanxi, that is your father!”

Shen Lanxi whistled, calling Xiao Xue over.

“Grandmother, your second, third, and fourth sons are also your children. From now on, think about them before you speak or act.”

Old Madam Shen’s face changed, nearly twisting with rage.

That damned girl—she actually dared threaten her?

Xiao Xue flew over, and Shen Lanxi handed it the air-dried rabbit meat to eat.

Old Madam Shen felt both frightened and heartbroken.

Such good rabbit meat—she didn’t even think to give her a bite, and instead fed it to a beast?

“Lanxi, I am your grandmother. They are all your family!”

Shen Lanxi continued carving the rabbit meat with her knife.

“Precisely because you are my family—being stabbed in the back by one’s own kin is something that only needs to happen once!”

Old Madam Shen paused, then forced out a smile. “They know they were wrong. Later, Grandmother will definitely discipline them properly and make sure they never dare do it again!”

Shen Lanxi looked at her coldly and said in a deep voice, “What I’m doing is killing one to warn a hundred—removing a menace for our Shen family!”

Old Madam Shen almost couldn’t hold back from cursing aloud.

That was her father—how could she call her own father a ‘menace’?

“Today, Shen Yuanhe sold me out without hesitation for personal gain. Has Grandmother ever thought about this—if the one betrayed today had been my father, you, or Second, Third, or Fourth Uncle, would they have been able to intimidate these constables and criminals the way I did?”

Old Madam Shen’s heart sank.

“So, Grandmother, sacrificing the two of them in exchange for peace and safety for our Shen family in the future—I think that’s a very good deal!”

The smile on Old Madam Shen’s face was completely distorted, yet she still forced it, pretending to look kind. If she came out like that in the middle of the night, she could scare someone to death.

“Lanxi, you can’t talk like that. No matter how ruthless the methods, you can’t turn them against your own family. Don’t you agree?”

A glint flashed in Shen Lanxi’s eyes. “If Grandmother wants to save them, it’s not impossible!”

Old Madam Shen felt a surge of joy. See? Just a little girl—how formidable could she be? Still something she could easily control!

“Lanxi, I knew you were a good, filial child!”

Shen Lanxi said, “Grandmother, don’t interrupt yet. Let me finish.”

“You want to release them? Fine. Grandmother, you go dig them out with your own hands. I guarantee no one will dare stop you.”

Old Madam Shen’s smile froze completely—she couldn’t smile anymore.

Good. Very good! Their Shen family had actually produced such a poisonous woman!

“Lanxi, you mean to—”

Before she could finish, Shen Lanxi cut her off.

“Grandmother had better think carefully before speaking. After all, we haven’t reached Dongchuan yet. Along the way there are wolf packs, assassins, and bandits. Who knows—several people dying wouldn’t be surprising!”

After hearing this, Old Madam Shen felt her chest tighten, her vision going black. She staggered two steps and almost fell headfirst into the fire pit!

“Grandmother should stop worrying about idle matters and go back to rest properly. Once we pass Qingsong Mountain, it’ll be the official road—and then there won’t even be carts to ride.”

A chill spread through Old Madam Shen’s entire body. She no longer dared stay, stood up, and left in a flustered hurry.

In the blink of an eye, night fell completely. Because Shen Lanxi’s identity had been exposed and she had used iron-fisted methods to bury her father and sister alive, no one dared speak during the meal.

Even if they did speak, they only dared whisper softly, their voices quieter than the wind.

Moist air pressed in around them, and overhead there were only a few scattered stars.

Liu Yanhui walked over and reported what he had heard to Shen Lanxi.

“I heard people say it’ll rain in the next couple of days.”

Shen Lanxi said, “If anyone can’t sleep, have them weave some rain capes and straw mats as backup.”

Liu Yanhui replied, “It’s already been arranged.”

He wanted to comfort Shen Lanxi, but didn’t know how to begin.

“I once heard a story. Would you like to hear it?” Comforting people wasn’t his strong suit—at best, he could make up a story.

Shen Lanxi glanced at him. “Tell it.”

“Long ago, there was a hunter’s daughter who learned martial skills from her father since childhood. Later, when the court conscripted soldiers, her father happened to be hunting in the mountains and was injured by a tiger, breaking his leg…”

Hearing this, the corners of Shen Lanxi’s lips lifted.

Was the next part going to be about taking her father’s place in the army and becoming a general?

“…Later, that woman became a great general. She never lost a battle. Whenever she went to war, the enemy would flee at the mere sound of her name…”

The smile on Shen Lanxi’s face grew wider, and her laughter rang out, unrestrained and bright.

Liu Yanhui was puzzled—he wasn’t telling a joke.

But seeing her laugh so happily, he couldn’t help smiling as well.

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What kind of woman buries her own father and sister alive—and still laughs so happily?

“Grandmother, my concubine mother’s stomach hurts.” Shen Yuanxin shuffled over to Old Madam Shen.

Old Madam Shen herself felt unwell. She had just taken some medicine, and hearing Shen Yuanxin’s words made her anger flare again.

“Your concubine mother’s stomach hurts—why are you looking for me? Am I a doctor?”

Madam Tian shot Shen Yuanxin a sideways glare. “Yuanxin, because of your father and sister, your grandmother’s health has already suffered. You still come to bother her—are you trying to make her condition worse?”

Madam Miao chimed in, “Yuanxin, your main branch doesn’t care about your grandparents, but we do. From now on, don’t come bothering Grandfather and Grandmother with matters from your branch. They’re old already—enduring exile with us is hard enough. If they have to worry and exhaust themselves even more, their bodies won’t be able to take it!”