Sun Mingda swallowed, recalling the situation at the time, and recounted, "I was very familiar with the back mountain, so I walked faster than the others. By the time I realized it, I was alone."
"Because it was dark, I was worried about encountering wild beasts and was about to go back to find the others when I suddenly heard a strange noise."
"Out of curiosity, I walked towards the sound and saw many people in black fighting, all holding knives."
"I... I saw Shen Wei kill someone... I had never seen him like that before, like a bloodthirsty demon, cold-blooded and ruthless..."
As if recalling the scene, Sun Mingda shivered involuntarily.
If it weren't for that face, he would never have thought that person was the honest, inarticulate Shen Wei he knew.
"What happened next?" Li Yue Shu's voice pulled him back to his thoughts. "What happened after that? Why did he become foolish?"
Sun Mingda's face was a little pale, and he shook his head. "I... I was so scared that I accidentally rolled down the slope and broke my leg. I don't know anything about what happened after that."
After speaking, he suddenly thought of something and quickly added, "However, I later asked the villagers who found me. They didn't see any strange situation nearby, let alone any corpses."
As he spoke, Li Yue Shu's expression grew more serious, her brows almost knitted together.
There was no reason for Sun Mingda to lie to her, but if what he said was true, things were rather strange.
Shen Wei was just an ordinary villager, at most he had some fighting skills and had worked as a bodyguard. Who would send so many people to kill him?
Even if he had enemies, why wouldn't those people target the Shen family?
Unless...
Unless Shen Wei had another identity she didn't know about!
Li Yue Shu's brows furrowed deeper.
There was no mention of Shen Wei in the original book, so she couldn't find any clues even if she wanted to.
Li Yue Shu could only temporarily suppress the doubts in her heart.
"Brother Sun, have you told anyone else about this?"
Sun Mingda shook his head. "There's no evidence. I'm afraid it would cause trouble if I spoke out. Besides, I had broken my leg at the time and wasn't thinking about anything else, so I didn't mention it to anyone."
Li Yue Shu breathed a sigh of relief and said seriously, "Brother Sun, please don't tell anyone about this for now, not even Sister-in-law Sun. If those men in black find out, I'm afraid it will cause trouble."
Sun Mingda nodded repeatedly. "I understand."
He didn't stay long, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and prepared to go home.
But as soon as he came out, he ran into Shen Wei.
In an instant, the cruel and cold-blooded Shen Wei from that night overlapped with the person in front of him. Sun Mingda's legs went weak with fear.
"Clang—"
He hit the door frame and barely managed to steady himself, but the terror on his face couldn't be concealed.
Shen Wei was startled, and his appearance actually frightened him.
Hearing the commotion, Li Yue Shu hurried out. "Brother Sun, what's wrong?"
Sun Mingda came back to his senses and quickly averted his gaze. "No... I slipped, I slipped..."
Li Yue Shu was not foolish. She glanced at the bewildered Shen Wei opposite her and guessed what was going on.
Before, Sun Mingda's mind had been on his leg, and he had almost forgotten the surreal event from years ago.
It wasn't surprising that he was scared when it was suddenly brought up today, and he saw Shen Wei's face.
Li Yue Shu quickly helped Sun Mingda. "Brother Sun, you should go back first."
"Okay, okay!"
Sun Mingda nodded repeatedly, not daring to look at Shen Wei beside him, and hurried away with his head down.
Shen Wei watched his retreating back, his eyes deep in thought. When he turned back, his foolishness instantly returned. "A Shu, is he afraid of me?"
Looking at his aggrieved and self-doubting expression, Li Yue Shu couldn't help but laugh.
She reached out and touched his head. "You're so cute, who would dislike you!"
Shen Wei's lips stiffened slightly.
Cute?
He had never heard anyone describe him with that word in his life.
Shen Wei wanted to ask more, but Li Yue Shu quickly changed the subject.
Seeing this, Shen Wei could only suppress his questions, but he became vigilant in his heart.
Sun Mingda must have told Li Yue Shu something, and this matter must be related to him.
But after much thought, he couldn't figure out what it was, so he decided to pay more attention to Li Yue Shu.
The very next day, after spending some time at the Liu Xian Wine House, Li Yue Shu went to find Hong Dai.
Shen Wei wanted to follow, but Li Yue Shu quickly stopped him. "You can't go to that place casually. Stay at the wine house and wait for me obediently. I'll make you something delicious when I get back."
Shen Wei looked up at the Qing Feng Pavilion sign and pouted. "Then... then A Shu, come back early."
Looking at his aggrieved little eyes, Li Yue Shu felt a softness in her heart.
Fearing that she would not be able to resist letting him follow, she quickly turned and entered Qing Feng Pavilion.
What she didn't see was that the moment she turned, the aggrieved look on Shen Wei's face turned into contemplation.
He looked around and, when no one was paying attention, quietly followed Li Yue Shu.
Even during the day, Qing Feng Pavilion had many people, but Shen Wei's profound internal energy allowed him to move without arousing suspicion.
Even the usually vigilant Li Yue Shu did not notice.
Everyone at Qing Feng Pavilion recognized Li Yue Shu and greeted her when they saw her.
Hearing that she was looking for the pavilion master, the usher quickly led her there.
Hong Dai was looking at the account book when she saw Li Yue Shu and was surprised. "Little Yue Shu, why are you here?"
In the eyes of the world, Qing Feng Pavilion was not a good place, and Li Yue Shu was a married woman.
Although Li Yue Shu didn't care about these things, Hong Dai noticed them, so she usually went to the Liu Xian Wine House for matters.
This was the first time Li Yue Shu had come to find her.
As friends who had known each other for almost a year, Li Yue Shu sat directly at the table, poured herself a cup of tea, and made herself at home.
"I'm here to do business with Ming Yue Tower," Li Yue Shu said directly. "I want Ming Yue Tower to investigate where Shen Wei used to be a bodyguard."
The moment she said this, both of them were shocked.
Shen Wei, hidden in the dark, felt his heart tighten.
She didn't know his identity?
Did they really not send him by those people from Chong Zhou!
But why did she want to investigate these things?
Hong Dai was also surprised. "Isn't he your man? Don't you know his past?"
Li Yue Shu shook her head. "I was bought by the Shen family. When I met Shen Wei, he was already foolish. I only heard that he used to be a bodyguard for a wealthy family, but I don't know the specific details."
Upon hearing this, Hong Dai got up and walked over. "To be honest, I investigated this matter a long time ago."
Li Yue Shu was stunned and suddenly remembered that she had always wanted to investigate her own affairs, so it was understandable that she would investigate the people around her.
She quickly poured Hong Dai a cup of tea. "Did you find anything?"