Chapter 479 - 477: Oblivious to Death
As Bai Jingtang and his companion quickly withdrew their heads, they heard the voice of Yin Xiaocheng rise from within the room, "Go back and tell your Lord Shen that wanting to get promoted and ascend through the ranks is not wrong, but it should be done on one’s own merit. To think of using a woman to climb up the ladder—after serving as an official for so many years, it’s simply a disgrace to manhood."
Following the end of his speech, Yin Xiaocheng, with a sullen face, emerged from the private room. And from the room behind him, the cries of Shen Yongzhen continued, accompanied by the sobs and calls of Shen Yongzhen’s servants.
Yin Xiaocheng swept a cold glance at Bai Jingtang, Xiao Cheng, and the young servants beside them, snorted contemptuously, and turned to walk out along the corridor.
The two burly men guarding the door stared with a chilling gaze as a warning to Bai Jingtang and his servants before striding to follow Yin Xiaocheng. When they reached the corridor entrance, two more men sprang out, meeting up with the two door guards and following behind Yin Xiaocheng, disappearing from the sight of Bai Jingtang and the others.
The two hastened to rush into the private room. At this moment, the manager and waiters of Hongen Pavilion quietly appeared at the end of the corridor, moving towards the private room.
In a very short time, Shen Yongzhen, already beaten out of shape, curled upon the ground, trembling all over without the ability to stir. As Bai Jingtang and his companion rushed to Shen Yongzhen’s side, intending to lift him up, the moment they touched his body, Shen Yongzhen’s weakened cries resurged like a pig being slaughtered.
Startled, they quickly withdrew their hands and, filled with doubts, turned to look at Shen Yongzhen’s two young servants, only to bizarrely discover that Shen Yongzhen’s servants were relatively unharmed, although one had a swollen half-face and the other walked with a limp, they could move without restrictions.
Xiao Cheng hurriedly examined Shen Yongzhen again. Shen Yongzhen seemed okay from the exterior, aside from a pale complexion and being drenched in cold sweat without any visible wounds. However, the continuous trembling of his curled body exposed the immense pain Shen Yongzhen was enduring.