I Have No Qualifications, The System Asked Me To Marry A Wife To Practice

Chu Shen knew what Yu Sidao wanted to say, but he didn't know who wanted to deal with him.

However, there was definitely someone who had some clues.

After returning to Nanping City on a fast horse, he went directly to Cheng Man.

After learning about the ambush, Cheng Man pondered while stroking his beard for a while before saying, "There are three forces with the motive: the Embroidered Uniform Envoy, the Ma Bandits, and the Lantern Grass Assembly."

Chu Shen frowned, "Please tell me more."

Cheng Man counted on his fingers and said, "The Embroidered Uniform Envoy has caused deaths in Nanping City. They came down to investigate your situation, which is related to you. Therefore, you are suspected. Once you are suspected, there is a way to kill you, because the Embroidered Uniform Envoy never needs to present evidence in secret."

Chu Shen thought of the person who left him a message and sent him the Embroidered Uniform Envoy's investigation report: "And what I did in Nanping City had a significant impact in a certain sense."

Cheng Man nodded, a playful look on his face, "It's good that you know. Even the county magistrate dared to argue with the prefectural government using your name."

Chu Shen took a deep breath. In modern society, if you have great influence in a local area, you will be invited to participate in consultation meetings. In a society ruled by monarchy, if you have too much influence in a local area, you may become a target that certain powers want to eliminate.

"What about the Ma Bandits?"

Are they the kind that must be eradicated?

"The Ma Bandits are a 'militia' named after their members wearing hemp clothes. They are also known as the 'Hemp Clothes Sect'. Recent news indicates that they have been active near Nanping City."

"These people are cruel and often commit murder, rape, and looting wherever they go. They are far from being righteous."

Chu Shen saw the expression on Cheng Man's face and said, "Is there any inside information?"

Cheng Man nodded and sneered, "Actually, as far as I know, the Ma Bandits wouldn't do such things. Someone is impersonating them to commit evil deeds. The most likely possibility is that some corrupt military officials or private armies of powerful local figures are pretending to be bandits. Especially with your help, Nanping City has become prosperous in recent years. They probably want to seize the opportunity under the name of the Ma Bandits."

Chu Shen was shocked: "Has the army of the Great Yan Xian Dynasty deteriorated to such an extent?"

Cheng Man sighed: "There's nothing they can't do if they put their minds to it."

Chu Shen was speechless. From this perspective, the Great Yan Xian Dynasty truly seemed to be in its twilight: "If it's about the Lantern Grass Gathering, I probably understand what's going on."

It was nothing more than being targeted by someone while wandering around the Lantern Grass Gathering, someone who wanted to harm him for personal gain.

"There's another possibility, that these three parties are working together and targeting you," Cheng Man added another possibility.

Chu Shen pinched his brow: "Do I really attract so much hatred?"

Cheng Man sighed: "With the things you've done in Nanping City, how many people would be jealous?"

Chu Shen also knew that his reforms in Nanping City benefited some people, which inevitably meant that others would suffer. He just didn't expect these people to be so ruthless, ready to strike as soon as they saw him alone.

"It seems like I shouldn't have come back."

Cheng Man smiled: "It's good that you came back. It allows you to see more clearly who has what intentions."

Chu Shen bitterly smiled. He also knew that if the Chu family wanted to truly establish themselves, they would have to go through these things. They needed to distinguish between enemies and friends, unite with friends, and strike at enemies in order to establish their foundation.

But he couldn't keep watching all the time. The Chu family's power was not yet established, and Cheng Man was a trustworthy person. So he cupped his hands and said, "I'll trouble you, Master, to keep an eye on things for me."

Cheng Man nodded: "No problem. Sooner or later, we'll be one family. If someone is targeting you, they're targeting the Tai Ping Sect. I, Cheng Man, don't have the habit of shrinking from a fight!"

As he spoke, a murderous intent appeared in his eyes.

Chu Shen thanked him and discussed the recruitment of wandering cultivators at the Lantern Grass Gathering before bidding farewell and leaving.

The Tai Ping Sect has also started investigating the ambush of Shen and Yu Sidao.

It must be said that they truly live up to their reputation as a deeply rooted local sect, with the assistance of many allied sects, they have already obtained preliminary results the next day.

"The ambushers can be confirmed to be people from the Brocade Robe Envoys. Although they hid themselves well, there were still people who saw them passing through the prefectural city by boat. It seems that the death of the Brocade Robe Envoy surnamed Zhou ultimately fell on your head.

However, according to the information from our friendly sect, besides the Brocade Robe Envoys, there are also people behind the Deng Cao Ji who were involved.

As expected, Chu Shen remained calm: "Is there anything new?"

This time, it was Cheng Man's turn to furrow his brows: "This investigation into your matter unexpectedly yielded some unexpected gains. The local bandits in the surrounding area are indeed not real bandits. There are indeed some soldiers who pretend to be bandits and commit murder and robbery. They have quite a bit of interaction with the people from Deng Cao Ji."

"In other words, they can actually be considered together?" Chu Shen was a little surprised by this answer.

Cheng Man shook his head: "No, only a part of them are in cahoots with the people from Deng Cao Ji. There is another group within the official army who are also using the name of bandits to do evil.

But recently, the activities of the Zhan Long Army have been frequent, and half of the prefectural city's official army has been secretly mobilized to support them. The remaining soldiers are also in a state of martial law, just in case. At this time, even the bandits who pretend to be bandits in the army dare not make a move."

"But the bandits supported by the people from Deng Cao Ji still appear from time to time in the army. They also assisted the assassins of the Brocade Robe Envoys during your ambush."

Chu Shen was shocked: "The people behind Deng Cao Ji have actually extended their reach into the army? Their ambitions are so great!"

"If it weren't for this attack on you, they wouldn't have exposed themselves, and I wouldn't have been able to capture this intelligence."

"Indeed, it's an unexpected gain. What do these people want?"

Cheng Man shook his head: "It's hard to say for now, but one thing is certain, the main reason they attacked you is for money."

You integrated various rouge and powder shops, such as Yuanxiang Hall, and created the Jade Skin Lotion, which completely overshadowed similar products in many surrounding areas. Many of these people's businesses were affected by this.

Then, you used our Taiping Sect's spiritual field technology to revolutionize mortal agriculture, and suppressed the inflated grain prices they had manipulated.

The distribution of epidemic medicine saved many lives and protected their fields, but prevented them from seizing the opportunity to acquire more land.

Not only that, but the industries in Nanping City have absorbed a large number of people, attracting many tenant farmers and shop assistants under their command to come to Nanping City, causing them a lot of trouble... It would be strange if they didn't hate you."

Chu Shen also felt that if he were in their shoes, he would probably hate himself too: "It's quite a coincidence that I always end up harming their interests, isn't it?"

Cheng Man sneered: "It's just because they have occupied too many interests in the past."

Chu Shen laughed, understanding that he had broken a local monopoly interest system, at least interrupting several links, which caused the other party to retaliate: "It seems that I really have a 'way of taking death'."

Cheng Man asked, "How do you plan to retaliate?"

Chu Shen replied, "It's quite simple. Since they hate that I 'snatched' their money, I'll just snatch even more. Let me calculate. The production of Jade Skin Lotion needs to increase, the epidemic prevention medicine as well. The speed of agricultural reform needs to be accelerated, and then I will introduce some new things... But I don't have time to manage these things. I still need to learn at the Langhuan Heavenly Palace. I'll have to ask the sect master and you all for help."

Cheng Man asked curiously, "Aren't you planning to repay them in kind?"

Chu Shen smiled happily, "It's not the right time yet. I still need their specific list."

When the time comes, I'll go through the list one by one!

He certainly didn't have the habit of repaying kindness with resentment!