Red Dust Daqian

After Li Qi's commotion, Zhou Sen was no longer in the mood to drink tea or watch the show. He went straight back to the inn from Wenlu Street.

In the lobby of the inn, Shen Qianrou and Shen Yueer sat side by side by the window, sipping tea and eating side dishes. Zhou Sen and Xiangcao were a little confused when they saw the two of them appear in the inn. Didn't they say that they were not allowed to come over these few days? Why did they appear in the inn again? Did something unexpected happen?

Since Zhou Sen was followed and monitored by Li Qi's thugs, Zhou Sen and Xiangcao did not greet Shen Qianrou. Zhou Sen and Xiangcao went directly to the second floor and returned to the room. A moment later, Shen Qianrou and Shen Yue'er also went up to the second floor and quietly entered Zhou Sen's room.

After closing the door, Shen Qianrou hugged Zhou Sen desperately. Zhou Sen was suddenly hugged by Shen Qianrou, and two pieces of warm and soft flesh pressed against Zhou Sen's back. Zhou Sen was at a loss for a moment. What was a bit embarrassing was that Xiangcao and Shen Yue'er were still beside them! Shen Yue'er hurriedly covered her big eyes with her hands, and looked at the two shyly through her fingers. Xiangcao coughed jealously, signaling the two to restrain themselves.

Zhou Sen was somewhat reluctant, so he gently pushed Shen Qianrou and asked, "Qianrou, didn't you say that we shouldn't meet these days? This is to avoid unnecessary complications and involve you and Qianmutang." Shen Qianrou said aggrievedly, "I miss my husband Mumu! I finally understand what it means to miss you so much after not seeing you for a day. My husband Mumu, I didn't expect that life without you would be so hard." It must be said that Shen Qianrou's love words were quite useful to Zhou Sen. Zhou Sen caressed Shen Qianrou's little face lovingly and felt that he was ashamed of Shen Qianrou.

Vanilla couldn't stand it any longer. She knew Shen Qianrou well. She wouldn't miss her so much after not seeing her for a few days. Shen Qianrou would still consider the overall situation. She would definitely not take the risk to come here if she didn't have something important to do.

Seeing that the two of them were hugging each other instead of talking about business, Vanilla was a little impatient. She coughed and said sourly, "You two, have you had enough? You haven't, but I have. What's the matter that you risk being exposed? Don't tell me that you miss me so much. I don't believe it!"

Shen Qianrou replied somewhat unconvincedly: "Qianrou just misses my husband and Senior Sister Xiangcao!" Xiangcao glared at Shen Qianrou with disdain, rolled up her sleeves, and pretended to fight. Shen Qianrou had no choice but to say honestly: "Besides missing you, I do have something else. These days, Qianrou sent someone to specifically inquire about the situation of the Huaxi Society's poetry conference."

Zhou Sen and Xiangcao both sat down and listened carefully to Shen Qianrou. "This Huaxi Poetry Conference is different from the previous monthly poetry conferences. This poetry conference coincides with the Qixi Festival. The Qixi Poetry Conference is held every two years in Jiangxia Prefecture. Usually, only the people from Jiangxia Prefecture School and Poetry Society participate in the poetry conference. There are not too many people and the level is average. The Qixi Poetry Conference is different. It is held every two years. Jiangxia Prefecture and Huaxi Society attach great importance to it and offer generous rewards. Therefore, almost all the academies and poetry societies in Jiangxia Prefecture will participate. Even all the poetry societies in several neighboring prefectures will send their best poets to attend the conference. In other words, the difficulty of winning the championship in this poetry conference is far beyond expectations."

Hearing this, Xiangcao couldn't help but worry again. If she couldn't win the first prize in the poetry competition, she might really be arrested by Li Qi and others and sent to the government. If she was charged with disrespect, she might really lose her life. When Mr. Li Qi talked about being sent to the government, it didn't seem like he was joking.

Xiangcao worriedly advised Zhou Sen: "Mumu, what should we do? You can imagine how difficult it is to win the Qixi Poetry Contest. If it doesn't work, we should find a way to escape. I think their guards are not very strict. I can still handle four thugs."

Zhou Sen laughed in his heart: Ridiculous, what about the whole Jiangxia Prefecture? I have 300 Tang and Song poems as my backing, which are all masterpieces that have been passed down from generation to generation. Not to mention Jiangxia Prefecture, even if it is the whole Daqian, or even the neighboring countries combined, Zhou Sen is not afraid. Besides, others compose poems on the spot, while Zhou Sen recites poems, how can he lose?

Zhou Sen saw that Xiangcao, Shen Qianrou, and Shen Yueer were a little worried, so he comforted them: "Don't worry, I am absolutely confident that I will be the champion of this poetry competition." The three of them knew Zhou Sen's past, and it was difficult for them to feel at ease with just one word from Zhou Sen, and they still expressed worry.

Zhou Sen continued to comfort her, "I'm not bragging this time. When have you ever seen me joke about my life? When I say I have confidence, you can believe it completely." Zhou Sen paused and continued, "Also, I actually feel that Li Qi doesn't really want to kill me. He seems to just want to stimulate my potential and see what kind of beautiful poems I can come up with. Maybe he has other purposes." Xiangcao, Shen Qianrou and Shen Yueer expressed doubts.

Zhou Sen explained, "If Li Qi wanted to kill me, he wouldn't have arranged only four thugs to guard us. They saw the swordsmanship that Senior Sister displayed on the street that day. If Senior Sister made trouble, these four thugs would not be able to handle it. And you can see that the thugs are quite lazy in guarding us, just doing their job. I think even if we really run away now, they won't chase us, they are just pretending."

Shen Qianrou was still a little worried, and said, "I have never seen this young master named Li Qi, so I dare not jump to conclusions. However, just in case. Why don't we run away. Qianrou and Yue'er are willing to cover for my husband and senior sister, you guys disguise yourself and go out through the window."

Zhou Sen shook his head and said, "Actually, I am not only participating in the poetry conference this time because of Li Qi's coercion. We need to find the women who were abducted in the dog and wolf demon case, and the poetry conference is also a necessary means. If we run away like this now, it will be even more difficult to come back and find them." Zhou Sen looked at the hesitant eyes of the three people and continued, "If those women are not found, I will feel bad. I promised others something, and I haven't tried my best. How can I back down? Besides, we promised the people of Changnan."

Xiangcao, Shen Qianrou, and Shen Yueer also nodded their heads in agreement. In fact, they all had this sense of responsibility, but they were just too worried about Zhou Sen's safety. Zhou Sen continued, "Also, I also want to take advantage of the poetry conference to see who Li Qi is and what his purpose is."

Since Zhou Sen insisted, everyone had no choice but to cooperate and stopped persuading him to leave. It was not the first or second time that they had faced difficult tasks together with Zhou Sen. It was good to be together, as they were afraid that he would fall into the abyss.