After much thought, Shen Lixia didn't believe Shen Ruobing had the ability to secretly raise a beast that could enter dreams and harm Ye Kezi.
He suddenly thought of the legendary Dream Guardian Beast!
It was said that the Dream Guardian Beast was specifically arranged by heaven to protect people's dreams from being disturbed by outsiders, startling the sleeping person.
It must be that when Ye Kezi infiltrated Shen Ruobing's dream, he accidentally disturbed the Dream Guardian Beast and was attacked, causing his soul to scatter and his body to be affected.
There was no other explanation.
What worried Shen Lixia was whether Ye Kezi had revealed him, the mastermind, to Shen Ruobing before he died.
After all, Shen Ruobing held the power of the entire Shen Group. If she found out that he had sent people to kill her in her dream to obtain that secret manual, would he still have a way to survive?
He was unwilling to simply run away.
He had to seize that secret manual.
Heh heh, as long as he got that secret manual, turned it into cash, and fled abroad, Shen Lixia would never have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of his life.
Bang bang bang!
Just as he thought of this, a knock came from outside the secret room.
Shen Lixia sat up from the bed abruptly and asked cautiously, "Who is it?"
"Master Shen, it's me, Ding Sanzi!" a familiar voice came from outside the door.
Hearing it was one of his own, Shen Lixia got out of bed, walked over, opened the door, and asked, "Houzi, is there any news about Shen Ruobing?"
The person who entered looked like a thin monkey and was nicknamed "Fantiian Hou" (Overturning Monkey). He was Shen Lixia's personal bodyguard and confidant.
Fantiian Hou Ding Sanzi said, "Reporting to Master Shen, Ruobing has returned, but there are suddenly more bodyguards around her. It seems she is already suspicious of Master Shen!"
Shen Lixia nodded and said, "Keep a close eye on her. In any case, I must get my ancestor's 'Thirty-Six Styles of Shen Family Wedding Beds Secret Manual'."
Fantiian Hou Ding Sanzi said, "Master Shen, I heard that Shen Ruobing is going to the Shen family ancestral hall in the suburbs to pay respects to her ancestors around 3 PM. Should we take this opportunity to act?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Lixia's eyes lit up, and he asked, "Is your information accurate?"
Fantiian Hou Ding Sanzi grinned and said, "Master Shen, I have an informant by Ruobing's side. This information is very accurate!"
Shen Lixia's face darkened, and after a moment of thought, he said, "Houzi, do as you say. Remember, strictly prevent any leaks!"
"Understood, Master Shen!" Fantiian Hou Ding Sanzi responded and quickly retreated.
In the afternoon, at exactly 3 PM.
Several luxury cars quietly drove out of the Shen family villa estate.
Shen Ruobing sat in the car with a solemn expression, but her heart was unusually complex.
Although she had only been back for a few hours, with Shen Ruobing's decisiveness and handling skills, she had quickly investigated Shen Lixia's actions of sending Ye Kezi into her dreams to obtain the secret manual.
Although Shen Ruobing didn't know who saved her in her dream at the critical moment, she knew very well that her second uncle, whom she had always respected, was no longer a member of the Shen family.
His actions were a complete betrayal of the Shen family.
As the car got closer to the Shen family ancestral hall in the suburbs, Shen Ruobing noticed that the protective amulet Cheng Xiaofan had given her was faintly pulsing on her.
For a moment, her eyelids twitched three times in succession.
Huh!
How miraculous!
Could the protective amulet have sensed the presence of danger?
"Uncle Fang, have you arranged for people around the ancestral hall?" Shen Ruobing asked Fang Mantang with a furrowed brow.
Fang Mantang was the butler by Shen Ruobing's side.
Normally, Shen Ruobing entrusted him with all matters, big and small, inside and outside the Shen family.
He was a sworn brother of her father's, and Shen Ruobing had always trusted him implicitly.
Upon hearing this, Fang Mantang smiled and said, "Miss, please rest assured. I have already made all the arrangements and am just waiting for Shen Lixia's people to fall into our trap!"
Shen Ruobing said sadly, "I can't imagine how my second uncle could have become like this. For an ancestral secret manual, would he really try to kill me?"
Fang Mantang comforted her, "Miss, don't be sad. You've seen people who value profit over righteousness like this in the business world before!"
"If he even wants to kill his own niece, then don't bother worrying about him. We don't need to be polite to him!"
A short while later, the car stopped at the entrance of the Fang family ancestral hall.
Immediately, Shen Ruobing got out of the car and had people carry the various fruits and snacks she had brought from the car and place them on the offering table in the ancestral hall.
Shen Ruobing lit three sticks of incense, bowed three times to the statue of Shen Yanwang, and said, "Ancestor, Ruobing, a descendant of the Shen family, comes to thank you. Ruobing will strive for excellence in craftsmanship and develop the thirty-six styles of wedding beds from the secret manual soon, benefiting the world!"
After speaking, she finally inserted the incense in her hand into the censer.
As soon as Shen Ruobing stood up, she felt a knife press against her waist from behind.
"Miss, I'm sorry. I was ordered by Second Master Shen to retrieve the ancestral secret manual. Please hand it over!" At this moment, Fang Mantang's cold voice came from behind her.
Shen Ruobing was shocked.
She suddenly turned around and looked at Fang Mantang with wide eyes, "Uncle Fang, when did you become one of my second uncle's people?"
Fang Mantang looked somewhat ashamed and said, "I apologize. People change. I had no choice. I hope Miss won't make things difficult for me and hand over the secret manual!"
At this moment, Shen Ruobing realized that the bodyguards she had asked Fang Mantang to arrange were all glaring at her menacingly.
No one here could help her.
"Uncle Fang, you were my father's sworn brother. How can you treat his daughter like this?" Shen Ruobing asked coldly, her face like frost.
Fang Mantang's expression stiffened, his old eyes reddened, and he said, "Miss, I apologize. I have difficult and unspeakable reasons. I hope you can cooperate with me!"
"..." What unspeakable reasons did you have that you turned and sided with Shen Lixia?
Just as Shen Ruobing was trying to figure things out, with a boom, a car drove over from a distance.
The car stopped near the Shen family ancestral hall, the door opened, and a man who looked like a thin monkey emerged.
Shen Ruobing recognized him at a glance. This was Fantiian Hou Ding Sanzi, Shen Lixia's confidant.
Ding Sanzi opened the rear door again, and Shen Lixia then emerged from inside.
Following closely behind him were two personal bodyguards.
Shen Lixia clasped his hands behind his back, swaggered to Shen Ruobing's side, tilted his head back, and laughed heartily, saying, "Oh my, my dear niece, I never thought you, the dignified beautiful president of Shen Group, would be reduced to having a knife pressed against your slender waist?"
"Is it that I misjudged you, or that my old eyes are failing me? Honestly, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would never believe this was real!"