Marrying a concubine and swallowing her dowry? The mistress turns around and marries a high-ranking

Chapter 344

The moment that huge cluster of torches fell, everyone around screamed in surprise!

Shen Jingyang's pupils shrank suddenly. With lightning speed, he ripped off the cloak from his shoulder, and at the same time, he leaped up, shook the cloak, and swept several torches over in one go!

The dark red silk cloak immediately burst into flames. Shen Jingyang casually tossed his arm, and the cloak, along with the torch, fell into a corner of the wall some distance away, where it was unsplashed with oil and was no longer in danger.

Shen Wei reacted very quickly, but since he wasn't wearing a cloak, he couldn't gather the torches in one go like Shen Jingyang. So he simply kicked away three torches in quick succession.

Only the last torch remained, which fell onto the ground where oil had been splattered.

However, there wasn't much oil there, so although a burst of flames rose up instantly, the momentum wasn't very strong, and it didn't spread rapidly.

Those people who hadn't been splashed with oil immediately swarmed around the flames, some patting them down, others trampling them, and in no time, they extinguished the fire.

Shen Lingjun looked up at the city wall. She couldn't see clearly because of the backlight, but she saw a figure missing a right arm and immediately knew who was causing trouble.

Shen Lingjun immediately shouted, "The arsonists are on the city wall! Seize them!"

Shen Jingyang's personal guards, seasoned by many battles, reacted much faster than the Imperial Guards defending the city. They immediately split up and rushed up the city walls, blocking Chu Tianming and his two men, capturing them, and escorting them to the streets.

Shen Wei stared at Chu Tianming in disbelief: "Chu Tianming, have you gone mad?"

It goes without saying that Chu Tianming intended to kill them. But to douse oil and set fire to the street in broad daylight in full view of everyone would most likely result in multiple injuries or deaths, and could very well cause a large-scale fire.

According to Northern Yi law, this is a capital offense.

Is Chu Tianming courting death?

Chu Tianming showed no regret or fear whatsoever; he just kept laughing maniacally.

"I'm insane! My worthless life is worth it to exchange for the lives of so many of you! Why didn't I burn you all to death!..."

Shen Wei frowned and disgustedly ordered the Imperial Guards to gag Chu Tianming.

He ordered, "Hand them over directly to the Ministry of Justice."

Chu Tianming has made such a big fuss, the facts of the case are crystal clear, and he neither argues nor shirks responsibility, he just admits it, so there should be no suspense in this case.

Even the Chu family would surely be unable to protect such a son who is single-mindedly courting death.

Chu Tianming and his two subordinates were taken away by the Imperial Guards. Shen Wei ordered the other soldiers to quickly clean up the kerosene on the street to prevent another fire from breaking out.

Despite this setback, Shen Jingyang returned victorious, and the Shen family was still filled with a joyous and celebratory atmosphere.

The next day, the emperor summoned Shen Jingyang to the palace and commended and rewarded him for his great victory.

Shen Jingyang's record of numerous achievements and merits has been further enriched.

Meanwhile, the Chu family was devastated to learn that Chu Tianming had been arrested for arson in the street. The Marquis of Changguo and his wife were struck by lightning.

Ever since Chu Tianming's left arm was also crippled, he has kept himself locked in his room and never went out.