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Chu Zeng's brain was overloaded, and all he could hear was a buzzing sound coming from it.

His gaze was fixed on Chu Xuan on the wall. He fell and crashed to the ground with a thud. He fell from a height of four or five meters and broke both legs in an instant. But even so, he didn't even let out a scream.

His eyes were vacant, as if he had lost his mind.

Seeing Chu Zeng fall to the ground and attract everyone's attention, and being surrounded by a crowd, Chu Xuan smiled and patted the dust off his hands.

"Let's go, it's time for us to make our appearance."

The group climbed over the wall, and no one noticed what happened.

Duan Yu lived in the gambling den, so the commotion earlier naturally alerted him.

Seeing his hard work reduced to this state, he was filled with rage and roared in fury.

"Who did this?! Find him! I'll skin him alive!"

Duan Yu spent an unknown amount of money on this gambling den; just cultivating relationships with officials in Lucheng was no easy task.

Originally, he thought that by relying on this gambling den, he could first win over the people of Lucheng and find a place to stay for himself.

Secondly, it can also be seen as a way to clear his name of his past as a gangster.

But all of this had just begun when it was all destroyed in a fire, leaving Duan Yu heartbroken.

"Boss, we found it!"

A servant dragged the mangled Chu Zeng over, leaving a trail of blood on the ground.

The fires in the warehouse and main hall were too severe to be extinguished, so the people directed all their anger at Chu Zeng.

Aside from leaving him barely alive, he was beaten to a pulp.

"Who is this?"

Duan Yu looked at Chu Zeng, whose face was completely disfigured, and said coldly.

But the man simply shook his head.

"I don't know either. When I found him, he seemed to be trying to escape over the wall. He accidentally fell and broke his leg. He also seemed to be in a daze. When I asked him anything, he just wouldn't answer."

Upon hearing this, Duan Yu seemed to sense that something was amiss.

Looking down, Chu Zeng's eyes were still wide open, but he seemed to have really lost his mind from the fall. His eyes were empty and numb, without any liveliness, like fish eyes.

Duan Yu frowned, feeling somewhat uneasy, and his eyes widened in an instant!

Reaching out, he took a jade pendant from Chu Zeng's waist, on which was clearly engraved the character "Chu"!

The character "Chu"... the Chu family!

"A member of the Chu family?!"

Duan Yu exclaimed in disbelief.

He immediately understood, stood up, and roared at the people around him.

"Quick! Pack your things and let's go!"

Now that things have come to this, how could he not understand? He's been used as a pawn!

Someone had a grudge against this Chu family member, so they deliberately lured him here to kill him and pin the blame on Duan Yu!

Under the firelight, Duan Yu's face looked extremely grim.

But Chu Zeng's body was indeed in the backyard of his gambling den, and his own men did beat him!

No matter what, he has to take the blame completely!

What's even more distressing is that someone who can carry such an exquisite jade pendant with the character "Chu" must undoubtedly be a direct descendant of the Chu family!

Duan Yu could already imagine how the Chu family would hunt him down in the future, leaving him with nowhere to run!

He was in a panic, and a young, handsome figure involuntarily came to mind.

Is that the Chu family member who came today?!

Before he could figure it out, another earth-shattering roar echoed through the backyard!

"Boss, it's the back door! The back door is on fire too!"

"And the woodshed!"

"And the brothers' tenement buildings too!"

The fire in the storeroom and main hall had not yet been extinguished. After several earth-shattering explosions, the entire gambling den was completely engulfed in flames!

Duan Yu looked at the messenger with extreme fear.

If they had left from the beginning, at least there would have been a back door to leave. Now, the entire gambling den has become a coffin tailor-made for them!

He couldn't help but smile bitterly.

In the end, I misjudged him and became a pawn in someone else's game.

The next second, a huge beam suddenly magnified in Duan Yu's eyes, crashing down with scorching heat and a sharp screech in his ears!

Despite being on the verge of death, Duan Yu's eyes showed a hint of relief.

"boom!"

Accompanied by the sound of a heavy object hitting the ground.

The leader of the yellow-clad bandits, the fearsome chieftain of the nameless mountains, who struck fear into the hearts of countless people, met his end!

Tonight, Lucheng has truly suffered many misfortunes.

First, the shops on the street caught fire, and then the gambling den was engulfed in flames.

Each time it got worse than the last.

When the officials arrived, they couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

This isn't a fire; it's clearly a house built in a sea of ​​fire!

The head constable, Liang An, was twitching. In this situation, it was impossible to go in and rescue the people. He was afraid that by the time the fire was extinguished, the people inside would be reduced to ashes!

With a helpless glance back at his brothers, Liang An sighed and said.

"Alright, let's just wait here. This is beyond human control, and the Prefect probably won't blame us."

The constables could also do so.

Everyone receives a salary from the imperial court. Whether there's trouble or not, it's the same amount. Since that's the case, who's willing to risk their life for you?

Therefore, they only stopped the onlookers from getting too close, while the rest stayed outside the gambling den, waiting for the flames to go out on their own.

But Liang An always felt that something was not quite right.

The weather isn't too dry these days, so how could two places catch fire in one night?

He knew the identity of the gambling den owner and naturally wondered if it was possible that it was the work of Duan Yu's enemies.

After all, Duan Yu had pulled strings with several high-ranking officials in order to open this gambling den. Now that he's dead, things are likely to get messy.

However, this is not something that a mere constable like him can handle.

Just then, Liang An noticed out of the corner of his eye that a handsome young man suddenly squeezed out from the crowd.

The young man's clothes were slightly disheveled, his shoes were on backwards, and he looked flustered. Ignoring the constables' advice, he tried to squeeze to the front.

He was shouting "brother!"

But the young man was ultimately thin and weak, no match for the strength of the constables. He was soon exhausted from being dragged and collapsed to his knees.

Perhaps feeling there was no hope left, tears welled up in her eyes as she gritted her teeth.

Just looking at the young man's slightly ferocious expression, Liang An felt an immense anger and sorrow, and a chill ran down his spine.

The next second, the words the young man spat out through gritted teeth made him feel a fierce killing intent.

"Brother, you wait, your little brother will definitely find out who harmed you!"

"No matter who it is, if they dare to kill a member of my Chu family, I, Chu Xuan, will make sure they suffer eternal damnation and die without a burial place!"