Walking into a Trap
The crow on the roof flapped its wings and flew away.
"Ah! Help …
”
The people in the room rushed to the door, but it seemed to be locked and could not be opened.
The screams continued without end.
Marquis Kang's cheeks trembled, stunned.
Fortunately, Ji Yunshu was still clear-headed and quickly shouted, "Quick, break the door open."
Her shout brought everyone's souls back to their senses.
Marquis Kang was so shocked that his eyes went blank. Fortunately, he recovered and waved his hand, "Quick, quick, open the door, quick …"
Thus, a few servants rushed forward and knocked on the door, but because the people inside were all pressed against the door, they could not break it open at all.
"Help …"
”
He was still shouting non-stop.
Some people slowly fell down.
Boom!
The door finally opened.
The moment the door opened, fire and smoke rolled out from inside, and the people inside ran out in flames.
Some were charred corpses on the ground.
Some had already died inside.
Those who were lucky enough to escape also died from serious injuries.
There were also those whose fire had been extinguished, but they were like corpses.
The fire was too intense, too fast …
The fire grew bigger and bigger.
Under the dark moonlight, the fire seemed to illuminate half the sky.
This was beyond Ji Yunshu's expectations!
The light from the fire reflected in her clear eyes, which were completely red …
The lantern in her hand fell to the ground, igniting into a ball of fire, and was immediately burnt out.
Shi Zijin rushed out of nowhere and pulled Ji Yunshu to a safe place at the side.
But Marquis Kang was still standing at the same spot, looking at the fire in the room, completely dumbfounded.
What's going on?
He shouted, "Quick, put out the fire, put out the fire!"
The servants ran to get basins of water.
The estate soldiers also came in, carrying the corpses on the ground away while putting out the fire.
Things kept falling down from the beams in the room, causing sparks to fly.
"That's my treasure!" Marquis Kang's sharp eyes saw that one of the things was his Eight-treasure Bell. He slapped his thigh, "Quick, put out the fire, go get water, go …"
He clenched his teeth in pain!
His treasure.
Sure enough, his treasure was hidden on the beam inside the room, but it was full of fire inside, and he couldn't rush in no matter what!
Seeing this, the housekeeper hurriedly pulled him away. "Marquis, the fire is so big, let's go quickly."
"My baby is still inside."
"But the fire is so big. Even if something was inside, it would have been burnt to a crisp."
In the end, he dragged him to a safe place where Ji Yunshu was.
He sighed with tears in his eyes. "Teacher Ji, what … what's going on? How did it catch on fire? So many people died, and even my treasures … "
Sigh!
She hung her head sadly.
Ji Yunshu looked at the flames that covered the sky of the Marquis's estate, then looked at the charred corpses on the ground. Those were human lives!
She took a deep breath. "Perhaps, this is the price."
Hmm?
Price?
Marquis Kang was not in the mood to listen to her. He was too busy grieving.
Suddenly —
"Marquis, there's still one person alive."
He looked over and saw the mansion soldiers dragging that person over.
The man leaned against the pillar, barely breathing, but he still had a breath left in him.
Ji Yunshu hurriedly squatted down and seized the time to ask, "Tell me, who started the fire?"
The person opened his mouth and raised his hand.
He pointed in a direction and said, "It's … it's …"
”
Before he could finish, a sharp arrow shot out from the darkness and hit the person's heart.
He died on the spot!
Ugh!
Shi Zijin's first reaction was to pull Ji Yunshu up and protect her behind her.
Following that, another sharp arrow was shot towards Ji Yunshu.
However, Shi Zijin drew her sword and slashed at it.
Following that, two more arrows were shot.
One was aimed at Ji Yunshu, and the other at Marquis Kang!
Ji Yunshu was protected by Shi Zijin, but Marquis Kang was unlucky. Now that the Marquis's estate was in a mess, even the mansion soldiers closest to him could not dodge the arrow as fast as they could. None of the housekeepers and manservants around him knew martial arts.
Seeing that the arrow was about to hit him, Marquis Kang retreated a few steps.
At that critical moment!
A silver whip lashed out, coiling around the arrow and slamming it heavily onto the ground.
It broke into two pieces.
Tang Si really came at the right time.
She stood protectively in front of Marquis Kang, a proud expression on her face. "Marquis, I will repay you for saving my life."
Marquis Kang came back to his senses. "Yes, yes, yes. I will definitely repay Miss Tang." Then, he shouted, "There's an assassin! Catch the assassin!"
Just then —
Jing Rong and Mo Ruo's silhouettes appeared. The two of them leaped towards the roof, each using one hand to pull out two people from the wall.
He threw him onto the ground.
One was the mansion's soldier, Wu Weiwen!
One of them was Zhou Wen, who had followed Marquis Kang for many years!
The two of them lay prone on the ground, the crossbows in their hands falling to the side.
Catch a thief with dirty hands!
Marquis Kang was shocked. "Zhou Wen? This …
”
What was going on?
Zhou Wen, a person who had followed him for many years!
Zhou Wen's gentle face was now filled with murderous intent as he glared at Marquis Kang.
Jing Rong's expression was solemn and fierce. "Marquis, this is the ghost in your mansion."
"Ghost?" Marquis Kang shook his head. He walked over and lowered his head to look at Zhou Wen. "Why is it you?"
Zhou Wen laughed loudly. "Why can't it be me?"
"Impossible … Impossible …"
Four hours later, the fire was finally extinguished.
Inside the hall.
It was completely silent.
Zhou Wen and Wu Weiwen were kneeling in the center of the hall.
Marquis Kang sat on the main seat.
"Why? Why did you do this? "
His tone was filled with disappointment.
After all, he was a person who had followed him for so many years, and the only person he could trust. But now, he was about to die.
Zhou Wen hung his head. It was as if his hands and feet were tied up, waiting for someone to push him onto the guillotine to end his life. He had no desire to struggle for his life.
After a while, he raised his head. His calm face suddenly had a sinister smile as he looked at Ji Yunshu.
"How did you know those things were hidden on the roof beams?"
"Do you think it's that hard to guess?"
"Guess? How did you guess? "
"I told you, it was the crow that brought me there."
"Nonsense. How could a crow find them?"
What a joke.
Ji Yunshu's eyes narrowed. "Your plan is flawless. Indeed, there are no loopholes. If I didn't find that crow, perhaps … I wouldn't know where those things were hidden. Or rather, I wouldn't know who the culprit is. "
"What do you mean?"
"What I mean is, you're walking into a trap."
Zhou Wen was even more confused now. His eyes stared straight at Ji Yunshu.
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