Dozens of burly men, dressed as Shun Tian Fu yamen runners, stormed into the roasting room designated for Lu Bao Fang's special meals, grabbing everything into wicker baskets like a swarm of locusts.
"Is the Nan Xiong Marquisate a place anyone can just barge into and cause trouble! If you know what's good for you, put down what you're holding!"
The yamen runners acted as if they hadn't heard or seen Lu Bao Fang, continuing with their tasks.
It was then that Lu Bao Fang saw the situation clearly, his sharp, bloodthirsty gaze instantly turning to the steward behind him!
Although he didn't take Xie Jiang seriously and had been eating and drinking as usual these past two days, his grandfather had specifically warned him, so he knew to restrain himself a little. httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
But what was happening now?
Hadn't everything except what was needed for these few days been temporarily disposed of?
Steward Lu was also dumbfounded, his face full of terror. "This is wrong! Young Master, I truly did as you instructed. I personally saw them dispose of everything..."
Steward Lu's words were cut short.
Things that had already been disposed of were now reappearing, completely untouched!
How utterly bizarre!
Lu Bao Fang also understood instantly.
When had their Nan Xiong Marquisate become someone else's backyard!
Lu Bao Fang drew his saber with a swish.
At this moment, he had to admit he had been too careless, allowing himself to be caught off guard. But even so, he wouldn't be utterly defeated!
He would now make them understand that the Nan Xiong Marquisate was easy to enter but difficult to leave!
Seeing this, Steward Lu immediately retreated, intending to cooperate with the Young Master and subdue these people first.
At the very least, they had to retrieve the finished and semi-finished products, as well as the mysteriously reappeared scraps!
As long as there was no direct evidence, it couldn't be proven what the Young Master had done. Anyone could talk.
Lu Bao Fang's murderous aura was terrifying, but the yamen runners didn't even spare him a glance. The leading yamen runner, with a grin, directly faced the saber in Lu Bao Fang's hand.
Then, with little effort, he subdued Lu Bao Fang and knocked him unconscious to the ground.
Each yamen runner carried a large wicker frame on their back, leaving laden with their spoils.
The guards and servants of the Nan Xiong Marquisate who rushed forward were met with screams and fell one after another.
Old Master Lu, being helped along, watched this utterly bizarre scene, his hands and feet trembling even more violently.
Their Marquisate's well-trained guards, who had all seen battle, were no match for these people.
These were not Shun Tian Fu yamen runners! These were definitely not Shun Tian Fu yamen runners!
"Who, who sent you?" Old Master Lu finally began to feel fear.
The leading yamen runner patted his uniform. "We are officers of Shun Tian Fu, naturally sent by the officials of Shun Tian Fu."
With that, he rejoined his companions and swaggered away.
...
The yamen runners who had been sent out returned soon after, but they were all dazed, as if in a dream.
They only remembered how they had left the yamen, but they had no recollection of how they had entered the Nan Xiong Marquisate, obtained the evidence, and left.
They couldn't recall any of it.
Magistrate Huo and the other officials watched as the yamen runners blankly unstrapped their large baskets and poured out...
Raw, cooked, pale white, bloody...
"Ugh—"
A large group of people in the yamen hall vomited like dogs.
A woman cried out, lunged forward, picked up an arm, and repeatedly rubbed a scar on her wrist, a burn she had gotten from charcoal when she was nine years old.
"Yueyue! This is my Yueyue—"
Soon, another woman, from the pile of items that had rolled out, found a red lucky bag containing a peace charm.
Her child had indeed fallen victim to the poison.
...
As Magistrate Huo vomited, his eyes rolling back, he wondered when the yamen runners of Shun Tian Fu had become so capable, actually finding a large amount of evidence from the Nan Xiong Marquisate?
And evidence that allowed for no luck or quibbling!
This, this was simply unbelievable!
Madam Zhou frantically searched within. She found something and clutched it tightly to her chest. Suddenly, with strength she didn't know she had, she dragged her broken leg towards Old Third Wu, who was kneeling outside the yamen. She fiercely bit into Old Third Wu's neck.
No one intervened.
Blood gushed from Old Third Wu's neck, and he soon fell to the ground, motionless.
After Madam Zhou also collapsed, she never got up again.
Xie Jiang, her eyes red, walked over numbly, kicked Old Third Wu's still-warm corpse aside. The scumbag didn't deserve to die with her mother and daughter.
Madam Zhou's hand was still tightly clenched around something. Xie Jiang saw it was a small finger.
A mother, let alone a finger, could recognize even a fingernail.
Xie Jiang mechanically raised her hand and closed Madam Zhou's eyes.
The yamen hall was in chaos. All the tragic and sorrowful cries in the world were present in the yamen hall at this moment.
The onlookers outside the yamen, regardless of whether they were men, women, old, or young, couldn't help but weep.
"Beast! Give me back my Bao Ya'er's life! I'll fight them—"
A simple, honest man, tears streaming down his face, stumbled out of the yamen hall.
The crowded street automatically parted a path for him.
Then, a second, and a third person, rushed out of the yamen.
"My child is gone, why is Lu Bao Fang still alive! Villain, die—"
"Nan Xiong Marquisate must pay for murder—"
The onlookers were initially stunned, but then, hearing these cries one after another, their long-numbed nerves were stirred, and the blood in their veins finally began to boil.
"Pay for murder—"
"Lu Bao Fang is heinous! Let's go, let's go to the Nan Xiong Marquisate together to seek justice and make Lu Bao Fang pay with blood—"
"Pay with blood—"
The crowd erupted like a surging tide, sweeping towards the Nan Xiong Marquisate.
The street in front of the Shun Tian Fu yamen, which had been completely blocked, soon became empty.
They've gone mad, they've all gone mad!
Magistrate Huo didn't know how things had escalated to this point!
It's over, it's all a mess!
"Patrol Battalion! Quickly—"
Magistrate Huo, in a panic, rushed to Xie Jiang. "Ah, Young Master Xie, quickly go and stop them! This will lead to a major incident!"
Xie Jiang lifted the hem of her robe and sat down in front of the yamen gate. "Why should I stop them? Besides, why would they listen to me?"
You're the one who started this whole thing, you tell me why!
Magistrate Huo felt like kneeling. "Young Master Xie has always had prestige, and the common people are willing to listen to you. If the people truly riot, the consequences will be unimaginable!"
"Debt must be paid, murder must be avenged, it is only right and proper," Xie Jiang said coldly.
"This is no longer a matter of avenging a life! Do you know what a civilian riot means? This is the capital, the heart of the empire! If the situation gets out of control and a major disaster occurs..."
Even a change of dynasty was not impossible!
Magistrate Huo dared not think further!
Magistrate Huo was anxious and fearful, shocked and terrified, cold sweat streaming down his forehead. He tried to persuade Xie Jiang, "Only you, only Young Master Xie, can possibly stop this..."
Xie Jiang looked up at the distance, a mocking smile curling her lips. "It's too late..."
Have you ever seen anyone who could stop a raging flood with their own power?
Seeing that persuasion was futile, Magistrate Huo dared not waste any more time and immediately sent people to notify various departments.