Upx Chapter 157 (2/2)
When Lou Zigui left the building, the air outside was already hot and choked with s his head at the sight of Lou Zigui “The winds are big tonight, it’ll be hard to put these fires out The capital’s soldiers are taking care of the houses at the end of the lane so it doesn’t spread across the streets”
Lou Zigui tightened his collar and told Old Huo, “Take Xie Laibao back”
Old Huo hastily nodded Lou Zigui then returned to the previous intersection with Fang Tang following close behind
Meanwhile, a crowd of refugees had gathered outside the doors of the Nine Gate Infantry Comet away “Do you think you can linger in a place like this? Hurry up and scram!”
But the refugees sinored his words to stay put A few of the doorkeepers attempted to drive the before their doors was increasing Eventually, a literalthem to death They hastily ran into the estate and shut the doors fast before hurrying with a report to the back courtyard There resided Tao Chen, still bedridden after Ning Xiaoyao had broken his bones by chucking a wall at hi to Xie Anshi+
A steward quickly asked for an audience by the door before reporting everything that was happening outside Tao Chen couldn’t believe it What kind of refugees had the daring to block the Nine Gate Infantry Commander’s door?
When the steward came inside, his face was draorry “Master, this servant thinks that there’s so fishy about all this”
“Wasn’t it just a fire?” Tao Chen said, perplexed Two streets had caught on fire, but ere the refugees looking for him?
Xie Anshi+’s face, on the other hand, was deathly white
“What happened?” Tao Chen hurriedly asked Xie Anshi+
“I killed a few refugees,” Xie Anshi+ had nothing to hide from his elder brother-in-law, so he explained how he’d ordered his ees who badmouthed his father in an alley and burned them to death
As soon as Tao Chen heard his words, he sat up despite his serious injuries, co like that?!”
Xie Anshi+ didn’t think he had done anything wrong and said in a disees”
“Hurry,” Tao Chen didn’t waste ti with Xie Anshi+ anymore, but went to order the steward instead “Call for Her Ladyshi+p, we’re leaving through the back door!”
Xie Anshi+ asked, “Brother-in-law, you’re afraid of soes?”
If Tao Chen wasn’t severely injured, he’d punch Xie Anshi+ right now “Those refugees had the guts to charge straight into the palace What makes you think they won’t mob my estate as well?”
Xie Anshi+ still wasn’t concerned The refugees had invaded the palace with his father’s instigation Hoould they ever had the courage to charge in the Nine Gate Infantry Commander’s compound?
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Outside the doors, a siht inside!”
“Those who kill need to pay with their own lives Aren’t refugees’ lives human lives as well?”
“The father wanted to kill us, and now the son does, too Just what enainst us all?!”
Angry cries rose incessantly froees rushed to the door and began slaainst it with their bodies Meanwhile, ten or so retainers blocked them with their lives from the other side
“Everyone, together!” someone shouted
The horde of refugees surged forward
The sound of their iainst the doors uards to hurry up Third Young Miss Xie, Tao Chen’s wife, was sitting with hiest son in her ar on the other side of the sedan
By now, Xie Anshi+ had started to panic as well, and walked with quick steps behind the carriage At the saed inside A few of the retainers ere too slow to move out of the ere trampled to death underfoot
“Kill theees shouted
The Tao Clan retainers could still stand up against so Even after killing one wave, another would come to replace it like a flood In the end, the retainers were scattered and quickly killed by the furious mob Their eyes red with bloodlust, they killed everyone they saw and stole everything they laid hands on Without any se more than bloodthirsty monsters
Xie Anshi+ brought a few guards with him to flee with Tao Chen Compared to the streets that were on fire, these lanes were still quiet, the doors tightly shut with no pedestrians on the road No sound could be heard beyond the high courtyard walls, either
“Third Young Master,” the guard pulling Xie Anshi+ along said, “After this street, it’ll be the capital barracks We won’t need to fear the refugees once we reach there Third Young Master, please run a little fas—”
Before the guard finished speaking, arrows flew out from the shadows and shot hiuards Coht by surprise, Xie Anshi+ stood blankly at the end of the street, too dazed to feel any fear—yet A row of ht in front of Xie Anshi+
“Lou Zigui?” When Xie Anshi+ recognized the ui si him to cry out “It was you! You were the one who stirred up the refugees to rush into the Tao Estate!”
Lou Zigui ordered Fang Tang, “Hand hiees”
Fang Tang stepped forward and dragged Xie Anshi+ to his feet
“Lou Zigui!” Xie Anshi+ shouted “You dare to kill ive you!”
Fang Tang kicked Xie Anshi+ in themaster of the Xie Clan opened his ible noises came out He couldn’t speak anymore Meanwhile, Tao Chen’s party had been trapped by the refugees at the end of a street before the mob sed them whole
When Fang Tang caught up to theled flesh on the ground He tossed Xie Anshi+ onto the pulpy pile and announced in a loud voice, “He’s the one called Xie Anshi+”