When he saw her admit it, Zong Yu stared at her intently, his eyes filled with confusion."Why do this"Zhao turned and walked back into the courtyard, pulling Hu Ai Lan out of the door half-dragging he...Chapter 1165: This Was an Unprovoked Disaster

The other men in black, seeing that things were amiss, had already started running outward. The Hou residence's servants all ran out, each with a powerful crossbow in their hands, their aim deadly accurate, killing many of their brethren.

If it hadn't been for the speed of the remaining black-clad men's car, they would have been completely wiped out inside.

The Wuding Hou Mansion is truly terrifying now, even the servants have such strong attack power.

Even if this group of people ran as fast as they could, with dozens going in, only a few would come out, and almost no one would be unscathed.

"My leader, the situation at the Wuding Hou Mansion is dire. All of our people are dead inside."

Even the young master is dead.

When Tian heard that Jiang Zhuang had also died before him, his face changed drastically. Although Xiang Ye now had other children, the second young master was still just an infant, and there were many things where the young master was still very useful.

He died like that, when the old master hears of this, he will surely be furious.

"Let's withdraw, it is not safe to stay here any longer."

Tian Yi, leading the survivors, turned to run, but Zong Yu had somehow appeared behind Tian Yi and his group.

"You have trespassed upon my estate three times, injured my family, and you think I will let you live to see another day"

Tian's face instantly broke into a cold sweat, locking eyes with Zong Yu he felt immense psychological pressure. But he also knew that if they wanted to leave today or get out of this place, they could only fight with him. Martial Duke Hou would definitely not willingly let them go.

Brothers, charge!

As the first approached, Tian ordered his men to charge upwards. He himself seized the opportunity to retreat backwards, using his men to stall Zong Yu for time so he could escape.

But he never expected that Zong Yu would deal with those ten people so quickly. Before he could even run out of the street, Zong Yu struck him from behind with a sword, piercing his heart.

He opened his eyes in disbelief, staring at the sword piercing through his chest. With a thump, he collapsed to the ground, dead.

After dealing with the remnants of the rebellion, Zong Yu regretted returning to his manor. Chang He and his men were already busy clearing the bodies from the courtyard and washing away the bloodstains.

Long He's face was pale, although he wasn't the first time he encountered an assassination. He still couldn't get used to seeing corpses, but this time was much better than last time, at least he didn't vomit on the spot.

"Did I startle my mother"

"No, My Lord, don't worry. Zhao Guard went over to Madam's side as soon as possible. These people only came for you and the mistress, they didn't go to any other courtyards."

Zongyu heard that his mother hadn't been affected and let out a breath of relief.

Song Bai and Yu Lian rushed over, both with anxious and worried expressions on their faces.

"Big brother, how are you guys Are you alright"

Zongyu shook his head. "Don't worry, we're all fine."

Yulian looked left and right, "Big brother, where's sister-in-law"

Zhong Yu's expression dimmed, "Your sister-in-law is fine, you both go back to sleep. Let's talk about this tomorrow."

After sending his younger siblings away, Zong Yu returned to the main hall and saw Jinxiu still sitting on the ground in the same pose as she was hugging Jiang Chuang. She hadn't moved an inch since he left.

Zong Yu walked over and crouched beside her, pulling her into his embrace.

"You still have me, don't be sad."

Fang Jinshi buried her head into Zong Yu's chest, unable to control the sobs that escaped her lips.

For several days after that, Fang Jinshi kept herself locked in her room, not coming out. All she did was stare into space.

Things outside the capital have been in utter chaos these past few days. First, the Xixia prince was poisoned to death, and the Xixia delegation went on a rampage through the palace. Then, overnight, dozens of corpses were found hanging from the gates of the Prime Minister's mansion. This has terrified the people of the capital, causing all sorts of wild rumors to spread, all aimed at Yuan Buyu.

It is unknown which hero among them, even falsely implicated Yuan Xiang in the matter of villagers around the capital being deceived and losing their land.

He said that it was God punishing him for his evil deeds, hanging all of his minions here. It was God's way of protecting the people.

The common people aren't fools either. Their assets were swindled away, and in the capital city, so many bizarre restaurants popped up one after another. They lured them with low prices to eat there long-term. By the time they realized what was happening, all the land around the capital that could be used for farming and planting vegetables had been taken over.

In the bustling markets of Beijing, there were no vegetable vendors to be found. This meant that even those who wished to cook at home couldn't buy vegetables and were forced to continue eating at restaurants.

But the restaurants started raising prices crazily. The people wanted to find a cheap place to eat, but when they came to their senses, they found that even the cheap restaurants and eateries were gone.

Within sight, there were only these goddamn open taverns.

To survive, they had to sell everything they owned to buy food at the tavern. If they wanted to keep their remaining silver, they would have to pack up and leave Kyoto, leaving behind their home where they had lived for decades, even generations.

"There's no justice in the world, I can't live like this anymore. Why doesn't Heaven strike down that treacherous official"

"What use is it to kill his minions The common people are still starving."

Such voices are now heard everywhere. Increasing numbers of homeless people can be seen on the streets of Beijing, big and small, looking for food.

Inside Kyoto Castle, day by day the chaos grew worse. Zongyu also received a mission to suppress the people who were disrupting the order.

But what have these common people done wrong What reason is there to suppress them.

They are also victims of treacherous schemes. They came out just to find something to eat. They want to survive. Is that wrong

Zongyu couldn't bring himself to suppress the rebellion, and Zhao Yun saw through Houye's intentions. Every time, he would take his subordinates out to the streets for a casual chase.

It did not really harm any civilians.

This is not a sustainable solution. Taking advantage of the chaos in Daxia city, the Xi Xia emissaries, unsatisfied with the emperor's delay in finding the killer of Hellie, even set fire to residential areas within the city.

The fire almost burned down half of the houses in Eastern City. Zong Yu, along with his subordinates and other generals guarding the city, worked tirelessly throughout the night to extinguish the blaze.

Although the fire was eventually extinguished, it did not spread to other areas.

When the sun rose on the second day, they looked upon the corpses of the people strewn across the eastern part of the city. Many soldiers couldn't help but have red eyes, muffled sobs appearing intermittently.

Zhao Yun, covered in soot from putting out the fire, walked before Zong Yu.

"My lord, the fire is completely out. We have checked all other areas, and there is no more fire."

Zhong Yu opened his mouth, the first words stuck in his throat, and he couldn't utter a sound.

"Take stock, how many have died"

Zhao Yun has already sent people to count, "My lord, it's been counted."

"Over 1,200 charred bodies were found in the fire, and over 300 people were injured."

"Some people, even if they aren't dead, can't be saved."

When saying these words, Zhao Yun couldn't help but blush.

This was a disaster without cause, because of the anger of the Xi Xia people, a fire took the lives of thousands of innocent people in the capital city.

Zong Yu clenched his fists in anger, his eyes filled with resentment.

"You should go back and rest first. I need to head to the palace." Zong Yu hugged Fang Jinshu in his arms, his heart filled with excitement.But he seemed accustomed to keeping his emotions under control, his expression remaining placid even as his heart raced within...