Chapter 579 Gone Mad

When Li Mingxiu and Qi Rong learned that Changning had led troops to surround several noble residences in Yun County, they hurriedly put on their clothes in the middle of the night and left, leading the guards from the Duke's Mansion and the First Prince's Mansion in pursuit.

Qi Rong was the first to receive the news. Upon receiving the news, he immediately dispatched a team to try to stop Lin Changning, while he himself rushed to the First Prince's residence to pull Li Mingxiu to stop the person.

The two arrived at the Ji residence. After opening the gate, they saw a river of blood inside, with many heads scattered on the ground. Li Mingxiu immediately recognized Ji Chang'an's mother and sister.

He thought to himself, "This is bad! Second brother, let's go, quickly to the other mansions!"

After saying that, he pulled Qi Rong onto his horse and headed towards the gate of the Ningguo Duke's Mansion. When they arrived, the masked old man was leading a group of brothers into the Ningguo Duke's Mansion. The group was masked and dressed in the tattered clothes of bandits, catching the guards of the Ningguo Duke's Mansion off guard.

Duke Ningguo fought alongside Lushan, while Lao Ma and the remaining two generals quickly headed towards Lushan. The four of them fought together and soon killed Duke Ningguo.

Li Mingxiu fell silent as he looked at the blood-soaked mansion. The guards drew their swords and faced Old Ma, seemingly afraid that Old Ma and his group would harm Li Mingxiu.

Qi Rong waved to the people beside him to calm down, then glanced at Old Ma and suddenly asked, "Where did she go?"

Old Ma looked at his superior and said in a low, gruff voice, "What are you saying? Who is it? I don't understand! We're here to rob the rich and help the poor! That plague-ridden Duke of Ningguo! He insists on taking my daughter as a concubine! He even seized a hundred acres of my land. We really have no way to survive!"

Qi Rong naturally recognized who this was. He and Lao Ma had been together day and night for at least four years. Seeing Lao Ma trying to jokingly persuade him and help Xiao Liu cover up the truth, he frowned and said, "Where is she! If you don't tell me, you'll only be harming her!"

Old Ma, knife raised high, suddenly shouted to his men behind him, "Let's go! Brothers, let's rob the rich and help the poor! Next up, the Su family!!!"

Qi Rong immediately understood what Lao Ma meant, and after glancing at Li Mingxiu, said, "Have someone move aside."

After a moment of silence, Li Mingxiu quickly made way for his relatives, and then, watching Old Ma, they marched towards the Su residence.

After dealing with the three families, Lin Changning's last stop was the Su family. Now, Fu Bao was being held in jail by her, leaving only the chosen one, Su Qingyan. On the day she entered the palace, she was slandered by two marquises. This news was not originally supposed to be leaked to the Lin family. After Lin Changning investigated, she found out that the one who deliberately leaked the news to Ming Shu that day was the son of a nanny from the Su family.

A few days ago, Lin Changning handed the person over to Wei Shao. After interrogating him, he learned that it was Su Qingyan who instructed the nanny's son to leak the information to Ming Shu.

Lin Changning truly hated it to the core.

Those who plotted behind the scenes, those who used underhanded methods, and those who leaked information to Ashu—every single one of them—will die today!

Su Qingyan has been in a good mood these past few days. Ever since she learned that Li Mingshu had entered the palace and never came out after Lin Changning's accident, she couldn't help but feel happy.

Although he didn't know how he had offended Lin Changning, his leg was crippled because of Lin Changning. Now, thanks to the power struggles among various factions in the court, he has finally returned home.

But as soon as he was released from prison, he learned that Yan'er had been imprisoned by Lin Changning again.

Lin Changning rose to power precisely because of the princess, didn't she? If the princess is gone, let's see who Lin Changning can rely on!

After bribing the imperial physician and learning that the princess was near death, Su Qingyan happily drank two more cups of wine. Today, when he was feeling a little dizzy after drinking, he suddenly heard the sounds of fighting coming from the mansion.

I woke up with a start.

He stepped out of his room wearing only a thin shirt, intending to ask the night watchman a question, when he saw a man carrying a knife striding toward him from the outer room.

With ink-black hair and a red robe, a thin layer of snow covered her cloak, and faintly visible bloodstains could be seen on the snowflakes on her shoulders.

Su Qingyan's eyes were filled with terror, and she subconsciously limped towards the door.

Led by the servants of the Su family, Lin Changning accurately located Su Qingyan's courtyard. Upon seeing the person, he glanced at the guard beside him.

The guard took the bow and arrow from his body. The room of Su Qingyan was lit. Lin Changning looked through the window at the limping figure in the dim light, who was nocking an arrow and moving slowly in the direction Su Qingyan was moving.

Suddenly, a distant clapper sound came from somewhere. Lin Changning abruptly let go, and whoosh!

The arrow pierced through the window frame and shot straight into the room, carrying a powerful impact as it passed through Su Qingyan's body.

Su Qingyan was seen in the room, leaning on the table, clutching her chest as if in disbelief, swaying, and then collapsing to the ground with a thud.

The guard quickly crossed the gate, went inside, checked the person's breath, turned around and came out of the room to Lin Changning's side, bowing and saying, "My lord, he is dead."

Lin Changning lifted his cloak, turned around, and strode out, turning his head to instruct his personal guards as he went: "Finish him off with one last blow, then throw his head into the mass grave!"

"Yes, sir!"

A snowy night tinged with the stench of blood was destined to be a sleepless one.

That night, countless prominent families in the capital city stayed up all night, and those with guards stayed up all night to watch over their residences.

Most officials and their families in the capital dared not sleep peacefully.

When Li Mingxiu and Qi Rong arrived at the Su residence, Lin Changning was already striding out.

Qi Rong reined in his horse, saw Lin Changning's face stained with blood, and quickly dismounted with Li Mingxiu, striding towards Lin Changning.

Seeing the devastation at the Su residence, Qi Rong sighed, "Little Six! Do you know how much trouble you've gotten yourself into!"

Li Mingxiu also had a headache, rubbing his temples: "Why was I so impulsive?"

Lin Changning raised his eyes, his gaze filled with both killing intent and composure: "Big brother, second brother, I know what I'm doing."

Li Mingxiu looked at the corpses scattered all over the ground and felt a little worried, but Qi Rong directly pulled Lin Changning and said, "Alright, now come with me and my elder brother to the First Prince's residence, let's go!"

As Qi Rong spoke, he tried to pull Lin Changning away, but Lin Changning stood firmly in place, looking at him with clear eyes: "Second brother, I will take responsibility for my own actions. I don't want to implicate you."

Li Mingxiu got angry when he heard Lin Changning's words. He pointed at Lin Changning and kept repeating "you, you, you" for a long time. After sighing, he grabbed Lin Changning and said, "Tonight it's bandits causing trouble. What does it have to do with us? Come on! Let's go to my mansion! You were drunk with me and the second brother tonight, did you hear me?!"

Lin Changning, still trying to say something, suddenly felt a sharp pain in his neck, his vision went black, and he collapsed.

Qi Rong, having withdrawn his hand from the chop, carried Lin Changning on his back and sighed softly, "It's still more relaxed this way. Come on, brother, remember to have your chief clerk in your household revise the records tonight."

Slightly astonished, Li Mingxiu paused for a moment, then helped the man onto his horse: "Did you need to remind me! How could I possibly make a mistake? Let's go, let's go, let's hurry back to the manor!"

After saying that, he turned and glared at Old Ma: "What are you looking at! Hurry up and get back to work!"

Old Ma sighed, "Brothers, the government troops are coming! Let's retreat!"