Chapter 3: You Can’t Bear the Beastmaster’s Wrath
"You, take your men and seal every door. Today, not even a fly can escape the General's Mansion!"
Huo Kaicheng, the leader of the Imperial Guard, was stunned when he stepped into the general's mansion.
Could it be that Xie Jingci had foreseen this and secretly cleared out the General's Mansion?
Huo Kaicheng attended a wedding banquet in the afternoon, but the general's mansion was not like this at that time.
In just a few hours, it had become an empty shell!
What's even more outrageous is that he was ordered to wait outside the general's mansion early in the morning and wait for the house to be searched.
Except for Xie Jingci going out, no one went in.
Even if Xie Jingci could empty the General's Mansion in a short period of time, it would be impossible to move it out under his nose!
So, the thing must still be here!
Huo Kaicheng was determined and ordered his men, "Search thoroughly! Dig deep into the ground to find every secret door and tunnel! And don't miss the pool either!"
He gave instructions to every place he could think of.
"Sir, what's going on? General Xie just returned with military merit, so why is his property being confiscated? Is there some mistake?"
The person who spoke was Xie Jingci's father, Xie Deyao.
He is also a villain like Marquis Chenyang.
Xie Jingci had never received care from the Xie family and was thrown into the military camp at a young age.
After many hardships and injuries, he finally became a great general.
At this time, the Xie family began to talk about family affection and moved into the general's mansion.
It would be fine if it was only Xie Deyao and Zhou.
Even Xie Deyao's two brothers Xie Derui and Xie Deyi, who had already separated from the family, and a cousin Lin Wenbin, came together under the pretext of fulfilling their filial piety to old Madam Xie.
Xie Jingci supports this whole family by himself.
Up and down, more than two hundred mouths.
Including maids, old women, personal guards and servants, there were a total of eight hundred people.
This does not include the fact that he was killed by the Yulin Guards with a single sword for refusing to cooperate.
At this time, everyone was crowded in the yard, and even the air was cramped.
The smell of blood filled the air, making people sick.
Huo Kaicheng snorted coldly and looked at Xie Deyao with disdain: "General! He's a traitor now! Xie Jingci is plotting treason, the evidence is irrefutable!"
He had previously been living under the shadow of Xie Jingci, but now he can finally hold his head high.
After saying this, he wiped the neck of the aunt who was screaming in fear.
Blood splattered far away.
Liuying was trembling with fear, but she still stood in front of Lu Wanyin: "Don't be afraid, Madam, I will protect you!"
Lu Wanyin smiled and leaned softly against Liuying: "Okay!"
"How could my Ah Ci, a loyal and courageous man, plot a rebellion? Someone must have framed him!"
Old Madam Lin was trembling as she was surrounded by the crowd, her face flushed with anger: "Master Huo has acted this way. If His Majesty finds out that Ah Ci is innocent, what will you do?"
Lu Wanyin raised her eyebrows. When something happened in the general's mansion, it was actually an old lady in her sixties who stood up.
And these other men who usually live a life of luxury and drink Xie Jingci's blood.
They are like turtles, wishing they could retract their heads into their necks.
It's really ironic.
"Unjust"
Huo Kaicheng seemed to have heard something funny: "His Majesty personally issued an order, and Xie Jingci's hands and feet have now been crippled. It's not certain whether he can come back alive!"
Everyone's expression changed.
Amidst the crowd, a middle-aged man suddenly rushed to the front, dragging his wife and children with him. "Your Excellency, please understand that we are not members of the General's family. We have been implicated. Please, Your Excellency, have mercy on us and let us and our families go."
The one who was groveling was none other than my cousin Lin Wenbin, whose family had been working in the general's mansion for three years.
Lu Wanyin shook her head. Some people can never be tamed.
Huo Kaicheng looked down at Lin Wenbin and said, "The emperor has decreed that no one can leave the general's residence today, unless..."
Receiving his suggestive glance, Lin Wenbin instantly understood: "I must confess! Xie Jingci is a traitor to the enemy, and I even saw him secretly receive an envoy from Daxia!"
Huo Kaicheng was very satisfied: "Take it away!"
Seeing this, the old lady angrily pounded the ground with her cane. "You are such a heartless wretch! How dare you frame Ah Ci just to save your own life!"
Lin Wenbin was her nephew. When he wanted to move to the general's mansion, it was she who asked Xie Jingci for help.
I didn't expect to attract such an ungrateful person!
The old lady was so angry that she vomited blood immediately.
Lin Wenbin, who thought he was safe, was found by the guards handcuffing his hands behind his back and forcing him to kneel on the ground.
He didn't understand the situation yet and shouted, "Sir, there are my wife and children!"
Huo Kaicheng kicked him in the chest and said, "Take him away!"
So far, what is there to understand?
It doesn’t matter whether Xie Jingci was plotting a rebellion or not, the emperor was determined to kill him.
For a moment, despair enveloped the entire general's mansion.
"Sir, we have searched the warehouse. There is nothing there."
"Sir, the secret room has been searched, and it's empty."
"Sir, there's nothing here!"
Huo Kaicheng's face turned pale as he listened to the reports.
The new emperor gave him the task of confiscating the property, which was supposed to be his chance to rise to prominence, but it turned out like this!
"waste!"
Huo Kaicheng was so angry that he stabbed the nearest man to death: "Tell me! Where did you hide the things?"
The old lady was still unconscious and no one dared to speak.
A clear voice came from the crowd.
"Sir, what a coincidence! The General's Mansion was robbed before you came in!"
When everyone looked over, they saw Lu Wanyin standing in the corner with neither arrogance nor servility, and there was no fear on her bright face.
Huo Kaicheng glanced at her and asked, "Who are you?"
Lu Wanyin said, "Thank you for the wife, Lu Wanyin, who just married into the family today."
As soon as she finished speaking, she felt several hostile gazes. She knew who they were without even looking.
On the way of exile, many people thought that the disaster that befell the general's mansion was caused by her, the new daughter-in-law.
Especially Zhou, she hated Lu Wanyin to death.
Her death was also closely related to Zhou.
Huo Kaicheng sneered: "You don't think I will believe this lame excuse, do you?"
Lu Wanyin raised her eyebrows and immediately, she would not allow you to disbelieve it.
Sure enough, there was a sudden commotion outside, and Huo Kaicheng impatiently asked someone to go out and check.
The servant quickly returned with a report: "Dozens of families on East Street have been robbed. All their belongings have been looted."
Huo Kaicheng frowned: "Have you caught the thief?"
"No."
At this point, Huo Kaicheng knew that this trip would be in vain.
For no reason, he suddenly glanced at Lu Wanyin.
Lu Wanyin smiled at him: "Sir, I said I didn't lie to you."
Huo Kaicheng suppressed the anger in his heart: "Come here, take all these people away and throw them into the Sky Prison to await your punishment!"
The huge group of people were taken to the Sky Prison, and Huo Kaicheng personally escorted them.
“Wow! Wow!!”
But halfway through the journey, everyone suddenly heard a series of shrill, long cries that made their scalps tingle.
The sound was so powerful that it seemed to pierce the eardrums.
It makes people tremble from the heart.
When everyone looked up, they saw that the sky, which was already turning white, was now pitch black.
The flock of crows, covering the sky and the sun, swooped down towards the team at an extremely fast speed with unstoppable momentum.
The leading crow in the front, like an invincible general, rushed straight towards Huo Kaicheng.
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