Chapter 309: Street Fighter
A mountain flood claimed the lives of the Chen family's patriarch and more than 20 core members.
When Lu Xihua saw the mountain torrent, he reacted quickly. He grabbed his horse and fled, luckily escaping from the tiger's mouth.
Chen Baozhu had a miscarriage. In an attempt to save her, Xie Zhan was hit by a rock and is now in a coma.
Lu Fei was lucky enough to be alive and well, though she was a little embarrassed. But being alive was good enough, and she didn't ask for anything else.
The Chen residence hoisted a white sail, and the cries within the residence shook the heavens. The entire clan land was covered in countless white.
In the Chen family's ancestral hall, coffins were placed there, and the cries accompanied by funeral music made people sad.
This time when Chen Jiaye went out, he took away a total of ten carriages of people. Afterwards, it was counted that, excluding the carriage drivers, he took away a total of twenty-four clansmen.
Most of these people are the core elites of the Chen family. Now the head of the Chen family and core members are almost wiped out, and only one in ten survives.
All of this was not only a natural disaster, but also a man-made disaster. If Lu Xihua had not locked the gates at the beginning and end of the main street at the foot of Puxian Temple, more people from their Chen family would have escaped.
The reason why the Chen family members were able to know these inside stories so quickly was that they learned them from Chen Baozhu.
Although Chen Baozhu had a miscarriage and needed to stay in bed to rest, she was awake.
According to Lu Baozhu's account, the incident happened very suddenly. They were all taking a rest in the house. Later, they heard a loud shout and came out of the house. They just saw Lu Xihua locking the front and back doors on the main street.
At this moment, a flash flood broke out...
Fortunately, Xie Zhan reacted quickly and took them to the mountain, which allowed them to narrowly escape with their lives.
Others are not so lucky.
Her story was corroborated by others. Among those who had gone with her, a groom and a young man from the tribe were rescued. They confirmed that Lu Xihua had indeed locked both the front and back doors on the main street.
Some members of the Chen family had relatives who died in the mountain floods, and they were heartbroken when they heard this.
In such a dangerous situation, that bastard Lu Xihua locked both doors. With a mountain torrent coming in front and the escape door blocked behind, it was impossible to escape.
"Lu family, my Chen family and you are irreconcilable!"
The Chen family conspiracy theory.
The Chen family filed a complaint directly with the government. Mrs. Chen personally beat the drum and tearfully denounced Lu Xihua as a murderer and executioner who had killed her husband, two sons, and twenty or thirty members of her clan. She asked the county magistrate to bring justice to the Chen family.
Lu Family Main Courtyard
"...Dad, this is the whole thing. The Chen family probably won't let it go. Let's, the Lu family, be prepared." Lu Fei said calmly and tiredly.
As soon as she came back, she went to look for her father, without even having time to change her dirty and wet clothes.
After listening to his eldest daughter's story, Lu Yuan was completely stunned. How could he, Lu Yuan, give birth to such a foolish son?!
Lu Xihua, who escaped from the accident, was terrified. He returned home in a daze, took a hot bath and lay down.
When he woke up, he learned that the Chen family had died. It turned out that he was not mistaken at the time. The head of the Chen family, Chen Jiaye, was also at the foot of the Puxian Temple Mountain. He had taken 20 to 30 people with him, but no one survived.
Lu Xihua shrank back. He had never expected that he would cause such a disaster.
His trusted servant also disappeared in the mountain flood, and it is unknown whether he is dead or alive.
This can't be blamed on him. He didn't know this would happen. In the end, it was all Lu Fei's fault! If she hadn't been having a secret meeting with Xie Zhan, why would he have locked the door?
Oh, and where's Lu Fei? Did she also die in the flash flood?
"Master, the master invites you!"
Panyu Wharf
Xue Xu: I am in the south, just got off the ship.
Behind him followed Qin Sheng and his two personal soldiers.
At this time, Qin Sheng's image had been adjusted. His hair, which was originally tied up, was now loose, and his long-sleeved robe was changed into a gray short-sleeved shirt, making him look like a wanderer.
He was good-looking to begin with, but after dressing up like this, his already handsome appearance was slightly diminished.
After getting off the boat, they bought a carriage and headed straight to the Ji family.
Ji Wuyin was surprised to see him, "You really went back to the South?"
Xue Xu: "Yeah, just arrived."
"Did you know that something happened to the Chen family yesterday?"
"I heard about it on the way."
Ji Wuyin sighed, "Chen Jiaye and Chen Jiayu are both dead, along with his two sons and over a dozen elite members of the clan. It's truly tragic. Now, their Chen family is truly devastated."
Xue Xu nodded. "Yes, they were wiped out all at once. It's really tragic. In fact, they've suffered more than just a loss of vitality. Just wait, the Chen family is not far from being destroyed. Even if it doesn't fall, it will become a mere shell."
Ji Wuyin's heart skipped a beat. "Are you saying that all this was planned by Xie Zhan?"
In fact, he had also had this suspicion when the Chen family was in trouble yesterday. But he also felt that no matter how powerful Xie Zhan was, he couldn't even calculate a flash flood, right?
Ji Wuyin continued, "Are you overthinking it? Is this all just a coincidence?"
Xue Xu smiled meaningfully, "Is it really a coincidence? You know, the ones that got into trouble were the two families of Lu, Chen, and Zhu that Madam Qin Liu predicted would be the first to get into trouble."
Xue Xu never believed in coincidences. Too many coincidences together were the result of someone's deliberate scheme.
You know, the Chen and Lu families are about to fall into chaos, and the Zhu family is about to be in trouble. This is completely in line with their previous speculation.
"And is Xie Zhan really unconscious?" Xue Xu asked.
After something like this happened, the Chen and Lu families would definitely fight. There was no need for him to fan the flames. He was now unconscious, and the effect was better than when he was awake.
Ji Wuyin: "Xie Zhan is a lunatic! Isn't he afraid that he will also die in the flash flood?"
Xue Xu commented, "I can only say that Xie Zhan is a ruthless person."
Ji Wuyin nodded. Xie Zhan was cruel to others, and he could also be cruel to himself. Beneath the veneer of a modest gentleman, this man had a completely cruel and ruthless heart.
Ji Wuyin looked at the old man who was drinking his tea slowly and methodically, and asked maliciously, "Then do you know why Chen Jiaye and Chen Jiayu brought so many core members of the Chen family to the foot of Puxian Temple?"
Xue Xu paused while drinking his tea, "Is it related to me?"
Ji Wuyin gloated, "Yes, the Chen family suffered this misfortune just because they came to surround you."
Before he came, Ji Wuyin secretly sent people to check whether Xue Xu had really returned to the South. Now it seems that the Xue Guangxian that the Chen family was besieging was obviously fake.
Xue Xu: ...
Xue Xu gritted his teeth. "This pot is so black and heavy!" Xie Zhan, you loser, you're a shovel-wielding idiot.
"Put the Chen family aside for now. Please help me make an appointment with Zhu Changnian. The sooner the better."
Xie Zhan's plan was advancing here, and it was likely that the imperial court would soon arrive in the South. They had to hurry, otherwise it would be too late.
Ji Wuyin's eyelids twitched, and he lowered his voice and asked, "Do you really want to get involved?"
Xue Xu smiled, "Yes."
They've all arrived in the South, and subsequent supplies will be arriving soon. Does this sound like a joke? Besides, didn't Xie Zhan drag him into this? So, they'll just go into battle. He wants to collect some damages from Xie Zhan!
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