Shi Lan glanced at Zhu Yan with disdain and walked towards Liu Hanchi.
Liu Hanchi smiled and bowed, "Thank you for your kind gift, Miss Shi. I will repay you handsomely in the future."
Shi Lan rolled her eyes at him. She had gathered all the high-ranking members of the Zhu family army here, and his arrival was equivalent to gaining tens of thousands of troops for free. While taking such a huge advantage, he didn't forget to cut off her escape route.
But it didn't matter. She didn't want to see Zhu Yan's disgusting face anymore. It didn't matter if he knew she was colluding with outsiders, since he had no good intentions towards her anyway.
The others were stunned by Liu Hanchi's words, and Zhang Tieguai even drew his gun, intending to kill Shi Lan.
Liu Hanchi stepped in front of Shi Lan and swiftly raised his hand, causing Zhang Tieguai to fall to the ground.
Han Qingmo and the others were about to draw their guns to return fire when Shi Lan stepped out from behind Liu Hanchi and said, "Everyone, if you want to die for a heartless person who would do anything to murder his own father, then go ahead and shoot."
Liu Hanchi hurriedly stepped forward to stop her, but Shi Lan shook her head at him and took two steps forward. "Think about it carefully, everyone. Wang Yuan hasn't left the inner courtyard since she arrived here. How could she easily obtain something like poison? If someone wasn't secretly plotting against her, even if she wanted to, she couldn't have done it. In this courtyard, there are only a few masters who can contact Wang Yuan and also move around outside..." Shi Lan chuckled, "Isn't it obvious?"
Everyone looked at Zhu Yan with surprise and uncertainty.
Zhu Yan said in a panic, "It wasn't me, I didn't do it. This was done by that bitch Wang Yuan, it has nothing to do with me."
Shi Lan looked coldly at Zhu Yan. This irresponsible fool actually dared to dream of leading tens of thousands of Zhu family soldiers? What a pipe dream.
Liu Hanchi clapped his hands a few times, interrupting his continued appeal, "Young Master Zhu, you should stop with your act. Should I invite the manager of the pharmacy in the city to confront you?"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Yan immediately wilted. His original plan was to pin the blame on Shi Lan as soon as his father died, so that he could have a legitimate reason to confiscate the Shi family's property. With countless riches as a backing, he could stand tall and become the leader of the Zhu family army. However, the plan went wrong. Shi Lan, who should have been the criminal, attracted Liu Hanchi. And who knows which bastard invited these senior officers and regimental commanders who only liked to act like elders, forcing him to kill his beloved woman and making him an enemy of both sides.
Seeing this, Han Qingmo and the others were immediately disheartened and put down the guns they had been gripping.
Han Qingmo, as their rival, knew the Liu family's character very well. Both were risking their lives to seize territory, but the Liu family treated prisoners of war well. As long as the prisoners were willing to join, they would be dispersed and incorporated into the Liu family's army. In the future, as long as they were loyal and capable, the Liu family would promote and give them important positions.
Before we knew it, the sun had already dipped below the horizon, and everything in the courtyard was bathed in a warm, golden glow.
Zhu Yan watched helplessly as the Liu family's army confiscated everything in the courtyard. Knowing that his fate was sealed, he could only collapse to the ground.
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