Lu An'an's struggle in Fu Zhiyan's arms suddenly froze. She looked up abruptly, her eyes brimming with tears, and saw Lu Wenjing's figure stagger in the chaos, lose his balance, and fall heavily into the flickering firelight of the ancestral hall.
"Big brother!"
Lu An'an's expression suddenly changed. She forcefully broke free from Fu Zhiyan's restraint and rushed towards the ancestral hall like an arrow, disappearing once again into the raging flames.
"An'an!"
"younger sister!"
Fu Zhiyan's heart clenched, and almost without thinking, he wanted to rush in with Lu An'an. Lu Yanli also looked anxious and wanted to go back to the ancestral hall, but they were firmly blocked by the police and firefighters who arrived in time.
"Sir, please calm down! The fire is already raging. If you go in any further, it will only increase the danger. Please let our professional rescue personnel handle it."
Fu Zhiyan's eyes were filled with a mixture of anxiety and madness. He struggled desperately, trying to break free of his restraints, his voice slightly hoarse from the turmoil of his emotions: "Let me go! Didn't you see An'an run inside? Save her!"
Lu Yanli was equally anxious, his eyes bloodshot, roaring, "Let me in! My brother and sister are still inside! I have to get in!"
The firefighters did not lessen their grip at all. "Gentlemen, please trust us, we will definitely rescue the people inside."
Just as Fu Zhiyan was filled with turmoil and rage, he caught a glimpse of Lu Rongyu stumbling and running toward him.
His eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a sharp glint in them. As Lu Rong rushed up to him, panting, he asked coldly, "Didn't the village chief say he locked you in the cellar? How did you get out?"
The moment Lu Rongyu's gaze fell upon Fu Zhiyan, a hint of surprise and panic involuntarily flashed across her face, but she quickly smoothed it out. Her voice trembled, carrying a trace of barely concealed fear, as she recounted, "I found a rather sharp stone in the cellar and spent a long time sharpening it to loosen the ropes binding me. After that, I escaped from the cellar."
Her face was pale, as if she were recalling something terrifying.
“After I ran out, everyone in the village was gone. The whole village was quiet. I was so scared that I ran to the village chief’s house, but I saw an even more horrifying scene inside. Brother Zhao Junyi and the others were all unconscious there. I couldn’t wake them up. I saw that you weren’t in that group, so I thought I would find you first. I saw a fire on the way here, so I came here.”
Upon hearing this, Lu Yanli's eyes turned icy cold. The image of the figure that had swept past the ancestral hall involuntarily flashed through his mind. It was that person's push that had caused Lu Wenjing to fall back into the ancestral hall. His tone was chilling as he slowly said, "If I remember correctly, this place requires passing through a large, dense forest to reach. How did you see the firelight through that forest? Moreover, the fire is still in its early stages, and the smoke is not even thick yet. How did you see the firelight so clearly?"
Lu Rongyu paused slightly, then explained, "I've already crossed that forest, which is why I can see the firelight here."
Lu Yanli chuckled, his smile full of disdain and skepticism: "Then it seems you escaped from the cellar quite early."
After saying that, he suddenly moved closer to Lu Rongyu, his gaze fixed on the depths of her eyes, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly again, forming a cold and oppressive smile, his tone low and gloomy.
“Lu Rongyu, you know in your heart why you can stay in the Lu family and even stand here safely. However, you have repeatedly tested my bottom line and provoked the Lu family’s tolerance and patience towards you. So I can only warn you that if you did anything you shouldn’t have done just now, I will settle accounts with you for everything, including all the things between you. I will make you wish you were dead.”
A barely perceptible hint of fear flashed across Lu Rongyu's eyes as she tried her best to maintain her composure: "Brother Yanli, I haven't done anything. I just got here. Why are you saying such things to scare me?"
Lu Yanli's gaze swept over her like ice, then coldly withdrew, refocusing on the blazing ancestral hall.
Lu Rongyu felt the suffocating pressure suddenly ease, and she secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She quietly loosened her hands, which had been clenched unconsciously due to tension. She tried to calm herself down and turned her gaze to the ancestral hall, which was glowing red in the firelight. She asked with feigned concern, "Why did such a big fire suddenly break out in the ancestral hall? And... where is my sister? Why can't I see her?"
Gu Shichuan's gaze swept over Lu Rongyu, his smile tinged with amusement and meaning. "An'an and Brother Wenjing are still inside the ancestral hall. Just now, someone pushed Brother Wenjing, causing them to be in danger again. Although we didn't see the person's face clearly, the color of your clothes, Lu Rongyu, is somewhat similar to the color of the hem of that person's clothes we just saw. Isn't that strange?"
Lu Rongyu's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly put on an expression of shock and worry. Her eyes seemed to overflow with anxious tears, and her body involuntarily tried to break free from the firefighters' defenses. She cried out urgently, "No, this can't be! How could my sister and brother still be inside?! Move aside, I need to go in and save them!"
Gu Shichuan couldn't stand Lu Rongyu's hypocritical face. He moved swiftly, picked her up around the waist, and forcefully broke through the firefighters' line of defense. He took two steps forward, with a hint of provocation: "Fine, since you're so worried, then go and save them yourself."
Lu Rongyu was shocked and her face paled. She had not expected Gu Shichuan to respond to her "goodwill" so directly and roughly. She struggled instinctively, her slender fingers digging deeply into Gu Shichuan's arm. The pain made Gu Shichuan release his grip, and Lu Rongyu took the opportunity to break free, staggering a few steps to regain her balance. "Gu Shichuan! What are you doing!"
Gu Shichuan looked at her with a mocking smile and said contemptuously, "Everyone here knows that you don't get along well with An'an and the others, so put away your hypocritical face and stop disgusting people here."
The firefighter who had set up the safety line was annoyed. He herded the two misbehaving people back to the safe zone, his tone stern and unquestionable: "Please don't cause any more trouble for our work."
Gu Shichuan glanced at Lu Rongyu, then casually returned to Gu Tingyan's side.
Lu Rongyu's face flushed red and then turned pale, feeling extremely embarrassed.
She raised her head, her gaze involuntarily falling on Gu Tingyan, who stood beside Gu Shichuan.
Their eyes met unintentionally. When Lu Rongyu saw Gu Tingyan's gaze, she felt as if an invisible hand was gripping her heart tightly, and an indescribable anger and resentment welled up inside her.
Those eyes held no warmth whatsoever, only utter disgust and loathing.
How could he look at her like that?!
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