Chapter 107 The Old Crow Cries Blood
Yun Chen didn't know how she got back to her bed from Wannianxiang Restaurant. She only remembered that she drank two jars of Tianhe Yao and vomited seven or eight times before she could fall asleep.
When she got up, rubbing her heavy head from the hangover, more than 300 guards were already ready in the outer courtyard.
She quickly changed her clothes and washed up. When she joined the team, she saw that Xiaoliu was not much better than her, with an unshaven beard and a smell of alcohol on his mouth.
Xun Xuan looked as if nothing had happened, neat and clean from head to toe, with oil on his hair. He even looked radiant, which left Yun Chen and Xiao Liu stunned.
Xiaoliu leaned closer to Xun Jian and sniffed hard, "Brother Gou, was that the water you drank last night? How come you don't look hungover at all? I smell you even applying oil?"
Xun Jian grinned, raised his eyebrows and asked:
"How about it, isn't he handsome?"
Xiaoliu gave a thumbs-up, and Yunchen responded by making a retching gesture.
Two hours later, the guard team was reorganized and arrived at the Huo family ancestral hall on the outskirts of Yancheng.
Huo Gannian presided over a simple kowtow ceremony, and then ordered the guards to seal the ancestral tablets.
The Huo family is large and has a long history. The ancestral tablets in the main hall are densely packed in more than twenty rows, totaling several hundred.
The guards wiped them one by one, then carefully wrapped the tablet with a black gold cloth and sealed it in a rosewood box.
Although this job is easy, you must be careful and cautious and never knock or drop the ancestral tablets.
In addition, no noise was allowed in the ancestral hall, so for a while, everyone was busy moving around, but it was very quiet.
Hua Jue, Yun Chen and Xiao Liu were busy leading the guards to pack up.
Ye Yan and Xun Jian stayed in the hall, guarding Huo Gannian.
Seeing Xun Yan staring blankly at Yun Chen and Xiao Liu's busy figures, Ye Yan couldn't bear it and said softly:
"Brother Gou, if you regret it now, it's not too late."
Xun Xun withdrew his gaze, quickly wiped away his tears, shook his head, and smiled bitterly.
"There's nothing to regret. This is my blessing, really..."
After saying that, Xun Jian knelt in front of Huo Gannian and kowtowed three times very solemnly.
On the other side, Yun Chen was busy wiping the tablet, but as if he had telepathy, he sensed something and suddenly stopped what he was doing and looked towards the hall.
She saw Xun Jian kowtow and stand up, facing Huo Gannian's unchanging calm face.
Huo Gannian moved his lips slightly and said something. Xun Yan lowered his hands and nodded vigorously.
Then, Xun Jian and Ye Yan shook hands, touched each other's shoulders heavily, and then strode towards the backyard.
The figure was silent and resolute, which made Yun Chen feel inexplicably uneasy.
"Brother Yun, what's wrong with you?" Xiaoliu called out, drawing Yun Chen's attention back.
Yun Chen shook her head without saying anything. As she watched Xun Xun's back disappear around the corner, she felt more and more uneasy.
Looking at Huo Gannian again, he was looking at her with concern, which made her feel a very ominous premonition.
She wanted to say, "It's okay, get back to work," but just as she opened her mouth to say one word, her voice was drowned out by the sudden sound of a huge bell.
"Bang——"
"Bang——"
"Bang——"
The huge bells hummed in the air, making the place feel empty and desolate.
Everyone was shocked by the sound of the bell. They stopped what they were doing and looked in the direction where the sound came from.
Two miles away from the Huo Family Ancestral Hall is a newly built temple on a low hill, and the bell sound comes from there.
Regardless of whether they believe in Buddhism or Taoism, people always have a natural reverence for religion.
The morning bells and evening drums always give people a sense of lonely fate.
Listening to the bell quietly, the Huo Gang guards remained silent until the bell fell and the rumbling sound of the machine rang out, and everyone suddenly woke up:
"It's the sound of a machine gun! Be alert!"
"Form a battle array to meet the enemy!"
The guards shouted and quickly formed a formation to protect Huo Gannian at the door of the hall.
However, the next moment, no one broke in through the door, nor did they see the shadows of weapons rushing forward. Instead, they heard a hoarse and stiff voice coming from the backyard.
"Someone, come! The Huo gang is illegally manufacturing weapons and intending to rebel! Report to the authorities!"
The sound was not loud, but it was clearly heard by everyone.
Hearing that it was Xun Yan's voice, Yun Chen and Xiao Liu's hair stood on end.
The two rushed in front and kicked open the backyard door. The guards followed closely behind them.
I saw a stone door with a mechanism opened wide, and a huge secret weapons depot appeared in the backyard. Countless weapons were piled up like a mountain, filling it up.
Xun Xun stood in front of the armory that was shining with cold light, shouting loudly like a crow crying blood.
Seeing Yun Chen and Xiao Liu, Xun Jian's body trembled, but he clenched his fists so hard that the veins on his neck popped out, and he roared at the top of his lungs:
"Someone come! The Huo gang is illegally manufacturing weapons! They are plotting rebellion! Report to the authorities!"
Yun Chen was so frightened that she was stunned. She had no idea what Xun Yan was doing!
Were these huge quantities of weapons really made privately by Huo Gannian?
Is this arsenal hidden in the Huo family ancestral hall really Huo Gannian's secret plan for rebellion?
She didn't understand. She only knew that even if it was true, as a guard, she could only keep her mouth shut. How could she shout it out for everyone to know?!
She wanted to rush over and cover Xun Xun's mouth, but the next moment, she saw that the door to the backyard had been opened long ago, wide open without any defense, and the uniforms of the Yu family guards appeared at the door.
A guard from the Yu family walked into the backyard of the Huo family's ancestral hall in broad daylight, holding a knife.
Then, the second Yu family guard also walked in slowly...
One after another, they filed in, until the Yu family's guards filled the backyard and were almost more in number than the Huo gang's guards, then Yun Chen looked at Xun Yan in horror.
She wanted to ask Xun Xun why he opened the door to let the Yu family in, and wanted to ask what was going on with the armory, but she saw a Yu family guard with a sly smile on his face walk up to Xun Xun, patted Xun Xun's shoulder in a skilled and intimate manner, and said with a smile:
"Thank you for your hard work, Lord Xun. Just go and collect the reward of one thousand taels of gold, and leave the rest to us!"
Xun Xun's back was straight, his mouth was tightly pursed, and he did not answer. He just lowered his head, turned around and walked into the ranks of the Yu family guards.
Now, even Xiaoliu's muddled brain understood:
Xun Xun rebelled.
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