The enormous fire dragon shot up into the sky, following the lamp oil and the wind, almost in an instant swelling wildly with the speed of lightning, too fast to cover one’s ears. Those people who had been scrambling to squeeze inside were immediately swept into the mouth of the fire dragon; for a time there were ghost-like wails and howls, cries filling the fields.
Those who had not yet been burned were also squeezed so tightly that they could not move at all, trapped alive in the middle, their hair instantly licked by the flames.
For a moment, this crowded alley was no longer a field for building merit and fame, but had become a terrifying Hall of the King of H*ll.
Separated by a wall, Qi Yuan listened to the movement outside with an expressionless face, her expression remaining calm the entire time.
Only when the cries and screams outside rang through the sky did she coldly tug at the corner of her mouth.
Today she had killed many people at once.
But she did not feel the slightest guilt.
It was not only the lives of the other side that were lives; everyone in this estate was also a life.
In this kind of situation where it was either their death or hers, if they did not die, then she and her people would.
This kind of choice was actually very easy to make; there was no need to hesitate at all.
She calmly counted the time, watching Babao and the others still continuously throwing firebrands. Her right eyelid twitched, and then she lowered her eyes and softly instructed, “Do not relax. You must keep watch closely. No one must be allowed to break into the estate.”
Babao loudly answered yes, his eyes bright.
At a glance he could tell these people were not right; every move they made was orderly and disciplined. These people were definitely not ordinary tenant farmers or street rogues.
They were more like…
Government soldiers.
But then again, what kind of government soldiers would break into private homes and rush into a farm estate to kill people?
Wasn’t that too absurd?
He snorted, only feeling fortunate.
If Qi Yuan had not noticed subtle signs and inferred the rest, making preparations early, once these people rushed in, the entire estate would truly have been finished.
There were not many people in the estate to begin with! The people behind this clearly wanted to wipe out everyone in the estate in one sweep!
These people deserved to die!
The alley had already become a living h*ll. The fire spread outward with the wind, and those who had previously failed to squeeze in were now desperately struggling to rush out.
The little eunuch immediately sensed something was wrong and quickly stepped forward, but thick smoke rolled everywhere; soon he could not even see the road clearly. The smoke rushed straight into his nose, and he instinctively staggered back several steps, coughing violently while covering his mouth and nose.
Life was more important, enduring dizziness, he quickly ran backward.
Then he was directly grabbed by County Lady Luochuan.
County Lady Luochuan was both angry and hateful, her face twisted.
Grabbing him, she demanded emotionally, “What’s going on?! Where are you going?!”
Where was he going?
The little eunuch covered his mouth and nose and still struggled to run forward for a few steps. Only after being dragged back by County Lady Luochuan did he stop, bending over and retching.
County Lady Luochuan stepped back in disgust, nearly losing control: “Hurry and tell them not to run, have them all rush inside!”
Today she must kill Qi Yuan, that wretch!
No one could stop her!
The little eunuch retched until his organs seemed to ache. Choked by the smoke, his whole body felt dizzy; being held by County Lady Luochuan and unable to move, he could not help but snap irritably, “How are they supposed to rush in?! The people inside have already been burned into charcoal! Only a few crawled out, should we rush in to die?!”
He was extremely angry and looked at County Lady Luochuan coldly, saying unpleasantly, “Let’s go back!”
After a pause, his expression grew even uglier: “We’ll talk about it later.”
Anyway, this time everything was ruined; nothing was left.
County Lady Luochuan was almost driven mad with anger. She had finally stolen Zhou Wang’s token to mobilize so many people.
And now everything had come to nothing?!
How was she supposed to explain when she returned?!
What would she do then?!
This dead eunuch lightly told her to go back, had he ever considered what she had paid?!
She clenched her fists tightly, staring at the eunuch whose lips were still moving. Suddenly rage rose from her heart. She abruptly pulled off her hairpin and viciously stabbed it into his heart.
The little eunuch’s eyes widened in disbelief. Only after a long moment did he feel the sharp pain from his heart, but by then it was already too late. He grabbed at the hairpin, then widened his eyes and fell to the ground.
County Lady Luochuan stepped on his chest, her face ferocious: “Go die!”
He had brought her here and made her make the decision; she had finally resolved herself to mobilize Zhou Wang’s household troops, and now he wanted to abandon her!
When the time came, how were all these deaths to be explained?!
How were they to be dealt with?!
These wretches! All of them deserved to die!
But after killing him, she felt somewhat lost again.
Even if she killed this dead eunuch, what would it change?
Father’s veteran retainers were all here now. So many people had died, and with such a huge fire, there was no way she could take all these people away one by one.
There would always be traces left behind.
What should she do?
County Lady Luochuan felt both pain and hatred in her heart. She clenched her fists tightly, her nails almost digging into her flesh, pressing until her palms were also bloody.
She could not understand, and at the same time could not accept it at all. She did not know what she had done wrong to end up in this situation.
Thinking it over and over, her expression turned cold and severe, almost hating Qi Yuan to the bone.
It was all Qi Yuan, everything was because of Qi Yuan!
She must kill her!
The thick smoke in the alley drifted toward her with the wind. Her face was full of shock and fear; only when the wind blew did she calm down, turn around, and quickly try to flee the place.
No matter what, she had to leave first.
She would not stay here.
But just as she turned around, she saw a familiar figure, and instantly froze in place, her eyes widening in disbelief.
Qi Yuan!
Such a hated enemy was now standing right before her. Logically she should have rushed forward to fight desperately, yet she found herself unable to move.
For some reason, when she met Qi Yuan’s gaze, she suddenly felt her hair stand on end, even her scalp going numb.
Everything around them grew quiet. Qi Yuan slowly tilted her head and smiled at her, greeting her leisurely: “Such a coincidence, County Lady.”
County Lady Luochuan abruptly stepped back, opening her mouth with forced bravado: “What do you want to do?!”
“Shouldn’t that be my question to the County Lady?” Qi Yuan smiled as she looked at her, then glanced behind her. “The County Lady appearing at this estate in the outskirts of the capital at this time, what are you doing?”
She slowly stepped closer and clicked her tongue. “The County Lady is truly a heroine among women, you even killed someone.”
County Lady Luochuan’s gaze fell onto the little eunuch’s body, and her heart immediately began to pound in shock.
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