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Chapter 106 Scapegoat

Holding the person in his arms tightly, Gu Changting's heart finally settled down, but at the same time he breathed a sigh of relief, his eyes fell on the three bodies in the room. His eyes dimmed involuntarily, and he tightened his hands around the person in his arms.

"I thought...I couldn't wait for you to come..."

She hugged the man tightly, buried her head in his arms and sobbed, grinning while crying.

All the panic, all the fear, all the strength, collapsed at this moment. She was really happy. She thought that no one would come to rescue her.

Even though he came a little late, the fact that he came was enough to make her happy.

"Let's go out first, the fire is too big."

At this moment, both of them had thousands of words to say, but the blazing fire and the debris falling at any time forced them to escape first.

Holding the person, Shu Yunfu wanted to run away quickly. She really didn't expect that he would come to her at this time.

If she hadn't heard his shouting from inside, she would have let Tianyi take her away.

The kidnapping happened too suddenly, and there were too many people in the Nine-Storied Building, so someone succeeded in kidnapping her. Later, when they saw that her life was not in danger, they did not take action.

Tianyi was her hidden hand, and she would not let him take action easily, let alone show up in front of others. This time the incident happened suddenly, and she was really too scared, so she killed Meng Xichen in desperation.

If Tianyi hadn't been there, the two people outside the door who knew the truth would also know that she was the one who killed Meng Xichen, and then she would be finished.

Unexpectedly, just when they were about to leave, Gu Changting arrived, and she had no choice but to let Tianyi leave.

Of course she was happy that Gu Changting could rush into the fire to save her. Moreover, with him around, her lies could be more perfect, and she didn't have to lie to him and arouse his suspicion. It was much better than having Tianyi take her away.

"and many more!"

The fire was getting bigger and bigger, and if they didn't get out, they would really be buried in the sea of ​​fire. However, Gu Changting grabbed Shu Yunfu, who was trying to get out in a hurry, let go of her hand, and turned to look at Meng Xichen who was lying on the ground with his eyes wide open.

She squatted down and looked at the silver hairpin on his chest, took out a dagger from her sleeve, turned around and glanced at Shu Yunfu, "Close your eyes, don't look."

Shu Yunfu was totally confused about his actions, but she knew that he was definitely cleaning up the mess for her, so she obediently covered her eyes.

Gu Changting moved quickly. It only took him a moment to take down her hands that were covering her eyes and protect her as she rushed out of the sea of ​​fire.

"Duke! Aunt Shu! You finally came out. I was so scared. I thought..."

"Hurry up! The fire is getting bigger and bigger, get out first if you have anything to say!"

The three of them rushed out of the fire in a hurry. Although there were many dangers along the way, both Gu Changting and Qixian were quite skilled. They protected Shu Yunfu, a woman, and got out of the fire safely.

After leaving the fire scene, Gu Changting did not stop for a moment. He asked Qixian to send Shu Yunfu back to the mansion, and he stayed to clean up after her. Meng Xichen was not an ordinary person. Although he was a piece of trash and many people in the capital wanted to kill him, he was the third son of the Huguogong Mansion and the most beloved nephew of the Queen Mother. Killing him was not a trivial matter and he had to be properly cleaned up.

"Duke!" Before leaving, Shu Yunfu grabbed his sleeve, her gray face was dark, but her eyes were particularly bright as she looked at him, "All this was done by the Liangyi Sect!"

He held her wrist and was about to pull her hand away, but then he paused and looked into her clear eyes that reflected his own figure. His gaze was deep, and finally he just pursed his lips and nodded, and let Qixian take her away.

Just looking at her back as she left, Gu Changting seemed exceptionally silent and cold, making people afraid to approach him.

Gu Changting's thoughts were really not redundant. Not long after Shu Yunfu was sent away, people from the Duke of Protectorate's Mansion received the news that someone had arrived. And the people who came were not unimportant little people, but the eldest and second sons of the Duke of Protectorate's Mansion, Meng Dongchen and Meng Nanchen.

The two men came on horseback, and Meng Dongchen was still wearing his official uniform, which showed how hurriedly and anxiously they came.

When the two men saw the raging fire, they immediately asked the people in the village about the whereabouts of their brother. When they learned that their brother was still in the fire, they almost went crazy.

He yelled at people to go into the fire and save people, but at that moment the fire had already swallowed everything. Rushing in would mean death, let alone saving people.

Although the indentures were held in the hands of their masters, and even though they were afraid of the wrath of the Duke of the Guard, it was human nature to be afraid of death, and even if they were beaten or scolded, they would just shrink their necks and remain silent, acting like quails.

They watched helplessly as the fire burned everything, including Meng Xichen, Meng Dongchen and Meng Nanchen, whose faces turned blue with rage. They looked at everyone with unfriendly eyes. One can imagine that the servants on the farm who escaped the fire would not have a good fate.

Although the two furious people were very angry, they quickly discovered Gu Changting and Li Xuan. After all, these two people were really conspicuous, and their expressions were very ugly.

"Duke of England? Why are you here? Could this fire have anything to do with you?"

The idiot third brother only knows how to cause trouble for the family. He's still refusing to behave himself even though one of his legs is broken. But he is his younger brother after all. Even though he looks down on him, he won't allow others to bully him.

Now that the third son had died in the fire, he was naturally angry. If this news got back, his mother and grandmother would be so heartbroken. This matter naturally could not be let go.

Looking up at Gu Changting, Meng Dongchen's eyes were as sharp as a knife. As the eldest son of the Duke of Protectorate Mansion and also the heir of the Duke of Protectorate Mansion, Meng Dongchen naturally obtained almost all the resources of the Duke of Protectorate Mansion and was trained with all his strength.

Although he had to retreat to a lowly position and serve as a minor official in the Ministry of Revenue because his father held a high position in the court, this did not mean that he was incompetent or not smart.

It can be said that in their generation, the only one who can be compared with Gu Changting is Meng Dongchen, who is only slightly inferior to Gu Changting.

Because of this, Meng Dongchen's attitude towards Gu Changting was not very good. Now his brother was trapped in the sea of ​​fire and had no chance of survival, and Gu Changting appeared at the scene of the fire. This really gave him an outlet to vent his anger and helplessness, and Gu Changting was indeed very suspicious.

As for the other person, he does seem to be a big shot, but compared to Gu Changting, he is still not worth mentioning.

Glancing at him, Gu Changting naturally knew what he was suspecting, but his face did not show any sign of fluctuation. He simply said, "Today, there was turmoil in the Nine-Storied Building. I followed the clues and came here. When I arrived, it was already a sea of ​​fire."

(End of this chapter)