The Prodigal Son

After the confiscated items were transported to the prefectural governor's office, Qin Yu ordered increased patrols in the city.

Zeng Guan dispatched all the people from the Baojing Division, and half of Guo Yang's men were also sent out.

They were scattered throughout the city in groups of several dozen, so that they could rush to check the situation as soon as chaos broke out.

In the early hours of the morning, Qin Yu, who had just finished a busy day, was about to go to sleep when there was a rapid knocking on the door.

"Thirteenth Young Master, fires have broken out in many parts of the city; many places are ablaze!"

Qi Dachui's voice came from outside.

Qin Yu frowned slightly and quickly left the room.

This result was not unexpected for him.

It's unclear whether it's the Shi family's assassins who have been mobilized, or whether it's the Shi family's henchmen who haven't been captured yet causing trouble.

Once outside, Qin Yu immediately summoned someone to relay the order: "Order the county troops in the city to immediately organize the people to fight the fire and prevent it from spreading!"

"Order the Imperial Guards in Golden Armor to disperse to all four city gates. No one is to open the gates without orders! Anyone who dares to storm the gates will be killed!!"

"Order Zeng Guan to provide priority protection for important locations such as granaries and salt warehouses..."

After giving the orders, Qin Yu found Guo Yang and said, "Chief Steward Guo, don't move your men. Keep them at the prefectural governor's mansion! Anyone of unknown origin is to be killed without exception!"

From another perspective, chaos isn't necessarily a bad thing!

If these chaotic events were caused by the historians' assassins, it means that the historians' assassins wanted to save people!

If they are determined to save people, things will become much simpler afterward.

What I fear most is that these suicide squad members don't want to save people; they only want to do evil and wreak havoc on the local area.

"Um."

Guo Yang nodded slightly, his face cold. "I really want to see if the Shi family's henchmen have the ability to snatch someone from our hands!"

It's obvious that the Shi family's henchmen set fire to the city at night to create chaos and try to rescue the Shi family members!

He'll stay here and see just how capable those people are!

At this moment, the entire Yunhuai County was in chaos.

At almost the same time, fires broke out in dozens of places in the city.

There are densely populated residential areas, textile workshops, and warehouses storing flammable materials.

The night wind made the fire even more ferocious.

The flames completely dyed the sky above Yunhuai County City red, and thick smoke billowed straight into the sky.

"Fire! Run!"

"My child, my child..."

"The fire is coming! Run out of the city!"

"Run! Run!"

The raging fire caused panic among the city's residents, who screamed and fled in all directions.

Many people didn't even bother to put on shoes and rushed out barefoot.

Panicked residents poured into the city gates, trying to escape the burning city.

However, when they arrived at the city gate, they found that it was already heavily guarded by the Golden Armored Imperial Guards.

Seeing that they could not escape the city, the people panicked.

"Sir, open the city gates quickly! The fire is coming! We need to get out!"

"Why aren't you putting out the fire? What are you doing blocking the city gate?"

"Do you want to burn us all alive in the city?"

"Open the city gates quickly, we need to get out!"

"The fire is coming..."

The crowd shouted, and a few of the bolder ones began to push the golden-armored imperial guards, trying to break through their lines and escape the city.

In an instant, chaos erupted at the city gate.

Seeing the enraged crowd, the hundred generals of the Golden Armored Imperial Guards suddenly drew their swords to intimidate the crowd, roaring menacingly, "Back off! Back off immediately! We are here to guard the city gates on Lord Qin's orders. Anyone who dares to charge the gates again will be killed!"

"Zheng..."

With a roar from the generals, all the golden-armored imperial guards drew their weapons.

The gleaming blade emitted a chilling light in the firelight.

Faced with the fierce and powerful Imperial Guards in golden armor, many people instinctively retreated.

Just as the situation was about to be brought under control, a voice suddenly rang out from the crowd: "There are so many of us, they can't possibly kill us all! Charge out! Otherwise, we'll all be burned alive!"

As soon as the sound rang out, people started making a fuss.

"Yes! Charge out!"

"If we don't break out, we'll all be burned alive!"

"I refuse to believe they'd dare kill us all!"

"Charge out..."

The group of people took turns inciting the people with their words.

Hearing their words, the crowd that had been retreating suddenly stopped and moved closer to the golden-armored imperial guards stationed at the city gate.

A cold glint flashed in Bai Jiang's eyes. He quickly pushed aside the crowd that surged forward again and precisely locked onto the person who was fanning the flames.

brush!

A flash of light appeared.

A human head flew high into the air, gushing blood splattering onto the surrounding people.

Before anyone could react, Bai Jiang swung his saber again.

brush brush...

A cold light flashed continuously.

The few people who had just joined in the commotion all lost their heads.

The body slowly fell to the ground, and blood continued to gush from its neck.

A stench of blood instantly filled the surroundings.

Seeing the scene before them, the people who had originally intended to storm the city gate were suddenly stunned and stared in horror at the corpses on the ground.

"If you want to live, go put out the fire!"

The general, brandishing his still-dripping sword, coldly surveyed the surging crowd: "Anyone who dares approach the city gate again will be executed on the spot!"

Only then did the terrified people finally come to their senses.

"what……"

With a scream, the people rushing out of the city gate ran away in a panic.

The general sheathed his sword and coldly ordered, "Arrange these corpses! Anyone who dares to storm the city gate again will suffer the same fate!"

"yes!"

Several golden-armored imperial guards immediately stepped forward and brought several headless corpses and their heads to the city gate, lining them up as if using their bodies and heads to build an invisible wall at the city gate.

Similar incidents were also occurring at other city gates.

The Golden Armored Imperial Guards strictly carried out Qin Yu's orders, not giving anyone the opportunity to storm the city gates.

It's obvious that some members of the collateral branches of the historians must have slipped through the net.

These people must be trying to escape the city while things are in chaos.

The chaos in the city continued, with some people fighting the fire and others running around in a panic, like headless flies.

From time to time, the sounds of fierce fighting could be heard in various corners of the city.

The entire Yunhuai County city seemed to have become a real battlefield.

Cries, shouts, fighting, and the sound of houses collapsing filled the air.

Qin Yu stood with his hands behind his back on the roof of the prefectural governor's mansion, his gaze cold and sharp as he looked at the distant fire.

Suddenly, he heard the sound of footsteps on tiles behind him.

Looking back, he saw Nan Que'er carrying a piece of clothing, stepping on the tiles to come to his side.

"It's chilly at night, put on your cloak!"

Nan Que'er draped the cloak over Qin Yu's back.

"Um."

Qin Yu nodded, then gently patted Nan Que'er's hand and smiled, "I definitely won't be able to sleep tonight. Don't worry about me. You've been busy all day too, so get some rest!"

"How can I possibly sleep!"

Nan Que'er shook her head helplessly, and couldn't help but sigh, "I didn't expect the Shi family to have so much power. The whole family was arrested, and there are still people willing to die for them."

"normal."

Qin Yu smiled calmly, "After all, he's the richest man in the world. He's spent so much money; there has to be some impact, right?"

"That's true!"

Nan Que'er pursed her thin lips, then took Qin Yu's arm and said leisurely, "I hope this matter will be resolved soon! Now that I think about it, it's better to stay in the capital! At least you don't have to worry about these messy things."

"Soon!"

Qin Yu patted Nan Que'er's hand, "After we've dealt with the Shi family's affairs and thoroughly reorganized the salt administration in Hai and Yuan prefectures, it'll be time for us to return to the capital!"

"I hope so!"

Nan Que'er nodded gently and rested her head on Qin Yu's shoulder...