Why is my territory in a 2D anime art style?

Chapter 130 He Yuan and his wife appear

He Chong's territory has been destroyed!

This incident seemed to be a minor headline, and when news of the caravan reached Jiangcheng, the commercial street in the eastern part of the city became quite lively.

A level 3 territory in the bustling East City commercial street wouldn't normally be worth much discussion, but if it's the son of a level 5 alchemist on this street, then it'll generate some buzz.

This time, the news the caravan brought back to Jiangcheng was not from a source beast attack, but rather something deliberately created.

Although the scene was engulfed in flames, some experienced individuals recognized that the damage was caused by the burning of specially made fuel, rather than by an attack or destruction from a fire-attribute source beast.

Unlike the Zhao family's place before, where there were huge traces of fire energy attacks everywhere, and strange footprints left at the scene.

After all, Sui An and his group were neither professional nor manpowerful, so they simply could not replicate such an effect.

However, they never intended to replicate it; all they wanted was to cover up the true source of the damage at the scene, as long as they couldn't find out who was responsible for it in a short period of time.

When the spirit appears before the world one day, the He family will not notice anything unusual.

In fact, the most important thing is that there are still members of the He family alive, so the caravan naturally cannot send back messages in a perfunctory manner.

He Chong's territory scene.

A group of people are searching near the charred remains within the territory.

Xu Rong's eyes were bloodshot as she collapsed into He Yuan's arms, screaming wildly.

"Who did this! Who is so cruel as to try to destroy my son's territory!"

"Who is it?!"

He Yuan's face was gloomy, his brows furrowed, and he was naturally extremely saddened, but he was much stronger than his wife.

His gaze remained fixed on the people wandering back and forth at the scene, who were constantly searching the territory, trying to find some trace in the wreckage.

However, the fire was caused by the ignition of a special fuel that burned for much longer than ordinary combustibles, leaving almost no useful traces at the scene.

There was only one extremely well-hidden tire track leading northeast, then onto Line 7, and then its whereabouts became unknown.

Line 7 has a lot of traffic, so unless traces are preserved immediately, it's impossible to trace the route further.

But clearly, a day and a night have passed since the accident, and even a god couldn't find any trace of Line 7 now.

He Yuan raised his eyes slightly and looked in the direction where the wheel tracks had disappeared, where there seemed to have once been a small territory.

"The northeast direction, and they have a grudge against Xiao Yuan, could it be the Zhang family!"

Xu Rong suddenly stood up, her eyes blazing with fury: "You mean that crazy woman Sun Ping? Hasn't she been missing for almost two months?!"

"Maybe she found some powerful backer!" He Yuan's voice was a little hoarse and sounded somewhat harsh. He suddenly turned his head to look at Xu Rong, hesitating.

"And your brother, I've always suspected she was behind it too!"

"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!"

"Why is that bitch targeting our family?!"

Xu Rong stomped her feet frantically, cursing incessantly. Suddenly, she thought of something, abruptly raised her head, and stared intently at He Yuan, her hair disheveled, her eyes fierce, like a demon.

"Isn't her husband, Zhang Zhiping, still alive?"

"I want him dead, to pay for my son's life!"

"Go and kill him!"

He Yuan shook his head with a stern face: "It's impossible. He's joined the city guard now and basically doesn't leave the city."

But Xu Rong refused to give up: "I don't care, I want him dead, whatever the city guards are! If that doesn't work, I'll put a bounty on the black market! I'll make sure the Zhang family line ends!"

"Shut up!"

He Yuan let out a low roar; his wife had gone mad.

Who are the Jiangcheng City Guards? Whether in Jiangcheng or in the chaotic areas outside, which black market dares to openly post bounties for the City Guards, and aren't they afraid of being attacked by them?

The black market is just black, not stupid!

Not to mention, the black market and the city guards might actually be in cahoots!

"Do you want the city guards to find you through the black market? You can't even say something like that!"

Xu Rong seemed to sober up a bit after being scolded by He Yuan. She stopped shouting that she wanted to kill Zhang Zhiping and instead squatted down, holding her head and weeping bitterly.

The crowd gradually returned, but everyone just shook their heads.

The attack was too clean; there wasn't even a trace of a major struggle or fighting at the scene. It was as if everyone had been killed with a single blow, making it all too clean and efficient.

One of them spoke up, "Captain He, most of the bodies at the scene were burned to charcoal. We counted the remains and the number is roughly equal to the number of people registered in the territory. It seems that no one escaped."

"However, these remains are basically unidentifiable, but given their location, the remains in the center of the territory should be Xiao He's."

Upon hearing this, Xu Rong immediately looked up at the man and said, "Take me there quickly, I want to take my son home!"

The group hurried toward the center of the territory. The man pointed to a charred mass on the ground that was still vaguely recognizable as a human figure and said softly.

"Sister-in-law, this is probably it!"

Xu Rong immediately knelt down and tried to gather the charcoal, but the clump of charcoal crumbled into several pieces with just a light touch.

This scene caused Xu Rong to break down on the spot, and her crying and screaming, which had just stopped, suddenly became uncontrollable again.

"My son~"

Everyone in the room kept their heads down in silence. One of the tall professionals pulled He Yuan aside slightly, glanced at Xu Rong, and then spoke in a low voice.

"Captain He, I remember that Xiao He had a set of level 4 blue quality armor. Logically speaking, it's unlikely that this special fuel could burn it completely. Also, Gao Qi's weapons and shields have disappeared."

"According to the people from Ping An Trading Company who arrived first, there were no valuables left at the scene. If the people from the trading company didn't keep these things, then the attacker may have also come for money, and the murderer took them."

He Yuan shook his head: "The people in the trading company wouldn't do such a thing. If they really did, they could just take it back and there's no need for them to hide it from us. We wouldn't dare say anything more."

The big man scratched his head, somewhat puzzled: "So, does that mean you attacked Little He's territory for money?"

"Young Master He's territory has five-meter-high city walls, more than twenty blue cannons and blue arrow towers, and a skilled fighter like Gao Qi. Even a level five professional leading a team wouldn't be able to break through, right?"

The big man pointed to the cratered ground in the distance: "You can see the traces of the Black Thunder Artillery bombardment on the ground to the northeast. These craters are concentrated and radiate outwards in a spherical pattern. The craters are relatively intact, so they probably didn't hit the attackers at all. Even Captain He, you might not be able to completely dodge in such dense artillery fire, right?"

"With such dense artillery fire, my speed and reaction time are indeed insufficient to completely dodge it; I will definitely have to parry some of the artillery fire."

He Yuan shook his head again, his eyes filled with doubt.

"I initially thought it was the Zhang family who came to attack, but now it seems that at least a Level 6 professional has made a move. Apart from advanced professionals, only a very experienced Level 6 professional would have this reaction ability and speed."

"Level 6 Senior Professional!"

The big man gasped in surprise; he was somewhat alarmed.

Even though there are a large number of combat professionals in Jiangcheng, with nearly ten thousand intermediate combat professionals, most of them are newly added level 4 combat professionals in recent years.

To be considered a level 6 veteran by Captain He, one must possess exceptional talent, equipment, and skills.

"How could Young Master He have offended someone like that? The Zhang family shouldn't be able to hire such a powerful figure, right?"

Hearing the tall man's analysis, He Yuan also wavered: "Could he be a match for me and Xiao Rong?"

"But we've lived a stable life in Dongcheng for so many years, with basically no conflicts, and I haven't heard of us offending anyone~"

He Yuan turned his head to look at Xu Rong, who was slowly gathering the charred remains, when suddenly a light flashed.

"Could it be about the bounty on that territory last time?"

"Captain He, what did you say about the bounty?"

The big guy didn't hear He Yuan's mutterings clearly, so he tried to ask him.

He Yuan simply waved his hand and didn't say anything more. Xu Rong had done this secretly, and apart from him, almost no one else knew about it, so it was best not to reveal it.

A month has passed since the bounty was placed, and Xu Rong removed it immediately. She wasn't foolish enough to reveal her true identity.

No one had investigated the couple during this time, so why would someone take revenge on them after so long?

If he really has some kind of background that allows him to find out that Xiao Rong was behind it without making a sound, then he might as well find his own husband and wife directly and use his powerful background to pressure us into giving him compensation. That would definitely be more profitable than destroying a level 3 territory.

The son's territory has just completed the construction of level three city walls, and no normal person would think that he still has a lot of resources left in the territory.

"So, it can only be an enemy that Xiao Chong made!"

"But who could it be?"

He Yuan sighed. It's difficult to find the culprit in such cases. It's even possible that a high-level professional was in a bad mood, passed by, wanted to enter the territory to rest, was refused, and then, in a fit of anger, destroyed the territory. Such situations do exist.

After all, this is the end times; you can't expect all the strong to have the virtue of not bullying the weak.

He looked up at the sky; it was already past three o'clock.

"Since things have come to this, let's go back first. We'll just have to find the killer slowly!"

Fang Si had already returned to Sui An's territory.

"Yesterday, the Ping An caravan spread the news that He Chong's territory had been destroyed. Because it was too late, they chose to come out early this morning."

"I saw the couple and all the members of their team leave the city, taking Line 7 in three small transport vehicles. If we're going to make a move against them, it would be best to target the area near He Chong's territory. It's a bit far from Line 7, so even if we make a sound, it'll be hard for anyone to notice."

Sui An sat in the courtyard, stroking his chin: "That's true, but I might be in danger. After all, this situation is different from the surprise attack yesterday morning. They couldn't take care of me, and I released the spirit. If I encounter danger, I'll be in trouble if no one is watching over me."

"Shall we ambush them near the bridge?" Erhu used a twig to draw a rough terrain map on the ground and pointed to the nearby river.

"This way you don't have to leave the territory, and if we fall into a disadvantageous situation, we still have the territory as a safety net!"

"Okay!" Sui An touched the special mark on the back of his hand. "It's a pity the time interval was too short. I only have a talisman that I summoned yesterday, otherwise it would be safer."

"Then you guys will take turns keeping watch from the watchtower. If you spot anything resembling a convoy, we'll take action!"

"good!"

He Yuan picked up his wife, who had fainted from crying, and got back into the car. The three cars then began heading towards Line 7.

go with.

It seemed the road was too bumpy, because Xu Rong woke up not long after they drove off. She clung silently to the car body, holding a jar in her arms, her eyes constantly turning back to He Chong's territory, sobbing slightly, without saying a word.

Suddenly, a territory came into her view, and as if triggering some mechanism, she sat up abruptly.

"stop!"

The convoy slowly came to a stop, and Xu Rong pointed at the territory and asked loudly, "Whose territory is that? Is it the orphan's territory?"

He Yuan frowned, a sense of foreboding creeping over him, but still replied softly, "It's his territory."

Sure enough, Xu Rong suddenly stood up, staring intently at He Yuan, her voice shrill: "My son is dead, how come his territory is still there? He Yuan, go and wipe him out!"

He Yuan's ominous premonition came true. He frowned deeply and said, "Are you crazy? I told you last time that this territory might have a powerful background!"

Xu Rong stared intently at her husband and demanded loudly, "What's his background? You said you've been investigating for over a month, what have you found out?"

He Yuan's face stiffened. Clearly, he hadn't found anything unusual, but he didn't want to say that now, for who knew how Xu Rong would pressure him.

"His background is too well hidden. I need to dig deeper. Besides, you put down the bounty early, so they haven't continued to investigate and retaliate. We can't make a big fuss either. If they find out and follow the trail, it will only harm us."

"So you just don't have any connections!"

"Yes, but it's too deep!"

"Don't be ridiculous, don't I know you?"

Xu Rong and He Yuan suddenly started arguing, causing the team members behind them to exchange glances. They seemed to have heard some gossip and fell silent, listening quietly to the gossip.

After arguing for a while, Xu Rong gave up on thinking and directly issued an ultimatum.

"I'm just asking you, are you going now or not!"

He Yuan continued to try to explain: "His territory wiped out a level four hunting party. Our strength is only slightly higher than the Gun and Shield Party. If we rush in, we might not only fail to wipe them out, but our entire team will also be wiped out."

"He Yuan!"

He Yuan's explanation completely broke Xu Rong down. She suddenly screamed, her voice cracking.

"You piece of trash!"

"What good are you anyway? What's the point of me spending money to support you all these years?!"

"You can't find this, you can't fight that, you were unmoved even when your son died, and now you don't even dare to attack a small, low-level territory. What use are you anyway?"

"Go and wipe out this territory right now, or I won't give you a single penny!"

"Go quickly!"

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