Chapter 369: Chapter 368: Not Worthy
Qin Muxue still pinned her hopes on Mr. Gu.
However, when Mr. Gu heard that Jiang Chen had not only restored his Martial Vein but had also reached the Martial Master Fifth Heaven, he was full of admiration.
Then, Mr. Gu stood up. "I’ll go see what’s happening."
Mr. Gu immediately left the secret chamber.
He appeared in the Qin Family Mansion, and after one look, his expression changed drastically.
"Black Fire surrounds the estate. This is Black Fire."
"Heavens, that kid got his hands on the Black Fire."
Mr. Gu seemed to know something and cried out in alarm.
Qin Muxue’s face fell. A bad feeling welled up inside her. ’Perhaps even Mr. Gu is powerless against Jiang Chen.’
Just as she feared, Mr. Gu said helplessly, "I need to use a Secret Technique, but there’s not enough time. It’s too rushed."
"However, I have a plan. We can borrow a knife to kill him."
Qin Muxue looked at Mr. Gu in surprise.
But Mr. Gu said calmly, "Perhaps you don’t know, but a powerful figure has arrived at the City Lord’s Mansion."
"He is none other than our Fire Sparrow Kingdom’s Grand General Ming Zhe."
"His Cultivation is formidable. If we lure Jiang Chen to the City Lord’s Mansion, Grand General Ming Zhe will take action and eliminate the boy."
Although Mr. Gu had many methods, they were all unorthodox techniques that required a certain amount of preparation time.
And against Jiang Chen, he couldn’t use his most powerful techniques on such short notice.
Right now, his only option was to use a borrowed knife.
At the same time, he said to Qin Muxue, "As long as we lure Jiang Chen to the City Lord’s Mansion, I am confident I can kill him."
A cold glint flashed in his eyes from beneath his black robe.
Just then, a group of people rushed in, panicking.
It was the Patriarch Qin Yun and his men.
When Qin Yun saw his daughter and Mr. Gu, he hurriedly bowed respectfully to Mr. Gu and said, "Mr. Gu, I implore you to deal with that boy."
"Otherwise, the Qin Family is in grave danger."
Mr. Gu shook his head. "Even here in your Qin Family estate, I cannot suppress that boy. His Black Fire is truly extraordinary."
"We must quickly relocate to the City Lord’s Mansion. Once there, I will have a way to deal with him."
Hearing this, Qin Yun had no doubts.
He had been pushed into a desperate situation by Jiang Chen. Although he had his suspicions, he didn’t dare question Mr. Gu.
But Mr. Gu’s claim that he could handle Jiang Chen at the City Lord’s Mansion gave him immense hope.
Fortunately, the relationship between the City Lord’s Mansion and the Qin Family was anything but trivial.
Immediately, Qin Yun took his people and evacuated the Qin Family, escaping to the City Lord’s Mansion through a secret passage.
In an instant, the entire Qin Family estate was empty.
Meanwhile, the moment Jiang Chen unleashed the Black Fire...
Inside the City Lord’s Mansion.
In a certain room, Wen Shixuan’s head snapped up, his gaze fixed on the Black Fire shooting toward the sky.
He was instantly overcome with ecstasy.
"Black Fire! That’s the Black Fire!"
Soon, Grand General Ming Zhe rushed in, announcing loudly, "Crown Prince, we’ve spotted the Black Fire! That boy is in Guyue City, just as we thought."
"Quick, send men to capture him."
Wen Shixuan was overjoyed. They had been unable to find Jiang Chen, but now that the Black Fire’s trail had appeared, it proved Jiang Chen was right here.
He immediately dispatched men to follow the traces of the Black Fire and find Jiang Chen.
At the same time, on the outskirts of Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain.
A crow covered in black feathers stood atop a colossal tree, lost in deep thought.
’Where did that human boy with the Black Fire go?’
This was the Black Fire Crow. It had been tracking Jiang Chen but had ultimately lost his trail.
Even so, it continued searching for Jiang Chen near Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain, but to no avail.
To obtain the Black Fire, the creature known as Black Flame had even ventured deep into human territory, but it still hadn’t found Jiang Chen.
But just then, a pillar of black fire shot up into the sky in the distance.
In that instant, Black Flame’s body trembled, its spirits soaring.
"CAW CAW CAW! Black Fire! It’s the Black Fire!"
"That direction should be the Human Race’s Guyue City. Good boy, I’ve finally found you."
With that, Black Flame spread its wings.
WHOOSH!
It shot into the sky, flying toward Guyue City at incredible speed.
As for Jiang Chen, he was still unaware that the Qin Family had secretly evacuated their home.
He was still waiting for word from Qin Yun.
He didn’t even know that his Black Fire had already attracted the attention of many people.
After waiting for a while, he saw no sign of anyone from the Qin Family.
Jiang Chen grew suspicious.
’Don’t tell me the Qin Family is brewing some kind of conspiracy?’
Jiang Chen’s heart sank, and he immediately rushed into the Qin Family estate.
To his astonishment, the entire Qin Family home was completely empty.
There wasn’t a single soul in sight, only the ransacked Qin Family Mansion.
This made Jiang Chen’s expression turn even colder.
"So, the great Qin Family... deliberately stalling for time just to escape."
"Now they don’t even dare to keep their own estate."
"Fine. I’ll just burn the Qin Family’s home to the ground."
With a snort, Jiang Chen set fire to the Qin Family Mansion, instantly engulfing the entire estate in a sea of flames.
In an instant, it was reduced to ashes.
In the City Lord’s Mansion, the members of the Qin Family watched their home burn to ashes, and they were overwhelmed with grief and despair.
Jiang Chen had been played.
He was extremely displeased.
’The City Lord’s Mansion... It’s time to settle the score.’
He had been captured by the City Lord’s Mansion as soon as he entered Guyue City; naturally, Jiang Chen wouldn’t let them off.
But with the Qin Family having fled to an unknown location, his plan to annul his engagement with Qin Muxue had fallen through.
Of course, Jiang Chen already knew that Qin Muxue was very close to the Fire Sparrow Kingdom’s Second Prince, Wen Shixi, so he wasn’t worried about her getting away for good.
It would just take a little more time to annul the engagement.
Soon, he was headed for the City Lord’s Mansion, intent on blood.
"Have you heard?"
"The son of the Jiang Family’s Patriarch from Hanwu City came to the Qin Family to annul his engagement with Qin Muxue."
"That’s old news."
"Right, that Jiang Chen came, burned down the Qin estate, and the Qin Family fled to the City Lord’s Mansion."
"No way, is the Jiang Family that powerful?"
"No, it was just Jiang Chen alone."
"Also, word is spreading that the Qin Family has set up several trials for Jiang Chen at the City Lord’s Mansion."
In the crowd, a group of four figures heard this news, all looking surprised.
"Jiang Chen... that name sounds so familiar."
One of the men, who was stout, suddenly said.
"More than familiar! Don’t we have someone named Jiang Chen in our Warring States Mercenary Corps?"
The stout man had a moment of realization.
The four were indeed members of the Warring States Mercenary Corps.
They had already heard the news that was causing a huge stir in Guyue City.
Jiang Chen had burned down the Qin estate, and now the Qin Family had set up trials for him at the City Lord’s Mansion.
Many people were gathering at the City Lord’s Mansion to watch the spectacle.
"Brother, let’s go take a look too."
"I’m really curious about that Jiang Chen."
JinLing said playfully, tugging on her brother Zhan Yang’s arm.
Zhan Yang mulled it over for a moment, then nodded. "Alright, let’s go see. We’re supposed to meet up with our Jiang Chen anyway."
They had arranged to rendezvous with Jiang Chen in Guyue City. Since he hadn’t returned yet, they decided to first check out this annulment affair between the Qin Family and the Jiang Family of Hanwu City.
And so, Zhan Yang, JinLing, Niu Tuo, and Lu Beifeng blended into the crowd and headed for the City Lord’s Mansion to watch the show.
Lu Beifeng’s injuries had also fully healed.
Meanwhile, a lone figure moved slowly through the crowd, heading straight for the City Lord’s Mansion.
"So that’s how it is. The Qin Family fled to the City Lord’s Mansion to set up trials for me."
"Heh, how ridiculous."
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