Chapter 250: Massive Fire
Madam Yu quickly collapsed limply on the ground.
Master Wuming shouted loudly, “Junior Sister.”
But he could only watch wide-eyed as she stared at him with lifeless eyes, her mouth seeming to say something, but he was a bit far away and didn’t hear it.
These people took advantage of this opening to stab toward Master Wuming’s abdomen. Master Wuming didn’t know if it was because he was stimulated or what, but he burst forth with endless power. However, his swordsmanship was chaotic, swinging wildly and randomly, consecutively killing several people.
But in the end, he was still stabbed through the chest with a knife, some blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, and his body fell down as well.
He crawled toward Madam Yu.
With a raise and swing of his hand, Wu Lun directly stabbed the knife into his back, making him unable to move.
“Clean up, we’re leaving quickly.” Wu Lun ordered coldly.
“Yes.”
Soon, the black-clothed men fetched a bucket of fire oil that had been prepared nearby, sprinkled it around, and then lit the fire.
Soon, raging flames spread around Yu Manor.
By the time everyone discovered it in the night light, Yu Manor was already engulfed in soaring flames.
“Master, the direction of those flames seems to be toward Yu Manor.”
Wei Chang, who had just entered the city, looked up and saw that it really was Yu Manor.
He had a bad premonition in his heart, his heart feeling uncomfortable as if gripped by someone, always sensing that he was about to lose something.
“Go, to Yu Manor.”
Wei Chang forcefully kicked the horse’s belly to speed up.
They hadn’t even gotten close to Yu Manor yet, and countless people were already gathered outside.
Some were firefighting.
Some were watching the excitement.
Some were there to gather information.
No one knew who shouted, “Young Master Yu is back.”
Everyone followed his gaze and saw Wei Chang, who had already put on the mask, once again becoming Young Master Yu.
Wei Chang walked over with a cold face, but if one looked closely, they would certainly see his tightly clenched hands and slightly trembling eyelids.
Those people were discussing animatedly.
“Such a big fire, there probably aren’t any survivors.”
“Who says otherwise? Yu Manor is so big; if there were survivors, someone would have come out from inside long ago, but after so long, no one from Yu Manor has been seen coming out.”
“Speaking of which, this Young Master Yu is also fortunate. He wasn’t inside at the time, which can be considered leaving a successor for Yu Manor.”
“Yeah…”
Various discussions entered his ears, but Wei Chang’s eyes only had the raging fire in front of him; he couldn’t hear what they were saying.
“Master, the fire inside is so big; you can’t go in.”
Seeing Wei Chang about to rush in regardless, the guard hurriedly blocked him.
“Get out.” Wei Chang said with bloodshot eyes.
As soon as the words fell, he had already rushed inside.
Seeing this, the guards didn’t dare say anything more and followed behind him inside.
After going in, even though it was full of thick smoke, they could vaguely see corpses lying haphazardly inside, with blood flowing all over the courtyard.
Wei Chang’s eyes were full of frost.
He headed toward Madam Yu’s courtyard.
But just as he took a step, a horizontal beam suddenly smashed toward his head, and he didn’t notice.
“Master, careful.”
The guard behind saw this and his heart leaped to his throat.
He stepped forward and pushed him, catching Wei Chang off guard; his body staggered and he was directly pushed down, but in the spot he had moved from, a piece of wood as thick as two hands clasped together landed right where he had been standing.
The guard pulled him up and asked with concern, “Master, are you alright?”
Wei Chang seemed not to hear and felt no pain at all; he lifted his leg and headed single-mindedly toward Madam Yu’s courtyard.
He soon arrived at Madam Yu’s courtyard.
The fire here was even bigger than over there, but Wei Chang seemed not to see it and rushed in regardless.
As soon as he entered, he saw Madam Yu and Master Wuming collapsed on the ground.
Wei Chang’s eyes were filled with blood; he quickly stepped forward, hugged Madam Yu’s body, and shouted, “Mother, Mother.”
If one listened carefully, there was even a hint of sobbing.
But no matter how he shouted, Madam Yu gave no response.
Wei Chang’s tears flowed down his cheeks; he tightly held Madam Yu’s corpse and shouted toward the sky, “Ah.”
Like a cub losing its mother, he wailed heart-wrenchingly.
Countless smoke and dust entered his mouth.
Soon, he felt as if he couldn’t breathe, coughing violently in agony.
But he didn’t care.
Seeing this, the guard carried Master Wuming out, fearing something might happen to him, and with a chop to his neck, struck hard.
Wei Chang soon passed out.
“Ah.”
Wei Chang awoke with a start and opened his eyes, only feeling as if countless ants were crawling inside his head and chest, the pain unbearable, but he didn’t care at all; he sat up and threw off the blanket.
He stood up like a lifeless corpse.
The guard didn’t even dare breathe heavily, but seeing his state, still spoke up, “Master, Master Wuming still has one breath left. The doctor says it’s just a matter of this or next hour; do you want to go…”
Before the guard finished speaking, Wei Chang was no longer there.
The guard knew he had gone to see Master Wuming and followed along.
“You came.” As soon as Wei Chang appeared here, Master Wuming smiled weakly.
Wei Chang’s face was pale as he said, “Master.”
“Mm. Seeing that you’re fine puts me at ease.”
“Master, who exactly wanted to kill you all?” Wei Chang voiced the doubt in his heart.
The smile at the corner of Master Wuming’s mouth stopped, replaced by icy coldness, “Empress.”
Wei Chang hadn’t expected that as soon as he left the capital, the Empress would send people to kill the Yu Family members.
“She probably found out your mother was her sister, so she sent people to kill everyone in the Yu Family.”
Wei Chang’s face was full of frost; his hands at his sides were tightly clenched, and his jaw was tightly gritted.
“Come here; I don’t have much time left. I have something to tell you.” Master Wuming said weakly to him.
Wei Chang stepped forward to his side.
“Your mother, at the time of her death, asked me to protect you completely, but it seems I will disappoint her.” Master Wuming said with a bit of disappointment in his eyes.
Wei Chang had originally thought Master Wuming just stayed at their Yu Family occasionally when coming to Lingnan, but he hadn’t expected Madam Yu to entrust him with such a task; he was momentarily stunned.
“Your mother was my junior sister. Back then, when your mother was persecuted by the Empress, it was my master who saved her and nursed her for over a year in Nameless Valley before she recovered.”
Master Wuming slowly recounted the past grudge.
It turned out that when the Empress entered the palace back then, she did so as a talented woman. Once, there was a rumor in the folk that a certain woman from Lingnan had the fate of a phoenix, with luck that could stabilize the nation; as long as she was taken as the principal wife, no matter who it was, they would have great fortune and obtain the things they desired in their hearts.
