The Zhang Family Manor was in chaos at this moment, like an overturned seasoning plate.
After Zhang Yaochen hurried back to the manor, he found that all the doctors were running up and down carrying blood basins, and bursts of wailing came from Zhang Xiuming’s room on the second floor.
“Ah—!”
The room was filled with blood.
Just as Xu Hang and Duan Yelin and his group left the dock, Zhang Xiuming’s group arrived right after them. However, at that time, there was nothing but ruins and dead bodies on the dock. He searched for a long time but did not see Xu Hang’s or Duan Yelin’s bodies and was furious.
They split into two groups, one to chase and the other to protect Zhang Yaochen at Qiyan Villa. Just as he was about to continue checking the dock, he tripped over a black rope. The rope was soaked in black oil, so it was particularly hidden. The hook directly tripped over a torch connected to the other end of the rope.
Zhang Xiuming watched helplessly as the torch went to the bottom and ignited the oil on the ground. The flames sizzled as if they had legs and quickly ran to one place.
And then—there is an explosion!
The other soldiers were standing far away and only suffered minor injuries, but Zhang Xiuming was close and was thrown out immediately, unconscious. When the soldiers pulled him out, half of his body was covered in blood, the other half was black ash, and a lot of his hair was burnt. Only his clothes of good material could be recognized.
Giving someone a taste of their own medicine was naturally Xu Hang’s way to strike back. Being dragged down by one’s own trap must be quite uncomfortable, far better than falling into someone else’s trap.
Zhang Yaochen was waiting anxiously outside the door. After a while, the doctor pushed the door open. Before he started talking, Zhang Yaochen almost died of anger.
Because the doctor came out with a broken leg.
His son, his proud and arrogant son, was actually injured and had his leg broken?
The doctor shook his head, and the bad news doesn’t end there: “Chief of Staff, this is your son’s right leg and left hand. Because of the severe burns, they may not be useful anymore.”
Zhang Yaochen suddenly stood up, swaying slightly due to his heavy head and light feet. He grabbed the doctor’s hand and asked, “What… what do you mean by not useful anymore?! How old is he? How can you cut off his leg!”
“Chief of Staff, it wasn’t us who cut it. This… it was blown up on the spot.”
When he rushed into the room and saw Zhang Xiuming, who had fallen asleep after receiving the injection, his heart churned again, and he almost fainted.
The doctor is still talking to him. “Chief of Staff, he needs to receive a blood transfusion quickly, otherwise there will be danger!”
“Use my blood! Use my blood!” Zhang Yaochen showed his arm and anxiously asked the doctor to quickly draw blood and transfuse it.
Outside the door, Zhang Yinxi looked at her home, which had never suffered such a great disaster before. She stood there with her frail body, wanting to help but feeling particularly powerless.
She grabbed a soldier and asked, “Why on earth did it get into such a mess?”
The soldier saluted Zhang Yinxi and said without hesitation, “Originally, there was no problem. It’s just that the Yan Gang rescued the person from Qiyan Mountain Villa and set a trap at the dock, which caused harm to Young Master Zhang… ai.”
The Yan Gang? Zhang Yinxi’s face turned pale. Her mind was in chaos, and she couldn’t help but think that there was always a truth going to drill into her mind, but she seemed to have not yet figured it out.
Her lips trembled, and she asked again, “How is this possible? Brother Yan, Brother Yan is not familiar with them, why should he help?”
The soldier saw that she looked tired from her illness, and now that her brother was in great trouble, she must be suffering in her heart. So he couldn’t bear it, and his tone became much gentler: “I’m not sure about that as well, but the soldier from Qiyan Mountain Villa said in person that he saw Liao Qin, who is Ghost Master’s right-hand man. He can’t escape, can he?”
If it were Liao Qin, then definitely… it must have been approved by Xiao Yan.
But even though her brother has already laid a trap, how did he break through the encirclement? Looking at the results today, it seems like her brother has been tricked. Where exactly did all of this go wrong? And Brother Yan, is he helping them like this just for Shen Jingmo?
Just a few days ago, he had clearly shown kindness toward her, making her believe he had come to his senses. His sympathy for Shen Jingmo suddenly vanished, and he finally recognized who the real pearl was.
The tenderness and words from the day before yesterday are still fresh in her mind, but why are there so many bloodstains today?
What went wrong?
“Cough, cough… cough, cough, cough!” Zhang Yinxi covered her mouth with a handkerchief and suddenly coughed up a large amount of blood. She bent over in pain. The soldier was frightened by her and held her up: “Miss, are you alright? Doctor, Doc…”
“Don’t call!” Zhang Yinxi grabbed his sleeve, wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth hastily, and stuffed the handkerchief into his pocket. “The house is in a mess now, and I don’t want to make it more chaotic. This is just an old problem. I just coughed a few times… cough, cough… It’s fine, let the Doctor save brother first. Don’t make a fuss, take the handkerchief and throw it away quietly, don’t let anyone see.”
This soldier had been going to and from the Zhang family manor for many years, but this was the first time he saw Zhang Yinxi looking so weak and sensible. He nodded and left.
As soon as the soldier left, the housekeeper came up to Zhang Yinxi with something in his hand.
“There is a subordinate of Ghost Master outside the door, he brought a sachet over and said he wanted to hand it to Miss personally.”
That sachet was exactly the one she had given to Xiao Yan before, but it was different from the last time it was given away. It was much deflated, and the contents had been emptied.
Zhang Yinxi’s eyes lit up, she snatched it and tore open the sachet. There’s only a thin piece of paper inside.
There was only one sentence on the note: ‘Thank you very much, Miss Zhang, for tipping off. Xu is extremely grateful.’
Zhang Yinxi’s heart skipped a beat, and she was stunned for a moment. She read the sentence silently several times, stared as if she saw through it, and laughed out loud. Her laughter was so ferocious that even the housekeeper beside her was a little scared.
In an instant, she finally figured it out. She realized how stupid she was, she was as stupid as a pig. She was blinded by love and was controlled and used at will by Xu Hang.
The Zhang Family Manor was clearly guarded by nearly a thousand men, but the only loophole that leaked out was herself!
So even Xiao Yan’s tenderness that day was just a facade.
Her hands kept shaking, and she tore the paper into pieces. The housekeeper had never seen the family in such a bad state in his life and kept advising, “Miss, Miss… calm down, things will get better, don’t get angry and hurt yourself!”
“Hahaha… he used me… he used me! It’s me… it’s me who harmed Brother! Hahaha… hahaha!”
Zhang Yinxi’s expression changed in an instant, and tears welled up on her face, as if the blow had completely crushed her. Her knees went weak, and she fell to the ground, looking in the direction of Zhang Xiuming’s room. She lowered her head in shame and murmured, “Why do you treat me like this…”
The sky above the Zhang Family Manor was filled with gloom.
The servants who came and went all had stern faces and dared not chat nor laugh for fear of offending their masters.
But they all knew in their hearts that the Zhang family’s prosperity was about to begin to decline.
