Chapter 790 Traitor (1)
Even though he was not in charge of any big projects, but with Nan Shu Cheng's backing, Qu Family had been thriving.
Now, they were the first to be pulled down.
And no one would feel pity when they saw how miserable these people looked like.
"I..." Master Qu opened his mouth and closed it again.
He knew that it was over.
There was no way that he could get out of here without having his name tarnished like this. Originally, the plan was for him to leave if he was found out, but they directly sent a group of soldiers to his place.
And the punishments for traitors were...
Death sentence.
Taking a deep breath, Master Qu then smiled faintly. "Is that so?"
Swish!
Turning around at the fastest speed possible, Master Qu headed towards the East Courtyard of his residence.
The Commander snorted. "Chase him!"
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Several soldiers were moving towards Master Qu's direction. Their swords were ready and before long, the sound of metal clashing could be heard.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
These soldiers didn't hesitate to target his vital points.
They were under the direct order to capture everyone from Qu Family, dead or alive.
Master Qu seemed to know their plan and knew that his only chance was if he could get away from this place safely. There was no room for negotiation. What he had done so far had already crossed the line.
Fighting with his life on the line, Master Qu looked at the swords that were attacking him and felt incredibly annoyed and helpless.
"Let me get away!"
Clang!
The soldiers who were fighting with Master Qu snorted and kept on attacking. As if they would let him get away and send more news to other kingdoms about their Fei Yang Kingdom.
No way!
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The attack grew fiercer and more wounds appeared on Master Qu's body. He was not a martial arts experts and only learned martial arts a bit. The foundation he had was definitely not comparable with these soldiers.
Several guards in Qu Family also tried to fight back, trying to free Master Qu from his pursuer.
Pity.
Their martial arts were too poor. They were unable to hold on for a long period of time, so more and more people died.
The only person who was relatively calm all these times was the Second Young Miss Qu, Qu Yu Ni. She lowered her head, acting like a timid young lady. However, there was a fierce glint within her eyes.
She was one of the few people who knew her father's plan.
Unlike her stupid older sister, she knew much more about the things that their father had been doing and also the many hidden secrets that the Qu Family was holding. The reason why her aunt was allowed to marry Nan Shu Cheng was more or less because of Master Qu's ambition.
If they succeed, they would be able to live well when they headed to Zhang Xu Kingdom.
Unfortunately, her father had failed.
Thus, Qu Yu Ni knew that if she wanted to live, she had to figure out a way to get out of this mess.
She looked at her older sister and a thought flashed inside her mind.
Making use of her older sister, there will be a way out for her. All that she had to do was to wait for the right moment.
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<Nan Family, Nan Shu Cheng's Residence>
Nan Shu Cheng had been on tenterhooks these days. He felt that the other officials who were his friends had started to distance themselves from him. Not to mention, there were also many of his tasks that were transferred to others.
This made him afraid.
Would he be dismissed?
After all, Nan Shu Cheng had to admit that he was not exactly a clean official. He had been gathering wealth on his own so that his life could be better. But for the past few months, his life hadn't been easy.
The secret business he had was failing.
It was said that there were some bandits who disturbed him, causing him hefty loss.
But because this was a secret and illegal dealing, Nan Shu Cheng had no way to vent his distress. He could only swallow his loss silently and felt that everything was bad.
And then, his residences hadn't been peaceful lately.
Even after Nan Hua left, the other concubines had been making trouble one after another. Without Madam Qu holding the power, these concubines felt that they might have better chance and started to act out.
Previously, they were afraid of being targeted by Madam Qu. Who didn't know that Madam Qu was favored by Nan Shu Cheng?
They didn't want to fight Madam Qu head on and possibly be targeted by the other party. Did they think that their lives were too comfortable and wanted to seek some problems to add flavor?
No one was that stupid.
But after Madam Qu was grounded and the authority was taken away, they started to have some thoughts here and there. If they could obtain more of Nan Shu Cheng's affection, wouldn't it be better for them?
Anyway, Nan Shu Cheng might not be the most handsome man, but he was definitely not bad looking.
And this was what made Nan Shu Cheng feel like going crazy.
He could only stay inside his study room, asking his guard not to let anyone inside.
Today was supposed to be the same.
Today was supposed to be the same.
But there was commotion outside.
"What is it?" Nan Shu Cheng asked, his tone was as bad as his mood.
"Master, there are soldiers here, saying that Nan Family is not allowed to leave until trial tomorrow."