Chapter 1 Blood Appears in Spring Rain Tower, Turmoil Arises in Anlin Prefecture

Because of the limited height, Prefect Lin did not die from the fall after jumping out of the window. He only broke a leg and lay dying in the street.

Compared to the damage from the fall, the severed arm was a more serious wound.

The surrounding onlookers might not recognize the Prefect's appearance, but they certainly recognized the official uniform he wore.

Seeing the Prefect forced to jump from the building by someone, the crowd was shocked, instantly panicking, and running away in all directions.

Upstairs, Zhou Jing leaned out to confirm whether the Prefect was dead or alive, and happened to see Commander Deng fleeing for his life. He had no intention of pursuing this military officer.

He retracted his gaze and looked at Instructor Hu.

Instructor Hu shuddered and immediately said, "Hero, I cooperated with you and didn't cause any trouble. The Prefect has suffered such a fate, even if he doesn't die, he'll be crippled. The government will definitely punish me. How can I throw myself into a trap? I can only escape from the city this time and will never betray you!"

"I won't kill you, so I won't kill you."

Zhou Jing waved his hand, said nothing more to the trembling Instructor Hu, picked up his spear, and walked towards the stairs.

With Gao Yun and Fang Zhen attacking from both inside and outside, there were few guards left in the building. The tables and chairs in the restaurant were all smashed in the fierce fighting, and there were blood stains everywhere.

Zhou Jing went downstairs with Fang Zhen, joined Gao Yun, and quickly eliminated the remaining enemies.

The Prefect's guards and the relatives of the He and Huang families who attended the banquet were lying dead on the spot. The entire Spring Rain Tower was almost devoid of survivors. The waiter, cooks, and shopkeeper had sensed the danger early on and fled in panic, without anyone stopping them.

"Brother, did you really kill the Prefect?"

Gao Yun, with blood splattered on his face, couldn't bother to catch his breath, and hurried over to ask in surprise.

"I didn't kill him. I just cut off his hand and made him jump from the building," Zhou Jing replied honestly.

"Brother, that's no different from killing him," Fang Zhen couldn't help but interject.

Gao Yun was stunned, shocked by Zhou Jing's audacity, and his heart pounded.

For him, killing a local bully was fine, but killing a city Prefect was too "stimulating."

However, since he was willing to come along, he had already prepared himself mentally. At this time, he didn't blame Zhou Jing, but worriedly said:

"This is terrible. How can we deal with harming a court official..."

"What's there to fear? We'll deal with soldiers with weapons, and water with earth," Fang Zhen patted his chest, not caring at all.

Although he was also startled at first, he had already accepted the reality at this time.

As an old outlaw, Fang Zhen inherently disliked the court officials who decided the lives of common people with a single word. He just never dared to act. Now, he couldn't help but admire Zhou Jing's courage to treat officials like grass, and the respect in his heart rose to another level.

After doing such a thing, Zhou Jing didn't have any other reaction, frowning and analyzing:

"Now that the Prefect is in trouble, the government soldiers will definitely come to this Spring Rain Tower in a big way. It's not suitable to stay here for long."

Hearing this, Gao Yun calmed down and had to suppress the fear and entanglement in his heart, listening to the instructions.

The three stepped out of the Spring Rain Tower, found a direction, and quickly left.

Which of the onlookers on the street dared to stop such fierce people? They all ran away in panic.

After the three left, some bold and opportunistic people approached the Spring Rain Tower to check the Prefect's breath. When they found that he was not dead, they quickly shouted for help and reported to the government.

The scene was in chaos.

In the crowd, Shi Qing had mixed in at some point, and watched most of the process clearly.

"This Chen Feng, Brother, is too lawless..."

Shi Qing was full of shock and couldn't help but swallow.

He followed Xiang Tianjie's order to report the success of the prison break and let Chen Feng evacuate quickly. On the way, he heard the news and rushed to Spring Rain Tower, and saw the Prefect being forced to jump from the building. He was immediately frightened.

In the plan finalized by everyone, there was no plan to deal with the Prefect at all!

He couldn't let Brother Chen make trouble anymore. He dared to kill the Prefect now. Should he set fire to the city later?!

Shi Qing was covered in cold sweat and quietly withdrew from the crowd, hurrying to chase in the direction where Zhou Jing and others left.

At the same time, Instructor Hu also left the Spring Rain Tower and hurried home.

He didn't have time to deal with the fractured injury carefully, so he made some emergency arrangements, then quickly rolled up his belongings, packed his bags, and ran towards the city gate.

Instructor Hu knew very well that the Prefect being seriously injured by thieves would definitely shake the prefecture, and the government would never let it go.

The Prefect was unable to issue orders at this time, and there would be temporary chaos. This period was the best opportunity to slip away. The riots in the city did not affect the city gates, because without orders, even if something happened in the city, the city gates would not be closed easily. But if he waited until later, the city gates would probably be strictly checked, allowing entry but not exit.

'Fortunately, I haven't started a family, married, or had children...'

At this moment, Instructor Hu felt extremely fortunate.

He didn't know where this escape would lead, and it was much more convenient to run alone than with a family.

...

In the alley.

Zhou Jing and the other two were still wearing the uniforms of the government soldiers, running quickly through the streets and alleys.

At this time, the movements of the He and Huang families had already fermented. The government soldiers were only concerned with chasing thieves and had no intention of suppressing the situation for the time being. Therefore, there were many riots in the prefecture, mainly in the south of the city, radiating to the surrounding areas.

"Brother, what should we do next? Are we going to break into the remaining two wealthy families?"

Fang Zhen asked in a low voice.

Hearing this, Gao Yun hurriedly dissuaded: "The Prefect is seriously injured. This matter is too serious. Let's withdraw."

Zhou Jing narrowed his eyes and did not answer, analyzing the situation in his heart.

The Prefect was seriously injured and unconscious. The prefecture had no immediate superior to issue orders. The lower officials would definitely rush to the Spring Rain Tower to treat the Prefect, sort out the current situation, and then take strict measures. They would also have to wait for the orders to be conveyed... This would take a considerable amount of time.

Before that, the response of the prefecture was stagnant and temporarily plunged into chaos.

And starting from his position, meeting with Lu Xinniang, who was supposed to be picking them up, and rushing to the nearest city gate, was basically enough to escape the city within that time frame.

But if they used this time to deal with the remaining two wealthy families, the travel time plus the action would take a lot of time. Once the prefecture office reacted and closed the city gate, his situation would not be good.

From a rational point of view, after hurting the Prefect, they should withdraw quickly, or it would be difficult to escape later. But this would let the remaining Lu and Chen wealthy families off easily.

Zhou Jing secretly calculated in his heart.

Just then, he suddenly noticed a green dot chasing from behind on the map radar, and his heart skipped a beat.

"Stop."

Zhou Jing suddenly stopped, and the two people behind him couldn't stop in time and almost bumped into his back.

"What's wrong?" Gao Yun asked anxiously.

"Someone is following us. It may be one of us. Let's wait for him here for a while."

Zhou Jing casually replied.

The two were stunned and looked around, but didn't see anyone, and couldn't help but feel puzzled.

But soon, Shi Qing's figure appeared in the distance, running after them as fast as he could.

Seeing Zhou Jing and the others stopped in place, he was both doubtful and happy, and quickly raised his hand and shouted:

"Three brothers, it's me! Wait for me!"

Seeing this, Gao Yun and Fang Zhen were both shocked.

"Isn't this that thief... Brother Shi Qing? He really is one of us!"

"Brother, how did you know?"

Seeing the surprised looks on their faces, Zhou Jing thought for a moment and casually said:

"I've lived in the mountains for a long time. You also know that the wilderness is dangerous, full of wolves and tigers. Over time, I've developed a skill. I can roughly detect any movement within a hundred meters."

This reason was not the first time he used it. Although it was nonsense, it was indeed effective, and Gao Yun and Fang Zhen listened in amazement.

There was such a skill in the world? It was almost the ability to predict the future, which was simply unheard of!

Perhaps, this was the reason why Brother's skills were so extraordinary... I wonder what other skills Brother has not yet used.

The two were thoughtful, feeling that they had found a reason to explain why Zhou Jing was so powerful.

At this time, Shi Qing finally came to the three of them and hurriedly said:

"Three brothers, I'm here to report the news. Brother Xiang and the others have rescued Brother Guo. They're probably out of the city now. You don't need to cause any more riots. Quickly stop and withdraw!"

Gu Yan

"Oh? Brother Guo is rescued!"

Gao Yun's eyes lit up, and he felt a little relieved, feeling that it was worth it to lose his innocence and trample on the law today.

Zhou Jing frowned slightly when he heard this.

Seeing this, Shi Qing thought that Zhou Jing was still not satisfied and wanted to continue to make trouble in the prefecture, so he quickly grabbed Zhou Jing's arm and urged:

"Brother Chen, you've taken enough risks today. The government has a lot of people, so don't fight! If you sacrifice yourself here for these corrupt officials, bullies, and wealthy families, it's not worth it! Brother, stop and let them go. If you don't leave, it will be too late!"

"Yes, let's withdraw, Brother!" Gao Yun also came to persuade him.

Fang Zhen followed Zhou Jing's lead and did not speak at this time, but he also tended to retreat in his heart, and also felt that it would not be good to make trouble any further.

Seeing this, Zhou Jing did not insist, knowing that it was indeed too late, and nodded:

"Okay, then let's leave the city. Let the remaining two wealthy families live a little longer."

After saying that, he shook his head in his heart... With his current strength, it seemed that he was still insufficient to send all four families on their way.

Although he was physically strong, he had been running back and forth in the city and had experienced a series of battles, and his physical strength had actually been consumed a lot. He was already feeling a little tired... He had to act according to his ability and withdraw when it was good to do so.

After all, he couldn't really fight the entire prefecture's soldiers head-on.

Shi Qing breathed a sigh of relief and urged: "Then let's go find Lu Xinniang, disguise ourselves, and leave the city together."

"Okay."

Zhou Jing nodded, then suddenly his eyes flashed and said:

"But there is one thing that can be done along the way..."

...

South of the city, the Lu residence.

In the main hall, Lu Ancheng and many relatives and core members gathered together, each with anxious and panicked expressions on their faces, and there was a burst of commotion.

Lu Ancheng tried to calm himself and asked the family members who had gone out to inquire about news in a deep voice:

"Is there any news about that thief?"

The family member hurriedly shook his head: "Reporting to Master, that thief disappeared after leaving the Huang family. His whereabouts are unknown. The government soldiers searched the nearby area to no avail. This person has probably escaped..."

Bang!

Lu Ancheng slapped the table hard, causing the teacup to shake, and said angrily:

"Probably escaped? I want to hear accurate information! Where did that evil thief go? Will he commit another crime? What I want to know is, will he come to my Lu residence?!"

His tone was full of suppressed anger, and fear was hidden beneath the anger.

The encounters of the He and Huang families had already spread, frightening the Lu family up and down, and causing them to panic.

Lu Ancheng hurriedly gathered the stewards in the house to discuss countermeasures and quickly gathered all the family members and guards.

Everyone was uneasy, arguing fiercely, and divided into two factions.

One faction felt that they should defend the house and guard it strictly, and the other faction felt that they should take their families out to take refuge, each with their own arguments.

Those who wanted to defend the house believed that it would be more dangerous to escape. The city was in chaos now, and they were likely to run into thieves on the street, while staying at home, at least there were many family members to protect them, and Chen Feng might not dare to commit another crime after attacking the two families.

Those who wanted to take refuge did not dare to gamble on the thief's thoughts. They were completely frightened and felt that the life-threatening Yama would definitely eliminate their four wealthy families today. The thief was brave like a ghost and god, and bloodbathed the He family and the Huang family. What was the use of their family members and guards? Staying at home was just waiting for death!

Lu Ancheng was annoyed by the quarrel between the two sides, and he was also undecided in his heart.

His first reaction was to think that the thief could not commit another crime. Even if the thief had the strength, he should consider the risk of attracting the prefecture's army if he continued to make trouble, and it was impossible to be so desperate.

But Chen Feng's deeds were too frightening, and Lu Ancheng was not sure about the thief's thoughts. At the same time, he was entangled in what Chen Feng had said in the He family, and was really afraid that this person planned to eliminate harm for the people and sacrifice himself to achieve benevolence, and he was panicked.

As the backbone of the family, Lu Ancheng could not show his lack of confidence. He scanned the panicked core members of the family and shouted:

"Everyone be quiet, what kind of system is this like now?!"

As soon as the voice fell, everyone present calmed down a lot and dared not show their fear anymore.

Lu Ancheng took a breath, carefully considered his words, and said in a deep voice:

"Don't panic. In my opinion, the thief will not act again. It has been so long since the change in the Huang family, and the thief has not taken action. This is proof. He has probably seen the reinforcements from the government soldiers, knows that things cannot be done, and has really fled..."

Hearing this, everyone was slightly settled, and suddenly realized that this made some sense.

After the He family had an accident, the Huang family also had an accident immediately, with only a short time in between.

After the Huang family had an accident, the remaining Lu and Chen wealthy families had not changed until now, proving that the thief should have really stopped.

Lu Ancheng also became more and more convinced, feeling that this was the case, and gradually convinced himself, and his tone could not help but slow down a lot:

"Therefore, that thief should now be thinking of ways to escape the pursuit, hiding and seeking, and will not come to our Lu residence again."

Hearing this, everyone was relieved and breathed a sigh of relief.

However, at this moment, a family member rushed in, rolling and crawling, shouting in panic:

"Master, it's not good! That thief went to Spring Rain Tower and harmed the Prefect! The Prefect was seriously injured and lost an arm. I don't know if he is dead or alive!"

"What?!"

Everyone was shocked and could not believe it.

Lu Ancheng's face changed drastically, and he suddenly stood up, extremely shocked:

"The thief is so bold?!"

He never expected that this Chen Feng evil thief would not continue to attack their wealthy families, but turned to attack court officials.

Was he not dying fast enough?!

He was simply crazy!

At this time, Lu Ancheng's expression froze, and he suddenly realized the bad situation of his family.

The thief's original intention was to attack their wealthy families, but now he has implicated the Prefect... If the death of a court official is caused because of them, and the court investigates, what is their wealthy family in this prefecture? If they are not careful, their homes will also be ransacked!

Moreover, even if their backer, Prefect Lin, is still alive, how could the Prefect not resent and blame their wealthy families for being implicated in their mess and unfortunately injured, ending his career?!

No matter what the result, they will not have a good time afterwards!

For a time, Lu Ancheng was at a loss, his hands and feet were cold, and he felt that the future was dark.

Whirr——

At this moment, there was a sudden burst of commotion and exclamations in the front yard.

Hearing the movement, the emotions that the people in the main hall had finally calmed down instantly broke down.

"The thief must have come to the door!"

"It's over, run!"

Many members of the Lu family were panicked and frightened, and some people stood up and ran away on the spot.

Lu Ancheng was shocked, came back to his senses, and did not care about thinking about the future, and asked eagerly:

"What's going on in the front yard? What are they shouting? Has that thief come? Go and see!"

Several family members obeyed the order and hurried out of the hall and went to the front yard.

Before long, these family members returned, carrying a blood-stained iron spear, with a piece of cloth wrapped around it.

Seeing this, Lu Ancheng asked in confusion: "What is this?"

The family member's legs were shaking, and he trembled: "Report, report to Master, someone threw this long spear in from outside the courtyard and stuck it on the front yard doorpost. There are also words written on the cloth strip wrapped around the spear."

"What, what is written?" Lu Ancheng took two steps forward, then stopped subconsciously, his heart pounding.

The family member glanced at the nervous masters present, and cautiously opened his mouth:

"It is written, 'Your heads are temporarily placed on your necks, and Grandpa will come to take them someday - Chen Feng left'. It seems that the thief passed by the door, but did not break in..."

The field was suddenly silent.

Plop!

Lu Ancheng could no longer hold on, his legs softened and he slumped to the ground, his face pale, feeling like he had circled around the gate of hell.

The fear that went deep into his bones, like an invisible hand, firmly pinched his heart, seemingly wanting to squeeze out all the blood.

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