When Chu Qing and others rushed into the backyard of Zhang Mansion, the fire gradually became smaller and there were charred black ruins.
"Miss Luzhu, Jiuniang!"
Chu Qing's eyes were about to burst, but Fu San hugged his waist fiercely.
Chen Yan shouted: "Quickly put out the fire, hurry up and put out the fire!"
The yamen, soldiers, and guards of Jingzhao Mansion carried buckets to douse the flames. Changxian also carried the big bucket back and forth several times with a dark face.
Yu Ailian and others, including the servants of the Zhang Mansion, were all tied up tightly, except for Zhang Songling, who was missing, and there were also more than ten nursing homes missing from the mansion.
After Yu Ailian fainted from the pain, Wang Tongtong poured cold water on her to wake her up.
Yelling in pain and cursing with pleasure at the same time, Yu Ailian's facial features were distorted.
Chu Qing gritted his teeth and cursed: "Pump me, slap me hard!"
Tong Gui grabbed the riding whip and whipped Yu Ailian hard with one whip after another.
Tong Gui and other guards did not know the cause and effect. They only knew that this vicious woman locked a mother and daughter in the dining room, and then had dozens of torches thrown in.
Wang Tongtong knelt on the ground and explained in tears: "Originally, General Mo arrived outside Zhang's Mansion and wanted to take Miss Luzhu and Jiuniang out of the house, but he came a step too late. Zhang Songling came back half an hour ago. Finally, he yelled that he was betrayed by the old housekeeper, and beat the old housekeeper half to death. The old housekeeper couldn't bear the pain and revealed the identity of Miss Luzhu. After that...after that..."
How could Chu Qing have the time to listen to Wang Tongtong's explanation? Seeing that there was no open fire, he broke away from Kai Fusan, endured the scorching heat and kicked open the half-burned wooden door.
As soon as he kicked open the wooden door, Chu Qing felt as if he had been struck by lightning.
The huge dining room was charred and full of smoke. In the corner, there were large vats piled up. In front of the large vat, a small, dark corpse fell under a broken beam. In the corner, there was also half a corpse. They were crushed to the ground by scattered wooden cabinets, and the two bodies were burned beyond recognition.
Chu couldn't hold on anymore, his body went limp, and he knelt on the ground, tears streaming down his face.
Perhaps God couldn't stand it anymore. There was a loud thunder, and the clear sky was covered by dark clouds in an instant, and huge raindrops fell head-on.
Chu Qing's face could no longer tell the difference between tears or rain.
Chen Yan walked over, his eyes were also blood-red, and he clenched his teeth tightly, but he couldn't bear to move forward and desperately picked up Chu Qing.
"Jiuniang..." Chu Qing's eyes were blurred by tears, and tears were pouring out.
Chen Yan suppressed his grief and anger and glanced around the room with trembling lips.
Chu Qing suddenly rushed out, knelt in front of the charred corpse, and wanted to reach out and touch it.
Chen Yan grabbed Chu Qing again and pulled Chu Qing out of the door.
Chu Qing squatted on the ground and beat his head hard, feeling extremely self-blame and regret filling his heart.
At this moment, he regretted it. He would rather not defeat Zhang Songling than to have Lu Zhu and Jiuniang end up like this. Everything was because of himself.
Chen Yan gently patted Chu Qing's shoulder, holding back his grief, but his teeth were clattering.
At this moment, a dirty arm stretched out from the gap between the rows of swaying water tanks.
I saw that arm, pulling at the young black body, and actually grabbed a piece of black meat. The arm was withdrawn, and the next second, there was the sound of chewing.
Everyone looked shocked and took a step back.
Chu Qing was so frightened that he felt like he was dying. Chen Yan drew out his long knife and bravely walked over. After splitting the water tank with the knife, he saw a little girl with a dark face, gnawing meat, with big black eyes. Full of fear.
Chen Yan looked overjoyed: "Jiuniang!"
Jiuniang's face was covered with tears and she couldn't help but cry: "Yang Bie Bah, Yang Bie Bah is dead, Yang Bie Bah was burned to death."
While crying, Jiuniang gnawed on the mutton: "Oooh, it smells so delicious."
Chen Yan lowered his head in shock, and then he saw that the dark corpse actually had two horns.
Chu Qing rushed over and held Jiuniang in his arms, as if he was surviving a disaster.
Jiuniang, who was held in her arms, smiled: "It's your benefactor."
Jiuniang stretched out her hand, wiped the tears on Chu Qing's chin, and then raised the charred mutton.
"My benefactor, you eat, sheep."
Chu Qing hugged Jiuniang tightly, tears bursting into her eyes again.
Chen Yan subconsciously looked at the other corpse.
Chu Qing didn't dare to turn his head, let alone scare Jiuniang. He asked softly and tremblingly: "It's...it's also a sheep, right? Tell me, it's also a sheep."
Chen Yan's voice was hoarse: "No."
Chu Qingru was struck by lightning and quickly blocked Jiuniang's eyes.
Chen Yan: "It's a pig, quite thin."
Chu Qing was stunned for a moment, and then yelled, "Damn it, Mr. Chen Laojiu. Next time, finish it all in one go."
Chen Yan laughed loudly, Chu Qing also laughed, and Jiuniang cried, crying for the lamb raised in the kitchen, but she kept chewing on the burnt mutton.
Chu Qing breathed heavily and wiped the stains on Jiuniang's face: "Where is your mother? Where has your mother gone?"
"When Mom saw the old housekeeper being beaten, she said it was something bad and she wanted to run away with me. The wall was too high. Mom climbed over it, but I couldn't climb over it. I originally wanted to get out through the dog hole, but Master Zhang ran away. I led people to chase my mother, but my mother told me to hide in the garden, but I was caught by the eldest lady again, locked in the dining room, and wanted to burn me."
Jiuniang took off her shoes and said with a silly smile: "I thought about the tickets. I asked for them, so I didn't get burned to death."
"ticket?"
"Yes, my mother said, votes are very important. If I don't have votes, I won't be able to survive."
Only then did Chu Qing see that the so-called tickets turned out to be banknotes hidden in Jiuniang's shoes.
"I know, my mother kept all the tickets under the rice vat. There was a water vat next to the rice vat. After taking the tickets, I hid in the water vat, but..."
Jiuniang cried again: "It's just that I didn't save the sheep, and the sheep was burned to death."
"As long as you have a ticket, it can save lives. No need to be a sheep."
Chu Qing picked up Jiuniang and walked out of the dining room that was about to collapse.
Everyone breathed a huge sigh of relief. Changxian took out a handkerchief and wanted to wipe the ashes from Jiuniang's face.
Jiuniang refused, grabbed Chu Qing's hand, and hid behind him, looking at the sword-wielding guards with her big black eyes.
Pointing at Yu Ailian who had fainted with whip marks all over her body, Jiuniang raised her head and asked: "My benefactor, my eldest lady...what's wrong with her?"
Chu Qing knelt down and said seriously: "She is sick. She is very seriously ill and crazy, so she needs to be treated."
"Treat it with a whip?"
"Yes."
"Well, that must hurt."
"The disease is terminal, so when it comes to treatment, it will definitely hurt."
"Oh." Jiuniang smiled again and shouted to the eldest lady who fainted: "My eldest lady, please bear with me, the pain will not be gone after you recover."
Changxian frowned and asked, "Don't you hate her? She almost burned you to death."
"But I ate her white flour steamed buns. Everyone said that it is common for people to be beaten to death after eating the master's food, but..." Jiuniang pouted: "It's just that no one told me I'm about to be burned by fire. Just now, I couldn't breathe. There was a lot of smoke, but I don't hate her..."
Jiuniang stuck out her tongue and said shyly: "Because I ate a lot of white flour buns."
"No one will beat you, let alone burn you, and no one will do this to you again."
Chu Qing rubbed Jiuniang's messy hair and turned around: "Fu San, go to General Zhang Song..."
Halfway through, Chu Qing realized that Fu San was not here.
