lcionline Chapter 291 Destruction of the Family
Chapter 291 Destruction of the Family
Lin Zhaoyue glanced at him and said nothing. She sat quietly by the fire, and the two of them were speechless.
Except for the small fish, almost all the fish in the lake were caught. Hundreds of fish were processed in one day, and even the air was filled with the fishy smell.
The next day, everyone went to find some other food and water storage equipment.
On the third day, everyone started their journey, carrying the dried fish and prepared water.
The sky was filled with sand and the sun was high in the sky. The desert was like a huge furnace, and the sand under their feet became charcoal that burned them.
Sweat continued to flow and was quickly absorbed by the dry air.
Occasionally, strong winds blew, blowing up dust all over the sky. The tiny grains of sand hit their faces, like fine needles prickling their skin again and again.
Lin Zhaoyue could no longer remember how long they had been walking, perhaps three days, five days, or perhaps ten days.
They walked and rested, and the concept of time became completely blurred in their minds. They didn't think about anything now, and there was only one thought in their minds, which was to get out of the desert.
But this desert seemed endless, and they could not see a glimmer of hope...
……
And this despair seemed to penetrate the sky and reach the city of Beizhou.
General Chen had just returned home and frowned when he saw no one came out to greet him.
This mansion is becoming more and more unruly. Those servants should be properly disciplined.
General Chen kicked the door open in dissatisfaction. However, as soon as the door opened, a strong smell of blood hit him in the face, and all he saw was a scene of blood and chaos.
The guard who was originally guarding the gate was leaning against the door with his eyes closed. As soon as the door moved, he fell stiffly to the ground with a black iron arrow stuck in his chest.
The front hall of the courtyard was in a mess, the furniture was smashed to pieces, and the walls were splattered with blood.
Dead bodies, dead bodies everywhere...
Blood flowed all over the ground, staining his clean soap boots red.
Seeing the red eyes in his sight, General Chen even wondered if he had walked into the wrong house or if he was still drunk.
He drew the long knife from his waist and slashed it hard on the palm of his hand.
It hurts and bleeds.
Everything is true.
Panic, despair...all the complicated emotions suddenly flooded into his mind. His head felt like it was about to explode and his ears began to ring.
Red bloodshot covered his eyes, as if they were about to bleed.
General Chen's followers recovered from their shock and murmured:
"General, what happened?"
Chen Yi is now immersed in his own world and can't hear anything.
He stared at the corpses with his eyes wide open, his lips trembling as he let out a low growl.
The general, who always walked steadily and majestically, staggered over all the corpses, looking for someone while shouting:
"Jing'er, Jing'er..."
"Madam, mother, where are you?"
It was not until he reached the pavilion viewing the lotus that he saw the bodies of Madam Chen and his mother.
The breeze blew gently, ruffling the bloody veil and bringing a strong smell of blood.
In the pavilion, the bodies of maids and servants were lying on the ground, and the blood flowed down the stairs and froze into ice halfway.
They were either killed by slitting their necks or shot to death by arrows.
Their eyes were wide open, just staring at him, dying with their eyes open.
His wife and mother were sitting on a stone table in the pavilion when they were stabbed from behind. The long knife pierced their bodies and blood flowed everywhere.
Next to it was a charcoal fire that had long been extinguished. The sweet potatoes that had been roasted on the stove had been frozen hard. The white porcelain pot used to heat goat's milk was stained with blood. The originally milky white goat's milk was now bright red, and the surface was frozen because it was too cold.
His wife and mother still had dying smiles on their faces, apparently they were suddenly assassinated.
Tears fell from General Chen's eyes one by one, and he walked towards them step by step, trembling.
"Madam, mother..."
He placed his hands on their cheeks; their bodies had long been frozen, icy cold, without a trace of life.
who is it?
Who is it?
Who is so cruel that even the elderly, the weak and the sick are not spared?
General Chen's red eyes were filled with murderous intent, and he wished he could rush up and cut the man into pieces right now.
At this moment, the attendant ran over and said:
"General, the young master's body has been found in his bedroom."
Chen Yi walked into Chen Jing's bedroom and looked at Chen Jing lying in a pool of blood, feeling extremely sad.
He staggered in, came to his side, looked at Chen Jing, whose face was dark purple and lips were pale, and collapsed to the ground.
"Jing'er... Jing'er, wake up, don't sleep anymore. If you wake up, father will agree to your marriage with that maid. You can marry whoever you want. Father will never interfere in your marriage again. Wake up, okay? Don't scare father..."
General Chen kept talking on and on, tears streaming down his face.
At this moment, a slight sound came from the bedroom closet.
The attendant immediately drew out the long knife from his waist, looked at the wardrobe vigilantly, and said:
"Who is it? Come out!"
There was no more movement in the closet. The follower approached cautiously, gripped the long knife in his hand, and pulled open the closet door.
In the closet, Mei Niang, wearing a pink dress, was holding her child tightly. She was obviously very scared. Her big eyes were open, full of fear.
"Don't kill me, don't kill me, I didn't see anything, I don't know anything..."
The little girl in her arms immediately started crying out of fear, and her cry was so deafening that it instantly brought Chen Yi back to his senses.
He let go of Chen Jing and strode towards the mother and daughter, full of murderous intent. He pulled Mei Niang out and asked almost in a roar:
"Who killed my son? Who broke into the Chen residence and killed everyone in it?"
Mei Niang kept shaking her head, tears streaming down her face, and said fearfully:
"Father, I really don't know. I really don't know who they are. There were so many people... There were so many of them. They were like mad dogs, hacking at anyone they saw. Brother Jing noticed something was wrong, so he hid us in the closet. I really don't know anything. The man was wearing a cloak. I only saw a green jade pendant with a dragon engraved on it hanging around his waist."
A jade pendant engraved with a dragon...
General Chen's mind went blank. Xiao Yan...what on earth does he want to do?
When the little girl saw General Chen grabbing her mother, she cried even harder. She kept hitting General Chen with her little hands and kept cursing:
"Bad guy, you are a bad guy, let my mother go..."
The cries and curses merged into one.
At this moment, a guard hurried in with an arrow.
"General, there's something wrong with this arrow!"
Chen Yi let go of Mei Niang, took the arrow handed to him by the guard, and looked at the fine iron arrow carefully. Suddenly, veins popped out on his forehead.
"Xiao Yin! I, Chen Yi, swear that I will tear you into pieces!"