Chapter 171: Chapter 171: The Luo Family Blaze! The Eight Great Clans—Lv Family!

Thinking of the consequences of mission failure, the four of them suddenly quickened their pace, chasing in the direction of Lu Xuan.

However, just as they were about to catch up to Lu Xuan, who had slowed down.

A transparent and invisible powerful energy swept across the void, headed straight for their faces.

The four mysterious martial artists chasing Lu Xuan had no time to dodge.

Directly with their bodies, they collided with that invisible and transparent powerful energy.

Bang!

Facing this powerful force, the four martial artists were hit as if by a terrifying blow.

The four bodies were thrown backward, crashing into several innocent passersby along the way.

"Who the hell dares to crash into me!"

"These four bastards, how are they walking!"

"Ouch!"

"I’ve long noticed something was off with these four guys, sneaking around all the way."

Against the curses of these unfortunate passersby, the four martial artists lying on the ground had no retort.

Because they were all unconscious.

Lu Xuan, sensing that no one was following him, sped up, then without any pause, left the city of Qingling Prefecture.

"What happened to the Luo Mansion?"

"That direction is the Luo Family’s estate!"

"It looks like there’s a big fire at the Luo Family!"

"Hurry, someone come!"

As the fire continued to spread, the anomaly at the Luo Mansion caught the attention of passersby.

These passersby hadn’t been watching long before many figures appeared behind them, about a hundred government officials in uniform.

Among them, three men stood at the forefront of these officials.

On the far right, a middle-aged man appeared to be in his forties or fifties, shouting to the crowd.

"Make way, make way, don’t block here."

"Government business, all irrelevant individuals, disperse!"

Seeing the speaking man, the onlooking passersby quickly cleared a path.

Because that man was the Chief Constable of Qingling Prefecture.

And beside the Chief Constable were the Prefect and the Sub-prefect of Qingling Prefecture!

The man standing in the middle was the Prefect of Qingling Prefecture.

But now, he gazed with complex eyes at the mansion engulfed in flames ahead.

"Something really happened to the Luo Family!"

"Now it’s truly a big mess!"

"Who on earth is so bold and daring, this is practically treason, a capital crime!"

Just earlier, some of the Luo Family’s servants rushed to the office to report to the authorities.

They said something happened to the Luo Family, Wu Hui, the Luo Family’s guard captain, led a rebellion and killed all the Luo Family’s bloodline.

Faced with such an absurd story, the office didn’t believe them at all.

They even thought these people were impostors causing trouble and mocking them.

Thus, they detained all those claiming to be Luo Family servants.

Until some time later, more people claimed something happened to the Luo Family, making the officials realize it was true.

The Luo Family was in trouble!

The Chief Constable beside him also spoke up at this time.

"Lord Prefect, the surviving Luo Family members said it was someone named Wu Hui."

"That Wu Hui, who is one of the Luo Family’s guard captains, seems to be a martial artist at the Blood Refining Realm."

"However, in my humble opinion, it’s definitely not Wu Hui who did it, the murderer must be someone else."

"Alright, I’ve already made a decision about the Luo Family’s matters, you two first put out the fire at the Luo Family."

"I now need to personally inform the Governor!"

"And, immediately have someone seal off the city gates, no one is allowed in or out!"

The Luo Family has ended up like this; presumably, the Patriarch of the Luo Family, Luo Jin, has died in it.

Luo Jin, who was the commissioner of Anzhou, Prince An’s martial arts mentor, has died!

This immense matter even made the Prefect of Qingling Prefecture tremble slightly.

For now, it’s best to go find the Governor, only he can handle this.

Prince An’s Mansion!

Three men riding fast horses seamlessly dismounted at the gates of Prince An’s Mansion, heading directly inside.

The guards stationed at the gates, seeing the waist plates in the men’s hands, made no effort to stop them.

In a tranquil courtyard of Prince An’s Mansion.

In the main room, opposite Prince Xia Mingqing sat a man around seventy years old.

The man was dressed in a gray robe, his entire body wrapped tightly, his face half-hidden, making it hard to see his true appearance.

Of course, Prince Xia Mingqing naturally knew the identity of this man before him.

He was the Profound Bird Guard, Lv Haodong, of Qingling Prefecture!

"My lord, I heard something happened over in Ming State, the Pure World White Lotus Sect people have reappeared."

"That group of demons, without the threat of the Observatory, has completely lost control."

"According to the information I’ve gathered, several county cities and a prefecture city have been blood sacrificed by them."

"An entire prefecture city’s Profound Bird Guard has been completely wiped out by the Pure World White Lotus Sect."

Lv Haodong spoke calmly, as if he had no emotion toward the heinous acts of the Pure World White Lotus Sect.

"Ming State, huh?"

"Hmph, the Pure World White Lotus Sect, those useless fools, hiding for so long, dare to show themselves."

Upon finding out it was the Pure World White Lotus Sect, Prince Xia Mingqing’s eyes flashed with disdain.

They’re just street rats, they can’t make trouble for me! 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

"However, the Pure World White Lotus Sect appearing at this time can still cause some trouble for that woman."

"Hehehe!"

"Stir it up, stir it, turn the skies of the Great Xia Dynasty into chaos, only then can I take advantage!"

"What does the death of some commoners matter, as long as it lets me ascend the throne, it’s all worth it."

Seeing this, Lv Haodong quickly flattered Prince Xia Mingqing.

"My lord is wise, I think the same."

"By the way, my lord, there’s another matter, a letter from the family arrived."

"It’s said that one’s power has reduced to a tenth of what it was, it’s our best opportunity."

"As long as my lord breaks through to the Divine Mansion Realm, our Lv Family will do everything to support you!"

The person Lv Haodong was referring to was naturally the current Great Xia Emperor, Xia Mingyue.

"Divine Mansion Realm?"

"Soon, in no more than a year, I will break through to that realm."

"Once I achieve my grand ambitions, I will definitely not treat your Lv Family poorly."

Lv Haodong still maintained a fawning posture with no airs of the Profound Bird Guard.

"Then allow me to congratulate you in advance, my lord."

Xia Mingqing appreciated Lv Haodong’s attitude, nodding in satisfaction.

"Hmm!"

Though Lv Haodong was a martial artist at Inner Qi Perfection, in his eyes, he was still like an ant.

Lv Haodong was allowed to appear in this house entirely because he was part of one of the eight major families, the Lv Family.