Chapter 601: Chapter 601: Explosion Chapter 601: Chapter 601: Explosion Xiao Yu, who had fallen into a pool of blood, unaware of when she had managed to get up, was now vigorously pushing the wooden box in the center of the floor with her other shoulder, moving it towards the sofa that had caught fire!

Xiao Yu, who often did chores within the True Martial Sect, was now exerting all her strength, shoving the wooden box fiercely into the flames!

“Run! Run fast!”

Lu Hao shouted loudly as he picked up Su Jin beside him and ran for the door!

Bu Hong was still staring dumbfounded in Xiao Yu’s direction, while Lin Xiuyuan quickly grabbed Bu Hong and followed Su Xiangzhe out the door!

Although the wooden box was quite solid, the family knew it was a hollow wooden box, and if the flames crept inside, it would be a matter of an instant!

“Xiao Jin, you go in first,”
Lu Hao said as he ran, for even though they had already escaped the yard, the power of the bomb was not to be underestimated.

“Okay, you guys should also go in if it’s absolutely necessary,”
Su Jin, knowing that Lu Hao carrying her would slow him down, didn’t hesitate and, along with Local Tyrant Gold, dashed into the Space.

Inside Liu Jianyuan’s mansion, Xiao Yu sat on top of the wooden box, watching the people frantically running out, and couldn’t help but laugh.

“Xiao Yu, what are you doing? Move that box away quickly,”
Ren Qin originally thought this was a temporary measure by Xiao Yu meant to scare those people away, but seeing Xiao Yu in such a state now filled her with a bad premonition.

Enduring the pain, Xiao Yu used the flames to burn through the ropes binding her hands, and picked up the pistol that Bu Hong had knocked to the floor. She then aimed it at Ren Qin and said with a smile, “My dear cousin, you never intended for me to come back alive tonight, did you? Don’t worry, I’m satisfied now because, before I die, I can also drag you down with me, hahaha.”

Bang!

Xiao Yu fired a shot at Ren Qin, but the bullet only hit the ground beside her. Xiao Yu smiled weirdly, turned around, and fired another shot at Ren Qin, this time hitting her thigh, causing blood to immediately flood the floor.

“Xiao Yu, you little wretch,”
Ren Qin cursed in pain.

“Zhang Ming, Zhao Xing, hurry up and find a way to push the box away!”

Liu Jianyuan, who was frozen in ice, shouted loudly, unfortunately Zhang Ming, being a speed element ability user, had his feet tied up with Zhao Xing by Lu Hao, and the two men were still on the floor, completely unable to get up at the moment.

“Xiao Yu, Xiao Yu, my dear sister, save me, I’ll keep the spot by my side for you, okay?”

Liu Jianyuan begged desperately, never having imagined that he would one day be brought down by a woman beside him.

As if not hearing Liu Jianyuan at all, Xiao Yu continued to shoot Ren Qin, each shot purposely missing her vital spots, making Ren Qin feel as if she were being drawn and quartered.

And this was all within the span of a short two minutes; finally, one side of the wooden box was completely engulfed in flames.

Boom!

An ear-splitting blast reverberated throughout the entire F city base.

The rumbling explosion lasted for a while, and Bu Hong stood up from behind Lin Xiuyuan’s ice wall, bowing deeply to Lin Xiuyuan and saying, “Brother Long, thank you for just now.”

He had been completely shocked by Xiao Yu’s actions, even forgetting that the box contained real explosives. If not for Long Aotian pulling him out, he feared that he might have perished with the others, leaving no remains.

“It’s nothing, really nothing,”
Long Aotian patted Bu Hong’s shoulder and said with a smile.

“Go back, it’s time to rest,”
Lu Hao said. Although there had been some recent upheavals, the outcome was exactly what they had wanted.

An eye for an eye, justice had been served.

…

The explosion at the Base Leader’s residence had shocked the entire base.

However, it was only a shock; no one was sad, no one felt sorry, and no one wanted to delve into the matter. Most people were simply curious onlookers.

“Liu Jianyuan, ah, now that he’s dead, he’s dead. It’s not like he ever did any good deeds.”

“Maybe even the heavens couldn’t stand him and decided to take him away.”

“He caused the deaths of so many elderly and children before. Now it’s just karma!”

“Tsk, tsk, see? This is retribution, dying without a place to be buried!”

“…”

Still, the base’s leadership did get involved in the investigation and concluded that Liu Jianyuan and his mistress had been fighting over relationship issues in their villa, which led to the ignition of stored bombs and caused the explosion. The bullet marks found on some bricks also seemed to confirm this.

Some people privately suspected the True Martial Sect was involved, but the majority within the base supported the Sect and its reputation had always been excellent. Suspicions were immediately dismissed by supporters as crap, and soon no one dared speak ill of the True Martial Sect again.

Long Aotian continued selling supplies in the villa as if nothing had happened.

The only difference was that the base guards no longer came around to cause trouble, and with Lu Hao and his group’s arrival, even the True Martial Sect had sent non-special ability disciples like Yin Bao to help with the weighing of supplies and counting of Crystal Cores. The lines moved much faster now.

“Where the hell has Xiao Yu gone? Haven’t seen her for days, really strange,”
Yin Bao muttered. Xiao Yu used to follow them around like a shadow.

“I don’t know, I kind of miss her. No one’s around to wash my clothes,”
Wang Yongnan also said, frowning as he ate the wheat pancakes, pickles, and porridge provided by Long Aotian.

“I even asked the master, and he just seemed very unhappy and unsure,”
another young man said.

Bu Hong had recounted what happened at Liu Jianyuan’s residence that night to Wu Xingye and the fellow disciples who were privy to the incident. Nobody believed Xiao Yu, who had always seemed so innocently naive, could have that side to her.

“I was completely shocked too; if it weren’t for Brother Long’s warning, I might not have made it out in time,”
Bu Hong said with a wry smile.

“Let it go, this matter is settled now. It’s my fault for not noticing sooner,”
Wu Xingye said, gesturing dismissively, no longer wanting to talk about Xiao Yu.

Bu Hong understood his master’s personality well. The belongings from Xiao Yu’s living quarters had been collected by Wu Xingye, who didn’t just throw them away but instead burnt them for her after learning she was no longer alive.

That was probably the last thing he could do for Xiao Yu!

…

In F city’s base, ever since the Base Leader was gone, many from the original management had become restless, eyeing the position with intense interest. While the Base Leader’s seat attracted every one of them, the most popular candidate among the public was still Wu Xingye from the True Martial Sect.