Chapter 221: Fire Engulfs the He Mansion

From today onward, the He Mansion has no reason to exist.

On the way to the He Mansion.

Xiao Qing fully exerted his initiative.

He had the Iron Blood Mercenary Group ask the townspeople of Han Shan Cheng, roughly sorting out the cause and effect of the incident.

Although these townspeople hadn't personally experienced it, they did have some understanding of He Qing's conduct in Han Shan Cheng.

Adding together the information gathered from all sides, the conclusion reached was virtually identical to the truth.

At the very least, there wouldn't be a significant difference.

Even while fleeing, Gu Pan remained dazed and confused.

Moreover, the women He Qing had bullied in Han Shan Cheng were by no means few.

What exactly happened is almost self-evident!

To lay a hand on Gu Pan is to have already touched Gu Han's reverse scale.

Gu Han wouldn't say something like 'dragons have reverse scales; touch them and die.'

But anyone who dares to lay hands on his kin, in Gu Han's presence, there is only one outcome.

Death!

He flipped his palm, and suddenly ten treasure beads of various colors appeared in his palm!

Earth Flame Stone, Extinguish Thunder Stone...

Gu Han forcefully threw all the treasure beads into the He Mansion.

In the next instant, a scorching flame wave instantly swept outward.

It was also mixed with roaring thunder!

Blinding lightning flashed, and inside the He Mansion a chorus of wails and screams immediately erupted.

Even the townspeople of Han Shan Cheng rushing over from two or three streets away could feel the flame wave almost hitting them head-on.

Gu Han's single move caused the temperature throughout Han Shan Cheng to surge upward!

The various experts hiding in the dark had their pupils contract sharply,

"What a ruthless young man!"

Even though their great clans harbor considerable grudges against each other,

they would not normally set fire to burn down each other's clan strongholds!

Otherwise, if you don't eradicate the roots when cutting weeds, the future will become an endless feud!

That young man had just retreated a step, and they thought he had come up with some plan.

But they never expected it to be this method!

The sea of fire spread extremely quickly, soon engulfing the He Mansion, which occupied a vast area.

Countless people from the He Mansion rushed toward the main gate in a panic.

For a moment, a stampede even occurred!

Many members of the He Family did not die in the raging flames, but rather were trampled by their own clansmen.

"Stay calm, everyone, stay calm!"

The He Mansion's guard squad leader immediately stepped forward, hoping to shout down the rioting crowd.

"Everyone, hurry and put out the fire!"

"Crowding together now will only create greater danger!"

However, at the very moment the fire broke out, some guards had already tried to extinguish it with water.

But no matter how much water they poured,

this fire could be temporarily controlled, but it would soon reignite, burning even fiercer!

Ordinary water simply cannot extinguish this fire!

Thus, the guards were unwilling to even heed the words of the guard squad leader.

The guard squad leader was a Martial Master of Water Elemental Force, holding a lofty position within the He Family.

He merely wanted to preserve his strength to meet the enemy, not waste too much energy on firefighting.

Seeing the guards behave this way, he also ceased to care about their lives or deaths.

If the guards die, they can simply be recruited again.

If the branch line perishes, it can simply be regenerated.

Anyway, the He Mansion already had a prepared underground passage; the direct line moved into it at the very moment the fire broke out.

As long as the main line's members are safe, that's enough!

But just as he was about to act, he found his trouser leg grabbed.

"Captain He Kuang, please, save me!"

He Kuang lowered his head and saw that it was He Qing's mother, Jiang Yue.

And on Jiang Yue's face was a fresh red five-fingerprint.

It was likely left by the women of the main line.

The soot-covered Jiang Yue clung desperately to He Kuang's trouser leg, pleading bitterly.

But He Kuang merely glanced at her coldly, then brushed her hand away,

"All of this today is your doing; if you don't die, you won't be able to convince the masses!"

The He Mansion was destroyed in a sea of fire.

Even if the Family Head and elders could return in time to destroy the Gu Family,

The He Family's reputation has been utterly lost in Han Shan Cheng as well.

Jiang Yue must die, in order to appease the resentment of the families of the fallen clansmen!

Having said that, He Kuang didn't even glance at Jiang Yue, and quickly rushed toward the direction of He Manor's gate.

Jiang Yue's eyes filled with deep despair.

Those fleeing main branch members drove her out the door.

She had once given He Kuang many things in order to gain a foothold in the He Family.

But she never expected that He Kuang, whom she regarded as her last lifeline,

would actually not show the slightest regard for past affection, and directly drove her away!

Perhaps what awaits her today is only one ending: to be buried in the sea of fire!

Finally, someone rushed to the front of He Manor's gate.

Gu Han had no intention of stopping them, and simply let them flee.

Bang!

However, at the moment they were about to step out of He Manor's gate, it was as if they had hit an invisible wall.

With a loud bang, the impact left them dizzy and dazed!

Moreover, the people of He Manor fleeing behind, although they noticed the abnormality ahead,

but they simply had no time to stop.

Or rather, even if they wanted to stop, the people further behind would not be willing.

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

More and more people crashed in, piling up into a human wall of flesh, trapped within He Manor's territory.

The person who had been running the fastest was, at this moment, squeezed into a pulp.

More than ten He Family guards, their faces pressed against the invisible wall, tearfully begged Gu Han,

"Young hero, senior, sir, please spare us!"

"We are merely hired workers; as long as you, sir, give the word, we will sever all ties with the He Family from now on, having nothing more to do with them."

The crowd voiced their pleas, only hoping Gu Han would let them off lightly.

Whether it was those begging for mercy inside He Manor, or the onlookers watching the spectacle in the streets, they all gazed curiously at Gu Han.

Wanting to know how Gu Han would decide.

After all, to watch hundreds or thousands of people perish in a sea of fire is not something just anyone can do!

Even the members of the Iron Blood Mercenary Group, accustomed to life and death, showed a hint of reluctance in their eyes!

Only Gu Han coldly gazed at the He Manor people begging for mercy, yet felt no sway.

Among these people, perhaps there truly are some who can barely be considered innocent.

But Gu Han still holds to that saying.

He has neither the time nor the energy to distinguish whether these people are good or bad.

As long as he spares the first person, a second will come begging for mercy.

By then, probably everyone in the He Manor will claim they have never done anything wrong!

If he accidentally kills an innocent, the fault will be entirely his to bear.

The sea of fire spreads at extreme speed, with more and more people being buried in it.

Not only is it the He Manor gate.

Some who tried to climb over the wall to escape He Manor also discovered that the invisible walls had actually surrounded He Manor on all sides.

For the people of He Manor, the situation has now become a deadly trap!

And yet all of this is not Gu Han's doing.

At this moment, a thunderous roar came from within He Manor.

"Break it for me!"

He Kuang, the leader of the He Manor guard squad, wrapped in an unstoppable momentum,

brandishing a heavy iron staff, carrying a mighty momentum and staff intent, he smashed it against the invisible wall before the gate.