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The Big Landlord 67.2

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Chapter 67.2 – Settling Dispute

The crowded courtyard was as quiet as if it were the dead of night. Asides from the soldiers who have already seen Fu Wu Tian’s bloody side, everyone else was as white as sheet, in particular Zheng Bi, who was ready to collude with Jiang Zhong Ting and testify against An Zi Ran for her own survival. Her entire person had become dull and lifeless.

She thought she had found a way out of her predicament.
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How come it became throwing herself upon death’s door?

Fu Wu Tian wasn’t a businessman, but a genuine wang ye?

Zheng Bi’s eyes turned up in her head and she finally passed out.

Fu Wu Tian looked upon Jiang Zhong Ting, who was resisting the pain of his severed limb to crawl away, and suddenly heaved up his sword. Just as the blade was about to fall again, Jiang Zhong Ting suddenly raised his head.

“Wait a moment.”

The sword stopped in mid swing, just as he’d asked.

“Do you have some last words?” Fu Wu Tian looked at him with disregard. His murderous aura at the moment was really like the god of war in the rumors.

Jiang Zhong Ting looked at him with fear. “You can’t kill me.”

“Oh?”

Afraid that he would attack again without warning, Jiang Zhong Ting hurriedly explained in a low voice. “Wang ye should already be aware that this lowly official’s backer is the first prince, and the first prince is the most powerful candidate for the throne. If wang ye doesn’t want to offend the first prince then you best let me go.”

Fu Wu Tian was very patient and waited for him to finish talking. “Anything else?”

Jiang Zhong Ting’s breath stopped.

Of course there was nothing else to say. The backing of the first prince was his last card.

Fu Wu Tian had already gleaned the answer from his expression. He tilted his head, as if he were curious, and looked at Jiang Zhong Ting. He saw that there was nothing deeper to the man and said lightly, “Since there is nothing else…”

He had yet to finish his sentence and Jiang Zhong Ting’s head was already lopped off.

“Go report to King Yama.”

Fu Wu Tian’s movements were not big, because Jiang Zhong Ting’s head did not roll too far. After separating from its body, the head rolled on the ground and came to a stop before Liu Fei Hong, whose face was stunned and full of horror.

Liu Fei Hong’s scream echoed throughout the courtyard.
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He was going crazy!

In the end, all the constables brought by the two were detained. Although only two people were killed, the scene was very bloody because the two men bled everywhere. Those present were unlikely to ever forget this scene in their lifetime, and their subconscious would replay the scene in their nightmares.

The onlookers outside did not know what transpired. They only knew that a group of constables suddenly broke into the house early in the morning, but it didn’t take long for the army to arrive. The soldiers entered the house and not long after they brought the detained constables out of the An manor. The entire thing ended without a proper beginning and end.

The two corpses were stuffed into bags and carried out.

But the blood on the ground could not be taken away with the corpses.

Several of the soldiers cleaned up the intestines on the ground without a change in the color of their faces. They stuffed the intestines into bags, but the dregs could not be completely removed. They poured some clear water on top. Blood and water mixed together and spread out. The thick bloody smell in the yard still failed to dissipate.

The servants were all hiding away. None of them dared to come out. Zheng Bi and her daughter were also detained.

In the blink of an eye, only Fu Wu Tian and An Zi Ran were left in the courtyard. And also Ge Qian An, who had retrieved his sword from Fu Wu Tian.

Fu Wu Tian turned and saw his wang fei with a black face. His eyebrows gently arched up. The indifference from before morphed into a faint questioning look. “What is it? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?”

An Zi Ran’s face was still black. Although he had already guessed that Fu Wu Tian’s way of solving the problem would not be simple, this was far bloodier than his expectations.

Ge Qian An, who was wiping the blood from his sword, glanced over.

Actually, it was quite understandable. After all, this should be wang fei’s first time seeing such a bloody scene.

Wang fei?” Seeing that there was no response, Fu Wu Tian asked again.

An Zi Ran stared at him with fixed eyes. There was fury in his gaze. “Do you know whose home this is?”

Fu Wu Tian answered very naturally, “This is our home.”

An Zi Ran did not correct his ‘we,’ and said angrily, “This is my home, ah. If you want to kill can’t you choose some other place? Now the courtyard is all bloody. How is one supposed to live here in the future?”

In the future, every time someone passed by this courtyard, including him, would remember the scene of two people dying very gruesomely here. No matter how you think about the situation it was so unlucky!

Ge Qian An’s hand stilled in the middle of wiping his sword. He couldn’t help but give him a sidelong glance.

“What wang fei said does indeed make sense. It was this prince’s negligence.” Fu Wu Tian sincerely apologized. In retrospect, it was indeed a problem. A house where someone has died could not be lived in any longer, especially not for the wealthy people. It would affect the people who lived here, and may also affect business.

An Zi Ran glared at him. Negligence? Why did he think that it was deliberate?

Fu Wu Tian revealed an apologetic look, but he did not seem very sincere. “It seems that this house can no longer be lived in. What is wang fei going to do?”

What to do?

Obviously they had to move!

An Yuan County was a small place. There were only a few wealthy families. Big houses were even more rare, especially the ready-made ones. The population of the An family was relatively large. They couldn’t just live in any old house, and a new house could not be built in a short time. They could only move the family to Jun Zi City.

An Zi Ran married Fu Wu Tian, so it was impossible to stay in An Yuan County all the time. He had planned to wait for things to settle down here before considering the matter of moving to Jun Zi City with Fu Wu Tian. Now, not only was the matter advanced forward, there was also no need for consideration.

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The Big Landlord 67.1

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Chapter 67.1 – Settling Dispute

How could the army be here in An Yuan County?
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Jiang Zhong Ting and Liu Fie Hong were shocked to see these well-trained soldiers here. They did not hear anything about this. Could the first prince or the prime minister have sent them?

Impossible!

If it were really the first prince or the prime minister, then there was no way that they wouldn’t know about this beforehand.

The two suddenly had a bad premonition.

The leading general came over. He carried a blood-filled and austere aura around him. His hard and expressionless face made people fear getting near. It was clear to all who lay eyes upon him that he was a soldier baptized by blood!

Jiang Zhong Ting and Liu Fei Hong hesitantly approached him. They were just about to speak, but the other party ignored them and walked directly pass their faces.

Both of their expressions froze over at the same time.

The uneasiness in their hearts grew deeper. When they turned around, they saw that blood-aura general walk up to Fu Wu Tian. He didn’t even spare a glance for the guard that had been cut in half on the ground. He got down on one knee. A feeling of great power emitted from him.

Wang ye, this general has had this place surrounded as you ordered.”

Wang… Wang ye?

Jiang Zhong Ting and Liu Fei Hong were overwhelmed with shock. Their eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. With increasing alarm, they looked at Fu Wu Tian, whose expression had not changed from beginning to end, but was still able to make people feel the ruthless cold detachment emitting from him.

There were only a few people titled wang ye in Jun Zi City, but they never knew that such a wang ye existed in the capital. Except there was that one jun wang who had only returned to Jun Zi City for a few months, but how could he be here?

The two finally realized what the uneasiness in their hearts was.

“Detain these people for this prince.”
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When Fu Wu Tian’s cold gaze fell upon them, Jiang Zhong Ting and Liu Fei Hong’s legs shook uncontrollably.

Everyone knew a thing or two about the jun wang’s military glory. All of the princes were making supreme efforts to rope him to their side, including the first prince. And now they have offended that jun wang. If the first prince found out, it would be a wonder if he didn’t skin them!

The general immediately executed his order. He went over to the two men and grabbed one in each hand. These two great lords were treated like sandbags. The general tossed them in front of the steps and they landed in a heap. It was a very funny picture, but no one dared laugh. They had yet to recover from the shock.

“Oh no, oh no…”

Liu Fei Hong rolled around and almost rolled on top of Guard Two’s corpse. He was so scared that his complexion turned blue and white. He almost threw up and crawled away at once. He could no longer care about his dignity.

Jiang Zhong Ting had never been so embarrassed in his life. In his heart he got more and more angry. He lifted his body and then raised his head to look at that man above him. Up close and personal the cruelty of that man was even more apparent. He really was a god of death come from the battlefield.

Now he finally affirmed that this man was the rumored god of war!

The sword in Fu Wu Tian’s hand suddenly rushed towards him.

Jiang Zhong Ting was so scared that he screamed, but the sword stopped in front of his forehead, resting just so against his brow. The tip of the sword pierced his skin a little and blood flowed down from between his eyebrows. He was so frightened that his body was paralyzed.

Wang ye, spare my life!”

“Say it again,” Fu Wu Tian said.

The voice of Jiang Zhong Ting pleading for mercy stopped short. What do you mean say it again?

Fu Wu Tian leisurely said, “What crime did you say this prince’s wang fei committed?”

Jiang Zhong Ting’s entire body went stiff in a split second.

How could he dare to say that ‘the An family has rebellious intentions towards the empire’ again? With their (JZT and LFH) status and the help of those above them, to defame a little landlord was a simple matter – just casually create some evidence, find a random person to testify, and they could wipe out everyone in the An family.

But when you’re up against a jun wang it was no simple matter at all.

If he could not bring forth unequivocal evidence that would convince the populace, then he would be framing a relative of the emperor. At that time, he would definitely lose the black silk hat* on his head.

[*T/N: the black silk hat represents his government official position. Although I think he should be worrying more for his head than the cap on it. Just saying.]

Wang… wang ye… this… this lowly official…”

Jiang Zhong Ting had the impulsive urge to bite off his tongue. Wanting him to retract his previous words was the same as telling him to slap his own mouth. But the words have already been said. If the person before him was not the rumored god of war, perhaps he could still say a few good words. But this time he had a premonition that he was doomed.

“Not speaking? Then let this prince say it for you.” Fu Wu Tian’s sword suddenly moved away from his eyebrows. “This prince heard you say that this prince’s wang fei was plotting a rebellion, that you want to execute all of this prince’s wang fei’s relatives, correct?”

Jiang Zhong Ting’s heart trembled and nearly collapsed like goo.

This so-called ‘execute all of one’s relatives’ didn’t exactly mean all of one’s relatives. It was just a general saying. Anyone who has some relation with the criminal would also be incriminated.

Fu Wu Tian was An Zi Ran’s man, so not only would he be included, but his relatives too, people such as the emperor and the first prince also counted within that group.

“Jiang Zhong Ting, you sure have guts. You dare try to frame this prince’s wang fei for rebellion? Are you aware of your crime?” The sword in Fu Wu Tian’s hand swung down once again. This time it wasn’t merely a threat. In front of Liu Fei Hong’s horror-filled eyes, the sword lopped off Jiang Zhong Ting’s right arm.

“Ahh!”

Jiang Zhong Ting let out a wretched scream and fell to the ground.

The arm flew through the air, trailing blood behind it, and finally fell in front of Liu Fei Hong. Fresh blood sprinkled across his face…

Everyone else was scared into a stupor.

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FOD: Xue Zi Xuan 3.6

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Chapter 3.6 – Back to the Human World

He thought he had arrived in time, but didn’t think that in the end, he was still too late. The remorse, pain and bitter regret made Xue Zi Xuan unable to breathe. With difficulty, he took in a breath, and then half dragged, half carried the youth down the stairs. “Go to the hospital,” he said hoarsely.

“Yes, yes, we’ll go to the hospital. Where’s Xiao Wang? Tell him to get the car from the garage now.” Xue Li Dan Ni came back to her senses and ran to the door shouting, not caring about her image. Ever since they reached home, her son had been behaving too strangely, clutching Huang Yi and wordlessly crying, his shoulders and back trembling. Even she felt moved to sorrow upon seeing the scene.

She was very certain that these two had not had many interactions with each other, and despite living in the same house, their relationship was no better than two strangers meeting on a street. Whatever was causing her son grief, it should be in no way related to Huang Yi. But he rejected and ignored everyone else, and held on tightly to Huang Yi instead. She really couldn’t think of an explanation for this situation, hence her only option was to send her son back to the hospital and have his head thoroughly examined.

Xue Jing Yi stared at the two people who were locked in a tight embrace, her nails biting into her palms, leaving bloody crescents. The resulting tingling sensation of pain seemed to travel directly to her heart, making her vision spin. She forcefully suppressed her dizziness. She cannot afford to faint now and leave Huang Yi alone together with her elder brother.

Since the day Huang Yi arrived, she had been unable to shake off this obsession, which inexplicably took root in her mind. Sure enough, Huang Yi’s presence heralded trouble. If he wanted to snatch any other thing of hers away, she wouldn’t be moved to stop him, but only her elder brother was off limits. Her elder brother can only belong to her.

When they reached the door, the chauffeur drove over and slowly came to a halt next to the large fountain. A faint breeze scattered some droplets onto their faces. On reflex, Xu Zi Xuan lifted his hand and shielded the boy’s face.

“Xiao Yi, I’m sorry, ge ge was wrong.” He lightly held the heavily bandaged hands, afraid of using force lest it hurt him, yet unwilling to release his hands, and could only softly apologize.

Zhou Yun Sheng had been in a rather dazed state all this while. He stared at the thin and pale young man, doubt and suspicion heavy in his gaze. This person seems to have transformed into someone unrecognizable overnight. As a matter of fact, Xue Zi Xuan indeed bore little resemblance to his former self. His casual attire was crumpled, his hair a little messy, his jaw covered with a faint shadow of stubble. His eyes, which were normally deep, still pools of calm, were now filled with anxious concern and some other unimaginable emotion.

The once haughty and aloof musician was now just an ordinary man overwhelmed with fears and worries. He was apologizing to Huang Yi, and even referred to himself as his brother? Were his ears deceiving him?

Zhou Yun Sheng attempted to dig at his ears, but the fat gauze wrappings around his fingers prevented him from doing so. He wanted to get as far away from this mental case as possible but found himself stuffed into the backseat of the car and securely wrapped in the other’s arms.

From his memories, Xue Zi Xuan learned that although his rebirth was a step too late, his beloved youth has not yet met Xue Yan. There was still a chance to turn things around. The thought of Xue Yan filled him with fear and dread. He unconsciously tightened his hold on the boy, his arms locked firmly around the thin waist.

The scent of the young man’s cologne washed over Zhou Yun Sheng, and he began struggling uncomfortably. The back of his head was suddenly caught and pressed down onto the other’s shoulder. The scent grew stronger, emanating from the warm and sturdy body beneath him. This intimate closeness sparked his unease.

A medical check-up was unnecessary, Xue Zi Xuan’s brains were definitely broken. He is staring at me like a starved wolf faced with fresh meat after a hundred years, with a beastly hunger in his eyes. Zhou Yun Sheng’s lips curled in a feral grin, his heart gloating and impatient.

Xue Li Dan Ni intended to get in the car as well but saw her son raising an arm to pull the door shut with a slam. He calmly instructed the chauffeur: “To the hospital.”

“Young Master, Madam and Young Miss have not entered.” The driver turned around to remind him.

“Don’t worry about them, just drive.” Xue Zi Xuan has regained his usual icy calm. His eyes, which were reddened from crying, were like dark bottomless pits. He has always been a monster who lacked empathy, and while being in the empty space for thousands of years, his feelings grew even thinner. In this world, the only person who could make his unfeeling heart beat, the only person who could make him feel alive, was now securely clasped in his arms. Nothing and no one else mattered to him at all.

Pierced by his cold stare, the chauffeur hurriedly stepped on the gas pedal and the car peeled off. Xue Li Dan Ni chased after them shouting, and was even grazed by the gravel on the road. Covered with cold sweat from the pain, she watched as her son remained unmoved, and the car receded into the distance. Realizing that her son was unheeding of her cries, she turned around and limped back, hurriedly demanded: “Where is Xiao Zhou? Quickly get a car and chase after them! The child has gone mad. Mad!”

Xiao Zhou, the assistant who was in charge of watching over Zhou Yun Sheng, ran to fetch the car from the garage. Xue Jing Yi and the housekeeper supported Xue Li Dan Ni by the arms on both sides, their faces full of worry and dismay.

“Mom, what’s wrong with ge ge?” Xue Jing Yi cried, her eyes red. In fact, when she saw her elder brother embracing Huang Yi as he wept, her heart had wept as well, twisting with pain. It had taken much control on her part not to pass out at that point. The abrupt changes to her elder brother’s personality had really left her shaken and restless.

“I don’t know either, we must ensure that he stays in the hospital for a couple of days for a more thorough check up this time.” Xue Li Dan Ni wearily massaged her temple.

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Translator’s Thoughts (Moonlightfrost10)

Regarding whether XZX loves the ZYS who can play the piano or the real ZYS…hmm the author claims that he loves the real ZYS but to me, I think he loved the ZYS in the past life. Even then, he wasn’t infatuated with the image ZYS put up but instead knew quite a lot about the real ZYS as he had “stalked” him in the past life until ZYS died (when he was too lazy to put up the innocent act).

However, in this life, he is willing to love ZYS regardless of who he is because he is ZYS… which is kind of like infatuation, but at least he still loves ZYS regardless of who he is now (which is quite different from the past life) and whether or not he can play the piano (or any other thing the future ZYS could do). He doesn’t actually question why ZYS can’t play the piano or likes so many different stuff and just accepts it, which is kinda strange but I guess that he just thought it was a butterfly effect due to his rebirth. If I say any more, I would be revealing spoilers so yeah.. have fun with the next chapter 🙂

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The Big Landlord 66.2

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Chapter 66.2 – Behead

On the steps, Fu Wu Tian’s mouth twitched slightly.
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Right now that handsome face wasn’t one that made people’s cheeks blush and their hearts race. Instead there was a trace of cruelty and blood thirst written in the line of his brows. It was like Shura had risen from hell to stand before mere mortals. He was a god standing at heights that they could never climb. Beneath his gaze, they only felt like insignificant ants.

The constables who saw this scene felt a chill enter their hearts. Their hands shook, and the swords tumbled out of their weak grasp.

Liu Fei Hong was so angry that his pale face turned ruddy. Thirty people couldn’t even take down a single person. If news of this got out wouldn’t that make him a laughing stock?

“Prefectural Magistrate Jiang, quickly come up with a plan!”

Liu Fei Hong finally couldn’t help but ask for help from Jiang Zhong Ting. Due to his fear of the ledger’s contents leaking out, he had rushed over to An Yuan County, so there was no time to prepare much in advance. At that time, he had thought that his opponent was only a landlord. He never expected that it would be such a level of difficulty.

Jiang Zhong Ting’s eyes flickered indefinitely. Now that things have developed to this point, if he still couldn’t see the great difference between this man’s strength and that of ordinary people, then he was really blind. How could a businessman reek so strongly of blood and even kill someone without batting an eye? To say that he was an ordinary businessman, only a three year old would believe it.

It seemed like it would be inadvisable to make this matter any bigger than it was.
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Thinking of this, Jiang Zhong Ting finally stepped forward.

The constables immediately parted to make a path for him to pass through.

However, Jiang Zhong Ting did not have the courage to get too close to Fu Wu Tian. He stopped two and a half meters away, and looked up at the man on the steps.

“Since you are from Jun Zi City, you must have heard of the first prince’s great name. As long as you hand over the young landlord of the An family behind you, this prefectural magistrate guarantees to put in a few good words for you before the first prince, and to not pursue what happened today.”

Jiang Zhong Ting looked at this supernatural man’s indifferent expression and could not help but frown.

“Your distinguished self may be unconcerned, but sire, you should still think about your family in Jun Zi City, right? This is a big crime necessitating the execution of the perpetrator and all of his relatives. Even if sire is unafraid of the consequences, your family may still be afraid. You need to reconsider.”

“Executing all relatives?”

As if he heard something funny, Fu Wu Tian finally gave him a little reaction.

Jiang Zhong Ting did not notice the sly twinkle that flashed across Fu Wu Tian’s eyes. Thinking that the other party was finally scared, a trace of arrogance immediately entered his voice, “That’s right. If you don’t want to offend the first prince, then you better hand over that person behind you. This prefectural magistrate guarantees not to make things difficult for your family members.”

These words were actually a blank promise.

Rebellion was a treacherous crime that implicated all of one’s relatives. Since he was the An family’s son-in-law, then not only him, but also his family members would count as An Zi Ran’s relatives. Whether or not those people would be executed, that was not something a mere prefectural magistrate had any say in.

Just then, an unimaginable person rushed out.

A woman slammed into the ground and howled towards Jiang Zhong Ting, “Da ren, we are innocent, ah, my daughter and I are ignorant of An Zi Ran’s intentions to rebel. This matter really has nothing to do with us. Da ren, please distinguish right and wrong with acuity!”

After she finished speaking, she started kowtowing towards Jiang Zhong Ting. She used so much force that the skin on her forehead split.

This person was none other than the third concubine, Zheng Bi.

As for An Ke Xin, she stood in the hallway with a waxen face, looking at the scene with horror.

After hearing the news that the An manor was surrounded by the government, the mother and daughter pair rushed over just in time to hear Liu Fei Hong’s slanderous accusations. Then they saw Fu Wu Tian cruelly killing a bodyguard. The two nearly fainted.

[T/N: I’m surprised they didn’t…? XP]

Zheng Bi was did not know that the rebellion was purely a made-up accusation. She thought of Fang Jun Ping and her daughter. She never understood why those two would run away from the An family, but now she finally received an answer. In order to survive, she mustered up the courage to run out.

When Jiang Zhong Ting saw her, he immediately thought of a wonderful strategy. “What is your relationship to An Zi Ran?”

Zheng Bi quickly explained, “Da ren, I am his father’s third concubine, Zheng Bi, but you must believe me, da ren, my daughter and I really don’t know anything.”

Third concubine?

So she was one of An Chang Fu’s concubines.

Jiang Zhong Ting was very satisfied with her identity and looked at her with increasingly gentle eyes. “This prefectural magistrate wants to believe in you, but it is true that this family intents to rebel. Unless you can prove that you have nothing to do with the rebellion of the family.”

Zheng Bi was not stupid and soon understood the hints in his words. She suddenly got excited and replied with joy, “Da ren, I am willing to testify that An Zi Ran really had rebellious intentions.”

“Very good! Very good!”

Jiang Zhong Ting finally laughed out loud, and looked at Fu Wu Tian and An Zi Ran with an expression that said he was proud of himself.

“Ge Qian An, I only now found out that stupidity attracts stupidity.”

Shao Fei, who had been watching for a long time, couldn’t help it anymore. Watching them talk and scheme about how to harm their wang fei, he had the urge to split their heads open and see what was inside.

Ge Qian An ignored him.

On the other hand, Jiang Zhong Ting’s expression sunk.

At that moment, tumultuous sounds came to them from the outside. The noise seemed to be startled shouts coming from the farmers that had surrounded the manor to watch. There was the sound of neat and orderly footsteps. The duh duh duh sounds echoed in the hearts of the well-trained soldiers.

Just as Jiang Zhong Ting turned and looked behind him, a soldier in armor led several teams of soldiers to rush inside. The soldiers split to the left and right, and immediately surrounded the entire courtyard.

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FOD: Xue Zi Xuan 3.5

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Chapter 3.5 – Back to the Human World

Xue Li Dan Ni was startled by the flash of fervor in her son’s eyes. She hardly dared to believe that the faintly twisted expression on the young man’s face belonged to her son, who did not even wrinkle his brows nor shed a tear after the death of his own biological sister. What had he experienced? Or who was it who caused him to become like this? Maybe, could it be just her own imagination?

As the car drew near to their destination, a villa stood out in the depths of a green, luxuriant golf course; the wheels of the car ran over the road scattered with loose gravel, making a rattling noise. Xue Zi Xuan clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, his eyes growing more and more dry.

He repeatedly took deep breaths; fear and anticipation became a swirling mess in his chest, making him feel even more pressured. At this moment, he finally understood what homecoming anxiety felt like. The soul, which had once upon a time yearned to be given a second chance, has finally been granted its deepest wish. But now that his wish has been realized, he suddenly felt so heavy and timid, hesitating to approach.

“We’re home. Zi Xuan, what’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell? I told you to remain at the hospital but you wouldn’t listen! Xiao Wang, drive us back to the hospital!” Xue Li Dan Ni had exited the car and waited for quite a while, but realised that her son had not moved. She bent over and quickly looked inside, but saw that his face was pale and his forehead was beaded with cold sweat, looking like he was in immense pain.

“I’m fine, there’s no need for the hospital,” Xue Zi Xuan answered mutedly. However, if one listened carefully, one could discern a faint tremor in his voice, choked with pent up emotion. He blinked quickly, suppressing the tears that threatened to form, and got down from the car. He took a few steps forward, then stopped, staring up at the villa backlit by the sun.

“Big Brother, go on in, it’s cold outside.” Xue Jing Yi sidled up to him, urging him softly as she reached out with both hands and attempted to hold his arm.

Xue Zi Xuan evaded her before she could get too close, and continued walking forward, his steps slow and hesitant at first, then his strides grew longer as his pace quickened, just as he was about to reach the doors, he quickly jumped up the steps two at a time, and pushed open the heavy, wooden doors.

The living room was empty, the sounds of gossip and laughter between the assistant and the nurse rang from the kitchens. Upon hearing the front door being opened, they came out to look, before surprise flashed over their faces.

“Mr. Xue, you’ve woken up?”

“Young Master, you’ve just come back from the hospital, I’m making some congee right now, would you like a bowl? Oh, the mistress and Young Miss are back as well.” The nurse Xiao Deng quickly walked over to help Xue Li Da Ni with the luggage and led the pale-faced Xue Jing Yi to sit on the sofa.

Xue Zi Xuan ignored them, walked around the first floor in a circle but could not find the person who he was looking for, before realising that he wasn’t downstairs. Subconsciously, he looked up towards the second floor, and just at that moment, a young boy appeared at the head of the stairs, peering down at them.

“Mr, Mr. Xue, you’re back.” Zhou Yun Sheng’s line of sight briefly met Xue Zi Xuan’s deep eyes, before he immediately looked away. He stammered out a greeting, while inwardly sighing to himself: Discharged so soon? Sure enough, only the good die young, but the evil live for a thousand years.

“En, I’m back.” This time, I will protect you, let’s start over, alright? These words once ran through his mind repeatedly in his dreams, but when his dream had become reality, he found himself choking up until he could not carry on. He ran heedlessly up the stairs and seized the thin youth into his arms, hugging him in a death grip as he trembled.

“I’m back, I’m finally back.” He buried his head in the boy’s warm shoulder, not letting him see the deep grief and bitter remorse on his face, nor his tears as they started to fall.

He opened his mouth and attempted to speak again, but suddenly realised that, at this moment, besides feeling the youth’s breathing, heartbeat, and body temperature, there was nothing else in the world he could ask for. He forcefully suppressed the urge to cry out, his heart flooded with sorrow and ecstasy, causing him to shudder uncontrollably, the youth clasped in his hold also shaking with him.

Zhou Yun Sheng could feel the spreading wetness on his shoulder, could hear the stifled sobbing sounds; the usual high and mighty person was currently cutting a very sorry figure as he hugged him tightly while shedding silent tears, his grief so obvious, and so heavy. Downstairs, the rest of the Xue household stared up at them in bewilderment, hesitating to approach them for fear of stimulating Xue Zi Yuan further.

Zhou Yun Sheng suddenly wanted to laugh. What was up with this whole situation? Ignoring everyone else and hugging him while crying, had his brains gone soft after being discharged from the hospital? He could neither understand nor sympathise with his grief. What could be more grievous than having your own heart dug out? He hasn’t even started crying yet, what qualifications does Xue Zi Xuan have to cry?

He forced down his loathing and resentment, and whispered, “Mr. Xue? Did something happen?”

The other didn’t reply, only tightening the hold around his waist, to the point that he felt like he was about to be squeezed in half. Left with no other choice, he poked at the youth’s head, his fingers sending up spikes of pain as he did so. He asked again: “Mr. Xue, if there’s anything wrong it’s best to say it out, don’t keep it inside, Aunty Xue and Jing Yi are very worried about you.”

Xue Zi Xuan finally stopped crying, and his trembling gradually stilled. He lifted his head and looked at the boy with reddened eyes, his slender fingers combing through the soft hair, which was left to grow out, and finally gave a faint smile. He wasn’t mistaken, this was indeed his youth, his innocent, sixteen-year-old youth.

At that moment, all his fears and anxiety turned into joy and gratitude as he held Zhou Yun Sheng in his arms. Xue Zi Xuan gently brushed aside the boy’s hair from his face, and pressed a light kiss on the fair cheek, a kiss that was filled with endless sorrow and reverence.

It wasn’t just the Xue family who was stunned stupid downstairs, even the usually quick-witted Zhou Yun Sheng was dumbstruck. He pressed a hand to his cheek, his eyes round with disbelief.

Xue Zi Xuan’s tranquil expression lasted only a moment, when he touched the many bandages around the boy’s hand, he immediately sank into a panicked state: ” What happened to your hand?” These pair of hands, which were regarded as a world treasure, has it ever had to suffer the slightest bit of injury?

At this moment, all the memories of his current life, which were buried in the deepest recesses of his brain, suddenly came thick and fast. He had brought this boy here with murderous intentions. He had rejected the boy’s touch, rejected any attempts at familiarity with him, and even refused to eat at the same table as him. And in the end, he had forcefully slammed the lid of the piano down on the boy’s hands, crushing his fingers.

He could scarcely believe that this cruel man was his past self. He lightly clasped those injured hands, his fingers trembling slightly, so afraid that any carelessness on his part would cause further harm. His heart ached unbearably. It was as if the one who had suffered hurt was himself instead. He didn’t know when, but this youth had become his all and only, how could he not ache for him? How could he not hurt?

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homecoming anxiety-近乡情怯 literally something when you are near your hometown you are scared

only the good die young, but the evil live for a thousand years– 祸害遗千年, Literally translates to ‘scourge for a millennium’, usually referring to how bad people tend to be long-lived.

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The Big Landlord 66.1

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Chapter 66.1 – Behead

The four men did not expect that someone would stand against them.
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They didn’t know why the An family wanted to rebel, but treason was a huge crime that affected nine generations of a family. Anyone who heard the word rebellion would go far, far away for fear of being implicated. Who would dare to step forward and defend the accused?

The four men looked at each other and came to a stop.

The man’s tall body was like a towering mountain peak. Standing on the steps and looking down on them from above, even without speaking, that expressionless face was enough to give them an invisible pressure.

“What are you all standing there for? Quickly capture them for this prefectural magistrate!” Liu Fei Hong saw that the men had stopped and his voice suddenly became irritated. “Rebellion is a great crime. Even if this person is the An family’s son-in-law, you still have to capture him for this prefectural magistrate.”

The four men really wanted to comply with the prefectural magistrate’s order, but when they came into contact with that man’s eyes and felt the pressure emanating from his body, they could feel their scalps tingling and their bodies stiffening, almost unable to move. Even they did not know why.

Liu Fei Hong let out a shout of ‘garbage.’

Jiang Zhong Ting, who was standing just behind, lowered his head and sent a hidden signal to the two guards at his side.

Guard One and Guard Two immediately noticed the signal and advanced forward. Being able to stay beside Jiang Zhong Ting, naturally these two were very carefully selected guards. Their strength was greater than the five men in black who were killed.

The two guards violently pushed aside the four men. They charged forward with large powerful strides, both brandishing huge swords. One came at Fu Wu Tian from the right and the other came from the left to lock him in a pincer. They guessed that Fu Wu Tian knew some martial arts. That was something that could be judged from his imposing manner. They wanted to slice him bloody with their weapons. This way, not only could they resolve this meddlesome man, but also impress an intimidating effect.

However, as they were rushing over, Ge Qian An, who was standing on the side, suddenly popped his sword out from its scabbard. Fu Wu Tian caught the long sword by the handle, and without batting an eye he chopped down the first guard who rushed towards him, which was Guard Two.

Blood splattered in the air.

Everyone saw Guard Two split into two parts. With a thud, both parts fell to the ground. Blood gushed out and stained the ground red.

The guard was still alive a second ago. Suddenly he lay in two parts on the ground with his visceral intestines spilled all over the place. It was a very horrible picture.

“Ouu…” [T/N: vomit]

Didn’t know who started vomiting first, but it triggered the others like a butterfly effect. There wasn’t a single person who did not vomit, including Liu Fei Hong, who was standing closer to the body. He even hurled out last night’s dinner.

Jiang Zhong Ting turned pale. He was the only person who resisted and managed not to throw up. But just from looking at him it was clear that he had taken a huge shock. Even on the battlefield, one may not see such a horrible picture of death, but what they didn’t know was that this kind of quick death from a single swing was already considered pretty good.
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In the past, the official that Fu Wu Tian cut in two did not die so quickly and suffered.

The guard who was slower by a step escaped death. He fell to the ground with a pale face. The blade he was holding had already flown out of his hands and onto the steps because of his trembling hands. He let out a ‘haa haa’ sound but no one paid any attention. He had yet to engage in combat and his heart already could not stand it anymore.

Fu Wu Tian flicked the blood off the sword with a blank face. His ruthless and cold gaze fell upon the guard on the ground whose muscles have softened from fright.

Guard One lost control of his bladder. His eyes were wide as he shook his head in horror. Broken sounds came out of his mouth. “Don’t… don’t kill me… I don’t want to die…”

Guard One was indeed an elite bodyguard chosen from a hundred people, but no matter how elite he was, someone who has never stepped foot on the battlefield wouldn’t know how horrific a dead person could be.

As soon as he stepped onto the stage he entered such a cruel and bloody scene. It was more than his psychological strength could endure. It was an immediate tragedy.

“Rebellion! Rebellion!”

The sharp voice of Jiang Zhong Ting suddenly sounded like a police bell striking everyone’s heart. The other people finally reacted. One of the ‘criminals’ that they were trying to capture had just blatantly slain a bodyguard in such a bloody and cruel way. Maybe he was also a participant in the An family’s treacherous rebellion.

“Capture these people for this prefectural magistrate. Even if you end up killing them on the spot, it’s fine. This prefectural magistrate will take full responsibility!” With a trembling finger, Liu Fei Hong wiped the sweat off from his upper lip. His face was still ghastly pale. He glared at Fu Wu Tian and An Zi Ran with eyes full of malicious intent.

The thirty or so men present at the scene hesitated for a good long while, before reaching for the swords at their sides.

This man was way too dangerous, but since he committed the crime of rebellion then he was punishable by death.

Although saying so, just thinking of how this man had split that powerful guard in half with one swing of his sword, their legs felt soft, and not one of them were willing to approach the man, dithering at a safe distance of two meters.

“A group of rubbish! Quickly heed this prefectural magistrate’s orders! We have so many people on our side and you’re still afraid of one man?!” Liu Fei Hong swung his arm and slapped the nearest man across the head.

On the steps, Fu Wu Tian’s mouth twitched slightly.

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Chapter 3.4 – Back to the Human World

Xue Jing Yi face was red, extremely embarrassed, staring at the hand that had been flung away, she did not speak for a long time. Xue Li Dan Ni impatiently said: “Do you have no brains? Why would you suddenly ask about him? He is still locked in the villa, he can’t run away anyway.”

Realizing that the other party is her daughter’s brother after all, and speaking like this would be inappropriate, Xue Li Dan Ni snorted and turned to see Fu Bo. Fu Bo nodded, replying that there was someone in the villa watching the young boy, he definitely couldn’t run.

Seeing their reaction, Xue Zi Xuan’s heart continuously sunk. Has everything begun yet? Cold and ruthless death ploys, unscrupulous and unbridled exploitation, false and hypocritical treatment, and that accident that caused the youth to leave him forever. When he thought of Xue Yan, remembered his wedding with the youth which shook the world, it caused his heart to squeeze in pain, his body to shake uncontrollably.

“I want to be discharged right now!” He no longer folded his clothes neatly, but crushed them into a ball and randomly shoved them into his suitcase.

This action would by no means be done by her severely OCD son. Xue Li Dan Ni became more and more worried, but could not do anything about her stubborn son; she could only let her assistant complete the discharge procedures.

A luxury car slowly stopped at the hospital entrance, the driver got off the car and opened the door for his employer. Xue Zi Xuan quickly got in and saw Xue Jing Yi, who had followed him. “Go to the front row,” Xue Zi Xuan commanded, his tone indifferent. He couldn’t really say what kind of feelings he had for this sister of his, his love had already been worn away cleanly, but he didn’t have the energy to hate, it was impossible to be his feelings at the beginning, now there can only be indifference.

If he can, he does not want to appear in the same space and time with her. However, since he has returned, he could only take it that she did not exist. He did not want to have the slightest connection with her.

Xue Jing Yi had received a large blow and looked at him with sorrow. Her pitiful expression not only did not make Xue Zi Xuan remorseful, but reminded him of his past life, how his sister used her weak appearance to cover up her treachery, and how decisively she implemented that murder.

If it weren’t for her, he and Xiao Yi’s relationship would not have gone to an irreparable state, however, he himself was also guilty, so forget it, no one had the qualification to blame the other.

His eyes feeling hot, Xue Zi Xuan once again had the urge to cry, but he held it back. In the decades of repent and waiting, he has long learned how to struggle while things were falling apart; how to keep himself on the brink of despair but not fall. As long as that person is still living far away from him, as long as he could get information about him through television and the Internet, he will continue living, continue guarding by him.

So on the second day after receiving the news of his death, his heart went completely cold.

Now, he has returned, and the youth was also here, there was nothing better than this, no miracle more wonderful. Xue Zi Xuan clenched his fists hard so that he would not let himself cry because of ecstasy, but his increasingly heavy breaths leaked his inner agitation.

“Son, what happened? Are you uncomfortable? Should we go back to the hospital?” Xue Li Dan Ni said worriedly. The medical room at home was specially built for Xue Jing Yi, there were only the instruments and drugs for treating heart disease, for her son’s inexplicable coma and emotionally uncontrollable state, it is more secure to stay in a hospital.

“Driver, drive faster.” Xue Zi Xuan did not answer, but instead lowly hurried.

“What happened to you? Your face is so white but you are not willing to see a doctor, do you want your mother to worry to death?” Xue Li Dan Ni could not stand such a son. Used to his cold indifference and calmness, it was the first time that she had seen him so frantic and fearful. What exactly is he afraid of?

“Mother, I am fine. I want to go home.” Going home, seeing his beloved youth, then he will feel better, better than any other time; his broken heart can be patched together, his empty soul can be refilled, the love that was born because him and died because of him can now produce countless beautiful flowers.

If he can have a pair of wings, he wants to fly to him now, hold him tightly and firmly in his arms, rub him into his chest and embed him in his flesh and blood.

[T/N: I know this sounds a bit weird but urm that was the Chinese.]

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Cold and ruthless death ploys, unscrupulous and unbridled exploitation, false and hypocritical treatment, and that accident that caused the youth to leave him forever- 

残忍冷酷的杀局、肆无忌惮的利用、虚情假意的对待,还有致使少年永远离开他的那场偶遇。。。。if you want use google translate this sentence was so bad

Google: Cruel and cruel killing, unscrupulous use, false treatment, and the encounter that caused the teenager to leave him forever

Me: Seriously?

it was impossible to be his feelings at the beginning– 爱已经消磨干净,恨也没了心力,原来绝不可能,唯有漠视 …I was kind of confused about what that was referring to but I think it means his feelings towards XJY at the beginning of this whole saga in the past life

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Chapter 9

Su Shi had been detained for one day and one night.
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As the empire’s marshal and one with an extensive record of evils, there was certainly no good treatment for him in the hands of the insurgents.

He was not given food or water, and he had to endure the cold. His injuries were still faintly oozing blood. His life value – a.k.a. health points – had fallen to sixty. He was hanging on the edge. He took a bit of melted snow to moisten his throat and pillowed his head on his arm to rest.

For the evaluation of [shouldering the blame till death], the system prohibited any suicidal behavior. But if he was carelessly killed by the insurgents, who were filled with righteous indignation, then it would undoubtedly be a tragic ending.

In that case, maybe the rating would be higher.

Thinking this way, it was a little bit better for Su Shi, who was inexplicably forgiven by the protagonist.

His original plan was to secretly help Wayne build a new country. Then along with all the misunderstandings he would be smeared with a lot of terrible names. In the end, he would be buried in the darkness before the dawn of the new country.

Looking at it now, the difficulty of implementing this plan was quite high. However, if he were to withdraw his hand now, and if Wayne could seize this chaotic period of the government to deliver a heavy blow, there might be some hope of obtaining victory.

Anyway, as long as he died in the dark before the dawn, then it seemed that there wasn’t much difference in how he fell.

The heavens have gone dark again. Through the gaps in the dilapidated roof, one could see the sparse starlight.

Su Shi relaxed his body as he lay on his arm and sighed very lightly. He could not help letting out a sleepy yawn.
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There was not a single part of his body that was not in pain. The cold had caused a high fever to burn through his body, and his vision was a bit fuzzy. The night sky illuminated by soft light was unexpectedly beautiful.

After five years of hard work, asides from those days in a coma after suffering serious injury, he had not enjoyed such a relaxed treatment for a long time.

With his current physical condition, if he slept now, he may not be able to wake up again.

Perhaps this was also good. Since he has inextricably re-engaged with the protagonist, things were getting out of control. If things continued this way, he may not even retain the experience points he earned.

His consciousness was dimming and his body was getting colder. Su Shi instinctively curled up his body and coughed twice. He faintly heard the sound of the door being pushed open.

A couple of high-ranking military officers from the insurgent army suddenly rushed in.

Su Shi could not react in time. The red-eyed youth heading the pack picked him up and pressed him firmly against the wall. “You traitor, you must pay for His Royal Highness Wayne with your life!”

“What did you say?”

His bleary consciousness that was about to slip into the abyss suddenly recovered. Su Shi’s gaze narrowed and he immediately woke up. “What about Wayne? Did something happen to him?”

His fiercely beating heart made it hard to breath. His cheeks were still flushed with fever while his lips were a pale color.

Things have already progressed to this point. If the mission failed here, then he must turn around and go directly to the presidential palace.
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“Al, wait a second.”

The young man who came in after stopped the actions of his comrade. He looked at him thoughtfully, and spoke in a heavy tone, “News just came from the presidential palace that His Royal Highness died from fatal wounds. In order to clear suspicion as soon as possible, the body had been secretly transported out of the presidential palace.”

Su Shi returned to his senses. He urgently checked on the protagonist’s status and found that he was still alive and kicking. Then he sighed in relief. His head lowered as he pondered exactly what was going on.

The young man with sorrowful eyes, who was called Al, tightened his grip on Su Shi. “What are we waiting for? Since the Terence government can do this, then we can also kill Daniel, and have him pay for His Highness Wayne with his life!”

“Nightingale, has the news been spread?”

This bit of effort was enough to sort out the situation. Su Shi’s tone was heavy. He couldn’t care about the suffocating force around his throat. He was gazing at the man who spoke before.

Su Shi knew everything about the insurgent army like the back of his hand. The real name of the youth was Carter. He was a civilian. He was a junior in the military academy with him and Wayne. He was the brain of the insurrection army.

At this time, the only one who could control the situation was probably him.

At the familiar form of address, the youth’s pupils shrink to pinpricks. He looked at Su Shi for half a day with palpitating fear, and finally hesitatedly opened his mouth. “Yes, Dan- senior.”

“You listen, there are people in the government who want to replace me. They will deliberately release this kind of news to incite you to anger and have you kill me in desperate revenge for Wayne.”

The short duration of strength that he saved up was all exhausted. Daniel struggled to raise his hand to hold Al’s arm. It was mostly by the other’s strength that he was barely able to support his body and not slip onto the ground.

“I can guarantee that Wayne is still alive. There must be an ambush in the presidential palace. If you don’t have the leadership of Wayne, then it is equivalent to finding your own way. What you have to do, you should already know in your hearts…”

Su Shi wasn’t afraid of these people killing him. He was afraid that they would be blinded by anger and rushed the presidential palace with hot-blooded boldness only to die senselessly.

His mission was based on the success of the uprising. If this time the insurgents were hit hard, even if he dodged his death, the mission would still be a failure.

The clear worries in his eyes finally had no more disguise. Su Shi gently gasped. His pale eyebrows were knotted tightly as he looked obsessively at Carter, who was still hesitating.

Al couldn’t understand his words. He slammed Su Shi on the wall with anxiety. “You said that Wayne is all right. Why should we believe you?!”

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The Big Landlord 65.2

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Chapter 65.2 – Night Attack and Encirclement

Liu Fei Hong snorted and said dismissively, “What strange? I heard that the young landlord of the An family married a businessman from Jun Zi City. Some businessmen like to hire bodyguards. And it seems that that businessman is also at the An manor. Let’s take a step back and say that there really is something strange. Do you think they can resist the official government? If they dare, the government will slap them with the crime of treason!”
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“What Liu da ren said is correct.” Jiang Zhong Ting also thought the same thing and told his trusted aide, “Qian You Hao, perhaps you’re over thinking this.”

Even his own da ren was saying the same thing, so Qian You Hao no longer insisted. Maybe he really was thinking too much. As Jiang Zhong Ting’s trusted aide he was always putting forward plans and ideas. He’s the type that paid attention to small details, so his mind was always geared towards thinking of conspiracy theories.

And thus, they began to dispatch constables to rush towards the An manor.

County Magistrate Zhang was excluded from them. This kind of sensitive matter was not something that a low status person like him would originally know about.

It was only that when he learned that Jiang Zhong Ting and Liu Fei Hong were preparing to dispatch people to surround the An family he became very anxious. He only hoped that An Zi Ran would leave An Yuan County after receiving his letter.

Dawn just broke.

All the farmers of An Yuan County were accustomed to waking early.

They had just stepped out the door when they saw a large group of government constables running quickly down the street. They had never seen such a big disposition of troops, so they were very curious about what these constables were going to do.

Someone realized that they were heading towards the An family manor.

In a short time, the constables of the county magistrate surrounded the An manor.

This scene aroused the attention of many people; especially those who were preparing to get to work early. The An family were now their great benefactors, and they have not committed any crimes. Why would these constables surround the An manor? Not long after, there were many people around.
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Jiang Zhong Ting and Liu Fei Hong did not expect that there would be so many people paying attention to the An family. It was still early in the morning, and many people were still asleep. Only when Qian You Hao told them about the good deeds that the An family have been doing in An Yuan County during this time period did they knew what’s up. Then they no longer mentioned it.

What did it matter how many good deeds the An family did? It didn’t concern them at all.

Since the An family dared to take that ledger, even the great emperor wouldn’t be able to stop their determination right now.

That book must be retrieved and the An family must be eliminated. Who told that young landlord to see what should not be seen?

Guard One walked over and said, “Da ren, we have already surrounded the manor. Not even a fly could escape. We are ready at any time.”

Jiang Zhong Ting waved his hand and commanded, “Transmit my orders, immediately act now, capture everyone in the An family, don’t let even one person escape.”

Liu Fei Hong, who was next to him, suddenly felt a little unhappy.

This was his territory, but Jiang Zhong Ting was acting as if he was the master.

He stewed on it a bit more and then dismissed it. Right now he only cared about that ledger.

Guard One immediately passed down the command, ordering people around.

Just as the constables were getting ready to crash open the door and rush into the house, the front door opened by itself. Ge Qian An came out from inside. His cold eyes fell on Jiang Zhong Ting and Liu Fei Hong.

“Jiang da ren, Liu da ren, our lord said, if the two of you have the courage then come inside.”

The two men looked at each other. The other party actually knew it was them and was even able to call them by name? What kind of situation was this?

Ge Qian An ignored their reactions, turned, and went back inside.

Liu Fei Hong’s heart beat like a heavy drum.

Jiang Zhong Ting suddenly laughed coldly, “A good move, trying to gain the upper hand with a show of strength. I would like to see what a merchant from the capital is capable of. Even if they know a few people with status in Jun Zi City, I do not believe that they can beat the one above us.”

His backing was the first prince.

His words reminded Liu Fei Hong that he was the prime minister’s disciple. Also, the prime minister and the first prince were in the same camp. No matter how powerful the people inside were, could they possibly be bigger than the first prince and the prime minister combined?

With this in mind, the two of them brought the group of constables and rushed into the An family home. A mighty group of people, their actions were very boorish and crude. They slammed pass the two front doors causing the doors to creak on their hinges.

The servants inside were all already up and about. Some of them were in the courtyard sweeping up fallen leaves. Seeing the group of men rushing inside, they jumped in fright. None of them dared approach. Qi Qiao who was holding a breakfast tray also saw this scene. With her heart pounding in her chest, she picked up her pace and returned to Lan Xiang Courtyard.

They had yet to get to the great hall, when Jiang Zhong Ting saw the young landlord of the An family and an unknown man standing on the steps, seemingly waiting for them for a long time.

Jiang Zhong Ting ordered everyone to stop. Liu Fei Hong who was next to him stepped forward. His gaze fell upon An Zi Ran. This was the person that stole the ledger and almost ruined his official career. His eyes were cold. “You are the young landlord An Zi Ran?”

An Zi Ran’s indifferent gaze fell on his face.

Liu Fei Hong had long confirmed his identity and so he said, “Someone has lodged an accusation against you, saying that you’re colluding with foreigners with the intention of plotting a rebellion. We have both human testimony and material evidence. It is best that you don’t resist. Put your hands forward to be shackled.”

The so-called human testimony and physical proof were naturally fabricated from thin air.

They were just making up a reason to justify the capture.

An Zi Ran gave him a mocking glance. “This accusation of rebellion, An mou* cannot shoulder this, Liu da ren should be careful not to incite trouble with words. Since you said there is evidence, then bring it out.”

[*T/N: 某 mou: somebody indefinite. I’m not too clear on the precise meaning of this, but it is a way to refer to oneself.]

“When you come to the government office, this prefectural magistrate* will naturally let you see the proof, and make you accept wholeheartedly!” Liu Fei Hong sneered and then ordered the men behind him. “Capture these people. Don’t let a single one slip away. Bring them to the government office and have them questioned via torture.”

[*T/N: He refers to himself as 本府 ben fu, meaning “this prefecture” or “this seat of government” which refers to his government post as a prefectural magistrate. The Chinese word for prefectural magistrate is 知府 zhi fu.]

Four men immediately headed towards An Zi Ran.

Fu Wu Tian suddenly stepped forward and blocked them.

[T/N: Do you really need four men for one An Zi Ran? Then again you’re going to need more than four platoons for one Fu Wu Tian…]

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The Big Landlord 65.1

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Chapter 65.1 – Night Attack and Encirclement

It was night. Five men dressed in black broke into the An manor, which was bathed in darkness.
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The five men in black split up into four directions. Two of them went to An Zi Ran’s bedroom, and the other three went to Steward Su, Su Zi, and the accounting rooms respectively.

During the day, they were able to effortlessly examine the layout of the An family manor. At this moment, in this unguarded place, the two people dressed in black rushed to An Zi Ran’s bedroom.

It was three a.m. and everyone was fast asleep.

The lights in An Zi Ran’s bedroom have long been extinguished. The room was so quiet that you could even hear the flutter of a mosquito’s wings.

One of the men in black pulled out a pipe filled with knock out drugs. He blew the vapor from the pipe into the room. After he finished, he waited a while before carefully opening the door and walking in. The bead curtains made a crisp impact sound. It was very unexpected in the silent night, but the people on the bed did not move at all.

The two men in black glanced at each other.

One of them walked over and carefully lifted the quilt. When he saw that beneath the blanket were not two people, but two big pillows, he was shocked. Just as he was about to say ‘not good,’ a sound of kacha* sounded behind him. That crisp and shocking sound was enough to make his whole body jump and his heart to thud with alarm.

[*T/N: 咔嚓 Chinese onomatopoeia for the sound of breaking or snapping]

The man in black turned cold all over.

When he turned around, his companion had already fallen from the hands of a tall man, and was lying out cold on the floor. His eyes were wide open, frozen in fear.

Their target, An Zi Ran, stepped out from behind the tall man. The white moonlight shining in through the window fell upon his face, revealing a cold and ruthless expression.

The remaining man in black instantly felt a chill climb into his heart.

A second later, there was another corpse on the floor.

An Zi Ran looked at Fu Wu Tian who broke the necks of the two men in black with his bare hands. The disparity in strength was great. He already knew that Fu Wu Tian’s martial arts was stellar. These two men were also pretty good, but for Fu Wu Tian to resolve them so easily, his strength was obviously above expectations.

Fu Wu Tian noticed his gaze and turned his head to meet his eyes, “What is it?”
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An Zi Ran looked away. “Nothing.”

Fu Wu Tian did not expose his lie. But he did not think that his wang fei would not be used to these kinds of situation. Because the first time they met, the scene was bloodier than it was now. But the more it was like this, the more curious he was about wang fei. He still remembered wang fei’s expression from that time. He had the calm and unperturbed countenance of one who had been tempered by blood.

After a while, the situation was also wrapped up over on Ge Qian An and Shao Fei’s side.

The rooms where Steward Su and his son lived were connected. The two men in black who went to those rooms were resolved by Ge Qian An, and Shao Fei took care of the one who went to the accounting room.

Five bodies were transported out of the house overnight and left in front of the door to the government office.

Prefectural Magistrate Jiang and the others who heard the sound at the government office door immediately ran out. The one who knocked on the door wasn’t there, but there were five corpses on the ground. These were the men that they had sent to the An manor.

The guards went over to check if the men in black were still breathing. Finding no signs of life, their faces changed colors, and they immediately hurried back to report. “Da ren, they are already dead.”

Prefectural Magistrate Jiang’s complexion turned ashen. “Dispose the bodies.”

After he gave out the order, he turned around and headed back inside.

The group of people that had rushed out all went back inside. None of them could have foreseen this unexpected turn of events. Their opponents were a mere businessman and a landlord. They actually had the guts to kill the five men that they sent out. This was really unbelievable, but they could only silently swallow this lost.

Liu Fei Hong, who heard the news, hurriedly climbed out of his bed and rushed over. He saw the room full of people with grave expressions. He didn’t even take notice of Qian You Hao and the others who got up and bowed to him. He quickly sought out Jiang Zhong Ting. “I heard that the people we sent to the An manor were all killed. Is this true?”

“I’ve already had someone take care of the corpses. Now we can be certain that the ledger is in the hands of An family’s young landlord.” Jiang Zhong Ting’s expression was still twisted into something ugly. Not only was he unable to obtain the ledger, but he also lost five elite trusted agents. It wasn’t difficult to cultivate an elite agent, but to find one that he could trust was hard.

Liu Fei Hong was even more anxious. “Since it is confirmed, then we must immediately find an appropriate time to end the An family.”

As long as the ledger was not retrieved, he would be sitting on pins and needles. When he first received the news he was unwilling to believe it, that some little nobody would have a ledger with such fatal evidence in it, and he never knew that such a book existed.

If it weren’t for Jiang Zhong Ting this time, he would probably die very miserably.

“We must retrieve this ledger as soon as possible, we cannot delay any longer!” Jiang Zhong Ting said with a sullen face. He sacrificed five men on this mission. He must get that book back to make up for his losses.

“What are you waiting for? As far as I’m concerned, there is no need to wait until tomorrow. We will send out the troops right now and encircle the An family.” Liu Fei Hong was so agitated that he stood up, wanting to go out right away. That ledger hung over his head like the sword of Damocles*.

[*T/N: The original text used 心病 “heart disease,” but I thought “sword of Damocles” would be the better English equivalent.]

“Liu da ren, wait a moment!”

Qian You Hao suddenly called for him to halt.

Liu Fei Hong was impatient, but seeing that it was Jiang Zhong Ting’s trusted aide, he tried to exercise patience. “Is there something else?”

Qian You Hao explained, “I think there’s something odd about the An family. Our men were quite skilled, but they were killed not long after entering the An manor. The An family is merely a landlord of An Yuan County. They’re all normal people, how could they possibly kill our men. Da ren, don’t you feel that this is very strange?”

[T/N: Dun dun dun… There’s a smart one on the villain side.]

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