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“Hall Master Fang, our men found Chen Er's body in the old well in the southeast corner of the Chen residence…” A slightly chubby, crew-cut man in his forties came to report at this moment.

Behind him were two lackeys, carrying Chen Er's body.

With Fang Baiyu's rich experience, he immediately saw that Chen Er had been dead for a long time.

Then Chen Er, whom he saw in the hall earlier… was fake.

When the incident happened, Chen Er helped Chen Da to the backyard… Now Chen Da is dead, and Chen Er and the immortal treasure have disappeared…

Fang Baiyu immediately analyzed: “We've been tricked by the Plum Blossom Fiend… Damn Plum Blossom Fiend!”

In an instant, Fang Baiyu was filled with murderous intent, like a fierce tiger about to go berserk.

“Ziwen, what are the casualties outside?”

The crew-cut man, Wang Ziwen, cupped his fist and bowed: “Hall Master Liu died tragically, and Hall Master Li had both legs severed. Steward Wei was also seriously injured, and Zhang Hengshui is missing, I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to recover his strength. In addition, seven deacons died in battle, and the entire hall is facing reconstruction. Since the establishment of White Feather Hall, it has never encountered such a great loss. I'm afraid the superiors will severely question us.”

Bang!

Fang Baiyu couldn't hold back the anger in his heart any longer, and suddenly punched the stone pillar of the nearby pavilion. The stone pillar instantly turned into powder, and the pavilion supported by the four corners collapsed, splashing a large amount of dust, causing the ground to shake non-stop.

Just now, the immortal treasure was clearly right in front of him, and he had the opportunity to snatch it directly from Chen Da's hands. However, because there were so many subordinates present at the time, he took his face into consideration, and wanted to smoothly complete the transaction with Chen Da, and then take the immortal treasure in a more dignified manner. He thought Chen Da wouldn't dare to play tricks.

Unexpectedly, because of this difference in thought, he missed the immortal treasure.

If Chen Da hadn't died, and he had confirmed that the immortal treasure was real, he would have destroyed the Chen residence to get the immortal treasure.

But Chen Da died… and the immortal treasure was gone.

It also caused such a great loss to the hall, with a large number of vacancies in key positions, and it had to face reconstruction. He also had to face the Tiger Wolf Gate's severe questioning. It was possible that he would be temporarily removed from his position as hall master.

If he had obtained the immortal treasure, Fang Baiyu would have felt that everything was worth it.

That was the immortal treasure of the Corpse Refining Hall's Old Ancestor.

After being stunned for a long time, Fang Baiyu suppressed the anger in his heart, “Ziwen, do you have any way to salvage the situation?”

Wang Ziwen is one of the two deputy hall masters of White Feather Hall, and he was also a successful candidate in both the civil and military imperial examinations. He has a great background and is deeply relied upon by Fang Baiyu.

Even in the face of such a bad situation, Wang Ziwen was still not flustered and had a clear train of thought:

“The most urgent task is to find an excuse to have our own people fill the vacancies of hall masters and deacons before the people from the Examination Hall come down to question us, and first secure the positions. In this way, even if Hall Master Fang is reprimanded or dismissed, he can continue to control the hall, and then slowly make plans.”

“Yes.”

Fang Baiyu issued a second order, “Go and do a secret matter for me personally—kill all the Chen family members who are still in the Chen residence. Blame it on the Plum Blossom Fiend. In this way, we will have a reason to suppress bandits next.”

“Please rest assured, Hall Master, this subordinate will definitely handle it properly!”

At this moment, Fang Baiyu suddenly thought of something, “By the way, you just said Zhang Hengshui is missing?”

“Yes.” Wang Ziwen suddenly thought of something, “Could it be that Zhang Hengshui discovered the Plum Blossom Fiend disguised as Chen Er? And then went after the Plum Blossom Fiend…”

A fierce look flashed in Fang Baiyu's eyes, “That's most likely the case. This Zhang Hengshui didn't report even after discovering the abnormality, which shows that he had the idea of ​​swallowing the immortal treasure alone. Find him. Dig three feet into the ground and find Zhang Hengshui!”

…

Xie An returned to the vicinity of the back door forest of the Chen residence again, and directly found Zhang Lin, who was taking care of the horses.

“Old brother, how is the situation on your side?” Zhang Lin hurriedly came up to ask when he saw Xie An.

Just now, Xie An asked him to take care of the horses here, while Xie An himself went to the opposite side of the back door to lie in wait. Zhang Lin had no objection to this, after all, compared to that, his position was much safer. Instead, he was grateful to Xie An in his heart.

Xie An did not answer, but directly asked: “What about you?”

He had just rushed back and didn't know the situation inside the Chen residence, so he couldn't answer.

“There's no movement on my side.” Zhang Lin shook his head, and then added, “However, the fighting sound in the backyard of the Chen residence has stopped, so the battle should be over. I just don't know how the victory or defeat is. Judging from the fighting sound just now, the battle should have been very tragic. Fortunately, old brother brought me to lie in wait outside, otherwise… I really don't dare to think about it.”

“You and I are brothers, there's no need to be so polite.” Xie An replied with a smile. But he felt very comfortable in his heart. It seemed that the time he rushed back was not too late, and he would not leave any loopholes.

“Let's go, let's go to the back door of the Chen residence. Steward Wei and the others should be coming out.”

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The door opened just as the two of them arrived at the back door of the Chen residence.

Xie An was shocked to see several scarred deacons and hall masters carrying bloody corpses out the door…

The misery of the battle just now was self-evident.

Zhang Lin was shocked by this scene, and couldn't help but look at Xie An next to him, and felt more and more that listening to the old brother's opinion was such a wise decision. He felt that this old brother was very remarkable.

But Xie An didn't care about Zhang Lin's gaze, he only cared about staring at the front, and found Lin Yun supporting the seriously injured Wei Dian walking at the back of the crowd.

Xie An hurriedly led Zhang Lin to go over.

“Steward Wei, what's wrong with you?”

Although Wei Dian was wearing a bamboo hat, he coughed non-stop and said with a slightly reproachful tone, “Where have you been?”

Xie An cupped his fist and said: “I heard that the battle inside was very fierce just now, so I led away the bandits' horses, so that the bandits would not be able to escape after their defeat, cutting off their retreat.”

Cough cough cough.

Wei Dian didn't know if he was choked by Xie An's words or what, he coughed several times before saying: “You are quite clever, I will report to the hall master later and give you credit.”

Xie An expressed his gratitude, and then said: “Steward Wei, do you need us to go in and help clean up the mess?”

Thinking that so many people had died inside, and there were still many aftermath tasks to be done. Xie An knew how to do things.

“Hall Master Fang has issued an order, strictly prohibiting outsiders from approaching.” Wei Dian vetoed it in one breath, “This time the hall has suffered heavy losses. Hall Master Liu died in battle, and Hall Master Li had both legs severed. Seven deacons died. The hall has a large number of vacancies… It may not be our chance. You go back and take care of the black market, and wait for the hall master's next move. If necessary, I will have Lin Yun notify you!”