187: Chapter 187 Since we're already here, let's take over the Famous Sword Manor while we're at it.

After ordering the Three Ghosts to seize as much of the Wu Family's assets and manpower as possible, Chen Hu and his Clone left the Wu Family manor together.

As Chen Hu was preparing to return to Linjiang Prefecture, he suddenly paused and looked at the Clone following beside him.

He then decisively ordered, "Go and smash all the assets under Mingjian Villa. Remember, don't reveal your face."

"Swish!"

With a flash of his figure, the Clone vanished.

Meanwhile, Chen Hu used his Earth Escape Divine Ability to escape towards the outskirts of the city.

The usage time for the flying combat Puppet had not yet expired.

It was mainly because Wu Sheng had died too quickly.

It had saved him a lot of time.

Thus, Chen Hu boarded the flying combat Puppet and headed towards Linjiang Prefecture.

Meanwhile, Chen Hu's Clone had already arrived beneath a large restaurant belonging to Mingjian Villa.

The Clone's eyes darted as he plotted.

He then performed a hand seal, and instantly, several meteorites wrapped in raging flames appeared above the restaurant.

Indeed, he had cast the spell known as Meteor Fire Rain.

However, he controlled the power and range of this spell.

The whistling sound of the falling objects startled the diners inside the restaurant.

A Martial Artist immediately leaped onto the roof, saw the rapidly falling meteorites, and shouted loudly, "Run! Meteorites are falling!"

Following the cries of alarm, the people inside the restaurant fled outwards.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Several basin-sized meteorites landed on top of the restaurant, and the resulting shockwave instantly destroyed the entire building.

Those diners and restaurant staff who hadn't managed to escape in time were torn to shreds by the energy generated by the shockwave.

In fact, the Clone had intentionally slowed down the speed of the meteorite descent.

This was to give them a chance to escape.

Clearly, not everyone was able to seize that opportunity.

Soon, the entire large restaurant was reduced to ruins.

The Clone, being the culprit, immediately used Earth Escape to head towards another location after seeing the restaurant destroyed.

Soon, the Clone escaped to a brothel owned by Mingjian Villa.

Today, this brothel was holding an event to select the top courtesan.

Second Master Zhao Jianyu, the owner of the brothel, was also quietly sipping fine wine in a private room on the third floor.

Watching the spendthrift second-generation heirs and wealthy merchants below, a trace of smugness couldn't help but appear at the corners of his mouth.

"Wind Control!"

The Clone performed a hand seal again, and instantly, a gentle breeze turned into a gale, and the gale turned into a hurricane.

A tornado with a diameter of over ten meters appeared and headed straight for the brothel.

The massive commotion immediately alerted the staff of the brothel.

A guard for one of the heirs jumped onto the roof, saw the rapidly approaching tornado, immediately jumped down, rushed into the brothel, grabbed his master, and fled outside. The moment they escaped the brothel gates, the guard kindly shouted, "Run! A tornado is coming!"

Those who heard the warning fled outside.

But because too many people were fleeing, the main gate was blocked.

Fortunately, this was a Xuanhuan world where extraordinary martial power existed.

Thus, the guards of the various families displayed their abilities; some carried their masters and shot into the sky, smashing through floor after floor and then the roof to escape.

Some chose to shatter windows to escape, while others chose to blast through walls to escape.

The sudden turn of events left Second Master Zhao Jianyu dumbfounded.

"Second Master, hurry, a tornado is coming towards us!"

A guard burst into the private room, grabbed Second Master Zhao Jianyu, and began to flee.

After everyone had fled the brothel, the tornado finally arrived.

A few minutes later, the tornado dissipated.

The massive brothel that had originally stood there was now reduced to ruins.

Then, the Clone immediately used the Earth Escape Divine Ability to rush to the third property of Mingjian Villa.

Soon, another property of Mingjian Villa was struck by lightning.

However, this lightning strike only destroyed certain buildings and did not harm anyone.

After everyone had run out, bolts of lightning descended one after another, directly reducing this property to ruins as well.

Then, a property of Mingjian Villa built by the river was hit by a giant wave.

The fifth, sixth, and seventh properties were struck by lightning one after another.

Subsequently, after the Clone destroyed two more properties of Mingjian Villa, he stopped.

Because continuously casting Divine Abilities and spells consumed a lot of the Clone's energy.

As nine properties of Mingjian Villa were successively destroyed by various accidents, a rumor gradually appeared within Lingzhou City.

The content of the rumor was very simple: Mingjian Villa had done something heinous and was being punished by the heavens.

It spread wider and wider, and in less than one night, it had almost spread throughout the entire city.

However, the Six Great Families in the city all knew that the destruction of Mingjian Villa's assets was clearly man-made.

But none of them defended Mingjian Villa.

First of all, anyone capable of summoning meteorites, calling down heavenly thunder, and even creating tornadoes was clearly a powerful sorcerer.

Such methods were simply impossible to guard against.

If they defended Mingjian Villa and offended this sorcerer, what would they do?

One had to know that they also owned a large number of assets in the city.

Of course, Mingjian Villa was not the only one to have trouble tonight.

The Wu Family's head, Wu Sheng, had also been killed.

Although the Wu Family had tried their best to seal the news, word still got out.

After all, the Wu Family was just an up-and-coming Blood Refining family, and it was very easy for the other Five Great Families to plant spies.

Meanwhile, at Mingjian Villa.

After Manor Master Zhao Jiansheng received another message by carrier pigeon and read the contents of the note, his face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

Thus, he went to the courtyard where Qin Shuangyu lived.

"Husband, what happened?"

Seeing that Manor Master Zhao Jiansheng's expression was poor, Qin Shuangyu hurriedly asked with concern.

"See for yourself!"

Manor Master Zhao Jiansheng handed her the note.

After reading it, Qin Shuangyu's expression also became very ugly: "How could this happen?"

"Wife, who do you think is targeting our Mingjian Villa?"

The matter of the grain, wine, and supplies being stolen hadn't been cleared up yet, and now, nine important properties had been destroyed.

Manor Master Zhao Jiansheng felt a strong sense of being targeted.

"Husband, I can't think of who is targeting us for the moment!"

Qin Shuangyu shook her head, then suddenly, she thought of something: "Hmph, it must be that jinx Chen Hu who brought us bad luck. When he hadn't appeared, nothing happened to our Mingjian Villa."

"As soon as he appeared, we started having frequent accidents. Husband, I think it's better not to bring him back. I suggest we directly cripple his cultivation so he doesn't continue to bring us bad luck!"

"That's enough!"

Hearing such an absurd reason from Qin Shuangyu, Manor Master Zhao Jiansheng became a bit angry: "What time is it now, and you're still shifting the blame? If this matter isn't resolved, when it reaches the old man's ears, who knows what he will think of us!"

Qin Shuangyu, who had been scolded, was initially a bit dissatisfied, but upon hearing the second half of Manor Master Zhao Jiansheng's sentence, she couldn't afford to be angry anymore.

Because her husband was right; the old man had only retired, not died.

Once a huge change occurred in Mingjian Villa, the old man might strip Manor Master Zhao Jiansheng of his position as Villa Master.

The old man was old, but that didn't mean he couldn't have more children.

After all, the Lifespan of a Blood Refining Martial Artist reached at least 200 years.

The old man, who was only in his sixties, could definitely be called in his prime.