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"No need today. I've been traveling so hard and finally got home. I won't eat out. Next time, I'll treat Dean Chen. I hope Dean Chen won't refuse then."

"Of course. You don't have to drink other people's wine, but you must drink yours."

Chen Pingping, who was always cold and dignified, always spoke to Zhou Chen in a friendly manner.

"Then it's settled."

Zhou Chen nodded at Chen Pingping and then greeted him.

"Whirlwind, let's go home."

The whirlwind snorted and walked towards Zhou Chen unsteadily. Zhou Chen did not get on the horse, and the man and the horse just walked forward slowly.

Wang Qinian suddenly shouted, "Sir, how about I return the five taels of silver to you?"

Zhou Chen did not look back, but raised his hand, turned his back to Chen Pingping and the others, and waved.

Until Zhou Chen completely disappeared from their sight, Chen Pingping and the other two did not move, but Shadow was the first one who could not hold back.

"Is he really the fifth grandmaster who is associated with Lian Zhan Ku He and Si Gu Jian?"

The news of the emergence of the fifth grandmaster in the world has spread, but who this person is has been rumored to be so mysterious that there are various versions. Not many people know the truth now.

Although he knew that Chen Pingping couldn't be talking nonsense, Shadow still found it hard to accept Zhou Chen's overly young appearance.

I have been practicing for so many years, but I haven't even reached the threshold of grandmaster, while others have become grandmasters at the young age of twenty.

Without comparison, there is no harm.

"if not?"

Chen Pingping said something unhappily, and then ordered Wang Qinian with a serious face: "Wang Qinian."

Wang Qinian bowed hurriedly and replied, "Dean."

Chen Pingping said in a deep voice: "Go to the courtyard, go to the Second Division, and bring me all the information you have collected about the Anyuan Marquis's Mansion in the past three years. Remember, everything."

Wang Qinian did not dare to delay and immediately replied: "Yes, Dean, I will go now."

Having said that, he rushed into the Inspection Institute like flying.

Chen Pingping looked at the direction Zhou Chen left and said quietly, "The fifth Grand Master has returned to Kyoto. It looks like Kyoto is going to be lively again."

Shadow suddenly said, "Dean, do you think I can go and spar with him?"

Chen Pingping snorted contemptuously: "If you want to die, go ahead."

Shadow's tone paused, and he said hesitantly: "It shouldn't be that serious, right? He looks quite friendly."

Chen Pingping was too lazy to pay attention to him and ordered, "Push me back."

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When Zhou Chen arrived at his door with a whirlwind, he was surprised to find that the sun was shining brightly, but not even the doors of his Earl's Mansion were open. Neither the main door nor the side door was open.

He felt a little strange, but thought that nothing would happen. Probably not many people in Kyoto had seen him or knew him.

But as to the identity of the fifth grandmaster, it is Zhou Chen. Some people in the Qing Kingdom’s upper echelons must have already known about it. Unless they are stupid, they will definitely not target the Earl’s Mansion of Anyuan.

I walked up and knocked on the door, and after a while, the door was opened.

The doorman opened the door and was overjoyed when he saw Zhou Chen.

"Master, you are back?"

"Well, I'm back. Why don't you open the door in broad daylight?"

The doorman Lao He's expression suddenly changed slightly, and he immediately said: "Master, something happened in the mansion, someone is bullying us."

"Ok?"

Zhou Chen was very surprised that he guessed wrong. Someone actually came to his house to bully him.

"Okay, I got it. Go and put the whirlwind away and send the things to my study."

"Yes, Master."

Zhou Chen walked into the mansion, and after just a short while, a group of footsteps were heard running over. When the people in the mansion heard that the young master had returned, all the managers swarmed over.

"Master."

"Master."

"Master."

…………

Zhou Chen did not put on airs and just nodded slightly at them.

Tong Quan and Sun Yi came forward first. They were Zhou Chen’s most trusted confidants in the mansion.

"Master." "Master."

Zhou Chen led them into the front hall. After they sat down at the upper seat, Tong Quan immediately handed them water and towels.

Zhou Chen washed his face and hands, wiped his hands and asked: "When I came in just now, the door of the mansion was not open. Lao He said that something happened in the mansion and someone was bullied. What happened?"

Tong Quan didn't say anything, it was Sun Yi who spoke.

"Master, something happened to the old Dou family..."

"Dad?"

"You are the same as us. You were once the master's personal guard. When the master retired, he had several hundred personal soldiers around him. Except for a few who left Kyoto, most of them settled down in Kyoto with the help of the master. There are also those of us who entered the palace."

"Go on, what happened to the old Dou family?"

Sun Yi continued, "Two days ago, Lao Dou was dragged to our residence with two broken legs."

When he said this, his face was filled with anger and his eyes turned red instantly.

"When the old man came to our residence, he was already covered in wounds. We finally found a doctor to treat him, but the doctor said that the old man's injuries were too severe and he would not live long. The old man said that he wanted to see the young master, otherwise he would die with regrets, so we used ginseng to keep him alive until his last breath, waiting for the young master to come back."

Although Zhou Chen didn't know his uncle, but from what Sun Yi said, he knew that his uncle must have encountered some difficulties and was determined to see him with his last breath.

"It seems that I came back at the right time. Tell me, what happened to my old man who wanted to see me with his last breath?"

Sun Yi suddenly gritted his teeth and clenched his hands tightly.

"My father's family lived in the southern part of the capital and had always been well behaved. But seven days ago, my father's little daughter was forcibly taken back to the mansion by a few young men, led by the son of the vice minister of the Ministry of Justice. She was brutally raped and could not bear the humiliation, so she jumped into the river and committed suicide."

"Lao Dou's family took the body to the Dali Temple to file a complaint, but the case was hastily dismissed due to insufficient evidence. Later, Lao Dou's family was retaliated against. Lao Dou injured one person during the resistance, which led to the whole family being beaten. The other party was ruthless. Lao Dou's eldest daughter and her family of three, his son and his family of four, plus his sister-in-law, a total of eight people were beaten to death, leaving only Lao Dou, but Lao Dou's legs were broken and he was severely humiliated."

"Two days ago, my father came to our house and told us about this matter. We took people to the Dali Temple, but they dismissed us casually. Without the young master's order, we dared not cause any trouble, so, so..."

"Master, there are ten people in my family, including you. They are really bullying us. They are really bullying us."

This dignified eighth-rank master burst into tears at the end of his speech, while Tong Quan and others beside him also lowered their heads and remained silent.

What happened to my father is heartbreaking, and the Earl of Anyuan's Mansion is also despised. This kind of humiliation is really painful and infuriating.

Zhou Chen had a blank expression on his face, and his eyes became extremely cold.

He wants to kill someone.

"Where's my father? Take me to see him."

Sun Yi then wiped away his tears and said, "Master, please follow me."

Zhou Chen followed Sun Yi to a guest room, and then saw a skinny old man lying on the bed. He lay there with only weak breathing indicating that he was still alive.

"Master, my father is too badly injured. He can only be kept alive with ginseng. I don't know when he will wake up."

Zhou Chen responded and walked to the bedside. The unconscious old man still had a pale and purple face, which was totally not the complexion of a normal person.

My father is almost exhausted. If he hadn’t come back now, I might not be able to see him again.

He stretched out his fingers, pressed them on Lao Dou's chest, and used his true energy to inject into Lao Dou's body. However, Lao Dou's body was too fragile, so he did not dare to inject too much, fearing that Lao Dou's body could not bear it.

The effect of Ruyi Jin's true Qi was extremely good. The sleepy old man suddenly reacted and slowly opened his cloudy eyes.

"Old man, wake up, wake up, the young master is back, the young master is back."

Sun Yi lay on the edge of the bed, leaned close to his father's ear, and called softly.

The old man, who had just woken up in a daze, heard Sun Yi's words, and his cloudy eyes suddenly widened. Then he saw Zhou Chen standing beside the bed. He seemed to have strength all of a sudden, and his emotions became extremely excited.

"Ho, ho..."

He tried hard to speak, but his throat would not allow him to utter a word. He raised his arms with difficulty, but he had no strength left and could only raise them a little.

Zhou Chen grabbed his hand, held it, looked into his eyes, and spoke firmly.

"Uncle Dou, I'm Zhou Chen. I already know about your situation. Don't worry, leave it to me. I promise you that I will avenge your family. I will make those people pay the price, no matter who they are."

When the old man heard Zhou Chen's words, he looked into Zhou Chen's eyes, his face full of pain, and suddenly he smiled with difficulty?

"Thanks…………"

The sound was barely audible, but Zhou Chen still heard it. However, he only heard one word, because the next moment, the old man lost all his strength, and his eyes slowly closed.

Sun Yi choked up and said, "Master, my father has passed away."

"No, it's not time for him to close his eyes yet."

Zhou Chen carefully put down his father's hand and covered him with a quilt. Then his expression became extremely serious.

"Sun Yi."

"My subordinate is here."

"Go prepare ten coffins, find the remains of all ten members of my father's family, put them in the coffins, and place them in the front yard."

Zhou Chen walked to the door, looked at the sun hanging high in the sky, and spoke word by word.

"Tonight, I will massacre Kyoto with blood!"

Chapter 1429: Waving the Flag, Ninth-Rank Swordsman, Storm Rising

"Tonight, I will massacre Kyoto with blood!"

Sun Yi, who was immersed in the sorrow of his father's death, felt his blood boiling when he heard Zhou Chen's words, and he knelt down on one knee in front of Zhou Chen.

"I, your subordinate, swear to follow you till death."

"Go ahead, it's time for the Thirty-Six Constellations to come out."

"Yes."

Sun Yi took the order and first asked someone to come to the room to prepare for his father's death, and then left to make preparations.

After Zhou Chen left, he went to the ancestral hall in the mansion.

The ancestors of the Earl of Anyuan were not important figures. They started to become successful during the generation of Zhou Chen's grandfather. By the time of his father, the old uncle, he was awarded the title of earl, thus becoming a nobleman in Kyoto.

The Zhou family's ancestral hall began with Zhou Chen's grandfather's father, that is, his great-grandfather.

Arriving at the ancestral hall, Zhou Chen first paid his respects, then went to the old uncle's spirit tablet and took out a box.

In his memory, this was an important item left by his old uncle before he died. He said that if he encountered any difficult problems in the future, he could open it and it might be of some help.

Zhou Chen knew what was inside. In fact, he could solve the problem alone even without anyone else.

But he was not prepared to do so. He wanted to establish the prestige of the Anyuan Marquis' Mansion in the capital!

When the box was opened, a tattered and black battle flag was found inside. This was the flag that the old uncle used when he led his troops into battle. It was no longer complete and one could only vaguely see the word "Zhou" on it, and there were also black blood stains on it.

"Tong Quan."

"Master."

"Put this flag in front of the gate so that everyone passing by can see it."

"Yes, Master."

Tong Quan took the commander's flag from Zhou Chen respectfully without saying a word and did as Zhou Chen instructed.

Inspection Institute.

After Zhou Chen left, Chen Pingping asked Wang Qinian to find all the intelligence analysis of the Anyuan Earl's Mansion in the past three years.

There is very little content. There was almost no useful intelligence in the first two years, until Zhou Chen quietly left Kyoto a year ago. Then a few months ago, Northern Qi spies collected intelligence on Zhou Chen. This was considered the most useful intelligence.

But when he saw something that happened a few days ago, his expression suddenly changed.

"Go and fetch me the file of a murder case that happened seven days ago. The victim was a woman named Dou."