Extraordinary Medical Saint in the City

Chapter 1379 - 1377: Only the Dead Keep Secrets

Zhu Qilue was running with sweat pouring down his face!

He looked as if he had just been pulled out of water!

After leaving Zhu Ruoling's room, he hurried back to his own room, put on all his armor, and pulled out a sword from an old wooden box under the bed.

The sword was rusty and hadn't been used for a long time.

This was a relic left to him by his mother before she died, telling him to use it to protect himself in times of danger.

However.

Zhu Qilue had never used it, because the sword held his longing for his mother, so he kept it in the wooden box under the bed, never taking it out.

Although.

He had endured much humiliation, he never encountered a crisis.

But now, to rescue Lin Fan, he had to draw this sword.

"Mother, I hope you can give me strength."

Zhu Qilue held the sword handle tightly, carefully observing the rusty blade, its surface pitted and nicked.

How could such a sword protect and save him?

Though he had doubts, it was his mother's dying wish, which he could not possibly believe to be deceitful.

So he had to take it with half belief, half doubt, and rushed towards the prison of the Fire Clan.

Before he could enter the prison, he heard crackling sounds, and waves of heat surged out from the gate of the dungeon, with sparks landing on Zhu Qilue, burning his skin.

"Not good!"

He shouted in alarm, ignoring the pain on his body, and rushed forward.

He saw that the cage, which had been fine just a moment ago, was now engulfed in flames, and Lin Fan was nowhere to be seen.

Zhu Qilue's heart suddenly trembled, and in this scorching place, his body felt a chill.

He was ultimately a step too late.

Lin Fan... could not possibly survive in these flames...

His body trembled with emotion, breathing heavily, letting the heat waves slap his face, the sparks burning his skin.

He felt nothing.

Extreme anger welled up in him, with nowhere to vent, he couldn't just charge into the flames.

He clenched the broken sword in his hand tightly, closing his eyes helplessly.

"Young Master Zhu, what are you doing here?"

Suddenly!

A familiar voice came from behind.

Zhu Qilue opened his eyes abruptly and turned around to see.

"Xu Tianrui!"

He was startled, his heart skipping a beat, looking back at the raging fire, then at Xu Tianrui, who wore a sinister smile.

There must be a connection between them!

"What are you doing here?"

"Young Master Zhu, that question is mine to ask first, so you should answer first. Don't tell me, you started this fire?" Xu Tianrui laughed sinisterly.

"Nonsense!" Zhu Qilue didn't expect the other to pin the blame on him, actually saying he started the fire.

"Don't be agitated, Young Master Zhu, such a pest, everyone wants him dead. The way he was so arrogant in Changwen Hall earlier, who wouldn't want to kill him? You've done a great deed setting this fire, why say I'm talking nonsense." Xu Tianrui said with a quirky smile.

"I didn't set the fire!" Zhu Qilue roared like thunder.

"Not you? There's no one else here, so you're saying it's me? But when I came here, you were the only one I saw." Xu Tianrui tried his best to splash dirty water on Zhu Qilue, insisting it was Zhu Qilue who set the fire.

Seeing Zhu Qilue wanting to retort, Xu Tianrui waved his hand indifferently and said nonchalantly, "It's just killing a pest, no need to be so tense. You've missed an easy fame, Zhu Qilue, are you really that foolish."

Zhu Qilue panted like an ox, eyes coldly fixed on Xu Tianrui.

This fire could not be unrelated to him!

He did not crave fame, just did not want to collude with Xu Tianrui, Gong Wenyao, and others!

He was ultimately a Zhu family member.

But Gong Wenyao had seized power rightfully belonging to the Zhu family from Zhu Sui.

Now he was flaunting it at them!

Sooner or later, he would make Gong Wenyao pay the price and take back everything he lost.

Originally.

Lin Fan was the perfect opportunity. This inconspicuous freak could definitely turn the Fire Clan upside down.

But unexpectedly, the venture failed before it even began.

Impossible...

Buzz!

Zhu Qilue's eyes turned blood-red instantly, as if flames were blazing, fierce and furious energy surged at Xu Tianrui.

"Who?! Who killed Lin Fan?!"

His roar thundered, exploding in Xu Tianrui's mind.

Xu Tianrui's previously relaxed expression turned tense immediately, not expecting such power from a guy regarded as trash by all.

A terrifying momentum surged forth, causing his heart to tremble slightly.

"Who the hell are you talking to?!"

Xu Tianrui's eye twitched viciously, his features contorting, becoming hideous and terrifying.

"Who killed Lin Fan?!"

Zhu Qilue ignored him, still roaring like thunder.

"Damn it, you useless piece of shit! How dare you speak to me like that, I'm the commander of the Red Cloud Army, what are you?! Just the useless son of a trash clan leader, do you really think you're a big deal?! In my eyes, you're not even an ant! How dare you speak to me like this, do you believe I'll have the Red Cloud Army flatten the Zhu family right now?!"

Xu Tianrui glared, the Fire Lotus Sword in his hand glowing red, like the inferno behind him.

"What do you lot think you are? You should be grateful to have been spared, yet you still dream of restoring the Zhu family's power. What, do you think the Fire Clan can't survive without you?! Ridiculous!"

Zhu Qilue was furious, but Xu Tianrui at least spoke the truth.

Even without Lin Fan's appearance, Gong Wenyao and his lackeys would target the Zhu family.

His father, no matter how much he wanted to endure, had no chance anymore.

Gong Wenyao only waited hundreds of years to avoid public outrage.

But now, his power had grown so much, even external tribes couldn't do anything against him.

Hence.

Gong Wenyao had no qualms about targeting the Zhu family.

Without the support of other tribes, the Zhu family lost their last backing. Isolated and helpless, they couldn't escape the fate of being devoured and annihilated by Gong Wenyao.

Just like Lin Fan, trapped in this cage, burned alive.

His father foolishly believed he could endure for a few more centuries, waiting for another chance.

But little did he know.

There was no chance anymore, as soon as Gong Wenyao gave the order.

Within today, the Zhu family would cease to exist.

Thus.

Zhu Qilue understood he had to fight with all his might!

Xu Tianrui's appearance indicated the fire was linked to him, but to let Zhu Qilue know so blatantly meant Zhu Qilue would never leave alive.

"Only dead men tell no tales. Zhu Qilue, your dog life will end by my hand."

Xu Tianrui let loose a sinister grin, moving suddenly.

A single breath!

He lifted the Fire Lotus Sword and chopped towards Zhu Qilue's head!

Zhu Qilue hurriedly horizontalized the rusty sword, shielding above his head.

"Hahaha!"

"Zhu Qilue, you're really pitiful! I almost don't want to kill you!"

"To rush in with such a broken sword, calling you trash is not wrong at all!"

Xu Tianrui laughed wildly, instantly accelerating his speed.

Boom!

The Fire Lotus Sword broke the sound barrier, dragging a long flaming tail, slashing down!