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Chapter 5296: 5.1048 Bringing Trouble Upon Oneself 2

Mu Jinghong was already exasperated; at this point, he had no mood to comfort his frightened young daughter.

Standing beside Mu Xiaoxue was a slightly plump young man with a round face and a slight smile.

Seeing Mu Xiaoxue's fear, he immediately stepped forward, taking her shoulder in a comforting gesture, and whispered, "Xiao Xue, don't be scared, nothing will happen."

"Brother Kang." Mu Xiaoxue wiped her tears with a handkerchief, secretly glancing at her father's back, and softly said, "I'm worried about Father."

Kang Yaofa, embracing Mu Xiaoxue, reassured her again, "Don't worry, Uncle Mu will have a way to deal with this."

Really? Mu Xiaoxue's gaze swept over the reflection wall ahead, where a blaze of fire shot into the sky. Countless buildings in the city had been leveled by firearms.

Given this situation, could the City of Shadows truly survive tonight?

"This is bad, City Lord, City Lord!" A startled cry came from behind them.

Mu Jinghong's eyelids twitched violently, and he plunged into deep fury.

For the past hour, he had been constantly receiving various "this is bad" reports.

Messages came one after another, not a single "good" one among them.

When was it ever not bad, not bad? It never got better, only worse!

So much so that hearing the words "this is bad" now filled him with rage and anger, making him wish he could strike down the guard in front of him with a single palm.

The guard who came to report, seeing the City Lord's murderous expression, immediately recoiled in fright, falling to his knees with a thud, repeatedly kowtowing, "City, City Lord, m-madam, she..."

Mu Jinghong roared, "Speak quickly, what is it? Why are you stammering?"

It was exhausting just listening to him; how could he have raised such a bunch of useless subordinates?

"What happened to Zhuo Yan? Speak!"

"The madam packed up a lot of valuables, and she left with the eldest young lady and eldest young master from the back slope."

"What???" Mu Jinghong almost spat out a mouthful of old blood in fury.

Zhuo Yan actually took their son and daughter and fled first?

Was there anything more desperate and infuriating than this?

When the city was breaking and their home was crumbling, his wife and children abandoned him first.

This was his good wife, his good children, Mu Jinghong!

When disaster strikes, each flies their own way, truly excellent, excellent indeed!

Mu Jinghong was so enraged that he almost bit through his teeth. He let out a furious roar, throwing his head back as if releasing a surge of pent-up anger.

Mu Xiaoxue hid beside Kang Yaofa, too terrified to even breathe.

Gu Yixuan, standing behind the two, clenched his fists tightly, his eyes flickering with uncertainty as he watched the slightly plump young man.

This fatty was the young master of the Kang family, originally the fiancé of the eldest young lady, Mu Feixia.

Later, for some unknown reason, he got entangled with the junior sister. Now, after breaking off his engagement with the eldest young lady, he presented himself as the junior sister's fiancé, which made Gu Yixuan grind his teeth in hatred.

He hadn't expected to get rid of one Zhao Yi, only for another Kang Yaofa to pop up. How could this not fill him with anger and exasperation?

Gu Yixuan looked at the two in front of him with a somber expression, secretly contemplating: One day, he would kill this Kang Yaofa as well.

"Big Brother, Big Brother!!"

Wearing two thick fur cloaks, the Third City Lord rushed over with a grim face, unable to help but demand, "Big Brother, are you, are you really joining Tianyun?"

Just now, the Second Brother sent someone to inform him to prepare for battle, and only then did he awaken as if from a dream, finally understanding.