Proud Goddess Falls in Love with Me
Chapter 869 - 869 829 Pursuing the Criminal Outside the City

869: Chapter 829: Pursuing the Criminal Outside the City 869: Chapter 829: Pursuing the Criminal Outside the City In Forest City, Dongfang Cheng was fast riding his horse towards the central market square.

He dared not delay, and as a result, he almost collided with pedestrians.

As he got close to the square, he saw from a distance an incredibly noisy and crowded throng of people, which was several times more bustling than when he had arrived.

He rode his horse closer, dismounted, and then shouted loudly at the crowd, “Make way for me!”

Despite his shout, no one paid him any attention and they continued to crowd around the square animatedly.

Dongfang Cheng coughed lightly and then took a deep breath and bellowed, “Make way, I said!”

It was this roar that finally calmed the crowd down.

They all turned back, and upon seeing that it was Dongfang Cheng, they courteously cleared a path, creating a channel for him.

Dongfang Cheng walked through the throng to reach the center of the square.

There, to his shock, he found that the Nangong family’s horse-drawn carriages were entirely empty, with even the horses that had been hitched at the front gone, having completely disappeared.

The auctioneer, who had just been spiritedly conducting the auction, was nowhere to be seen, leaving behind only a golden horn rolling around on the ground.

After arriving at the site, Dongfang Cheng’s expression immediately darkened.

He grabbed someone randomly from the crowd and demanded angrily, “Where are the people?

Where are they?”

“Young Master Dongfang, what people?

Who are you looking for?”

“Where are the people of the Nangong family?

Tell me, where did they run off to?”

The man trembled all over and said nervously, “That bunch of people, they left, said they had some business and the auction would be temporarily halted.

They let us divide the items they brought in their carriages, and we were just worrying about how to split them.”

Dongfang Cheng’s eyes narrowed slightly, and with a shove, he pushed the man away.

“These bastards are really courting death!”

Dongfang Cheng walked out of the crowd, while everyone inside watched him curiously, not knowing why he was so angry.

They didn’t know that the departure of the Nangong family and the treasures left behind should have been good news for them.

Why would he be angry?

They didn’t understand and were oblivious as to why Dongfang Cheng was so furious.

Dongfang Cheng walked out of the crowd and, under the gaze of everyone, rode his horse away from there.

“What’s wrong with Young Master Dongfang?”

“Don’t know.

Could it be that the Nangong family offended him?”

“It’s possible, the Nangong family left in such a hurry, it’s quite likely they really did something to upset him.”

…

Dongfang Cheng quickly rode back to the entrance of Lu Manor.

Lu Chuan was standing at the door, quietly waiting.

“Young Master Lu, I’m back.

The Nangong family’s people have disappeared.

They abandoned the carriages and fled.

Judging by the time, they should have already left the city if they were running at full speed.”

Standing beside Lu Chuan, Gu Xiaorou had a worried expression, “If they have left the city, then it will be difficult to chase after them.”

Lu Chuan looked at Gu Xiaorou and said, “Prepare a fast horse for me, I’m going to chase after them.”

“Could it be too late to chase after them now?”

Gu Xiaorou asked.

“No, I will definitely catch up to them.

If they manage to escape, I will chase them to the ends of the earth.

The actions of the Nangong family are a challenge to me, they do not take me seriously.

I must let them know the price of doing so.”

“Alright, I’ll go and get ready right away.”

Gu Xiaorou turned and entered the manor.

Dongfang Cheng hurriedly asked, “Young Master Lu, catching up with them might not be easy.

How about this, you ride my horse instead, it’s also very fast.”

Dongfang Cheng turned and patted his beloved horse.

Lu Chuan walked briskly over, leapt onto the horse’s back in one bound and flicked the reins.

“Thank you, I’ll be back shortly.”

“Young Master Lu, let me go with you.

The people of the Nangong family should recognize me, and with the influence of the Dongfang family, I can intimidate them.”

Lu Chuan reached out to grab him, making him sit in the back seat.

At that moment, Gu Xiaorou came out.

“Xiao Rou, you go back to your work.

I’m leaving now and will be back before evening!”

Gu Xiaorou reluctantly nodded, “Alright, then be careful on the road, I’ll wait for your return.”

Lu Chuan cracked the reins and rode out on his horse.

The steed sped through the streets, passersby scattering out of the way upon seeing it.

Lu Chuan quickly arrived at the north gate of the city.

Seeing the soldiers guarding the gate, he asked loudly, “Did you see anyone from the Nangong family fleeing from here?”

The soldiers recognized Lu Chuan and immediately replied respectfully, “My lord, I personally saw people from the Nangong family hurriedly leave on horseback from here, about a dozen of them.”

Lu Chuan turned towards the city gate, whipped the reins again, and the steed bolted out, leaving Forest City.

Racing down the trail, Lu Chuan saw the messy horse hoof prints on the ground.

He thus affirmed his direction and charged ahead.

After an unknown period, Lu Chuan saw several figures on horseback racing in the distance.

“A group of horses moving together will be slower.

They certainly can’t match the speed of a single horse.”

“As long as we maintain our speed, we will catch up with them soon,” Dongfang Cheng said as he stared into the distance.

Lu Chuan continued to accelerate, chasing ahead.

…

At the same time.

The leader of the horsemen ahead was the very auctioneer who had been selling treasures in Forest City.

He rode to a roadside inn, surrounded by a vast grassland, making the inn stand out conspicuously.

At the entrance of the inn, he slowed down, dismounted, and quickly walked into the courtyard.

“Nangong Heng, you’ve returned quite quickly,” said the woman who was sipping tea at the stone table in the courtyard; it was Nangong Lingya, whom Lu Chuan had encountered earlier.

“Miss Nangong, everything is settled.

He really did buy that elixir pill, just as our family patriarch predicted.”

Nangong Lingya nodded slightly, “It seems that this matter has been settled, lessening one of our major concerns for the future.”

“Miss Nangong, during this trip, I learned that this man Lu Chuan is quite capable.

He has just unified the forces in Forest City, and now, he acts like a local tyrant there, doing whatever he pleases!”

“His strength may have exceeded our expectations.”

Disdainfully putting down her teacup, Nangong Lingya sneered, “So what if he has?

Doesn’t our Nangong family also have strong and talented individuals?

Are we afraid of just him?

Even if he has complete control over Forest City, in the eyes of our Nangong family, he’s no more than a newborn baby.”

“Now that the mission is complete, I’ll take my leave,” said Nangong Lingya, rising to depart.

Suddenly, a person rushed into the courtyard, looking panicked and hurried, and quickly knelt in front of Nangong Heng and Nangong Lingya.

“This is terrible!

Someone is chasing us!

They’ll be here in no more than five minutes!” he shouted in alarm.

Immediately, Nangong Lingya’s face darkened, “So soon?

Impossible!

Nangong Heng!

Did you overlook something?”

“Miss, I have always followed the plan, and everything went smoothly.

It can’t be!”