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The fire was already raging fiercely. A loud blast came from the upper part of Tongfu Inn, and everyone retreated in unison.
That violet flame was truly vicious. Water would not put it out, and in just this short span of time, it had already burned away half the inn. Fortunately, the inn stood by itself, so the fire had not spread to the neighboring buildings.
Even so, the air was filled with drifting black ash, making the onlookers cough nonstop.
“Who started this fire?”
He Lingchuan and Fan Sheng both pointed at each other. “Him!”
County Magistrate Tian’s head immediately began to throb.
Seeing that his face had turned so miserable it looked ready to drip water, He Lingchuan walked over, patted him on the shoulder, and said softly into his ear, “Forget it. I’ll help you out. Just charge it all to the Crown Prince.”
It was not that He Lingchuan had suddenly grown soft-hearted. It was that County Magistrate Tian had shown up at exactly the right moment, at exactly the right time, and had effectively stopped the other side from continuing the fight.
Those brothers from the Tongxin Guard were not only powerful in their own right, but they also seemed to have formidable backing. He Lingchuan had only Jiao Yu with him. Going head-to-head with them was simply too risky.
He knew perfectly well what the other side had been calculating....
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