Reach Greater Heights-Just Keep Running

He kicked the door open and sure enough found his younger brother, Li Xiaofan. His mouth had been stuffed shut, leaving him unable to speak. Several red palm prints marked his face, yet his expression remained stubborn as he glared furiously at Li Xian.

"Little brother, it's me."

Li Xian said as he pulled the white cloth from Li Xiaofan's mouth.

"Brother!"

Li Xiaofan's eyes lit up. Only then did he recognize Li Xian, and he said joyfully, "Brother, you came to save me?"

Then his expression tightened. "It's dangerous here. They wouldn't dare kill me, but you need to run, Brother!"

"What are you saying?" Li Xian smiled. "I'm taking you with me."

After untying the ropes, he saw that Li Xiaofan was only a little over ten years old and thin as a reed, naturally unable to run quickly. Still, he was light enough that carrying him was no burden.

They left the woodshed.

Firelight soared into the sky from the southeast corner, while black smoke billowed upward. Knowing the blaze was still spreading, Li Xian did not dare delay and immediately fled.

Elsewhere.

"Quick, quick! Put out the fire!"

"If anything happens to my Little Fragrance, I'll make you pay with your lives!"

Seventh Young Master Zheng Caiqi's face twisted viciously. Learning that his beloved horse might be burned into a lump of black charcoal, he felt as though his heart were bleeding.

He grabbed two servants and threw them toward the fire. "Get my horse out of there!"

Yet the flames surged wildly. That horse had likely died long ago.

"Hmm?"

Zheng Caiqi's personal guard, Yang Cheng, suddenly saw Blackwater Gang members hurrying over in the distance. They carried wooden buckets and splashed water everywhere, working even harder than the servants.

His brows furrowed.

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