"Aren't you going to run?"
Chen Fan glanced at Jiangbei Old Devil, who was drinking tea, then lifted his own cup and took a light sip as he asked casually.
"If you're not running, why should I?"
Jiangbei Old Devil shielded Gongyang Yue behind him. His expression was grim as he said, stressing every word, "Since you dared come to the North River Chen Family, you must have anticipated this moment, right?"
"No."
Chen Fan shook his head and said frankly, "I really didn't expect the old bastard to be planning such a ruthless move. From what I can see, if I hadn't shown up, this Grand Array probably would have activated during the rainy season, bringing the North River Chen Family a huge supply of eerie stones."
"A clever scheme, I'll give him that."
"Mother!"
Inside the North River Chen Family compound, a terrified Chen Quan rushed to the beautiful woman's side. His eyes were full of fear as he asked in a trembling voice, "Crimson Beams are lighting up all over the city. Did something happen? Is Chen Fan here?"
"No."
The beautiful woman's expression was ugly, with none of her usual charm remaining. Through gritted teeth, she said, "It's the array that old bastard has been setting up all these years. He's going to sacrifice every living thing in the city!"
She had always known the Chen Family Head had plans of his own.
But she had never uncovered them, nor had she cared much.
After all, as far as she was concerned...
Jiangbei was a backwater. How ambitious could any scheme here possibly be? She had never imagined his plans would be so grand that even she would have to die here today. Had the bastard gone mad?
"Father set up this array?"
Chen Quan froze