A whirlwind marriage: The real heiress marries a warlord.

This matter caused a stir for several days.

It was the warlord's family affair; everyone else treated it as idle gossip.

But less than two days later, a mutiny broke out among the officers at the garrison. The military government was furious, and most of the high-ranking officials suggested that the warlord personally go to suppress the rebellion.

To completely suppress this, severe punishments must be used; otherwise, it will encourage such behavior and make it difficult to control in the future.

It was too hot during the dog days of summer, and the warlord initially didn't want to go, but he also felt that this matter required his personal attention. He entrusted the military government to Lan Changming and Cheng Tianxun, and went to handle the matter himself.

After the military governor left, Cheng Tianyu disappeared.

The second concubine came to the official residence and asked the warlord's wife for help in finding her.

"Did Tianyu leave with the governor's special train? When I saw the governor off, I think I saw him pretending to be an adjutant," the governor's wife said.

Second concubine: "This, the warlord didn't tell me, and neither did Tianyu."

"Go to the garrison headquarters, or have your adjutant go," the governor's wife said. "However, if you make such a big fuss about finding your son, and he comes back with the governor, the whole city will laugh at him."

He then asked the second concubine, "He's a perfectly healthy person, how could he have disappeared?"

Every word she spoke was a subtle hint to the second concubine: Your son's disappearance, whether he ran away on his own or was kidnapped, will leave everyone with the impression of being "incompetent" if it gets out of hand.

If he wants to achieve great things in the future, he probably won't be able to win people's hearts.

No matter what happened to him, you can only try to find out about it privately.

The second concubine left the official residence.

The military governor went out to quell the rebellion at the end of June. Late at night on the fourth day of July, the phone rang at Qin Yan's villa.

Sister-in-law Zhou came up and knocked on the door herself.

"Madam, that's Miss Ling's voice. Something doesn't sound right," said Aunt Zhou.

Qin Yan asked the maid to connect the phone.

Ling Manyun's voice rang out: "Qin Yan, we're all alright..."

Her voice faded into the distance.

Then came the voice of the second concubine, Su Yaxi: "Qin Yan, may I see him? I'm at No. 4 Hongxia Road."

He then laughed and said, "I know that No. 4 and No. 5 Hongxia Road have been connected, and you can evacuate at any time. Don't worry, I've planted explosives everywhere."

It's very hot now; 800 pounds of explosives would be enough to blow up this street. You must really enjoy this spectacle.

Qin Yan gripped the microphone: "What do you want?"

"Tell Cheng Tianxun to hand over my son. Once I see him, I'll leave. Qin Yan, tell Cheng Tianxun not to try anything funny."

"The governor went out to quell the rebellion, and his two sons got into a fight in the city, injuring innocent people. The governor will dismiss Cheng Tianxun from all his posts."

The second concubine paused, then smiled and asked, "Without the Cheng family, is the Xiang family really willing to hand over all their assets to Cheng Tianxun?"

Some things, once you have them, you get double; but if you lose one, you lose everything.

The second concubine told Qin Yan to think about Cheng Tianxun's future, and also told Cheng Tianxun to weigh the pros and cons himself.

"With this commotion, the warlord will know your identity. You've been hiding for almost thirty years, are you willing to be exposed like this?" Qin Yan asked.

The second concubine smiled and said, "How do you know the warlord is unwilling to support me?"

If he were truly against the royalists, he would have believed Cheng Tianxun's evidence long ago.

He never believed it; that was his attitude.

No one wants to be an emperor!

The second concubine wanted a grand opportunity to showcase her abilities.

Qin Yan hung up the phone.

She and Cheng Tianxun got dressed and went out.

"I sent people to guard No. 4 Hongxia Road." Cheng Tianxun frowned. "This shouldn't be the case. How could we let the second concubine get away with it so easily?"

Qin Yan remained silent for a long time.

Then she said, "Luo Tangqian did it. I gave Cheng Tianyu to her."

Cheng Tianxun frowned: "Luo Tang betrayed you. Is she also a royalist?"

"No, she wants to kill Su Yaxi, and she's willing to sacrifice anyone to take her with her. Under our pressure, she finally lured Su Yaxi to her house and even planted the explosives herself," Qin Yan said.

At this point, Qin Yan paused, "If it were me, I would light the explosives."

As long as the enemy dies, everyone else can be buried with him, including myself.

She would do that.

Luo Tang, whose hatred was even stronger, would also...

Qin Yan sent people to evacuate Ling Manyun while also sending people to protect Luo Tang. However, it was only when Luo Tang had everyone present that Su Yaxi could relax her guard.

Ling Manyun must be there.

The second concubine, who seemed to be orchestrating everything, had precisely stepped into Luo Tang's trap.

Qin Yan drove himself.

She floored the accelerator extremely fast.

Cheng Tianxun sat in the passenger seat and said, "Qin Yan, you know I love you very much."

Qin Yan silently stared at the road.

"If you're going to do anything to save Miss Ling, you must also do your best to survive and not make me sad," Cheng Tianxun said.

"Tianxun, I love you too," Qin Yan said. "I won't kill myself, we'll live to be a hundred."

The car soon arrived at Hongxia Road.

These past few days have been the hottest time of the entire summer. The night wind on Hongxia Road is scorching hot, and the ground can melt the soles of your shoes.

Even though it was late at night, the heat wave hadn't dissipated, and the leaves under the car headlights were drooping and withered.

Hongxia Road is located near one of the most bustling streets in the southern part of the city, lined with shops and residences, with few small mansions.

There are only nine small mansions on this street.

After midnight, the street became quiet; every house had its lights off, and the streetlights were out. The night sky was clear and cloudless, the stars seemed exceptionally low, and their light shone brightly.

Just as Qin Yan's car entered the street, she turned off the headlights, intending to drive past silently, when suddenly there was a loud bang.

She slammed on the brakes.

Cheng Tianxun braced himself to prevent his head from hitting the glass.

Qin Yan pushed open the car door, and the smell of gunpowder mixed with the flames in the distance, instantly illuminating the once silent night sky.

It was past midnight, but the heat was still intense. Then, the heat from the explosion suddenly shot over her, as if she had been scorched by flames.

Qin Yan strode forward, only to be caught in a hug by Cheng Tianxun around the waist.

Cheng Tianxun said, "My men will be here soon. I've mobilized two thousand guards from the Governor's Mansion. Qin Yan, I won't stop you from taking this risk; I will always support you."

Qin Yan turned her head with difficulty to look at him.

Cheng Tianxun looked at the firelight in that direction: "But something unexpected happened. Whatever happened, it's already happened. You can't go there."

Qin Yan was forced to breathe by the heatwave, and it seemed that he could not breathe through his mouth and nose.

There was some movement around.

The neighbors next to the small mansion were awakened by the sound of the explosion and the barking of dogs.

The sound, like a tidal wave, rushed in, but Qin Yan felt as if she had fallen into water; even her own voice sounded muffled.

"Man...Manjun is still here." Qin Yan's voice was tight, almost choked with emotion. "Manjun is definitely still here!"

She ran forward.

The flames and thick smoke illuminated half the sky.

Qin Yan and Cheng Tianxun ran closer and found that the small mansions at No. 4 and No. 5 Hongxia Road had completely collapsed; the two mansions were a bit far apart, so the windows of No. 3 and No. 6 on this side were all shattered, and the walls were also affected.

The fire was burning very brightly.

Qin Yan took two steps forward, but Cheng Tianxun stopped her, saying, "If you go any further in, you'll get burned."

No matter how many people were inside, they all died.

There are no survivors.

It's been fried like this.

Qin Yan stood there, tears streaming down her face. Cheng Tianxun held her shoulders tightly; her legs gave way and she could only fall, relying entirely on Cheng Tianxun's embrace to keep her upright.

At this moment, more and more people gathered around to watch the spectacle, and all sorts of voices could be heard.

She suddenly heard Ling Manyun's voice.

"Qin Yan, Qin Yan!" Ling Manyun was at the entrance of Mansion No. 5. She appeared out of nowhere and was desperately trying to rush into the house that was burning fiercely.

Qin Yan heard her cries.

"The explosives detonated! Qin Yan must have arrived. It wouldn't have exploded if she hadn't!" Ling Manyun cried to the people desperately pulling her away. "She's definitely not dead yet! Let go!"

She tried her best to get in.

Qin Yan finally regained her strength and ran towards Ling Manyun, hugging her tightly.

Ling Manyun was startled, and all the crying and shouting stopped.