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Chapter 3: Escape

Sitting on the cold hard ground, Xu Min stared at his sister as she laid in his ar her close, not wishing to let her go

His ether flooded in He kept replaying the scene fro, when he saw his sister the last ti wound appeared in his heart as though it had been ripped out from his body

No matter howhappened Her eyes did not miraculously open She did not call his name back in response Her entire body was li hiain

Her body had not caught on fire, but the smoke in the cabin made it impossible for her to breathe In the end, she collapsed onto the ground and succued to drag her out just in tih to prevent her death Even though he applied every last bit of the lied She wouldn&x2019;t wake up

He realized that everything that he could have done to try to save his sister would be futile His heart burned with the pain of this searing loss The world, previously filled with colors and happiness, turned dark and bleak before his sight faded away Xu Min closed his eyes as he yelled out in pain

&x201C;Big sister,&x201D; Xu Min sobbed and gently laid her down He looked around at all the adults who had arrived, cursing the there with du hi to save the sathered around Xu Min and Xu Wu A mix of sadness and compassion could be seen in their eyes as they shook their heads in regret

While he looked at everyone just standing there, anger sprouted in Xu Min&x2019;s heart, because he simply wished to be left alone with his sister Why did the fire have to happen to the hihtly than he had before

&x201C;Let her go&x201D; A fa Xu Min&x2019;s thoughts,to life as he saw Overseer Tian striding towards hi a dead person to life once ht smile appeared on Xu Min&x2019;s tearstained face, but it was a smile of madness

&x201C;It&x2019;ll be okay sis!&x201D; Xu Min said to the lifeless body in his arms &x201C;Overseer Tian can help you&x201D; The words of Xu Min were like bolts of lightning to everyone who stood around him, and looks of pity were directed at the poor boy as still in denial

Upon hearing the words spoken by Xu Min, a treh the body of Overseer Tian and a sad expression became visible in his eyes The older ently held the shtly

&x201C;Pull yourself together, Xu Min!&x201D; he said with a harsh voice, &x201C;Tell us what happened here!&x201D;

Overseer Tian had known Xu Min for years and he obviously knew Xu Wu Xu Wu was sh she had never cultivated, she was still considered fairly strong For her to be unable to leave a burning shack, so definitely had to be out of the ordinary

&x201C;The door was blocked!&x201D; Xu Min suddenly said, his voice filled with certainty How could he have not realised it before? Someone blocked the door before the fire started It had to be, how else could a conscious Xu Wu succuer unlike anything he had ever felt before suddenly burned within Xu Min&x2019;s gut as his eyes landed upon the frightened youngon the side of the crowd

At first, he wondered why they were here Had they seen the fire and rushed over to help? No way! The young master would never be found in these poor areas of the fa so at him, their eyes locked and a horrified expression started to spread on the young master&x2019;s face He slowly tried to back away, only to find hier rose up within Xu Min Anger, hate, and murderous intent

&x201C;They did it!&x201D; Xu Min yelled while pointing at the young master Everyone in the crowd turned their eyes in the direction of the pointing finger An unexpected sight unfolded before the master&x2019;s face was coround koing in front of the furious Xu Min