"Brother Xian, I need your help with something!"
After Wan Yunting and his cousins, including Ouyang Xinyuan, were all drunk and passed out, he turned to Ouyang Xiuxian, who was sitting beside him, his face flushed red from drinking but not yet completely drunk. Ouyang Xiuxian, holding a beer bottle, said with bravado, "Tell me, what is it? Do you want me to kill the main god of the Heavenly Eye Main God Cult?"
His words made Wan Yunting laugh. He patted Ouyang Xiuxian's shoulder and teased, "Snap out of it, don't fall over."
Ouyang Xiuxian burped and waved his hand, "I'm fine, I can still drink."
Wan Yunting chuckled, "I'm talking about something serious."
Ouyang Xiuxian turned to look at him. Only then did he use his cultivation to expel the alcohol from his system, shaking his head to regain some clarity. He said, "Then tell me, what do you need my help with?"
Wan Yunting got straight to the point, "I'm going to Africa next Monday, so I want you to impersonate me!"
Ouyang Xiuxian's expression froze. He tilted his head and asked, "Going to Africa? Impersonate you? What do you mean?"
So, Wan Yunting explained that he was going to Africa with a national team to study the Red Demon Virus, and that he needed to disguise his identity to prevent the Heavenly Eye Main God Cult from knowing he was going abroad. He also explained the reason for having Ouyang Xiuxian impersonate him. Ouyang Xiuxian immediately understood and nodded, "I get it. You mean you want me to impersonate you so that the Heavenly Eye Main God Cult's eyes know you're still in the capital, right?"
"Yes, that's the idea," Wan Yunting nodded with a smile.
"No problem, I was planning to stay home anyway. I'll help you with this."
Ouyang Xiuxian readily agreed. It wasn't a big deal. Then, he seemed to remember something and turned to Wan Yunting, asking, "How am I supposed to impersonate you? Should I wear your clothes? Or do you want me to get plastic surgery to look like you? That won't work, you know. My face is much more handsome than yours, I can't ruin it..."
"..."
Wan Yunting looked at his confident expression and was speechless. He waved his hand, "What are you talking about? We'll discuss how you'll impersonate me tomorrow when you're sober. I'm heading back now."
After that, Wan Yunting couldn't be bothered to deal with him anymore. He stood up and called out to Fang Yanxi and his sister Ouyang Fanmeng, "Yanxi, Fanmeng, we're leaving."
"Okay..."
Fang Yanxi nodded and pulled her slightly tipsy sister Ouyang Fanmeng to her feet. Wan Yunting saw this and went over to help support his sister, "Why did this girl drink so much?"
"She's happy."
Fang Yanxi said, and then she and Wan Yunting left Ouyang Xiuxian and headed back to their courtyard...
Meanwhile, at the Xiuyuantang on Heping Street, in a room on the third floor, Wang Zhuyu, fresh from a shower and wearing pajamas, was video calling her family on her phone. She spoke about her situation there, "Don't worry, Dad. I'm doing great, so you don't need to worry."
"That's good."
A middle-aged couple appeared on the video screen, Wang Zhuyu's parents. Her mother asked, "So, Zhuyu, how much is your master paying you per month? Do you still have enough money to spend? Do you want us to transfer some to you?"
Wang Zhuyu shook her head and smiled, "No need, I still have money. And my master said that my salary will be higher than that of apprentices in other medical halls."
"Then how much is it, exactly?" her mother asked.
Wang Zhuyu smiled, "It's only been a month, how would I know? Alright, don't worry about it. It's getting late, you should rest soon. I have to get up early for work tomorrow..."
After ending the call with her parents, Wang Zhuyu saw that it was already eleven o'clock at night and went straight to sleep.
After an unknown amount of time, Wang Zhuyu seemed to hear shouting outside: "Fire, call 119 quickly...!"
Drowsily, Wang Zhuyu woke up. The shouting outside grew clearer. She quickly got out of bed and opened the window, only to be hit by a gust of thick smoke!
The smoke, rising from the fire on the first floor, had a pungent smell that made Wang Zhuyu cough uncontrollably, leaving her mind blank. She didn't know how the medical hall had suddenly caught fire...!
By the time she came to her senses, her face was filled with panic and fear. Thinking of something, she quickly ran to the bedside table, grabbed her phone, and headed downstairs...
But the stairwell was already filled with thick smoke, billowing up from the first floor. Accompanied by waves of heat, it filled Wang Zhuyu with terror and forced her back to the second floor...
"Heavens, such a big fire! Is anyone inside?"
At this moment, outside on Heping Street, a crowd had gathered – people from nearby medical halls and residents. Seeing the large fire in the first floor of Xiuyuantang made the residents panicked and scared. If the fire spread, it would engulf the neighboring houses and burn everything down.
Therefore, as soon as they discovered the fire, they had already called 119. Several fire trucks were on their way, and people from the street were also shouting at Xiuyuantang, "Is anyone inside? Jump down from the second floor quickly...!"
Wang Zhuyu, standing helplessly on the second floor, heard the shouting outside and finally reacted. She quickly pushed open the door of the small balcony on the second floor and rushed out, shouting anxiously to the people on the street below, "Help me quickly, cough cough..."
"Heavens, there's someone! Everyone, go help quickly!"
The crowd saw Wang Zhuyu on the second floor. They all shouted, "Just jump down, quickly...!"
Wang Zhuyu looked down. The height was about six meters. However, the fire on the first floor was intense, and the smoke and heat choked her as she coughed. But the crowd below was also anxiously shouting for her to jump quickly. So, Wang Zhuyu hardened her heart, disregarded everything else, and directly climbed over the balcony railing, letting go and jumping down... Read books.
"Everyone, catch her quickly!"
Seven or eight men were below. As Wang Zhuyu fell, they didn't hesitate, prioritizing saving her. They forcefully caught Wang Zhuyu, and several of them were knocked to the ground. Fortunately, Wang Zhuyu was unharmed. They shouted, "Is there anyone else upstairs?"
Wang Zhuyu, having recovered, shook her head and shouted, "It's just me."
"Okay, let's move over there quickly, the fire is too big!"
So, they pulled Wang Zhuyu to a safe location before stopping. She looked back at the fire on the first floor, completely stunned...
In a short while, the fire spread to the second floor. At this time, the firefighters arrived and immediately began extinguishing the flames with water...
"How did it start burning?"
"I don't know, it was fine, and then it suddenly caught fire...!"
As the onlookers watched the firefighters put out the fire, they discussed how Xiuyuantang had caught fire. Wang Zhuyu also thought of something and quickly took out her phone, which she had been holding tightly, to call Wan Yunting...
At this moment, Wan Yunting, who was sleeping at home, was woken up by the ringing of his phone. Fang Yanxi, who was sleeping next to him, was also woken up, wondering who it was...
To avoid waking his daughter, Wan Yunting immediately got up, picked up his phone from the bedside table, and saw that it was Wang Zhuyu calling. His groggy expression froze. He then answered the phone and asked in a low voice, "Zhuyu, what's the matter calling so late?"
Wang Zhuyu, her face full of anxiety, hurriedly shouted, "Master, something's wrong! The medical hall is on fire!"
"What, on fire?"
Wan Yunting's eyes instantly widened and he became fully awake. Fang Yanxi, sleeping beside him, also woke up and looked at her husband with confusion.
"Yes, I don't know how it started burning. The firefighters are putting it out now," Wang Zhuyu said.
Wan Yunting sat up and quickly asked, "Are you alright?"
Wang Zhuyu shook her head, "I'm fine..."
"That's good. I'm coming over now." Wan Yunting was anxious. He hung up the phone, got out of bed, and put on his clothes. Fang Yanxi also got up and asked, "Where is it burning?"
Wan Yunting said as he put on his clothes, "It's the medical hall. I don't know how it caught fire. I'm going to take a look. Don't worry."
Fang Yanxi's heart was filled with worry as she watched her husband rush out, "Be careful..."
"Got it. You go back to sleep," Wan Yunting called back and ran out of the house, driving towards Heping Street. There weren't many cars on the road at midnight, so he was much faster than usual. He soon arrived at Heping Street and saw a crowd gathered in front of the medical hall from a distance, all discussing how Xiuyuantang had caught fire... Read books.
"It's Wan Yunting, he's here...!"
Someone saw Wan Yunting approaching quickly. Wang Zhuyu also saw him and quickly ran over, "Master..."
"Mm, are you injured?"
Wan Yunting looked at Wang Zhuyu nervously, fearing that something had happened to her.
"I'm fine. It's just that the first and second floors of the medical hall burned down."
Wang Zhuyu pointed towards the medical hall. The firefighters had already extinguished the flames. The fire had not spread to the neighboring houses, nor had it reached the third floor. The firefighters were currently inspecting the interior and preventing anyone from entering.
Wan Yunting's brow was furrowed with worry as he looked at the first floor of the medical hall, which was in ruins. Even the plaque of Xiuyuantang was only left with a corner. He felt a heavy heart and asked Wang Zhuyu, "Do you know how it caught fire?"
"I don't know."
Wang Zhuyu shook her head and said, "I was half asleep when I heard shouting outside that there was a fire. That's when I knew the medical hall was burning..."
Wan Yunting's face was grim. He crossed his arms and scanned the surrounding people, trying to spot anyone suspicious, but he couldn't find anyone. They were all employees from nearby medical halls and residents.
"Captain, we've found a flammable suspicious object!"
At this moment, a firefighter came out from inside, holding a piece of a glass bottle. A gasoline smell could be detected from it!
The fire captain sniffed it and then turned to the crowd, shouting, "Is the person in charge of the medical hall here?"
"Yes."
Wan Yunting immediately raised his hand and walked over quickly, "I am the person in charge of the medical hall. Have you found anything?"
The fire captain held up the opening of the glass bottle and said, "This is very likely arson. This bottle contained gasoline, and it was probably thrown into your medical hall to start the fire."
Wan Yunting then sniffed the opening of the glass bottle. It indeed smelled of gasoline. His brow furrowed tightly, and he said, "Let's have the police investigate immediately. Check the surveillance footage, and we should be able to find out who set the fire."
The fire captain nodded and said, "We've already contacted them. The police will be here soon..."
As soon as he finished speaking, several police cars arrived. A middle-aged man led the group and immediately started talking with the fire captain. Wan Yunting also asked the police to check the surveillance cameras on Heping Street to see if they could find out who set the fire...