Fierce Love: Bringing Wife Home
Chapter 345 - 124: The Culprit Has Been Found, But We Are Helpless

Chapter 345: Chapter 124: The Culprit Has Been Found, But We Are Helpless

Quan Shaoqing immediately called Jing Yuan. Apparently, he had also seen the news and, without taking a moment to rest, was preparing to drive to the scene.

"Let’s go together! My car is right outside the door!" Quan Shaoqing held his phone, talking to Jing Yuan.

Through the car window, Gu Xiaoxi could already see that Jing Yuan’s car had left the gate.

Quan Shaoqing’s car immediately pulled up close, and Jing Yuan rolled down the window to see the two of them. With their faces set in somber lines, they exchanged no words but rushed towards the accident scene with an unspoken understanding.

An hour later, they successfully entered the scene.

Quan Shaoqing and Gu Xiaoxi got out of the car, and a chill ran through them as they smelled the lingering scent of char in the air and saw the ash that covered the streets. This didn’t seem like an ordinary fire, which would leave behind building outlines after burning. Instead, whether it be the trees and flowers or the brick and mortar, everything had been reduced to ash. When the wind blew, it shrouded the entire street in a misty haze.

Gu Xiaoxi’s heart instantly plummeted to the bottom of a valley.

Aside from the Phoenix Fire, how could this ordinary fire have burnt anything so completely?

"Shaoqing, give me an explanation. What exactly happened with this fire?" Jing Yuan lit a cigarette, standing amidst the ashes, his silhouette especially grim.

Quan Shaoqing squeezed Gu Xiaoxi’s hand tightly and shook his head, "It’s very strange, this is not an ordinary fire. Even if fuel had been used, it would not have burnt everything so cleanly!"

"This street was densely populated with people, cars parked around, and shops with metal frames outside, yet now even the iron has been reduced to ash. This certainly isn’t a normal fire." Jing Yuan looked up at Gu Xiaoxi, his deep eyes possessing a magic power that seemed capable of piercing through one’s soul.

Gu Xiaoxi gripped her fingers tightly and absentmindedly avoided his gaze, returning it nonchalantly. Even though she felt guilty, with matters as they were, she would think of ways to resolve and salvage the situation.

"I’ll go ahead and take a look, you guys talk!" Gu Xiaoxi retracted her gaze from Jing Yuan and strode forward, walking through the ash-covered street.

The place seemed like the aftermath of an apocalypse, desolate and bleak. The Little Phoenix indeed possessed the power to destroy heaven and earth.

Luckily, she had held back a bit, otherwise she wouldn’t know if she would still be alive.

Jing Yuan watched Gu Xiaoxi’s slender figure, her water-blue gown amidst the ruins. Even in this destruction, she managed to remain untouched by dust and debris, exuding cleanliness and elegance.

"Shaoqing, tell me honestly. Where did Miss Gu disappear to during those few minutes? I feel this matter is definitely related to her." Jing Yuan took a drag from his cigarette, his expression grave.

Through his observation, he found that Gu Xiaoxi had too many secrets.

Usually quiet, gentle, and peaceful, but he could always see a hint of cunning and shrewdness in her deep eyes. When you seriously look for her faults, you find she is nothing but virtues.

She was like a treasure trove that could never be fully excavated, each deep dive making you more and more eager to know all her secrets.

Quan Shaoqing lit a cigarette and headed in the opposite direction, walking towards the other end of the street, his voice indifferent, "Haven’t you already guessed? Why ask?"

"Was there really a monster inside the Purple Mist? Did she release it?" Jing Yuan immediately followed, asking coldly.

Quan Shaoqing turned to look at him and said irritably, "If it had been a monster, we would have been dead back then. Would we still be standing here right now?"

"What do you mean?" Jing Yuan instantly became alert. If it wasn’t a monster, then what was causing this turmoil?

"An accident happened, and no one can judge this situation as good or bad. Jing Yuan, I’ve told you what I can. The rest, we can discuss after we catch the culprit." Quan Shaoqing sighed as he looked at the dust covering the street.

This little one had quite the temper, having burnt down a whole street. If she wasn’t disciplined properly, what would become of them?

Gu Xiaoxi walked slowly along the street, while also mentally calling out to the Little Phoenix.

After forming the contract, they could hear each other’s voices. Thus, she kept signaling to it constantly, not believing that the Little Phoenix couldn’t hear her.

A moment later, the scenery in front of Gu Xiaoxi changed dramatically, and she was suddenly amidst a sea of fire in the familiar space. At that moment, the Little Phoenix was circling above her head.

"What’s going on with you? Destroying houses and causing so many casualties. How are you any different from those monsters?" Gu Xiaoxi angrily reproached without reservation.

The Little Phoenix circled over her head, then landed on a nearby rock, its voice full of remorse, "I just caught two foxes, and I accidentally didn’t control my power properly, burning down the street. I’m sorry! I didn’t do it on purpose!"

Gu Xiaoxi frowned, "Accidental or not, hundreds of people have lost their lives. Are you, a Divine Beast, not going to face any punishment?"

"Stinky woman, I told you, it was an accident. Wasn’t I just catching demons for vengeance?" The Little Phoenix immediately retorted irritably. To it, catching demons was more important than those people’s lives.

"Unrepentant, I truly regret releasing you. Now what do you suggest we do? Hundreds dead, so much wealth lost, can you compensate?" Gu Xiaoxi angrily said. Now that she couldn’t overpower the Little Phoenix, she naturally couldn’t control it either, but she couldn’t let it continue causing trouble.

"Don’t be pushy, woman. I’ve eliminated two demons; they’ve been causing chaos all this time, and a hundred people’s lives would only feed them for a month. Do you know how many lives they have on their hands? I am maintaining the Mortal World, balancing yin and yang. What’s the loss of a few people?" The Little Phoenix was a bit self-righteous this time.

Gu Xiaoxi was so angry her face turned ashen. If only she had a Tightening Spell. She wouldn’t be worried about it being so arrogant.

"You’re being utterly unreasonable. No matter what reasons you have, you cannot treat the lives of the innocent as a game." Gu Xiaoxi, red with anger, raised her hand and attacked the Little Phoenix.

The Little Phoenix spread its wings and soared high, crying out angrily, "Stinky woman, you’re serious. I came to tell you that I’m going into seclusion for a while. It might be ten years, a hundred years, so goodbye!"

With that, the space flashed.

Gu Xiaoxi reappeared on the ash-filled street, the Little Phoenix long gone.

"Damn it, I’m completely at a loss with this creature!" As her contract master, she was just for show. If it went into seclusion for decades or a hundred years, she might already be gone from this world, laid to rest.

Damn!

Gu Xiaoxi felt a shiver run through her as she had found the culprit yet was utterly helpless.

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