Crossing the Palace Fighting Fox Harem

Chapter 521: Fire in the Imperial Palace

Looking at the group of strangers appearing in front of him, Tianning seemed extremely panicked.

"Don't worry about it." Kang Xiaorong covered Tianning's mouth and rushed towards Qinglongmen at a faster speed.

This group of people were indeed not guards, but warriors of the Mountain Ghost Clan. Now the four side gates of the palace were occupied by the Mountain Ghost Clan, and no one could get out. However, because Liuguang had given instructions in advance, the group of Mountain Ghost Clan warriors did not block Kang Xiaorong's way.

Kang Xiaorong led Tian Ning out of the Qinglong Gate smoothly. As soon as they left the palace, the Qinglong Gate closed behind them.

It was already dawn. Tian Ning looked back and saw that there were clouds of black smoke everywhere in the palace. She screamed in fear: "Brother Xiao Rong, there is smoke! It's everywhere! There's a fire! The palace is on fire!"

There were dozens of fires as far as the eye could see. In a blink of an eye, a layer of black smoke filled the sky above the entire palace, as thick as a dark cloud, weighing heavily on the palace.

"Don't look, Tianning." Kang Xiaorong's low voice sounded particularly sad in the wet and cool breeze of the early morning. He didn't even look back, his eyes were looking straight ahead. He covered Tianning's eyes with one hand and forced Tianning to lean his head against his arms.

Tian Ning's petite body trembled slightly. "Brother Xiaorong...what happened? Tell me..." She grabbed Kang Xiaorong's clothes tightly with both hands, and her hoarse voice was a bit crying. She vaguely felt that the fire in the palace was related to Kang Xiaorong, but she didn't dare to believe this fact anyway.

"Don't ask, Tianning, I don't know how to explain it to you." Kang Xiaorong hugged Tianning tighter with one hand, and gently placed his chin on her soft head. "Come with me, I will take you to a safe place... I will protect you, protect you..." As if speaking to himself, he repeated it softly over and over again.

Tian Ning wanted to cry but couldn't. Her head was pressed in Kang Xiaorong's arms, unable to lift it up, and she couldn't see the chaos in the palace behind her. However, the pungent smoke seemed to be chasing them all the time. No matter how fast the horse ran, it could not escape the encirclement of the smoke.

"Why is this happening..." He bit his lips tightly. Although he was hiding in the arms of his beloved, the uneasiness in his heart did not diminish at all, but became stronger and stronger. What Tian Ning did not understand was not only the sudden fire in the palace, but also why Kang Xiaorong, who was so close to him, suddenly became a stranger.

At the same time, Yizhen opened her eyes on the hospital bed. She heard a lot of noise around her, with countless people running around and screaming one after another.

"What's going on..." He sat up subconsciously and looked around.

This seems to be the Imperial Hospital. The wound on my back has been bandaged and there is a strong smell of medicine.

"Cough cough." Yizhen couldn't help but coughing loudly after suddenly smelling a pungent smell of smoke, and quickly covered her mouth and nose.

What kind of smoke is this? She immediately had a bad feeling and slid off the bed with her aching, sore and exhausted body.

As soon as my feet touched the ground, I suddenly felt dizzy and almost fell down.

Maybe it was because of the excessive blood loss that caused her dizziness and weak legs. She took several deep breaths before finally recovering. She held onto the wall and walked towards the window. She pushed the window open and saw thick smoke covering the sky and even the trees in the yard were not clear.

"There's a fire..." Yizhen immediately realized the seriousness of the situation, "Help, help..."

She was so frightened that she didn't know what to do, and she shouted out of the window, but there was no one passing by, and the noisy voices in her ears seemed to be far away.

She immediately realized a terrible fact - no one probably knew she was in this room, and no one would come to save her.

I must escape, or I will die. Thinking of this, I hurriedly gathered the last bit of my strength, held on to the wall, dragged my heavy legs, endured the severe pain from the wound, and walked towards the door at the fastest speed I could at this time.

As soon as she pushed the door open, a thick smoke rushed in, choking Yizhen so much that she couldn't open her eyes and she covered her mouth and coughed continuously.

No, the smoke is too thick. Given my current physical condition, I will definitely be choked to death by the smoke before I can escape.

Just when she was in despair, she suddenly heard a man's voice behind her: "My Lady!"

Turning her head, she saw a man in armor running towards her.

"My queen, it's too dangerous here, please come with me." The situation was urgent, and the man ignored etiquette and grabbed Yizhen's arm.

When he ran over just now, the man had been covering the lower half of his face with his arm in order to avoid being choked by the smoke. He finally put his arm down when he ran to Yizhen and said the words just now. Yizhen stared at his familiar face in surprise and subconsciously said half a sentence: "You are..."

I couldn't remember his name at once, I only knew that he was an important official in the An family's command of the imperial guards. When I was in charge of guarding Long Mohan's palace, Yizhen had met him several times, but their relationship was very distant and they hardly spoke. At this critical moment today, he actually rushed in to save her, which made Yizhen slightly moved.

Yizhen ran too slowly, so An Youchen simply picked her up and rushed out along the corridor.

There was no one in the entire Imperial Hospital except them. Thick smoke filled the air, and the burning herbs gave off an even stronger smell, making it almost impossible to open your eyes. If An Youchen hadn't arrived in time, Yizhen would have died here today.

Looking at the thick smoke billowing around her, Yizhen was frightened and hugged An Youchen's shoulders tightly and asked: "Why am I, ahem, in the Imperial Hospital... ahem, was it you... who saved me?" It was just a short sentence, but it was choked into several pieces by the thick smoke.

Now is not the time to talk. An Youchen coughed and replied, "First, let's not talk about this." Just as he finished speaking, he coughed so hard that he couldn't utter a single word.

Seeing this, Yizhen had no choice but to shut up and stare at An Youchen worriedly.

Finally, they managed to rush out of the Imperial Hospital. An Youchen rode a horse to take Yizhen to Renhe Hall. Along the way, Yizhen saw that the palace was full of people fighting fires and people fleeing for their lives. In the distance, flames were rising to the sky, and the heat waves were surging. The entire palace was almost engulfed in flames. Fortunately, the spacious Renhe Hall did not catch fire. A large number of people had already gathered in the square where the concubines had trained in court etiquette. There were palace maids and concubines, all mixed together, and at a glance, it was impossible to tell who was superior and who was inferior.

Until this moment, I realized that all lives are equal. If even the Renhe Hall was surrounded by fire, all these people would die in the sea of ​​fire, and no one would be able to tell who was the empress and who was the maid. No matter how glorious and glorious one was in life, after death, it would be nothing but a pile of charred bones.

Yizhen was looking at the crowd taking refuge in the square from her horse, and her heart inexplicably felt empty.

"Your Majesty, please rest here first." An Youchen carried Yizhen off the horse and put her on the ground.

Yizhen's legs were still unstable and she accidentally fell into An Youchen's arms.

"General, what exactly is going on with this fire?" The smoke here was much smaller, and Yizhen was finally able to speak.

An Youchen supported Yizhen and said hurriedly: "We still don't know who set the fire, but it must be a group of people who are very familiar with the palace, and they have made careful plans in advance. The fire locations are very scattered, and there is no water source nearby, which increases the difficulty of firefighting. Now all the imperial guards in the palace have been scattered to various fire sites to put out the fire. If foreign enemies invade the palace at this time, I am afraid that the overly scattered imperial guards will find it difficult to cope..." As he spoke, his expression became more anxious.

What I fear most is not the fire itself, but the fear that it is just a precursor and something even more terrible will happen next.

There was no time to stay any longer, so An Youchen raised his hand and called a nearby palace maid to take care of Yizhen.

Seeing An Youchen turning around to leave, Yizhen suddenly rushed over, grabbed his sleeve and said, "General, wait a minute, I have something important to tell you!" Without waiting for An Youchen to respond, she continued impatiently, "Captain, Captain Liu, he must have set the fire. He is a descendant of the mountain ghost tribe and has been planning a rebellion for a long time. The wound on my back was also caused by him. The emperor is in danger, never let him get close to him!" She was almost incoherent in her panic.

"What did you say?" An Youchen looked as if he was facing a great enemy, his face instantly turned pale. "Liu Guang...it turned out to be him..."

In fact, Yizhen had long wanted to tell An Youchen everything she knew, so that he would take action quickly. However, because An Youchen was Concubine An's brother, Yizhen instinctively doubted him and remained wary. In addition, after she told Liuguang about the mountain ghosts' conspiracy to rebel, she was almost killed by Liuguang. This incident left a deep shadow in her heart, so she dared not rashly tell An Youchen the truth.

However, for some reason, An Youchen rescued her from the Imperial Hospital and took her to Renhe Hall for refuge. During this short journey, Yizhen suddenly began to trust him. She resolutely chose to tell him the truth and asked him for help.

"General, take me to the emperor. I want to be with the emperor." Yizhen hugged An Youchen's arm tightly.

An Youchen said awkwardly: "But you are still injured, it is really not appropriate..."

Without waiting for him to finish his words, Yizhen emphasized again: "I must be with the emperor." Her speech became faster and her tone more determined.

An Youchen stared at her for a while, and finally sighed deeply. "Okay, I'll take you there."

Seeing from afar that Long Mohan's bedroom was not on fire, Yizhen and An Youchen both breathed a sigh of relief.

The palace was heavily guarded inside and outside, and there were serious guards everywhere. With the help of An Youchen, Yizhen finally saw Long Mohan in the bedroom.

In addition to Long Mohan, there were Eunuch Hua, Prince Ming, Concubine An, and Ningshuang. Everyone looked extremely panicked.

When Concubine An saw Yizhen, a hint of hostility flashed in her eyes. Then her eyes immediately moved to An Youchen's face, as if she was blaming him for sending Yizhen here.

"Your Majesty, I'm glad you are safe." Yizhen dragged her seriously injured body and limped towards Long Mohan.

"How are you injured?" Long Mohan quickly raised his hand to support her.

"It's a long story, Your Majesty. The fire was instigated by the mountain ghost tribe, and the mastermind behind it was Captain Liu. He is not a good guy." Yizhen said gritting her teeth.

After hearing her words, everyone was stunned. They never expected that the person who rebelled would be Liu Guang.

At this time, a guard rushed in and whispered a few words to An Youchen. An Youchen reported to the emperor with a serious face: "Your Majesty, we should not stay here for long. The assassins of the Mountain Ghost Clan have infiltrated the palace, and I am afraid they will harm Your Majesty."