The scattered embers fell to the ground and ignited the dry firewood piles around the yard.

Many also fell onto the surrounding houses.

The flames burned higher and higher.

Jiang Qingwan didn't have the power to expand the defensive shield at that moment.

However, the protective shield cannot isolate the temperature.

It was about to become an earthen urn.

Soldiers at the courtyard gate rushed in one after another, trying to break down the gate and catch the turtle in a jar.

Zheng Qing and the others could not retreat an inch, and they stubbornly held their ground at the door, suffering injuries to varying degrees.

Sun Ke was overjoyed as he looked at the situation before him.

"Kill Mo Yunhan first, then the others won't amount to anything."

Seeing that shooting at the courtyard was ineffective, the crossbowmen immediately mobilized all their firepower and focused it all on Mo Yunhan alone.

Even with Mo Yunhan's superior lightness skill and internal strength, he was unable to break through such a dense attack.

We can only do our best to defend.

Just when Sun Ke was confident of victory, a long sword flew into the hiding place of the archers.

A scream rang out, and the attack stopped instantly.

Mo Yunhan seized the opportunity and rushed over quickly.

With overwhelming force, they disrupted all the archers' attacks and took the opportunity to expose Mo Shaojun, who was hiding in the shadows.

"It really was you!"

"Everyone, stop right now!"

He held his longsword to Mo Shaojun's neck.

Mo Shaojun was in a great hurry.

"Ninth Prince, I have come by imperial decree. You cannot kill me."

The sword had already cut through his skin.

A sharp pain shot through him, and beads of blood rolled down his cheeks.

His legs went weak with fear, and he shouted, "Sun Ke, stop! Stop!"

Sun Ke cursed under his breath, but had no choice but to stop.

But people did not go past.

“Ninth Prince, even if you are a war god, you can’t fight against four people with two fists. There are also a bunch of unarmed people in this courtyard. Even if the Ninth Princess has some supernatural powers, she can’t protect them all the time.”

"How about this, you release the Third Prince, and I will immediately withdraw my troops. Tonight, we'll pretend nothing happened."

Zheng Qing cursed loudly.

"Bullshit! Sun Ke, you bastard, if you have the guts to assassinate me, why don't you take off your mask? You sneaky scoundrel, the Great Zhou has no general like you."

Sun Ke yanked off his face mask and brandished his long sword.

“We are here by imperial decree. If you have any complaints, feel free to confront your emperor. The mere fact that you concealed the plague is enough to warrant the confiscation of your property and the extermination of your entire family.”

At that moment, the village chief called out from the courtyard.

"We have not contracted the plague."

The villagers also joined in the shouting.

Many people ran into the yard after the crisis was over.

Each of them exuded composure, showing no sign of illness whatsoever.

The doctor was also in the crowd, raising his hand and shouting, "You've misunderstood! This isn't a plague, it's just a strange illness. Everyone's been cured, everyone's been cured. You absolutely mustn't massacre the village!"

During the standoff, Ye Qi led more than a dozen guards and charged over.

The situation changed drastically in an instant.