Chapter 255 Ah Chu, Give Me Your Hand

The two bodies were carried out.

Because of the severe charring, his true appearance was no longer visible; even his clothes were completely burned, and his skin and flesh were charred.

It was impossible to determine the true identity of the deceased.

But only Shen Chu and Pei Yuan remained inside the fire.

Before Sun Yan could even step forward to check, Li Chengxuan pounced on him.

He rushed to the emaciated corpse and knelt down with a thud.

I wanted to reach out and touch it, but my hands were shaking violently.

After a long while, he stopped touching it, suddenly stood up, grabbed Sun Yan, and roared with red eyes:

"This can't be Achu, it definitely isn't."

"A-Chu is very clever. Even if it's on fire, or even if knives fall from the sky, they can't hurt A-Chu."

“Let’s go in and search again, we’ll search every nook and cranny. Maybe Ah Chu is waiting for us somewhere.”

Having said that, he rushed into the charred ruins without a care, not even noticing that the wood was still smoking and hot.

He bent down and shoved aside the wood, muttering:

"Achu, where are you? Answer your brother."

Luo Heng stared blankly at Li Chengxuan, feeling as if his mind had gone completely blank.

How could someone as clever and quick-witted as Shen Chu possibly be burned to death?

He took a deep breath, walked to Li Chengxuan's side with a stern face, and together they pried open the broken tiles.

"I'll dig it up with you."

Li Anning, who was crying bitterly in front of the two corpses, wiped away her tears with her sleeve upon seeing this.

"Young Master, Steward Luo, I'll come along too."

When Zhou Jun saw this scene, his eyes were already red from crying.

"Waaaaah, Ah Chu... I want to go find Ah Chu too."

Princess Qinghe stopped him from going over.

Zhou Jun cried and shook off Qinghe Junzhu's hand, "Mother, the fire is out, why are you still stopping me?"

If something really happens to Achu, I will never forgive myself.

Having said that, ignoring Princess Qinghe's livid expression, he stumbled over.

The scene was silent, but more and more people quietly joined the search.

Sun Yan waved his hand, and the Flying Eagle Guards all began to clean up the scene.

The scene was quickly cleared.

Apart from the charred soil, nothing was found.

Pei Yuan and Shen Chu are not here!

There were only two charred corpses.

Could it be that they really...?

Li Chengxuan and Luo Heng remained silent for a long while before walking over with pale faces and slowly kneeling down in front of the emaciated corpse.

Zhou Jun cried his heart out.

Li Anning's face was pale, she bit her lip tightly, and large tears slid down her cheeks.

Jinbao ran over, panting, and when he saw the charred corpse on the ground and glanced at Sun Yan's expression, his legs went weak and he collapsed in front of the tall body.

With trembling hands, he carefully gathered the body together, murmuring as he wept:

"Your Highness, don't be afraid. This servant will take you home. Don't be scared."

After a long while, the body was finally put back together, and suddenly a heart-wrenching wail was heard.

"My lord!"

With this wail, Li Ming and everyone in the Li family fell to their knees.

Li Ming, in particular, turned deathly pale after the two bodies were carried out.

He was kneeling on the ground, sweating profusely.

The current emperor's prince and the emperor's favored censor were both burned to death in his house.

The Li family is finished!

Sun Yan said coldly, "General Li, I will send someone on horseback to Qinghe Palace to report this matter to His Majesty."

From this moment forward, the entire General's Mansion will be temporarily taken over by the Flying Eagle Guard. No one is allowed to leave the General's Mansion without a Flying Eagle Guard token.

"Guards! Everyone, please wait in the main hall. I will question you all later."

Li Ming wiped the sweat from his forehead and nodded hurriedly, "Of course, I will definitely order everyone in the manor to cooperate with Commander Sun's investigation."

Everyone was taken away by the Five Cities Garrison.

Only the Flying Eagle Guard remained at the scene.

Jinbao, who had been kneeling on the ground weeping bitterly and heartbroken, wiped his face with his sleeve and got up from the ground.

"Finally, the area is cleared. If it hadn't been cleared, my voice would have been hoarse from crying."

Sun Yan admired his ability to control his tears, pointed his chin at the corpse on the ground, raised an eyebrow and asked:

"Are you sure this isn't His Highness?"

Jinbao scoffed, "I've served His Highness since I was a child. I can feel His Highness's bones with my eyes closed."

Although this corpse is about the same height as His Highness, I can tell at a glance that it is definitely not His Highness.

Sun Yan breathed a sigh of relief.

He hadn't made any moves because he was waiting for Jinbao to come over.

"And this one? Could it really be Lord Shen?"

Jinbao pouted.

"Hey, how is that possible? Since His Highness is alright, then Lord Shen must be alright as well."

His Highness would rather be in danger himself than let Lord Shen be harmed.

Sun Yan scratched his head, "It's really strange. This courtyard is only so big, and His Highness rushed into the fire right before his eyes."

How could it possibly be gone?

Jinbao was also completely confused.

"Anyway, you should have the Flying Eagle Guards guard this place, so that the Li family's ulterior motives don't harm His Highness and Lord Shen."

"Don't worry about that, I will definitely keep a close eye on the Li family."

As Sun Yan spoke, he couldn't help but mutter under his breath, "I wonder how His Highness and Lord Shen are doing right now? Are they injured?"

Let's go back to the situation inside the fire.

The moment the beam crashed down, she lifted Li Anning up and threw her away.

She only had time to roll on the spot, barely managing to reach the long couch in the corner.

Just then, half of the roof collapsed, but it was caught by the long couch.

She was trapped in this small triangular area.

The area was engulfed in flames on all sides, with rooftops collapsing overhead, and the smoke was growing thicker and thicker.

Shen Chu choked so badly that tears streamed down her face, and she found it increasingly difficult to breathe.

He thought he was going to die here, but in his hazy state of consciousness, he heard someone calling his name.

"Chen Chu!"

"Achu!"

It was Pei Yuan's voice.

She perked up and wanted to respond.

He opened his mouth but couldn't make a sound; only a series of dry coughs escaped.

Pei Yuan followed the sound of her cough and found her through the narrow gap.

"Achu!"

Shen Chu struggled to open her eyes and met Pei Yuan's delighted peach blossom eyes.

She twitched the corner of her mouth, and then she saw Pei Yuan drop to the ground without hesitation and crawl towards her.

The gap was narrow, and he tried to shrink his tall frame as he approached her step by step.

"Achu, wait for me, don't close your eyes."

"Achu, open your eyes and look at me."

"Achu, give me your hand."

The man's voice was deep, yet it carried an irresistible sense of reassurance.

As Shen Chu watched his figure draw closer and closer, tears slowly streamed down her face.

She stretched out her hand and crawled laboriously toward Pei Yuan.

Their hands finally clasped tightly together.

Just then, the sound of bricks and tiles falling from above could be heard again.

The roof completely burned down.

When the heavy force crashed down, a sense of despair arose in Chen Chu's heart.

Pei Yuan suddenly pounced on her, hugged her tightly, and rolled her under the couch.

I don't know where I bumped into, but I heard two cracking sounds.

A dark secret passage was revealed beneath the long couch.

The two fell straight down.