Time goes back to half an hour ago.
Wei Yunlan took Suihe out of the secret passage and, under the cover of two Tianshu Pavilion guards, hid under the beams of a side hall in Jingyang Palace.
There happened to be a hollow space here that was big enough to accommodate two or three people. It was located in a blind spot, so as long as no one climbed up onto the beam, they would not notice their presence.
After helping them hide successfully, the two Tianshu Pavilion guards followed her instructions and sprinkled two packets of white powder on the outside of two side halls that were a little farther away from the main hall of Jingyang Palace.
These powders were developed by the Tianshu Pavilion's craftsmen department using things seized from the Holy Moon Sect. They act as combustion aids when exposed to fire.
Zou Yun and his friends brought a total of ten bags with them this time.
Except for the packet left in Zou Yun's hand, the rest were all used in Jingyang Palace.
There were only two packets scattered around the periphery by the guards of Tianshu Pavilion.
Wei Yunlan still had seven packets of powder on her body. When the music started and the palace banquet began, she quietly put the powder into the space, then took it out from the space, thinking about the appearance on the roof of the palace, and spread it evenly on the side hall above her head and the roof of the main hall.
Her current location happened to be the angle between the side hall and the main hall.
Through the gaps between the beams, one could vaguely see the luxurious palace banquet outside.
Although the Helian tribe was short of manpower, it was one of the richest tribes in the Northern Barbarians. Everything served at the banquet was exquisite and gorgeous. The copper bowl served to the Chanyu alone was inlaid with eight colorful gemstones the size of a fingernail.
If it were sold in the capital, this bowl alone would probably be worth ten thousand taels of silver.
Most of the guests at the banquet were men, and the only female guests allowed to sit down were Princess Helian and the concubine of the eldest prince of the Helian tribe.
But after the exciting dance was over, many guests were accompanied by female companions in scantily clad clothes.
There were two more people at the feet of the Northern Barbarian Chanyu.
These two people were the two main dancers surrounded by dancers in the dance just now.
Given their status, they were naturally not qualified to sit with the Chanyu, and could only crawl at the Chanyu's feet and serve him with their almost naked bodies.
Sitting on the high platform with the Chanyu were King Helian and his queen of the Helian tribe. On one side sat the eldest prince of the Helian tribe, and on the other side sat Zuo Gudu Hou, who accompanied the Chanyu on his inspection of the various tribes, and Zuo Da Duwei, who was in charge of the two thousand personal soldiers accompanying him.
At this time, both of them were holding a charming barbarian dancer in their arms.
The left commander raised his head and drank the wine in the cup in one gulp. Then he dropped the cup on the table with a "pop". He reached out and grabbed the woman next to him. He squeezed her hard and said in a hoarse voice, "If you ask me, the women of our Northern Barbarians are still strong. Those women of Dayong are as skinny as skeletons. What's the point of playing with them?"
The eldest prince, who was sitting opposite him, immediately agreed upon hearing this, "Isn't it? Those Dayong women are only fit to feed the wolfhounds of our northern barbarians."
As he spoke, a sneer appeared at the corner of his lips.
He had arranged for people to dismiss the guards guarding outside Lao Er's door, and when the dance battle among the women of Dayong was about to begin, someone would rush to inform Lao Er.
He was ready to watch the show.
He wanted to see how his good second brother would disrupt the palace banquet carefully prepared for the Chanyu for the sake of a woman.
By then, even if the princess wanted to protect him, it would be impossible.
After today, his good second brother will never have a chance to be king!
The obscene sounds below continued to be heard, and looking down through the gaps between the beams, the scene became even more disgraceful to the eye.
Sui He, who was hiding with Wei Yunlan, couldn't help but clenched his fist and said, "What's the difference between these people and beasts?"
"They are no better than animals." Wei Yunlan's eyes were full of coldness.
Compared with Dayong, Beiman is more like an uncivilized place.
The vulgarity and debauchery here was far beyond their imagination.
"Suihe, help me keep an eye on the bottom." Wei Yunlan reminded softly, then leaned against the beam behind him, took out a fire starter, lit it and put it into the space, and lit the torches that had been prepared in the space one by one.
She closed her eyes and concentrated on sending the torches out into space, the flames igniting the kerosene and powder scattered on the roof of the palace.
The fire suddenly broke out.
There was a cry of surprise from below.
"It went off accidentally!"
King Helian ordered with a dark face, "Put out the fire quickly!"
The music stopped abruptly and the palace servants became busy.
Zuogudu Hou and the Grand Commandant protected the Chanyu and took him to a side hall where the fire had not yet broken out.
However, just now, when all of them focused their eyes on the fire, a dark shadow passed by the side hall that had not caught fire.
The dark shadow blended into the night, and against the backdrop of the fire on the opposite side, no one could notice it.
Except for the people who put out the fire, the remaining guards surrounded the Chanyu and looked around vigilantly.
"There is no fire here." Zuo Gudu Hou took the lead and retreated to the west side hall. As soon as he stood still, he felt as if he stepped on something.
Before I lowered my head to look, I felt a sudden sharp pain in my ankle, followed by a tingling sensation throughout my body.
"I……"
Just after saying one word, he couldn't help but soften his body, and his huge body fell directly to the ground with a dull "thump".
Hear a sound.
Everyone drew their knives and looked towards the place where Zuo Gudu Hou fell.
"Is there an assassin?"
He didn't see any human figures, only two palm-sized scorpions on the ground not far from him.
Its body is red, and its tentacles and pincers are all golden.
A little further away, there was another scorpion that looked like this, crawling out of a side hall.
They were so densely packed that at first glance there seemed to be at least hundreds of them.
"Where do all these scorpions come from?"
"Oh no, these scorpions must be poisonous, get away from them!"
"Protect the Chanyu!"
The Jingyang Palace, where the banquet was held, became increasingly chaotic.
Wei Yunlan and the other person who were hiding beside the beams were also having a hard time. The fire above their heads was spreading very quickly, and the place where they were hiding was too close to the fire.
There was a pungent smell all around me.
It is not advisable to stay here for long.
"Miss, we have to leave here quickly." Suihe said hurriedly.
"Wait a moment." Wei Yunlan handed a wet towel in the space to Suihe and kept one in his own hand.
While covering his mouth and nose, he looked past the constantly flying sparks, along the gaps between the beams, and stared intently at the main beam in the main hall of Jingyang Palace.
Keep repeating it silently in your heart.
receive.
Put it away.
She wants to put away the beam in the main hall!
Finally, with a sharp pain in her temple, she noticed a smoky piece of wood in the space.
It takes only a moment to gather and release.
There was only a loud "bang" sound.
The entire Jingyang Palace seemed to tremble!
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