When the two rode their horses to the city gate, they saw soldiers standing in a corner, pointing at something behind them.
Everyone wore the same worried expression.
He Jingyan frowned, dismounted, and handed over his token, attempting to pass through the city gate.
But the soldier guarding the city hesitated for a moment and pointed in the direction behind him: "General He..."
"A huge fire has broken out in the very center of the capital. The flames are soaring into the sky, and it looks just like... the Marquis of Anding's residence!"
He Jingyan's pupils suddenly contracted, and he quickly turned around to look back.
What you could see was thick smoke billowing into the sky, and a huge fire burning in a corner in the distance. The fire was rolling around like a fireball, not only dyeing half the sky red, but also looking like it was going to burn everyone's eyes.
"The fire started at the Marquis of Anding's residence? Are you sure?"
He Jingyan's veins bulged as he questioned him sharply.
The soldiers guarding the city paused, not expecting He Jingyan to ask them such a question.
He swallowed hard: "Not sure..."
He Jingyan immediately snatched the token from the soldier's hand, then mounted his horse again: "This general just came from the Marquis of Anding's residence. It could not possibly be the Marquis of Anding's residence that is on fire. You must have seen wrong."
"This general is going to fetch His Highness the Crown Prince to seek justice for my wife. Once you have seen the token, release her!"
After saying this, he wanted to ride his horse out of the city.
Then, the sound of rapid hoofbeats rang out behind them.
A soldier spurred his horse and swiftly blocked He Jingyan's path, then tumbled and scrambled off his horse, kneeling on the ground.
"General! Something terrible has happened!"
"A sudden fire has broken out at the Marquis of Anding's residence! The fire is raging and cannot be extinguished at all, and no one can get in. The Marquis of Anding has not escaped from the fire, and his fate is currently unknown!"
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