Lu Zheng was roughly woken up by Niu Da. As soon as he woke up, he was immediately choked by the thick smoke. The window paper was reflected in the orange-red color by the fire outside. Lu Zheng immediately woke up. Niu Da

covered his mouth and nose and shouted: "Sir, the posthouse is on fire! Let's escape quickly!"

Lu Zheng ignored his aching legs and followed Niu Da to cover his mouth and nose, bending over and walking out.

The whole yard was surrounded by flames. Lu Zheng couldn't help but feel lucky. If Niu Da hadn't been sleeping at his door, he would have been burned to death in the fire.

The posthouse was a three-story courtyard. After entering the gate, the first thing you saw was the posthouse. After passing through a patio, you could enter the accommodation area. Lu Zheng's residence was relatively outside, so he only needed to pass through the posthouse to escape from the gate. However, when the two ran out of the yard, they saw that the wooden posthouse was already shaking in the flames, and they could only hear the sound of the fire "flashing".

Lu Zheng quickly grabbed Niu Da, and a burning piece of wood brushed Niu Da's body and fell to the ground, and some sparks even splashed on Niu Da. Niu Da jumped and slapped out the sparks, but the two of them were already blocked by the wood. If they went back to the backyard, not only would the journey be longer, but they would not be able to survive the fire for long.

Lu Zheng felt a burning pain on his face, and his hair even curled up because of the high temperature.

Niu Da squinted his eyes because of the smoke and said to Lu Zheng, "Sir, I'm afraid it's too late for us to go back now, ahem... why not give it a try!"

Lu Zheng had no other choice under the circumstances. As soon as the two took a step, they saw that the posthouse had already been unable to bear the weight. Lu Zheng shouted "Be careful!" and the two quickly retreated. The posthouse collapsed in the flames, completely blocking the way ahead.

The two of them retreated back to the courtyard where they lived. At this time, the room where Lu Zheng lived had turned into a fire scene. Fortunately, the courtyard was paved with bluestone slabs, so they could still stand there. However, the fire was getting bigger and bigger, and it had already burned the wooden door between the two courtyards. They had no way to escape from this courtyard.

Niu Da panted and said, "Go... go... the corridor..."

The two of them could only go around the corridor outside the courtyard, but in the fire, the corridor was also dangerous. Fortunately, they arrived at the next courtyard safely. This courtyard was a lower-class residence, and there was a large shop between it and the adjacent courtyard. Fortunately, compared with the courtyard door, this door was obviously much more fragile.

Niu Da kicked the door of the shop open, and a thick cloud of smoke rushed in. Niu Da was not careful, and the smoke rushed into his eyes.

Niu Da screamed and tears flowed down. This situation was unbearable, and he could only cover his eyes with his hands. Lu Zheng followed him and kicked open another door in the same way, but after rushing through, he didn't know how to go, and he couldn't tell the direction in the thick smoke.

Lu Zheng endured the pain, panting and asked Niu Da: "How to get out?!"

Niu Da gritted his teeth and replied: "Towards...towards the front, there is a locust tree, and next to it is the door..." Lu

Zheng supported him and stumbled forward, but at this moment the fire was already very big, coupled with the dry weather in the northern border and the wind that blew up at no time, the fire and the wind turned the night sky red.

However, this courtyard was not cleaned all the time, and there were already fallen leaves on the ground. The fire made the scenery look distorted.

Lu Zheng panted in despair. All he could see was fire. He couldn't see where the way out was at all. In this scorching heat, he felt that the moisture in his body was rapidly evaporating, and he could even smell the smell of burnt flesh.

At this moment, a figure wrapped in a quilt rushed in. It was Zhang Lin. Zhang Lin lived in the backyard, so he was the first to discover the fire. However, he did not run away, but soaked the quilt and covered himself with it, and rushed back to the fire scene.

Seeing Lu Zheng and Niu Da, Zhang Lin hurriedly shouted, "Come here!"

Lu Zheng was like a thirsty traveler who suddenly saw an oasis. He ignored the fatigue and pain and dragged Niu Da to Zhang Lin. Zhang Lin saw that they had difficulty moving, so he hurried over to help. The two of them carried Niu Da and covered him with a quilt and ran towards the backyard. With

Zhang Lin leading the way and the wet quilt blocking the fire, the speed of the few people increased a lot. After passing through the backyard, in front of them was the door that Zhang Lin had already opened. The hope of life was in front of them. Zhang Lin's eyes lit up and he couldn't help but speed up a little.

Lu Zheng was not able to react to Zhang Lin's sudden acceleration, and stumbled for a moment, falling on a stone slab, which had been burned by the high temperature. Several blisters appeared on Lu Zheng's hands. Zhang Lin quickly stopped, not caring about the quilt that slipped off, and stretched out a hand to pull Lu Zheng.

Lu Zheng was already exhausted, and wanted to hold Zhang Lin's hand, but suddenly his pupils shrank and he shouted: "Get out of the way!"

It turned out that there was a stable next to them. When the horse struggled to break free from the reins, it pulled down the stable that was already shaking, and the burning top of the stable attacked Zhang Lin's head.

Although Zhang Lin heard Lu Zheng's warning, it was too late. His last move was to push Niu Da to Lu Zheng's side. The top of the stable hit Zhang Lin's back with inertia, and he let out a scream. Lu Zheng didn't care about anything else and hurriedly pulled him out. However, he didn't expect that at this moment, the frightened horse raised its hooves and stepped heavily on Zhang Lin, and ran out on Zhang Lin's back. Lu Zheng

was forced to take a step back by this change. When he rolled and crawled back to Zhang Lin's side, Zhang Lin was already on his last breath.

Lu Zheng was already somewhat at a loss. He even tried to lift the roof of the stable with his hands. He was burned by the fire before he reacted. He slapped himself hard and panted quickly: "Brother Zhang, I'm here to save you... Don't worry..."

He tried his best to pull Zhang Lin's hand, but he couldn't move him at all.

Zhang Lin knew that his time was up, and he kept saying: "Run... Run... Don't... Don't... Care..."

Niu Da, who was originally staying where he was, seemed to feel something and shouted: "Postmaster! What's wrong with you?"

Lu Zheng's eyes suddenly turned red, and his teeth were "clicking" because he bit them. He turned around suddenly, helped Niu Da up, and ran out with a quilt wrapped around him. He knew that only if they escaped would Zhang Lin want to see the result most.

Zhang Lin looked at their backs with blurred eyes and raised the corners of his mouth with difficulty. His vision had begun to blur and he could no longer feel the severe pain all over his body. He only felt that his body was getting lighter and lighter. In the last moment before closing his eyes, he thought: The small wooden boat that I promised to buy for the young lady has not been taken out yet... What a pity...

Lu Zheng and Niu Da escaped from the fire. At this moment, he was like a wolf, without shoes, and his shirt was covered with black soot. The exposed skin was burned by the fire and had several blisters.

Niu Da covered his eyes in panic: "Sir! What happened to my postmaster? Where is he?"

Lu Zheng's nose was sore, but he held back his tears. He helped Niu Da up and said in a hoarse voice: "Let's go to the official road first..."

Niu Da threw him away, groping forward and stumbling: "Is our postmaster injured? Postmaster! Postmaster! Where are you! Answer me! Answer me!"

Lu Zheng's tears burst out, he didn't know where he got the strength, strode over, slapped Niu Da hard, and said: "At this time, you should quickly call for help! You have the strength to call later!" After saying that, he helped Niu Da up and walked towards the official road step by step.

At this time, the fire in the posthouse finally attracted the attention of others. Several households nearby suddenly heard people's voices and dogs barking, and several strong men came to the posthouse with water.

Lu Zheng walked forward completely relying on his willpower. Just when he ran out of strength and his feet went weak, a pair of hands held him firmly. He raised his head and saw innocent faces.

Before he fainted, Lu Zheng said with a weak voice: "Help... There are... people... in the fire..."

At the same time, Juanyu in Guning County saw the message brought by Night Owl and his face suddenly changed. He quickly took the medicine, climbed out of the window of the inn, and then rushed all the way to the city gate, where a group of knights appeared at some point.

Juanyu didn't care about anything else and knelt down in front of the leader: "I didn't know Your Highness would come in person. I'm guilty."

The man riding on the horse was Rong Zhen, who had just recovered from a serious injury. His face was pale and his lips were bloodless, but his aura did not weaken in the slightest because of his weakness. When he saw Juanyu, he frowned and said sternly: "Didn't Qingluan ask you to guard next to Lu Zheng?"

Juanyu didn't dare to argue and could only bow his head and said: "I know my crime."

At this moment, the local county lieutenant ran over in disheveled clothes. When he saw Rong Zhen, he immediately knelt down in panic: "Your humble servant has seen His Highness the King of Chu."

Qingluan quickly handed the token to the county lieutenant: "Chu Your Highness has an urgent matter, please open the city gate quickly."

The county lieutenant nodded and bowed: "Of course... of course." He turned around and scolded the city gate officer who was doing his duty, "You are blind. You even dared to stop His Highness the King of Chu, why don't you open it quickly!"

Rong Zhen frowned slightly, and when he passed by the county lieutenant, he said lightly: "It is stipulated by law that the city gate should be closed at the beginning of the hour of Xu. They are not wrong in doing their duty. It is the king who broke the rules."

The county lieutenant was immediately terrified: "Your Highness... Your Highness..."

Rong Zhen nodded to the city gate officer again: "Thank you for driving."

After that, regardless of the county lieutenant's eyes as if he had seen a ghost, he threw off the reins and headed towards the posthouse.