These wolf guards collected all the candles, torches, oil lamps, and lanterns in the imperial prison.
They piled up everything that could be burned.
Murong Xingchen smashed a lantern onto the burning objects.
Instantly, a raging fire shot into the sky.
"Retreat quickly..." Murong Xingchen whistled.
These wolf guards rushed out of the imperial prison and quickly disappeared into the boundless darkness.
...
Just as Murong Xingchen and his dozens of men rushed out of the imperial prison, a gunshot rang out.
A bullet was fired.
One of the wolf guards was unable to dodge in time and was shot in the chest, falling to the ground on the spot.
The others were quite startled.
Where in the wilderness have I ever seen a musket?
"You son of a bitch, do you really think we, the Embroidered Uniform Guard, are people you can just deal with as you please?"
"Burn down my imperial prison! I think you want to die."
The gunshot not only startled the wolf guards, but also attracted all the iron cavalry brought by Huo Qubing nearby.
A vibration came from the road surface.
Hundreds of cavalrymen rode their warhorses and galloped towards them.
These wolf guards had no idea what had caused that loud noise.
Just then, gunshots rang out again one after another.
Clap clap clap.
With each gunshot, a wolf guard fell to the ground.
"Everyone lie down properly, or you'll die."
Murong Xingchen glanced at Murong Hanyue: "Sister, hurry up, we'll cover you."
Murong Xingchen waved his hand, and several wolf guards rushed towards Lu Jianxing.
"Brother, I'm not leaving! If we're going to leave, we'll leave together! If we're going to die, we'll die together!" Murong Hanyue roared.
"Go quickly, don't let us die in vain." Before Murong Xingchen could finish speaking, a gunshot rang out.
A bullet flew straight over and blew Murong Qing's head off.
A piece of Murong Qing's skull was destroyed.
There was a round bullet hole in the middle of his head.
Blood gushed from the center of his forehead.
The wolf guard swayed, then fell to the ground with a thud.
Murong Hanyue had never seen such a weapon before.
The little girl screamed and tried to run away.
"Nobody the hell is going to get away!" Lu Jianxing roared, aiming his gun at Murong Hanyue.
A gunshot rang out.
The bullet missed.
Murong Hanyue disappeared into the darkness.
"Everyone else, put your hands behind your heads and kneel down." Lu Jianxing walked over. "If anyone dares to make another move, I'll blow their head off."
You wolf guards think you're so great, don't you?"
These wolf guards knelt on the ground, hands behind their heads.
Huo Qubing and his men had already charged over.
"What's going on?" Huo Qubing demanded sternly.
"General Huo, the Embroidered Uniform Guard is investigating a case. These are the Wolf Guards who attempted to assassinate our lord in the palace tonight. A woman has escaped, and we request your assistance, General Huo." Lu Jianxing revealed his waist token.
Huo Qubing nodded: "Don't worry, Commander Lu, no matter who they are, they won't escape our grasp."
...
Early the next morning.
Jiang Tian had not yet gotten up.
Several eunuchs and palace maids then entered.
They stood respectfully by the bed, not daring to move an inch.
Yelü Hongyan lay there all night, while the little girl slept soundly.
Jiang Tian slowly opened his eyes and glanced at Yelü Hongyan: "It's time to get up, it's getting late."
Yelü Hongyan stretched and looked outside, saying, "It's too early to get up at this hour. I need to sleep a little longer."
“If you always sleep like this, your chest will get flattened, and it won’t look good. It’ll look like cow dung piled up on your chest.”
Upon hearing Jiang Tian's words, the little girl immediately turned over.
Suddenly, the little girl pressed on her wound, screamed, and sat up.
"You...it hurts so much."
"Then you can continue sleeping face down."
"You're so mean! How can I possibly sleep now?" The girl stood up.
"That's right. Last night you slept on your stomach with your body spread out like a starfish. It looked awful."
The little girl then realized that Jiang Tian had taken off her clothes at some point.
She immediately grabbed a blanket and curled up to sit on the side.
"It's not like I haven't seen it before." Jiang Tian lay on the bed and continued to sleep. "Send the order not to disturb me. I've been traveling by boat and driving these past few days, and I'm exhausted. I need to sleep for at least three days and three nights."
"promise……"
"None of you eunuchs and palace maids should come these next few days."
"promise……"
The eunuchs and palace maids left in fear and trepidation.
Empress Dowager Xiao walked over.
"My lord, are you still not up?"
The eunuchs and palace maids nodded repeatedly.
"Summon the Imperial Guard Commander. What was that loud noise coming from outside last night?"
Before the time it takes to drink a cup of tea is up, the Imperial Guard Commander came running over in a flash.
"This humble general pays his respects to the Empress Dowager."
"Last night, I heard several loud noises, but it's winter and there was no thunder. What happened?"
Even the Imperial Guard Commander didn't know.
"Your Majesty, I have heard that Jiang Tian's troops are equipped with weapons called muskets and cannons."
This weapon produces a thunderous sound when it is fired.
Those weapons called cannons could fire four or five miles away, and within that range, men and horses were utterly destroyed.
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