Chapter 936 Reinforcements
Zhao Xian led the guards to search down the hillside, but they only brought back a knife and a piece of blood-stained cloth.
As for Yu Jiu himself, he had disappeared.
The arrow that Luo Qinghan shot just now hit Yu Jiu in the chest. Even if he didn't die, he would be seriously injured and would not be able to run far.
He divided the guards into two parts. One part continued to search for Yu Jiu's trace in the mountains to prevent him from hiding in the mountains. The other part went to search near Laiding Mountain to see if they could find Yu Jiu's whereabouts.
As for Yu Jiu's accomplices, some died and some were injured.
In order to prevent the few remaining survivors from committing suicide, Zhao Xian ordered his men to knock them all out.
Luo Qinghan walked to the side of the carriage. The door was wide open, and the scene inside was clearly visible.
There were some clothes that Yu Jiu had taken off, as well as some pearl hairpins and jewelry in the car, which were piled messily on the ground.
Luo Qinghan remembered that these were things that Xixi had worn.
Presumably, Yu Jiu deliberately stripped Xixi's clothes off and dressed her up in a different way in order to hide his tracks.
When he thought about how that guy dared to touch Xixi, Luo Qinghan's anger surged rapidly.
Once we catch him, we will chop off his dirty hands and feed them to the dogs!
The search cannot be completed in a short time. Luo Qinghan still has to find Xixi and cannot stay here for long.
He decided to go ahead.
However, when they walked down the mountain path, they unexpectedly discovered that there was a fire at the foot of the mountain!
It was autumn now, and the grass and trees in the mountains were dry and easily ignited.
The fire started at the foot of the mountain and spread upwards, with flames leaping and thick smoke billowing into the sky.
Luo Qinghan's heart sank immediately when he saw this.
They didn't have time to think and rode down the mountain at full speed, hoping to rush out and settle the mountain before the fire got too big.
Originally, there were two guards guarding the entrance and exit at the foot of the mountain to prevent any accidents.
But when they rushed to the foot of the mountain, they found that the two guards were already dead, their bodies lying on the ground, surrounded by fire, and their bodies had been burned beyond recognition.
Luo Qinghan was riding on horseback.
While calming the horse beneath him that was restless due to the high temperature, he looked around.
Soon he discovered that there were three people standing three meters away.
The person in the middle is Yu Jiu.
At this time, Yu Jiu's face was pale. The arrow stuck in his chest had been pulled out. The flowing blood dyed his clothes red, making his androgynous face look even more weird.
He was supported by two people and looked very weak.
The two accomplices each held a burning torch in their other hands.
It was obvious that the fire that came to Dingshan was set by these two.
Yu Jiu knew that the emperor was not a simple person, so he made plans for the worst in advance.
What if the emperor had not been fooled and had suppressed them instead?
Then the only thing Yu Jiu could do was to set fire to the mountain and burn the emperor and his gang to death in the mountain!
So Yu Jiu deliberately led people to the middle of the mountain, so that it would be more convenient to set a fire.
Before he went up the mountain, he had already arranged for two accomplices to hide at the foot of the mountain and prepared a large amount of kerosene. If the situation went wrong, they would set fire to the mountain.
At this time, all the entrances and exits at the foot of the mountain were blocked by flames.
The emperor and the guards he brought with him were trapped and died in the mountains.
Yu Jiu raised his head and saw the gloomy-looking Luo Qinghan across the blazing flames, and couldn't help but smile with pleasure.
But the wound was too painful and he lost too much blood.
This made his smile look a little twisted.
Luo Qinghan took the bow and arrow from the guard beside him, quickly drew the bow and aimed the arrow at Yu Jiu.
When Yu Jiu saw this, the smile on his face immediately froze.
He didn't dare to pretend anymore and quickly asked his two accomplices to help him walk to the right.
There was a pile of rocks over there, which just happened to block Luo Qinghan's view.
The vision is blocked and the arrow can no longer be shot.
Luo Qinghan could only put down his bow and arrow.
As the fire grew bigger and bigger, the guards and horses were all suffering from the high temperature.
Zhao Xian gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, I will lead the others to clear the way. You follow closely behind us. We will definitely get you out even if it costs us our lives!"
In this situation, if you are responsible for clearing the way, you will most likely lose your life.
Zhao Xian's words clearly showed that he was ready to die.
Luo Qinghan was about to speak when he noticed a large group of people approaching.
He thought it was the reinforcements called by Yu Jiu, and when he was about to retreat back to the mountain with Zhao Xian and others, he saw that the group of people were all wearing official uniforms!
The leader among them is the old acquaintance Mei Guangtao!
Luo Qinghan immediately reacted and realized that this was their reinforcements!
Mei Guangtao, Wen Jiucheng and Pei Qianhuo came galloping on horseback, followed by more than a thousand palace soldiers.
When they saw that Lai Ding Mountain was on fire and the emperor and the guards were trapped in the fire, they immediately launched a vigorous fire-fighting and rescue operation!
Fortunately, there are farmhouses and ponds nearby.
They bought quilts from farmers, soaked them, wrapped them around themselves, and rushed into the fire to save people.
After they rescued everyone, they used soil, sand and other materials to put out the fire.
When farmers living nearby learned of the fire, they all came over spontaneously to help put out the fire.
After all, they live nearby. If the fire cannot be controlled and burns their houses and fields, their losses will be great.
No matter how big the fire is, it cannot withstand the power of numbers.
More than 2,000 people worked together to put out the fire, and it was not until midnight that the fire was finally put out.
Everyone was exhausted.
Luo Qinghan learned from Mei Guangtao that the imperial concubine was recuperating in Jingzhao Prefecture. He was so surprised that without taking time to rest, he jumped on his horse and headed straight for Jingzhao Prefecture.
Seeing this, the others dared not delay and mounted their horses one after another, following closely behind the emperor.
A huge group of people rushed to the gate of Shengjing City.
The city gates had been closed long ago, and according to the rules, they were not allowed to be opened before dawn.
But His Majesty the Emperor was standing outside the door. Who would dare to lock him out if they were tired of living? !
The soldiers guarding the gate did not dare to delay for a moment and quickly opened the city gate.
Luo Qinghan rode his horse and rushed into the city first.
Others followed closely behind.
Suddenly, the sound of horse hooves could be heard on the originally quiet street. Many people who were sleeping were awakened by the sound. They opened the doors and windows and looked out, wanting to know what was going on.
However, all they saw was a large group of people rushing past at lightning speed, and nothing else.
It's really inexplicable!
Luo Qinghan rushed to Jingzhao Prefecture as fast as he could.
He dismounted from his horse and strode towards the backyard.
When he reached the backyard, he remembered that he had not asked Xixi which room she lived in.
Suddenly a voice came from behind.
"Come with us, we know where Xixi is."
(End of this chapter)
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