Everyone looked at each other in surprise when they heard this.
Yue Lingfeng emphasized again: "You have never saved me, remember? Especially when someone from the government comes to ask."
"But Brother Yue, didn't you teach us not to lie?"
At this time, a little kid who was only as tall as the thigh suddenly asked in a daze.
Yue Lingfeng was startled when he heard this. He squatted down and held the little boy's face in his hands. A trace of hatred flashed across his eyes: "Abao, I was wrong. Sometimes people need to lie to avoid danger."
"What is the danger?"
"Brother Yue will teach you later. Now, Po, you just need to remember that you didn't see me tonight. Can you do that? If anyone, no matter who it is, asks you..."
Before Yue Lingfeng finished speaking, A Bao answered, "A Bao said that he didn't see Brother Yue today."
Yue Lingfeng looked at Abao's chubby little face, his eyes welled up: "Well, Abao is really smart."
"Mr. Yue, are you..."
Uncle Jin is a carpenter. He hears and sees a lot every day, so he has guessed something at this time, but he can't be sure.
Yue Lingfeng said solemnly: "I thank you all for saving my life, but you must remember that no matter who asks, including the government, do not say that you saved me."
"Remember, you are only here to put out the fire."
Everyone looked at each other, as if they all understood something, and nodded.
Seeing this, Yue Lingfeng felt relieved. He turned around, looked at Cheng Enwen, and left Sancong Hutong step by step.
At this time, Chunhua's voice with tears in her eyes rang out: "Teacher Yue, will you come back in the future?"
Yue Lingfeng did not stop, but his firm answer was heard by everyone.
"meeting."
Uncle Jin immediately shouted, "Everyone, move! The fire is not out yet!"
Everyone came to their senses and started a new round of water splashing, but everyone felt heavy in their hearts.
Cheng Enwen's eyes were filled with fear and his whole body was shaking violently.
“Brother Yue, they are simply insane! We have to find a place to hide first. If they knew we were not dead, they would never give up…”
Meanwhile, in the courtyard on the other side, the man who had finished his work had returned to report.
"My lord, it's done."
The figure behind the screen saw that he came back so quickly, and the hand holding the teacup suddenly stopped, and shouted: "Do you have a pig brain? You didn't even watch it with your own eyes!"
The man knelt down immediately with a thud: "Master, calm down. I have poured flaming oil outside the house. They have been drugged and there is no way they can escape!"
"I am worried. If you take another look, I will make sure they are completely killed without any chance of recovery!"
"Yes, sir." The man turned and walked away quickly.
At this moment, another voice suddenly sounded from behind the screen, and it didn't sound young: "Are you using this servant well?"
The voice that answered was extremely humble: "Don't worry, sir. When he finishes his work, he will naturally go to where he should go."
"That's great."
At this time, Yue Lingfeng and Cheng Enwen hid in the stable of the inn.
“It stinks here…”
"Get out of the spotlight first."
Seeing that Yue Lingfeng was calm, Cheng Enwen asked again: "Brother Yue, is your nose damaged by the smoke?"
Yue Lingfeng sat on the hay and closed his eyes.
Cheng Enwen added: "They are really too bold. They dared to attack the candidates on the list before the palace examination even started. How will they explain themselves during the palace examination?"
Yue Lingfeng said calmly: "That's why we set the fire."
"Then we should hide here until the day of the palace examination, and then go and take part in it directly, catching them off guard?"
"The imperial examination is manipulated by them, how could they allow a dead person to take part in the palace examination?"
"Then how long will we hide in this stable?" Cheng Enwen said, "How about we sneak back to your house tomorrow? Even though it's burned, the most dangerous place is the safest place..."
Yue Lingfeng shook his head: "You would think so, wouldn't they?"
"Yeah, that's right... But how come you were so calm from beginning to end, Brother Yue? Everything in your house was burned to ashes, and we almost died in the fire."
When Yue Lingfeng heard this, he thought of the black hair he had placed under the pillow, and a trace of pain flashed in his eyes.
At this time, the fire in Sancong Hutong was so big that it could not be put out, and finally attracted the attention of the government.
Upon hearing the news, the prefect of Shengjing immediately sent a group of people to put out the fire.
He himself also arrived at the scene.
"Logically, the fire shouldn't be this big, especially since we've been pouring water on it for so long."
The prefect of Shengjing stared at the fire that was gradually spreading to the two houses next door, a hint of doubt flashing across his face.
"Strange, very strange."
At this time, a constable stepped forward and said, "Sir, this fire is really strange and difficult to put out. It took a lot of effort to put out a piece of it, but it lit up again after a while..."
The prefect of Shengjing was shocked when he heard this, and immediately said: "Don't use water, it's very likely that the fire was caused by kerosene, use soil and gravel to put it out!"
Fire oil is a type of oil commonly used in wars, which has the characteristic that the more water is poured on the fire, the more intense the fire becomes.
If Wen Yu were here, she would know that, because water and oil are immiscible and oil is lighter than water, using water to put out the fire would cause the oil to float on the water surface, coming into contact with a larger area of air, and the fire would become more intense.
Just like a fire caused by gasoline cannot be put out with water.
When the Shengjing prefect heard the constable's reply, he quickly realized this, but it was easier said than done because it was impossible to transport large quantities of soil and gravel in such a short time.
He made up his mind and said, "Wait, it's too late. Focus on saving the two rooms next door. This one...can't be saved."
"Tell everyone who is throwing water to stop! No more throwing water!"
"Yes! Sir!"
The prefect of Shengjing walked up to Uncle Jin and the others and asked, "When did you discover the fire?"
Uncle Jin replied, "Your Excellency, I can't remember clearly, but we fought the fire for a long time, but it didn't go out at all. It was so frustrating."
The prefect of Shengjing asked again, "Where is the family of the owner of this house? Ask him to come forward and answer the question."
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