By this time, only three people remained behind her.
Fortunately, they were not far from Qinglan Gorge. This was a high ground where they could see the location of Qinglan Gorge. She rode on her horse and saw people working hard over there. It was already noon.
She traveled two hundred li at a rapid pace, encountering various obstacles along the way, and finally arrived in two and a half hours.
Even though she was riding a Ferghana horse, she was almost exhausted. While running, she felt as if her internal organs had shifted and her whole body ached.
We finally see Qinglan Gorge. If we run for another 15 minutes at most, we will definitely be able to see His Highness the Crown Prince!
"It should be enough time," Qiu Shen breathed a deep sigh of relief.
But just then, something shot straight into the sky from the mountaintop next to us, and exploded with a loud bang in the sky. It was the sound of a horn, which is usually used to send signals!
Qiu Shen was startled. Could it be the Prime Minister's man?
"Giddy up!" Qiu Shen spurred the horse's flanks and charged forward again.
Blood slid down her forehead and cheeks, dripping from her palms to the ground, the pitter-patter of which was drowned out by the urgent sound of horses' hooves.
...
Noon is the time to finish work and have lunch.
Suddenly, everyone heard the sound of a horn coming from the mountain peak not far away, including Yun Zhuo.
Immediately afterwards, he heard a series of loud crashes, the sound of huge stones that served as beams being forcibly pried off the ground, and the sound of supporting timbers being chopped.
The sound was nearby, indicating that the villains were not far away. Yun Zhuo's heart skipped a beat, and he shouted to the people around him, "Quick! Get out of here!!"
His voice cracked!
He rushed toward the source of the sound and saw countless craftsmen causing destruction. He punched and kicked them—it was fake, his hallucination!
Most of them were fake, only a few were real. He tried hard to tell the difference, and together with Luo Xing and other guards, they killed a few people, but it was too late.
The creaking and crunching sounds continued, as if some monster was gnawing at the entire tunnel.
The rock strata fractured, and the tunnel began to collapse downwards. Darkness enveloped everything in an instant. Yun Zhuo grabbed anyone he could reach and rushed to the side.
Boom! Bang bang bang!
Loud bang!
Screams rose and fell, rocks and clods of mud fell, limbs were torn apart, blood spurted, and water surged through the air...
Utter darkness.
What was Yun Zhuo thinking at that moment?
My five senses seemed to be sealed off in an instant; I felt nothing special, numbness? That was probably it! Everything was distorted, utterly distorted!
He was reminiscing:
The tunnel in Qinglan Gorge is frozen in winter and muddy in spring, so it had to be completed in summer.
From the very beginning of the study of the terrain, he and the officials of the Ministry of Works had already determined which section of the road would be excavated in which season, and how much time and manpower would be required.
Their research revealed that the rocks along this section of the road are relatively fragile and prone to collapse.
To ensure the safety of all the craftsmen, he came down with them and personally directed the tunnel excavation, doing his utmost to achieve perfection in every aspect in order to prevent landslides and tunnel collapses that could cause countless casualties.
After leaving Kyoto and starting the tunnel excavation in Qinglan Gorge, he calculated the time every day, vowing to return a month early to be with Ye Qingxue during her pregnancy, and that he must stay by her side when the child was born.
Therefore, even though he was the crown prince, he ate and lived with everyone else. While the craftsmen were working, he was busy. During their breaks, he would also take time to check for any signs of loosening and fix them in time.
As everyone spent more time together, they all learned about the Crown Princess's pregnancy and that he wanted to go back to be with her during her pregnancy.
During casual conversations, some craftsmen told him that their wives gave birth around the same month as the Crown Princess, and that it would be wonderful if they could go back earlier.
The craftsmen also told him that his parents had found him a wife, and they would get married when he returned home.
result……
result.
The collapsed area of the tunnel was very large, and the sound it made was enormous, almost deafening.
Some people were close to the exit and escaped; some came out early to prepare for lunch and avoided disaster; some were not in the collapsed section and were unharmed.
Without exception, they were all terrified, staring in disbelief at the scene, unable to recover for a long time.
Delicate, nameless flowers and grasses can grow from rocks and soil, demonstrating how tenacious life is; yet, living beings are instantly extinguished under a landslide, revealing how fragile life is.
Xuanjia rode his horse to the scene and confirmed that Yunzhuo was buried underneath. His brows were full of worry, but his heart was extremely happy.
Ye Qingxue learned about the making of the Longevity Pill. After he informed the emperor, the emperor also believed that Ye Qingxue could not be allowed to live.
However, previous attempts to deal with Yun Zhuo and Ye Qingxue had all failed. Moreover, there was no reason to order the death of the Crown Princess at present, as forcibly ordering her death would cause further commotion and make it impossible to explain to the people and the nation. Therefore, the emperor was in a dilemma.
Xuanjia then presented the brilliant plan to the emperor in place of the prime minister.
He said...
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