His people are all outside the inn, and he is the only one in the inn at this time, so he can't use his strength even if he wants to.
What's more important is.
It's impossible to tell the difference now!
When those assassins started this fire, were they trying to escape, or were they still trying to kill Zhang Zhiji again?
But the matter has come to this point, even if Zhang Zhiji is not honest and is not a person who has achieved great things, Li Yuanjing cannot let him hang under his nose.
Busy forcing himself to calm down and said:
"Young Master, hold on, there are so many of us, what are you afraid of? You wait here, I will go to the door to take a look! If the fire is not a problem, we will guard here. If there is a situation, we will
Think of ways to!"
Said.
Li Yuanjing nodded to Zhang Zhiji, then directly called two soldiers to come over and accompany him to the door to check the situation.
But Li Yuanjing had already arrived at the door. Only then did Zhang Zhiji reflect on what Li Yuanjing had just said, and he couldn't help but feel a lot more at ease.
By this time.
He seemed to be really impressed by Li Yuanjing.
Unexpectedly, Li Yuanjing was just a poor scholar with no power, but he was so reliable at critical moments.
No wonder even a person like Murong Kai, who was extremely ambitious, looked at Li Yuanjing with admiration.
No wonder Li Yuanjing wrote so many soul-stirring poems.
Even though he looks dull on the surface, this is really a piece of 'uncut jade'!
Li Yuanjing naturally had no time to pay attention to Zhang Zhiji's thoughts at this time. Under the protection of two soldiers, he saw the scene outside, and he couldn't help but frown more tightly.
No wonder the night watchman in the county town shouts the slogan "It's dry and dry, beware of burning candles".
Although the buildings in this inn area look quite tall, the main structures are all made of wood.
Furthermore.
The planning is also bad, too much emphasis is placed on utilizing space, and the buildings are too compact.
There is a small garden outside, but there are two rockeries in the small garden, and the terrain is not flat at all. Who dares to go out in this situation?
Who knows if there are any assassins lurking in the dark cracks of the rockery?
in this way.
It is inevitable that the fire will reach the main building complex on this side of the hall. It is also inevitable that Li Yuanjing and the others must escape!
At the critical moment, Li Yuanjing didn't have time to think too much and rushed directly to Zhang Zhiji and said:
"Young Master, it's difficult to walk through the main entrance now. Is there any other way? Try to make it as wide as possible? The fire is about to burn here, we must leave quickly!"
Zhang Zhiji also calmed down a bit at this time, and the roots of his teeth were almost broken:
“You’re raised by a dog, mother, raised by a dog, mother!!!”
"Sir, if we can't get through the front door, we'll go through the back door! It's not far from the county government office. The soldiers from the county government office should come to rescue us soon."
With that said, he called to a soldier leader and shouted:
"You guys, hurry up and pack up my belongings, hurry up!"
"yes!"
The leader of the soldiers and the soldiers under his command did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly rushed out from the back door.
Li Yuanjing was speechless for a moment.
Even now, Zhang Zhiji still can't let go of such yellow and white things...
but.
After all, Zhang Zhiji was the master, and Li Yuanjing didn't have time to deal with so many ink marks on him, so he immediately greeted him:
"Young Master, let's retreat to a spacious place first."
"good!"
Zhang Zhiji naturally valued his life even more, and hurriedly called for people to clear the way, and they began to retreat along the back door.
…
This inn is the largest inn in Fengcheng County, but it is not structured according to a pure inn layout.
Instead, it was rebuilt based on the original pavement along the street of the inn, and some private houses were annexed at the back.
so.
Li Yuanjing and the others walked out of the back door of the hall, and outside was a backyard with two entrances.
But as soon as Li Yuanjing and his party entered the backyard of this two-entry courtyard and were about to go out through the back door, they saw——
The fire also started here, and because there were several large piles of firewood next to the back door, the door was burned.
Twenty or thirty dancers in cotton-padded jackets and gauze skirts are trapped here, unable to move.
When these dancers saw Li Yuanjing and the others, they immediately saw hope and hurriedly begged Li Yuanjing, Zhang Zhiji and others to quickly open the door and take them out.
"Get away!"
"Whoever dares to come here will be killed without mercy!"
When Li Yuanjing saw these dancers, he was also very smart. He was busy checking to see if Caixue was among them. However, before Li Yuanjing had time to speak, Zhang Zhiji had already roared.
Immediately, some soldiers rushed forward and drove these dancers away.
Another soldier bravely went to knock on the door.
Li Yuanjing was speechless, but he did not find Caixue among these dancers, so he would not be unhappy with Zhang Zhiji because of this matter at this time.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
However.
The soldiers in front who tried to break down the door despite the fire were working hard, but they couldn't open the door for a while.
Zhang Zhiji immediately roared angrily, calling for a few more people to hit him together.
Li Yuanjing suddenly became smart!
This kind of back door is usually not made of precious and strong wood. It is usually made of very ordinary pine and cypress wood. How could it be so strong that even five or six strong men can't open it?
Plus.
This is not a firewood shed. How could there be so much firewood at the back door?
A moment.
Li Yuanjing couldn't help but stand on end!
Suddenly shouted:
"Stop knocking on the door, come and protect the young master! There is probably something behind this door blocked by someone!"
"What?"
The soldiers suddenly panicked and quickly rushed towards Li Yuanjing and Zhang Zhiji.
"Kill Zhang Zhiji!"
And this time.
Among the group of dancers who were originally frightened like little house sparrows, three people suddenly jumped out. Each of them held a black crossbow in their hands, and they pulled the trigger in the direction of Li Yuanjing and Zhang Zhiji.
"careful!"
"Boohoo!"
Just as Li Yuanjing roared loudly, he threw Zhang Zhiji to the ground, and the sharp arrows from the crossbow arrived.
Immediately, three or four soldiers were attacked at the same time, screaming in agony and falling in a pool of blood.
But this time, because of Li Yuanjing's advance precautions, the soldiers reacted quickly, and immediately someone rushed towards the dancers with shouts, causing chaos.
At this time, Li Yuanjing was really scared out of his seven souls!
At this time, he was almost completely sure that this assassination must be the work of the Wenxiang Cult!
after all.
Besides them, who else in Fengcheng County has such strength?
But even if there are spies among these dancers, Li Yuanjing doesn't want to let other innocent dancers die with them because of the rat shit of a few Wenxiang Cult.
Immediately shouted:
"Don't worry about them, protect the young master and retreat first!"
At critical junctures, Li Yuanjing already had a strong influence among these soldiers by rescuing people from danger one after another.
Especially Zhang Zhiji also reacted and shouted repeatedly.
These soldiers did not dare to neglect and hurriedly gathered towards Zhang Zhiji and Li Yuanjing.
after all.
They dared to kill ordinary dancers to vent their anger, but how could they dare to really fight against those dancers with weapons?
No one is stupid.
Just like the joke in later generations:
"When others slander you that you have He. Wu, you'd better really have it!"
soon.
Li Yuanjing and his party retreated to the entrance of the second house, but when everyone was about to continue retreating like headless flies, Li Yuanjing waved his hand to stop them.
"Mr. Li, what should we do now?"
At this point, Zhang Zhiji was really panicked. He grabbed Li Yuanjing's hand like a lifeline and asked urgently.
Li Yuanjing hurriedly said in a low voice:
"Young Master, please keep your voice down. We're afraid we have to go through the back door just now!"
"Ai?"
Zhang Zhiji was very clever and quickly looked at Li Yuanjing and said:
"Sir, why is this?"
The other soldiers also looked at Li Yuanjing, all a little confused.
Li Yuanjing hurriedly explained:
"I asked everyone to step back just now, not because I was worried about the dancers, but because I was worried about assassins ambushing me outside!"
"But the fire is already burning at the back door. I don't believe these dancers would be willing to be burned alive by the fire! Especially those dancer assassins, they must have other ways to escape."
"Let's wait a moment and let someone come inside and make some noise. These dancing assassins should start taking action."
"wonderful."
"Wonderful."
"Sir, you are truly a man of great knowledge and talent!"
The soldiers were uneducated and could not react for a while, but Zhang Zhiji was smart after all. He reacted in an instant and hurriedly greeted several soldiers and whispered:
"You guys, go inside and shout, tell me to protect the young master, and retreat back inside quickly!"