Volume 1: Swan Goose Chapter 158 Yellow Smoke Billows to Cover Love and Enmity
The strong wind at night blew non-stop, and the sparks on the straw pile quickly turned into a sea of fire. The billowing smoke was blown into the house by the strong wind, and soon filled the entire room.
Ye Guming woke up from his sleep. He opened his eyes suddenly, only to find that it was pitch black in front of him, and he could not see anything clearly.
The thick smoke choked his chest, making him unable to breathe smoothly and his head felt dizzy. He tried to sit up, but found that he couldn't do it at all.
Hearing the crackling sound outside the window and looking at the red window, he realized with horror: It was on fire!
"Cymbidium...Cymbidium!" He was startled. Although he coughed violently, he did not forget to touch his side.
The place within reach was empty, and the quilt was cold.
He breathed a sigh of relief: Fortunately, Ma Huilan got up at night and escaped this disaster!
Without any time to think, Ye Guming gritted his teeth, twisted his body with all his strength, and rolled under the bed.
Although there was smoke billowing in front of him, most of the smoke moved upwards, and lying on the ground made him sober up.
But his injured leg made it difficult for him to move. If he wanted to escape, he could only use his strength to crawl toward the door bit by bit.
Although the journey was difficult, four wide open doors were right in front of us.
Ye Guming gritted his teeth, steeled himself, and crawled toward the door while holding his injured leg.
After finally climbing to the door, he had to stop and looked desperately outside, which was only one step away:
The fire at the door had already reached the door frame. Let alone climbing out now, even if he could barely stand up and hold his injured leg, he might have been burned to ashes by the flames before he could even break out of the sea of flames.
Looking at the pale moonlight, the stars in the sky, and the sycamore trees in the courtyard are still rustling.
However, Ye Guming suddenly felt desolate. His dry throat could no longer make a sound. His consciousness became increasingly blurred, and his whole body was heated and shriveled by the fire, like a lamb on the fire.
The fire is right in front of you, and it won't be long before it engulfs you.
In the current situation, he has no way to escape.
Ye Guming turned over as if giving up, lying straight on the ground, sighing heavily, looking straight at the beams entangled in flames, and then slowly closed his eyes...
The sky was dry and everything was dry, and the water turned into smoke. The fire quickly became fierce, and the tongue of flames shot out several feet high, turning into a giant dragon and wrapping tightly around Ma Huilan's house.
The north wind was strong, and the raging fire was going crazy, rotating in all directions with the wind, and soon the city was covered in a sea of fire, devouring everything around it without restraint.
The loud noise and the red cloud of fire quickly woke up the sleeping brothers in the courtyard. Perhaps due to the experience a few days ago, everyone quickly realized that there was a fire!
Everyone quickly put on their clothes and rushed out of the door.
Totuo and Hu Qi rushed outside Ye Guming's house first, followed closely by the other brothers from the caravan.
The fire was burning so fiercely that no one could get near it for a while.
Seeing the black smoke rising into the sky and hearing the crackling sound in the fire. No one needed to direct, everyone started putting out the fire automatically.
"Why is there a fire? The master is still in the room!"
Ma Huilan, who returned, let out a heart-wrenching exclamation in the crowd, which made everyone's already tense spirits even heavier.
"how come?!"
Everyone couldn't help but look at the raging fire and had a bad feeling in their hearts.
Toto rushed in front of Ma Huilan and yelled, "What? Uncle Ye is still in there?"
Ma Huilan's eyes were red, she covered her mouth and said tremblingly: "He was still asleep before I came out, why did he catch on fire just after I got up all night?"
She knew that the caravan brothers would definitely come to put out the fire, so she went back and waited here. Originally, she wanted to wait and show up again, and Ye Guming would definitely die by then.
But in the blink of an eye, she lost her temper. She remembered that Ye Guming always cared for her in every possible way and responded to her requests, so she stepped forward when she couldn't bear it.
She hasn't said anything yet
After finishing, Toto rushed into the house without hesitation.
By the time everyone reacted, his tall and round figure had already disappeared into the ferocious sea of fire.
Hu Qi suddenly remembered something. He suddenly turned his head and looked at the crowd carefully, and his heart suddenly sank.
He grabbed one of his brothers and asked urgently: "Where is your young gang leader? Has anyone seen it?"
The man shook his head in astonishment, turned around and shouted to the people on the side: "Has anyone seen the young gang leader?"
Everyone's expressions changed drastically, and they shook their heads one after another.
"Oops!" Hu Qi exclaimed and immediately rushed to Lu Ning's room.
But before he arrived, he saw a sea of fire flowing across the sky from a distance, devouring the house with its teeth and claws. The crazy waves of fire followed one after another, as if they were going to swallow the entire world.
Hu Qi was blocked outside the door by the fire and shouted anxiously inside: "Miss Deer! Miss Deer! Are you in there?"
But except for the "pop, pop" sound from the flames, no one responded.
Hu Qi coughed violently, turned around quickly, and waved to the crowd behind her: "Some people come here to help, Miss Lu seems to be trapped in the fire!"
As soon as he said this, everyone was shocked.
As soon as he finished speaking, several people came running over there carrying buckets of water and began to put out the fire in a hurry. However, the fire was quite strong and even pouring more than a dozen buckets of water had no significant effect.
Seeing the thick smoke carrying the fire and heading straight into the house, Lu Ning's life was in danger.
Hu Qi couldn't wait any longer. He suddenly grabbed a bucket of water, poured water on himself from head to head, took out a silk handkerchief to cover his mouth and nose, and rushed in without hesitation.
Go inside.
There was thick smoke billowing inside the wing, and the flames were curling up. The wooden beams were wrapped in flames and burned loudly, as if they were about to fall down at any time.
Although there was a silk handkerchief blocking him, Hu Qi was still choked by the thick smoke. He couldn't see the road ahead clearly, and he had never entered this room. He could only stumble around and fumble for Lu Ning in the mist.
In the thick smoke, he couldn't see his direction at all, and his breathing was not smooth. He soon began to feel dizzy and his strength was running low.
Suddenly, he stumbled, as if he tripped over something and fell hard to the ground.
He rubbed his butt that hurt from the fall, and suddenly remembered that the thing that tripped him just now seemed to be extremely soft.
Could it be?
Hu Qi was surprised and happy, and quickly knelt on the ground and groped for it. Sure enough, he touched a warm and soft body.
"Miss Deer! Miss Deer! Wake up! It's on fire!" Hu Qi pushed the girl on the ground hard and shouted with all her strength.
Lu Ning remained motionless, closed his eyes tightly, and did not respond.
"Oops!" Hu Qi was suddenly frightened. He quickly stretched out his hand to check his breathing, and found that Lu Ning's breath was even. Then he breathed a sigh of relief.
But the current situation did not allow him to be optimistic.
The smoke is getting denser and denser, and the fire will soon spread in. If there is any further delay, the two of them may have been buried in the flames before anyone outside can extinguish the fire.
He had no choice at this time but to make a desperate move.
Although he was choked and coughing and tears streaming down his face, he managed to stand up, picked up the girl on the ground by his waist, and staggered out the door relying on the memory he had when he came in.
Hu Qi hugged Lu Ning and just stepped out the door when there was a loud "boom" behind him.
The beams above the head could no longer withstand it and fell down like coke. The surrounding walls also collapsed like melted ice cubes due to lack of support. The entire wing was razed to the ground in the blink of an eye.
Looking at the ruins behind him, Hu Qi suddenly broke into a cold sweat.
He ran another forty meters, and suddenly his knees gave way and he sat on the ground, still holding the unconscious Lu Ning tightly to his chest.
He was breathing heavily, his head was buzzing, and his eyes were wide open as he watched the other brothers gather around, take Lu Ning from his arms, lay him flat on the ground, and begin to treat him.
Until I saw Toto covered in black
Yan Yan, when he ran out of the house with Ye Guming on his back, he shouted at the top of his lungs: "Brother Toto! Miss Lu is trapped in the sea of fire and is unconscious!"
Totuo was so smoked by the fire that he couldn't recognize his face. When he heard Hu Qi's cry, his chest trembled as if he had been hit hard, and he was about to faint. He immediately put Ye Guming on the ground and rolled around.
ran over.
Looking at the lifeless person with a waxy complexion on the ground, Toto's heart sank. While shaking her body, she shouted out loud: "Little deer, little deer! What's wrong with you? Wake up!"
The normally mighty and brave man was so helpless that he almost cried.
Seeing Lu Ning's delay in responding, he tremblingly stretched out a finger and slowly put it under Lu Ning's nose.
He felt a faint steady exhalation coming, and he relaxed and shouted out loud: "Great, she is still breathing!"
Elder Yun and several people rushed over to check the injuries of Ye Guming and Lu Ning.
After a rough inspection, Elder Yun also breathed a sigh of relief and said happily: "Don't worry, everyone, they are both safe and sound!"
As soon as he finished speaking, excited shouts burst out in the courtyard.
In the early morning, the east was white. The wind stopped and the fire gradually stopped.
The wild fire burned ferociously all night long. Buckets of water poured into the fire could only shorten the burning time, but could not prevent it from turning the two houses into ashes.
Fortunately, Ye Guming and Lu Ning were safe and sound, and were placed in other rooms to recuperate. The people in the caravan worked hard all night until dawn, and everyone went back to rest.
However, Hu Qi was worried about the unconscious Lu Ning and insisted on staying and taking care of him. After the doctor came to check and told him that Lu Ning was fine, he felt relieved.
The aroma of benzoin filled the tent, and the charcoal fire in the brazier radiated heat.
Hu Qi sat quietly by Lu Ning's bed, staring at the sleeping girl, with deep distress filling her eyes. She silently prayed in her heart that she would open her eyes again soon.
At this moment, he was extremely scared! Because the last time, the unconscious woman lying in front of him never opened her eyes again no matter how much he begged.
From then on, his life fell into darkness.
Lu Ning's appearance was like a beacon, lighting up his blind and lonely life and bringing him some light.
He couldn't explain his feelings for Lu Ning, but he simply hoped that this light could stay in his world and last a little longer!