Li Zhong felt that while the fire was raging, the horses were rushing in, and the whole royal court was in chaos, it was the best time for Fang Yiai and Qi Zaluo to escape safely from the royal court.
But how could that damn Mrs. Hongyou order all the nearby officers and soldiers to be called into the royal court to be responsible for stopping and killing horses!
Although he also knew that from Mrs. Hongyou's point of view, it was absolutely correct to issue such an order, but he was just angry. Wasn't this a clear sign that he wanted to break off his wife's love and escape?
He didn't dare to tell Wu Han the news, fearing that Wu Han would become anxious and affect his recovery. Li Zhong paced back and forth for a few steps, but he still felt that he could rest assured by going to the vicinity of the royal court, and maybe there would be a chance to help.
Fang Yiai.
Next to him, Arzhan had ordered his men to hide near the royal court, waiting for an opportunity.
Seeing that Li Zhong was a little uneasy, he was worried about Zhongzhong and wanted to go out. Knowing that Li Zhong was concerned about him, he would be confused. If he let him out, he would not only not be able to help Fang Yiai, but would endanger himself.
Inside.
"All my people who can escape have been dispatched to the vicinity of the Royal Court. If there is a chance, they will try to sneak into the Royal Court to check." Arzhan grabbed Li Zhong who was about to go out and said,
"If you can trust me, just wait here for the news."
Facing Arzhan who spoke sincerely, Li Zhong smiled bitterly and said gratefully, "How could I not trust the general? It's just that I would feel uneasy if I couldn't confirm the news in person."
"I know something about the general. I also crawled out from the pile of dead people on the battlefield, and I understand that the only thing that is impossible to lose is your life. Living is not easy, I understand. My general will not allow us to lose our lives easily.
Don't worry, general, I will wait for the opportunity and never act rashly. Otherwise, I will offend my general, and I don't want to bear the anger." After stopping Arzhan who wanted to speak, Li Zhong continued.
Looking at Li Zhong with a face full of persistence and his anxious but not panic eyes, Arzhan knew that he could not stop Li Zhong from going out, and also understood that he was a measured person, so he nodded and said, "Okay, then.
You should be careful yourself. You basically know my people, and you can command them if necessary."
"Well, then Wu Hao, let's trouble the general first." Li Zhong nodded and entrusted him.
Arzhan nodded in agreement, without saying any more words of advice, and watched Li Zhongli disappear into the night.
He was lying on a roof, looking at the bustling royal court illuminated by the firelight. In addition to the sound of water and fire melting together, the only sounds left were the screams of people with horse hoofs and the whine of people killing horses, but there was no sound at all.
There was no sound of arrest as the other party found Fang Yiai's figure.
No one in the royal court clamored for the news that Fang Yiai had been caught, which gave Li Zhong some comfort. At least he knew that Fang Yiai was safe for the time being.
Seeing the four fires that were ignited overnight, and as time went by, only two were extinguished, Li Zhong's eyes became calmer.
I remember Fang Yiai once said that the darkness before dawn is the most dangerous moment, and it is also the safest moment!
Li Zhong understood that as time approached the dawn step by step, the people in the royal court who had been busy all day and night would definitely be extremely exhausted by then, and their defenses before dawn would definitely be the most relaxed time!
Li Zhong guessed that Fang Yiai's plan was to use the scurrying horses to force Madam Hongyou to mobilize some of the city's troops into the royal court, so as to weaken Madam Hongyou's strength, just like he set fire to the royal court.
People are working everywhere to provide disaster relief
He felt more and more that Fang Yiai was planning to escape from the royal court in the darkness before dawn. Li Zhong's anxious heart slowly calmed down and he hid in the dark, waiting for Fang Yiai's action in time.
The reception room for Yiai.
As for Fang Yiai, after listening to Qizaluo's talk about the secret passage, she knew that the location of the secret passage could only be passed down to each succeeding Khan, so there shouldn't be anything wrong with it.
He took out food and water and let Qizaro rest his stomach a little. He decided to wait for the sound of the horses' screams to calm down before searching for the secret passage. Otherwise, he would rush to defend before dawn when the people in the royal court were the most exhausted.
Shi Jian, who was the most lax, escaped from the royal city with Qi Zaluo.
Although I only know the location but not the location of Arzan's destination, Qizaro, as King Khan, must be familiar with the royal city under his rule.
In the two rooms, Fang Yiai and Li Zhong both calmed down and waited for the opportunity with peace of mind. They only cut off Mrs. Hongmeng's somewhat tired body, urging the kitchen and stable to put out the fire, and waited with a hint of hope.
Good news can come from the guard who kills the horse.
After all, Madam Hongyou was disappointed again. After hundreds of horses were stopped and killed, she lost more than ten men." But there was no news about Fang Yiai and Qi Zaluo.
Once again, she ordered those who were free to search the royal court carefully. She did not believe that Fang Yiai could grow wings and fly out of the royal court with Qizaro!
Although everyone accepted the order, they all looked whiny and resentful, dragging their exhausted bodies, barely keeping their eyes open, and staggering around to look for Fang Yiai and Qi.
Traces of Zaro.
But his movements were slow and slow, as if he was just coping with something, which seemed to be contrary to the yin and yang.
In anger, Mrs. Hongyou ordered the killing of those who were too lazy to carry out the order. This frightened everyone and they had to cheer up and search carefully. The resentment and dissatisfaction with Mrs. Hongyou in their hearts disappeared.
What I have accumulated is almost full.
The guards and servants searched everywhere for the whereabouts of Fang Yiai and Qi Zaluo. They were busy for most of the night, constantly fetching water to put out the fire. They were already too tired to move any more.
Mrs. Hongyou had seen all these things, and she understood in her heart. But she had to threaten everyone with her life again to get everyone to cheer up and find the whereabouts of Fang Yiai and Qi Zaluo.
Although she didn't know whether Fang Yiai and Qi Zaluo escaped from the royal court, as long as it was dark, Mrs. Hongyou didn't want to give up the search, even if it was just a chance!
She can't afford to lose! If she loses, her life will be at stake! If her life is lost, there will be no chance of a comeback!
It was not that no one searched Zahan's empty courtyard again during this period, but no one paid attention to the low and inconspicuous utility room at the back.
The closer it gets to dawn, the more sleepy people can't resist the invasion of sleepiness. They stagger and wish they could fall asleep standing there.
Even Mrs. Hongpi, who was in a irritable mood, was too sleepy to open her eyes. She had not slept much since last night.
Dawn was getting closer and closer, and Mrs. Hongyou's heart sank more and more.
Just when the most unbearable darkness before dawn arrived, Mrs. Hongyou, who had not waited for the good news, closed her eyes almost resigned to her fate; Li Zhong, who was hiding in the darkness outside the king's court, looked at the king with eyes.
He turned towards the court and listened carefully to the movements in the royal court, lest he miss any clues.
However, Fang Yiai, still full of energy and still struggling to regain her strength, sneaked back into the courtyard where Mrs. Hongyou once lived, which was burned into ruins.
From the broken back wall of the original bedroom, Fang Yiai carried Qizaro on his back and turned over into the room where the residual heat of the flames still remained. Fang Yiai put Qizaro down and asked him to find the mechanism of the secret passage.
Fang Yiai stood beside the door he had burned down and glanced towards the courtyard. Oh my god, Fang Yiai jumped in fright.
The yard was full of corpses lying all over the place! Moreover, there seemed to be a bucket beside each corpse.
These people must have died while putting out a fire, but they couldn't have been killed by smoke. The only solution was to be poisoned!
Fang Yi secretly rejoiced. Fortunately, after he lit the fire, he left the courtyard as quickly as possible to avoid any accidents. Otherwise, he would probably be the first person to lie there.
"Found it! Come on, open it." Qizaro's suppressed joyful voice sounded from the side, calling Fang Yiai back to his senses.
Fang Yiai wiped the cold sweat from her fear, gave a low response, turned around and came to Qizaro's side, and saw that the broken wall between the bedroom and the attached clean room, along with a piece of bluestone floor in the bedroom, had sunk in, exposing
A dark hole.
Fang Yiai lit a piece of burnt wood and threw it towards the hole. Seeing that the wood could burn well inside, indicating that there was enough hydrogen gas inside, she smiled sincerely.
"Can this mechanism be closed from the inside?" Fang Yiai asked.
"Yes, when it was originally designed, in order to prevent people from being chased into the secret passage, switches were designed both inside and outside." Qizaro said.
"King Khan, please go down first. I'll do some errands and I'll be there soon." Fang Yiai said to Qizaro.
Qizaro frowned inwardly, thinking that Fang Yiai didn't believe him, and was afraid that there was a trap in the secret passage. He snorted dissatisfiedly, and accidentally went down the secret passage first.
Fang Yiai took out a small cylindrical thing from his arms and placed it on the ruins. He used a blowing torch to light the twisted thread exposed below. He watched the small cylindrical thing shoot into the sky immediately and bloom.
With a star of strange green fireworks, Ji Ji breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and jumped into the secret passage.
As soon as Fang Yiai jumped into the secret passage, Qizaro held up the burning charred wood and closed the mechanism above his head.
"I want to give everyone a peace of mind so that everyone can feel at ease." Fang Yiai calmly explained to Qi Zaluo.
Fang Yiai carried Qi Zaluo on his back and left the royal court neatly along the secret passage. Outside, Li Zhong saw the green fireworks used by the army to report safety, and was stunned for a while before he realized what was happening.
He couldn't understand why Fang Yiai would light fireworks in the royal court to announce his safety. After spending the whole night, Li Zhong breathed a sigh of relief because he knew that Fang Yiai would not risk his life.
After waiting, Li Zhong called Arzhan back.
As for how busy the royal court started again, it was no longer within the scope of everyone's attention.