The First Great Ancestor of the Five Dynasties

Chapter 182 Mrs. Fu escapes from trouble

When Luocheng caught fire and fell into a melee, the alarm bell of the inner city tower rang, and the rapid sound of the bell rang throughout the city, waking up the Qin Palace in the middle of the night.

A moment later, a fire also broke out in the kitchen at the back of the palace, and the fire spread rapidly from the woodshed.

There was only a wall between the kitchen and the main courtyard of the back house. The maids and servants in the main courtyard rushed to put out the fire. The palace steward organized manpower to put out the fire and at the same time sent people to report to Li Shouzhen.

Li Shouzhen and his son received news that there was a fire in Luocheng and that there was a mutiny among the soldiers, so they immediately set off for the inner city tower, and the mansion was handed over to the steward.

More than a hundred soldiers stationed at the palace rushed to put out the fire. Tunbingzi City, not far from the palace, received news that the palace was on fire and hurriedly sent troops to rescue it.

There was no one in the mansion to give unified command, and the situation was chaotic.

The fire in the kitchen courtyard had just been brought under control, when flames loomed across the two courtyards, and the strong smell of fire oil floated in the air. Only then did the soldiers discover that someone had deliberately set the fire.

There were assassins infiltrated into the palace, and the soldiers were busy putting out the fire while searching everywhere. The whole palace was in chaos and there was no peace all night long.

The assassins were quite cunning. They stabbed several soldiers to death and then escaped. Others dressed up as royal servants and blended into the chaotic crowd, making it even harder to distinguish them.

After nightfall, Fu Jinzhan was lying on the bed fully clothed, closing his eyes and concentrating. When he heard the alarm bell ringing in the city, he immediately got up and stood by the window to investigate.

Her windows were boarded up and she could only observe the outside world through the cracks.

Outside the house, as usual, there were two maids, two servants, and a dozen guards with swords.

Everyone heard the alarm bells in the city and began to whisper.

Soon, a fire broke out in the kitchen at the back of the palace, and the flames shot into the sky. Standing in the small courtyard where Fu Jinzhan was imprisoned, you could even see the fire snake spitting out sparks that reached the roof.

A maid, a servant and half of the guards rushed to put out the fire.

After a while, Bi Hongyu dressed as a maid and walked into the courtyard with her head lowered, followed by two young men in green clothes, both dressed as slaves.

Several guards noticed that the visitor looked unfamiliar, and just as they were about to ask, Bi Hongyu shook out a dagger from her sleeve and stabbed it into the throat of one of the guards who blocked the way first.

The other two men dressed as servants also showed their ferocity and attacked the guards with daggers hidden in their sleeves. The three of them cooperated very well and quickly killed all the remaining guards.

The servant died under the knife, and the maid ran away in panic. Bi Hongyu did not care about chasing, found the key, opened the door, rescued Fu Jinzhan and left.

"Sister, what a skill!" Fu Jinzhan glanced at the corpses lying scattered in the courtyard and admired the thin woman in front of him.

Bi Hongyu smiled, quickly regained her cold expression, picked up the guard's saber, and handed one to Fu Jinzhan: "Madam, please follow us closely, rush out of the palace, and there will be someone to help you!"

Fu Jinzhan took the sword and held it in his arms. He hadn't used force for a long time, and he felt a lot unfamiliar with weapons.

"You just need to kill the enemy, don't worry about me!" Fu Jinzhan said seriously.

Bi Hongyu nodded, said nothing, and winked at the two Zhenhaiying brothers. One moved forward to clear the way, and the other blocked the way behind. Bi Hongyu held a knife to protect Fu Jinzhan.

The four of them ran quickly along the corridor to the front door of the mansion.

There was a fire in the back house, and a large number of soldiers and guards rushed to put out the fire. However, there were few people at the main entrance and the guards were lax.

As soon as he left the back house, he ran into a steward, leading a group of soldiers. He was stunned when he saw Fu Jinzhan, and then suddenly realized: "Madam wants to escape!"

"Kill!" Bi Hongyu shouted sharply. The four people, with Fu Jinzhan as the core, charged head-on. The swords flashed in the night, the candlelight reflected the blood, and a bloody battle broke out in the corridor.

Fu Jinzhan killed the two guards with his own hands, and the blood spattered on her robe, printing bloody patterns.

Her sword skills were learned from famous masters. When she performs them, her posture is as graceful as dancing, and every move is very beautiful.

Bi Hongyu, on the other hand, completely found out her own wild way. She was fierce and neat, and focused on killing with one knife. She was covered in blood and half of her face was covered in blood.

Fu Jinzhan saw it, admiring and surprised. He didn't know where Zhu Xiu found the female warrior, who was as fierce as a wolf.

The other two Zhenhaiying brothers are not bad either. They are all at the level of top-notch soldiers in the army.

Zhu Xiu was originally a little monster, so it was not uncommon for his subordinates to be a bit weird.

The four of them did not hesitate to fight. After killing the enemy, they retreated to the gate of the mansion. They encountered several groups of guards along the way and fought and retreated.Two Zhenhaiying brothers suffered several stab wounds, but Bi Hongyu and Fu Jinzhan were fine.

When they rushed out of the house through Ermen, crossbowmen arrived. Regardless of whether Fu Jinzhan was still among them, a hail of arrows fell, hoping to kill everyone on the spot.

A carriage had already stopped outside the palace. Bi Hongyu protected Fu Jinzhan and fled towards the carriage. Two brothers from Zhenhaiying who were behind were killed by arrows and crossbows.

After the two of them got into the car, the man driving the carriage whipped his horse whip vigorously, and the carriage started running wildly on the cold and empty streets.

Behind him, the gate of the palace opened, and a team of guards on horseback followed closely.

In the carriage, Bi Hongyu was shot in the calf by an arrow. No muscles or bones were injured, but the arrow cluster penetrated deeply into the flesh.

Fu Jinzhan was covered in blood, his hair was disheveled, and there were many small wounds on his body.

The carriage was running wildly, and Bi Hongyu's leg injury kept bleeding.

"Hold on, I'll pull out the arrow cluster!" Fu Jinzhan shouted.

Bi Hongyu took off the hairpin and let her black hair hang down. She picked up a lock and bit it, nodded and closed her eyes.

Fu Jinzhan cut off his robe and tightened Bi Hongyu's legs, held her legs with one hand, held the broken arrow shaft with the other, gritted his teeth and pulled it out with all his strength!
There was a numbing sound between the metal arrow cluster and the flesh and blood. With a slight touch, black and red blood spurted out. Fu Jinzhan's hands were covered with blood. The blood soaked the car board and dripped from the gaps.

There was a thin sound, and the arrow cluster was finally pulled out. Blood spurted out from the bloody wound. Fu Jinzhan hurriedly tightened it with cloth strips and wrapped it several times.

From the beginning to the end, Bi Hongyu did not make any sound of pain, but big beads of sweat rolled down her pale face, and her whole body could not stop trembling slightly.

Her bloodless lips were loosened, and her hair was spread messily, covering most of her face.

She lay reclining in the carriage, and it took a while before she managed to stand up.

The man driving the car opened the curtain and took a look, his expression changed, and he whispered: "Deputy Commander, please hold on, go to the warehouse, where you will prepare medicine for injuries. Get off the car at the corner ahead, there will be support there!"

Bi Hongyu held back her pain and glanced behind the carriage. The pursuers were more than ten feet away.

When the carriage passed the corner of the street, the man slowed down. Fu Jinzhan helped Bi Hongyu jump out of the car, and then the man drove the carriage and fled on the street again.

A small shop on the street immediately narrowed the door, and someone ducked out. Fu Jinzhan helped Bi Hongyu hide in the house.

As soon as the door was closed, a group of pursuers holding torches ran past.

The room was dark, and the three of them breathed a sigh of relief when the sound of horse hooves gradually faded away.

"It's not safe here. I have prepared a vehicle in the backyard and will send you to the warehouse immediately!" the sergeant of the Zhenhai Battalion who responded whispered.

The two girls followed him to the backyard, got on another carriage, and took the road that bypassed Prince Qin's Mansion, heading to the warehouse in the east of the city.

On the carriage, Bi Hongyu lost a lot of blood, was a little distracted, and half-closed her eyes weakly.

Fu Jinzhan held her hand tightly and whispered: "Don't sleep, hold on!"

Bi Hongyu forced a smile out of the corner of her mouth and tried her best to open her eyelids.

Fu Jinzhan tore his robe again, tied it around her legs, and whispered: "Fortunately, his face was not injured. It won't delay you from finding a husband to marry!"

Bi Hongyu smiled, and her spirits seemed to perk up a bit.

Fu Jinzhan spoke to her hurriedly: "Are you affiliated with Zhu Xiu? How did you meet? Is he nice to you? Has he made a marriage arrangement in Jingzhou?"

At first, Bi Hongyu could speak intermittently like a gnat, but halfway through the trip, she could no longer speak, her closed eyelids were difficult to open, and she fell into a half-conscious state.

Fu Jinzhan held her hands tightly, tears welling up in his eyes, and tremblingly said to the man driving: "Faster!"

The man driving the car was also very anxious, but he was also worried that making too much noise would attract the attention of the rebels patrolling the city, so he could only control the speed carefully.

Under the night, the horse carriage clattered through the quiet streets and alleys, heading east of the city.

(End of this chapter)