My wife has a secret

Chapter 227 Detonation
Moreover, it is not surprising that Tianji Star Lord could instruct Sun Baiqian to tamper with the city wall and secretly stockpile gunpowder.

"From the way Tianji Xingjun detonated the gunpowder in the courtyard, it seems that there must be a place in the courtyard where the gunpowder is hidden and properly stored."

Compared with Xu Qing, Shen Shuangxu analyzed the possibility of gunpowder from another perspective.

Because the battle was rushed, Yang's army did not carefully survey the scene, but the land in the courtyard that was turned over did not show many signs of being destroyed by the bombing.

If his inference is true, it proves that there is more gunpowder hidden in the courtyard, stored in batches in compartments.

"Okay, then I'll go take a look at that yard."

Just as Xu Qing was about to go back to the house to pack his things, he found Shen Shuangxu following him, with light steps like the wind blowing through the willows.

After realizing that the other party wanted to follow him, Xu Qing was stunned for a moment, turned around and refused: "You don't have to follow."

"I'll go with you so we can find the gunpowder in the house."

I have to admit that with Shen Shuangxu around, I would not miss any details in the house.

But that courtyard was between Yang's mansion and the city wall, and by the time he arrived there, there was a high possibility that he would encounter the crocodile god.

The crocodile god's actions when destroying the city wall alone are enough to prove its destructive power.

This trip is extremely risky, and Xu Qing doesn't want Shen Shuangxu to put himself in danger.

"You still need to stay in the rear. All the intelligence gathered by Chengxuanfang needs to be summarized in your hands... and the little sister of the Yang family is still young, someone needs to take her to a safer place."

Halfway through his speech, Xu Qing felt more and more like he was setting a flag in a TV series from his previous life, so he tried to change the subject.

"Don't worry. If I can't find the gunpowder, or if it doesn't work after I ignite it, I'll just sneak back."

His original intention was to reassure Shen Shuangxu, but the other party also knew that Xu Qing was comforting him. After a long silence, seeing that Xu Qing really didn't want to take him with him, he compromised and nodded to him.

Shen Shuangxu's lively eyes blinked slightly, and he whispered, "Safety comes first."

"it is good."

Xu Qing didn't care about the romance at this moment. He went back to his room to change into convenient clothes, then led a group of soldiers and horses from Yang Mansion and headed towards the courtyard.

Shen Shuangxu stayed there alone, unable to extricate himself for a long time.

In her snow-white palm was a talisman, which Shen Nianyan had obtained for her at the White Horse Temple in the capital before he went on a diplomatic mission to Qi State.

Just now she wanted to hand it over to Xu Qing, but before she could open her mouth, she could only see the other person's back.

This beautiful woman, who was usually as cold and beautiful as an iceberg, had a rare look of sadness on her face, with her eyebrows slightly drooping.

……

To be honest, Xu Qing's riding skills are not very good.

He learned horse riding skills in his hometown of Suzhou. Because Zhu Yuande loved horse racing, this dandy couple and their cronies also made great achievements in horses.

When Xu Qing stepped into the stirrup, he would subconsciously tighten the reins and his body would move as a conditioned reflex.

"My predecessor's skilled horsemanship is quite useful."

The reason why he pretended not to know how to do it in front of outsiders was because Xu Qing was not sure whether he could master the skills of his predecessor, and secondly, he wanted to keep it to himself.

After all, people know that you can't ride a horse, so they usually arrange a carriage for you. How can an ordinary horse seat that hits your butt be as comfortable as lying in a carriage?

But this time, speed was of the essence, so he had to gallop at full speed.

However, what made Xu Qing a little embarrassed was that after rushing for a while, he had to slow down.

Because the people around the pass had been evacuated by Yang's army, they continued to rush towards the outside of Huangling Pass.

All around, there were crowds of people and the sounds of children crying, mixed with people's heart-wrenching shouts from time to time, which made Xu Qing's scalp numb.

Looking up slightly, you can see the huge crocodile god waving its front limbs forward again. The landing of its giant claws stirred up smoke and dust, and countless houses collapsed.

Waiting until the monster crossed the yard before igniting the gunpowder would only backfire.

Therefore, Xu Qing saw it and was worried.

"Give way!"

In a desperate situation, Xu Qing began to call for help so that a path could be cleared in front of him for one person to pass.

But he was not wearing the Yang family's military uniform, and the people of Huangling Pass were not familiar with his appearance. Most of them just looked up at him and said nothing more.

"Master Xu?"

A surprised voice was heard, Xu Qing looked in the direction and found that it was Uncle Li from the Huangling border army.

Previously, the other party had brought his brothers to Suzhou to ask for military rations. I asked the third and fourth rooms to prepare some money and food to support him. I didn't expect that when we met again, this person would recognize me.

"Ahem... yeah, it's me."

Xu Qing thought about how he had made things difficult for the other party at the Xu Mansion, and felt a little embarrassed. If the other party were to retaliate against him here, he might end up making a big mistake.

However, to Xu Qing's surprise, Uncle Li not only did not disrespect him, but instead bowed to him and asked respectfully, "Mr. Xu, you came here, is there something important you want to do?"

"Um……"

Uncle Li saw Xu Qing hesitated to speak, so he looked resolute and patted his chest to assure: "The food aid to Suzhou City was provided by Master Xu. So just tell me what to do, I will do it even if I die."

Xu Qing felt relieved when he heard Uncle Li's answer.

However, he did not intend to make his purpose too specific, because apart from himself, there were very few people in the world who were proficient in gunpowder, and it was unrealistic to ask the soldiers of the Huangling Army to ignite the gunpowder for him.

"In that case... just clear the way for me. I want to go to a house three streets away."

"it is good."

Uncle Li did not ask any further questions after hearing this, because he knew that Xu Qing must have his own reasons for continuing his journey despite the threat of the monster.

"Xiao Wu! Come and repay our Seventh Flag!"

Xiao Wu, who was maintaining order not far away, heard Uncle Li calling him and ran over. When he saw Xu Qing on horseback, he smiled happily and complimented him: "Mr. Xu! Long time no see!"

Then, Xiao Wu winked at Uncle Li like a kid who had won a bet, and said, "Uncle Li, you see what Xiao Wu said was right, the one who was on the training ground a while ago should have been Master Xu himself..."

Uncle Li rolled his eyes and scolded, "Stop talking nonsense to me and lead the way for our benefactor!"

"it is good!"

Xiao Wu found out the general direction Xu Qing was going, and completely ignored the huge monster that was getting closer and closer in the distance. He went straight up and grabbed the warhorse's head rope, shouting the flag of the Huangling Army, and asked the people nearby to make way for the two of them.

The name of the Huangling Army was naturally effective. After a short while, Xu Qing's turtle-like speed increased a lot.

And after experiencing the most crowded crowd, the number of people fleeing behind gradually became sparse.

Seeing that the road ahead was clear and the horses were ready to gallop, Xu Qing said to Xiao Wu who was leading the way, "Just take us here." "Xiao Wu, stay here and wait for you."

Xu Qing was in a hurry, and said in a hurry, "Go back quickly, you can't help with the next thing."

After he said this, he spurred his horse around the street, galloping wildly with the wind making a sound.

……

Sun Baiqian's yard was still in much the same state as when he left. It seemed that it was indeed as Shen Shuangxu had guessed. Due to the urgent war situation at the border, the Yang family army did not have much time to check the yard.

Xu Qing stopped his horse at the door and carefully inspected the place where Tianji Star Lord had previously detonated the gunpowder.

Many places still retain traces of charring, and the gaps in the ground are slightly yellowed, consistent with the traces left by the explosion of black gunpowder.

"According to Shen Shuangxu's estimation, these gunpowders should be preserved in the interlayer..."

The furnishings and objects in Sun Baiqian's residence were basically intact. Xu Qing found a shovel from the ruined house and tried to dig some cracks left after the explosion.

After a period of effort, Xu Qing proved with facts that the method of storing gunpowder was not to have upper and lower layers.

At this moment, the figure and outline of the crocodile god were getting closer and closer. Xu Qing didn't need to find the angle to see the other party's black beast head covered with scales, and the slightly open bloody mouth was full of honeycomb-shaped teeth.

Such a horrifying scene made his scalp tingle. He had to refocus his attention and carefully check every corner of the yard.

After searching everywhere in vain, Xu Qing even suspected that his inference was wrong. The Lord of Tianji Star did not prepare any extra gunpowder and treated Sun Baiqian as a discarded pawn.

"But if that's the case, why would he come out and tell a completely irrelevant story?"

Suddenly, Xu Qing's thoughts became clearer, and a strange idea appeared in his mind.

The God of Tianji appeared here just to wake himself up. He secretly hid gunpowder here.

Detonating a small amount of gunpowder in the courtyard was also to leave clues for himself and others.

Of course there could be no gunpowder in the courtyard, because this kind of stuff is interoperable. If the sparks from the explosion ignite the sparks under the mezzanine, the entire Sun family would be razed to the ground.

According to this idea, the most likely place to store explosives is... the place opposite to the courtyard.

According to his guess, Xu Qing climbed out of the window and came to the shady side of the house.

Sure enough, in this corner where no one paid attention, he discovered a clue.

At the junction of the wall and the ground, Xu Qing saw traces of re-burial.

He changed the direction of the shovel in his hand and smashed it hard against the wall.

"Boom!"

After the loud bang, the fragile wall was shattered into pieces by him.

The entire wall behind the house was hollow, filled with copper treasure chests.

What was contained in the treasure chest was not a necklace or jewelry, but black powder.

"found it!"

Before Xu Qing had time to feel happy, he suddenly felt a chill all over his body, as if an endless chill was rising and dispersing the warm sunshine.

Looking up slightly, he saw a scene that he would never forget in his life.

Because the huge crocodile god had appeared in front of him at some point, and he seemed to be the only human among the neighbors who had not fled, which aroused the other party's curiosity.

The crocodile god was looking at him with his right eye, like a god looking down at a fragile ant.

Xu Qing swallowed unconsciously and was about to keep his movements steady so as not to irritate the crocodile god too much, but he found that this guy raised his front paws high in the air as if he had a bad taste in his stomach.

It wants to kill itself!
For some reason, Xu Qing could read the violent emotions in the crocodile god's eyes.

He certainly couldn't just sit there and wait for death, so he took advantage of the opportunity when the crocodile god raised his foot, jumped out of the yard, and ran in the direction he came from.

Xu Qing pulled out a tinder from his collar while running. He hurriedly unscrewed the lid, and after confirming that there were sparks inside, he turned around and threw it high into the house.

The hole that was poked earlier was not small. The fire starter drew a perfect arc in the air and a chemical reaction occurred instantly.

A loud noise even more exaggerated than the Alligator God's action erupted.

Xu Qing didn't dare to see the effect at all, but he knew that the surroundings were swept by a wave of flames, and he himself was knocked to the ground by the surging impact force, flew in the air for a while, and landed somewhere.

The reason why he was unable to confirm the surrounding environment was because the sound of the explosives was too exaggerated, making Xu Qing unable to open his eyes and his ears buzzing.

Obviously, the explosion at Sun Baiqian's house was several times more spectacular than the scene of blowing up the city wall.

But Xu Qing, who was lying somewhere, had already become no different from a beggar. His changed clothes were covered with dust and stained with blood.

Most of this blood was coughed out by Xu Qing. He was able to survive such an exaggerated explosion and only suffered concussion injuries, which proved that he was lucky.

"Damn, the Alligator God... cough cough."

Xu Qing coughed twice, then managed to pull himself up from the ruins and stood up.

He looked back at Sun Baiqian's residence, wanting to check the results achieved by the gunpowder.

But this comfort and smile only lasted for a few seconds on Xu Qing's face before it turned into stiff disbelief.

Xu Qing racked his brains to understand why such a powerful explosive could not take the life of the crocodile god.

A pair of golden pupils slowly rose in the smoke and dust. It seemed to be able to feel the pain brought by the explosion just now. It raised its head and let out a roar that tore the sky and the earth apart.

At the same time, the ground where the crocodile god stepped on cracked and began to shake with it as the center, as if the end of the world was coming.

Xu Qing had endured the blow of the explosion at close range, how could he withstand such force?
He was staggering on the ground that was about to break and collapse, and he could hardly control his body.

"Master Xu!"

What Xu Qing could not have expected was that Xiao Wu, whom he had asked to leave earlier, had not left yet, but instead rushed out from the side street.

The other party shouted, but without any pause in his movements, he carried Xu Qing on his back and ran towards the outside of the pass.

It was unknown where this sixteen-year-old boy got the strength from, but he was able to run very fast with an adult on his back, jumping back and forth on the broken and curved ground.

"Why are you still here... cough."

"Not long after Master Xu entered, there was an explosion... Xiao Wu thought that Master Xu's destination was that residence, so he thought that the explosion was caused by Master Xu."

Xiao Wu panted as he ran, "Young Master is indeed a good man. He actually risked his life to create an explosion in an attempt to save the people of Huangling Pass."

Xu Qing closed his eyes slightly out of tiredness and did not have the strength to refute Xiao Wu's admiration.

(End of this chapter)