Chapter 92: Explosion
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Withstanding the stinging pain between the ribs caused by the overload of running, Xia Shuanghan finally reached the halfway point of the mountain in sweat. She didn't have time to rest, she turned around and ran again on the undulating mountain road.
Tears overflowed by the wind, grazing her temples and falling backwards. Raising his hand to wipe away his tears, he still blurred his vision with a clear vision, Xia Shuanghan, who was running at the front first, but Su Yixing, who was following closely behind, couldn't help but sigh.
"It's ...... It's tears, right? Su Yixing, who was following Xia Shuanghan who was running on the ramp, suddenly had a drop of coldness on his face somehow. When you raise your hand and touch it, your fingertips are stained with transparent crystals. Looking at the back of the running figure in front of her, the water stain on the back of her hand that she wiped from the corner of her eye made Su Yixing understand what was on her fingertips.
"Are you so worried about Lu Shaoyun? When you were bullied by me just now, you didn't shed a single tear! ā
The suffocation in his chest was gradually turning into a swelling pain, and Xia Shuanghan, who was preoccupied with Lu Shaoyun, could not hear Su Yixing's silent whispering.
Is there anyone around who will hurt her, whether the people who ran by from the front are the buyers who came to buy the blood pill or the Taoist priests of Sanqingguan, what are the people shouting in her direction saying, and does Su Yixing still follow her and show the token to the people who want to stop her along the way......
These things that had nothing to do with Lu Shaoyun's safety, Xia Shuanghan didn't have time to think about them all and threw them all away. Now, she was only engrossed in thinking, "Soon, soon, it's coming soon, Ting Xuan, you wait for me, you must wait for me!" ā
I could already see the summer frost of the small two-story spire building that the guards said, desperately looking into the distance as he ran.
Halfway up the mountainside, the alchemy room with a golden roof was located on a wide platform paved with marble, surrounded by towering white marble railings, and Lu Shaoyun's fleeting figure before rushing into the alchemy room instantly clenched Xia Shuanghan's heart.
"Ting Xuan! Lu Tingxuan! Xia Shuanghan, who was so anxious, couldn't care about the injury in her throat, she fought with the momentum that she would not hesitate to use even if she couldn't speak in the future, and shouted loudly in the direction where Lu Shaoyun disappeared: "Lu Tingxuan!" No, you can't go in! ā
However, Xia Shuanghan's bloody screams did not bring back Lu Shaoyun's return.
"No, no, Tingxuan, you can't go in! Tingxuan! In the uncontrollable cry of sorrow, Xia Shuanghan didn't care about wiping the thick blood flowing from the corners of his mouth, and still desperately rushed to the entrance of the alchemy room.
The blood dripping from the bluestone-paved mountain road was like countless blooming red plums, and Su Yixing, who was following behind Xia Shuanghan, saw that the blood dripping on the ground was getting more and more and thicker, and he really couldn't let Xia Shuanghan continue to run like this.
"If you continue to cough up blood like this, it's impossible to say whether Xia Shuanghan will have the life to go down the mountain or not." Su Yixing, who was whispering in his heart like this, was preparing to catch up so that he could stop Xia Shuanghan, who had gradually distanced himself from him. On a path shaded by trees on the side of the mountain road, a person suddenly jumped out and knocked down Xia Shuanghan, who couldn't notice the situation on the left and right.
Xia Shuanghan, who had fallen to the ground, protected her head, and just stopped after rolling a few laps on the undulating ramp, the man who knocked her down grabbed her by the hair and pulled her up from the ground.
"You guys, don't come here!" The one who knocked down Xia Shuanghan was a man in his thirties who was dressed as a thin Taoist priest. He dragged Xia Shuanghan up by the hair, and at the same time put a dagger on Xia Shuanghan's neck.
Then, he glanced at a Jin Wuwei who caught up from the side of the road, and Su Yixing and Li Qinglan who ran from the side of the mountain road, and shouted loudly: "Don't come here, if any of you dare to come, I will, I will kill him!" ā
Hearing this, Su Yixing, Li Qinglan, and Jin Wuwei, who ran forward, all immediately stopped.
Jin Wuwei glanced at Xia Shuanghan's appearance of coughing and coughing up blood, and instantly decided that Xia Shuanghan must be a buyer who came to buy the blood pill because he was suffering from tuberculosis.
Adhering to the concept of "buying Dan is guilty but the crime does not lead to death", Jin Wuwei, who stopped his steps, was trying to start a maneuver with the Taoist priest to find an opportunity to save the hostages, but Xia Shuanghan, who had his hair torn apart, had no time to wait any longer.
"Ting Xuan has already entered the alchemy room! I'm really running out of time! Xia Shuanghan, who was furious, didn't wait for Jin Wuwei, Su Yixing, and Li Qinglan to take action, and directly applied what Lu Shaoyun and Lin Xiran had recently taught her, unable to deal with the master, but she could deal with the little thief's grappling moves, and in the blink of an eye, she got rid of the Taoist priest's clamps, and kicked him fiercely according to his life.
Bypassing the Taoist priest who was kneeling on the ground and screaming, Xia Shuanghan once again pulled his legs and ran up. She was already very close to the platform that reflected the white light, and she was about to enter the alchemy room, but just as Xia Shuanghan ran over with hope in her arms, a loud bang like opening the world suddenly exploded on the platform.
"No!" In the deafening explosion, the alchemy room with heavy eaves and spires collapsed in the billowing smoke and dust, and Xia Shuanghan, who ran to the platform, looked at the alchemy room that had collapsed more than half of it in the smoke and dust, and shouted in tears: "Ting Xuan! Tingxuan! ā
And Su Yixing, who was originally slightly stunned after seeing the "fatal kick" kicked by Xia Shuanghan, also crossed the Taoist priest who was kneeling and howling miserably and the Jin Wuwei who clamped his legs after coming back to his senses, and ran up to the platform where the alchemy room was located step by step and three steps, and rushed to Xia Shuanghan, who kept coughing up blood.
On the marble-paved ground, three embarrassed Jin Wuwei half-dragged and half-carried a few bruised children and threw themselves to the ground. Based on what Xia Shuanghan had seen with her own eyes, she knew that they were the last survivors to escape from the alchemy room before the explosion.
Xia Shuanghan, who had the last glimmer of hope, ran forward quickly, and after making sure that there was no Lu Shaoyun among the few people, she coughed up blood while asking with difficulty, "What about your deputy commander?" Who of you knows where Lu Shaoyun is, tell me, tell me quickly! ā
None of the Jin Wuwei who got up from the ground answered Xia Shuanghan's question, they didn't even notice Xia Shuanghan's existence, and they just stared anxiously at the ruins that were faint in the smoke and dust, without blinking an eye.
Subsequently, Su Yixing, who came to use his authority to interrogate, turned around with a solemn face after questioning the three Jin Wuwei several times, and provided Xia Shuanghan with the answer she had already guessed: "They said that Lu Shaoyun was left behind in order to save the last two children who were imprisoned in the basement, so he couldn't escape." ā
"No, it won't! No way! Tingxuan: He won't die! Xia Shuanghan, who didn't believe that Lu Shaoyun would die in the line of duty in today's action, bit his lower lip fiercely, shook his head resolutely, and then turned around and rushed towards the ruins that had already burst into flames.
"Xia Shuanghan, calm down!" It was impossible to watch Su Yixing, who was going to die in vain to see Xia Shuanghan go to death in vain, grabbed her arm and said cruelly: "Xia Shuanghan, Lu Shaoyun is dead!" Even if you can't accept it, you have to admit it. ā
"Let go of me! Su Yixing, let go of me! Xia Shuanghan, who was in tears, turned her wrist desperately, but she couldn't get rid of Su Yixing's clamps, she cried hoarsely: "It's impossible for Tingxuan to die, he is definitely not dead, he is waiting for me, I want to find him, Su Yixing, you let go of me!" Let me go! ā
"Summer frost cold! Lu Shaoyun is dead! Su Yixing, who was desperately pulling Xia Shuanghan, couldn't stand the severe pain caused by her opening her mouth and biting his wrist, and he was about to lose control of her. So, he couldn't care about his dislike of women in the past, so he had to stretch out his arms and hold Xia Shuanghan into his arms, trying his best to stop her from doing stupid things.
"You let go, you let go of me! It is impossible for Ting Xuan to die, just now, he was fine just now, I saw it, I saw it! I'm going to find him, you let me go! Xia Shuanghan, who was imprisoned in Su Yixing's arms and struggling desperately, didn't understand, her life was her own, she was willing to fight for Lu Shaoyun's life, what does this have to do with Su Yixing, why did he stop her?
"Xia Shuanghan, you can take your own life, but what about your family and friends? Are you sure you're going to make them sad and make them cry? ā
Su Yixing's words recalled part of Xia Shuanghan's senses, yes, she still has her father and Chaoyang, if she dies, what will they do? However, is there really no way for her to save Lu Shaoyun? Could it be that in this life, they really want to be separated forever?
If she had known that they were going to be separated so soon, what would she be stubborn about after she was reborn? Why didn't she make good use of the time she spent with Lu Shaoyun in the past few months to create more good memories? Why didn't she reply to Lu Shaoyun when he said that he liked her, "I also like you......
She still had so many words to say to him, but now that he is gone, leaving her alone, how should she live the rest of her life?
"Ting Xuan! Tingxuan! Lu Tingxuan! Seeing that the fire burning on the ruins was getting bigger and bigger, she could no longer bear the sore summer frost in her chest, and spat out the third mouthful of blood of the day, and after that, she felt that her eyes were dark, and she could no longer stand and fell to the ground.
In the cry of slumping on the ground, a "frost cold" drifting through the heavy smoke and dust stopped Xia Shuanghan's desperate scream. Turning around, Xia Shuanghan only saw that Lu Shaoyun, who was dressed in rags and had a bloodstained face, was running towards her through the billowing smoke and dust......
May 15 of the year of Yi Chou, this is a day that Lu Shaoyun will never forget in his life.
After getting up early in the morning to practice swordsmanship, and after washing up and having breakfast, Lu Shaoyun beat his horse and entered the Jinwuwei Yamen with a serious face, as usual.
There were traitors in Jin Wuwei who collaborated with the enemy, and this is a fact determined by Lu Shaoyun in accordance with the specific progress of the recent investigation of the "Blood Pill" case.
The temptation and observation over the past few days made Lu Shaoyun and his absolutely trustworthy deputy lock their suspicious eyes on the three soldiers. And today, it is the day when he and his deputies find out the real traitor, and then lead his subordinates to level the Sanqingguan and close the case.
The "Sanqingguan Encirclement and Suppression Operation" announced to everyone just a moment before leaving unsurprisingly aroused everyone's surprise, and Cao Shaocong, who intended to take advantage of this short moment of preparation time, secretly flew pigeons to pass on the book and report to Sanqingguan, was also stolen and seized before the official start of the operation.
After Cao Shaocong was imprisoned in Jin Wuwei's cell, the specific operational arrangements of the encirclement and suppression plan were conveyed in an orderly manner. After quickly memorizing the general map of Sanqingguan, the Jin Wuwei, who had clarified their respective tasks, prepared for departure on the school field inside the main gate of the Yamen. Then, only to hear Lu Shaoyun's order, the people who turned over and got on their horses followed their deputy commander and rushed out like arrows from the string.
Covering a vast area and surrounded by high walls that are difficult to climb, there are six entrances and exits - in addition to the five large and small main and side gates, there is also a secret passage leading to the small forest outside the temple.
Lu Shaoyun remembered these situations in his mind together with the detailed map of Sanqingguan.
On the official road to Sanqingguan, the soldiers who were ordered to guard several entrances and exits except the main gate, as well as those soldiers who would enter Sanqingguan at different entrances to cooperate with the main team to quickly complete the encirclement and suppression task, left the large army one after another and embarked on the fork in the road on both sides.
And Lu Shaoyun, who led the main team straight to the main gate of Sanqingguan, took the lead in rushing to the front after turning over and dismounting.
Because the royal family of Bactria admired Confucianism and did not encourage the common people to believe in religion, compared with Buddhism, which had the accumulation of 300 years in the previous dynasty, Taoism did not have many followers in the territory of Bactria .
In addition, according to the informant, the fifteenth day is the day when Sanqingguan opens the furnace and sells Dan, and refuses ordinary pilgrims. Therefore, Sanqingguan, which has not many pilgrims on weekdays, is even more sparsely populated today.
Therefore, judging from the objective conditions, today is the most suitable day for the encirclement and suppression operation to be launched.
Arresting buyers and Taoist priests is the main task of the Jin Wuwei today. In order to find out the traitor and avoid hurting ordinary pilgrims, Lu Shaoyun, who deliberately delayed the date of encirclement and suppression, took three subordinates and two doctors specially equipped for Jin Wuwei after going up the mountain, and went straight to the alchemy room in the back mountain.
"I can't save the children who died in the time they had to delay, but I can't let the children die in vain today."
Lu Shaoyun, who put saving people first, carried the Qingfeng sword and went straight to the alchemy room in the back mountain, and along the way, those Taoist priests who were unwilling to surrender and stubbornly resisted were all cleanly wiped by him and his subordinates.
The more you run back into the mountains, the more difficult the road is, and the more scarce people are, after all, alchemy always pays attention to what direction and environment, and those ordinary people who come to buy Dan are not qualified to set foot in such a treasure place as the alchemy room.
So, when Lu Shaoyun led people to break into the room that played a camouflage role and placed the Dan furnace used to refine ordinary pills, several Taoist priests who were busy indoors couldn't react to what was going on in the alchemy room where few people set foot, so they were pointed out one by one and pushed into the corner. (To be continued.) )