120. A fierce battle
As soon as his words fell, Lou Que suddenly caught a glimpse of the bright light of the window.
"Be careful!" Zheng Xian'er exclaimed.
Lou Que immediately hugged her and dodged away, and a burst of fire burst from the counter behind the two.
There was chaos in the hall.
Those drinkers who were originally happily watching the excitement next to them suddenly realized that this "excitement" was really not what they should see.
"Set it on fire!"
"Murdered!"
"It's a rocket!"
"They're on the octagonal floor opposite!"
“……!”
The gossip of exclamations rang out.
At this moment, one after another orange-red lights flew in from the window.
Zheng Xian'er looked at the place where the firelight came from, and saw that on the high octagonal tower opposite, there were more than a dozen figures standing there, constantly stretching their bows and arrows to this side.
In this hall, the account books on the counter, the calligraphy and paintings on the walls, the curtains hanging everywhere, and the bodies of a few unlucky drinkers have been set on fire one after another.
Someone was injured and fell to the ground, someone rushed to the door to try to escape.
Lou Que subconsciously picked up Zheng Xian'er and was about to rush out, but saw that the few people who rushed out in front of him suddenly fell to the ground unexpectedly, blood splattered in all directions.
Obviously, the door was guarded and there was no intention of letting anyone escape.
Yu Linwei quickly gathered over and surrounded Lou Que and Zheng Xian'er in the middle.
Someone shouted: "Desperately protect His Highness and rush out!" ”
Luo Xiaoying laughed maniacally upstairs: "Miss Zheng, don't you care about your father's life?" You don't care about the life and death of these guys in the Jin Pavilion?! ”
At this time, the tongue of fire in the hall was fluctuating, and the fragments of the burning veil were floating everywhere, and several times they almost fell on Zheng Xian'er's body, but fortunately they were all knocked down by Yu Linlang.
Zheng Xian'er was angry: "Luo Xiaoying, are you crazy?" If this building is going to burn down, will you have a chance to live? ”
Luo Xiaoying didn't answer, dragged Yu Qingying in her hand, and slowly stepped back.
Er Shanzi quietly slipped to the door of the Xin Zi room at some point, peeked inside, and immediately turned around: "The owner, Lou Ming'an rabbit cub is not inside!" They were prepared to escape from the back window! ”
Zheng Xian'er immediately raised her head and asked Lou Que: "Can we rush up and go through the back window of the second floor?" ”
Lou Que said coldly: "It's not good. It must have been all their people who went out over there, and it was still inevitable that there would be a vicious battle. ”
"How many people did you bring?" Zheng Xian'er asked urgently.
Lou Que was a little helpless: "You see, there are only about twenty of them." ”
"I can only rush out!" Zheng Xian'er gritted her teeth.
Rush out, count as few as you can live.
Lou Que raised his head and looked at Luo Xiaoying, who was about to return to the room: "If Uncle Yu makes a mistake, you just wait to see me cut Liang Qiumei's cheap maid with a thousand knives!" ”
"What did you say?!" Luo Xiaoying's face changed greatly.
Lou Que didn't answer, and ordered to Yu Linwei in a deep voice: "Rush! ”
"Wait!" Luo Xiaoying suddenly picked up Yu Qingying and rushed downstairs.
The two people behind him wanted to stop them, but they were beaten back by the guys from the Jin Pavilion. So a moment later, everyone in the Moon Tower had gathered in the lobby.
At this time, archery had stopped on the octagonal building opposite, but the lobby had already been completely burned. The sound of wood cracking was constantly heard on the beams.
Luo Xiaoying rushed straight towards Lou Que, but was held by Yu Linwei with a knife on her neck, and Yu Qingying was also rescued by Yu Linlang.
"Whoa—" There was a loud bang, and most of the burned-out rafters fell.
The smoke and dust burst out with sparks, and everyone in the hall immediately choked a little unbearable. Some people shouted "it's going to collapse, it's going to collapse", and rushed out in a swarm, but in the end they all left their lives not far from the door.
It turned out that there were not only axe men waiting outside the door, but also bows and arrows or something. In short, the other party is obviously determined to kill everyone who goes out of this hall.
To go out is to die, and not to go out is to die.
What's worse is that the drinkers who didn't run out of the hall began to go crazy and vented all their anger on Lou Que and his party.
- They were originally drinking and eating well and indulging in the gentle township, how could they encounter such an unwarranted disaster? Of course, it's because of this inexplicable prince, and his arrogant and brainless woman!
- Scourge! Scourge!
When death came, many people had no scruples and rushed to this side with their teeth and claws.
Of course, these people were all cleaned up by Yu Linwei in the end, except for Luo Xiaoying, who suffered a little bit of pond fish, and no one else was injured.
The sound of "whirring" was getting louder and louder, and it seemed that there was no place for people to stand in the hall. Black smoke billowed and no one was in sight on the other side.
There was a palpitating "click" sound on the beams, which seemed to break at any moment.
Zheng Xian'er pulled Lou Que's shirt and coughed: "Rush out!" Even if you die, you can't die here......"
"Go through the back door!" Lou Que ordered in a deep voice.
Yu Linwei did not hesitate, and turned around and rushed to the back door with the two of them.
The so-called "back door" is a small inconspicuous door, which is usually only used by the waiters and cooks in the building.
At this point, the door is closed.
Of course, this matter can't help but be difficult for Yu Linlang. After kicking the door open with three feet and two feet, the people outside were already alert.
Yu Linlang rushed out with Lou Que and Zheng Xian'er in his arms, followed by the few remaining drinkers, as well as the waiters who were panicked in the Moon Tower. Everyone was disgraced and embarrassed.
As soon as you go out, it's a fierce battle.
There are no fewer people in ambush outside the back door than there are at the front door.
Yu Linwei came out suddenly, barely giving himself a chance to turn the situation around.
It's better to get caught up in a vicious battle than to be ambushed.
The men of the Pavilion soon joined the fray, with swords they had picked up or stools they had brought out of the hall, and some of them had a half-burned latch in their hands.
Then came to her senses were the proprietress of the Moon Tower and her thugs. The proprietress knows very well that she has offended both parties, but at this time, it is a matter of life and death, if she stands in line well, she may be able to make up for herself.
In the end, it was the drinkers who didn't dare to flee and didn't dare to fight with Lou Que in the end. They suddenly remembered that they and Lou Que's gang were grasshoppers on the same rope, so after the initial decline, they all worked hard to cheer up and began to fight to the death with the people on Lou Ming'an's side.
In fact, this is also to blame Lou Ming'an for being too desperate. If he hadn't attacked the innocent drinkers in the first place, he would have lost a few enemies at this point.
Regardless, the scuffle is happening.
In a small courtyard, the sword shadow and sword light were chaotic, and flesh and blood were flying.
Lou Que was guarded by several Yulin guards and did not join the battle group.
He was holding Zheng Xian'er in his arms, and Luo Xiaoying, who had a complicated expression, was protecting Yu Qingying, followed by a few Yu Linlang trying to find a way out.
When smoke poured out of the Moon Tower, everyone's vision was not very clear, so the faces of others were blurred.
Only the sound of shouting and killing, screaming, the sound of iron colliding, and the sound of the moon tower burning were very clear from beginning to end.
Yu Qingying's strange appearance was not noticed until he rushed out screaming.
"Anping! Anping! He roared like madness and rushed desperately towards both sides of the scuffle.
"What's going on?!" Zheng Xian'er was so anxious that she broke free from Lou Que's arms.
Lou Que hurriedly grabbed her wrist: "Don't go!" ”
Zheng Xian'er knew that she shouldn't go, but she couldn't help but tighten her heart.
Lou Que hurriedly ordered the two Yu Linwei to go over and save people.
Yu Qingying was still shouting. Out of nowhere, he picked up a short knife, held it in his hand, and waved it indiscriminately, cutting it when he saw someone.
Neither of the two sides in the melee had ever seen such a completely fatal thing, and they were shocked by him and stopped for a moment.
Of course, it was still the same after that.
Zheng Xian'er squinted her sore eyes hard, paying attention to the situation on Yu Qingying's side.
He slashed and wounded several people, including Yu Linwei and the opponent's soldiers.
An arrow came out of nowhere and stuck in his shoulder, but he didn't seem to feel any pain at all.
He just slashed indiscriminately, shouting: "Anping, you run!" ”
In the end, it was the two Yu Lin Lang who had come over to arrest him who managed to knock him out and drag him back.
Zheng Xian'er looked at him, and her heart became more and more worried: "How could he suddenly get sick!" ”
Lou Que said in a low voice: "He was probably stimulated by his illness at the beginning. Today's scene, I'm afraid it reminds him of something. ”
Zheng Xian'er bit the corner of her lip and was silent.
Lou Que picked her up again and gritted his teeth: "The houses behind may not be safe, let's lean against the wall first and wait and see how it ......changes."
Before he could finish speaking, a sharp arrow burst through the air from behind him.
"Be careful!" Zheng Xian'er exclaimed in surprise, stretched out her hand and grabbed and waved wildly.
Lou Que subconsciously turned sideways to avoid it, and Yu Linlang was also busy coming to the rescue, and the arrow flew over Lou Que's shoulder.
Lou Que snorted, and then relaxed.
"You let go of me!" Zheng Xian'er said urgently.
Lou Que didn't have any luck, so he put her down according to his words and asked urgently: "Have you been hurt?!" ”
Zheng Xian'er shook her head and cried: "No." ”
Lou Que grabbed her hand and saw a trace of blood, and his face was ugly.
Zheng Xian'er wiped a handful of tears: "You are still injured...... I didn't help you. ”
"Stupid!" Lou Que scolded, took her in his arms, and looked around vigilantly.
It's not safe everywhere.
He gritted his teeth and ordered a few people around him: "Protect Xian'er!" ”
After that, before anyone could answer, he rushed out,
Zheng Xian'er didn't know what he was going to do, she was so anxious that she almost screamed desperately like Yu Qingying just now.
Of course, she eventually held back.
Lou Que rushed out, snatched the sword from the hand of a lightly armored soldier, and rushed all the way to a hidden corner, killing an archer hiding there.
After snatching the bow and arrows, he aimed at the windows of the row of houses behind him and shot them with arrows.
Not every arrow missed, but after a few rounds, there were no more cold arrows coming at both sides of the scuffle.
When Yuelou collapsed, the melee in the courtyard finally decided the winner.
The four Yu Lin Lang walked over with each other's arms, and they were followed by a few guys from the Jin Pavilion and the people who were waiting for the Moon Tower.
All of them are wounded.
There were many people lying on the ground, some dead, some alive, and some who were not dead but were unfortunately killed by the collapsed Moon Tower.
Lou Que glanced at it, and commanded in a dumb voice: "Yu Linwei and the guys of the Jin Pavilion, no matter whether they live or die, they will not land and bring them back!" ”
Ershanzi and they hurriedly agreed, although they were tired, their voices were not depressed.
In their hearts, there is some pride.
They were buddies in the shop, but they had fought alongside Yu Linwei. At this moment, they are warriors!
Several Yu Linlang came to Lou Que to ask for guilt, and the reason was very simple: Lou Ming'an was not caught.
In fact, none of the people present saw Lou Ming'an appear with their own eyes.
They knew that Lou Ming'an had left the house without permission during the captivity, and they also knew that these light-armored soldiers were all government soldiers secretly trained by Lou Ming'an, and the number was unknown.
Both of these things are serious crimes, especially the private accumulation of government soldiers, which can be punished as rebellion.
But, there is no evidence.
Without evidence, it is difficult to speak when you get to the emperor.
Today, this incident caused a lot of trouble, and many innocent people died. When the matter reached the court, there were inevitably many people who were noisy and criticized Lou Que's moral character.
In this sense, Lou Ming'an's purpose of setting up this bureau today has achieved a small part.
Several Yu Linwei who were close to him were a little depressed.
Lou Que didn't care.
The crisis was solved, so he was not in a hurry to leave, and after ordering a few Yu Linlang to go out and report to the palace, he took Zheng Xian'er and the remaining people around him into a room in the back house.
Everyone was silently wrapped in each other's wounds, recalling the thrilling just now, and everyone felt a little scared in their hearts.
Under the guidance of the proprietress of the Yuelou Building, Lou Que found some water for Zheng Xian'er to drink, and bandaged the little abrasion on her finger for her with her own hands, and then sat down and asked Yu Linlang to check the wounds on his body for him.
Fortunately, the injuries were not serious: one was an abrasion from an arrow, and two were knife wounds, but neither of them hurt critically.
After wrapping up the wound, Luo Xiaoying was already kneeling in front of her.
Lou Que lowered his head and looked at him: "Do you dare to testify in front of the emperor?" - I don't promise to spare you from dying. ”
Luo Xiaoying raised her head: "I don't ask His Highness to spare me from dying." I only ask one thing: How does His Highness know about Qiu Mei's matter? Where is Qiu Mei now? ”
Lou Que looked at him and smiled mockingly: "Does Little Master Luo think he is very smart?" If you work hard for Lou Ming'an, he will take out a thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum to renew Liang Qiumei's life, is this deal a good deal for you? ”
"For me, yes." Luo Xiaoying was blunt.
Lou Que sneered: "I have to tell you three things: first, the thousand-year-old Lingzhi cannot cure diseases, and of course it cannot prolong the life of the dying; Second, Lou Ming'an can't take out a thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum; Third, the poison in Liang Qiumei was ordered by Lou Ming. ”
"Impossible!" Luo Xiaoying stood up, looking desperate.
Lou Que looked at him with pity: "Didn't you never realize that Liang Qiumei was too sick?" Why did you just get to know us, and Liang Qiumei was sick; Why Lou Ming'an happened to have a way to continue her life; Why does what he wants you to do happens to be related to us? ”
"I ...... I don't know ......" Luo Xiaoying was depressed.
Zheng Xian'er listened in a fog on the side: "Who is Liang Qiumei?" What's wrong with her? ”
Lou Que stretched out his hand to pick her up, and said with a smile: "Our little prince Luo is indeed a lover, for the sake of his sweetheart, he doesn't even want his life and conscience." ”
"Oh, so you have a sweetheart?" Zheng Xian'er put her hands on her cheeks and looked at Luo Xiaoying inquiringly.
The latter only looked at Lou Que: "Where is Sister Qiu now?" Do you have a way to save her? ”
Lou Que smiled: "Of course the person is in my hands." As for saving her - why should I save her? ”
Luo Xiaoying hurriedly said: "I can do things for you, you can do anything!" ”
Lou Que sneered: "Since that's the case, let's talk about it after I have met my father first." ”
Luo Xiaoying agreed nervously, got up and stepped aside, but she turned back in a moment: "Your Highness, you'd better not take it lightly, ...... Lou Ming'an will not give up like this. ”
Lou Que smiled and didn't answer his words.
Luo Xiaoying hesitated for a moment, and then said: "This time, Lou Ming'an originally planned to ruin Miss Zheng's reputation, and at the same time provoke you, so that you can anger the people of the whole city by killing in the Moon Tower...... Unexpectedly, Miss Zheng already knew that he was the master behind me, and although she came to the Yuelou, she was not fooled at all and refused to enter the room...... Setting up an ambush outside the building is his second plan, and he will not only kill you, but also put all the blame on you. Now you are alive, but many of his soldiers are dead...... He didn't lose this plan. ”
Lou Que lowered his head to knead Zheng Xian'er's fingers, but did not speak.
Zheng Xian'er sneered: "Now he hasn't lost, but when he sees the emperor, he will lose!" Now that you are on our side, what are we afraid of? ”
Luo Xiaoying looked embarrassed, and it took a long time before she said, "I actually ...... I don't know much. ”
"Of course you don't know much," Zheng Xian'er taunted him, "You've only been a dog's leg for him for a few days?" ”
Luo Xiaoying lowered her head, and the roots of her ears were red: "It turns out that His Royal Highness and the girl have already seen through me, and I still think I have a plan in vain." ”
Speaking of this, Zheng Xian'er was a little proud: "I told you a long time ago!" You can barely listen to the drama you sing on the stage, and you are really not good at the big drama off the stage! ”
"Then yesterday ......" Luo Xiaoying wanted to speak and stopped.
Xiaozhi came over with a handkerchief dipped in water, and while wiping Zheng Xian'er's face, she sneered: "If it weren't for the fear that you would pass on the words you shouldn't have said to Lou Ming'an's kid, why would our grandmother suffer such a big sin and spend a whole day with you!" ”
Luo Xiaoying's face turned even redder when she heard this.
Zheng Xian'er lay on the table a little depressed, and grabbed Lou Que's sleeve: "Am I useless?" Every time I try to help, I'm doing useless work, and I'm afraid I'm going to cause you trouble! ”
"If you don't cause me trouble, it's the greatest help." Lou Que said with a smile.
"Hey!" Zheng Xian'er was angry.
Lou Que hurriedly smiled and comforted her: "Actually, you have helped me a lot." Although Lou Ming'an is confined, the hundred-legged insect is dead but not stiff, he is a big hidden danger. His father was ruthless to him, and sooner or later he would have to make waves. This kind of mess, the sooner it comes, the better. ”
"Anyway, I still caused a mess." Zheng Xian'er said sullenly.
Lou Que raised his head and glanced at the place where Yu Qingying was lying, and smiled: "If you don't make this mess, there will only be more trouble in the future." As long as someone comes up with evidence that that person is your biological father, I will bear the name of 'unfilial piety' with you." The lesser of two evils, today's situation is already the most beneficial for us. ”
He said it very seriously, but Zheng Xian'er was a little unconvinced.
Lou Que nodded the tip of her nose and smiled: "You didn't do anything wrong, don't blame yourself." ”
Zheng Xian'er wiped a handful on her nose, and when she saw the black ash in her palm, she immediately pouted.
You don't have to look in the mirror to know that her face has just been wiped clean by a twig, and this bastard Lou Que has soiled her again!
Lou Que looked at Zheng Xian'er's angry appearance and was in a good mood.
Zheng Xian'er's heart was not relaxed.
At this moment, there were too many things pressing on her heart.
She sat sullenly for a while, and then looked at Yu Qingying, who was lying down.
Lou Que knew her thoughts, and sighed with a smile: "That person is probably indeed your biological father." ”
Zheng Xian'er nodded and closed her eyes: "I'm confused." My mother looks quite honest, how can she cuckold my father? ”
Lou Que held back a smile and patiently explained to her: "It's not what you think. Your mother, the county lord of Anping, was once a famous lady in the city, and your father ...... He is the luthier of the palace. The two of them were in love with each other and made a private decision for life, but because they were not compatible, they were obstructed by many parties. Later, the two of them escaped from the capital, but they were hunted down, your father was injured and fell off a cliff, and your mother also fell into the water, and her whereabouts have not been known ever since...... Calculate the time, you should have been there when they were on the run, your mother was pregnant with you before she married Carpenter Zheng. ”
Zheng Xian'er listened to him with wide eyes, and suddenly made a straight face: "How do you know these things?!" Why didn't you tell me! ”
Lou Que held her helplessly and smiled bitterly: "I also just knew." As early as last year, my father sent Lou Ming'an to Sangyu County to inquire about your origin, and at that time I learned from Lou Ming'an that you were not the daughter of Zheng Carpenter, but I didn't think much about it. It wasn't until the last time I saw the statue in the temple of the water god Niangniang and saw Yu Qingying's name that I asked someone to inquire about it carefully. ”
"Wait a minute!" Zheng Xian'er pushed his hand away vigorously, "You said that the emperor sent Lou Ming'an to inquire about my origin?" Last year? He wasn't an emperor yet, was he? What did he do when he inquired about my origins? Or send Lou Ming'an to Sangyu County in person? ”
Lou Que hesitated for a moment, and his expression gradually became a little unnatural.
But Zheng Xian'er didn't pay attention.
After a while, Lou Que smiled and said, "As a father, isn't it normal to inquire about the origin of your daughter-in-law?" ”
"Really?" Zheng Xian'er will be skeptical.
If she remembers correctly, not too many people should have known that she had a leg with Lou Que last year, right?
Could it be that Lou Que, this bastard, had already told the emperor about her?
Zheng Xian'er felt a little different, but she couldn't think of any reason for Lou Que to lie to her.
Lou Que saw that she didn't ask, and couldn't help but quietly breathe a sigh of relief.
At this time, a waiter in the Yuelou suddenly pointed at Yu Qingying and exclaimed, "Wake up, wake up!" ”
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