Chapter 15: One Step Slow

The air was filled with the sound of burning wooden planks exploding.

The wooden pillar could no longer support the heavy roof beam, and finally collapsed, Tang Yun used the momentum to roll on the ground, scattering a lot of broken stones on the ground, and blood marks were scratched on his arms.

The moment Tang Yun landed, someone slammed into the door, and with a terrible scream, those people were covered in fire and ran out of it.

This is the closest courtyard near the exit, and the ridges and columns of the big house are made of pine wood, and the bricks and tiles are paved with them, which is difficult to burn. However, on both sides of the house, there are several thatched huts that serve as side huts or to store sundries, which can be used to set fires.

Tang Yun found a few sparkling coals from under the coal stove in the side house, clamped them with tongs, lit the torches, and then led the people into the house and set fire to the house.

Under the raging fire, many villagers were burned into a burning man, they desperately wailed, fighting the flames on their bodies, but the fire burned vigorously and urgently, many people were burned by the fire has been stiffened, squatting on the ground motionless, if you are close, you can see that these people have all been burned to death.

The charred black body emitted a scorching smell, Tang Yun kicked down a few fire men who rushed at him, and leaned against the wall to gasp for breath, and after a long period of exercise, his physical strength had been exhausted, and he needed to breathe for a while every time he moved.

Tang Yun felt his eyelids heavily, and he pinched his eyebrows, forcibly lifting his spirits.

A day and a night without sleep is an ordeal for everyone.

The surroundings finally fell silent, and it was completely calm. The scorching sun was shining in the sky, and Tang Yunwan was resting under a tree, calculating the current time.

If the prediction is accurate, the eldest grandson Lingxiu should have arrived in front of the emperor by now. When the emperor travels, the honor guard must be very cumbersome, Tang Yun only hopes that the pedantic boss of Taichang Temple can delay for as much time as possible to buy more time for the eldest grandson Lingxiu.

After resting for a long stick of incense, Tang Yun struggled to get up from the ground.

He felt the sound of bellows pulling in his entire chest, exhaling and inhaling, and it was extremely heavy.

A burning stick was found from the side, and Tang Yun picked it up and poked open a corpse. The corpse was charred and blackened, and it was impossible to see the man's true face.

As soon as the wooden stick touched it, Tang Yun suddenly felt that something was wrong.

That's not the human touch.

Tang Yun threw the burning stick aside and lifted the collar of the man's coat, revealing a piece of burnt black wood inside.

Wood?

Tang Yun recalled that he had confronted the white fox on the cliff twice, and the knives and crossbow arrows were all hit on the pear wood. It can be inferred that these pieces of wood are also the materials used by the white fox to make illusions.

It turns out that this is the illusion of the white fox.

Tang Yun couldn't understand that the white fox had done such a big game, in order to trap him?

Even if Tang Yun was trapped, there were countless masters around the empress, and there was no need to set up such an illusion for him alone.

Tang Yun suddenly struggled to run towards the exit of the valley, he wanted to verify with his own eyes, what the hell was the plan of the white fox!

……

Outside the Shendu City, it has reached the most lively moment at this moment.

In the eyes of countless people who admired her, Xuan Tan was invited to sit beside the empress, while the rest of the monks were still sitting cross-legged on the lift, slowly moving towards the city.

As we gradually approach the Shendu City, this glorious and magnificent city of the world gives people a sense of grandeur.

At the front of the guard of honor is the emperor's jade chariot, the curtain has been removed at this moment, and the empress sits on the first seat and accepts the worship of the four directions. And Xuan Tan sat beside him, his hands folded, and his expression was gentle. As for the empress, Xiao Qianqin stood behind her in a long skirt, and the jade chariot was specially designed by the master craftsman of the winter official, even if she stood on it, she was like walking on the ground, and she didn't feel shaking at all.

"The national teacher has traveled all over the Western Regions, have you ever seen a city comparable to the gods?" The empress asked Xuan Tan with a smile, just like chatting with an old friend.

Xuan Tan chanted the Buddha's name and said: "The poor monk has traveled all over the countries of the Western Regions, and the largest capital he has seen is only an inch of land, and the city of the state capital can still be compared, but it is far from being comparable to the god capital. ”

The empress laughed, her eyebrows stretched, Xiao Qianqin served beside her, and poured a cup of tea for each of the empress and Xuan Tan.

……

"General, there are a lot of people over there, I'm afraid they are all from nearby states and counties." A light rider reported.

Lu Pengyuan's eyebrows were tightly locked, he glanced at it from afar, and he could only see the people who were pressed from a distance, but His Majesty's Tuanlong Banner and the conspicuous huge golden Buddha could still be seen, and Lu Pengyuan breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

"Disperse them, let's rush over!" Lu Pengyuan shouted angrily.

A light rider was a little embarrassed: "General, there are too many people here, and most of them bring their families with them, if we force our way over, I'm afraid it will cause a riot." ”

Lu Pengyuan's eyes froze, and it was indeed as his subordinates said.

Both sides of the official road have been crowded, and many people continue to come this way. There is never a shortage of people to join in the excitement, let alone a bustling city like Shendu.

Lu Pengyuan glanced at the eldest grandson Lingxiu beside him, and said, "Eldest grandson girl, are you sure that there will definitely be monsters assassinating Your Majesty?" ”

"It's true!" The eldest grandson, Lingxiu, is now most afraid of Lu Pengyuan's hesitation.

She is very anxious now, and if she wants to get close to the empress, Lu Pengyuan is the key. If Lu Pengyuan hesitated, she lost Tang Yun's waist card again, even if she could catch up with the empress, it would be difficult for her to get close.

The eldest grandson Lingxiu's heart moved, and he hurriedly added: "General, please go quickly, if Your Majesty really has any accidents, we can have a preparation next to us." ”

This sentence spoke to Lu Pengyuan's heart.

What he did was the credit for saving the driver. But if the assassin really rushed to the empress's side, and he wasn't there, the credit slipped away from his eyes!

"Rush!" Lu Pengyuan waved his hand, and suddenly several groups of fast horses rushed forward.

Those who were walking on the road heard the sound of horses' hooves behind them, and hurriedly turned around, and saw several soldiers and iron horsemen rushing over, and quickly hid on the sides.

Of course, there are some who can't dodge, but a few of the right guards have superb iron riding skills, and they are very good at avoiding the people in front of them.

Riots are unavoidable.

The Ying Yangwei guarding around the guards had already noticed the movement in the vicinity, and a lieutenant rode a fast horse and galloped over, saw the armor on Lu Pengyuan's body, and said in a loud voice: "General, please stop the horse." Your Majesty has an order, no one is allowed to ride a horse close! ”

"Get out of the way for Lao Tzu!" Lu Pengyuan waved his horsewhip and whipped the lieutenant off his horse.

Several soldiers of the Eagle Yang Guard rushed over, but when they saw Lu Pengyuan's general's armor, they all stopped in place, looking at each other.

"Lu Pengyuan, what are you going to do!" Qin Hao, the general of Zuo Yingyangwei, hurriedly came and shouted angrily.

There's no way to move forward, it's full of people, shoulder to shoulder, crowded.

"What about Your Majesty?" Lu Pengyuan flew off the horse.

Seeing Lu Pengyuan's panicked expression, Qin Hao was suddenly a little shocked in his heart, and said, "Your Majesty's honor guard is about to enter the imperial city!" ”

Qin Hao turned around and pointed in the direction of the city gate, and Lu Pengyuan was stunned for a moment.

When he was in the distance, he didn't see clearly. But looking at it now, the dragon flag is clearly almost at the city gate.

"Quick, quick! Get out of the way, I'm going to see Your Majesty! Lu Pengyuan shouted anxiously, but still did not say that His Majesty was going to be assassinated.

On the one hand, it was the eldest grandson Lingxiu who told him about this matter, and if there was no assassination, there was still room for maneuver. Besides, it is the credit of this rescue, Lu Pengyuan is not willing to share it with Qin Hao.

Qin Hao saw Lu Pengyuan's face flustered, and hurriedly asked, "What is going on?" ”

"It's going to be unclear for a while, you quickly let your people quickly clear a way for me!"

Qin Hao hesitated for a moment, and immediately gave an order. After all, the empress has left here, no matter how chaotic it is, the empress can't see it.

Ying Yangwei received the general's military order, and immediately began to drive away the people around, the military man obeyed the order, and the means were inevitably a lot rougher, and the people around were originally kneeling on the ground to burn incense and pray for blessings, but they were suddenly pushed like this, and suddenly a chaotic sound came.

"Let's go!" Lu Pengyuan took his eldest grandson Lingxiu and rushed over from the open space.

……

At the gate of the Shendu City, the guard of honor has entered the city cave.

The light here is already dim, and it is the best place for assassination, and Wakasui has already noticed this place and placed a large number of people here.

As soon as you enter, you can see groups of sword-wielding guards on both sides, and if anyone dares to appear, they will definitely be drowned in the sea of swords in an instant.

The golden Buddha statue covers the entire city gate hole, the city wall of the god capital is wide, and the jade chariot plus the lifting is just enough to have the width of the city gate hole.

It's sunny outside, and it's hard to get used to the darkness just now.

Ruoshui, who has been lying in ambush all the time, stared vigilantly around, the city gate hole was closed around it, and if you want to assassinate, you must come in from both sides.

While their attention was on both sides of the gate, a fox's claw suddenly appeared from the lower end of the golden Buddha's lift.

A lifting wrestler suddenly screamed, and his body fell uncontrollably, and suddenly the entire Golden Buddha fell on the remaining few people.

The lifting shook violently, and everyone's eyes were drawn to the back of the wrestler.

There was a bloody wound, which was freshly produced.

"There are assassins, by assassins!" There was a waiter shouting.

Suddenly, there was chaos, and some of the waiters around the jade chariot screamed and threw things into their hands, and some protected them around the jade chaplain.

The jade chariot was carried forward by four horses, covering the front, and behind it, there was a huge golden Buddha statue, which actually blocked the entire city gate hole tightly.

When the soldiers of Yulinwei heard the voice, they hurried over to support, but they couldn't squeeze in.

A figure swayed, like a long knife out of its sheath.

Bang bang bang!

"How is wood?" Ah Qiao glanced at the knife in his hand and exclaimed.

……

The screams inside were also heard by Lu Pengyuan.

"What's going on?" Lu Pengyuan grabbed a soldier and asked angrily.

The soldier saw Lu Pengyuan's general's armor, his face turned pale, and he pointed to the screams in the cave of the city gate: "Your Majesty...... Assassinated! ”

In front of the city gate, there was a group of people around, but no one could get in, and the big Buddha had been put down, and the city gate was completely blocked.

"Drag it away for me, quick!" Lu Pengyuan roared angrily.

The group of soldiers reacted, and hurriedly worked together to pull the edge of the golden Buddha and lift it out, but the angle of the golden Buddha was very weird, and it was directly stuck inside. No matter how much you lift, you can't lift it out.

"Pass through the thick gate!" Lu Pengyuan pointed to the light horse and ordered.

Thick load door, two squares away from Dingding Gate, there is a river in the middle, want to go over to save the car, how easy it is to say.

After all, it's still a step slow!

Lu Pengyuan was extremely annoyed and kicked the golden Buddha violently. There were screams inside, but I couldn't get in!

The eldest grandson Lingxiu stood beside Lu Pengyuan, as if he had forgotten him.

After all, Lu Pengyuan is very likely to not get this credit, but will have some more trouble. If His Majesty really has any strengths and weaknesses, none of the people in the vicinity can prevaricate.

The eldest grandson Lingxiu looked at the Golden Buddha, and suddenly a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes.

She suddenly walked up to Lu Pengyuan and said in a loud voice: "General, I have a way!" ”