Chapter 294: Ghost Fire (2-in-1)
Li Xuan was immediately awakened by the screams.
After he turned over and got up, he gently swept his tail over the faces of the two princesses, and the crispy and itchy feeling made them slowly wake up from their sleep.
Faced with this familiar touch, Princess Ankang didn't open her eyes, and muttered: "Ah Xuan, you sleep well, don't be naughty!" ”
Li Xuan didn't talk nonsense, his butt fell back, and it directly covered Princess Ankang's little face, making her breathless.
The feeling of suffocation instantly dispelled the drowsiness, and Princess Ankang directly cheered up.
She pushed Li Xuan's ass away with all her might, then sat up directly from the bed and snorted several times with a disgusted face.
"Ah Xuan, you come over to me!"
Princess Ankang was so angry that she went to arrest Li Xuan, but where could she catch him.
Li Xuan jumped over Princess Yuan'an's body lightly, but Princess Ankang's hand was grabbed on Princess Yuan'an's chest.
"Imperial Sister ......"
Princess Yuan'an had woken up at this time, staring at Princess Ankang with a pair of eyes in the dark.
She has always slept relatively lightly, and in addition to sharing the bed with Li Xuan tonight, she was even more excited that she didn't sleep well.
Princess Yuan'an had just hugged Li Xuan in a dream and kissed him non-stop, but suddenly the touch on her face became real.
As a result, she was so excited that she woke up from her dream all at once.
Princess Yuan'an was secretly annoyed and woke up from a spring dream, but the next moment she was attacked in the chest.
"Uh......"
"Yuan'an, you're awake."
Princess Ankang silently retracted her hand, embarrassed.
Although the room was dark, just enough to hide her embarrassment, the atmosphere could not be changed.
But at this moment, Princess Ankang happened to hear the noise outside the room, and immediately re-raised her face and said:
"Ah Xuan, there must be a situation that woke us up late at night."
"I saw that you haven't moved, so I want to wake you up, but I didn't expect you to wake up."
Princess Ankang never mentioned where she had just been arrested, and Princess Yuan'an didn't mention it again.
Anyway, both of them are girls, so there are no big taboos.
It's just that the two princesses are not familiar enough to attack each other's sensitive parts at will after all.
Although what happened before made their atmosphere awkward, it also invisibly shortened the distance between the two.
And at this time, Li Xuan had already called Yu'er.
Although Yu'er was also wiping her eyes in a daze, she heard the noise outside when she came together.
It stands to reason that the sound insulation effect of the room on the fourth floor is very good, and it will not be so noisy.
And it's late at night, and the guests who come to Hu Yulou to have fun are also resting, so it shouldn't be so noisy.
"Ah Xuan, what's going on outside?"
After Yu'er got up, she subconsciously asked Li Xuan.
Although Li Xuan's ears are smart, he only listens to the sound outside, and it is difficult to judge the situation.
It's just one word that appears, and he cares a lot.
"Haunted?"
Li Xuan did listen to people talk about haunting things on Flower Street tonight, but he didn't expect them to bump into them.
I don't know if it's good luck or bad luck.
"There's such a big commotion outside, those fathers-in-law should have taken action, right?"
Li Xuan came to the door by himself and opened the door with his paws.
Outside the door, two eunuchs in flowery clothes guarded, and when they saw the door open, they immediately lowered their heads.
They wanted to see each other's shoes first, confirm their identities, and then decide whether to look up, but as soon as they looked down, they saw the main owner.
The two fathers-in-law and Li Xuan stared at each other for a moment, and then they heard the movement in the house, so they dared to half-kneel at the door, and without even stepping in the door, they reported softly:
"Two young ladies, there is a sudden fire in a room on the fourth floor, and someone has gone to check it."
"It's just that this fire is weird, it's better to ask the two young ladies to move downstairs first and see the situation clearly."
Li Xuan walked between the two of them, only to see that the corridor on the fourth floor was green.
They were right, the fire was indeed strange, and it was green for him to meow.
And the room on fire was diagonally across from them.
Isn't it the room where Hou San is recuperating from his injuries?
"It's Hou San's room that is haunted!?"
Li Xuan couldn't help but stare at him.
In the corridor on the fourth floor, many people are busy fighting the fire.
There are people from Hu Yulou and people from the Hou family.
They carried buckets of water and poured them into the room to extinguish the fire, but the fire could not be stopped, and even more prosperous when it encountered water.
"This ......"
Li Xuan's face was solemn when he saw it.
But he didn't take a few steps out of the room when he saw Doctor Fang sitting on the ground not far from their door in embarrassment.
His clothes were also scorched, and his face was dusty, and he was looking at the raging fire in a daze.
Li Xuan walked up to him and meowed softly.
Doctor Fang immediately came back to his senses, and saw that Li Xuan was stunned for a moment, and then showed a gentle smile.
"Where's the little black cat, where is your master?"
Doctor Fang reached out and touched Li Xuan's head, his technique was very skillful, and it seemed that he had also stroked a lot of cats.
Li Xuan didn't resist.
Maybe it's because Dr. Fang is a doctor who treats diseases and saves people.
The aura on his body is very gentle, and it is easy for small animals to get close.
Some people are more fond of kittens and puppies, and it is for this reason that they are more like.
"This fire is weird, go back to your master and hide."
Doctor Fang said and hugged Li Xuan.
He is also very particular about holding the cat, holding Li Xuan's ass and tail, and will not let his lower body hang in the air, which is more secure.
Doctor Fang walked straight to the door of the room where two eunuchs in flower-clad clothes were half-kneeling.
He walked closer to see this scene clearly, and couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
Seeing someone approaching, the eunuchs in flower-clothed clothes immediately stood up and stopped in front of Doctor Fang.
Doctor Fang subconsciously felt that his breathing was stagnant, he quickly took two steps back, and then handed the cat in his hand over.
"This is your cat, right?"
"Hurry down and hide, this fire is a little weird, maybe it's really haunted."
The eunuchs in flowery clothes were relieved to see that Doctor Fang was just here to warn, and they also noticed that he had not cultivated himself.
A eunuch in a flower dress was about to reach out to pick up Li Xuan, but Li Xuan directly broke free from Doctor Fang's hand, climbed onto the head of the eunuch in flower clothes all the way, and sat steadily.
The eunuch in the flower clothes had a bitter face, but it was not good to scratch Li Xuan on his head.
These eunuchs in flowery clothes are all under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so they have all seen how their two chief stewards walked with the cat on their shoulders.
Now that the cat is willing to sit on his head, it is already very face-saving.
It's just that in this way, it's really funny to watch.
"Well, then I'll take my leave."
Doctor Fang, an outsider, is not good at managing other people's cats, so after giving a salute, he went downstairs first.
He was just a doctor who came to see a doctor, so there was no need to follow those people to fight the fire.
At this time, the voice of Princess Ankang came from the house.
"Got it, please wait a moment."
Then came the sound of Suo Suo from inside the room.
The personal maid of Princess Yuan'an had also been awakened at this time, and got up with Yu'er to help the two princesses change their clothes.
The two eunuchs in flowery clothes immediately returned to the door, turned their backs to the inside, and closed the door again.
Speaking of which, the fire on the opposite side is also strange, although it burns vigorously, it does not spread much, and if you splash it with water, it will suddenly burst into flames.
Li Xuan sat on the head of the eunuch in flower, touched him with his tail, and then stretched out his tail and pointed to the fire in front of him.
The eunuch in the flower clothes who was commanded couldn't help but raise his eyes to look at Li Xuan, just in front of Li Xuan's eyes.
The cat's eyes were beautiful, amber-like eyes, with two pitch-black vertical pupils like an abyss, and a faint ice blue in the pupils.
Li Xuan's eyes seemed to be able to speak, so that the eunuch in flower clothes immediately understood what he meant.
"I'll go ahead and have a look."
The eunuch in flower clothes said to his companion.
His companion also saw the cat pointing at his head, so he nodded and agreed.
But before Li Xuan could bring his mount over, there was a new situation in the fire field.
There were a few muffled sounds, followed by the frightened cries of a group of men:
"Ghost, ghost fire, this must be ghost fire!"
Several people who were still carrying water to fight the fire suddenly rolled their eyes without warning, foamed at the mouth, and fainted and fell to the ground.
When the others saw this strange scene, they all took a few steps back, as far as they could from the turquoise flames.
One by one, they trembled with fright, and they were all shocked and puzzled.
"Who told you to stop?"
"Keep putting out the fire for me!"
"The young master is still inside, who of you can be responsible for his death!?"
Steward Fan shouted hysterically in the crowd, his eyes red.
The scribe's robe on his body was now pitch black, and he was as embarrassed as he was.
If you really want to talk about it, he is the most scared among all the people present, but he still has to put out the fire and rescue Hou San.
If Hou San was killed by the explosion, it has nothing to do with him.
But if he was burned to death like this, Steward Fan would not be able to escape the blame.
But even so, in the face of this strange scene in front of them, no one dared to step forward easily, and they all cowered.
Li Xuan couldn't help but be even more curious when he saw this scene, and patted the eunuch in flower-clothed clothes with his tail, asking him to quickly take him over to take a look.
Although the eunuch in flower clothes felt unhappy, he could only do it.
But as soon as he got closer, Li Xuan's nose sniffed.
"What does it smell like?"
Li Xuanzheng felt strange, but the eunuch in flower clothes suddenly stopped and frowned.
"This fire is poisonous!"
Li Xuan looked at the flower-clothed eunuch under his ass in astonishment.
Steward Fan, who was not far away, also heard this.
He turned his head to look at the eunuch in flower, and at first glance he felt that this person was extraordinary.
Although it looks funny with a cat on his head, Steward Fan trusts his instincts.
He was about to say something to the eunuch in flowery, and then he saw the eunuch suddenly take a step back and take a lunge posture.
"If you don't want to die, get out of the way!"
Li Xuan immediately felt that something was wrong, the momentum of this eunuch in flower clothes was rising rapidly.
He immediately wrapped his tail around the neck of the eunuch in flower clothes and fixed his body.
The next moment, the eunuch in flower clothes burst out with a shout and pushed his palms out.
"Water Dragon!"
A blue water system true qi the thickness of a water tank was instantly shot out of the palm of the eunuch in flower-clothed clothes, and a low dragon groan sounded in everyone's ears.
The true qi of the water system slowly condensed and formed in mid-air, turning into a dragon shape, right in the middle of the fire.
The green flames were immediately rushed by the water dragon and directly taken out of the window.
Along with the fragments of doors, windows, and various pieces of furniture, bits and pieces were scattered on the flower street.
The green flame was still attached to the debris and burned slowly, but it was destined to burn for a short time.
At this time, the originally burning room opened in front of everyone's eyes, and it was unobstructed.
The fire, which they couldn't save for a long time, was easily solved with one palm.
Now in the wreckage of the room, there are only sporadic fires, and there is nothing to fear.
Steward Fan looked at this strange man with a black cat on his head, and his heart was inexplicably frightened.
"Royal Qi Transformation, Five-Rank Master!"
It's just that Steward Fan then looked at the clean room that was bombed, and his heart skipped a few beats.
"It's over, young master, he ......"
But at this time, a member of the Hou family shouted on the side:
"Steward Fan, the young master is still there, the young master is still there......"
Someone approached the door, pointed to the location of the original bed, and stammered excitedly.
Steward Fan turned his anger into joy, and regardless of whether it was poisonous, he went in directly to check, but saw that the corner of the bed was still green.
And the stammering family member before finally told him well.
"The young master is still burning!"
Steward Fan was stunned on the spot, looking at the charred black figure still burning on the bed, only to feel a burst of blackness in front of him, a tightness in his chest, and fainting on the spot.
"Ah......h
Li Xuan didn't know what to say when he saw it.
Those guys from the family and Hu Yulou were already suspicious, and when they saw that Steward Fan also fell to the ground, they didn't dare to step forward.
However, the eunuch in the flower-clothed clothes who was holding Li Xuan had slowly collected his recruitment at this time, and he spit out a mouthful of turbidity.
It seems that the previous move was not easy for him.
Just with the previous move, Li Xuan already understood that the eunuch in flower clothes under his ass should be a master of the middle and third grades.
Releasing true qi as it did just now and condensing it into shape is not something that can be done by the Sense Qi Realm.
Li Xuan silently let go of the tail wrapped around his neck.
He also thought too much about it before, this eunuch in flower clothes was extremely skilled in the control of power, and when he performed such a powerful move, Li Xuan on his head was not affected at all.
At this time, Li Xuan suddenly began to reflect on whether he had been rude to him just now.
He thought about it, felt that there didn't seem to be anything rude, and immediately put his mind at ease.
At this time, the eunuch in the flower clothes who had extinguished the fire raised his eyes and asked Li Xuan:
"Do you want to go over?"
Li Xuan immediately meowed, jumped on his shoulder, looked at the eunuch in flower clothes, and nodded at him with a smile.
This sudden change in attitude made the eunuch in Huayi call it true, but it also made him smile at all.
The eunuch in flower clothes had always had a cold expression, but suddenly smiled like this, which was quite humane.
This eunuch in a flower-clothed dress looks only twenty times, and he should not be thirty years old.
With such strength at such a young age, should it be said that it is worthy of being cultivated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs?
Li Xuan only knew that the eunuch in flower clothes was powerful, but he didn't expect that a random person would have such strength.
It's no wonder that Mr. Shang and Zhao Feng can have such a solid position.
The group of eunuchs in their hands is really a group of forces that should not be underestimated.
The eunuch in flower clothes took Li Xuan into the room that was burned black and full of marks.
Li Xuan looked at it, it was indeed Hou San's room.
He himself was still burning selflessly in bed at this time, bringing bursts of warmth to everyone.
It is estimated that Hou San himself did not expect that he would have such a moment of dedication in the end.
The bed was already burning down, and the figures on it were already about to be carbonized.
Steward Fan collapsed near the door, foaming at the mouth silently.
At this time, the eunuch in flower clothes said:
"You can't stay here for long, the toxic gases haven't completely dissipated, and if you inhale a certain amount, it will be like this."
He pointed to the unconscious men on the ground.
"I have to take the two young ladies down to evacuate as soon as possible."
Li Xuan nodded and agreed to the proposal of the eunuch in flower.
He had come in to see if there were any clues left in the room, but now it seemed that the place had been burned down too completely.
In addition, the eunuch in flower clothes extinguished the fire with a trick of water dragon, and the degree of destruction here was even more complete.
It's just a little strange that Li Xuan doesn't react to the poisonous gas that the eunuch in the flower clothes said.
He could just smell a peculiar, somewhat garlic-like smell.
But the smell was not bad, but it didn't make him feel uncomfortable.
Of course, the constitution of cats and humans cannot be generalized.
It was normal for Li Xuan to have no reaction to the poisonous gas produced by the burning of this green flame.
His physique is far beyond ordinary people, and he knows this very well.
Then, Li Xuan and the eunuch in Huayi returned.
And the two princesses in the room were already dressed.
Under the protection of the eunuch in flowery clothes, the group came to the first floor of Hu Yulou.
The previous movement woke up a lot of people, and now the place is bustling.
Many disheveled guests are waiting here.
The previous firefighting movement did not wake up too many people.
Later, when the eunuch in Huayi extinguished the fire, almost the entire Hu Yulou woke up.
Tonight is destined to be a rough night.
Zhou's mother wore a light veil to soothe the emotions of the guests.
Just now, many guests have changed places with scolding, saying that they will never come again.
Zhou's mother could only accompany the smiling face and send them away.
Originally, after playing all night, it was time to catch up on sleep, but they couldn't even sleep well, and of course they got up again.
In this way, a lot of the guests of Hu Yulou dispersed, and only a few did not care about these situations, and even began to have fun again while waiting on the first floor.
It can only be said that these people are really energetic.
In order to make amends, Zhou's mother naturally entertained her with good wine and food.
Hu Yulou's young ladies had to work overtime in the middle of the night.
It was only when they confirmed that the fire upstairs had been completely extinguished that the guests were informed that they could return to their rooms on their own.
But some of the guests had lost their sleepiness and simply found a place to play in the empty Hu Yu Building.
In the past, Hu Yulou was crowded with people, which was as deserted as it is now.
This makes them feel different and play more energetically.
And Princess Ankang and the others returned to their private room on the second floor, eating some fruits and drinks, and passing the time.
In this process, Li Xuan has already shared the previous situation with Princess Ankang and Yu'er.
The three little ones are used to writing and communicating on each other's bodies, so it is convenient to communicate.
Princess Yuan'an on the side saw them writing and painting on their respective bodies, and felt a little lonely, and couldn't help but ask what they were doing?
Not to mention anything else, Princess Yuan'an also wanted Li Xuan to write on her body.
Princess Ankang was also curious when she saw Princess Yuan'an, and it happened that she also wanted to ask the eunuchs in Huayi some situations, so she didn't hide it, and selectively shared the situation that Li Xuan told her.
After Princess Yuan'an heard this, she couldn't help but be a little surprised.
"Ah, the fire just now burned that Hou San?"
"Well, that's what Xuan said." Princess Ankang nodded, and then continued: "And I heard that this fire is also a bit strange. ”
Princess Ankang said, silently turning her gaze to a eunuch in a flower-clothed garment.
Li Xuan had already told Princess Ankang that it was this person who put out the fire.
"Miss."
The eunuch in flower clothes understood and immediately reported.
"At three o'clock tonight, there was some commotion in that room, and then a few girls from Hu Yulou and the Fan housekeeper ran out of it."
"At that time, the fire was already up."
They had been staying outside the room where Princess Ankang and the others were resting tonight, so they had a fairly clear idea of what had happened earlier.
"The villain thought that the fire was not big and they could control it quickly, but the fire was not extinguished by water, and the fire continued to grow."
"The villain saw that the situation was wrong, and wanted to inform the two young ladies to go down and take refuge, but the door opened by itself and walked out of the ......"
The eunuch in flower clothes held his hands and respectfully said to Li Xuan, but he didn't know what to call him.
His respect is not because Li Xuan is a cat raised by Princess Ankang, but because Li Xuan is very close to his two managers.
Although these eunuchs in flowery clothes are as cold as machines when they are on errands, they are still human beings after all, and they will talk to their colleagues when they see many things.
They had been on an errand in the Internal Affairs Office, and they had seen Li Xuan and the two managers many times when they were neither big nor small.
They thought that they would never dare to do this kind of thing, so they even respected Li Xuan.
Anyway, having a better attitude towards Li Xuan is definitely not harmful to them, is it?
Princess Ankang immediately said intimately: "Just call him Ah Xuan." ”
She touched Li Xuan in her arms, full of pride.
The eunuch in flower clothes nodded and continued to report:
"Lord Axuan walked out."
This sentence "Lord Ah Xuan" made Li Xuan and Princess Ankang stunned.
Li Xuan even thought about it: "It's worthy of being a eunuch in a flower dress trained by the Internal Affairs Bureau, this is too good at trouble, right?" ”
"Hehe, I'm an adult too!"
Seeing Li Xuan's eyebrows and smiles, the eunuch in the flower clothes secretly praised himself.
"Lord Ah Xuan went to see the fire, but was sent back by a young man, who advised us to go down and hide."
"After that, Lord Ah Xuan ordered me to take him over to see the fire, but after the villain walked in, he found that when the green fire was burning, it would give birth to a poisonous miasma, so he immediately started to extinguish the fire, so there was a lot of movement."
After that, the eunuch in flower clothes knelt down and pleaded guilty.
"The villain made his own decisions, and asked the two princesses to punish him."
These eunuchs in flowery clothes, no matter how high their martial arts are, after all, they are all subordinates, and no matter what they do, they need to be ordered by their masters.
Especially this time, the princes and princesses went out of the palace to investigate the case, which is a special situation.
The princes and princesses all concealed their identities, and then secretly investigated the case.
Therefore, according to the rules, unless the master has an order, the eunuchs in flowery clothes must keep a low profile and not cause unnecessary attention and trouble for the master.
At the beginning, the eunuch in flower clothes did not help to put out the fire, but continued to protect the two princesses for this reason.
Later, even if the fire spread, they just wanted to take the two princesses to avoid it.
Because they didn't expect that so many people would not be able to extinguish such a small fire.
At this time, the eunuchs in flowery clothes were already very annoyed.
It was already their fault to disturb the rest of the two princesses for such reasons.
Later, the eunuch in flower clothes accidentally discovered that the green fire was poisonous, and in order to ensure the safety of the two princesses, he took decisive and direct action.
If the situation expands further, they will be completely out of their responsibility.
In the end, they underestimated the power of the green fire, which is why they had such a bad solution tonight.
But fortunately, at least neither princess was too affected.
But a mistake is a mistake, so the eunuch in flower clothes can only come forward to plead guilty.
Princess Ankang and Princess Yuan'an glanced at each other and shook their heads slowly.
Then, Princess Ankang said, "We are both fine, what are you guilty of, get up." ”
"Thank you, young ladies."
The eunuch in flower clothes bowed deeply, and his heart was also relieved.
Even if some masters didn't understand the situation at first, when the people below pleaded guilty, they punished them severely in order to show their majesty.
There are not many people who can be as generous as Princess Ankang and Princess Yuan'an, but there are not many people in the palace.
Moreover, they are indeed derelict in their duties tonight, and even if they are severely punished, they have nothing to say.
"According to you, this fire is really strange."
"I haven't seen a green fire yet."
Princess Ankang propped her chin and tilted her head slightly, as if she was imagining what Green Fire would look like.
When the two princesses came out of the room, the green fire in Hou San's room had been violently extinguished by the eunuch in flower-clothed clothes, so they couldn't see it.
Hearing Princess Ankang's self-talk, the flower-clothed eunuch who had reported earlier frowned, and was entangled for a moment, but still reported:
"Actually, the villain heard some movement on the street before he saw someone running out of that room."
"It seems that someone was frightened when they saw the ghost fire, and then the fire was started."
Hearing this, Princess Ankang immediately said strangely:
"Is this street really haunted?"
Li Xuan's eyes also narrowed.
He had been asleep before, and he had indeed heard someone shouting that it was a haunting.
Now listening to the eunuch in flowery clothes say this, it may really be the voice of the street.
In this way, the strange green flame appeared on the street first, and then burned into Hou San's room.
This matter, as long as you look for witnesses during the day tomorrow, it will be verified immediately.
But just when they were talking about tonight's ghost fire, Zhou's mother actually twisted the snake's waist and came with all the money.
Because there are very few people in Hu Yulou now, the door of their private room is not closed.
Zhou's mother stood at the door and knocked lightly on the door twice.
She bowed to the two princesses and introduced herself:
"The two young ladies, Zhou Qian, the slave family, run this Hu Yulou."
"I beg forgiveness for my troubles today."
The two princesses silently stopped talking, and their eyes couldn't help but be attracted by Zhou's mother.
Even Li Xuan couldn't help but feel dizzy when he looked at the almost transparent light veil on Zhou's mother and the dazzling milky white on her chest.
Flickering, flickering, self-defeating.
Li Xuan silently turned his head to look at Princess Ankang and Princess Yuan'an.
Come to think of it, just hang the heads of the two of them there, and that's it.
As the saying goes, seeing rare things is better than living for ten years.
Although it is a series of twists and turns, today's Hu Yulou is really not in vain!
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I feel that the plot is more coherent, so I put it together.
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Everyone waited for a long time and wrote an extra 1,200 words as compensation.
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