"Whoosh-boom-" A cannonball flew by like a meteor, dragging a long wave of smoke and dust, and finally landed on a residential house, followed by a loud explosion, and the house instantly turned into a sea of fire......

The mighty Mengyuan cavalry was like entering a no-man's land, wantonly trampling on the ancient city of Yangzhou, which was already in its last years, shouting and screaming, continuously, Yangzhou City, which was once intoxicating for thousands of miles, has now become a hell on earth in a sea of fire......

"Don't let anyone go!" the Meng Yuan cavalry who took the lead shouted, "As long as it is Qiu Qian'an's comrade, they will all be arrested!"

It seems that this time the Mengyuan court is real, although no conclusive evidence was found that Qiu Qian'an intended to rebel, but the court still decided to strike first and send troops to forcibly suppress it. Now, on the side of the Mengyuan army, tens of thousands of cavalry have surrounded Yangzhou City, and now Qiu Qian'an is not fully prepared for rebellion, and the soldiers and horses in his hands are insufficient, and the disparity between the forces of the two sides is too great. It seems that the sky does not obey people's wishes, and Qiu Qian'an himself is more auspicious......

Qiu Qian'an had already received the news of the riot in Yangzhou City, and he stood at the gate of the courtyard, and he could hear the sound of artillery fire in the city from afar. He looked at Yangzhou City, which was once prosperous but is now in a sea of fire, and couldn't help but sigh: "It seems that the sky is going to kill my Qiu Qian'an, although my Qiu Qian'an is not good for the people, but he has fought with the court for a lifetime, and he is sad and ......sad."

"My lord, the soldiers and horses in the palace are ready!" At this moment, a soldier leader ran over and reported, "Just wait for your lordship's order-"

Qiu Qian'an looked back at the few remaining soldiers who were willing to swear allegiance to him, he cast a resolute gaze, and said alone: "I, Qiu Qian'an, live in the world. did a lot of bad things, and was scolded by the people for a lifetime...... Now the time of death is near. The king wanted to do something serious. The Mengyuan court rioted, and the people were struggling to make a living. Compared to that, the king's actions are merciful...... Today in this Yangzhou City, let this king and the Mengyuan court make a decision!"

The soldiers of Yangzhou City were also Han Chinese, and in terms of national hearts, they also rejected the tyranny of the Mengyuan court. Although Qiu Qianan had never done anything good in his life, his decision before his death aroused the fighting spirit of the soldiers present. They also regard death as home, and are ready to fight to the death with the Mengyuan army.

"My lord, what about the young lady?" Another soldier suddenly asked, "Not long after Miss was born, Yangzhou City happened...... I'm afraid this kind of thing ......"

It turned out that Qiu Qianan also had a newborn daughter, and now that the soldiers are in the city, Qiu Qianan wants to take care of the overall situation, but he can't let go of his daughter. Qiu Qian'an thought for a while, then glanced at Bai Xie and Zhou Xingtong beside him, and then said with a smile to the two: "You two are killers hired by me. Ben has nothing to do with the government, and now that I am about to die, you don't need to accompany this king to his death, so leave ......"

Although Bai Xie's style of acting is like a cold-blooded killer. But he was born in the martial arts of the Western Regions, and he also knows how to repay kindness and righteousness. He smiled slightly, and then said to Qiu Qian'an: "Tell the truth." When my brother and I first came, we looked down on you, but today. We respect you as a man-" After speaking, Bai Xie and Zhou Xingtong bowed slightly like Qiu Qianan at the same time.

Qiu Qian'an thought for a moment. Then he said, "The king can let you go, but the king has an uninvited request...... Now I'm dying, but I can't let go of my daughter. Meng Yuan's iron cavalry invaded, Yangzhou City will be slaughtered, and this king hopes to hand over his daughter to the two of you. You two are very good at martial arts, and you are capable of protecting her, and it would be great if you could raise her to adulthood...... Will you be able to accede to this request of the king?"

Bai Xie seemed to be a little uncertain, and he looked back at Zhou Xingtong. Zhou Xingtong thought for a while, and then said: "Okay, according to the will of the adult, our senior brother will take care of Ling Ai for the adult-"

"Then thank you......" Qiu Qian'an wanted Bai Xie and Zhou Xingtong to bow and thank him - he had never bowed to anyone in his life, but today, he bowed and thanked him in front of the "Ghost King".

"I don't know Ling Ai's name yet, I haven't been born for a long time, and I haven't picked my name yet......" Zhou Xingtong took the baby girl in the guard's hand, looked at the sleeping face of the baby girl, and continued to ask.

Qiu Qian'an thought for a while, and then said: "I hope that my daughter will not be involved in politics in her life, and that she can live well with her heart, learn to help others, and learn to feel with her heart...... I've never done it before, anyway, I'm dying, and I can't respond to it, so I'll name it 'Qiu Ruxin'......"

Bai Xie and Zhou Xingtong nodded, and after a brief farewell, they left the Yangzhou prefect......

The riot in the city intensified, and the sea of fire soon spread to the center of Yangzhou City. The city was littered with the corpses of Yangzhou guards and Mengyuan soldiers, but the situation was overwhelming. The Mengyuan troops, who had the advantage of cavalry, quickly attacked the alleys where the people were densely populated, while the soldiers of Yangzhou City, although they resisted desperately, were almost vulnerable to the disparity in strength. And the soldiers of Yangzhou City were defeated, and it will be the people in the city who will suffer directly.

"Quick, kill me, don't let the people in the city go, they are likely to be Qiu Qian'an's comrades!" The leader of the Mengyuan cavalry seemed to have lost his humanity, and even the people in the city who were suffering did not let go. Originally, the Mengyuan court had a history with the Han people in the Central Plains, and now Yangzhou City rebelled, and the court even issued an order to slaughter the whole city.

Soon, there were continuous screams of people in the alley, and some of them hid in the houses on both sides of the street, were hit by rockets, and were buried in the fire together with the houses......

On the other side of the city, where the war had not yet fully spread, Lan Gu was walking alone by the water bridge. Although there were bursts of artillery fire from the city, the fool also knew that something big had happened in Yangzhou City, but Lan Gu's mind didn't seem to be on it, what she was thinking about now was still Fang Zhongtian's matter. Fang Zhongtian had relationships with other women and betrayed himself, which was unforgivable in Lan Gu's opinion.

Lan Gu, who has always been tough, suffered the twists and turns of emotional betrayal, although she expressed her anger in front of Fang Zhongtian, but when she was silently thinking about it in private, she left tears of remorse like a fragile girl.

"Fang Zhongtian, if you really fall in love with another woman. I swear, I will never let you go for the rest of my life!" Lan Gu forced back tears. He grabbed it fiercely on his face with his hand, as if he was ready to break off with Fang Zhongtian'en.

"Knock knock...... Knock knock knock - "There was a lot of vibration under the soles of my feet. Lan Gu also felt it-it was the sound of iron horses parallel, it seemed that the army of the Mengyuan Imperial Court had extended here.

Sure enough, before Lan Gu could react, at the corner of the alley in front of her, dozens of Mengyuan iron riders came on. Meng Yuan's cavalry troops were tall and mighty, and they were heavily armoured, but in Lan Gu's eyes, she didn't seem to think so.

The Mengyuan troops received the order. Kill all of Qiu Qian'an's comrades. Since they saw that Lan Gu did not run for her life like ordinary people, they regarded them as rebels against the imperial court, even though she was a woman.

"Kill that woman!" the leader of the Mengyuan cavalry immediately ordered, and the Mengyuan cavalry beside him rode away like demons with swords.

When Lan Gu saw it, she didn't have any fear. On the contrary, seeing a group of "mongrels" suddenly blocking in front of her, she was even more restless.

"This girl is upset now, you bastards dare to stand in the way here?" Lan Gu said angrily, and randomly pulled out the long sword at her waist. Shi Ling Ran stepped forward.

I saw Lan Gu floating up like a light fairy, and the long sleeves in her hand were gently brushed away. Brushing in front of the Meng Yuan Iron Knights, Lan Gu suddenly exerted force and tightly strangled the soldier's neck with her long sleeves.

The Meng Yuan soldiers did not react. The neck was strangled, and he subconsciously dropped the knife in his hand, and frantically untied the long sleeves on his neck with both hands. But it didn't work. Lan Gu's eyes were full of murderous intent, and the long sleeves in her hand pulled hard. Directly pulled the Meng Yuan soldiers into the air and lifted them from their horses, and finally the sword light flashed...... Blood splattered. The Mengyuan soldiers were killed by Lan Gu on the spot, and the moment of life and death was an instant.

Looking at the appearance of Lan Gu as a weak woman, the shot was so cruel that the other Mengyuan cavalry were frightened. However, the leader of the army relied on the strength of the crowd, and saw that Lan Gu was just a woman, no matter how bad she was, she couldn't admit it in front of a woman. Immediately, the leader ordered: "What are you still doing in a daze? Why don't you hurry up and kill this woman!"

The Meng Yuan cavalry, who received the order, once again roared and fought hard. Lan Gu saw dozens of iron horsemen rushing towards her, and she said sharply: "You annoying guys, you dare to obstruct this girl and me at this time! Since you want to die, then I will fulfill you!"

After speaking, Lan Gu was full of murderous intent, and with the hatred of the other party Zhongtian in his heart, Lan Gu decided to wash it away with the blood of these Mengyuan soldiers......

In another part of Yangzhou City, Fang Zhongtian and Ge Wei also got the news of the riot in the city early. Fortunately, the beggars have done a good job of emergency measures for such emergencies a long time ago, and the top priority, what everyone needs to do is to ensure the safety of the people in Yangzhou City, and try to minimize the losses. However, in recent days, famine and disease have been rampant in the city, and many of the suffering people have concentrated in the beggars and the Huangfu, which has brought convenience to the people in the city for refuge. But at present, the shape is still not optimistic, the Mengyuan Iron Cavalry is approaching step by step, and sooner or later this place will be trampled by the Mengyuan Iron Cavalry, if the time is delayed, the people here will also suffer......

In order to prevent such a thing from happening, the beggars all went out to cover the evacuation of the people to a safe place of refuge. Fang Zhongtian was not idle, he was busy with Xue Feichen and the other branches of the beggar gang.

"Quick, move to the southwest!" Ge Wei, as the leader of the beggar gang, not only stood up to lead the overall situation, but also personally went into battle to help the victims with limited mobility.

On Fang Zhongtian's side, in addition to helping the people transfer, he also did his best to do simple healing for the injured people. When Li Ting was in Huangfu before, Li Ting also taught him some things to save people and cure diseases, and now it just came in handy. And it was precisely because of this that Fang Zhongtian thought of Li Ting again, and now that Yangzhou City was rioting, Fang Zhongtian couldn't help but worry about Li Ting.

"Now that the city is full of fire, Miss Li will be fine...... Fang Zhongtian was worried for a while, then shook his head vigorously and said soberly, "No, no, this is a critical period, how can you think about these things, but ...... Miss Li is also human, and she is suffering just like the victims here...... When I finish transferring the people here, I'm going to find her......" As he spoke, Fang Zhongtian couldn't help but glance at the white handkerchief tied to his wrist - it was accidentally dropped by Li Ting when she was in the Huang Mansion......

"Oh no, Meng Yuan's cavalry is coming!" As he spoke, a disciple of the beggar gang shouted anxiously.

"What. So fast?" Ge Wei was a little nervous, after all, the people here hadn't been transferred yet.

"I'll go out and have a look!" Fang Zhongtian recommended himself. At such a critical time, he didn't want to sit still.

"Hey. Wait-" Ge Wei didn't worry about Fang Zhongtian, and after taking care of the people he was supporting, he also ran out with Fang Zhongtian......

Fang Zhongtian originally wanted to make up his mind to block the Meng Yuan Iron Cavalry who came to invade and cover the evacuation of the people, but when he turned the corner, the scene in front of him shocked him-

In front of him were the corpses of countless Mengyuan soldiers lying on their backs, and not even the cavalry's horses survived much. Blood soaked the bridgehead...... And on the other side of the bridge, there stood a familiar figure.

"Lan Gu, how could it be ......" Indeed, standing on the bridge was Lan Gu, who was determined to kill these soldiers who stood in the way just now. Fang Zhongtian looked at Lan Gu with some surprise, it was the first time he had seen Lan Gu kill so many people, even though these people were all Mengyuan cavalry who killed ordinary people.

Lan Gu looked back and saw Fang Zhongtian looking at her with a surprised gaze. Lan Gu's eyes were full of hatred at this moment, and she didn't say a word to Fang Zhongtian, she turned her head and left. Disappeared into the sea of fire ahead.

"Lan Gu—" Fang Zhongtian shouted loudly, but there was no response. Fang Zhongtian wanted to chase after him, but was stopped by Ge Wei, who was catching up behind.

"Calm down, Master Fang. It is now imperative to cover the evacuation of the population. Miss Lan has strong martial arts and the ability to protect herself, compared to her. Now the suffering people are the most important—" said Gerwee, righteously.

Fang Zhongtian took a few deep breaths, clenched his hands into fists and said, "But I can't even protect my beloved woman." What is this......" What Fang Zhongtian was holding in his hand was Li Ting's white handkerchief. No one could guess, not even himself, whether the beloved woman he was talking about was Lan Gu who disappeared in front of his eyes just now or Li Ting, who had been thinking about him in his heart.

Ge Wei thought about it and felt that Fang Zhongtian's two years in Yangzhou were not easy, he was not a disciple of the Beggar Gang, as the head of the Yixian Sect, he disregarded his status and dealt with the Beggar Gang together. Ge Wei paused for a moment, and said in a softened tone: "Okay, Master Fang, you go and save your woman, the people here have our beggars in ......."

"But—" Fang Zhongtian remembered the importance of the people, and turned back.

But then he was stopped by Ge Wei: "Just leave it to us here, you go and save her, and your Tian brother...... After all, there are some things that are lost and may never be able to be returned for the rest of your life......"

The last sentence seemed to have some meaning, and Fang Zhongtian was stunned. He thought about it, and then his eyes froze, as if he had made up his mind, and then nodded to Ge Wei and said, "Okay, Gang Master Ge, then I'll go, and I'll leave it to you here!"

Ge Wei also nodded in response, so Fang Zhongtian quickened his pace and left here......

The sea of fire in Yangzhou City spread almost to the entire city, and almost no one was spared, regardless of the military and civilians......

"Hurry up, hurry up, when the limelight is over, we will be free......" And at this time, on the side of the "Four Evils and Ugliness", Tian Xu's matter had not been dealt with, but when he turned around, the Meng Yuan army attacked the city. In order to protect themselves, the "four evils" did not care about the life and death of the Yangzhou prefect, and were ready to plan how to escape from Yangzhou City.

"Big brother, where can we go after leaving Yangzhou City?" Han Gu asked on the side, after all, when they left Tian Xu before, they lost the soldiers of the Xiangfu who followed, and now there are only four of them, and they are not shy about talking.

"Whatever—" Wu Tong said indifferently, "We still have to thank the Mengyuan Imperial Court, if it weren't for their attack on the city this time, we wouldn't have escaped the shackles of that Qiu Qian'an...... Now Qiu Qian'an's own life is not guaranteed, and he will not take care of us at all. When it's over, we'll be really free, we can go wherever we want, we can do whatever we want, hahahaha-"

"Really?" the four of them were smugly, and a familiar sneer came from their side. The four of them looked back and saw that the people who came were Bai Xie and Zhou Xingtong, but they didn't expect to have a feud in the Prime Minister's Mansion before, and they met here again at this time.

Bai Xie was still holding a sleeping baby girl in his hands, which was Qiu Qian'an's surviving daughter Qiu Ruxin who was handed over to Bai Xie's care before he died.

"It's really bad luck, these two guys are always haunted, they don't show up when they should be, and they show up when they shouldn't......" Tortuo couldn't help but complain secretly.

"Hey, now that the prefect of Yangzhou exists in name only, let's go to one side of Yangguan Avenue, so there won't be any unnecessary gaps between us......" Wu Tong tried to say, wanting to make a clear relationship with Bai Xie and them like this.

However, Bai Xie's side didn't seem to agree, and he sneered: "That's not good, Lord Qiu's affairs are Lord Qiu's, and the affairs between us are ours." As I said before, those who lose must be obedient. You have indeed lost, although Lord Qiu is not here, but I am still your eldest brother, big brother speaks, how can you little brothers not listen?"

"What if we don't listen?" Wu Tong asked in a low voice.

"Don't listen?" Hmph......" Bai Xie continued to sneer, "If you don't listen, I'll let you be buried in the fire of Yangzhou now......"

Bai Xie's words were alarmist, but they didn't expect to meet Bai Xie at this juncture, and the four of them could only consider themselves unlucky. Wu Tong thought about it, and then took the three brothers behind him and whispered: "We know, big brother, we listen to you is ......" Although he said this, Wu Tong and the others were unconvinced in their hearts.

"That's right, huh...... Don't worry, if you follow us, you won't lose your benefits, at least better than that dying Qiu Qian'an......" Bai Xie said again, with a chilling cold murderous aura in his eyes...... (To be continued......)