Chapter Ninety-Six: Fleeing at Night
At night, Yu Qing quickly brought two sets of eunuch clothes, and then helped Xuan Che put them on. Hyun Cheol still can't dress herself, and she can't always tie the wide or narrow belt.
After Yu Qing helped Xuan Che get dressed, he sat in the room with Xuan Che and quietly waited for the bell to ring. The third watch is not only the time when the guards outside the door change their guards, but also the time when all the guards take over. Although it is impossible for people to walk away, if they walk halfway at once, Yu Qing's pressure can be much less.
The footsteps of the guards outside the door gradually became urgent, and Xuan Che knew that the time was almost up. He whispered to Yu Qingdao, "You will burn the doors and windows first, and if you have time, you will burn the roof." Try to delay as much as possible. ”
Yu Qing asked a little nervously, "Do you really want to be so ruthless?" If you set fire to the doors and windows, it will cut off the life of the King of Chu." Although the state of Chu is opposed to us, the king of Chu treats us well. ”
Xuan Che sighed, frowned, and said, "He is the dignified King of Chu, and the guards around him are naturally nearly a hundred." If there is a fire, immediately go to a nearby water source to get water, and then completely extinguish the fire, it will not take a stick of incense, and at that time, the fire may not have burned the doors and windows through. ”
Yu Qing finally understood, and finally breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, and sighed: "It's still the eldest princess who thinks thoughtfully, but I'm too stupid." There are so many guards around him, how could he be burned to death by me. ”
Xuan Che nodded, "After you burn his bedroom, you have to run quickly." Although they are changing their guards, and there are not many people, they will inevitably divide some people to arrest you immediately. If you don't run quickly, you probably won't be able to run away. ”
Yu Qing said confidently: "It's just natural, I'm very good at escaping, I was beaten by my mother when I was a child, in order not to be beaten, I have practiced a light skill." ”
Xuan Che frowned and said, "If you pour oil on his dormitory first, and then shoot a rocket, the range of the arrow is between two hundred steps, which can naturally add more than a hundred meters of escape time for you." ”
Yu Qing shouted, "Eldest princess, there is such a good way, why didn't you say it earlier." ”
Xuan Che said lightly, "You replaced the oil with wine, the smell of wine is too big, I'm afraid that as soon as you make a move, you will be discovered." It's better to do it quickly. ”
Yu Qing listened to Xuan Che's words, his expression darkened again, and he said, "I know." ”
Xuan Che didn't answer, but listened quietly to the movement outside the door, and suddenly, she stood up and said softly, "Yu Qing, it's time, go quickly." As soon as the words fell, the sound of the third watch bell rang outside the door.
Yu Qing's expression was awe-inspiring, he got up quickly with his hands and feet, then picked up two jars of wine, and ran out in a hurry, Xuan Che reminded in a whisper behind him: "Don't go out to the corridor, go to the roof, and, fight quickly." ”
Yu Qing: "Oh", as soon as he went out, he ran directly to the roof, and disappeared in a blink of an eye. Xuan Che listened to the sound of her footsteps very soft, so light that it was almost inaudible, and secretly guessed that she should be able to get to the king of Chu's bedroom smoothly, as for whether she could set fire to it and successfully escape, it would depend on her creation. Xuan Che put the fine soft silver taels that had already been packed into a small bag, then put the small bag under his lower abdomen, bundled it, and then quietly waited for Yu Qing's news.
About half a pillar of incense time, Xuan Che saw a fire rising to the sky due south, and knew that Yu Qing had successfully set the fire. Xuan Che opened the window and saw a fire due south, which seemed to burn not only the bedroom of the king of Chu, but also the side hall next to it. Xuan Che secretly said in his heart: This is the best.
The guards at the door saw the fire in the south direction, and they also knew that something had happened to the palace of the king of Chu, and they were also anxious, but without the order of their superiors, they didn't dare to move, so they just swarmed to the door to watch, and then grabbed the guards who passed by and asked what happened.
Seeing that they were in a mess, Xuan Che knew that this was a good time to escape, so he gently opened the door and climbed over the wall next to the courtyard outside the hall. She had already looked at the terrain several times and had a general understanding. Now she went out from this side, and there was a large cloister outside. Although it was very easy to run into the guards in the corridor, but the situation was so panicked that they would not pay attention to her little eunuch. Walking along the corridor, there is a side gate of this palace, if Xuan Che can escape to the side gate safely as soon as possible and get out smoothly, he will almost complete the first step.
Sure enough, Xuan Che met at least three waves of guards along the way, some of them were guards who had just changed their guards, some of them were replaced, and some of them were led by the guard commanders to grab the fire. As soon as Xuan Che saw them, he bowed his head and bowed, but no one embarrassed her. Seeing that he arrived at the side gate of the palace, as soon as Xuan Che saw the defense over there, he felt that this time would not be particularly smooth.
She thought that the side door would be unguarded or sparsely guarded, but she didn't expect that when she was in a panic, the side door of this palace was more strictly guarded than usual. Usually there were only eight guards, but now they have been increased by half, and there are about sixteen guards. Presumably, some people were worried that there were eunuchs or guards, or they would take advantage of the chaos and misdeeds, so they tightened the guards on the fortresses in various parts of the palace.
Xuan Che stood in the shade of a tree within a hundred meters of the side door, taking advantage of the night, looking at the guards, thinking about how to get out by the way. Just when he was at a loss, he suddenly heard a faint footstep behind him. Now the palace is chaotic, and the sound of the guards walking is very loud, and those who are still walking quietly at this time must have the same bad intentions as her.
Xuan Che was about to look back to see who it was, but he was choked by a cold hand around his neck, and then Xuan Che felt a sharp dagger on his neck, and a cold male voice behind him said "Don't make a sound, or I will ......" He didn't say the words later, but he didn't know how to tighten the dagger in his hand a few points, and Xuan Che felt a slight scar on his neck, with a slight tingling sensation.
A slight smile crossed the corner of her mouth, and she was worried that she didn't know how to get out, and now someone would come to help her out. Hyun Che stretched out his hand, holding his dagger through his hand with his sleeve, and shouted loudly, "Someone, there's an assassin, the assassin is going to run away." The person behind her obviously didn't expect that she would not be afraid of death, and immediately pressed the dagger in his hand towards Xuan Che's neck. Hyun Che gripped the hilt of the knife with his hand, and he couldn't hurt her for a while. As soon as she screamed, the guards at the door had already reacted quickly, shouting that there was an assassin, and at the same time quickly formed an encirclement and approached the two of them.