dognovel Chapter 227 No less than 1
Chapter 227 No less than 1
This house was originally made of wood, so it would catch fire as soon as it was touched.
No sooner had they escaped than the roof of the house in the yard caught fire.
Logically, they should still have had a chance to escape, but the door was locked from the outside.
The smaller doors behind them were also blocked, indicating that someone was determined to kill them.
"We barely got back when someone started a fire, and it happened so quickly!" Sima Lingchuan said.
"This is probably the work of Wu Chengye and his gang. They've been driven to desperation, so they're resorting to such blatant violence!" Fang Yuerong analyzed.
Moon: "Amitabha, why did we have to run into this bad luck?"
"I thought I could move into Jiu'an Prefecture in one go, but I didn't expect it to be like this!"
"Stop joking around, try to get as close to a water source as possible, wet the quilt and wrap it around yourself."
"With such a big incident, the city patrol guards will definitely arrive quickly to put out the fire."
“Gather everyone together in one place. Isn’t there an open space in the garden? And there happens to be a well there!”
"No? Young master, how do you know so much about the layout of Jiu'an Prefecture!"
"Is this the time for Yue'er to be sarcastic? Hurry up and send someone to inform everyone in the manor."
"Ah, I still have this right!"
The moon was very loud, shouting in the garden, "Fire! Fire!"
The flames filled the sky, turning the sky above the mansion red.
When the patrolling guards saw the fire, they mobilized water from the surrounding area to extinguish it.
It's this kerosene; it's lighter than water, so it floats on the surface and water can't extinguish it at all!
The people outside were sweating profusely with anxiety. This was Jiu'an Prefecture! If anything happened, they would all lose their heads!
"Those who stay behind, continue splashing water; the remaining half, go and gather sand and gravel from the city to put out the fire!"
The person directing from outside was sweating profusely, his hands, feet, and back trembling with anxiety, and he was praying that nothing bad would happen to the people inside.
The rest of the people inside were mostly servants and attendants of officials, who had gathered in the center of the courtyard, making it completely crowded.
Near the courtyard and close to the fire source, wet two more layers of cotton blankets for them to keep out of the fire.
But those on the outer layer were still burned by the fire, and large blisters appeared on their bodies.
The fire outside was so big that they couldn't escape at all; being inside felt like being roasted alive.
People were screaming in agony every now and then, clearly suffering from unbearable burns.
Surrounded by others, Sima Lingchuan and his companions could feel waves of heat washing over their faces.
Sima Lingchuan was completely disheartened. Although he didn't know Wu Chengye well, he knew she would never come up with such a vicious scheme.
Who else but his mother could be thinking of burning the entire mansion down?
It seems that he and Sima Lingyu really don't hold much weight in his heart.
The thick smoke rising from the city could be seen from all over the capital.
Sima Lingyu, who was at Wu Chengji’s residence, saw thick smoke rising from the direction of Jiu’an Prefecture and had a bad feeling.
Sima Lingchuan was taking attendance from the roster to see who was missing. When he called Zhang Langguan's name, no one responded.
He called out twice more, and Yue'er couldn't bear to watch any longer. She stood up and called out, "Zhang Langguan! Zhang Langguan! Cough cough!"
At this moment, the two officials who were on good terms with Zhang Langguan answered in trembling voices.
"He said there was still some money in the room, which was all he had saved up. He couldn't bear to part with it, so he went back to get it!"
"At this moment, who cares about money? Of course, human life is the most important thing. He actually cares about those material possessions!"
"But that's money he earned through hard work!"
"Have they not returned yet?"
Everyone remained silent, watching the red-hot wooden frame fall. If it hit someone, would they survive?
Sima Lingchuan gritted his teeth and soaked his entire body with a bucket of water.
Wrapped in a blanket, they prepared to rush into the sea of fire, determined to leave no one behind!
Fang Yuerong exclaimed at his recklessness, "Lingchuan, are you out of your mind?!"
"Master! The fire is too big, you'd better not go!"
Everyone was pleading with him, but he was the husband, and he couldn't disregard human life, at least he couldn't!
Fang Yuerong sighed, picked up a wooden bucket, soaked herself completely, and chased after Sima Lingchuan.
He at least had the physique of someone who practiced martial arts, while Sima Lingchuan, who had lived in the backyard for a long time, was very frail.
Walking through a sea of fire would definitely exhaust one's physical strength.
"Lingchuan! Cough cough, Lingchuan! Cough cough cough."
Sima Lingchuan usually appears gentle and weak, but he has a stubborn streak.
That's what attracted him to you, and that's why you wanted to be friends with him.
He followed behind him. Fortunately, this official lived not far away, otherwise they would have been roasted alive before they even got close.
Sima Lingchuan felt a burning pain in his face and his throat was extremely dry.
Every breath I take feels like a knife stabbing into my throat.
He squinted, the surrounding smoke making him afraid to open his eyes fully.
Just as he was about to call out to Zhang Langguan, he was choked by a thick cloud of smoke.
"Zhang...cough cough cough..."
He continued walking forward until he reached the doorway, where the door frame was rickety. He kicked the dilapidated door open with his foot.
I don't know if it was a chain reaction, but the window next to it also fell down.
But this did not stop him from moving forward; he wrapped himself in a blanket and searched the room.
I saw a man in bright pink clothes lying on the ground holding a bundle.
He seemed to want to run away, but a wooden beam fell down and pinned his leg.
He struggled for too long and inhaled too much smoke, causing him to faint.
In addition, the air was scorching hot, so he was now exhaling more than he was inhaling.
"Young Master Zhang! Cough cough cough...Young Master Zhang!"
Sima Lingchuan saw him and tried to go inside, but another wooden stick fell down, sending sparks flying.
Some of them flew onto his hair and burned it into a mess.
What's a hair compared to the life of the person in front of you? Fang Yuerong followed closely behind, extinguishing the fire with a quilt.
When he arrived, the beam on the door frame had been completely burned through. What could they do? Both of them were trapped inside.
Sima Lingchuan squatted down and patted Zhang Langguan's face, but there was no reaction. Having no other choice, he slapped him hard across the face.
Zhang Langguan's eyes darted around: "I thought I was about to die just now."
However, Sima Lingchuan couldn't move the beam pressing down on him by himself.
Fang Yuerong was eager to try outside, but in the end she came in. The two of them worked together to move the beam, and only then did Zhang Langguan breathe a sigh of relief.
His eyes were filled with fear, afraid that Sima Lingchuan and Fang Yuerong would blame him.
If the two of them didn't say a word, they would each grab one of his hands, hit his back, and lift him out.
He cried at this point, for his lowly life had been saved by two such noble people!
"Husband, Mr. Fang, you two should leave! Someone like me isn't worth it!"
"We've come all this way, we've even braved the sea of fire ahead, are you telling us to leave?"
"If you go out, I'll make sure you work for free for two years, otherwise I'll be letting down the people who saved my and Lingchuan's lives!"
He conserved his strength amidst the flames, which is why he can still speak for so long.
But Sima Lingchuan was already failing; he felt dizzy.