Chapter 707 Martyrdom
Hua Yuxi knew what he meant by "setting a fire", so she used her last effort to plead: "Huaiyuan is coming soon, sir, don't you want to see him again?"
"He's gone." Xu Qiuyu sighed, "As soon as I saw him, I thought of my failure even more."
On the one hand, Hua Yuxi wanted to delay time, but on the other hand, she really didn't understand what he meant and asked, "Why is this?"
Xu Qiuyu didn't answer but asked: "Did you know that when the Lan Yu case happened, all the thirteen eunuchs under his command were running and killing each other, but only Baichuan, the 'number one eunuch', not only did he not have to avoid trouble, he even saved Uncle Dingyuan."
What is the reason for the title?"
Although Hua Yuxi also knew about this past incident, she did not delve into it and shook her head.
"It's because Zhu Yuanzhang showed favoritism." Xu Qiuyu said calmly, "Baichuan was Empress Ma's brother-in-law. Although Empress Ma had passed away at that time, Zhu Yuanzhang was deeply attached to Empress Ma and took special care of his natal family. In addition to Baichuan
, and Liu Zongdao and the others are the same."
"Whether it's Li Shanchang or Lan Yu, there may be some flaws in what they do, but they will never be punished to the point of being executed. Zhu Yuanzhang can't tolerate sand in his eyes, and it's fine to treat everyone equally, but there are still more in the law.
Rong Qing, forgive Baichuan because of Queen Ma, and let go of Mr. Hongyi and your group because of Princess Lin'an."
Hua Yuxi sighed: "So in your heart, sir, do you actually blame me? Also blame Huaiyuan? Sir, do you think we shouldn't live in this world?"
"No." Xu Qiuyu slowly shook his head, "I don't blame you, after all, these things are not something you can control at all. Do you think I will be happy if Baichuan begs Zhu Yuanzhang to enforce the law impartially and is willing to be killed?"
"If the national laws cannot be balanced in a bowl of water, then these laws will become shackles and tools for the privileged class to enslave the people. Like this, it is all based on one's own likes and dislikes, which is really chilling and leaves people speechless." Xu
Qiu Yu waved her hand and sighed: "If the emperor is like this, it's no wonder that everyone is working hard to become a privileged class, or a subordinate of the privileged class."
"Qingxiao's parents, Prince Xiang and his wife, why did they burn themselves to death? If there is no injustice, they will die. They are martyrs."
"So sir..." Hua Yuxi took a deep breath, looked at him cautiously and said, "Are you going to die as a martyr too?"
"It's almost time." Xu Qiuyu turned away and said softly, "Send the eldest lady out."
"Yes." Xiao Wuhen agreed, ignoring Hua Yuxi's eyes that kept hinting at her to stop her, and helped her walk outside the Panlong Tower.
"By the way. After I leave, be careful of Zhang Zhongjie." Xu Qiuyu's voice floated out from the door, "His skill has improved rapidly, and now he is not inferior to any top master in the world. Even compared to Liang Mengxing at his peak, he is probably better.
One chip."
"He has never given up on you. He has said this as a teacher. You can take care of yourself in the future."
Although Xu Qiuyu taught Hua Yuxi a lot of medical skills, he never acknowledged the master-disciple relationship between them, nor did he regard himself as the latter's master. This was the first time that he called himself "teacher", and Hua Yuxi heard that he
Saying this, knowing that he had made up his mind, his sadness turned into big clear tears, flowing down his cheeks like pearls.
The fire lit up inside the Panlong Tower, and the fire quickly began to spread, engulfing Xu Qiuyu's figure.
"Sir!" Hua Yuxi screamed, trying her best to throw herself back into the tower, but due to weakness in her limbs, she stumbled. If Xiao Wuhen hadn't caught her in time, she would have fallen down.
The tower was filled with dry firewood and oil. As soon as the fire started, all the space in the tower was immediately filled. The pillars, stairs, doors, windows, handrails, cornices, pavilion pillars, everywhere were filled with firelight, like blossoming brilliant flowers.
Colorful flowers flashed and jumped up and down the Panlong Tower.
As soon as there was a bang, the flames everywhere suddenly connected into one, and the Panlong Tower turned into a huge pillar of fire that reached the sky, illuminating the surrounding peaks and mountains in bright red. In the firelight, it seemed that you could faintly see the mountains at the foot of the mountain.
The magnificent Xiaoling Mausoleum of the Ming Dynasty.
"Sister Xiao, aren't you Mr. Admiration? Why don't you stop it? Why don't you stop it!" Hua Yuxi grabbed Xiao Wuhen's lapel, staring at her with hateful eyes, and her voice suddenly rose, as if Xu Qiuyu was harmed by her.
Like death.
"Miss..." Xiao Wuhen pressed Hua Yuxi's hand, put his palm against the back of Hua Yuxi's delicate hand, and whispered: "Slave, can I ask you a favor?"
Hua Yuxi didn't expect that Xiao Wuhen had something else to say in this situation, and said impatiently: "Save people first! If you have anything to do, wait a moment. I'll answer your questions."
Xiao Wuhen sighed softly and gently rubbed Hua Yuxi's hand with his palm: "I know that Yueyao can't help the eldest lady and has done many wrong things. But she is my only relative after all. My last wish
, I just hope that the eldest lady will spare her life no matter what in the future."
Having said this, Xiao Wuhen moved slowly and steadily, plucking Hua Yuxi's fingers one by one.
"What she owes you, I will repay it for her."
Hua Yuxi felt the thin calluses on Xiao Wuhen's hands caused by holding the sword for a long time. She felt sour in her heart and was suddenly shocked when she heard this.
"Sister Xiao, what do you want to do?"
Xiao Wuhen smiled calmly, turned around lightly, and took two steps leisurely: "I have already thought about it. I will go wherever your husband goes."
"What do you mean?" In fact, with Hua Yuxi's intelligence, there was no need to say unnecessary words, but when the matter reached this point, seeing Xiao Wuhen's intention of committing suicide, she could no longer control her emotions.
"Damn it, every one of them is going to be an orphan! Go to hell!"
Xiao Wuhen took two more steps, turned around and bowed deeply to Hua Yuxi, then strode towards the Panlong Tower in flames.
"Miss, I'm sorry, 'eldest sister' will never have the chance to take care of you in the future."
"Oh no... no!" Hua Yuxi opened her eyes wide and reached out to grab the void in front of her, but she could only watch Xiao Wuhen walk further and further away, and finally disappeared into the fire, shouting desperately.
"Sister Xiao, no!"
Soon enough, I heard the sound of wind, and Lan Qiao and Bai Xueyin rushed up from the bottom of the mountain. The former helped Hua Yuxi anxiously and said: "Thank God, I finally found you, are you okay? Who is it...
…”
He wanted to ask, "Who kidnapped Hua Yuxi?", but was interrupted before he could speak.
"Stop talking nonsense, hurry up and save people!" Hua Yuxi shouted, pointing her trembling fingers at the Panlong Tower in front of her, "Sister Xiao, and Mr. Xu!"
Lan Qiao didn't have time to think about what happened to Mr. Xu, so he and Bai Xueyin rushed to the door of Panlong Tower.
Bai Xueyin secretly kneaded the sword technique, and her true energy condensed into a snowy wind, temporarily suppressing the fire locally, and she and Lan Qiao flashed into the tower.
As soon as Xiao Wuhen entered the tower, she was overcome by the blazing heat and thick smoke in the tower and fainted, falling down at the bottom of the stairs. Lan Qiao picked her up, and Bai Xueyin waved two snow winds from left to right to force back the fire tongue.
, the two of them returned the same way and laid the unconscious Xiao Wuhen flat on the ground.
"And sir, hurry up!"
Hua Yuxi crawled over to check the pulse of Xiao Wuhen, who had multiple burns all over his body, and yelled at Lan Qiao.
Lan Qiao and Bai Xueyin turned into the fire again.
Hua Yuxi checked Xiao Wuhen's pulse. On the one hand, she knew that she could still be saved, and she breathed a sigh of relief. On the other hand, she discovered that she seemed to be pregnant, and she had mixed feelings in her heart. She didn't know what it was like.
So, when my husband entrusted Sister Xiao to me, does he actually have this meaning?
My medical skills are inherited from Mr. Yu, so it is impossible for him not to know what I can see.
Hua Yuxi was thinking wildly, and she didn't know how long it had been before she suddenly saw the blazing fire of the Panlong Tower in front of her. White, red, red and yellow flames of various colors shot up into the sky like flowing gold. Then there was a loud noise, the top of the tower collapsed, and the Panlong Tower collapsed.
The tower fell down like loosely burned red coals, and the flames came up. The flying sparks flew and crackled in the night sky, circling like crows, rising and falling...
She didn't realize something was wrong until now, and hurriedly shouted: "Husband! Xue'er!"
"Come out quickly!" she shouted at the top of her lungs, pounding the ground with her hands.
"Don't scare me! Come out quickly, husband!"
At this time, two figures were seen flying out of a window on the third floor. Lan Qiao and Bai Xueyin's clothes were mostly burned off, and their whole bodies were charcoal black, and they staggered to the ground.
Almost at the same time, the Panlong Tower collapsed completely, and the pillar of fire that originally reached the sky turned into a huge fire.
If Lan Qiao and Bai Xueyin had not evacuated in time, they would have been buried in the fire.
Bai Xueyin's energy was greatly depleted, and her hair was frizzy. She sat on the ground almost exhausted, shaking her head helplessly, her expression gloomy.
"It can't be saved."
"I know, I know." Hua Yuxi resisted the urge to cry again, wiped Bai Xueyin's face and said, "Good girl, I know you have tried your best, and you must not let anything happen again."
Lan Qiao let out a long sigh, pressed his palms on Bai Xueyin's back, and while helping her adjust her breathing, asked Hua Yuxi: "I heard you just said Mr. Xu? Which Mr. Xu?"
Hua Yuxi glanced at Xiao Wuhen, who was still in a coma, and remained silent for a moment, briefly telling the story of how Xu Qiuyu and Yueyang faked their death and later transformed into Sheng Yong.
"This is not the place to talk. There is a fire in Purple Mountain. The Imperial Guard will be here soon. Let's leave quickly."
"Where to go?" Lan Qiao said, carrying Xiao Wuhen on his back, while Hua Yuxi and Bai Xueyin supported each other.
"The situation in the capital is tense now. It's too dangerous for us to take Sister Xiao with us." Hua Yuxi mused, "We must first find a safe place to recuperate Sister Xiao and allow us to have a good rest."
"Is there such a place?" Lan Qiao hesitated, "In our current state, I'm afraid we won't be able to go very far."
"I know a place." Hua Yuxi sighed secretly, looking from the top of Purple Mountain to the distance, looking at the rolling river flowing in the darkness, "Go down the mountain from there and cross the river."
Chapter completed!