Deep Palace Pet Peach Blossom Flawless

Chapter 215 Fire of Sin

Lan Qingwu pulled the emotional Ru Ping over and walked forward, "You can die! But before you die, you have to get out of this cage first! Remember, you are human! Even if you die, you must die outside the cage! Even if you die, let those beasts die first! You haven't done anything wrong! They are the ones who are wrong!"

Sui Niang said with a dark face: "There is an opportunity in front of you now. Anyone who wants revenge should follow me!"

Sui Niang and several other women strode towards the tents. They dragged out the rebels one by one and piled them in the middle tent.

Lan Qingwu ordered Ruping: "Hurry up and get everything ready!"

In the wooden cage, the already cold and numb women finally walked out slowly, one after another, one after another...

They silently joined the team dragging people away.

Ruping and Sui Niang led a few women to pour kerosene around the tents.

Time passed by little by little, and Sui Niang looked at Lan Qingwu anxiously. Unconsciously, she had regarded Lan Qingwu as her leader and was waiting for Lan Qingwu to make a decision.

Lan Qingwu looked at the five or six tents packed with people and smelled the pungent smell of kerosene. Behind her was a group of women and children looking at her.

Lan Qingwu no longer waited. She took out a tinder from her sleeve. The fire from the tinder ignited as soon as she touched it. The fire seemed to burn in the eyes and hearts of each of them.

Ru Ping raised her head behind Lan Qingwu, staring at the beam of fire, rushed forward, and snatched the tinder from Lan Qingwu's hand. Ru Ping did not stop for a moment and used the tinder to set fire to the tents one after another.

The weather was dry and the fire in the tent was burning fiercely.

Ru Ping returned to Lan Qingwu's side and said with lowered eyes, "I'll do it! Your hands shouldn't be stained with this dirty blood."

Lan Qingwu shook his head: "It's useless. No matter who did it, I gave the order. I am the one who controls and orders everything!"

Ru Ping quickly lowered her head and said softly, "I am willing to do your bidding."

Dozens of people watched as the evil fire grew bigger and bigger. In just a moment, the fire had reached the sky.

Among the women in the cages, some suddenly collapsed to the ground, some screamed, and some wept...

Lan Qingwu watched and listened quietly, waiting for them to vent all their anger.

The sun was scorching, and I watched the raging fire in silence.

Lan Qingwu then arranged for Sui Niang to settle the children first. With only a few dozen of them left in the Hermit Forest, Lan Qingwu figured that even if they relied solely on the food and fruits in the mountains, it would be enough for them to survive for several months.

Half an hour later, the fire gradually died down. Ruping checked several tents and made sure there were no omissions. She finally put her mind at ease.

Lan Qingwu also breathed a sigh of relief. At this time, Sui Niang ran over and said, "Mu'er, go and have a look. We found a few children in the cave next to us!"

The evening in the hermit forest was extremely beautiful. The colorful sunset glowed in Lan Qingwu's eyes. At that moment, the extreme sin and the extreme beauty gradually disappeared.

Lan Qingwu looked up at the thick smoke billowing from the fire and suddenly said softly, "Smoke! It will be seen by many people!"

Going back in time, when the fire in the Hermit Forest started, the guards left behind by Emperor Shenwu at the foot of the mountain quickly reported this emergency.

After receiving the news, Emperor Shenwu, who was in charge of Jiazhou City, immediately decided to go to the hermit mountains in person.

Emperor Shenwu walked down from the high city wall of Jiazhou City. He was silent and solemn. "Let's go and take a look!"

As the night was getting dark, Emperor Shenwu led his army to the hermit forest.

Leng Qujing and Jiang Qi recently found a few extraordinary people who understand formations. Emperor Shenwu also summoned Master Kunku from the Guoan Temple and his two disciples Zhiyan and Buyu to Jiazhou City, and brought them up the mountain together this time.

Also ascending the mountain was Huang Jihong, the defender of Jiazhou City. Huang Jihong's hair had almost completely turned gray. Ever since Emperor Shenwu defeated Prince Shen's army, Huang Jihong had become increasingly silent. He rarely spoke, but simply went about his business silently.

Leng Qujing looked at Huang Jihong and couldn't help shaking his head. He said to Jiang Qi: "I heard that Huang Chengshou's family has been killed. In order to control Huang Chengshou, Prince Shen took away all his clansmen."

Jiang Qi frowned and said, "To avoid being insulted, all the women in Huang Chengshou's family have committed suicide in the hermit mountains."

Leng Qujing could only sigh, "I hope the fire in Hermit Mountain Forest is nothing unusual."

On the way up the mountain, the army encountered an obstacle. Master Ku Nan led two of his disciples to clear the way and broke through the obstacles all the way up the mountain.

Leng Qujing led the vanguard troops up the mountain to gather information. Soon after, the scouts returned and knelt down to report to the Emperor Shenwu: "There are no rebels on the mountain, only dozens of women who have been imprisoned by the rebels."

The Emperor Shenwu's phoenix eyes were cold, his cheeks were even thinner and more handsome, and his whole body was like a sword drawn from its sheath, sharp and cold.

"Prince Shen! Zhou Qihuai, I will kill you!"

Emperor Shenwu finally went to the hermit forest, and the soldiers began to check every inch in an orderly manner.

In a tent in a corner, dozens of women watched the soldiers going up the mountain without daring to breathe.

Ru Ping explained, "It was the fire on the mountain and the rising smoke that attracted the troops stationed in Jiazhou City! They were our regular troops from Dasheng. We were saved!"

After hearing this, dozens of women relaxed slightly. Soon, they gathered in groups of three or four and whispered to each other.

Sui Niang was delighted from the bottom of her heart. She asked Lan Qingwu, "Did you see the tall horse that the leading general is riding? It's so majestic and heroic!"

Lan Qingwu seemed not to have heard Sui Niang's words. She murmured, "I just don't know which general went up the mountain?"

No matter who she is, her days of being homeless and wandering without support should be over!

Suddenly, heart-wrenching cries were heard outside the tent.

Huang Jihong followed the army to the hermit forest. He was like a walking corpse, doing what he was supposed to do without any emotions or words.

Outside the dilapidated tent in a corner, a few skinny children were quietly watching the generals and soldiers who had entered the hermit forest.

Huang Jihong stared blankly at the skinny, ragged children. Suddenly, he shouted excitedly, "Ah..."

The people around Huang Jihong were startled, and Huang Jihong's subordinates were also startled: "Sir, what's wrong with you?"

Huang Jihong stared straight ahead. He didn't bother to answer his subordinates' questions and staggered towards the children.

Emperor Shenwu rode on Chengfeng. He watched Huang Jihong rush to the children and hug them, crying bitterly. His heart-wrenching sobs were painful and suppressed. After Huang Jihong had vented his anger, he murmured, "Alive! There are still a few alive! God, please open your eyes! God, please open your eyes!"

It was a long time later that Huang Jihong learned that if the woman had not gone to the hermit forest in advance and rescued his grandchildren from the cave, the children would probably have become a pile of dry bones in the hermit forest.

Everyone watched the scene in front of them silently. Huang Chengshou, who was devoted to the country and willing to sacrifice his life for the people in the city, lost all the adult men and women in his family in the disaster of Prince Shen, leaving only him!

Before going to the secluded mountain forest, Huang Jihong didn't even know that his Huang family still had descendants!

Lan Qingwu was infected by the painful and suppressed crying. She walked out of the tent and saw the old man in his fifties holding several children tightly.

Lan Qingwu thought of his family, his children, and that person.

In a trance, Lan Qingwu seemed to see Emperor Shenwu, who was sitting upright on Chengfeng, staring at him without blinking.

"Yun Heng...Brother Heng..."

Lan Qingwu felt as if she were dreaming. She walked towards the man, bypassing one guard after another. Ruping had already stood by Lan Qingwu's side, blocking anyone who approached her.

Emperor Shenwu had jumped down from Chengfeng, and his action frightened the people around him who were protecting the emperor.

Someone couldn't help but warn: "Your Majesty, be careful!"

Emperor Shenwu turned a deaf ear to him. The only thing in his eyes was the person who was also running towards him!