Chapter 39
Explosion in the Gunpowder Warehouse
With a whoosh, the sharp end of the sword quickly enlarged in his pupils.
Wang Qiong was shocked. At the critical moment, the horse was frightened. His body tilted sideways and the deadly sword from the Dark Guards Team soldier missed him by an inch.
From the corner of his eye, in the blink of an eye, most of the people around him had been killed by the Dark Guards Team.
The members of the Dark Guards Team were actually so powerful!
On the other side, Chu Tianbao led the way while Bai Wutong and the others broke through the encirclement.
These people were also so powerful!
Wang Qiong’s pupils trembled. When he saw Qing Feng flying over with her sword, he immediately turned his horse around. As he fled, he said angrily, “Hurry up and send people over. If anyone escapes, I’ll hold you responsible!”
Bai Wutong and her team were too cumbersome. Even though Chu Tianbao had led the people out of the encirclement, they were still surrounded by a large number of soldiers before they could see the city gate.
When the women and children of Zhao farmyard saw so many soldiers pointing knives at them, they were all frightened.
At this moment, the sky was already bright.
Lin Yue subconsciously asked Bai Wutong, “Madam, what should we do?”
It was not impossible for them to abandon the villagers of Zhao farmyard and break out of the siege with the young master.
But if he abandoned them, none of these villagers who had interacted with him for many days would survive. They had even stood up for the young master just now. For a moment, Lin Yue was in a dilemma.
Bai Wutong was also thinking of a solution. In Beiyun City, unless he restrained Wang Qiong, they would basically be trapped.
However, once Chu Tianbao left the team to capture Wang Qiong, the entire team might be swarmed by the soldiers. This was because they would not be able to hold on and would suffer heavy casualties.
It was impossible to escape with these people.
Wang Qiong, who was already guarded against them, stood far away from them. The corners of his mouth curled up as he ordered, “Take down a person and you’ll be rewarded with ten taels of silver!”
Wealth moved people’s hearts. The soldiers looked at each other and immediately chose an area with a lot of villagers.
Lin Yue kicked an attacker away and pierced through another with his sword. He gritted his teeth and took out a sheepskin map from his pocket. He said to Bai Wutong, “Madam, you and Master leave first. I’ll bring the others to save the villagers. I’ll save as many as I can. Please take good care of Young Master. If you can find Master for our Young Master, please tell him that I didn’t disappoint him!”
Bai Wutong did not have the time to care about what the map was. She took it and reprimanded him, “You won’t disappoint him only if you’re alive. If you die, your words won’t count!”
“The city gate must have been sealed. How do you expect Chu Tianbao and I to get out!”
Just because Chu Tianbao had martial skills did not mean that he could jump down from a height of dozens of meters with a woman and a child.
Just as Lin Yue was feeling anxious and uneasy, he suddenly remembered that Bai Wutong had a superb disguise technique. As long as they mixed into the crowd, Bai Wutong would definitely have a way to change their appearance.
Lin Yue said, “Madam, you can disguise yourself with Master and stay in the city. You can find a chance to go out when the city gate opens.”
Bai Wutong lowered her eyes and said, “It’s not the last moment yet.”
She still had the Power Bomb. Not only could it repel the soldiers, but it could also blow open the city gate. However, once it was used, she was afraid that it would hurt the innocent citizens in the city and reveal that she had an astonishing lethal weapon.
The noisy and scary environment made the children cry loudly.
Stinky, who was in Bai Wutong’s arms, also wailed.
Afraid that it would be too late if it was any later, Lin Yue emphasized again, “Madam, please go. I’ll cover for you!”
Suddenly, the sound of galloping hooves came from behind. Qing Feng and the others were also surrounded by a large number of soldiers and chased onto the same path as Bai Wutong and the others.
Bai Wutong turned around and looked at Qing Feng. Little Stinky, who was in her arms, reached out and grabbed her shoulder pitifully. His snot and tears flowed down his face as he cried and rubbed against her body.
Qing Feng looked at the countless soldiers around them. Her gaze landed on Stinky meaty hands. She thought of something and her cold and arrogant eyes fluctuated slightly.
The soldiers swarmed forward again. Village Chief Zhao fell to the ground in the chaos and a large saber fell from the sky.
Village Chief Zhao suddenly closed his eyes. With a whoosh, the swords slashed through the air, forming an ear-piercing sound.
The soldiers who wanted to behead Village Chief Zhao had already been sent flying by Qing Feng.
Village Chief Zhao did not feel any pain. He looked up and saw Qing Feng on the horse’s back. He said gratefully, “Thank you, Young Master, for saving me!”
Qing Feng said expressionlessly, “No need.” She casually pierced another soldier who wanted to ambush them.
She rode closer to Bai Wutong’s carriage. Lin Yue immediately aimed his sword at her and questioned coldly, “What do you want to do?”
Qing Feng didn’t even look at him. Her gaze landed on Bai Wutong’s face, paused for a few seconds, and then landed on the back of Stinky’s round head.
Not long after, she suddenly said to Bai Wutong, “I’ll bring you guys to break out of the encirclement. Give us half of the food.”
Since Qing Feng dared to speak like this, she must have confidence in succeeding. Bai Wutong immediately nodded. “Alright!”
She would give half of the food and make do with the rest. On the way, she would find some other food. It should be enough.
Moreover, to be able to save so many lives, half of the food was very worth it.
Lin Yue even suspected that there was something wrong with his ears. Qing Feng was actually helping them! The first thing that appeared on his mind was that Qing Feng had ulterior motives. He hurriedly said to Bai Wutong, “Madam, the commander of the Dark Guards Team is sinister and cunning. He can’t be trusted.”
Bai Wutong shook her head. “You think there’s a better way than to trust her?”
Lin Yue was speechless and could only watch as Qing Feng’s men rushed into their team.
With the members of the Dark Guards Team joining in, the entire team seemed to have been reinforced with a protective shield. Even with so many soldiers, they were unable to chop off a single head. Instead, they suffered countless casualties.
When Wang Qiong saw this scene in the distance, he gritted his teeth in hatred. With a dark expression, he instructed his subordinates, “Archers, get ready! Shoot them all, don’t leave a single one alive!”
“Yes!”
When the archers arrived, another Dark Guards member who had followed Qing Feng’s instructions to head towards the Beiyun City’s gunpowder warehouse had also returned.
At the same time, Bai Wutong also saw what the series of things in their hands were.
If she was right, this was an explosive from the ancient times!
The explosives were much less powerful than Bai Wutong’s Power Bomb, and the range was not as large.
This way, they could avoid harming the commoners as much as possible and directly attack the soldiers.
After giving the instructions, the members of the Dark Guards Team immediately distributed the explosives.
Qing Feng lit the explosive cord of an explosive pack and threw it with a whoosh.
With a loud bang, a large group of soldiers was bombed to pieces.
Immediately after, countless explosives fell among the soldiers like a rain of flowers.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The series of explosions felt like a level-ten earthquake.
Wang Qiong’s archers had no time to prepare and were bombed away.
More soldiers were frightened by the damage caused by the explosives and kept retreating.
Wang Qiong took out his sword and pointed at them as he cursed, “Coward, I’ll kill whoever dares to take another step back!”
The soldiers stopped in their tracks. He pointed his sword at his subordinates again. “Idiot! What are you waiting for! Go to the gunpowder warehouse and get the explosives. Blast them back!”
His words were followed by another earth-shattering explosion.
Wang Qiong felt that the Beiyun City was about to be torn apart.
The next second, he heard his subordinate say in a panic, “Inspector! The… the gunpowder warehouse… has exploded…”