Chapter 97 - 76, Explode again
On the dimly lit street, the Princely Heir and Bai Li were fleeing Red Garments Lane with heads bowed low, first running north, then veering west.
The two no longer maintained their calm and composure; their clothes had several tears, and their hair had become disheveled.
Panting heavily as they ran, they suddenly heard a loud explosion behind them, and immediately after, all of Luocheng City seemed to jolt awake as if alarmed, with every household’s guard dogs barking furiously.
Bai Li stopped, turning back with a worried expression, "What’s happening? What could have made such a noise?"
The Princely Heir pondered for a moment, "It sounds like someone used firearms... when I accompanied my father to watch the Divine Mechanism Camp practice with the gunpowder cannons, it was this kind of commotion."
"Gunpowder cannons?!" Bai Li was shocked and spun around, ready to head back toward Anxi Street.
The Princely Heir’s face turned pale as he hurriedly grabbed her arm, "Ancestor, where do you think you’re going? We’ve barely managed to escape!"
Bai Li turned back and replied urgently, "Could the gunpowder cannon be targeting the man who just saved us? That kind of firepower is enough to make the Grand Officials retreat; how could he withstand it?"
The Princely Heir too was conflicted, "Logically, the Divine Mechanism Camp is a hundred miles away; they would never enter Luocheng City unless it was a matter of utmost urgency. Moreover, even if the Divine Mechanism Camp did come, they wouldn’t dare to use gunpowder cannons within the city. I suspect it might not be the gunpowder cannons; perhaps it was something else... Should we go back to save him? That knight saved us; we can’t be so heartless."