Chapter 1507: Fire (1)
Yang Ruxin’s eyebrows still furrowed for a moment. Such a bloody situation made her somewhat uncomfortable, but she quickly calmed down. This was a good thing to deter Yuan Country’s army—their leader’s death would shake their morale.
Gu Qingheng grasped her hand.
"I’m fine, let’s go." Yang Ruxin smiled.
The soldiers guarding the south gate were in a pretty good mood. After all, once they finished their shift, they could enjoy their time with those women.
"Sir, something’s wrong..." Just then, a Yuan soldier came running, speaking in Yuan Country’s language, "The General Residence is on fire..."
The commanding officer of the guards widened his eyes in alarm: "Go put out the fire."
"We did, but many were choked by the smoke and collapsed. So, I came to seek reinforcement..." After Gu Qingheng finished speaking, he turned and ran back, "Hurry, sir, I still need to go rescue Lord Alatan."
The officer frowned, and at that moment, another person ran over to report that the General Residence was indeed on fire.
Only then did the officer believe it was true and hastily gathered some men to put out the fire, reasoning that with the gates secure, it wouldn’t be an issue to have a few men less.
However, those men had been gone a long time without returning.
The gate’s guard began to feel uneasy, quickly dispatching more people to check, but what he saw from afar was only thicker smoke rising from the direction of the General Residence. He even faintly heard the sound of buildings collapsing, causing his heart to skip a beat. He turned to his deputy, "Keep a close eye on the gate and make sure there are no issues. I need to go see what’s happening..."