ancient criminal minds

Lu Zheng was woken up roughly by Niu Da. He was choked by thick smoke as soon as he woke up. The window paper was reflected orange red by the fire outside, and Lu Zheng woke up immediately.

Niu Da covered his mouth and nose, and said loudly: "My lord, the post house is flooded! Let's escape quickly!"

Lu Zheng didn't care about his aching legs, he covered his mouth and nose like Niu Da, and walked out with his waist bent.

The whole yard was surrounded by flames, Lu Zheng couldn't help but rejoice, if it wasn't for Niu Da sleeping at his door, I'm afraid he would be burned alive in this fire.

This post house is a courtyard with three entrances. After entering the gate, the first is the post building. After passing through a courtyard, you can enter the accommodation. Lu Zheng lives on the outside, and you only need to pass through the post building to escape from the gate. go.However, when the two ran out of the yard, they saw that the wooden post building was already crumbling in the flames, and only the sound of the fire burning could be heard in their ears.

With sharp eyesight, Lu Zheng pulled Niu Da quickly, a piece of burning wood rubbed Niu Da's body and fell to the ground, some sparks even splashed on Niu Da's body.Niu Da extinguished the sparks while jumping, but the road ahead of the two of them was already blocked by this log. If they went back to the backyard, not only would the distance be longer, but they would not be able to survive the fire at all. so long.

Lu Zheng only felt a burning pain in his face, and his hair was even a little curly due to the high temperature.

Niu Da squinted his eyes due to the smoke, and said to Lu Zheng: "My lord, I'm afraid it will be too late for us to go back at this time, ahem... why don't you fight!"

Under such circumstances, Lu Zheng had no other options. Who would have thought that as soon as the two of them took a step, they saw that the post building was already overwhelmed. It collapsed in the flames, completely blocking the way forward.

The two returned to the courtyard where they lived.At this time, the room where Lu Zheng lived had turned into a fire place. Fortunately, the yard was paved with bluestone slabs, and they could still stay there, but the fire was getting bigger and bigger, and the wooden door between the two yards had been burned. There is no way to run out of this yard.

Niu Da panted and said, "Go...go...the corridor..."

The two of them could only go around through the corridor outside the courtyard, but in the fire, the corridor was full of dangers.Fortunately, they arrived at the courtyard next door without any danger. This courtyard is a low-class residence, and there is a large bunk room between it and the adjacent courtyard. Fortunately, compared with the door of the courtyard, this door is obviously much weaker.

Niu Da kicked open the door of the shop, and there was a burst of thick smoke inside. Niu Da didn't mind, but the soot was directly in his eyes.

Niu Da screamed, and tears flowed down his face. There was no way to see this situation, so he could only cover it with his hands.Lu Zheng helped him, kicking another door imitated, but after rushing over, he didn't know how to go, and in the thick smoke, he couldn't tell the direction at all.

Enduring the pain, Lu Zheng panted and asked Niu Da: "How to get there?!"

Niu Da gritted his teeth and replied: "Towards...towards the front, there is a locust tree, and the door is next to it..."

Lu Zheng helped him stumble forward, but at this moment, the fire was already very large, coupled with the dry weather in northern Xinjiang and the wind that did not know when it blew, the fire and the wind turned the night sky into red.

It's just that this courtyard has not been cleaned frequently, and leaves have already fallen on the ground, and the firelight has reflected the scenery into a distorted appearance.

Lu Zheng was panting in despair. All he could see was fire, and he couldn't see where the way out was. In the scorching heat, he felt the water in his body being evaporated quickly, and he could even smell the fire. The burnt aroma of the flesh.

But at this moment, a figure in a quilt rushed in, it was Zhang Lin.Zhang Lin lived in the backyard, so he was the first to discover the fire, but instead of running for his life, he soaked a quilt and put it on himself before rushing back to the scene of the fire.

Seeing Lu Zheng and Niu Da, Zhang Lin quickly shouted: "Come here!"

Lu Zheng was like a traveler who was dying of thirst and suddenly saw an oasis. Regardless of fatigue and pain, he dragged Niu Da towards Zhang Lin. Seeing that they were struggling, Zhang Lin hurried over to help them. The man led Niu Da and ran towards the backyard wearing a quilt.

With Zhang Lin leading the way, and with wet quilts to block the fire, the speed of the few people increased a lot. After passing through the backyard, in front of them was the door that Zhang Lin had already opened, and the hope of life was ahead. Can't help but quicken the pace a little.

Lu Zheng didn't react because of Zhang Lin's sudden speed up, he staggered for a while, but just fell on a stone slab, the stone slab had been scalded by the high temperature, and Lu Zheng's hands immediately had several blisters.Zhang Lin stopped quickly, ignoring the slipped quilt, and stretched out a hand to pull Lu Zheng.

Lu Zheng was already exhausted, and wanted to hold Zhang Lin's hand, but suddenly his pupils shrank, and he said sharply, "Get out of here!"

It turned out that there was a stable next to them. When the horse broke free from the rein, it pulled the crumbling stable down, and the burning roof of the stable hit Zhang Lin's head.

Although Zhang Lin heard Lu Zheng's warning, it was already too late. His last move was to push Niu Da to Lu Zheng's side, and the roof of the barn smashed hard on Zhang Lin's back with inertia. Let out a scream.Lu Zheng didn't care about other things, and hurriedly pulled him out, but he didn't expect that at this moment, the frightened horse raised its hoof, stepped heavily on Zhang Lin, and ran out on Zhang Lin's back.

Lu Zheng was forced to take a step back by this accident, and when he scrambled back to Zhang Lin's side, Zhang Lin had only his last breath.

Lu Zheng was already in a state of disorientation, he even used his hands to lift the roof of the stable, only to react after being burned by the fire, slapped himself hard, and gasped for breath: "Brother Zhang, I'm here to save you... …Do not worry……"

He tried his best to pull Zhang Lin's hand, but he couldn't pull him at all.

Zhang Lin knew that the deadline was over, so he said intermittently: "Hurry up...run away...don't...don't...don't mind..."

But Niu Da, who was staying where he was, seemed to feel something, and shouted: "Yi Cheng! What's wrong with you?"

Lu Zheng's eyes turned red immediately, and his teeth were gritted by himself. He turned around suddenly, picked up Niu Da, and ran out under the quilt. He knew that they were the only ones who escaped. Going is the result Zhang Lin most wants to see.

Zhang Lin looked at their backs with scattered eyes, and raised the corner of his mouth with difficulty. His eyes had begun to blur, and the severe pain all over his body gradually disappeared. He only felt that his body was getting lighter and lighter. At the end of closing his eyes For a moment, he thought to himself: The small wooden boat that he promised to buy for the little girl has not yet been brought out...it's a pity...

Lu Zheng helped Niu Da to escape from the fire. At this moment, he was already in a state of embarrassment, without shoes, his shirt was covered in black soot, and his exposed skin had several blisters from the fire. .

Niu Da covered his eyes and was flustered: "Young Master! How is my Yicheng? What about others?"

Lu Zheng had a sore nose, but held back his tears, he helped Niu Da up, and said in a hoarse voice: "Go to the official road first..."

Niu Da threw him away, groped and ran forward: "Is our Yi Cheng injured? Yi Cheng! Yi Cheng! Where are you! You answer me! You answer me!"

Tears welled up in Lu Zheng's eyes, he didn't know where the strength came from, he strode over, slapped Niu Da hard on the face, and said sharply: "At this time, we need to call for firefighters! You have the strength to save it for a while. Shout!" After saying that, he helped Niu Da up and walked towards the official road step by step.

But at this time, the fire in the post house finally attracted the attention of others. There were voices of people and dogs barking in the nearby houses, and several strong men came towards the post house with water.

Lu Zheng was walking forward entirely with perseverance. Just when his strength was exhausted and the soles of his feet gave way, a pair of hands firmly supported him. He raised his head and saw simple faces.

Before fainting, Lu Zheng said in a flustered voice: "Save people...in the fire...there...someone..."

At the same time, Juan Yu in Guning County's face suddenly changed after seeing the message from Ye Xiao. He quickly took the medicine, turned it out from the window of the inn, and then rushed all the way to the gate of the city, where I don't know when a team of knights appeared.

Juan Yu didn't care about other things, and quickly knelt down in front of the leader: "I didn't know that His Highness came personally, this subordinate is guilty."

The one riding on the horse was Rong Zhen who had just recovered from a serious injury. His face was pale, and his lips were bloodless, but the aura on his body was not weakened by his weakness. When he saw Curly Feather, he frowned and said sharply : "Didn't Qingluan ask you to stay by Lu Zheng's side?"

Juan Yu didn't dare to defend himself, so he could only bow his head and say, "This subordinate is guilty."

At this time, the local county lieutenant ran over in disheveled clothes, and when he saw Rong Zhen, he immediately knelt down in panic: "Your Majesty has seen His Royal Highness the King of Chu."

Qingluan quickly handed the token to the county lieutenant: "His Royal Highness the King of Chu has urgent matters, please open the city gate quickly."

The county lieutenant quickly nodded and bowed: "Naturally...naturally." Then he turned around and scolded the city gate officer who had devoted himself to his duty, "I'm blind, even His Royal Highness the King of Chu dares to stop you, why don't you hurry up!"

Rong Zhen frowned slightly, and when he passed the county lieutenant, he said lightly: "The city gates are closed at the beginning of Xushi, which is stipulated by the law. There is nothing wrong with their dedication to their duties. It is the king who broke the rules."

The county lieutenant was suddenly terrified: "His... Your Highness..."

Rong Zhen nodded again to the city gate officer: "Excuse me."

After all, regardless of the county lieutenant's eyes as if he saw a ghost, he threw off the rein and headed towards the post house.