Chapter 1947 - 1885: Slaughtering the Royal Family
Chapter 1947: Chapter 1885: Slaughtering the Royal Family
Crackling sounds, a loud bang, the Treasure Basin exploded entirely, fragments scattering everywhere, and a wisp of firecracker smoke with an indescribable scent spread out.
It turned out that there were actually some firecrackers hidden at the bottom of the Treasure Basin, or perhaps the Treasure Basin had been smeared with some flammable phosphorus. As soon as the fire caught it, it exploded like oil meeting flames.
The sudden change left everyone in the main hall stunned.
As the Grey Shadow, who initially kicked the scriptures from Emperor Yan’s hands, gave a loud shout, Eunuch Lu reacted immediately, shouting "Protect the emperor," and the guards surrounded Emperor Yan.
Emperor Yan inhaled the firecracker smoke deeply, his abdomen suddenly stirred, and he spat out a mouthful of hot blood, collapsing weakly.
"Your Majesty." Eunuch Lu shouted sharply: "Protect the emperor, protect the emperor."
Just then, there were more loud bangs, coming sequentially from underground, shaking the entire main hall, causing the beams from the roof to fall.
Inside the hall, people screamed and ran wildly outside.
"Kill!"
The monk who handed the scriptures to Emperor Yan raised his gray robe and drew a long sword from his thigh, rushing towards Emperor Yan.
At the monk’s shout to kill, several other monks inside the hall also drew their weapons, heading straight for the imperial sons.
"Escort His Majesty out."
Someone lifted the limp Emperor Yan and swiftly carried him out of the hall.
"Father, help, save me..."
Thud!
The Eldest Imperial Son’s throat was slashed by a long sword, and blood splattered onto the merciful statue above, whose eyes gazed softly at the massacre.
"Run quickly! The main hall is about to collapse."
Loud noises continued, causing the main hall to totter, and several small gilded Buddhas rolled off the platform.
Everyone was in a chaotic scramble, crying out for parents, crawling and rushing out, but not faster than the butcher’s knife behind them.
Down the mountain outside the hall, the common people were still celebrating, unaware of the impending danger.
Suddenly, a loud noise came, silencing everyone as they saw a large plume of dust rising from where the main hall was, and someone covered in blood crawled out, prompting an unknown voice to scream.
"Run, the main hall is collapsing!"
At this shout, the people were frightened and terrified, screaming as they ran back down the mountain path.
Wufu’s ears were buzzing from the explosion, and seeing the crowd running frantically downhill, a chill ran through her heart.
Sure enough, someone fell, and others trampled over him without any care, one after another...
Children screamed in panic, women cried out searching for their children.
"Don’t panic, run towards the woods, leave from the woods." Wufu yelled loudly.
The crowd was too large, and if everyone squeezed together like this to run, it was easy for trampling incidents to occur.
Some people heard Wufu and ran towards the woods on either side.
Wufu then leapt onto a tall tree, using her barely noticeable inner strength to loudly direct the crowd’s departure: "Don’t rush, don’t panic."
Mo Lan and Xiao Qi witnessed this and followed suit, guiding people to less crowded directions, preventing them from all squeezing into one place, which not only could cause accidents but also slowed progress.
Seeing people heed her words, Wufu looked towards the main hall, seeing officials and others running out, with pursuers behind them.
She saw with her own eyes a vicious-looking monk raising a hammer to smash the Second Imperial Son’s head, watching him collapse weakly as an external beam fell...
Not good, the attackers are targeting the royal family!
Wufu didn’t think too much and dashed towards them.