readsfreenovel Chapter 300
Chapter 300
"Fire! Everyone run!!"
In an instant, the entire inn was in an uproar. Everyone rushed out, tables and chairs were scattered and overturned, plates and teacups were smashed to pieces, and shards flew everywhere, but no one cared as they scrambled towards the gate.
Nalan Jingwen looked up instantly. Behind her, flames soared into the sky, accompanied by bursts of explosions. The red light turned the backyard dark red, and thick smoke billowed in. Her expression hardened, but when she saw Aman's astonished expression, she didn't think twice. She grabbed Aman by the collar, channeled her inner energy into her palm, and threw her out of the inn. She then flew upstairs herself.
"Miss, where are you?!"
Xiao Congyu's panicked voice rang out, and Nalan Jingwen shouted loudly at the servants, "Take her out!"
Xiao Congyu has no martial arts skills; staying here will only be a hindrance.
Without a second thought, Nalan Jing headed toward Anian's room. The door opened, and two servants brought out Anian, who was clearly terrified. His face was almost transparent, his whole body was trembling, and his eyes were staring blankly ahead, unfocused.
Nalan Jingwen strode forward, tore off his coat and threw it into the basin of water in the room, soaking half of the coat. He covered A Nian's head with the dry half and covered his mouth and nose with the wet half. Then he picked him up and ran outside.
Her attendants escorted her, but halfway there, another huge explosion rang out behind them. Nalan Jingwen instinctively covered A Nian's ears and held her head in his arms.
Immediately afterward, a crossbeam fell and crashed heavily to the ground. The fire spread with lightning speed, sparks flew everywhere, and a wave of heat swept over them like a tidal wave. Wood chips and debris flew everywhere, and the air was filled with a suffocating smell. The flames licked at their skin, burning painfully. The towering flames completely engulfed them, surrounding them in the middle.
The two servants, separated from the flames by the horizontal beam, looked at Nalan Jingwen inside the fire curtain with some panic. They instinctively wanted to turn back, but the fire was too intense to pass through. "Miss!!"
Nalan Jingwen's face was grim, his eyes dark and deep. He glanced at the flames around him that seemed to be consuming people, and then held the person in his arms even tighter.
The servants braced themselves and tried to come over, but in the next instant, another roof beam crashed down, completely blocking their way.
Nalan Jing looked at them and said in a deep voice, "You go first!!"
They would only lose their lives if they stayed here. She has Xuan power protecting her, so she will be fine for the time being.
"But Miss..."
"Walk!!"
They had no choice but to obey Nalan Jingwen's orders and go out to find help to rescue people.
Seeing them leave, Nalan Jing quickly scanned her surroundings, looking for a way to escape. She could easily get away on her own, but not Anian in her arms. If she was not careful, the fire would engulf them.
Soon, she saw a gap in the fire, where the flames were smaller and she could get through if she was careful. However, the dilapidated inn was already teetering on the verge of collapse and extremely unstable. Just as she reached the gap, a piece of wood that had been broken off by the fire above her head came loose and fell, almost hitting her on the head. Fortunately, she reacted in time and avoided it.
This time, their escape route was cut off, completely trapping the two of them inside.
Outside, there was a chaotic cacophony of voices, faintly audible were Xiao Congyu's urgent shouts, as if he were calling her. But the fire was too intense to make out clearly. Waves of heat spread through the air, and the world before her eyes began to distort and ripple, as if she had entered another new world.
He dodged another falling piece of wood, and a hand gently tugged at his collar, a faint sound coming from his chest.
"elder sister……"
Nalan Jingwen lifted the shirt over his head, revealing his somewhat vacant eyes. He was weak and gently grabbed Nalan Jingwen's collar, looking up at her.
"Sister, you can go now, don't worry about me..."
His voice was weak and intermittent; he was coughing from the smoke, tears welled in his eyes, and his body was trembling uncontrollably, but it was clear that he was trying his best to suppress his emotions.
He trembles when he's frightened, and he can't breathe, making him very susceptible to suffocation. But now the air is full of thick smoke, and he has completely lost the chance to breathe. If this continues, he will die.
Nalan Jingwen covered his mouth and nose with a damp cloth, his eyes fixed on the front, but he tightened his arms around him, holding him tightly in his embrace. His voice was cold and deep, yet exceptionally firm.
"I will take you out."
The roof beams overhead creaked as another massive wave of fire surged toward them, nearly as tall as two people.
Nalan Jingwen nimbly dodged and went to a corner.
The pale face of the person in his arms was flushed red by the firelight. He gripped her collar tightly with both hands. Although he could barely open his eyes because of the smoke, he still stubbornly stared at Nalan Jingwen. Tears kept sliding down his cheeks and hitting the ground, only to be quickly dried by the fire, leaving almost no trace.
"elder sister……"
"you go……"
"I'm not worthy..."
"I'll be a burden to you..."
Nalan Jingwen finally lowered his head, but instead pressed his head into his arms to prevent him from being burned by the fire.
"I've said it before, you've never been a problem for us."
She will definitely succeed in saving the people she wants to save!
He heard the sound of a vibrating chest, each word clear and powerful, which brought tears to his eyes.
She looked at the fire in front of her. If she didn't get out soon, the place would be completely engulfed by the fire and turned into ruins. But now the whole area was surrounded by fire, and even the place where she was would soon be engulfed. So she had no choice but to force her way out of the fire!
That's too late!
She secretly gathered power in her palm, and a huge palm wind swept across the towering flames, instantly extinguishing the fire. In that instant, Nalan Jingwen leaped up with the person in her arms, but in that very moment, a huge log fell from the sky. If she dodged it, she would lose this only chance to escape, so she didn't even think about dodging. She hugged the person in her arms tighter and shielded her with her body. The log slammed heavily onto her back, burning her back.
"elder sister!!"
Nalan Jingwen let out a muffled groan, his figure momentarily frozen, but without stopping, he passed through the flames. The flames that had just been swept away by the palm wind surged even higher after a brief moment of decline, and the log fell to the ground and was engulfed by the flames.
A trembling, tearful voice came through, filled with panic. The person in her arms was crying, holding her tightly, and she cried as she tried to check the injuries on her back.
"Sister, does it hurt?"
He choked up, tears streaming down his face.
How could she not feel pain when such a heavy log fell on her?
If it weren't for him, my sister wouldn't have gotten hurt...
It's all because of him; he's a burden!
"Don't worry about me, sister, I wasn't going to live much longer anyway..."
"Leave me alone..."
This was the first time he had cried so bitterly in front of Nalan Jingwen. Before, even when he was in great pain, he had never shed a tear. He would always put on a soft smile and say that he was fine and it was okay.
But when he saw Nalan Jingwen injured for his sake, he cried so miserably, sobbing uncontrollably, that it broke his heart.
Nalan Jingwen remained unmoved, as if the attack she had just received was utterly insignificant to her.
"Don't be afraid, I'll take you out."