Chapter 330: One Blade Kills Flower Mama!

In the hall, startled cries and sharp intakes of breath rang out.

Nan Gongdi and Wu De, among others, failed to recognize Li Qingluo disguised as a turtle slave at first, thinking only that this young lord was remarkably solitary and brave.

However, Li Qingluo did not know any lightness technique.

So she charged out, relying solely on sheer determination.

Fortunately, she managed to grab the already blood-soaked Que'er in one arm, and with her other hand seized the rope atop Que'er's head.

Li Qingluo raised her big knife and immediately cut the rope; she and Que'er fell straight down—

Flower Mama cried out in surprise, being dragged aside by the steward.

Li Qingluo rolled to the ground holding Que'er, and upon landing she tried her best to cushion herself underneath.

Que'er anxiously cried while shaking her head; Li Qingluo immediately realized: she could not speak either!

The anger in her heart surged forth instantly; she grabbed her big knife and lunged at Flower Mama.

Flower Mama cried out: 'Protect me, protect me—someone!!'

The thugs who had run upstairs, knives in hand, now jumped down one after another, each a fierce demon, rushing to kill Li Qingluo.

Li Qingluo's arm still had a torn curtain hanging.

She pulled down the curtain and flung it to the left, blocking the incoming blades.

And she continued to slash at Flower Mama.

The steward also had some skill, grabbing a weapon and facing off against Li Qingluo.

In her fury, Li Qingluo's martial power exploded; in a few moves she seized the person, and as the Spring Banquet Hall thugs lunged, she shoved that person straight into the blades.

A 'puchi—' sound.

The steward died with his eyes open.

And the patrons and flower girls who saw the killing scene again were now completely terrified out of their wits.

Instantly the whole hall descended into chaos: screams, confused fleeing, pushing and shoving, angry curses—

And the fire grew larger, spreading upward to the second floor.

At this moment, in a heavily guarded courtyard behind the Spring Banquet Hall's garden.

Princess Qin Yu had just dismissed Qin Ling when her subordinate hurriedly reported: 'Your Highness, it's terrible—there's a fire in the hall, and moreover, a little turtle slave jumped out to rescue that Li family maid!'

Princess Qin Yu immediately perked up: 'Stupid! This turtle slave must be Li Qingluo!'

'Indeed, my guess was correct—she is a kind-hearted fool, and she will surely return to rescue those two servants of hers.'

The maidservants, hearing this, slightly lowered their heads.

Isn't this being deeply emotional and righteous?

Princess Qin Yu also immediately realized she had misspoken.

She immediately corrected herself: 'Of course, if I were to meet you, I would also act foolishly.'

Only then did the maidservants' faces show a smile.

'Your Highness, you are wise and foresighted; you will surely not let us fall into danger. Even if we did, we would gladly sacrifice ourselves rather than become a burden to you.'

Princess Qin Yu nodded satisfied at their loyalty.

'I know your kindness, but dealing with her—a brainless country girl—originally required no effort at all.'

'Go, have Flower Mama and the others focus on putting out the fire first. As for Li Qingluo, you two personally go capture her and bring her back to me!'

'How dare she harbor the intention to escape; today I will surely make her regret it beyond remedy!'

Princess Qin Yu slammed the table heavily; deep down, she already felt certain of capturing Li Qingluo.

Spring Banquet Hall's main hall.

Smoke and mist were growing ever thicker.

The staff of the Spring Banquet Hall had to divert most of their numbers to fight the fire.

Moreover, they had sent people beating gongs and drums to report to the authorities, requesting a fire brigade.

Otherwise, the entire Spring Banquet Hall might not be saved today!

Li Qingluo didn't care about any of that.

She wanted those in charge of the Spring Banquet Hall to all die—

She swung her knife at Flower Mama again, but Flower Mama was already surrounded by four thugs.

Facing four against one, Li Qingluo instantly found it very strenuous.

She gritted her teeth and braced the big knife, yet could not attend to the several assailants lunging from the right.

However, at that moment a sword thrust from the middle, cleanly separating those who had nearly pierced Li Qingluo.

This person was none other than the Young Master Zong, who had originally been imprisoned.

Although he wore a mask, Li Qingluo recognized him at a glance.

She was startled, not understanding why this person would suddenly jump out to help her.

But Li Qingluo had no time to ponder further; she caught her breath, then continued using the techniques her master taught her, turning the few before her from defense to offense, pressing relentlessly until she finally knocked them all to the ground, overturned.

Nan Gongdi, who had been watching the excitement from a crack, instantly widened his eyes.

'Luo'er?'

Nan Gongdi, overjoyed yet filled with astonishment and worry, lunged forward: 'Luo'er—could it be you?'

Nan Gongdi let out a loud shout; hearing it, Li Qingluo turned her head.

The person behind seized the moment to thrust a sword; Nan Gongdi drew his blade and shot forward—splitting that sword.

'Luo'er!'

Nan Gongdi happily rushed over and grabbed Li Qingluo in one grasp.

'The master has been searching for you with great hardship!'

"Master just knew, Luo'er has great fortune and great destiny, nothing will happen to her."

"Luo'er, what's wrong?"

"Nan Gongdi finally realized that Li Qingluo was merely staring at him, opening her mouth but not speaking."

"Nan Gongdi's heart sank heavily."

"Li Qingluo couldn't explain to him at this moment, so she hastily pointed with an anxious expression at Que'er, still lying on the ground, and at Deng Mama, who had suffered grave injuries, been kicked into a corner, and now couldn't even crawl."

"Nan Gongdi's expression shifted, and he finally reacted: 'Are they the ones?'"

"Li Qingluo nodded through tears."

"She gestured with her hands: 'Master, please save them first!'"

"Nan Gongdi didn't understand sign language, but he still patted Li Qingluo's head and hurriedly said, 'Master knows what you mean.'"

"Luo'er, just do what you want to do!"

"With Master behind you, go!"

"Li Qingluo nodded heavily at Nan Gongdi with reddened eyes."

"She never expected to reunite with Master here."

"But now is certainly not the time for catching up."

"She brandished her knife, looking toward Hua Mama, who had already hidden in the crowd."

"Li Qingluo sprinted forward, for her aura was fierce, and people behind and at her sides quickly cleared a path for her."

"Thus she quickly reached Hua Mama's side."

"You, you... what do you intend to do?"

"Stop her, quickly stop her——!"

"However, Li Qingluo grabbed her in one swift motion and pulled her over."

"At that moment, two masked servant girls burst out of the fire."

"Stop!"

"Li Qingluo, what do you intend to do?"

"Killing people—you should know what fate awaits you for taking a life!"

"Don't act foolishly."

"Our master is willing to give you another chance to reform, but don't reject this kindness!"

"You should know your status and your worth; if you provoke the master's wrath, you might only bear a ten-thousandth of it——"

"Li Qingluo gave a silent cold smile and thrust a knife into Hua Mama's belly."

"Hua Mama let out a miserable scream, then Li Qingluo shoved her straight into the raging fire."

"Li Qingluo then turned her head toward the two servant girls, brandishing her knife and charging at them."

"Nan Gongdi had already cleared a space; seeing the fire grow larger, he hurriedly turned to rescue Que'er and Deng Mama."

"Young Master Zong then drew his sword and rushed over, sparring with Li Qingluo against the two highly skilled servant girls."

"After a few exchanges, the two servant girls were greatly startled!"

"Although Li Qingluo's martial arts were still inferior to theirs, she was far from the mere embroidered pillow she pretended to be before Your Highness!"

"The servant girl flew into a rage: 'Li Qingluo! You dare deceive the master! You're courting death!'"

"Faced with threats and anger, Li Qingluo felt no fear at all."

"Even her fury surpassed theirs, surpassed the firelight, greater and more intense!"

"However, before they could exchange a few more moves, thick smoke had already completely filled the hall of the Spring Banquet Building."

"Li Qingluo saw that Que'er and Deng Mama were no longer here, and hastily turned and ran toward the rear courtyard."

"She now had no desire whatsoever to escape the Spring Banquet Building."

"Escape?"

"If she fled, she would never again have today's chance to avenge the great grudge of her master and the three servants being bullied like dogs!"

"The two servant girls and Young Master Zong followed her silhouette and gave chase."

"By now, the people in the hall had mostly dispersed; only on the second and third floors did a few men and women, still disheveled, emerge from their rooms to investigate the situation."

"However, the flames had already engulfed the entrance."

"There was simply no way to escape."

"Many returned to their rooms, and to survive, had no choice but to jump out the windows."

"Although they were pointed at and gossiped about, at least they could still survive."

"At this moment, outside the Spring Banquet Building."

"Not only had the firefighting crew arrived."

"The troops of the Prince Su's mansion had also arrived."

"Prince Su dismounted from his tall horse, and Zhui Yu and the others quickly followed closely behind."

"A young nobleman reeking of alcohol, his eyes swollen, swayed as he clutched his head: 'Prince Su, Your Highness, that Eunuch Wu is the subordinate we've been looking for here.'"

"He had the subordinate deliver a message: 'Your Highness, the person dear to your heart is inside this Spring Banquet Building; please hurry here at once——'"

"But he himself never came out——"

"Ugh——"

"Because riding the horse was too intense, this person finally turned his head and vomited."

"Yet when he lifted his head again, where were the traces of Prince Su and the three chief guards?"

"This person couldn't help but feel moved, tears welling in his eyes."

"Who says Prince Su, Your Highness, is a merciless, heartless Yama killing god? Clearly he is such a loyal and righteous master!"

Even a eunuch would risk his life, sob sob sob, it's so moving……

Eh? Who could be the person in the Prince's heart that Eunuch Wu mentioned……?

A passerby nearby said: "Hey, what nonsense are you spouting? They've gone around to that alley over there!"

……

Duan Rongshi leapt into the backyard of the Spring Banquet Tower.

Several black shadows keeping watch in the dark lunged toward the walltop.

Po Feng and Zhui Yu, "swish swish swish", drew their swords and went up to meet them, while Leng Dian, together with Duan Rongshi, headed straight into the Spring Banquet Tower without looking back.

The fire in the entire Spring Banquet Tower had become completely uncontrollable.

Moreover, the fire had already spread to the backyard, even to the garden side.

Looking on, the Spring Banquet Tower that once shook all of DaLiang, longed for by countless romantic souls, filled with music and bustling guests, today seems destined to be utterly destroyed.

And all of this, naturally, is the handiwork of Li Qingluo and Eunuch Wu.

Li Qingluo entangled as many people as she could on her side, while Eunuch Wu entrusted a noble scion to report to Prince Su's mansion, then secretly pushed over all the lamp stands that could be pushed, and repeatedly ignited any flammable object in the corners with the flames.

Leng Dian watched as the entire Spring Banquet Tower turned completely into a sea of fire, and couldn't help but feel anxious and worried: "Your Highness, Miss and Eunuch Wu, will they be alright?"

"If they haven't left this Spring Banquet Tower yet, I don't know where they could be now."

The main hall was already a raging blaze, completely impossible for anyone to enter.

The garden was also filled everywhere with choking smoke, utterly unsuitable for lingering.

Duan Rongshi looked ahead, knowing there was a hiding place of Qin Yu there.

"Go!"

He lifted his foot and, without hesitation, hurriedly quick-stepped toward that side……