Chapter 85: Making a Feint to the East
“Shh!”
“Someone is coming!”
Li Xuanyue turned her head sharply toward the entrance of the secret chamber. Before Xiao Han could react, she flashed into a concealed corner, hiding herself in the shadows.
The person who entered moved with extreme caution, acting as though it was his first time in this place.
He looked left, touched right, and finally, his gaze landed on Xiao Han, who was bound to the wooden rack.
“So, you really were locked up here!”
Judging by the man’s tone, it seemed he had also come to rescue him.
There was a profound underlying meaning to his words.
When Xiao Han saw the newcomer, his eyes widened in shock. “Attendant… Attendant Lang!”
Lang Hua gave a bright, charming smile and nodded. “Looks like you haven’t been locked up until you turned stupid.”
“Well? Do you want to leave this place with this Young Master?”
His tone carried an indescribable smugness.
It was as if he were saying: Look how capable this Young Master is. I even found a place this well-hidden within the Phoenix Clan. And I can rescue you, too—shouldn’t you be incredibly happy?
“How did Attendant Lang discover this place?”
Just as Lang Hua was about to wave his sleeve and use his magic to untie the ropes on Xiao Han’s body, Li Xuanyue, who had been observing everything from the shadows, suddenly stepped out.
“Princess!”
Lang Hua’s pupils constricted. His voice was deep and filled with astonishment.
He certainly hadn’t expected Li Xuanyue to be inside the secret chamber as well.
He hurriedly took a step back and raised his hands in a formal greeting to Li Xuanyue.
Fortunately, the person who walked out was Li Xuanyue. If it had been anyone else, he feared he wouldn’t have been able to avoid a vicious battle.
Thinking of this, a chill ran down his spine.
“Where have you been during the two days you were missing?”
Li Xuanyue looked at his leisurely appearance; he didn’t look like someone who had been kidnapped at all.
On the contrary, it looked like he had gone on a spring outing.
His entire being radiated a sense of comfort and laziness, typical of someone who had just finished playing around.
Lang Hua’s eyes flickered slightly; he obviously didn’t want to answer this question right now.
“Princess, this place isn’t very safe at the moment.”
He hesitated for a few seconds, attempting to change the subject. “Once we rescue Guard Xiao and get out, we can sit down and discuss it in detail, alright?”
Li Xuanyue would find out about his disappearance sooner or later.
It was only a matter of time.
Lang Hua didn’t intend to hide anything from her.
But right now, this truly wasn’t a good place to talk.
If they delayed too long and were discovered by the enemy, what then?
By then, not to mention Xiao Han, even the two of them might perish here.
Li Xuanyue was clearly aware of this as well.
Therefore, when Lang Hua made the suggestion, she did not refuse.
After the two of them worked together to rescue Xiao Han from the secret chamber, they saw flames soaring into the sky not far outside.
“What is happening?”
Li Xuanyue turned her gaze toward Lang Hua.
Intuition told her that this matter was definitely related to him.
Lang Hua smiled guiltily. “Well, to divert everyone’s attention, this Young Master set a fire on the perimeter of Chaoren Hall before coming here!”
Now, the great fire was burning brightly, illuminating the entire sky of the Phoenix Clan as if it were daylight.
Even Li Feng and Hua Shan had rushed over with their people.
Naturally, no one would pay attention to them anymore.
It had to be said—Lang Hua’s tactic of making a feint to the east while attacking the west was executed quite well.
Now, everyone’s attention was drawn to the fire at Chaoren Hall.
Even if they walked Xiao Han back to Fenghe Hall openly and boldly, no one would notice.
However, for the sake of safety, Li Xuanyue didn’t act too ostentatiously.
Instead, they secretly avoided the crowds.
In contrast to their ease and pleasure, the scene at Chaoren Hall was far more wretched and frantic.
“Quick, quick! Hurry up and throw water on it!”
At this moment, the managing auntie of Chaoren Hall stood outside, constantly directing the maids and guards.
As for Jun Mo and Li Qinghe, they looked incredibly disheveled.
The two had been sleeping soundly in the hall, especially Jun Mo.
Ever since he became pregnant, he had become lethargic and didn’t have much energy to torture Li Qinghe.
Today he had rested early, while Li Qinghe had been by the bedside gently massaging his calves.
Unexpectedly, she had fallen asleep while massaging him.
When Jun Mo opened his eyes again, he heard a clamor of noise from outside and simultaneously saw flames raging at the rear of the hall. Without time to think, he immediately slapped Li Qinghe twice across the face.
Li Qinghe was instantly jolted awake by the slaps.
Before she had time to be angry, her gaze was immediately captured by the fire behind the hall.
Without a second thought, she quickly stood up, preparing to flee the hall with Jun Mo.
But unexpectedly, at that critical moment, someone had locked the hall doors from the outside.
If Jun Mo hadn’t reacted quickly and used his magic to blast the doors open, the two of them would have likely turned into a cooked snake and a charred phoenix in the sea of fire by now.
Currently, Chaoren Hall had been reduced to rubble under the devouring flames.
Even with the mobilization of guards and maids, they could not stop the entire hall from turning into ashes.
“What happened here?”
When Li Feng arrived with Hua Shan, Jun Mo and Li Qinghe were standing in the courtyard.
Illuminated by the firelight, their hair was messy and their clothes were in disarray; they possessed none of the dignity of a Prince or a Princess.
“Greetings, Imperial Mother. Greetings, Father Sovereign.”
The two bowed to Li Feng and Hua Shan simultaneously.
Hua Shan glanced at the intensity of the fire at Chaoren Hall, knowing deep down that this fire wouldn’t be extinguished anytime soon.
Thus, after one look, his gaze fell upon Jun Mo and Li Qinghe.
“Are you two injured?”
Hua Shan’s way of handling things was different from Li Feng’s.
His first concern wasn’t the cause of the fire, but whether the two had been harmed.
This gave them a slight sense of comfort in their hearts.
“Answering Father Sovereign, we are unharmed,” Li Qinghe spoke up, as Jun Mo couldn’t bring himself to say it.
Hua Shan’s gaze swept over Jun Mo. “As long as the belly is fine. Later, have the Imperial Physician examine both of your pulses.”
Tonight’s fire was indeed very strange.
No other place had been touched; only Chaoren Hall was burned until not even a beam remained.
Those who didn’t know better would think Li Qinghe had offended someone within the Phoenix Clan to warrant such retaliation.
Seeing them standing there like two defeated roosters, Li Feng didn’t have the heart to question them further.
It was late at night; one was a Prince, the other a Princess, and the Prince was pregnant. No matter how anxious Li Feng was, she didn’t want to cause a fuss this late.
“Someone come! Escort the Second Highness and his maids to Minghua Hall to rest.”
With Chaoren Hall burned down, they certainly couldn’t return there for a while.
Minghua Hall wasn’t far from Chaoren Hall, so arranging for them to stay there was appropriate.
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