The moonlight shrouded the bleak courtyard. Xu Xian was wearing thin clothes, but he didn't feel cold at all. He couldn't help but wonder.
Just as Xu Xian heaved a sigh of relief, he suddenly heard a loud noise. He did not notice Sun Wanqing and the others just now.
The winter night came a little early. Xu Xian calmed down and looked towards the direction of the faint voice. He saw a huge fire dragon baring its fangs and brandishing its claws in the southwest corner of the city.
Xu Xian's heart tightened. In less than a moment, the fire dragon became more and more reckless, crazily devouring the surrounding houses. The chaotic sound in Qiantang County resounded in the sky.
Not only did Xu Xian notice the abnormality, but even the surrounding people were awakened. The night, which should have been cold and quiet, was now in full swing.
Xu Xian suddenly thought of something bad. He ran out of the courtyard and happened to see Uncle Zhang and the others.
Ignoring any etiquette, Xu Xian frowned and grabbed Uncle Zhang, who was in a hurry. He said worriedly,""What happened?"
Uncle Zhang looked at Xu Xian with a strange expression and said anxiously,""Are you stupid from studying? Can't you see such a big fire? Hurry up and get something to put out the fire!"
Before Xu Xian could react, Uncle Zhang rushed out of the alley with the wooden bucket in his hand. Xu Xian then realized that the neighbors in the alley were all holding water containers and rushing southwest.
Xu Xian's heart trembled. He quickly followed the crowd and rushed to the bridge outside. He saw the civilians and officials in the city spontaneously heading to the southwest to put out the fire.
"Water! It's swimming!"
The watchman was beating the gongs and drums as he ran, and the commoners looked anxious. Xu Xian was both surprised and reasonable to see such a panicked scene.
Fire and water were merciless. Even in the modern society with advanced technology, the moment one heard of it, one's face would change.
The wooden houses, the complicated and crowded environment, these were the reasons why the fire was so terrifying.
"Xu Xian, why are you standing there? Come with me!”，A sudden voice sounded beside him.
Xu Xian scratched his head in embarrassment. He stared at Su Qiao and explained,""Oh, I forgot to bring a basin."
Su Qiao had a look of disbelief on her face, but she couldn't care less. She grabbed Xu Xian's sleeve and ran southwest. The two of them gradually disappeared into the crowd.
At first, it was Su Qiao who was dragging Xu Xian. However, more and more people gathered on the street, and the noise became more and more ear-piercing. The entire Qiantang County was filled with a chaotic atmosphere.
Many young men carried buckets of water and charged through the crowd. There were also many people who had escaped from the south of the city. All of them looked flustered and collided with the crowd.
Caught off guard, the commoners crowded at the street entrance. The young and middle-aged men who wanted to put out the fire behind them were eager to save them, and the people who were escaping used all their strength. There were even casualties under the trampling.
Su Qiao was originally rushing in front, but she was suddenly hit heavily on the shoulder. When she turned around, she found a black mass of heads in front of her, and Xu Xian's figure was nowhere to be seen.
The people who were putting out the fire kept pushing Su Qiao to the south, and the people who were escaping took advantage of her petite figure and squeezed towards her. Su Qiao could only try her best to stabilize her footsteps.
However, the chaos in the night was getting more and more terrifying. Xu Xian watched helplessly as Su Qiao disappeared into the crowd in front of him, and his muscles tensed up.
Under such circumstances, the petite Su Qiao was very likely to have an accident. In the future, it was not uncommon for people to be trampled and injured, which made Xu Xian anxious.
"Damn it!"
Xu Xian pushed away the burly man in front of him and squeezed forward desperately. However, the crowd was so strong that Xu Xian could not even breathe.
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Xu Xian panted heavily, his chest heaving up and down. There was even a rare sweat on his face, but his thin body still stubbornly ran forward.
The fire nearby was getting bigger and bigger, and the wooden houses that were connected to each other were engulfed in flames. The huge fire dragon did not dissipate because of the efforts of the people.
The shrill roars and cries of infants and the brazen fire dragons interweaved into a hellish scene.
At this moment, the flames had already spread to the center of the city. The heat wave in front of Su Qiao surged, and many people who fled at the sight of the wind swarmed into the streets.
Su Qiao, who was caught in the crowd, panted heavily. She could only wrap her arms around herself in vain to protect herself. The oxygen around her was getting lesser and lesser, and Su Qiao was already showing signs of dizziness.
Another huge force came from in front of her. Su Qiao staggered and fell to the ground. She could not stand up in time and could only watch the crowd in front of her squeeze towards her.
At this moment, the people running towards Su Qiao had long lost their rationality due to the fire. Feeling the heat wave behind them, they rushed towards the figure on the ground without caring about anything else.
Su Qiao's eyes revealed an unwilling expression under the firelight. She did not understand why she had to suffer such a punishment. She just wanted to be a good person.
The heavens always seemed to like to joke with her. Thinking of all the things that had happened to her over the years, Su Qiao, who had always been strong, suddenly had tears in her eyes. Perhaps ending everything here was her destiny!
Su Qiao seemed to have accepted her fate and reluctantly closed her eyes. The feeling of dizziness became stronger and stronger. She could even feel the strong wind coming from her body, as if it wanted to crush everything.
The gears of fate spun once again, but the expected pain did not come. There was even a hint of warmth. Su Qiao's tightly shut eyes trembled slightly.
A soft grunt was heard. This familiar voice? Su Qiao quickly opened her moist eyes and saw a fair face right in front of her.
"Xu Xian?" Su Qiao cried out in surprise.
"Yes!" Xu Xian protected Su Qiao under his body and answered with difficulty.
Xu Xian didn't have time to talk to her. He quickly raised his arms and tried to get up. However, the crowd had already arrived. Countless people stepped on Xu Xian's back. In the darkness, they didn't seem to notice the two people on the ground.
Xu Xian, who was under great pressure, frowned. He could not help but try to mobilize the remaining literary Qi in his body, but the effect did not seem to be ideal.
In fact, Xu Xian had already noticed the abnormality. This strange literary Qi was condensed from the Righteousness Qi between heaven and earth and had a natural restraining effect on demons and ghosts.
However, this ability also had its drawbacks. The reason why Wen Qi could be imbued in a short period of time was because ordinary people recited it by mouth. Therefore, Wen Qi, which used to be very powerful, would be infinitely weakened when faced with ordinary people.
Although his body was surrounded by the literary Qi, Xu Xian still couldn't bear the weight of a few hundred pounds, especially when the footsteps of the people running for their lives were heavy and powerful.
"Xu Xian, let go of me. Don't worry about me!”Su Qiao saw Xu Xian's expression, especially the moving figures above. One could imagine Xu Xian's pain.
" Don't worry about me, you'll lose your life…" Su Qiao kept begging Xu Xian, the sobs in her voice getting heavier and heavier.
Xu Xian held his breath and didn't dare to relax, so he didn't dare to speak easily. He desperately mobilized the literary Qi on his body and barely blocked the pressure on his back, but he couldn't get up.
Xu Xian tried to get up several times, but he was pushed back by the people above him every time he was halfway there. Xu Xian was so angry that he couldn't speak.
The fire in the distance grew bigger and bigger, and the crowd became more and more chaotic. No matter how Su Qiao shouted below, no one stopped to take a look.
For those who were running for their lives, humanity was exposed at this moment. As long as they could survive, everything was worth it.
After a while, there were fewer people around him. Xu Xian also noticed something strange. The pressure on his back was finally reduced. He quickly mobilized the remaining literary qi and stood up from the ground with difficulty.
In less than a blink of an eye, Xu Xian was already drenched in sweat. His clothes were even wet and stuck to his skin.
Xu Xian did not have time to think. He bent down and wanted to pull Su Qiao up from the ground. Suddenly, a wave of heat came from behind him. The wind blew on his back, and it was hot and cold. Suddenly, ear-piercing screams came from the crowd in the distance.
"Xu Xian!"
Su Qiao screamed in horror and stared at the sky in disbelief. She saw a ten-meter-tall restaurant on the side of the street collapse with a bang, and the shrill screams were instantly swallowed by the flames.
The temperature behind him was getting closer and closer, and the skin on his back seemed to have been insulted by thousands of swords. Xu Xian's face was grim, and he tightened his muscles in an instant, pushing Su Qiao a few meters away amidst her screams and tears.
Xu Xian only had time to turn around. His face was ashen, and only endless flames remained in his eyes. The coldness of death and the heat wave intertwined.
"No!"
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