And at this moment, seeing the Kongming Lantern that had floated into the East Palace and was drifting toward Luoyang Palace, Li Hong quickly raised the crossbow in his hand. He had already practiced riding on horseback in Anxi. Go up, have the ability to shoot with perfect accuracy, and immediately shot an arrow at one of the sky lanterns.
As the strong force hit the Kongming Lantern, the Kongming Lantern began to sway toward the East Palace.
After shooting several arrows at the two Kongming lanterns, the two Kongming lanterns began to obediently continue to wander over the East Palace.
While Li Hong was blocking the Kongming Lantern from floating toward the palace, he was paying attention to the fire that was gradually extinguishing. He was always ready to turn around and flee back before the Kongming Lantern began to fall rapidly.
"Your Majesty, why did the prince want to prevent the Kongming Lantern from flying to Luoyang Palace? Is there any deep meaning in it? Do you want to keep this auspiciousness in the East Palace? This is disrespectful, Your Majesty." King Cao heard the destruction caused by the arrows piercing the night sky. Kong Sheng, looking at the faint fire that was about to be extinguished, said hurriedly.
Li Zhi also had a gloomy look on his face, tightly closing his lips and not speaking. He put down the telescope and glanced at King Cao, then raised the telescope again and looked at the Kongming Lantern that was completely drifting towards the East Palace.
Shangguan Yi and Ren Yaxiang now knew His Highness the Crown Prince's intentions. They screamed in surprise and yelled in panic: "Your Highness, no!"
At this time, he didn't even bother to explain to Li Zhi and Wu Mei, so he quickly ran towards the East Palace.
They didn't expect that His Highness the Crown Prince would put himself in danger. Who here didn't know the power of this thunder? Even if you avoid the central area, the air wave will kill people.
How can a mere physical body resist the thunder that can break mountains and rocks? !
The two of them had just run away when they saw a eunuch holding a note in his hand running over. After watching the two people leave, Wu Mei put down the telescope with a solemn face and asked the eunuch: "What's the matter?" ?”
The eunuch's face was a little pale and his lips were trembling. Nuonuo said: "Back to the Queen, this is a message sent to His Royal Highness by the students of Chongwen Hall. Ten miles north of Baqiao in Chang'an City, the students of Chongwen Hall succeeded in praying for rain, but four The student was injured by the thunder from the Kongming Lantern because he could not escape. His life and death were at stake... "
"Boom..."
"Fuck..."
The earth shook and the sound of explosions resounded throughout the world, drowning out the eunuch's words. Everyone standing on the steps of Qianyuan Hall only felt a sway under their feet, as if the ground beneath their feet was shaking.
The entire city of Chang'an seemed to feel the earth-shattering explosion, and the familiar "fuck" sound quickly and faintly reached the ears of Li Zhi and Wu Mei along with the explosion.
Wu Mei's heart tightened, as if her heart was stabbed by something, and an ominous premonition surged in the pain in her heart. Her whole body seemed to have lost all strength at once. If the palace maid next to her hadn't been quick to hold her in place, she might have been injured. He will collapse to the ground in a moment.
"Li Hong!" Wu Mei looked at the huge fireball rolling in the night sky and murmured Li Hong's name. She stumbled a little and hurriedly picked up the telescope to look for the familiar black shadow.
But the black shadow was nowhere to be seen. As the firelight in the night sky quickly disappeared, everything became silent again!
The telescope fell from his hand to the ground. Wu Mei, who was unaware of it, looked pale and looked at the silent to deathly night in disbelief. It was as if a hole had been blown out of the space there. The people who were jumping around just now disappeared from the sky. The dark hole seemed to have been penetrated.
After a brief period of sluggishness, Wu Mei still had the time to pay attention to Li Zhi and a group of royal relatives who were also in a daze, and screamed: "Go to the East Palace! If anything happens to the prince, you will all be buried with me."
The stern voice was full of heartbreaking pain and cruelty. She threw away the palace maid's arm holding her arm, and Wu Mei stumbled quickly towards the East Palace.
The telescope in Li Zhi's hand fell to the ground amidst Wu Mei's screams. Looking at Wu Mei's back running towards the East Palace crazily in the drizzle, his lips began to tremble involuntarily: "Hong'er, Hong'er, Hong'er, I'm sorry. Come on...Follow the Queen, quickly."
After waking up, Li Zhi hurriedly chased after Wu Mei's figure. His restless footsteps were not much better than Wu Mei's. The palace maids and eunuchs quickly followed the emperor and empress of the Tang Dynasty. A large group of people quickly headed towards the East Palace. Just now He ran to where Li Hong's figure was.
King Ji Li Shen and King Cao Li Ming looked at each other in shock, and finally understood why Shangguan Yi and Ren Yaxiang ran to the East Palace shouting and screaming without observing etiquette.
Li Shen sighed inwardly, if something happened to the prince... With the queen's character, none of the maids, eunuchs, etc. today would have any good consequences.
Although Li Ming was shocked, he quickly followed Li Zhi's footsteps and secretly rejoiced in his heart. If something happened to the prince, wouldn't he...!
Bai Chun held Li Lingyue's little hand and just ran out of the East Palace entrance when she heard the earth-shaking explosion behind her that seemed to destroy the entire city of Chang'an. She stopped for a moment and slowly looked back. Behind the East Palace.
"Li Hong... No! He is not an idiot... Come on, something happened to Li Hong!" Bai Chun glanced at Li Lingyue who was blinking in confusion, took her little hand and rushed to the back of the East Palace in the rain.
Li Lingyue, who was as big as a kid, saw the pain and helplessness on Bai Chun's face, and became sensible at this time. She followed Bai Chun to the back of the East Palace with her short legs and ran with all her strength.
Not a moment after the explosion, drizzle began to fall in the night sky above the entire palace. Wu Mei staggered, and all she could think of was the scene of Li Hong galloping on his horse. The oil-paper umbrella in the palace maid's hand was in the way. He threw it aside and ran quickly through the side entrances of the Imperial Palace and the East Palace in the drizzle.
There were bursts of thunder in the distant night sky, and thick dark clouds slowly rolled towards the palace with bright lightning due to the interference of air currents.
"Li Hong!" Wu Mei's originally thin clothes were already soaked through. She looked frightened, her bun was messy, and a few strands of hair stuck to her fair cheeks.
The air in the rain smelled like smoke. Wu Mei slowed down, looked at a pile of motionless black figures not far ahead, and shouted nervously: "Li Hong, where are you? come out faster!"
"Li Hong, is it you! Speak!" Wu Mei looked ahead and let her shout, but the shadow remained motionless. She walked forward timidly, and the oil-paper umbrella that the palace maid placed above her head was pushed away by her again.
A pair of phoenix eyes filled with fear and expectation, stared at the black figure and walked slowly over with a trembling body. The crossbow was still held in Li Hong's hand, and his cheeks washed by the rain looked as pale as paper!
"Li Hong!" Wu Mei's voice was filled with tears, and she immediately lay down when she saw the motionless figure lying on the ground.
The clothes on his body were in tatters, especially the clothes on the chest, which had several big holes. Under the light of the torches brought by the palace maid and the eunuch in time, the scars from the battle in the Western Regions appeared in front of people's eyes, which was shocking!
The blood on Li Hong's body was mixed with the rain at this time. Under the light of the torch, wisps of black blood still spilled from Li Hong's mouth, but within a moment, it was washed away by the rain, leaving only a residual mark. .
Wu Mei knelt on the ground, stretched out her trembling hands to touch Li Hong's cheeks, and unconsciously helped Li Hong with one hand to put the blood flowing out of the corner of his mouth into his mouth: "What are you doing in a daze? Go find the imperial doctor quickly." Come! Come on, please hurry up and ask Sun Simiao to come over. Even if you have to tie him up, he will be kidnapped by me!"
He gently picked up Li Hong's head and looked at the holes on his body. He wanted to touch it with his hands, but he seemed to be afraid of hurting Li Hong, so he just knelt in the rain and touched Li Hong's head. Holding her head in her arms, there was still a faint smell of burning in her hair: "Hong'er, Hong'er, wake up, wake up, the queen is here, don't be afraid anymore, wake up, the queen will never hit you again. Okay, please wake up."
"Queen..." Li Zhi put a hand on Wu Mei's shoulder and said in a low voice.
"What do you want to say? If it weren't for you! Would Li Hong be like this! And all of you! If Li Hong had any shortcomings, you would all be buried with the Crown Prince!" Wu Mei looked up and looked guilty, regretful, and in pain Li Zhi shouted fiercely at the palace maids and eunuchs who were kneeling on the ground.
Li Zhi slowly squatted down, with a big umbrella covering the emperor and empress. The two of them were soaked, one held Li Hong in his arms, and the other gently stroked Li Hong's cheek: "Hong... Hong... Hong'er, it's... Father, I'm sorry for you, you... wake up... "
Wu Mei's face couldn't tell whether it was rain or tears, and crystal clear droplets fell on Li Hong's philtrum and other parts of his face.
Bai Chun and Li Lingyue looked at the group of people kneeling together. King Cao Li Ming looked relaxed, and King Ji Li Shen had serious eyebrows. They both put away the oil paper umbrellas in their hands, and followed other royal family members to stand beside them. Looking at the scene in front of me.
"Master... no... no, nothing is possible." Bai Chun was stunned when he saw clearly that it was Wu Mei and Li Zhi holding each other, familiar figures that he could even dream about.
All the luck she had along the way was shattered at this moment. The scene she least wanted to see happened. Looking at the familiar figure lying in the rain, she held on tightly and suddenly started crying and shouting. The emperor's brother, Li Lingyue, is the emperor's brother.
The thunder in the distance is getting closer and closer, as if it is about to explode in the clouds above the head. The bright lightning that makes a crackling sound is mixed in the thunder, showing off its power to the people kneeling on the ground. power.
"Cough... cough... ."
"Li Hong!" Wu Mei ignored Li Hong and suddenly coughed up all the warm blood on her chest. After hearing Li Hong cough, she hurriedly hugged Li Hong's head and cried in surprise.
(End of chapter)