Dong Siyuan is a cruel person. If someone breaks through the siege and escapes, he will do everything he can to take Shen Chen's life.
Even if Shen Chen has his assassins protecting him, after all, there is Wei An there, and he is just a mortal, how can he withstand so many swords and sabers
Shen Chen had already scolded in a low voice: "No need to say more! Go!"
If they didn't call for reinforcements, even if Hanbo set the fire, he wouldn't be able to hold out for long. Dong Siyuan would definitely come up with a solution soon, and then the whole city would be under martial law.
When the fire started, he could use the excuse that Shen Chen's followers were drunk and fighting, so they set the fire but accidentally burned them to death, and took this to Emperor Longqing.
Fei Li still hesitated and did not move.
Wei An reached out and grabbed Shen Chen, shaking her head at him: "Even if Fei Li can get out of here, he may not be able to get out." She still said calmly: "I'm afraid Chu Jingxing will make two preparations."
Shen Chen understood it quickly: "You mean, Chu Jingxing also has someone waiting for us outside, just to check for omissions and fill in the gaps?"
Wei An hummed, listened to the noise outside, and said: "So there is no need to let Fei Li go. Now that we are in danger, we might as well fight to the death."
Shen Chen saw her eyes resting on the candle and quickly understood: "You mean, set another fire?"
If we set a fire in this house, with the thick smoke and the strong wind, it would be difficult for people outside to rush in.
"But in this case, won't we be burned to death here without being besieged by him?" Fei Li was a little surprised: "Isn't this courting death?!"
Not entirely. Shen Chen quickly understood Wei An's idea. She wanted to win by taking risk. By setting the fire, people outside could not get in, but those inside might be unable to get out.
He glanced at Wei An and said softly, "You mean, use the fire to break out?"
Wei An hummed, "Besides, there's a fire here. Han Bo is not a fool. As long as he reacts in time and we work together from inside and outside, there's always a glimmer of hope. But if we continue to wait here, I'm afraid that what we'll get is Dong Siyuan's desperate fight."
Dong Siyuan could not afford to lose. If he made the slightest mistake, he would be greeted with thunder and lightning from Chu Jingxing, the wrath of Emperor Longqing, and accusations from all the civil and military officials in the court.
In order to keep this secret, he will stop at nothing, even if it means killing gods or Buddhas.
Shen Chen nodded in agreement without hesitation.
He has never been a person who would hesitate. Since Wei An had made a decision, he quickly observed the surrounding environment. After thinking for a while, he said, "This flower hall has only one door as an exit, but I think this door seems a bit big..."
There are sixteen gilded screens at the entrance. There are at least four doors in this flower hall that can be opened, but only two are open now. As long as a fire starts, the air will be filled with thick smoke and Dong Siyuan's archers will have no targets, making their archery useless. It will be much easier for them to break through.
He told Wei An and Fei Li about his idea and said in a low voice, "Now we have no choice but to give it a try." He turned back to look at Wei An and said, "No matter what time it is later, don't let go of my hand."
Wei An hummed, and then said to him calmly: "If you can get away this time, you must not be soft-hearted. Chu Jingxing must have seen through Dong Siyuan's nature of being fierce on the outside but weak on the inside, so he let us come here to look for clues, deliberately wanting to use Dong Siyuan to kill us completely. He is merciless to you, and if you are soft-hearted again, you are helping the evil."
Shen Chen didn't say anything for a while, and after a moment he said solemnly: "I know, I will learn from it."
It’s not that he didn’t give Chu Jingxing a chance, it’s just that Chu Jingxing didn’t care.
From now on, Chu Jingxing has no chance. As long as he can get out alive, Chu Jingxing will have to wait for his revenge.
He didn't say any more words and looked at Fei Li. Fei Li took out the pine oil he carried with him and poured it on the gilt lady's screen. The screen was made of silk. Once the pine oil was poured on it and he lit a tinder and threw it over, a huge flame suddenly burst into flames.
The flames gushed up along the curtains hanging from the pillars and quickly devoured everything in the hall.
Dong Siyuan was just about to order the archers to shoot them all to death inside, but who knew that the fire outside had not yet been extinguished and the flower hall was also on fire.
The fire was so huge that it spread out in almost an instant. The door was quickly burned black and thick smoke gushed out with the wind, making it impossible to see anything and causing tears to form.
“Are they crazy?!” Dong Siyuan’s confidants were stunned and could not believe it: “They…..think they can’t get out, so they just give up on themselves?”
Dong Siyuan sneered with a gloomy face: "Giving up on yourself? A person like Shen Chen would not commit suicide by himself if anyone died. Even if he wanted to die, he would drag others to die with him. This is his nature."
That's why Chu Jingxing is so wary of him.
Dong Siyuan had just finished speaking and was about to warn everyone to be careful, but in a split second, an arrow suddenly shot out from the air, brushed past his ear and quickly got stuck in a tree in the yard, shocking him so much that he couldn't help but scream and immediately stepped back.
Yes! How could he forget that there was someone with a shoulder bag on Shen Chen's side, and he had arrows! Shen Chen also brought an archer!
He was startled and quickly stepped back, shouting "Be careful."
But as soon as he said this, he realized it was too late, because under the cover of thick smoke, he couldn't see the people clearly, let alone distinguish between friend and foe.
The most terrible thing was that his subordinates were no exception and all lost their way in the thick smoke.
It was at this moment, as if calculated accurately, that the sound of doors being broken was heard everywhere. He quickly realized that something was wrong and knew that Shen Chen and his men had taken advantage of the thick fog to destroy other doors in an attempt to break through.
"Everyone calm down!" He endured the choking throat from the smoke and wanted to cough desperately, covered his aching lower abdomen, and said coldly: "Back off! Back off! Don't be anxious!"
He had a clear mind and knew that even if Shen Chen and his team broke through, it would not matter, because even if they could get out of here, they could not get out of the Dong family mansion which was heavily guarded.
Let them be like grasshoppers in autumn. They will struggle for a while but will still die.
But their own people must not be influenced by Shen Chen and his men taking advantage of the chaos, otherwise chaos will lead to changes, and it will be easy for Shen Chen and his men to seize the opportunity to escape.
But although his mind was clear, it was obvious that his subordinates were not as sober as him.
I don’t know who took the lead in shouting “kill,” but soon the people below lost their composure.