Sure enough, it was just as Lin Mengya expected.
Around her small courtyard, not to mention the palace informants, even the maids and eunuchs were nowhere to be seen.
In the past, no matter how late it was, there were always people wandering around her yard. It seemed that the person behind this was really relieved to let her fend for herself.
Lin Mengya and Bai Su were already familiar with the road leading to the inner chamber.
It didn't take long for them to walk to the courtyard of the inner chamber, which was specially designed for them, the spare palace maids. But as soon as he arrived at the door, his nose caught a hint of the smell of burning wood.
"It's not good, Master, look!"
Bai Su suddenly stood in front of Lin Mengya and protected her behind him like a reflex. Following the direction of Bai Su's finger, Lin Mengya saw plumes of thick smoke rising straight into the sky from the small courtyard not far away.
However, because it was in the dark night, it did not alert others.
What surprised Lin Mengya even more was that at least the people in the yard should be able to see it. Why is the smoke getting thicker and thicker, but there is still no sound in the yard
"Be careful, there's something weird."
Although Bai Su was behind her, Lin Mengya still squeezed Bai Su's arm and whispered.
Taking advantage of the darkness, the two of them seemed to be hiding in the corner and sneaking around. If you didn't pay close attention, you wouldn't even be able to see that there were two big living people hiding in the dark shadows.
The burning smell is getting stronger and stronger. However, the courtyard was still quiet.
After the two people looked at each other, they hid behind the heavy door in a tacit understanding.
The courtyard of the inner chamberlain is very large, but the house is very ordinary. With Lin Mengya's current vision, all she could see was entering an ordinary zigzag corridor.
Today, these ordinary rooms were quiet and dark.
Faintly, an orange-red fire appeared in the southwest corner of the backyard. But the front yard was still eerily quiet.
It seemed that there were no living creatures in the yard.
Lin Mengya and Bai Su did not dare to rush in. They waited quietly outside the courtyard for more than ten minutes. Suddenly, a sharp sound pierced the sky.
"Oops! There's a flood! Come and put out the fire!"
A high-pitched voice, almost shouting at the neck. Apparently, he should be a eunuch.
As if a gate had been opened, in an instant, countless palace maids and eunuchs ran out of their respective rooms with a tacit understanding.
Lin Mengya could clearly see that those people rushed out almost at the same time.
However, an even weirder phenomenon confirmed her suspicion.
That is, these people don't just come out with weird timings. Moreover, they have almost all put on their own clothes.
Even some people's hair is still neat.
According to her understanding, although the palace servants who serve as supervisors need to get up early to do things. However, it is more reasonable that at least most of them are in dreams now.
If she hadn't come tonight, how could she have seen such a weird scene.
People who ran out of the house were hurriedly looking for something to put out the fire. Taking advantage of the chaos, Lin Mengya and Bai Su sneaked into the backyard of the inner chamberlain.
Her intuition told her that the fire must be related to Pearl.
Otherwise, how could there be such a coincidence? Just after Pearl returned, such an unknown fire broke out in the chamberlain.
Rather than saying that these people have made an appointment, it is better to say that they are waiting for a signal.
Thinking of this, Lin Mengya couldn't help but feel a little cold in her heart. Could it be that these people actually want to—
The front yard was still intact, but at this moment, the southwest corner of the backyard was already ablaze.
The inner chamberlain's backyard is obviously a bit more spacious than the front yard. But there are few people. Lin Mengya hurriedly glanced into the house and found that most of the backyards were warehouses and the like.
One after another, many palace people came to put out the fire with buckets, basins and the like. But the fire, with the help of the wind, became more and more violent.
wrong! Although strictly speaking, the chamberlain is not a place where the harem masters live, but at least there will be a water dragon specially used to put out fires.
This is a standard feature of every palace building, but she knows that now, she has not seen the water dragon appear.
Looking at the palace servants who are just a drop in the bucket and doing useless work, they look like they are acting.
"Master, do we want to put out the fire?"
Lin Mengya shook her head at Bai Su. What happened tonight was simply too weird.
But when she frowned and looked at the southwest corner again, she suddenly woke up.
"Let's go find Mr. Yu Qiang quickly."
Seeing Lin Mengya walking in a hurry, Bai Su didn't ask any questions.
The two people took advantage of the chaos and ran out of the inner chamber, but unexpectedly, a pair of shrewd eyes inadvertently captured their backs...
If she remembered correctly, the yard where Mr. Yu Qiang lived was in that direction.
The wind direction tonight happens to be northerly. Therefore, the direction of the fire spread was in the yard where Yu Qiang lived.
How could it be such a coincidence that the fire started in the southwest corner. Moreover, those who came to rescue were simply fooling around.
Now, she can guess somewhat.
Maybe, it’s the drunkard who doesn’t care about drinking!
Lin Mengya quickened her pace and soon reached the courtyard where Yu Qiang lived.
Pushing open the dilapidated door, dry grass leaves made a rustling sound in the night. It added an eerie feeling to the dilapidated courtyard.
But now, Lin Mengya no longer felt afraid at all. All she could think about was finding Mr. Yu Qiang as soon as possible.
"At-"
Lin Mengya was about to call out to Senior Yu Qiang, but a small hand instantly covered her mouth.
He looked at Bai Su with questioning eyes, but Bai Su just looked solemn and shook his head at her. Fortunately, there are wild grasses and mugworts that are half a man tall all around.
As long as the two petite people squatted inside, no one could see them.
"What's wrong?" Lin Mengya asked with her eyes. Bai Su's big, watery eyes looked around alertly, and then whispered in her ear:
"There are many masters around!"
how so? Lin Mengya keenly smelled the smell of conspiracy. It seems that the person who is going to be burned to death in this fire is really Yu Qiang!
Thinking of this, a flash of anger flashed through her heart.
Yu Qiang is an old man in this palace. Although he can't be said to be the one who calls the shots, most of the people serving in the palace are more or less afraid of him.
But now, they have joined forces with martial arts masters to get Yu Qiang's name.
Then, there is only one reasonable explanation.
Yu Qiang's secret help to Lin Mengya has been noticed by those people. That's why Senior Yu Qiang incurred such a fatal disaster.
Lin Mengya bit her lip secretly. She couldn't just watch these people succeed like this.
But now the situation is critical, and there is only Bai Su beside her. It is said that two fists are hard to beat with four hands. Now, everyone who saw Bai Su looked wary, fearing that the situation was not simple.
After thinking about it, Lin Mengya came up with a good idea. After whispering to Bai Su, the two of them nodded and started taking various actions.
Bai Su took advantage of the grass and quietly sneaked close to the backyard to inquire about the situation.
These people's goal was just to gain strength, so they only left two people out in the front yard. Moreover, like them, they were hiding in the grass.
Lin Mengya thought of a way to fight poison with poison. The night wind was rustling and there were hay all around. Why don't she come and set a fire and force out these harmful people
Waiting patiently for Bai Su's return, Lin Mengya hid behind a big rock with her. Bai Su took out the fire seal that he carried with him, and the dark red sparks began to spread at an extremely fast speed in an instant.
"Ah! It's on fire! Fire! Help me put out the fire!"
A few seconds later, two black figures, as if their buttocks were on fire, no, their buttocks were on fire, sprang out from the grass.
The fire spread and the overgrown front yard suddenly turned into a sea of flames.
The two figures were patting each other randomly, and this spark of anger went away as quickly as it came. As long as the grass is burned to ashes, the fire will be extinguished.
Lin Mengya and Bai Su, taking this opportunity, climbed to the backyard where senior Yu Qiang lived.
It's still the plum forest, faintly exuding cold fragrance in the night.
Lin Mengya and Bai Su had no idea of admiring it, because there were sounds of fighting outside the house where Yu Qiang lived.
The fire, as she expected, spread to Yu Qiang's yard. The flames shot into the sky, illuminating the faces of those fighting not far away.
More than a dozen masked men in black clothes surrounded Yu Qiang.
Although the two groups fought frequently, Yu Qiang was not at a disadvantage at all. What surprised Lin Mengya even more was that this seemingly inconspicuous eunuch was surprisingly upright in his martial arts moves. The large open and large closed rooms have the flavor of a master.
Even if it is, he is now surrounded and at a disadvantage. However, those sharp eyes seemed to shine brightly and were majestic!
"What a powerful martial arts move. Even if Uncle Lie is still here, I'm afraid he won't be his opponent."
The so-called insiders look at the door, while laymen look at the excitement.
Compared with Lin Mengya's half-understanding, Bai Su's eyes were already filled with admiration and admiration.
"Is he really that powerful? But why do I feel that the tricks he uses are different from yours?"
Bai Su turned around and patiently explained to Lin Mengya.
When it comes to martial arts masters, Lin Mengya has seen quite a few. Qinghu and Long Tianyu are both rare masters in the world. However, Yu Qiang is obviously different from any of them.
"Senior Yu must have been a soldier and fought in the war. The boxing technique he used does not belong to any martial arts sect, but is a boxing technique used by the Jin Dynasty's army to train soldiers."