Xuanxia

Chapter 830: Imperial Army Besieges the City
After noon.

A figure quietly hid in the shadows of countless buildings in the capital, and quietly sneaked into Chang'an Lane, Nanmuzhi's former residence.

Tang Min climbed through the window and entered the house nimbly, and immediately saw Tang Jiao who was preparing dry food and luggage.

He was about to speak when Tang Jiao raised a finger to her lips, signaling him to be quiet. Then she looked to the side - Qiu Chan had curled up on a tattered blanket and fallen asleep without her knowing.

She had been writing talismans almost non-stop these days, and she had used too many talismans at once when she was delaying the soldiers at Fu's residence, and it was obvious that she could no longer sustain her energy.

Tang Min understood, and after approaching Tang Jiao, he whispered, "The person you are looking for is the cabinet chief Yan Yidong... He said that when the smoke of war is lit at the south gate of the capital, it is time for us to leave the city."

"!!!"

Tang Jiao was surprised and lowered her voice: "It's him! I heard my eldest brother mention him!"

"Well, but he has begun to take the lead in contacting all parties and quelling the chaos in the capital... Jiaojiao, do you still want to leave the capital?" Tang Min asked with a frown.

Tang Jiao lowered her head to glance at the bag that had already been packed on the table.

"want."

She whispered, "Before Master died, he left a message for me to go to Langhuan Mountain. He must have his reasons."

Tang Min didn't ask any more questions, just nodded: "Then we'd better leave immediately."

Having said that, naturally no further explanation was needed. As an old hand, Tang Min quickly packed some clothes and supplies suitable for his journey from Nan Mu's old friends. Tang Jiao also swiftly packed what Qiu Chan needed.

But just as she was about to wake up Qiu Chan and set off together, bursts of roaring sounds suddenly came from outside the alley!

There was no need to shout, Qiu Chan suddenly woke up on her own.

The three people in the room looked at each other. Less than a breath later, they tacitly kept silent, quickly put down the things in their hands, and nimbly got into the blind spot of the door and window, sticking close to the wall!

The roar in the alley grew louder.

When I heard that sound...it was the sound of military footsteps.

Not only that, but from the noise, it seemed that they were more orderly and heavier than the soldiers in the patrol camp, and they seemed to be all heavily armored.

Qiu Chan, who had just woken up, rubbed her eyes, took out a talisman paper from her sleeve, and after shaking it in her hand, the talisman paper quickly burned out, and her eyes were covered with a layer of purple mist.

After a moment, she whispered, "It's the Imperial Guards."

Forbidden army!

Tang Jiao and Tang Min's faces changed at the same time.

Tang Jiao reacted faster and asked with her mouth: "Who is it from?"

"Yes..." Qiu Chan was about to speak when the imperial guards in the alley spoke loudly!
"Search!"

A dull voice said, "The family of the traitor Fu Qingzhou may be hiding here. Search each house!"

Now, there is no need to judge which side they are on.

The hearts of the three people sank... Even the imperial guards rebelled?
Soon, screams were heard from the other end of the alley. The imperial guards broke into the houses in Chang'an Lane without any courtesy and looted them.

The sounds of kicking doors, rummaging, scolding, and crying... instantly spread throughout the originally quiet Chang'an Lane.

"We can't wait any longer." Qiu Chan whispered, "If we wait here, we will definitely be discovered."

"But the people in the alley..." Tang Jiao's face turned pale.

She already knew almost every household in this alley.

Tang Min knew her very well and shook his head: "If you stay here and are discovered by the Imperial Guards, they will really become accomplices in harboring wanted criminals... Now the Imperial Guards are just looking for people and will not hurt anyone, but if they really find us, it's hard to say what will happen."

Tang Jiao's expression tightened when she heard this.

"Senior Tang's words make sense."

Qiu Chan also nodded to her: "We must leave immediately."

"it is good!"

This time, Tang Jiao didn't hesitate and nodded vigorously.

Hearing the movements of the imperial guards outside, the three men quickly packed up their bags and went out of the window.

But at this moment, a thunder-like sound suddenly came from the sky above Chang'an Lane!

"They're out! In the third alley! They climbed out of the window, chase them!" The shout startled all three of them.

"not good!"

Qiu Chan gritted her teeth and said, "They have someone who knows magic and has sent spies here! Run!"

This is not surprising... Even she can cast spells to observe secretly. How could the imperial guards not have any tricks during the search?
The three of them moved quickly through the alley, but within just a few breaths, heavy footsteps were heard from all sides of the alley!

"They are not ordinary guardsmen, as they can walk so fast in such heavy armor!"

Tang Min shouted in a deep voice: "I'm afraid it's the elite imperial guards! Go upstairs!"

After saying that, he was the first to jump onto the roof, followed by Qiu Chan and Tang Jiao.

The thin roof tiles made a slight crackling sound when stepped on - the imperial guards were wearing heavy armor, and if they went up to the roof, they could easily crush the roof. Of course, they would not be so stupid.

but……

Is it so easy to escape?
of course not.

As the three of them jumped onto the roof, the imperial guards surrounded them, and then...

boom!
More than a dozen heavy spears were swung out at the same time, directly hitting the wall of the house under their feet!

In slums like Chang'an Lane, the houses are all the most dilapidated brick houses, and most of the wooden beams and pillars have already rotted. How can they withstand the bombardment of the imperial guards?

The three people who were running on the roof suddenly felt their feet go empty and their bodies fell down uncontrollably!
"Oops!"

Tang Min might be the weakest in combat here, but after all, he has the most experience in martial arts and the strongest martial arts skills. He has also encountered the most life-and-death crises. He was the first to react and waved his hands!
This time, in order to sneak around, he was fully armed.

At the critical moment, two hooks with ropes flew out from Tang Min's sleeves!
One of the hooks hooked onto the roof of a house in the distance, while the other hook went around Qiu Chan and Tang Jiao, tying them together. The hook was also grabbed by Qiu Chan.

"Hold on tight!"

Tang Min shouted loudly, exerted force with both hands, and dragged them away.

Just at this moment, a command came from Chang'an Lane below: "Shoot!"

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
In an instant, countless arrows rose from the ground and rushed towards them like an overwhelming force!

"Talisman! Talisman!" Qiu Chan shouted, stretched out her hand to pick up a few talismans and scattered them around. They turned into thunder, fire, ice and swords in the air, barely blocking the arrows, but a few arrows flew past and brushed past the three of them, leaving bloodstains.

"Put it back!"

Another order came from below.

Qiu Chan gritted her teeth and tried to catch the talisman again, but her face froze.

The cloth bag around her waist that she used to hold the talismans was gone!

Looking down, he saw that there were only two ropes left on the cloth bag hanging on the belt. The bag had been torn and fallen, and countless yellow talismans were flying all over the sky... It turned out that an arrow had just brushed against the cloth bag and pierced it.

On the other side, Tang Jiao had barely summoned a spiritual sword and was blocking the sword in the air... but a single sword could not withstand thousands of arrows after all.

In the blink of an eye, those countless arrows were approaching them.

"Hold on tight!"

Tang Min's eyes were red with anger and he roared!
But he saw him pulling the ropes that tied the two women and throwing them hard!
No matter how old he was or how many hidden injuries he had on his body, he was still a martial artist with the fifth realm of cultivation. With a swing of his might, he immediately made the two women draw an arc and flung them fiercely towards the outside of the alley.

But in this case... he would have to face those countless arrows on his own.

"Jiaojiao..."

Tang Min looked at Tang Jiao, who was terrified, and suddenly laughed: "Escape."

Swah——

He loosened his hands and released the hooks of the ropes that bound Tang Jiao and Qiu Chan.

“Uncle!!!”

Tang Jiao let out a heart-wrenching cry, tears streaming down her face. Qiu Chan bit her lips until they bled, but she finally grabbed Tang Jiao's waist, exerted force with her feet, touched the eaves in the direction she was heading, and leaped away.

On the other side, thousands of arrows blocked the sun and had already swallowed up Tang Min.

(End of this chapter)