Exile? A mad, wicked woman empties the national treasury to escape famine.

In a flash, all that everyone saw was flames shooting out of that long thing. The flames seemed to have eyes, darting all over the guard's body, and then, an explosion.

Before long, the guard's clothes were blown to shreds, and his flesh was torn apart. The once fair-skinned man was instantly blackened.

He was terrified, and coupled with his injuries, he lay on the ground unable to move, only able to keep covering his head with his hands, praying that the thing wouldn't explode on his head.

As the object exploded, white smoke billowed out, enveloping the guards, and a pungent odor filled the air.

Everyone was startled by this sudden turn of events, and they stood there dumbfounded.

Finally, Chu Jingrui reacted and roared at the guard beside him, "Liu Zi, what are you still standing there for? Save them!"

The man called Liu Zi was stunned for a moment before he realized what was happening. He quickly called over a few people to come forward and drag the guard who had fallen to the ground to the side.

As for the thing that was still spewing out, Liu Zi circled behind it, raised his sword, flicked the tip, and with a flick of his wrist, sent the thing flying dozens of meters away.

But the things spraying out of it didn't stop; they kept shooting everywhere.

Fortunately, Liu Zi moved that thing far away, so it wouldn't spray onto people anymore.

Xie Mohuan and Xie Mu exchanged a glance, both unable to suppress a smile.

Xie Mohuan remembered what Xie Mu had just told her and secretly gave Xie Mu a thumbs up.

I originally thought Xie Mu was dull and not very bright, but I didn't expect him to have a bit of a wicked sense of humor.

Third Sister-in-law had told her about these things called fireworks; they come in big and small sizes.

My third sister-in-law only gave her three of these large ones that could burn continuously after being lit.

Unexpectedly, Chu Jingrui was so lucky that he accurately picked a big one from among so many fireworks.

And sure enough, once they put it down, they couldn't stop, it made them laugh so hard.

Thinking of the guard who had been blackened and torn by the fireworks, Xie Mohuan and Xie Mu both felt a sense of satisfaction.

Although he was happy inside, he dared not show it on his face and could only pretend to be surprised like everyone else.

"Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Help! Second Prince! Help!"

The guard's screams continued; he had been injured in many places by the explosion, his skin torn and bleeding.

When he was dragged away, his wound was rubbed against the ground again, causing him to cramp up from the pain.

The other guards were also terrified; it was the first time they had ever seen something so powerful.

What exactly is that thing that explodes?

Its destructive power is so strong, isn't it a signal flare?

Whose signal flare is so powerful?

Liu Zi took a few steps forward and, upon seeing the guard's injuries, couldn't help but cover his nose.

It was too tragic.

They were used to killing people, and even if they were killed, it would only be a matter of two stabs, and they wouldn't feel anything.

But the guards in front of him were all injured by the explosion, their skin torn and bleeding profusely, and the surrounding flesh was black, looking as if they had been poisoned.

Without lingering, he quickly turned back and truthfully described the situation of the guards to Chu Jingrui.

"Oh? Is that really so? How could this be?"

Chu Jingrui dismounted and walked towards the injured guard.

He wanted to go and see for himself the condition of the guard, to see if it was exactly as Liu Zi had described, that his skin was torn and his entire body was blackened.

As soon as Chu Jingrui left, Liu Zi quickly waved to the army doctor in the group.

"Medical officer, come quickly and check on the person's condition!"

This military doctor was brought out of the military camp by the Second Prince. He was very skilled in medicine, especially in treating external injuries.

He looked at the guard's wounds; most of them were external injuries, and he didn't know how bad the internal injuries were.

They only have this one military doctor in their team now, so they have no choice but to let him take a look.

The military doctor had noticed the commotion earlier, and when he saw Liu Zi calling him, he ran over with his medicine box.

When the man arrived, Liu Zi, without waiting for him to speak, grabbed him and quickly followed behind the Second Prince, heading towards the injured guard.

When they arrived, Chu Jingrui was already standing next to the injured guard, covering one nose, looking down at the guard lying on the ground howling.

Liu Zi quickly pushed the army doctor behind him to the side of the guard.

"Medic, please check him quickly! What's wrong with him? What was that thing that exploded? He looks like he's in a lot of pain. Please stop the bleeding!"

He frowned. After all, they were brothers who had gone through thick and thin together. Seeing him so upset, Liu Zi felt uncomfortable too.

The medic dared not delay. He put down his medicine box, squatted down beside the guard, stroked his beard with his left hand, and took the guard's pulse with his right.

Meanwhile, in the woods, Ji Yunshu was searching for Xie Mu and Xie Mohuan when suddenly an explosion was heard in mid-air.

She paused, found an open space, and looked in the direction of the explosion. The air was completely clear; there was nothing there.

"That's not right. That sound is clearly the sound of fireworks exploding. Xie Mohuan and Xie Mu have used them before, so they should both know how to use them. Why didn't they set the fireworks into the air this time?"

Just as she was wondering what was going on, a series of explosions rang out in mid-air.

Ji Yunshu stood there for a while, but still couldn't see any colorful fireworks in the sky.

Hearing the continuous explosions in the air, her heart sank—

The signal she and Xie Mu agreed on wasn't this kind.

The sounds of explosions continued to echo in the valley, carrying far and wide.

Ji Yunshu frowned. If the fireworks weren't set off by Xie Mohuan and Xie Mu, then they must have been set off by someone else.

Both Xie Mu and Xie Mohuan had hidden weapons left by her, so how could she let the fireworks fall into someone else's hands?

Ji Yunshu couldn't figure it out, so she simply stopped standing there.

Having determined the direction from which the fireworks had been set off, he followed the trail, while also worrying about the safety of Xie Mohuan and Xie Mu.

She and Xie Moyao had previously instructed them that these things must not fall into the hands of others.

Right now, those fireworks were clearly not set off by Xie Mohuan and Xie Mu, which means that the things she gave them were discovered by others and stolen.

What about Xie Mohuan and Xie Mu? Are they in any danger?

She was anxious, and her steps quickened.

The explosions continued for quite a while before stopping when Ji Yunshu arrived nearby.

The air was already thick with the smell of gunpowder, and she followed the scent as she searched for her way there.

At the same time, not far behind her, Xiao Wu also came over with several guards.

They had heard the sound just now. The First Prince had sent them back to find this thing. Hearing the sound, Xiao Wu led his men to search for it.