Baby, don't be afraid, I'll accompany you to the heavens and the seas!

"Brother Lu, Mother says she's in so much pain!"

Half of Qing Tingzhi's face was burned and charred. She was barely breathing in Lu Weiqian's arms, murmuring softly with her eyes closed.

"Zhi'er, it's alright. Shall I take you out with me?!" Lu Weiqian found the familiar Princess Zhi in the familiar dressing table.

Lu Weiqian rushed to the inner bed of Qinrou Palace and kicked open the burning dressing table, which was crackling and making muffled noises. He saw Qing Tingzhi curled up inside.

After carrying the person out, he roared angrily, "There's a fire! Couldn't the princess have run away on her own?!"

Faced with Lu Weiqian's angry question, Qing Tingzhi's answer was both laughable and pathetic.

"I'll wait for Mother here! Mother said she'll come back here to take Zhi'er home!"

What an idiot!!! Young Master Lu frowned and continued to move through the sea of ​​fire.

The blazing flames emitted countless layers of thick, murky fog, making it impossible for people to open their eyes.

The countless fine robes and precious jades that had been overflowing in Qinrou Palace returned to nothingness and ashes in their slumber, while the finest sunken wooden beams collapsed in an instant, falling onto the arrogant and powerful nobles.

Bang! The wooden pillar flew everywhere, crashing down hard on Lu Weiqian's right leg.

The red-hot wooden pillar tore at the skin on Young Master Lu's right leg, exposing the white bone, and the charcoal burned his pampered, fair skin, turning it into a black bruise.

"Ah! Hiss~!!"

Lu Weiqian, looking disheveled, slumped in his arms, clutching Qing Tingzhi, and tried to get up, his body trembling.

"Brother Lu, Zhi'er needs to pee, waaaah, Zhi'er is scared, Zhi'er feels so uncomfortable!"

Princess Zhi's petite body trembled continuously, oozing cold, foul-smelling urine. The urine splashed onto the ground covered in red-hot coals, making a rattling sound as it hit the hot ground.

"Good girl! Zhi'er, take a deep breath! Do you hear me!"

Lu Weiqian's right leg was firmly pinned to the large wooden pillar, unable to move. He anxiously patted Qing Tingzhi's face, trying to wake her up.

"Damn it! Qing Tingzhi!! If you dare to die, I'll make your mother be buried alive with you!"

"Mother?! No, no! Brother Lu, waah, no!"

Princess Zhi, who had fainted, was scorched by the intense heat in the palace and could not open her eyes. Just as her vision was about to go black, she heard Brother Lu threatening her again with his mother!

"Brother Lu, cough cough cough! No, no!"

"Really? You're awake?! You bitch!"

Lu Weiqian dragged his feet, waiting until the pillar had turned to charcoal and lost some weight before he pushed the charred pillar aside and stumbled to his feet.

Young Master Lu bit his lower lip with difficulty, and weakly hugged Qing Tingzhi, but his words were full of sarcasm.

"You better stay alive, or you'll faint again..."

"Lu, cough cough, Brother Lu, Zhi'er will be good, waaaah!!" Qing Tingzhi buried her face in his arms and fainted while sobbing.

Outside Qinrou Palace!

Smoke billowed and accumulated above the palace, layer upon layer, making it difficult to approach.

The previous dynasty was still calmly discussing state affairs and submitting memorials!

Meanwhile, the imperial guards sent by the emperor to rescue the people stood outside Qinrou Palace, pretending to be blocked by the poisonous fog, and none of them dared to rush into the sea of ​​fire to save people.

Qianqian also leaped to the outside of Qinrou Palace. She stared at the group of dark-skinned guards and thoughtfully smeared some soot on her face.

"Make way, all of you!! The chance for this lowly commoner to rise to fame and fortune has arrived!"

"Get out of the way! Who dares to compete with me for this chance to save the princess? I'll fight anyone who does!" Qianqianlu swaggered past the guards, her face full of flattery.

"Hey guys! Can't you let this chance to make a name for yourselves go to a lowly commoner like me?!"

The guards stared at this big idiot who seemed to have a hole in his head and appeared out of nowhere, and were extremely impatient.

"Hmph! If you've got the guts, then do something, stop talking nonsense!"

That's what I've been waiting for! Upon hearing this, Qianqianluo leaped into the sea of ​​fire.

The guards stared at the figure that was as light as a swallow and as smooth as silk, and then wondered who in the palace would have such a decisive personality.

After thinking for a long time, it seems that apart from that famous young master Luo who is an anomaly, there really isn't anyone in this palace who is so stupid!

"Something's not right! Who's that person?!" Guard Number One shouted at the person next to him, somewhat surprised.

"I don't know! That person's face was covered in ash! I can't make out their features!" Guard Number Two scratched his head, indicating that he didn't know.

"Holy crap! Young Master Luo, isn't that Young Master Luo?!" The head of the guards picked up the East Palace token that Qianqian Luo had deliberately thrown on the ground and hurriedly tried to rush into the sea of ​​fire to save people.

"What?!" The remaining guards stared at their leader, who had already leaped into the sea of ​​fire, their faces full of question marks.

"Something's not right! That idiot has the Dongguan token!"

"Damn it! Who told you to talk back?! Quick! Go save them!"

The deputy head of the imperial guards was sweating profusely. He raised his hand and slapped the talkative guard across the nose, then hurriedly ordered his men to rush into the palace to rescue the person.

Following the familiar route and inhaling the familiar smoke, the silly Qianqian found the two familiar people.

"Luo, Luo'er?!"

Lu Weiqian was holding Princess Zhi, curled up in the lotus pond inside the palace. After seeing who it was, he still cautiously gripped his sword tightly!

"Are you alright? This humble one is late, causing Young Master Lu to suffer!"

Qianqian removed the veil covering her face, squatted down, and tried to help Lu Weiqian, who had a limp, out of the lotus pond.

"No! Zhi'er is still in my arms. Luo'er, please send Zhi'er out first."

Lu Weiqian frantically covered his broken and ugly right leg with his only remaining outer robe. Bare-chested, he gritted his teeth and handed the unconscious Qing Tingzhi to Qian Qianluo.

Qianqianlu dared not look directly at the disheveled and filthy young master Lu. She silently accepted Qingtingzhi.

"Here you are, Young Master Lu. This cart can seat another person. Please don't find it uncomfortable!"

Qianqian placed Qingtingzhi into the cart behind her, then took off her outer robe and jumped into the lotus pond.

"Luo'er? This stroller?"

(Young Master Lu suspects that Qianqianluo is also an accomplice in this arson case because Qianqianluo came to rescue people too calmly and familiarly, and even the trolley that the two of them were ready!)

"Hahaha!! Luo'er is truly as thoughtful as cotton!!"

Lu Weiqian laughed until tears streamed down his face. He covered himself with Luo'er's fragrant outer robe, ignoring Qianqian Luo's support, and climbed out of the lotus pond, his laughter mingling with tears.

Qianqian's hands, which were meant to embrace Young Master Lu, fell to nothing. She stood frozen in the lotus pond, listening to Lu Weiqian's words, unable to move for a long time.

She watched as Lu Weiqian, his hair disheveled and looking both crying and laughing, dragged his other crippled leg, pushed a cart, and left the sea of ​​fire with the unconscious Qing Tingzhi without looking back.

Qianqian stood alone and frozen in the center of the lotus pond, which had dried up and was now scorching hot, murmuring in despair.

"Lu Weiqian! Don't hate me, I don't need you!"

"I, I don't need anyone's help! I, I, I...!"

Qianqian choked up and couldn't say the rest of her words. She felt a sharp pain in her heart, a hundred times more painful than any humiliation or ridicule she had ever suffered before.

Instant time!

Everything around me seemed to have become pale and empty!

Qianqian found herself in this all-too-familiar scene, unable to distinguish whether she was in the play or in real life!

"Still daydreaming? You unfilial piece of trash!"

The Crown Prince, who had just arrived, kicked Qianqianluo, who was standing dumbfounded in the middle of the lotus pond, to the ground.

Qing Tingyu's brows furrowed with anger. He looked at the lackey in the lotus pond, who was once again fretting over someone else, and kicked the scorching hot coals on the ground toward Qianqianluo with a playful expression.

"Hmph! So you've become someone else's dog again? Abandoned by someone, so you're feeling heartbroken and distressed?!"

"Tsk tsk tsk~ I've only been away from you for a short while! You dog servant, who have you recognized as your master this time?!"