Saving the foolish general, she accidentally becomes his favorite.

It was night, the moon was dark and the wind was high.

On Lingyun Mountain, there are always people on duty every night.

But tonight was different; as the night wore on, the shift workers did not see anyone come to relieve them.

Curious, he walked to his usual spot, looked around, and was about to ask a question when a pair of hands emerged from the darkness!

They covered the watchman's mouth, and with a flash of cold light, a pair of daggers pierced his heart!

The guard on night duty was thus silently killed by mysterious assassins.

In the darkness, flammable materials were poured all over the house, and the kitchen and corridors were covered with piles of straw.

The man in black lit the candle and threw it onto the kerosene.

In an instant, the entire Lingyun Mountain was engulfed in flames!

The patients, who were already suffering from the plague, had difficulty sleeping, and they noticed the fire as soon as it started.

Everyone immediately stood up and shouted loudly:

"Fire!"

"Fire!"

Unfortunately, Lingyun Mountain is an island in a lake.

Supplies were scarce, and they lived high up at sea level. At this time, the mountain was on fire, and they had no choice but to leave along the only suspension bridge.

As soon as the fire started, the people from the General's Mansion immediately sent people to fight it, and also sent people to guard both sides of the drawbridge.

They worked together to divert traffic so that everyone could cross the bridge.

Patients whose illnesses were not severe and who were able to cross the bridge on their own lined up and crossed in an orderly manner.

Severely bedridden patients were carried by staff from Qingzhuyuan Hospital to ensure that every patient could cross the bridge smoothly.

Unfortunately, the bridge was too narrow and there were too many people, and many people choked on the air before they could even cross.

The people of Qingzhuyuan recalled the fire drill that the lady had attended and instructed everyone to wet their clothes and cloths and cover their mouths and noses.

This measure proved effective, allowing many people to cross the bridge more quickly and smoothly.

After setting the fire, the assassins did not all leave. Seeing the general's men escorting the patient across the drawbridge, they immediately attacked again and fought against the general's men.

This group of assassins was ruthless and numerous. Some of them held off the guards, allowing one of the assassins to cut down the long bridge.

The joint of the long bridge snapped with a "clang"...

At this moment, the suspension bridge broke, and the mountain was engulfed in flames again. All the plague patients couldn't help but cry.

Even if they escape the plague, they cannot escape this overwhelming fire. If they stay here, they will be consumed by the flames sooner or later.

Below them lay the boundless sea, but they had no way to get water.

In an instant, cries of grief filled the air on Lingyun Mountain...

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When Ru Feng heard that a fire had broken out on Lingyun Mountain, he immediately realized that something terrible was going to happen!

At this moment, Ru Feng had no other choice but to awaken the sleeping general.

Fortunately, the imperial physicians in the palace were better than the usual doctors in the household. After taking the medicine and resting, the general's fever subsided.

Like the wind awakening Mo Chen.

Mo Chen rubbed his forehead: "Ru Feng, how did I get here? Shouldn't I be in the plague camp?"

Upon hearing this, Ru Feng knew that the person who had woken up was the grown-up Mo Chen, the real General. He happily exclaimed:

"General! You're awake! This is the Imperial Ancestral Temple. You were overworked earlier; it was another young master who woke up..."

Mo Chen asked, "Why am I here?"

Ru Feng briefly recounted the story of the assassin and the general's injury while saving the emperor.

Upon hearing this, Mo Chen's expression hardened:

"Let's go to Lingyun Mountain!"

Like a nod in the wind!

The general is back, and everything can be resolved!

Fortunately, the Imperial Ancestral Temple is not too far from Lingyun Mountain.

The two men rode at full speed and arrived in less than half an hour...

Mo Chen rushed to the broken bridge and immediately saw that the bridge was broken, but the other side was full of people trying to cross it.

A crowd from the General's Mansion gathered by the broken bridge. Upon seeing the General, they all knelt down and said:

"General!"

"The bridge is broken, and no one can cross it!"

Mo Chen asked, "Do you have a long rope?"

The subordinate said, "Yes, but there's nothing that can throw a rope that far..."

Mo Chen made a decisive decision:

"Give me the rope, you hold onto the top, I'll go lift the suspension bridge up!"

Mo Chen grabbed the rope and plunged straight down the cliff!

Everyone cried out in alarm, "General, be careful!"

Mo Chen used his internal energy to float down to the end of the broken bridge and shouted:

"Hold the rope!"

The general's subordinates obeyed the order and immediately pulled the rope upwards.

Mo Chen grabbed the end of the broken bridge and forcefully pulled it back onto the cliff!

He instructed his subordinates to prepare, as he intended to reconnect the broken bridge to the other side.

Everyone in the general's mansion said:

"No, it's too far!"

Ru Feng broke out in a cold sweat. No one knew better than him that the general was just putting on a brave face!

Before Ru Feng could speak, Mo Chen had already mounted his horse and was galloping in the opposite direction.

Once he had traveled a sufficient running distance, Mo Chen immediately turned his horse around.

With a running start of just a few dozen meters, he spurred his horse straight ahead, charging towards the other side of the cliff!

Everyone watched him in terror. Good heavens! The general actually spurred his horse toward the edge of the cliff!

Due to the inertia of the run-up, the horse can only leap straight forward...

Time seemed to stand still!

The terrifying scene played in slow motion. Amidst the gasps of the people in the General's Mansion, Mo Chen, holding the reins and stepping onto the horse's back, leaped to the other side!

He succeeded!

The general rode his horse directly to the other side of the cliff!

This was an incredible miracle!

All the sick people on Lingyun Mountain watched as the general broke through the cliff and descended from the sky, like a savior.

They thought they were doomed, but to their surprise, the general opposite them seemed like a god, crossing the cliff of the broken bridge!

The general arrived with ropes, giving them a chance to escape!

Once Mo Chen reached the other side, he didn't dare delay for a moment and immediately shouted:

"All you men, follow me and pull the broken bridge back up!"

At this moment, everyone's hope was rekindled, and they all worked together, regardless of age or gender, to pull the broken bridge back up!

On the other side of the bridge, the general's subordinates were also shouting, "Come here quickly! Come here quickly!"

After the broken bridge was repaired, the people rushed to the bridge to escape.

Overwhelmed with joy at being brought back from the dead, they shouted, "General, you are mighty!"

Mo Chen shouted to his subordinates on the opposite bank:

"Bring them down and settle them properly, so they don't gather on the other side and cause congestion!"

The rescue work is proceeding in an orderly manner.

However, the fire grew larger and larger, and there was no time for everyone to cross the broken bridge.

At this critical moment, Li Siyi's voice could be heard from the opposite bank:

"General! Go down below! The waterway has already been laid down!"

"Everyone, evacuate down to the foot of Lingyun Mountain!" Shouts echoed from the opposite bank, a message that sent shivers down everyone's spine!

Mo Chen looked closely and saw it was Li Siyi!

Li Siyi is back, so she is back too!

Li Siyi continued shouting from the other side:

"Madam General, a waterway has been cleared across the river. Everyone should head down the mountain and jump into the water to escape!"

Mo Chen looked down the cliff.

The area below the mountain was originally engulfed in flames, but the fire extinguished at the bottom of the cliff under the bridge, leaving a gap more than ten meters wide.

So that explains why this place didn't catch fire.

As soon as Ye Li arrived in the capital, she heard from the birds that Lingyun Mountain was on fire.

She took all the tokens and mobilized manpower and resources, ordering her subordinates to cut down all the trees and grass in the area, and to wet the rest with cotton quilts.

Therefore, an escape route was created within the ring of fire!

What's even more amazing is that beneath the escape route lies a waterway made up of countless bamboo rafts.

A few simple bamboo stalks, cut down and pieced together, form a raft, which, when connected end to end, becomes a long floating bridge.

The pontoon bridge stretches straight from the foot of Lingyun Mountain to the other side.

In this way, even the elderly or children, as long as they can still walk, can steadily reach the other side.

Mo Chen immediately ordered those still on the mountain to wet their clothes, cover their mouths and noses, and flee down the mountain.

Life has come, and everyone is filled with hope.

Originally, the only way out was the broken bridge, but now there is also a waterway leading down the cliff, which is wider, so the rescue pressure on the cliff has been greatly reduced.

The people rushed over and fled through the gap.

Mo Chen arranged for the people to leave and maintained order.

He was already exhausted, but with his steely will, he stayed by the suspension bridge, escorting the last of the people away.

After a night of fighting at the General's Mansion, all the people have safely left!

The joy of surviving a near-death experience made everyone cheer!

Only Li Siyi, seeing that the general had not yet left, called out loudly:

"General, run! The bridge is about to collapse!"

That dilapidated bridge, already in disrepair, broke and was repaired repeatedly tonight, and so many people crossed it; it was already in a precarious state...

The intense heat from the fire made the wood brittle, producing a creaking sound that made Li Siyi's heart sink.

Li Siyi anxiously called to Mo Chen from the other side of the river to come back quickly.

But at this moment, Mo Chen's condition was not good.

He regained consciousness in the ancestral temple by sheer willpower, and then forced himself to ride a horse despite his illness.

Whether it's climbing up from the bottom of the cliff or repairing the broken bridge, both require a lot of physical exertion.

Mo Chen watched as everyone evacuated safely, and a huge weight was lifted from his heart...

The fire that started tonight was caused by him, and now that he has turned the tide, he has finally atoned for his sins.

Mo Chen's longsword fell to the ground, putting down the only weapon that supported him.

He slowly sat down and quietly watched the people on the opposite bank.

Ru Feng immediately exclaimed in alarm: "The general is injured, and he is probably exhausted!"

"I'll carry him over!"

Mo Chen saw Ru Feng coming over and looked at the wooden bridge that was already teetering on the verge of collapse.

He hardened his heart, and with a final swing of his knife, severed the wooden bridge...

Ru Feng exclaimed in alarm, "Young Master, you mustn't!"

The wooden bridge fell and hit the cliff face with a loud "bang".

Mo Chen looked at Ru Feng and shook his head.

He can never go back.

There's no need to send Ru Feng over again, only to cause more casualties...