Moonlit Calamity: The Dragon Girl's Life of Idleness is Broken

Bronze, who had been secretly observing from the side, asked the other three with a smug look on his face, "How was it? That water from the dog was quite powerful, wasn't it!"

Aoyama grinned mischievously, then became worried: "Won't we smell it when we get there?"

Bronze didn't think too much about it: "There's nothing we can do but hold our breath."

He waved to signal and continued, "Get ready to move out, let's go."

Each of the four men carried a bottle of kerosene and sneaked in during the chaos.

After entering, the four of them dispersed to four different places. Before long, flames burst into flames from the thick smoke around Yuexi Tower.

The people in Yuexi Tower reacted quickly; after discovering the fire, they swiftly gathered a large group of people to fetch water and put out the fire.

However, the building contained a lot of wooden building materials, as well as a lot of flammable silk fabrics and decorations. The fire could not be extinguished as quickly as it burned, and the fire spread rapidly.

"Knock knock knock..." A series of urgent knocks sounded at the door. The madam, who was sleeping in the backyard, was startled awake by the loud knocking.

"Mom... Oh no! Get up quickly! Something terrible has happened."

The madam, woken up by the noise, opened the door with a displeased look and shouted, "You better have something to say, or I'll skin you alive!"

"The main building is on fire," the waiter told the madam, pointing in the direction of the main building.

She looked in that direction and saw thick smoke billowing from the main building, engulfed in flames. Her mind went completely blank for a moment.

The staff helped her to the front of the main building. Others were still working to put out the fire in an orderly manner. When she saw the scene, she was so frightened that she fell to the ground and cried out, "It's over, it's over, there's no saving it, how could this happen?"

After trying to extinguish the fire for a while, everyone realized that the fire was growing larger and larger and had become uncontrollable, so they had no choice but to retreat to the side.

The fire is now out of control. If we don't leave, the building will collapse and people will be in danger.

The madam cried for a while before she came to her senses. She quickly got up from the ground and grabbed the waiter next to her, asking excitedly, "Are there still people inside? Is anyone injured?"

The waiter broke free from the madam's grasp and said, "Don't worry, there's no one inside. I went to check, and they've all run out."

After hearing what the waiter said, the madam secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It was already good that no one was injured or killed; otherwise, her responsibility would have been even greater.

She stared blankly at the burning Yuexi Tower, her face full of sorrow. Seeing the place where she had worked for so many years destroyed in one day filled her with heartache.

The waiter looked at the madam and continued, "This incident was clearly intentional. They first released foul odors and thick smoke to lure all our people out, and then they set the fire."

Upon hearing this, the madam suppressed her sorrowful expression, pondered for a few seconds, and hurriedly said to the waiter, "Quickly send someone to report this to the young master."

After succeeding, Qingying and her team quietly left the scene, surprised that the operation had gone so smoothly.

After observing the fire for a while, the group realized that it was beyond extinguishing, so they left two people behind to keep an eye on the situation while the others went back to report.

The area around Yuexi Tower was crowded with onlookers, who gathered in twos and threes, whispering and pointing.

Seeing such a magnificent building burned down, some expressed regret, while others secretly cheered.

In the afternoon, as usual, Long Chuqing came to Qinli Courtyard to give Xiao Han acupuncture.

After administering the acupuncture, she said to Xiao Han, "After today, you won't need to take medicinal baths and receive acupuncture every day, but you still need to take the medicine. If you feel unwell, please let me know."

What should have been a happy occasion turned into a slightly disappointing one for Xiao Han, who simply replied with a single word: "Hmm."

Seeing that he looked listless, Long Chuqing asked, "Are you feeling cold?"

Now that he no longer needed injections in his legs, she helped him tuck the blanket in. Although the warm room wasn't as cold as outside, it was still a bit chilly to be shirtless.

Xiao Han looked at her and said half-jokingly, "No, it's just that I think the medicine you prescribed is too bitter. When can you reduce the dosage?"

Long Chuqing smiled helplessly, "We can't reduce it for now. Are you afraid of taking medicine? Good medicine tastes bitter! If you find it bitter, eat a few candied fruits to suppress it."

"I don't like candied fruit."

"Then I can't help you." After a moment's thought, he continued, "I'll go back and see if I can make it into pills, so it won't be so bitter to take."

Xiao Han thought that the weather was cold now and the medicine grinder would be icy cold, so he shook his head: "No need to trouble yourself, I can accept a little bit of bitterness."

"In that case, you're a relatively worry-free patient."

Each day, the acupuncture treatment lasted about half an hour. After removing the needles and tidying up, Long Chuqing would leave.

She encountered Qing Tong and Qing Ying, who had just returned from outside, in the corridor. They were in a hurry.

"Hey." She reached out to stop them. "Wait... what were you two doing just now?"

Qingying stopped and greeted her, "Greetings, Miss Long."

Looking at their undisguised excitement, she stroked her chin and said, "What good thing did you do? Tell me."

Qing Tong's smile faded, his eyes darting around as he stammered, "No...no! I didn't go anywhere." He then tugged at Qing Ying's sleeve.

Long Chuqing took in their subtle actions, looking at them with an expression that seemed to know everything.

"You still say you don't? You all reek of kerosene and smoke. You're trying to fool me."

She then reached out and nudged Qingying's shoulder, crossing her arms over her chest as she looked at the two of them: "Did you two just go and set a fire? That's so unfair! You didn't even invite me to something so fun."

Qing and Qing exchanged a glance. The Dragon Girl's reaction was just like Qingshan's—she seemed eager to try, which was truly unexpected. But there was no way to tell her about this!

Qingying said helplessly, "You're a young lady, you shouldn't do things like arson, it's so inappropriate!"

"What's wrong with that?" Long Chuqing narrowed her eyes slightly and said, "I can watch you guys do it!"

Qingying grinned and said, "I forgot this time, but I'll definitely bring you next time, I promise..."

"Then we'll go in first." After saying that, she grabbed Qing Tong and ran away quickly, bypassing Long Chuqing, afraid that she would catch her and continue to question her.

Long Chuqing turned her head and looked at the two of them suspiciously: "Something's up."

The two of them reported what had happened to Xiao Han in the study.

"Your Highness," Qing Tong said, "this matter was completed very smoothly."

"Hmm..." Xiao Han replied, "You did a good job, but you still need to keep an eye on their movements."

Qingying hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Highness, we ran into Miss Long when we came back. She smelled the kerosene on us and guessed that we had gone to set a fire. She looked very curious and asked us why we didn't take her with us. I was wondering if she was too bored at home."

Xiao Han didn't say anything after hearing this, but gestured for them to leave first.

He sat in his chair, lost in thought, recalling her words about the vastness of the world. To her, this small palace was indeed rather dull.

He put down the book in his hand, slowly got up and walked out of the study. Standing on the veranda, he looked up at the sky. The sun was shining brightly, white clouds floated in the blue sky, and occasionally birds flew by.

He glanced at the empty, quiet courtyard again. His heart, which usually enjoyed quiet solitude, now felt somewhat lonely. He sighed softly, turned around, and went back to his study.