in2ebook Chapter 188 The iron mask is gone, amazing!
Chapter 188 The iron mask is gone, amazing!
On the Lanmei painted boat.
Huamei was so flustered that her face turned pale. She trembled with fear when she heard the shouts and screams coming from the cabin.
In comparison, Yu Niang and Boss Murong seemed much calmer.
But Yu Niang also frowned slightly, and her face looked rather ugly.
"Boss, there are too many people on the other side. We don't have enough people left on the boat. I'm afraid we can't hold on!"
Yu Niang said worriedly.
"Humph!"
Boss Murong was also a little worried, but she didn't show it. Instead, she pretended to be calm and said, "These guys dared to attack us in broad daylight. They will definitely alert the city defense troops and the imperial guards. As long as we hold on for a while, reinforcements will be here soon!"
Hearing this, Yu Niang bit her lower lip hard.
"Boss, if the reinforcements never arrive, let's just jump into the river and leave. I'll cover you!"
Upon hearing this, Boss Murong remained silent.
At this point, she couldn't think of any other solution.
At this moment, she couldn't help but think of the situation when the lakeside cottage was besieged.
It was also very dangerous at that time, but they ran into the imperial guards led by Ye Chen himself.
As a result, those killers were taken care of by Ye Chen before they even attacked the cottage by the lake.
She also recovered.
But now, can Ye Chen still lead the troops?
She didn't know, but she always had some expectations in her heart.
"Boss, Mr. Ye should be here, right?"
Huamei said suddenly.
Like Boss Murong, she also felt that Ye Chen would come to save her.
After all, she also heard that it was Ye Chen who saved the lakeside cottage when it was surrounded last time.
And just then.
Suddenly, footsteps were heard by the lake.
The three women on the deck took a slight step and turned their heads to look in the direction where the shouting and screaming came from.
Then, they saw the imperial guards rushing towards them one after another.
These imperial guards who came to support did not change into ordinary people's clothes. They were all dressed in brocade clothes and carried long swords.
They rushed up in a swarm.
In an instant, the killers in night clothes who were besieging the pleasure boat were all startled.
Several killers quickly blocked the entrance to the pleasure boat, but some of them quickly jumped off the boat and disappeared into the water. Some killers who could not swim even ran onto the boat and paddled away quickly.
For a moment, except for a few killers who were still fighting hard, most of the killers fled in all directions.
Ye Chen raised his eyebrows upon seeing this.
This situation is different from that of Wu Ba back then.
"It seems these people are not loyal to the powerful minister!"
Ye Chen suddenly understood something in his mind. After all, these were all people from the city defense army, and they were most likely the children of noble families.
Most of the children of noble families are afraid of death!
"Catch them for me! Catch a few alive!"
Ye Chen gave the order immediately.
The imperial guards swarmed forward, and soon the killers who were resisting stubbornly in the pleasure boat were defeated and retreated step by step.
At this moment, Boss Murong's men were in high spirits and cooperated with the imperial guards to kill the enemy.
Just when the situation was about to be under control.
Ye Chen suddenly smelled a pungent smell.
His expression immediately changed.
"not good!"
"These guys are going to set fire!"
Ye Chen reacted.
Although the pleasure boat was sailing on the water, it was still made of wood.
Once the fire starts, the people above will be in danger.
Even if the people on top could jump into the water, it would be difficult for a woman to physically withstand jumping from such a high boat.
"Quick, give me the knife, I want to kill!"
Ye Chen roared, and the imperial guard beside him quickly handed him the knife. He then led his men to rush towards the pleasure boat.
But just as he arrived at the entrance of the houseboat, flames suddenly appeared inside, and then with a "bang", the center of the houseboat exploded.
For a moment, wood chips flew everywhere and the fire was raging.
"Damn it, did these guys bring gunpowder?"
Ye Chen's face darkened. He also realized that the place where the entire pleasure boat exploded was just a small hole blown through. This could not be called explosives at all, it was just gunpowder, but it was enough to set a fire.
At this moment, the fire spread rapidly.
Ye Chen's face changed drastically, but he immediately shouted to the people on the deck: "Yu Niang, Hua Mei, don't jump off the boat, don't try to go down the stairs, find something wet to cover your mouth and nose!"
"Come here! Find me some linen immediately. The more the better!"
"Go find some more bamboo!"
Ye Chen yelled at the people around him.
At this moment, the three women on the deck were all stunned.
"Boss, did you hear that? What did Master Ye call you just now?"
Yu Niang asked in surprise.
"heard it."
Boss Murong's delicate body trembled slightly, and she was extremely shocked.
She really didn't expect that Ye Chen was the emperor.
"Emperor, Master Ye is the emperor?"
The thrush's mouth was slightly open, with an expression of disbelief on her face.
"Don't worry about that for now. Just do as Master Ye said. Yuniang, go get some wet cloths and have everyone cover their mouths and noses."
Boss Murong was the first to come to his senses.
Yu Niang did not dare to delay, and at this time many of Boss Murong's men had already arrived on the deck, so it was not difficult to find one or two pieces of cloth.
Soon, under the pleasure boat, Ye Chen ordered the imperial guards to gather the small boats left by the killer together, and use overlapping bamboo poles to support pieces of cloth.
The bamboo poles are arranged very densely to ensure that they will not be broken when catching people.
At this time, the fire in the house had spread to the second floor.
Smoke billows.
Ye Chen couldn't even see the figures on the deck.
"You can jump down now. Jump towards me! Along the edge of the deck, in rows!"
Ye Chen shouted loudly.
His voice was like thunder, and the rolling sound was loud enough to be heard on the deck.
On the deck, Boss Murong was still a little hesitant.
Although there was enough smoke, he could still see that Ye Chen had people hold up pieces of sackcloth.
But can these linens catch people?
Boss Murong was a little skeptical, but he immediately gave the order.
The fire was too big and she had no other choice.
"Jump!"
He jumped first.
He is Boss Murong's subordinate.
Some of these people were still wearing leather armor, and some were injured, but after they jumped off the pleasure boat, they were all caught steadily.
The imperial guards holding bamboo poles caught these people easily.
And after these people finished jumping.
Then Huamei jumped down from the pleasure boat.
Ye Chen immediately stepped forward and asked someone to send Huamei ashore.
And Yu Niang then jumped off the pleasure boat again.
The last one to jump down was Boss Murong.
This time, Boss Murong even threw away the iron mask, obviously because he was afraid that it would hurt him.
But when Ye Chen saw Boss Murong’s true face, he was stunned for a moment.
He had seen many beauties before, but this time he was really amazed.