Three days later, Ying Yuan led a large army out of Xianyang and marched northward.

The army marched northwards and arrived outside Yanmen Pass, where they saw the pass in ruins and corpses strewn all over the ground. It was a horrible sight. Ying Yuan's face was terribly gloomy. He dismounted, walked to the body of a Qin soldier, squatted down, and examined it carefully.

The soldier had multiple knife wounds on his body, the fatal wound being on his chest, which was so deep that it almost split his body in half. Judging from the wounds, they were probably caused by the Huns' scimitars.

Ying Yuan clenched his fists tightly, his nails dug deep into his flesh, blood flowed through his fingers, but he didn't notice at all.

"Your Majesty..." Upon seeing this, the guards at the side hurried forward to comfort him.

Ying Yuan stood up and glanced at the guards coldly, his eyes full of murderous intent.

"Pass the order down, the entire army should speed up and advance, and we must reach Yunzhong within three days!"

"Yes, sir!" The guards did not dare to delay and hurried down to pass on the order.

Ying Yuan mounted his horse and led the army forward again.

Along the way, Ying Yuan was in a very heavy mood. He kept thinking about Shen Qingge's words, and his heart was full of doubts and uneasiness.

“The person you shouldn’t love…” Who is this “person you shouldn’t love”?
Could it really be... him?

Ying Yuan didn't dare to think about it anymore, he was afraid that he would not be able to control his emotions.

He shook his head vigorously, trying to dispel these distracting thoughts from his mind.

Now, his most important task is to defeat the Huns and defend Daqin!
As for the love affairs between the two children... let's talk about it after he returns triumphantly!

The army marched quickly all the way and finally arrived outside Yunzhong City in the evening of the third day.

Yunzhong City is an important city north of Yanmen Pass and an important barrier against the invasion of the Huns.

At this time, a large number of Hun cavalry had gathered outside Yunzhong City. They were clamoring under the city and trying to break through the city gate.

Seeing this, Ying Yuan sneered, "Don't overestimate your own abilities!"

He drew the sword from his waist, raised it above his head, and shouted: "Soldiers, follow me to kill the enemy!"

"Kill!" The Qin army soldiers shouted in unison, their morale high.

Ying Yuan took the lead and rushed towards the enemy camp...

Just as the two armies were fighting, a horse galloped over from a distance. The man on the horse was wearing a black suit and had a veil on his face, so his appearance could not be seen clearly.

He rushed to Ying Yuan, dismounted, knelt on one knee, and said anxiously: "Your Majesty, something bad has happened! In the palace... in the palace..."

"What happened in the palace?" Ying Yuan's heart sank, and an ominous premonition came to his mind.

"There's a fire in the palace!" the man in black said in a trembling voice.

"What?!" Ying Yuan felt his eyes go dark and he almost fell off his horse...

"There's a fire in the palace!" The man in black knelt on one knee, his voice trembling and his tone full of fear.

This news was like a bolt from the blue, and it made Ying Yuan's eyes go dark, and he almost fell off his horse. He grabbed the black-clothed man's collar and roared, "What did you say? Say it again!"

The man in black was frightened by the fierce light in his eyes and trembled with fear. He stammered, "Reporting to Your Majesty, three days ago, there was a fire in the palace. The fire was fierce. The Imperial Hospital and the Fengyi Palace... were all burned down..."

"Fengyi Palace..." Ying Yuan muttered to himself, and Shen Qingge's beautiful face appeared in his mind. His heart seemed to be tightly grasped by an invisible big hand, making him almost unable to breathe. He pushed the man in black away, turned over and got off the horse, and ran towards the south like crazy.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!" The guards were horrified when they saw this and hurriedly chased after him.

However, at this moment, Ying Yuan's reason had been devoured by huge fear and worry. He could hear nothing and see nothing. He just kept running towards Xianyang like a wounded beast trying to return to his nest.

He couldn't imagine what he would become if Shen Qingge really died in the sea of ​​fire...

Three days ago, Fengyi Palace.

Shen Qingge was practicing calligraphy in front of the window when suddenly a strong smell of cigarette smoke entered her nostrils.

"What's that smell?" She frowned slightly, put down the brush in her hand, walked to the door and opened it.

"what--"

Outside the door, the palace maids and eunuchs were running around in panic, shouting "Fire! Fire!"

Shen Qingge was startled and ran to the yard quickly. He saw flames and thick smoke rising from the direction of the Imperial Hospital not far away, dyeing half of the sky an eerie red.

"Why did the fire suddenly catch on fire?" Shen Qingge was puzzled, but she soon realized that the situation was not good. She immediately turned back to the room and ordered her personal maid Bihe: "Hurry up and pack up your things. We have to leave here immediately!"

"Yes, your majesty!" Bihe also knew that the situation was urgent, so she did not dare to delay and hurried to pack up.

However, at this moment, the raging fire had spread to Fengyi Palace, and the dry wooden buildings were quickly engulfed by the flames, and the fire spread rapidly.

"My Queen, it's bad. The fire is too big and we can't get out!" Bihe ran in in panic, her face full of anxiety and fear.

Shen Qingge looked around calmly and found that they were surrounded by fire and it was almost impossible to escape.

"Damn it!" She cursed under her breath, feeling extremely anxious.

Just then, she suddenly remembered the existence of the secret room.

"Bihe, come with me!" She grabbed Bihe's hand and ran towards the inner room.

The secret room was specially built by Ying Yuan to protect her. The entrance is very hidden and cannot be found by ordinary people.

After Shen Qingge brought Bihe into the secret room, he immediately closed the stone door and locked the mechanism.

"My queen, are we really safe hiding here?" Bihe asked in shock.

"Don't worry, it's safe here and the fire can't get in." Shen Qingge comforted, but her heart was filled with anxiety.

Although the secret room is safe, the space is small and the air is not circulating. They cannot hide here forever.

"Your Majesty, when can you come back..." Shen Qingge leaned against the cold wall, his heart filled with longing and worry for Ying Yuan.

However, what she didn't know was that at this moment, Ying Yuan was fighting bloody battles on a battlefield thousands of miles away, and a bigger conspiracy was quietly approaching her...

The air in the secret room was so heavy that it seemed frozen. The flickering candlelight cast Shen Qingge's shadow on the wall, which was sometimes larger and sometimes smaller, just like her uneasy mood at the moment. Bihe curled up in the corner, her face pale and her body trembling slightly.

"My queen, will we...will we die here?" Bihe's voice, tinged with tears, echoed in the small secret room.

Shen Qingge patted her hands to calm down, pretending to be relaxed: "Silly girl, what are you talking about? His Majesty will come back to save us soon." But she was unsure, Ying Yuan was far away at the border, even if he got the news, it would take time to rush back. And how long can the air in this secret room last? (End of this chapter)