GBP Chapter 267 Evacuation
Chapter 267 Evacuation
Chu Xun'er stopped moving when the explosion rang out.
Li Xiaonuan went over and had someone send Chu Xun'er back to the courtyard where she was currently living and keep a close watch on her.
Chu Xun'er didn't resist and obediently followed the person.
Although Li Xiaonuan was puzzled, she didn't delve into it further. After all, she had more important things to focus on.
Instead of the people sent by the young princess to investigate, Li Xiaonuan was greeted by her father and his family who rushed over.
Li Xiaonuan encountered them on her way to her father's courtyard. At the time, both Su Shi and Li's father were carrying a hand grenade. Li Xiaogang, on the other hand, was holding a tinderbox and was being protected in the middle.
Upon entering Li Xiaonuan's courtyard, after Li's father and the others paid their respects to the young princess, everyone sat in the outer room of Li Xiaonuan's room.
"Xiao Nuan, what happened just now? We thought something had happened in your courtyard, so we rushed over." As soon as she sat down, Madam Su asked.
"Mother, we don't know what happened either. However, the princess has already sent people to investigate," Li Xiaonuan comforted Su Shi, holding her hand.
"Sister Xiao Nuan, why do I feel like the explosion just now came from the main gate?" Miss Liu asked, resting her chin on one hand and staring wide-eyed.
Xiao Gang, still wearing the wooden neck brace, stiffened his neck and said, "Sister, listen carefully, aren't there many people fighting outside?"
After Xiaogang's reminder, everyone in the room perked up their ears and listened attentively.
Sure enough, the sounds of fighting could be heard. And there were clearly a lot of people fighting.
"How did they get here? This shouldn't be happening," the young princess murmured after hearing the sounds of fighting.
Li Xiaonuan was sitting right next to the young princess, so she heard her mutterings clearly. Before Li Xiaonuan could ask what it was about, the young princess spoke again.
"Hurry up and pack your valuables and come with me. We need to get out of here quickly, or it will be too late," the young princess said anxiously.
Li Xiaonuan was about to ask what had happened, but seeing that the young princess had already started ordering people to help Li Xiaonuan and the sixth young lady pack their things, she remained silent and began to pack her own things as well.
At this critical moment, Li Xiaonuan only took some money and clothes, and didn't bring anything else.
She brought few things, so she packed quickly.
The Su family wanted to go back and pack their things, but Li Xiaonuan wouldn't allow it. She instructed someone to simply pack up the Su family's belongings and bring them over.
Then there are the medical books in Xiaogang's room, as well as some medicinal herbs that he developed himself, and so on.
Finally, there was Zhou Liufeng, who had already been carried to Li Xiaonuan's courtyard, and Chu Xun'er, who had come with Zhou Liufeng.
Due to the time constraints, they had their belongings roughly packed up by the servants.
Once everything was ready, the people the young princess had sent out returned.
However, the man looked rather disheveled, with obvious injuries in several places.
"Princess, you must quickly lead the Li family to retreat. Be fast. The people ahead can't hold out any longer." After saying this, the man took the lead and walked out.
The young princess didn't say much, only called out "Follow me," and led the way out.
Perhaps in an effort to buy more time, several more explosions were heard outside.
Li Xiaonuan knew that it must have been the hand grenade that she had just sent to the gate.
Since even the last resort, the hand-thrown grenade, has been used, one can imagine how fierce the battle must be outside.
The young princess led her entourage around the Su family's courtyard, and behind a pile of artificial rocks in a corner of the backyard, she felt around and opened a pit.
"Get down there immediately. Remember, once you're down, don't make a sound. Understand?" The young princess stood at the edge of the pit and gave her instructions in a deep voice.
Everyone knew the situation was perilous, so they all nodded in agreement, and no one spoke. Even Chu Xun'er wisely kept her mouth shut.
Of course, the young princess was the first to go down into the pit. After that, it was the sixth young lady, and then Xiao Gang and Zhou Liufeng.
After Xiaogang went down into the pit, Li Xiaonuan pushed her father and Su Shi down with him.
Just as Su Shi and Li's father disappeared at the pit entrance, shouts of killing came from the direction of Li Xiaonuan's courtyard.
In order to cover up the existence of the pit as soon as possible, Li Xiaonuan told the maids and servants who were obviously trembling with fear to go down first.
Those people were all there to serve the Sixth Miss and Chu Xun'er.
Not a single servant in this courtyard has been evacuated.
Perhaps, Li Xiaonuan was just an unlucky fellow. Before she could even descend into the cave, shouts of battle had already reached the entrance of the garden.
To avoid revealing the pit, Li Xiaonuan had no choice but to have the guard fill it in. She then ran off in another direction.
Upon seeing this, the person guarding outside the cave quickly deactivated the mechanism, sealing off the pit entrance, and then chased after Li Xiaonuan.
Li Xiaonuan ran towards the other side of the garden. There, she found a very secluded corner tower. Inside the tower, there were several wooden frames, providing a convenient hiding place for people.
Perhaps the fighters were too engrossed in the fight. Therefore, even after Li Xiaonuan hid in the corner tower, they did not pursue her.
Li Xiaonuan tried to calm her breathing and minimize the noise from the corner tower.
However, she was so nervous and scared that when she stopped, she could hear her own heavy breathing and the pounding of her heart.
After finally getting used to the dim light in the corner tower, Li Xiaonuan looked around for the best place to hide.
Just as Li Xiaonuan was looking for a hiding place, the door of the corner tower was pushed open.
Startled, Li Xiaonuan turned around and saw a man quickly close the door again.
"Miss Li, are you afraid? It's me, Xiao Si." The person who came saw that Li Xiaonuan was already on guard, so he quickly spoke up.
"Xiao Si, what are you doing here? Aren't you always staying in the prefectural city?" Li Xiaonuan asked in a very low voice, mimicking Xiao Si's manner.
Being able to meet someone she knew at this crucial moment, Li Xiaonuan suddenly felt a sense of peace.
"Miss Li, don't ask any more questions. Come with me, we need to find a place to hide first." Xiao Si gestured for Li Xiaonuan to follow, then fell silent.
Li Xiaonuan knew that now was not the time to reminisce, so she obediently followed behind Xiao Si.
Just as Xiao Si led Li Xiaonuan to the corner of the stairs on the first floor of the corner tower, hurried footsteps came from outside.
"Quick, I just saw her hide inside." The voice sounded familiar.
"Are you sure?" It was the voice of a middle-aged man.
"I swear on my whole family's lives, Li Xiaonuan is inside. However, another person just went in. They were too far away for me to see who it was." That familiar female voice rang out again.
"Go in and search," the middle-aged man ordered.
The command had barely been given when the side gate was kicked open. Li Xiaonuan gripped the stair railing tightly, waiting for the people to approach.
She wanted to ask them why they had come.