The fire fold shook twice, and then blows hard, and the flame burst out, and the Tibetan wind immediately stuffed the fire fold under the felt cloth, where he had already stuffed a ball of oil-soaked rags, and as soon as the fire started, he quickly put down the felt cloth and walked quickly to the side.
His heart was pounding, and he felt like he was suffocating.
He glanced nervously at the stage, the clown was still performing hard, the fire meteors flew up and down in his hands, the three fire meteors were like three fire rings, the clown's hand was very steady, Zangfeng couldn't help but scream ashamed when he saw it, compared to this Ming Guogong, his qi cultivation kung fu was really far behind.
He glanced again at the stands, the lowest floor of which was level with the stage, and the higher back, Timur sat in the middle, but the light was too dark for him to see the other side's face.
It was a good location, I could see the performance on the stage clearly, and the people on the stage could also see the people in the stands, but with the firing distance of the firearms at that time, it was impossible to shoot accurately at a certain person in the stands, and the firearms at that time did not have such accurate shooting accuracy at all.
Nor was it possible to shoot in a straight line at this distance, even the most powerful crossbow could not shoot in a straight line and had to go in a parabola, but the main figures in the stands had arched wooden sheds above their heads.
To assassinate Timur, in addition to plotting against his close attendants, perhaps only that magical little girl in this world can do it.
Zang Feng once saw her magical stealth technique, she was in the tent, but when she walked into the tent, she didn't see her at all, until she walked out by herself, Zang Feng was startled, because Tang Sai'er was by his side at that time.
Of course, she needed to use some props, such as the color of the clothes, but the grandstand had been set up since the morning, when Don Sayre had run over and watched the soldiers build the stands like a normal playful child, and when she returned, the three men Harry had sent in disguise as tailors for a busy day, making four thin cloth cloaks according to her design.
Zangfeng couldn't see her, which made him feel very comforted in his heart, he couldn't see it as a caring person, and others must not see it even more, this little girl should have sneaked to Timur's side by now, and he even saw that the person who should be Timur raised his cup and was gulping wine, and the fire in the distance reflected on his golden cup, shining.
The fire in the cages was burning, and all kinds of easy props, clothes, and sundries that were not needed for tonight's performance were all flammable, probably because of the felt cloth cover, the fire was not big, but the smoke was not small, and the billowing smoke drifted down the wind to the stands.
Someone exclaimed: "It's on fire, it's on fire" The fire was particularly obvious in the night, and several people who were guarding the cage hurriedly ran over, and someone lifted the felt cloth that was on fire, and when they breathed on the ground, the flames rose into the air, and the fire spread rapidly by the wind.
"Quickly extinguish the fire, quickly extinguish the fire, why did it catch fire?"
"It must have been a bonfire lit by those soldiers on the sandy slope, and the sparks fell" While everyone was busy fighting the fire, some clever people had already begun to shirk their responsibilities.
Tibetan Feng also ran over in a panic, busy fighting the fire like others, the soldiers on this sandy slope saw that there was a fire below, but they did not rush down to put out the fire, the left and right burned were just some cages of the circus, there were no other combustible materials around, it would not cause an uncontrollable fire, there was no order from the general, they only lit a bigger bonfire here, who would care, even some soldiers who had drunk too much, seeing the raging fire and the thick smoke, they were overjoyed to watch, and they clapped their hands and laughed.
"Whoosh" Suddenly there were two sounds of breaking the air from the roof of the shed erected above the cage, but the sound was not loud, and the flames blown by the wind after the fire were burned, and the scene was noisy, so no one noticed it at all, but it immediately caused a sensation in the stands.
The fire here had already been noticed by the people in the stands, but even if it was burned out here, it would not have any effect on the rest of the place, and the atmosphere was very joyous tonight, and Timur was in a particularly good mood, he only glanced at it, frowned in displeasure, but did not give any instructions, so there was only a pause on the stage, and then the performance resumed.
When the smoke filled the stands and caused a coughing sound, Timur felt a little disappointed, frowned and ordered: "Call the soldiers on that side to help, quickly put out the fire, don't disturb everyone's interest" As soon as his words fell, a man stood up beside him, ready to convey the order of the Great Khan, when a servant who had walked by in the aisle carrying a scorching fragrant beef suddenly fell to the ground with a thud, and the plate flew out of his hand, smashing a plate of steaming roast beef into the face of a general.
"Damn, you don't have long eyes" The general was so hot that he screamed in anger, but he only cursed and exclaimed: "Assassins have assassins" At first, he thought that the servant was only looking at the fire under the side stands, and had stumbled and fell, but when he looked around, he saw that the fallen servant had a finger-thick arrow shaft exposed under his ribs, and the man was still not dying, and was groaning in pain, and he did not know that this man had been hit by a cold arrow, so he immediately cried out.
Almost at the same time, in the third row of seats, the wine jar beside a scholar was smashed with a bang, and the wine splashed everywhere, and the white-bearded old pedant was drunk and hazy, and he did not make a fuss because the wine jar was broken, but as soon as the wine jar was broken, there was a buzzing sound, as if a swarm of wasps were flying, and the scholar turned his head to see a wolf's tooth arrow sticking to his left arm and sticking to the back of the wooden chair, and the arrow feathers were still buzzing and trembling.
The scholar was horrified when he saw it, and most of the wine was sober, not to look at his age, his body jumped, and the whole person was as flexible as a tanuki, and he suddenly fell down to the aisle, and while rolling and crawling to escape, he shouted loudly: "There are assassins, there are assassins, protect the Great Khan" There was a chaotic sound of armor in hula, and more than a dozen well-trained warriors in armor swooped down, holding shields and swords, protecting Timur's group in the middle, and several large shields blocked the wind and rain in all directions.
The two tall and powerful warriors in the middle set up Timur and had just moved out of their seats, when there was a loud sound, and three large shields protected his head, and he quickly moved to the side like a moving fortress.
There was a stirring in the stands, everyone bowed down to avoid the cold arrows, and there were also those who had the courage to draw their swords and stand up, looking around for the enemy's traces, at this time the soldiers on the sandy slopes on both sides only saw the chaos in the stands, and did not know what was going on, some people stood up and stretched their necks to look here, and some drunken soldiers, holding the wine jar and still talking and laughing and drinking, did not pay attention to the changes that occurred around them and in the stands.
The clown who was performing on the stage also saw the chaos in the stands, how could he still perform calmly at this time, he stood there in a daze, a little confused, not knowing whether to retreat to the backstage or continue to perform.
The three fire meteors used for the performance had already landed, and the flames burned a few times and became dying.
Zangfeng held a broken felt towel and pretended to put out the fire, but he was really fanning the wind, delaying the speed of others' rescue, the corner of his eyes has been watching the movement in the stands, and then he suddenly saw a stirring in the stands, and the civil and military officials were rushing and messing up, and they couldn't help but tighten in their hearts, and secretly screamed badly: "It's bad, it's not that Tang Sai'er has exposed his hiding and has been discovered" Timur was already old, and one leg was lame, and he moved slowly, but the guards were worried that he would be attacked again, and dragged him to move quickly, the aisle was already narrow, and there were tables and chairs, and there were wine jars on the ground, Timur was protected by two tall guards, and the two rows of shield-wielding warriors on the left and right and in front and back formed a moving fortress, escorting him all the way to retreat quickly, barely touching the ground, Timur's knees bumped on the wine jar at the corner of the table and stool, and bruised in several places, so it was not painful.
Timur had been so embarrassed in his life, especially when he was so carried away by others, like a child at the mercy of others, as ridiculous, when he was dragged to the wide aisle of the side compartment retreat, the hidden anger finally broke out, he stood up suddenly, struggled to struggle, and roared: "Let go of me and I'm here, who can kill me" The guards did not dare to relax, and still protected the four sides from the wind and rain, but they did not dare to set up Timur in anger again.
Timur stroked his chest, gasped for breath, shook away the smoke wafting in disgust, and angrily ordered: "Arrest the assassin and come to me."
Sitting next to the scholar who had almost been shot was a general, who was squatting there for shelter with the seat in front of him, and when he heard the angry roar of Timur the Great, he looked at the arrow, compared its angle slightly, and then pointed to the place where the fire was burning in front of the right side of the stand, and shouted: "The arrow came from there, the assassin is on fire, send someone to catch it" Timur pushed away the two guards in front of him, glanced coldly at the place where the fire started, looked at the chaotic stands, and said angrily: "An assassin is so frightened that the three armies will sit back and continue to watch the show."
The matter is not to be publicized, and all the people in the place where the fire was caught are to be brought under control, and immediately interrogated."
Hearing this, Prime Minister Aldusha hurriedly said: "Yes, the ministers obey the order, but the body of the Great Khan is ten thousand gold, and they must not be in danger, and please return to the account to rest, otherwise, the ministers will not dare to receive the order."
Timur was old, his eyesight, heart, spleen and lungs were weakened, and he had skin and blood diseases.
The body is weak and cold, so the beautiful girl is often needed to warm his body with body temperature, because the eating habits are mainly meat, and he is addicted to alcohol, he also has high blood pressure, angina pectoris and other chronic diseases, at this time he only feels chest tightness and shortness of breath under anger, and it is really not suitable to stay.
He waved his hand angrily and said: "No one can defeat me, no assassination can be carried out on the battlefield, let alone an assassin to capture alive, I want to know who the real murderer is behind the scenes, I want to raze his whole clan."
"Obey my majesty, please rest your majesty's sweat tent, the performance will continue, the carnival will continue, and the murderer will definitely be caught" "Hmph" Timur, who was in the midst of joy, was so angry that his face turned pale, and with a wave of his hand, he turned and went down to the stands, and the guards around him held large shields and covered them in the shape of a box, and moved with him.
Ardushah turned back, walked to Timur's place, sat down on his knees, and commanded in a deep voice: "Everyone return to their seats, the show continues, and tonight's affairs are not allowed to be publicized."
He pointed his hand to the cage on the side compartment that had been extinguished to only sporadic flames, and said coldly: "Those people, all of them are arrested and everyone in the circus, and they will all be detained after the performance, until the truth is revealed."
To be continued: