After her mind was read, the spoiled brat became the darling of the whole group.

Chapter 434 Burning of the Star-Picking Tower

The guards filled the entire staircase so much that there wasn't even room to go down.

Jun Lanjin no longer wanted to get entangled with these guards. He turned around, grabbed Xie Xing's waist, stepped onto the stair railing, and jumped down.

A feeling of weightlessness came.

Xie Xing screamed and immediately buried her head in Jun Lanjin's arms.

This feeling is like being on a drop tower, but being held in someone's arms while being chased. It's even less life-saving than being on a drop tower.

"Follow."

Jun Lanjin called out to Hua An.

"Alright!" Hua An's voice came from behind.

However, his voice sounded somewhat distant from the two of them.

Xie Xing lifted her head from Jun Lanjin's embrace and looked up. Her pupils shrank as she saw Hua An jump down from the building, but behind them followed countless arrows.

shhhhhh!

The arrows flew towards them at high speed. Hua An leaped over the railings and the heads of the people while drawing his sword to block the arrows.

Jun Lanjin moved with the grace of a swallow. After descending three levels, he used an obstacle to step on the head of one of the guards, grabbed Xie Xing, and delivered a spinning flying kick, sending the guard flying and knocking down a group of guards who were chasing after the two of them.

Jun Lanjin sighed, snatched the arrows and arrows from one of the guards, shielded Xie Xing behind him, drew his bow, and fired all five arrows at once.

Xie Xing's mouth was agape in an "O" shape.

Is he really that handsome?

Jun Lanjin loosened his grip, and the arrows flew away, accurately knocking the guards behind him away.

Five arrows hit fifteen.

"Your Highness!" Just then, Hua An came to Jun Lanjin's side.

As the three were about to continue running downhill, Xie Xing suddenly smelled a thick odor of smoke.

Immediately afterwards, someone below shouted:

"on fire!"

Xie Xing's pupils contracted. She turned around and looked down, and sure enough, she saw a thick plume of smoke rising from the bottom. The smoke was pungent and scorching.

Xie Xing was utterly shocked.

"Your Highness! Fire!" She gripped Jun Lanjin's sleeve tightly.

Hua An's expression was also particularly solemn, and he couldn't help but look at his lord.

"Your Highness! Quickly, we must go down now! The fire is rising from the bottom. If the area below is destroyed, we're all likely to die here!"

"Help!"

I heard someone screaming from below.

After the fire was discovered, everyone's lives were in danger, and no one cared about Jun Lanjin and the others anymore.

On this tall and crowded Star-Picking Tower, survival becomes the greatest challenge.

The entire staircase was blocked, and the oxygen in the air was evaporated by the fire. With so many people and a fire, it felt like there was a lack of oxygen.

Without any hesitation, Jun Lanjin, carrying Xie Xing, pushed his speed to its absolute maximum.

He flew down with incredible speed, using his light-footed skills.

The fire has spread to the fifth floor.

Xie Xing didn't believe such a large fire could have been premeditated.

Who exactly would kill Jun Lanjin at this time?

The smoke made Xie Xing unable to open his eyes.

She couldn't help but bury her head in Jun Lanjin's arms.

Soon, the group arrived at the floor where the fire was taking place.

The building overhead has begun to loosen; this towering Star-Picking Tower is about to collapse.

Will I die here?

Xie Xingxin's heart tightened.

She asked the system this question aloud in her mind.

The system was also somewhat panicked: [This shouldn't be the time the Star-Picking Tower was burned down! Who did it?]

[Could it be the emperor?] Xie Xing felt something was strange and suspected it was the emperor, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt it was impossible.

After all, in the story, the emperor was so fond of Jun Lanjin, how could he possibly want to kill Jun Lanjin at this time?

Is it all because of the old princess incident?

Upon hearing these thoughts, Jun Lanjin's gaze shifted slightly. He turned to look at the railing, raised his foot to walk in that direction, and decided to jump off the railing. With his lightness skill, he still had a chance to survive.

However, at that moment, a group of men in black rushed out from inside.

Their black cloaks seemed to have fire-resistant properties; they emerged from the fire without being stained by it.

The two sides clashed without much talk, launching direct attacks on Jun Lanjin.

These men in black were clearly more skilled than the guards, and there seemed to be several dozen of them.

Two-thirds of the men surrounded Jun Lanjin and attacked him, while the remaining third went after Hua An.

"I go!"

Xie Xing couldn't hold back any longer and blurted out a curse.

While fighting with others, Jun Lanjin also spared some attention to Xie Xing.

He looked at the fire and then at the relentless men in black, pulled Xie Xing into his arms, and used his sword to constantly change moves, blocking the men in black's killing attacks.

They fought and moved from place to place until they finally arrived at the stairwell.

The fire raged, and Xie Xing's fair face was blackened by the smoke.

She coughed heavily several times, her eyes turning red from the fumes.

Jun Lanjin paused, then changed his stance, instantly killing the black-clad man closest to them with his sword energy. He then snatched the cloak from the man and draped it over Xie Xing's shoulders.

Amidst the scorching flames, Jun Lanjin's cool voice rang out, "Their target is me. You should put on this cloak and leave first."

Xie Xing's heart tightened.

She raised her head, her eyes slightly red: "Your Highness, I want to leave with you!"

Jun Lanjin glanced sideways, and in that brief moment of distraction, more than a dozen deadly attacks came hurtling towards the two of them.

Jun Lanjin frowned, his hand swirling with energy. He held a sword in one hand, his inner force manifesting as energy flow. As it swirled, sword energy materialized and suddenly attacked the group of men in black.

"what!"

They crashed into the fire and knocked down the pillars.

In an instant, the entire Star-Picking Tower began to sway precariously.

Jun Lanjin said, "You don't know martial arts, so following me will only be a hindrance."

"Without you, I have two hands; with you, I can only fight them with one hand."

Xie Xing remained silent.

He glanced at Junlan's composed demeanor.

He glanced over and saw a dozen or so men in black eyeing them menacingly.

After thinking for a moment, she bit her lip and finally let go.

Jun Lanjin might be able to get out of here alive, but if she doesn't run away soon, she'll either be killed by these people or suffocated to death by the fire.

"Your Highness, I'm waiting for you outside!"

After leaving those words, Xie Xing, with the cloak on his head, ran down as fast as he could.

The deeper you go, the more you can feel the scorching heat below.

Xie Xing felt his face burning hot, as if it were about to crack open.

It hurts!

Despite the pain, Xie Xing ran down as fast as he could.

Finally reaching the first floor, Xie Xing thought she could escape, only to find that the door to the first floor was locked.