Chapter Twelve: Command and Flight

  This thing happened too suddenly, without any warning or sign, and no one could have imagined it, let alone be mentally prepared.

  Qin Lan was already silently cursing, you didn't rebel early on and now you're rebelling after I've crossed over, what's the point of this? But at this moment, there was no time to care about these things. Qin Lan once again moved his fingers, summoning a few civilians, having two of them carry Lu Yun's gradually cooling corpse, while the others followed him as he charged into the Qin Manor.

  Because of the huge explosion and commotion outside, everyone in the mansion had gathered together, anxiously looking outwards. However, since Master Qin was not present and neither was Qin Lan, no one dared to go out and investigate what had happened. When Qin Lan returned, the three Qin sisters had also been startled and came out. Qin Lan immediately spotted them and became very curious - you were all unable to move yesterday, but today you're fine? This is too mysterious!

  Qin Jin and Qin Cong saw Yun Xianglan at a glance, and suddenly exclaimed with excitement and hurried over. "Third Princess, how did you come? What happened outside?"

  "There's no time for that now." Qin Lan stretched out her hand to stop the two of them, "Mother, hurry up and pack your things, we're leaving."

  "Where are we going?" Cha Hongying's face was full of confusion, and the three sisters were also bewildered. What had happened?

  "Run for your life!" Qin Lan's words were concise and to the point. Despite encountering such a situation, he seemed calm and composed, his thirty years of experience making him more level-headed than most people. Compared to Yun Xianglan, who was trembling all over behind him, Qin Lan's state was much better, inspiring even more trust. "A coup has occurred in the imperial palace, and Father may have already been harmed. The capital will soon be in chaos, and I fear that we, as relatives of former court officials, will all be purged. Let's take a step ahead and avoid this for now. If everything settles down later, we can return."

  No way!!! Not only was Hong Yan stunned, but the three women were also dumbfounded. Coup? Coup? How could such a thing happen?

  But now is not the time to discuss this, Qin Lan waved her hand and let everyone take action. At this moment, the main thing is to gather some important personal belongings, nothing else can be taken care of too much, fortunately, Qin Lan and Cha Hongyan have few things from the beginning, at this moment, they grabbed a few pieces of spare clothes with their hands, it's all done, but Qin Qing's three daughters' things are a bit more... Qin Lan took advantage of their packing time to let the steward bring all the household accounts, he was too lazy to check what, he left some money from the bank deposit slip and gave the remaining cash to all the servants, then let them leave separately to escape.

  Yun Xianglan was no longer the brave and strong person she used to be when Qin Lan first met her, and as time passed, her body trembled even more violently. As a member of the royal family, she had always known that many people would kill their own brothers for that position, but she had never thought that such a thing would happen to herself. Her gentle and loving uncle, who had always been kind to her, how could he suddenly turn into a demon? The empress dowager was already dead? What about her two older brothers? At this moment, the capital city had already sounded the alarm bell and the soldiers' shouts of curfew.

  She was so eager to rush back to the palace to see what was going on, but her rationality stopped her. Deep down, she knew that since her uncle had sent assassins to kill her, he didn't plan to let her live. At this moment, what she should do most is to find a way to save her own life first, and then plot other things. However, she went to the academy today because she didn't know in advance that something would happen, so she was alone as usual, without bringing any guards or luggage, nothing at all.

  How can she escape this imperial capital, this huge abyss now? Will Qin Lan help her? What if he doesn't want to take care of her? Who else can she rely on?

  It's okay, Qin Qing and the three women didn't have too much luggage. Qin Lan had the porters carry it, while the archers stood guard. Then, she summoned ten more knife-shield soldiers, their sturdy shields perhaps able to provide some protection for her family.

  But that's still not enough. Qin Lan finally knew why the commander in Hot Blooded Three Kingdoms was so powerful, he also finally knew why the attributes of small soldiers were almost the same as those of famous generals, but why the famous generals could still dominate among the small soldiers... All this is due to the effect of the commander.

  Originally, during battles, commanders could obtain ability bonuses from their subordinates through leadership. For example, Huang Xiaolong's current leadership is 35, and he can bring an army of 17,000 troops. Let's say he brought 17,000 militia, even if one militiaman provided him with a little attribute, together, his attributes would become super powerful. No wonder he could use such exaggerated combat skills. At that time, Qin Lan was shocked and went back to the Zhaoren Hall to check their skills after the battle.

  Fissure Fury Slash, with super-gigantic power and an unstoppable aura, slashes the earth, shattering everything in front of you. Requires 300 stamina and 300 spirit.

  Summon a storm with the power of the gods, calling down both hurricane-force winds and bolts of lightning to annihilate everything within a large area. Requires 1000 stamina and 1000 spirit.

  At first, Qin Lan was amazed at the powerful might of Wu Jiang's technique and wondered why the requirements were so high... After seeing Xiahou Yuan and Guo Jia use their skills and become tired, Qin Lan thought they were just extremely strong, but now he understood. The 300 volunteer soldiers that Xiahou Yuan brought with him gave him a boost in attributes, allowing him to successfully release his skill. As for Guo Jia, it was actually the support of the soldiers on the city wall that helped him.

  The higher one's own command is, the more soldiers they lead, and the stronger their personal ability becomes.

  This is Hot Blooded Three Kingdoms!!

  Unfortunately, Qin Lan himself was not strong. He had just entered such a world and had no martial skills or military strategy, nothing at all... On this escape route, he couldn't rely solely on himself; he needed to be able to help his subordinates.

  Xu Rong!!!

  "Finally, it's my turn!" Xu Rong, who had been ordered to guard Cha Hongyan, was almost ignored by Qin Lan before, but now that Xia Houyuan is recuperating, his chance has finally come. Xu Rong's current command is 10, which can lead 5000 troops... Obviously, Qin Lan doesn't have that many soldiers to give him, and after summoning so many soldiers, his physical strength and energy have been depleted by more than half, with some left as backup, so the ones handed over to Xu Rong to command are these summoned soldiers.

  Twenty archers, fifteen halberdiers, ten civilians, two scouts.

  Xu Rong's mission was to lead this small team to protect the masses and break out of the capital, which was now in chaos. The task might be a bit daunting, but it was time for him to show his abilities.

  All the soldiers under Xu Rong's command, tightly guarded Qin Lan and Cha Hongyan in the middle, began to move forward towards the outside of the mansion. It was at this time that Qin Lan saw Yun Xiangxue beside her, trembling helplessly, and upon seeing her pitiful appearance, Qin Lan's heart softened instantly, after all, she was the first woman he had fallen for in so many years.

  "Hey, Princess, want to come with us?"