The Chessboard Street and East Rongmi Lane were engulfed in thick smoke, the arsenic mixed in the bamboo tubes stinging everyone's eyes shut.
Chen Ji used his sleeve to cover his mouth and nose, hiding within the smoke. He didn't rashly approach the Huitong Hall but quietly closed his eyes and leaned against the side to wait.
Waiting for the Five Cities Military Department to be diverted.
In the white smoke, the sedan bearers, clerks, and ministry officials who had just finished their shift were choking and unable to find their direction, squinting their eyes to distinguish their surroundings with difficulty.
The shop owners rushed out from the street-side taverns, someone shouted loudly: "There's a fire, put it out!"
"Where are the Fire Armor soldiers? Where are the fire troops from the Five Cities Military Department?"
"Quickly bring the water bags!"
