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Chapter 301 Danger, Night Attack
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2024-10-29 19:42:56"Miss, let's go to the back room. It's not safe here." After running to a safe place, Xinmei stopped.
Ning Xueyan was out of breath as she ran with Xinmei. Her pale face glowed with a faint blush, and she could not speak, but only nodded. This place was indeed unsafe. It was too close to the fire, and everyone was running around. Now many Young Ladies were walking toward the back wing rooms under the escort of their maids.
The Buddha hall was all burned, so of course nobody could burn the so-called first stick of incense there.
When Ning Xueyan caught her breath, Xinmei and Qingyu escorted her to the backyard. After staying a little far away from the fire, Ning Xueyan calmed down. The guest rooms in the backyard were far away from the halls in the front, so although the front hall burned so badly, the fire could not spread to the backyard.
After turning another corner, they would arrive at the guest room zone. Many Young Ladies had
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