The bronze furnace in the Censorate suddenly exploded with a roar. The Censor-in-Chief brandished a red-hot iron rod and shouted, "Your Majesty, please move to safety! Jingshan is in grave danger!"
As the imperial palanquin reached the mountainside, a dull rumble erupted from beneath the earth. Shen Xitang snatched a Luoyang shovel from an imperial guard and dug into the soil, revealing crates of "Shenhuo Flying Crows."
These modified incendiary weapons had wings soaked in bitumen, designed to ignite upon contact with air—the exact same design she had witnessed on the pirate fleet’s flagship.
Chapter 20