
That's how someone is. When something has not been done, a person will feel afraid to do it or feel unable to do it. But once they did it, the result would instantly be, This is nothing!
In the past, Zi Rui had never thought that someday he would raise a knife and cut off someone else's finger. However, the world is unpredictable. It was exactly the same as he never thought that his finger would be cut off by someone else. Feng Yu Heng's words repeated themselves in his mind, "Someone who is not cruel cannot remain steadfast! If someone wasn't cruel, they wouldn't be able to stay calm!”
Sister is right! If he wanted to be strong, he had to be ruthless!
Zi Rui gritted her teeth and moved the military knife in her hand. The fifth finger of the surviving person from Qian Zhou was cut by this child in the blink of an eye.
That person was also as strong as steel. They clenched their jaws tightly but still did not make a single sound. But death means death has come. Right now, Zi Rui had become so wild that Feng Yu Heng could not stop him. The five had become corpses in the blink of an eye.
The hatred in his heart was not aimed only at these people from Qian Zhou. The person he hated the most was his father. Today's cut is an exercise. Sooner or later, there would come a day when his knife would be affixed to Feng Jin Yuan's neck. Who cares about the thunder that shakes the sky or any heavenly vengeance. With such a father, even though he had to die, he still did not want it!
Feng Yu Heng took a few steps forward and pulled the child into his arms from behind. He could feel the child's body trembling. There was hatred in shaking and that was along with horror. The horror of first killing someone will remain in his heart for many years. In fact, it would last a lifetime, but at the same time, with this kind of hatred and horror, he would not speak as much of the truth as Yao shi. His future is no longer difficult.
Xuan Tian Ming ordered someone to dispose of the corpse. Turning his head, he accurately found the boat owner who did not dare to step forward. He waved at her. "Come here."
The ship's owner has been hiding the whole time. He clearly heard the conversation between the two sides. He knew the identity of the person standing before him. At this moment, when he heard Xuan Tian Ming call him, he immediately rushed forward then knelt on the ground, loudly saying. "This lowly man greets His Majesty the ninth prince! Your Majesty, please save my life!"
Xuan Tian Ming sneered, “What evil have you done? Why are you begging this prince to save your life?”
The man bowed once more. "This lowly person really did not know that the person was from Qian Zhou and ended up letting them get on the boat. This is his crime. This lowly man confessed his crime but begged His Majesty to forgive this lowly fellow."
Xuan Tian Ming looked at him for a while and did not say what. The boat owner had just received money to bring guests. To the people from Qian Zhou sneaking into Da Shun was the fault of his Xuan family. It's not the citizens' fault. By the way, he's the one who's been scaring his own citizens.
He sighed inwardly and spoke in a softer tone, "Wake up. This matter has nothing to do with you." After that, he asked. “Why did your boat turn around?”
The boat owner breathed a sigh of relief and replied. "At the way, we were hit by a storm. It just forced us to turn around. Not to hide it from His Highness, rotating directions in the Peng River was something that happened many times each month, especially now that it was mid-autumn. If the wind is too strong, if we do not turn around, most likely the boat will capsize.”
Xuan Tian Ming nodded. When he had come here in the past, he had also heard about this situation, so he did not ask any further, just saying. "You can go. Keep the boat cruise. Bring the guests on this boat safely back to the departure point." While saying this, he looked at the river once more. The living have reached the shore, and the dead have sunk to the bottom of the river. A piercing pain filled his heart once again. "A Heng." He lowered his head slightly and whispered, "Give some money to the guests on the ship."
Feng Yu Heng nodded and leaned over to Xuan Tian Ming's side. He then took out a small pouch from his sleeve. Inside the bag were several silver bars worth five taels each. The total value of the bag was a thousand taels.
Xuan Tian Ming handed the money over to Bai Ze and ordered. "Give it to the guests on board. Everyone gets one. Just treat it as helping them overcome their shock." Bai Ze nodded and brought Wang Chuan and Ban Zou over to take care of this. Xuan Tian Ming then asked the ship owner. "Are you going to keep sailing back?"
The owner of the boat nodded, "Reply, Your Majesty, yes."
"Un.." He waved his hand, "Then go!"
The boat owner immediately bowed and retreated. Not long after, the boat started moving again. After receiving the orders from Xuan Tian Ming, the three hidden guards received a sum of money from Feng Yu Heng and began to distribute it to the people on the beach, after all, they were suffering from the aftermath of this crisis. Using this boat will not work. There are too many people. If they were all on board, there would be a problem with the weight of the ship. Fortunately, there was a place where they could stay near the beach where they landed. With the presence of Huang Quan and the hidden guards, as well as some money, they would gain temporary comfort.
Some boatmen prepared some private rooms for them, and everyone entered. Feng Yu Heng, Xuan Tian Ming and Zi Rui stayed together in one room. Zi Rui was still a little scared. This coupled with the many tumultuous days resulted in Zi Rui falling asleep shortly after lying on the bed inside the private room. Feng Yu Heng's heart ached, as he stroked the child's head. Powerlessly taking off her clothes, she thought a little, and the three entered the secret room.