The Fourteenth Prince returned to the group of guards, heartbroken and on the verge of tears. He walked up to them and said sincerely, "Your mother was very good to me back then, and you have been quite good to me among my brothers. Today, I will repay your kindness and send you off the island!"

The Fourteenth Prince remained silent, his back to the Seventeenth Prince. The guards exchanged hesitant glances, unsure of what to do. The Seventeenth Prince turned around, smiled coldly, and shook his head, saying, "I don't need your gratitude. If you still remember what happened when you were a child, you should reflect on yourself..."

The Fourteenth Prince suppressed his anger, pointed to the sea outside, and scolded, "Look at the sea outside yourself. There's no way there are any ships here now, and the people waiting for you should still be in the middle of the sea. Are you planning to die on this island?"

Upon hearing this, the guard nervously whispered in the Seventeenth Master's ear, "Seventeenth Master, the Fourteenth Master is right, we have no other choice now..."

Seventeen glared at Fourteenth Master defiantly and said, "I don't believe him!"

The Fourteenth Prince sighed deeply and said, "You haven't experienced what I've been through, so you won't understand my predicament. Even if I believe you've returned to the capital, what good will it do? My mother is gone, and now both of my legitimate sons are dead. What use am I as a prince?"

The Seventeenth Prince said urgently, "Then you shouldn't be entangled with that vixen! She's a scourge to the Qing Dynasty!"

The Fourteenth Prince smiled bitterly, "You all think she's a witch, but she's the only one who stayed by my side when I was in trouble. No matter what the truth is in the end, I want to hear her confess herself..." After saying that, the Fourteenth Prince said earnestly to the Seventeenth Prince, "Don't be stubborn. I'll send you away from the island. Zhu Wanqing's people might find you soon, and then it will be too late for you to leave. If you are captured now that the two armies are at war, you will only be used by Zhu Wanqing as a hostage to threaten the Thirteenth Prince. You don't want to see that happen, do you..."

The Fourteenth Prince spoke with utmost sincerity. The guards, looking uneasily at the Seventeenth Prince, urged, "Seventeenth Prince, we can't be captured. Let's trust the Fourteenth Prince..."

"Yes, it's too dangerous here now. Let's go back to Songjiang Prefecture and make plans then!"

Seventeenth Master hesitated for a moment, then nodded and silently followed Fourteenth Master. Fourteenth Master led Seventeenth Master and the others on a different route, bypassing the thickets of woods to a very secluded shore, where there were indeed several small fishing boats.

The guards rushed over excitedly, wanting to push the fishing boat into the sea, while the Fourteenth Prince and the Seventeenth Prince stood on the shore waiting. The Seventeenth Prince felt a warmth in his heart when he saw that the Fourteenth Prince had not deceived him. Perhaps the Fourteenth Prince really had some unspeakable difficulties in his heart, and he also felt that the Fourteenth Prince had not completely disregarded the Qing Dynasty.

Fourteenth Prince noticed Seventeenth Prince staring at him and said calmly, "What? You think I would harm you? Not at all, you are, after all, my brother..."

Seventeenth Master chuckled and scratched his head habitually. Suddenly noticing the bruise on Fourteenth Master's face, he felt a little embarrassed, realizing that he had indeed been a bit too rough when he lost control.

"Seventeenth Master, alright, we can go now..." The guards standing by the boat had already pushed it into the sea and called to the Seventeenth Master. The Seventeenth Master responded and strode away, but halfway there he suddenly turned back to the Fourteenth Master and said, "Fourteenth Brother, Fourth Brother said that as long as you abandon the darkness and embrace the light, everything that happened before can be forgiven!"

The Seventeenth Prince looked down on the Fourteenth Prince's expression. He only saw the Fourteenth Prince wave to him, so the Seventeenth Prince decisively boarded the ship and left the island with his guards.