Chapter 213 The Sea King Takes the Shopkeeper Hostage and Brings Him aboard the Ship

Liu Ye and Bai Zilin boarded the boat and soon returned to the capital. Bai Zilin returned to the General's Mansion, and Liu Ye returned to the Princess's Mansion. Furong handed her the imperial decree of marriage: "Princess, this is the imperial decree of marriage sent from the palace. It is indeed Zheng Shuang. This morning, I received the decree on your behalf, and this afternoon I took care of the matter."

Liu Ye opened the imperial edict, glanced at it casually, then closed it and tossed it onto the table beside her: "Hmph! It really was him. How did things go?"

Furong said with a wicked smile, "The third master of the Zheng family, who is also Zheng Shuang's father, was riding in a carriage when the horse suddenly got startled and threw him out of the carriage. He was then run over by a passing carriage, which broke his neck. He died on the spot, a very tragic death."

"The sixth young master of the Zheng family was having dinner with someone at a restaurant when he accidentally fell from the upper floor. He suffered a head injury and all his bones were broken. He died. The eldest daughter of the Zheng family, Zheng Lian'er, was playing in her own garden yesterday when she also accidentally fell into the water and drowned."

"As for Zheng Shuang, well, he tripped and fell while walking and broke his leg. Now the Zheng family is in chaos."

Liu Ye was very satisfied after listening: "Very good, well done. If the Empress Dowager still doesn't allow the Zheng family to annul the engagement after this, then let the Zheng family continue to have accidents until they are all wiped out!"

Furong nodded and said, "Yes, this servant will continue to send people to monitor the Zheng family. Is everything going smoothly with the princess?"

Liu Ye said smugly, "Of course, it couldn't be smoother. I solved all the troubles in one go. Just wait and see."

At the inn on Fairy Lake Island, it was already noon, and the innkeeper was getting a little uneasy seeing that Haiwang and his group hadn't come down for lunch. The commotion last night had been quite something; could they have gone too far? He thought he'd better go up and check on them. If something really happened, he'd be in deep trouble… (_)

The shopkeeper arrived at Wei Ziwei's room and gently knocked twice: "Miss Wei, it's lunchtime. What would you like to eat? Are you feeling better? Would you like me to brew some medicine?"

"Knock knock knock," the shopkeeper knocked a few more times after hearing no response from inside the room: "Miss Wei, Miss Wei."

The Sea King, who had been lying on the ground, sat up with a splitting headache, unable to open his eyes due to the discomfort: "Ugh, my head hurts so much! What kind of rubbish is this wine from Wuli Kingdom? It's terrible! My head hurts after drinking it."

He didn't drink much yesterday, but his head was so sore he couldn't even open his eyes: "Who's outside? Get in here and serve me right now!"

Upon hearing that he could enter, the innkeeper nervously pushed open the door. What he saw was Princess Yunxi's two maids and Wei Ziwei lying around the Sea King. All three women were covered in black and purple, their eyes wide open and rolling back. They were clearly dead. "Ah! Someone's dead! Someone's dead!"

After shouting, the shopkeeper turned and ran downstairs, afraid that Haiwang would kill him to silence him: "Erzhuzi, hurry up and report to the authorities! Haiwang has... killed Sang woman in bed! Tell the authorities to bring more people! Hurry up!"

The shopkeeper's shout startled the Sea King, who shuddered. He opened his eyes abruptly, and the sight before him shocked him as well. Wei Ziwei was closest to him, right next to his hairy legs, staring at him with her eyes rolled back, looking as if she had died with her eyes wide open.

Princess Yunxi's two maids stood on either side of him. The Sea King stood up in terror, his legs went weak, and he almost fell back down. He covered his head and took a while to recover. Only then did he realize that he was also naked.

The Sea King hurriedly covered his mouth with both hands and cried out, "My God, what happened! Last night he was clearly with..." How could it have turned out like this! No, someone framed him, someone framed him! Could it be Bai Zilin? It must be him, that bastard, it must be the Emperor who instructed him!

Suddenly, a flurry of footsteps came from outside. Aquaman quickly picked up his clothes from the ground and put them on. He had just finished putting on his pants and hadn't even had time to put on his shirt when a group of onlookers stood at the door, pointing and whispering angrily at him.

Guest A pointed into the room and shouted, "My goodness! How could someone die like this? The Prince of Zhao is too cruel! Isn't he a beast?!"

Passerby B: "That's right! Even animals don't behave like this. You beast from Zhao, go back to your country! We, Wuli Kingdom, don't welcome you. Get out, get out of our Wuli Kingdom, go back to your beastly home!"

Aquaman, suppressing his frustration, finished dressing and was about to rush out when his guards pushed aside the people at the door. The guards drew their swords and stood at the door, scaring away all the onlookers.

The Sea King emerged from Wei Ziwei's room with a dark expression: "You bastards! How did you protect me? Why was I in Wei Ziwei's room? What were you all doing?!"

The guard lowered his head guiltily and whispered, "Your Highness went to Wei Ziwei's room by yourself. Princess Yunxi is also in trouble. Last night, the princess ran out of her room naked and pounced on any man she saw. I don't know how she is now. Your Highness, you should go and check on her quickly. I'm worried that something might have happened to the princess as well..."

Upon hearing this, the Sea King exclaimed, "What?! Yunxi ran away naked?! How is this possible?! Impossible! You're lying! I'll chop you up!"

The guard hurriedly said, "What this servant says is true. Although this servant did not see it, many people are saying the same thing. If Your Highness does not believe it, you can ask Princess Yunxi..."

"By the way, Your Highness, General Bai and the Princess have already left by boat, saying they had something to do at home. The manager told me that, but I find it very suspicious."

The more Neptune listened, the more uneasy he felt. He quickly went to Princess Yunxi's room, pushed the door open, and saw Princess Yunxi lying naked on the bed, her eyes rolled back, already dead.

Haiwang took a step back in shock. It was all over. They'd really been tricked. That damned emperor! He must have made Bai Zilin plot against them. The princess might even be involved. Damn it! Even knowing they'd been tricked, he couldn't seek justice now because the time wasn't right: "Damn it! What on earth is going on?!"

The guard asked timidly, "Your Highness, what should we do? Miss Wei's father seems to be a high-ranking official, and the shopkeeper has sent a waiter to report to the authorities. This matter is unclear, we need to leave quickly."

Neptune closed his eyes and made up his mind: "Go in and put the princess's clothes on, then carry her and we'll go."

Upon hearing this, the guard was terrified. He was told to help the princess dress. He glanced fearfully at Princess Yunxi, who lay on the bed with her eyes rolled back in her sleep, her hair standing on end. He knelt down abruptly and said, "This servant dares not. The princess is of noble birth. This servant is afraid of tarnishing the princess's reputation. This servant should find a woman to help the princess dress..."

Aquaman roared angrily, "What nonsense are you spouting? What reputation does a dead man have? Hurry up and get there, stop talking nonsense!"