Before Teng Zhen could utter a single word, he collapsed to the ground with his single eye wide open in anger, twitching a few times before falling still.
Xiao Shiyan, who was already terrified and at a loss for what to do, was splattered with blood all over his head and face, and was completely panicked.
Qiu Cheng wiped the dagger on Teng Zhen's corpse, glanced at Xiao Shiyan with utter contempt, and then turned and jumped into the sea that was burning with flames!
Xiao Shiyan's limbs went weak as he got up, wanting to imitate the man from before and jump down, but when he saw the raging fire on the sea, he immediately became afraid.
But the fire quickly spread throughout the entire ship, and the hull was slowly listing and sinking.
Xiao Shiyan collapsed onto the deck in utter despair...
Looking at the ship gradually sinking in the distance, Su Xuerong couldn't help but ask, "Will Qiu Cheng be able to escape alive?"
Xiao Yuandao said, "This is the life-or-death agreement he signed in front of me. Regardless of whether Teng Zhen dies or not, he has no intention of living..."
Su Xuerong was immediately filled with sorrow: "Then... what about Yun'er?"
That girl finally met someone she liked, and she just missed out?
Xiao Yuan put his arm around her shoulder: "Qiu Cheng has never thought about starting a family since he surrendered. He doesn't want to implicate any girl... Yun'er will forget him in the future."
Su Xuerong leaned against his chest and whispered, "But I still feel sorry for her..."
The fire on the sea gradually died down, and the entire ship sank to the bottom of the water.
...
Three months later.
In a traditional orphanage in Quanzhou, Cui Yun'er, dressed simply, was teaching children to write when she suddenly heard someone push open the gate behind her.
She couldn't help but turn around and say coldly, "I'm teaching the children right now..."
Her voice suddenly went hoarse as she stared in disbelief at the man before her.
Three months ago, Su Xuerong and her daughter were safely brought back to Quanzhou from Dongli Island by Xiao Yuan, which should have been a good thing. However, Su Xuerong told her some bad news with a heavy heart.
Qiu Cheng is dead.
Cui Yun'er cried for three days and refused to return to the capital with Su Xuerong and the others. She stayed in Quanzhou and taught the children in the orphanage to read and write, because it was also where Qiu Cheng grew up.
But who else could the man in front of him be but Qiu Cheng?
Qiu Cheng strode forward and hugged the stunned woman tightly in his arms: "Yun'er, I'm back, I'll never leave you again!"
Su Xuerong, who was far away in the capital, received Cui Yun'er's letter, and a huge weight was finally lifted from her heart.
"What are you looking at?" The man behind her reached out and put his arm around her, gently stroking her slender waist. "Don't read those letters with such dramatic highs and lows anymore."
Su Xuerong stared helplessly at her lower abdomen. How could she get pregnant so easily?
This child was conceived during those days on Dongli Island.
Xiao Yuan even said with a smile that this child could continue to be the Dragon King on Dongli Island in the future...
She couldn't help but pinch the man's arm behind her: "It's a promise, I won't have any more children after this one!"
Xiao Yuan agreed with utmost indulgence, "Okay! Okay!"
But who can control the birth of a child? It's best to let nature take its course.
(The Finale)
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com