"Row faster!"
Song Chengjian said to the fisherman beside him.
The battle lines should be moved further away from the shore so that the shore will be safer.
Song Chengjian gestured, causing the small boats behind him to disperse one after another.
To prevent the closer the distance, the easier it would be for the other party to discover their presence.
The closer they got, the more the fishermen and the Song family felt that the large ship was familiar.
"To me, this big ship looks like Young Master Jiang's ship."
The fisherman rowing his boat asked Song Chengjian.
Song Chengjian also noticed it, but he also sensed that something was wrong.
The boat was moving too slowly and was not navigating smoothly; this was not the normal level of skill expected of a helmsman like Jiang.
unless......
Song Chengjian gestured to the sides, indicating that the other three small boats should keep their distance, while Song Chengliang's boat moved closer...
He and Song Chengliang boarded the ship to investigate.
When Song Chengjian and Song Chengliang were discovered, Song Chengjian became even more convinced of his judgment.
Their small boat was almost touching the hull when the crew finally saw it...
The moment they spotted each other, joy suddenly filled the crew members' eyes...
Song Chengjian and Song Chengliang's expressions indeed darkened.
They saw that the crew members' clothes were torn and their faces were covered in injuries.
Song Chengjian and Song Chengliang boarded the ship and, after confirming that everyone on board was a member of the Jiang family, called their younger brothers and other fishermen to board as well.
Once on board, Song Chengjian was surprised to find that the one at the helm was actually Jiang Xinyu!
Everyone on the ship, except for Jiang Xinyu, was injured, including Qin Shan!
"Second Brother, Fourth Brother, you've arrived!"
Jiang Xinyu's voice choked slightly, but he didn't dare to stop. So, when he heard that it meant the Song family members, he didn't dare to let go to confirm.
The entire crew was wounded and dared not show themselves lest they alert the enemy...
That's why they discovered the ship where Song Chengjian and the others were, so late at night.
Upon seeing Song Chengjian board the ship, the crew members who had been struggling to stay afloat all slumped against the ship's side and fainted.
Qin Shan lay on the side, shot in the back, and was already unconscious.
The rest of the sailors were bruised and battered, with knife and arrow wounds all over their bodies; they were a pitiful sight.
Jiang Xinyu may have been forcibly supporting the ship for too long, and his reaction was noticeably slow; he only knew how to mechanically operate the rudder.
Upon boarding, Song Chengjian saw a wounded crew member sitting to one side, clutching his abdomen, directing Jiang Xinyu...
It seems that Jiang Xinyu's ability to steer the ship was something he was forced to learn on the spot.
"Quick! Give me a hand!"
Song Chengjian reminded them, and the fishermen immediately stepped forward. Many of them had gone out to sea with dignitaries and had experience in steering.
The fishermen approached, and Jiang Xinyu didn't need to raise the price any further, but he was momentarily at a loss as to what he should do...
Perhaps the string has been stretched for too long and can't be loosened in time.
Song Chengjian stepped forward and put his hand on Jiang Xinyu's shoulder. "Alright! It's okay now, we're here."
The Song brothers, standing to the side, felt that this was the gentlest moment they had ever heard their second brother speak.
The Song brothers also stepped forward, pressing down on Jiang Xinyu's shoulders and arms, and offering words of comfort.
The fishermen voluntarily tied their five small boats to the side of the large boat, turned the rudders, and sped towards the shore.
Song Chengjian comforted Jiang Xinyu, while Song Chengliang and Song Chengyu helped check on Qin Shan's injuries, and Lao Ba and Lao Jiu went to take care of the wounded.
Jiang Xinyu paused for a moment, then saw Song Chengliang and Song Chengyu's actions, realized what was happening, rushed to Qin Shan's side, and cried out in a voice, "Uncle Qin! Uncle Qin!"
My eyes welled up with tears.
When Song Chengjian saw the wound on Qin Shan's back, his expression became serious.
After sharing joys and sorrows for many days, Jiang Xinyu's care for the Song family also had Qin Shan's support, who communicated with Old Master Jiang...
Seeing Qin Shan so badly injured, I couldn't feel at ease.
"Eighth Brother, Ninth Brother, you two get off the boat first. Tell Sixth Brother to get ready, bring the medicine, and come directly onto the boat to treat him."
Song Chenghou glanced at the crew members and continued to give instructions, "All their wounds must be bandaged. Go to the temple and ask the women to help boil water and prepare the medicine."
Tell the abbot to ask a few people to come aboard and help take care of the wounded.
Last time, we brought up all the new clothes that the crew had saved up, bandaged them up, and gave them to the crew members to change into.
Hearing Song Chengjian's instructions and seeing the busy figures of the Song brothers, Jiang Xinyu relaxed and fainted.
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