Chapter 222 Sorrow
After a moment of silence, Ji Changqing reached out and held her and swam towards the surface of the water.
After lifting her into a small boat, he looked at her quietly, took a deep breath, and dived into the water.
Like a fish returning to a deep pool, it disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.
Feng Qingsui glanced at the battle not far away, where the outcome had already been decided, and shouted, "Someone, Lord Ji has been dragged into the water by the assassin!"
Upon hearing this, Yan Chi Zhuying, who had just dealt with the assassin, immediately dived into the water.
Admiral Xuan also quickly called out to his soldiers: "Go and rescue Lord Ji!"
The soldiers jumped into the water one after another like dumplings.
Wuhua jumped onto the boat where Feng Qingsui was and lifted her onto a roof.
Feng Qingsui ignored the dripping hair and clothes and stared at the water surface longingly.
He kept asking, "Did you find it?"
Admiral Xuan was so anxious that his lips almost blistered.
After finally suppressing all the rebels, the imperial envoy fell into the hands of an assassin. If this happens... how can he explain to His Majesty when he returns to the capital?
The stars gradually disappeared, and the sky in the east turned pale.
The exhausted soldiers climbed back to the eaves to rest, and each of them looked at the water city illuminated by the morning light in a daze.
They searched the entire underwater city but could not find the Prime Minister.
The Prime Minister has most likely already...
Thinking of the supreme delicacies and glorious victories that the Prime Minister had brought them, their eyes were filled with tears unconsciously.
Feng Qingsui collapsed on the eaves, covering his face and sobbing.
Admiral Xuan wiped his face.
The Ji family had two heroes. One died on the battlefield, his body wrapped in his horsehide; the other was buried in a disaster area, his body could not be found.
God was too cruel to Madam Qi.
Feng Qingsui cried for a while, then sat up by supporting himself on the eaves.
"General Xuan, the soldiers have been busy fighting for two days and are exhausted. Please take them back to Liang County to rest and quell the civil unrest there."
She said in a hoarse voice.
"Yan Chi and I will stay and continue searching."
Admiral Xuan's old eyes suddenly became moist.
"We'll keep looking. If we can't find anything, we'll go back to Liang County."
He led his soldiers into the water again, searched Qiao County inside and out, and returned to the boat in disappointment.
"Let's go back to Liang County together."
He choked.
"Master Ji...I'm afraid we'll have to wait two days...to find him."
After two days, the body of the dead person in the water will float up.
If there is no heavy object pressing on it.
Feng Qingsui shook his head: "He might be trapped somewhere right now, waiting for us to rescue him. I can't just leave like this."
Admiral Xuan sighed deeply.
Is there any corner around here that they haven't searched? Doctor Feng clearly refuses to accept reality.
But he understood her feelings.
"I'll leave fifty soldiers with you to search with you."
Feng Qingsui shook his head.
"All the dry food is gone. If a dozen of us stay here and catch a few fish, we can get by. If the soldiers stay, I'm afraid they will have to work hard for half a day just to find food."
"Take them all back. If we can't find anyone by this afternoon, we'll head towards the Golden River."
Her words made sense, so Admiral Xuan had to give up.
"Take care of yourselves and don't try to be too stubborn."
Feng Qingsui nodded.
"You guys take care of yourselves too."
After Admiral Xuan and his men left by boat, Feng Qingsui asked Yan Chi, "Where are your masters?"
Yan Chi pointed to a black-sailed boat moored not far away.
Feng Qingsui: “…”
This is really a case of the darkest part being the darkest part.
I thought Ji Changqing was an amazing diver and had already dived thirty miles away.
I didn't expect him to be hiding on the boat.
Feng Qingsui's wet clothes were almost dry. Looking at the sunlight which was not too hot, she lay down on the eaves.
"Let's get some sleep first."
She said to Wuhua.
"It's still early."
Wuhua lay down without hesitation.
Yan Chi and the others had not slept a wink all night and were very sleepy. They each found a place on the eaves and fell asleep.
He slept until noon and then got up to look for food.
Feng Qingsui was awakened by the aroma of grilled fish.
Looking at Ji Changqing, who was sitting on the roof opposite and grilling fish, she smiled and asked, "Is it done?"
Ji Changqing looked up at her and jumped over with two freshly grilled fish.
Feng Qingsui took it, gave one to Wuhua, and then took a bite.
It is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, fresh and delicious.
"Where's the seasoning?"
She asked in confusion.
Ji Changqing said, "I put it in the boat earlier."
Feng Qingsui: "You are indeed a great chef, carrying seasonings wherever you go."
Ji Changqing smiled slightly.
He returned to the rooftop opposite and continued grilling the fish. Feng Qingsui saw that he was only feeding her and not eating a single bite himself, so she jokingly said, "You've been hungry for two days, why don't you eat?"
Ji Changqing said expressionlessly: "I just took some medicine."
Feng Qingsui smiled and said, "Looks like we can set off after lunch."
On the outskirts of Hecheng, on the bank of Jinhe River.
A gentle young man stood on the shore, staring at the vast water for a moment.
Seeing that no boat had appeared, he couldn't help but ask the man beside him: "Sir, how long do we have to wait here? The sun is almost setting."
Qu Mingzhang, sitting comfortably on the imperial chair, did not even raise his head as he replied to his advisor: "Wait another hour. If no rebels show up, we will return."
Prime Minister Ji only asked him to lead his men to guard here for one day.
Mingji breathed a sigh of relief.
Just as I was about to look away, a few black dots suddenly appeared at the end of my vision.
The black spot gradually expanded, revealing the outline of a ship.
His expression became serious: "Sir, a boat is coming."
Qu Mingzhang stood up suddenly.
"Prepare for battle!"
The young and strong men waiting by the water immediately took up their positions.
There were only five ships coming, and there were 500 young and strong men on board, but Qu Mingzhang did not dare to relax at all.
After all, a person with great skills can be worth a hundred people at once, but most of his men only have strength but no martial arts skills.
The five ships came straight towards them without dodging or evading, and it was very likely that they were carrying experts.
As the boats got closer, he was about to order the archers to prepare when he suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar, slightly plump figure sitting on the bow of the boat in the middle.
"Isn't this... the maidservant beside Doctor Feng?"
He was shocked.
Could it be that the troops coming are not rebels, but friendly forces?
He soon discovered that the boatmen on the other boats were all Ji Xiang's guards, and the tension in his heart disappeared without a trace.
It must be that Prime Minister Ji and his men have returned in triumph.
When the ship docked, he greeted them with a smile on his face. Before he could say anything, he saw that Doctor Feng and others all had sad faces.
The smile suddenly froze on his face.
When they saw Yan Chi and Zhu Ying carrying a person with his head and face covered by clothes off the boat, the only person getting off the boat was Ji Xiang.
His heart skipped a beat.
"Where is Master Ji?"
Feng Qingsui's eyes suddenly turned red.
Qu Mingzhang stumbled.
No, that can't be true...
Isn’t Ji Xiang a man of both civil and military talents? Even when he was hung on the city wall by the rebels, he was able to kill the rebel leader.
Isn’t it true that a hotpot meal can conquer a city?
Can't even the thunder from heaven be borrowed?
How could a mere remnant of the army take his life?
God knows clearly that he really didn't curse Ji Xiang! Not even a single word!
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