Xiao Chensheng slowly sat down, quietly waiting for her to speak, but after a long time, Su Wanyan only focused on eating and showed no intention of saying a word.
Xiao Chensheng's previously unrestrained laughter suddenly turned pale, and he put down the note in his hand with a bored expression: "Never mind."
He left two words and then left the room.
After Xiao Chensheng left, Su Wanyan put down her chopsticks and quickly picked up the note on the table and opened it.
With just one glance, his eyes lit up, but in the blink of an eye, they reflected resentment and anger, and then a sense of loss rose from the bottom of his heart.
The message written on the paper was nothing other than that Yu Nanqing had been found in the territory of the East China Sea.
Although it wasn't certain, Su Wanyan knew that Yu Nanqing was definitely still alive. Since Xiao Chensheng dared to reveal this information to her, it proved that the information was reliable.
She had already thought of it when Xiao Chensheng asked, since there was no news in the East China Sea that could involve her.
However, while I was happy, I was also genuinely angry.
There was also a hint of disappointment and grievance. If he was going to keep it from her, he should keep it a secret until the very end, so that she would find out what was going on. He didn't want to make her worry for nothing, and he didn't say anything at all.
Yu Nanqing couldn't possibly have been unaware that if he encountered any mishap after entering the nitrous oxide, the East Navy would spread the news extensively. So, what was his purpose in keeping it from her?
Su Wanyan didn't understand.
Despite feeling wronged, she didn't dwell on it too much. She tore up the note, mixed the scraps into the food, and waited until the food soaked the scraps until the writing was completely illegible before letting Mingyu clean up the leftovers.
The Jin Dynasty launched its attack on the East China Sea in the afternoon. The battle was swift and intense. The Jin Dynasty dispatched more than seventy warships to directly confront the thirty-strong navy of the East China Sea.
The ships were equipped with crossbows and rockets, and several main ships were also equipped with slingshots. The fireballs, burning brightly, were launched at the East China Sea Fleet as if they were free.
The East China Sea navy was no pushover either. Under such circumstances, they remained calm and launched tens of thousands of rockets at the Great Jin warships to disrupt the enemy's vision and judgment.
The sounds of war drums from both sides mingled together, making it difficult to distinguish between the drumbeats and the thunder.
In a short while, smoke filled the air, shouts of battle were deafening, and morale was high on both sides.
Once the battle began, it continued until nightfall, with the sounds of fighting showing no sign of abating.
Su Wanyan sat on the bed in her room, listening to the thunderous sound of war drums without feeling sleepy at all.
No one knows what Yu Nanqing's plan is, or whether what she does will be of any use in the end.
Just then, the sound of swords clashing suddenly reached her ears. It was very faint, yet very frequent. Su Wanyan couldn't help but call out, "Mingyu."
Mingyu entered from outside the door: "Your Majesty?"
"Did you hear that? What was that sound?"
There were no windows in the room, only a faint light shining through the roof, so she had no way to see what was happening outside.
Mingyu had never left Su Wanyan's side, so naturally he didn't know. He bowed respectfully and said, "Your Majesty, please wait a moment. I will go and take a look."
Su Wanyan nodded and did not stop her.
A moment later, Mingyu returned: "Your Majesty, it seems there has been a riot in the streets."
"Riot? What riot?"
"A group of people dressed as civilians from the East Sea are fighting with their patrol troops. There are quite a few rioting civilians, and from what I just saw, those people are well-trained and highly skilled; they should be..."
At this point, Mingyu suddenly stopped abruptly, realizing something: "Your Majesty, they wouldn't be...?"
Su Wanyan's first thought was Yu Nanqing. She had just received Xiao Chensheng's message today. Could Yu Nanqing be on Chengdao Island?
But then he thought about it again and realized that his idea was too simplistic. If Yu Nanqing wanted to capture Chengdao, why would he need to go through Xiaoshui? Wouldn't that be redundant?
So she immediately rejected the idea and instructed: "Go outside and find out the situation. Be careful and act according to the circumstances. If anything goes wrong, retreat immediately. Survival is the most important thing."
"Staying alive is the most important thing," Su Wanyan often told them. "As long as you're alive, you can start over."
With things chaotic outside, the chances of Mingyu being noticed when he goes out are slim, so he's relatively safe.
"Yes." Mingyu immediately accepted the order.
East China Sea, Cheng Island.
On the city wall, a group of "commoners" wielding curved swords swiftly and decisively eliminated the soldiers controlling the city gate, taking control of the gate before the soldiers could even react.
After the riot, the call to arms from Joshima came belatedly.
The moment the bugle sounded, the people who were still wandering around the city were thrown into chaos. Patrol leaders throughout the city shouted in panic, "Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Cover the civilians! Capture the rioters!"
While shouting, he found a high place and was about to send out a signal flare when, with a "thud," a large machete chopped off his head.
Lu Cezhong's face was full of fighting spirit, and the killing intent in his eyes seemed unstoppable.
"Ah—" This scene terrified the people in the city, who fled in all directions!
The patrolmen, guns in hand, were about to apprehend them when a group of 'civilians' suddenly appeared out of nowhere, brandishing machetes and engaging them in a fierce battle.
Lu Cezhong stepped forward, picked up the man's head, and held it above his head: "One hundred and fifty taels of silver for killing a soldier! Kill him!"
Lu Cezhong's eyes were bloodshot, and the bright red blood splattered on his face without him even noticing. Heaven knows how long he had been waiting for this day.
It's been a full four years now!
He has finally avenged the grievance of the past!
With his shout, the Dragon Flag Army soldiers who had infiltrated the island with him responded in a deafening roar: "Kill! Kill! Kill!"
The sailors trained to fight the East China Sea back then are finally coming in handy today. In addition to the people who infiltrated with him, there are also the 30,000 troops brought by Yu Nanqing, all of whom are outstanding swimmers.
Among them was a major general who had been promoted by Lü Cezhong recently. If everything hadn't been prepared, how could he have agreed to let Yu Nanqing lead his troops straight into the shoal?
"Report!" a soldier rushed in to report: "General Lü, all three gates of the city island have been taken control!"
"Close the city gates tightly! No one is allowed to enter or leave. Enemy soldiers inside the city who surrender will not be killed; the rest will be killed without mercy!"
"General Lü!" The words had barely left his lips when a figure suddenly appeared behind Lü Cezhong, a spear thrust straight at his heart, startling the reporting soldier into exclaiming in alarm.
Before he could react, Lü Cezhong had already swung his hand back, and the large cleaver sliced off half of the head of the man behind him. Blood splattered everywhere, and the scene was bloody and terrifying!
Lu Cezhong, his face contorted with rage, glared at the soldier who had just reported, looking like a demon crawling out of hell: "Why aren't you going yet?"
"Yes, sir!" The soldier straightened his back and immediately dared not be negligent!
On the other side, the rioting 'citizens' were fighting with the East Sea Navy guarding the city wall. Mingyu frowned, and every time an East Sea Navy soldier charged at him, he would swiftly finish him off with a slash.
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