Chapter 445 I Can’t Laugh Anymore
In fact, Mu Wanning's hand was only slightly scratched by the rough rope, and it would heal in less than two days even without ointment.
But for Princess Anping, who grew up in pampering, this was indeed a serious injury.
Mu Yuchong was reluctant to pursue the matter of her audacity and threatening the accompanying officials by pretending to be a servant.
Seeing his daughter's dusty clothes, Mu Yuchong felt incredibly distressed. He immediately ordered the accompanying palace maids to summon an embroiderer to sew new clothes for his daughter. He also asked the cook to quickly prepare his daughter's favorite pastries and bring them up.
Just as Mu Yuchong was directing everyone around for his daughter, the ship suddenly shook, followed by screams from outside.
Mu Wanning's face turned pale and she nervously grabbed her father's arm.
Mu Yuchong ordered his personal guard, "Go outside and see what happened."
Soon, the guard came running back and said nervously, "Your Majesty, we encountered a school of whales. Our ship collided with a whale."
Mu Yuchong's expression tightened. "How's the hull?"
The guard said, "I'm afraid this isn't a good idea. Your Majesty needs to make a decision quickly."
Mu Yuchong strode out and after looking at the condition of the ship, he immediately decided to abandon the damaged old ship and transfer everyone to other ships.
After a long period of chaos, Mu Yuchong and his group finally moved to other boats.
Although there were no casualties, a ship and a shipload of supplies were lost.
This ship is the best and largest one on this trip, and it has the most abundant supplies on board.
Mu Yuchong felt deeply unlucky and had a greater hidden worry in his heart. He asked Master Qiu, "Could it be that Damin is really the Immortal Emperor, blessed by the gods?"
Master Qiu came from Taoism. He was not only proficient in feng shui metaphysics, but also understood military tactics. He was one of Mu Yuchong's most trusted people.
Mu Yuchong always took him with him on every expedition, so naturally he brought him along on this trip as well.
Imperial Master Qiu smoothed his graying beard and asked, "Your Majesty, have you sent someone to investigate the cause of the whale's collision with the ship?"
Mu Yuchong had never encountered a whale hitting a large ship in all these years, so he felt it was unlucky at the first moment. Thinking that the gods were protecting the other party, he really didn't send anyone to check.
He felt a little relieved. "Master, do you mean this is man-made, not divine protection?"
At this moment, someone came hurriedly to report: "Your Majesty, a large ship was spotted in the southwest."
Mu Yuchong stood up suddenly and strode out. "Could it be that the whale that hit the ship just now was caused by the other party?"
Master Qiu also followed him out.
In the distance, Xiao Xian was observing Mu Yuchong with a telescope.
Although he was far away, he could clearly see the situation on the ship with the help of the telescope.
After Nan'an was taken by Jiang Tangtang and Lu Shiyan, he stayed in Nan'an with Zhou Lei and became a military commander on the sea.
He didn't know how many times he had walked through this sea area.
Sometimes he took people fishing, sometimes he trained the navy, and sometimes he transported goods to Damin.
The ships at sea are very familiar with this sea area.
Mu Yuchong's fleet had caught his attention early on. However, he didn't know the enemy's strength at first, so he didn't take any action and just observed from the dark.
Until today, when he encountered a school of whales, he suddenly had an idea and gave it a try. He was not sure at first, but just wanted to give it a try. Unexpectedly, the whales actually hit the other party's boat.
Judging from the way Mu Yuchong and his group evacuated, these people were not ordinary people.
As fellow soldiers, they could naturally tell at a glance that all those on the ship were well-trained soldiers.
Xiao Xian immediately became alert and wrote a letter to be delivered by his trained falcon.
"Sir, should we go over there?" asked the subordinate.
Xiao Xian shook his head, "Hold the troops still for now."
Unlike Xiao Xian, Mu Yuchong was in a much more passive position. He was too far away, and he didn't have advanced tools like a telescope like Xiao Xian. So, although he could vaguely see the enemy ship, he had no idea what was going on on board.
The situation at sea changes rapidly, and he cannot send sailors to dive over just to find out the other party's situation.
Mu Yuchong was used to being powerful and was not used to feeling so powerless. He looked at Master Qiu and asked, "Master, can you figure out the other person's identity?"
Imperial Preceptor Qiu said, "Your Majesty, this must be a fishing boat from Nan'an. I heard that when the emperor of the Republic of China conquered Nan'an, it was suffering from a drought. She relied on taking people to the sea to fish, and used the fish to feed the people of Nan'an."
"That boat looks big and stable."
Mu Yuchong paused, then continued, "I heard that Damin's shipbuilding technique is a magical technique passed down from heaven. What do you think, Imperial Master?"
"That's probably nonsense! I think Damin's craftsmen made a breakthrough in shipbuilding, and their ships have suddenly surpassed ours. The so-called immortal arts passed down from heaven are probably just a compliment bestowed upon the common people by their love for their emperor."
Although Master Qiu said so, Mu Yuchong still felt uneasy and was determined to take down Damin as soon as possible.
In Lingnan, a snow-white falcon flapped its wings, crashed through the window, and landed on Jiang Tangtang's shoulder.
Nan'an is far away from Daming and has to cross the sea. Jiang Tangtang did not have pigeons to deliver messages, so he trained a fierce and agile falcon to deliver the messages.
She originally raised these falcons in a space that was full of spiritual energy, and the falcons ate grains containing spiritual energy. Eventually, some of the falcons developed some intelligence.
These falcons are not only fast-flying and extremely ferocious, but can also find Jiang Tangtang based on her scent.
No matter where Jiang Tangtang is, she can find her and deliver the letter directly to her.
Jiang Tangtang took off the wooden letter barrel tied to its paw, patted its head and said, "Thank you for your hard work!"
After saying that, he put it into the space.
Eagles are carnivores. Every time a falcon delivered a letter to her, Jiang Tangtang would let it into the space and reward them with a meal.
When the falcon entered the space to look for food, Jiang Tangtang opened the mailbox and started reading.
"What are you looking at?" Lu Shiyan had just come back from outside and saw that she was pursing her lips and frowning tightly, as if she had encountered something uncomfortable, so he couldn't help but ask.
"The letter Xiao Xian sent said..." Jiang Tangtang said halfway, looked up, and saw that Lu Shiyan's eyebrows were burned to half. She was immediately surprised and asked, "What's wrong with your eyebrows?"
"Is it ugly?" Lu Shiyan touched his face a little uncomfortably.
Jiang Tangtang said seriously: "No!"
I just feel like laughing.
She couldn't help it and laughed while holding her stomach.
Lu Shiyan's handsome face instantly turned as black as charcoal.
Seeing that she was angry, Jiang Tangtang tried hard to suppress her laughter and explained, "It's really not ugly."
But when I saw his burnt eyebrows and the resentful expression on his face, I couldn't help laughing.
Lu Shiyan angrily pushed her against the wall and blocked her mouth as punishment.
Jiang Tangtang couldn't laugh anymore.
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