Chapter 3137 It’s hard to go back to the past
The people around were so scared that they held on to the railing and looked at the ship in horror.
"What's going on?!"
Nan Yan, somewhat panicked, clutched at Zhu Feng's clothes and looked up at him. She had originally thought the situation was settled and everything was under their control, but this sudden change left her feeling bewildered.
Could there be another accident?
But when she looked up, she saw Zhu Feng holding the railing with one hand, standing firmly on the deck, like a towering, immovable mountain. His other hand was around Nan Yan's waist, holding her close to him. When Nan Yan looked up at him in panic, he lowered his head and said in a steady voice, "Don't be afraid."
Just hearing these two words from him, Nan Yan immediately felt relieved.
I didn't even ask any more questions.
After Zhu Feng protected her, he raised his head and said to the panicked people around him, "Don't worry, water is coming in from the bottom of the boat and flooding into the cabin."
"What?!"
Everyone was shocked.
Several boatmen immediately opened the small door on the deck and looked down. Sure enough, a huge hole had appeared in the bottom of the boat at some point, and the river water was pouring in. There was at least a foot of water under the entire cabin.
The gunpowder piled below had already been soaked by the river water.
No wonder just now, even though Zhu Chengjin took out the tinder, there was no fear on Zhu Feng's face. Even when Zhu Chengjin was pushed off the bow by Qingting, the tinder in his hand was clearly thrown into the hole, but there was no sound at all.
It seems that Zhu Feng had arranged this long ago.
Guo Mi and the others were a little at a loss: "What's wrong with the bottom of the boat? Why is it leaking?"
Zhu Feng ignored them. Instead, Lu Linchuan, who had been standing quietly by, glanced at them and said calmly, "My men drilled a big hole in the bottom of this ship before it set sail."
When everyone heard this and saw that Zhu Feng had just boarded the boat with his people, they immediately understood.
I'm afraid Lu Linchuan has already colluded with people in the court.
In fact, they just heard the news that Tiangang Lianhuanwu in Xingluo Lake had fallen, and they were afraid that this matter was also related to him.
At this time, Li Chen, who was on the other boat, saw that Lu Linchuan was actually on Zhu Feng's side. He immediately pointed at him angrily and cursed, "Lu Linchuan, you traitor!"
Lu Linchuan glanced at him indifferently.
There was no response.
At this time, no matter how angry Li Chen and his men were, and even wanted to skin him alive, they were now on two different boats. Li Chen and his men's boat was fine, but they saw that many boats had come from the ferry, and they were flying dragon flags. It was obvious that Zhu Feng had arranged people to wait here in advance.
Sure enough, after a while, their ship was surrounded.
The imperial troops boarded the ship first and tied up Li Chen and his men.
When these people were tied up and taken off the boat, they were still cursing at Lu Linchuan. Although Nan Yan was a little surprised, she didn't ask too many questions at this time. Moreover, Lu Linchuan didn't look ashamed at all, but looked very relaxed, as if surrendering to the court and betraying Xingluo Lake was just a natural thing for him.
Immediately afterwards, the imperial court troops came here.
The river water below the cabin had quickly reached a height of more than one person, and their boat was sinking rapidly. However, because they knew there were people to pick them up, Zhu Feng and the others were not panicked at all. He just held on to the railing tightly and protected Nan Yan with one hand.
Waiting for the ships to come and pick us up.
Guo Mi and his companions were puzzled. "How could our ship have sailed for so long with such a large hole in the bottom? It has been at least six hours since we launched last night."
Lu Linchuan glanced at Zhu Feng and saw that he still had no intention of speaking, so he continued, "We glued the chiseled wooden boards back together with fish glue. This fish glue is specially made by Tiangang Lianhuanwu. It dissolves when it comes into contact with water, but the speed of dissolution is controllable."
After saying that, he looked up at the sky.
He said, "Six hours is exactly the time limit for everything to be dissolved."
“…”
Everyone gasped.
Only then did they realize that they had no chance of winning against Zhu Feng from the very beginning. This man was plotting every detail not only on the battlefield, but also within their internal affairs. It was definitely not a coincidence that they had come to this day and suffered a crushing defeat.
In other words, some of their previous victories were accidental.
Thinking of this, Guo Mi couldn't help but think of Xu Shizong who died in Lezhizhai. When he was there, they could at least maintain their position, and even capture cities and territories, but once he left, everything seemed to have gone with him.
He gave a wry smile and shook his head.
At this time, Fang Buyuan and several Jinyiwei had already jumped onto the boat.
They first kowtowed to Zhu Feng and Nan Yan. Zhu Feng said calmly, "Take these people away first."
"yes."
In order to protect the safety of the emperor and the imperial concubine, these traitors should be dealt with first. So Fang Buyuan stood in front of Zhu Feng and Nan Yan, holding a knife in his hand and on guard. Then the guards who jumped onto the boat tied up Guo Mi and others and took them on their boat.
After all these people were taken away, another ship slowly came over.
Looking at the shape of the boat, it was obviously different from other boats. It was specially used to pick up the emperor and the imperial concubine. At a glance, you could see Xiao Shunzi and Ruoshui standing at the bow, looking at them anxiously.
By the time the ship arrived, this one had sunk so much that the deck was almost flooded.
As soon as the fence was put up, they immediately stretched out their hands eagerly: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please come here quickly."
Zhu Feng first helped Nan Yan walk over.
After Nan Yan got on the boat and stood firmly, she turned around to meet Zhu Feng, but saw him standing on the railing, looking back at Ye Zheng who was still standing on the boat.
“…”
“…”
Both of them were silent for a moment.
Nan Yan's brows immediately frowned.
Although just now, at the most dangerous moment, Ye Zheng stood in front of her and also stood beside Zhu Feng, even now she more or less understood that Qingting's ability to climb onto Zhu Chengjin's bed must have been discussed with Ye Zheng long ago, and he played a big role in secret.
However, his attitude towards Zhu Feng——
Looking at it this way now, it might be hard to go back to the way things were before.
Zhu Feng asked, "Are you not leaving yet?"
Ye Zheng said, "Your Majesty, please leave first."
“…”
Zhu Feng was silent for a moment, looked at him again, and then said, "You go first."
Ye Zheng frowned and was about to say something, but Zhu Feng said without hesitation, "I'll watch you go up, then I'll leave."
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