Chapter 163 Are you afraid that I will die and leave you a widow?

As soon as Qizhou took action, despite the complete news blockade, it quickly reached Ruan Qinghuan's ears.

He'an came back to deliver a letter last night. I guess he led his troops to the battle directly after delivering the letter.

The people in the south of the Yangtze River did not know about the war. When Chu Li arrived angrily, the Zhou family was preparing for Zhou Shuang'er's marriage.

"Sister-in-law, that bastard Ji Lingchuan told me that he had important matters to attend to at the government office. I just went to look for him, but the officers said that they had left the city last night."

Ruan Qinghuan was also in a heavy mood: "It seems that King Chen's final decision has not changed."

Chu Li was angry, but also worried: "After a night, I don't know what the situation is like."

"They must be using the Linjiang River as the boundary. As long as King Chen's people can't cross the Linjiang River, the states south of the Yangtze River will be fine."

"What if..." Chu Li swallowed the unlucky words and wished he could grow a pair of wings and fly to the front line.

The next day, when the letter reporting safety arrived as expected, Ruan Qinghuan learned about the danger Ruan Xiaoyue had encountered. He learned that the person was fine and Pei Chong was successfully captured. Fortunately, there was no danger.

In this way, he would have a chance to return to Beijing to meet the emperor.

Chu Li was upset, so he stayed in Zhou's house and waited for news with Ruan Qinghuan.

**

Jiang Chen remained in a coma all the way back to Beijing. Several doctors gave him no answer, which made Ruan Xiaoyue even more worried.

Two days before entering the capital, during a break, Ruan Xiaoyue came to Jiang Qi and said, "Guard Jiang, a few days have passed and he still hasn't woken up. Why don't we send him back to the capital for treatment? In case his condition is delayed..."

"It's okay. It's good for him to sleep like this. It's a way to recuperate."

"Ah?" Ruan Xiaoyue was startled: "But he is so unconscious, what if something unexpected happens..."

The person is unconscious, how can this be the same as sleeping?

In Ruan Xiaoyue's view, the man was injured in order to save her. She couldn't just watch him get seriously injured and eventually lose his life, right?

"Let's send him back to Beijing first..." When Ruan Xiaoyue insisted, a cough suddenly came from the carriage, and she hurriedly turned around to check.

Behind him, Jiang Qi was speechless.

This kid has been pretending all the way. Every time they arrive at a market town, Miss Ruan asks a doctor to take a look. The reason she keeps shaking her head is that the doctor can't figure out the cause of his coma.

Seeing that he finally closed his eyes, Ruan Xiaoyue felt relieved: "What's wrong with you?"

"Why, are you afraid that I'll die and leave you a widow?"

The smile froze on her face, and her relief turned into silence. Ruan Xiaoyue's face turned cold: "You are really seriously injured. Is it possible that even your brain is not working well?"

"Look, I still remember you, which means there's nothing wrong with my brain."

Ruan Xiaoyue poured a cup of warm water and brought it over, wanting to help the man up, but she saw that he sat up easily and moved to the bench in the carriage.

This scene shocked Ruan Xiaoyue: "You..."

You just woke up, and you recovered so quickly?

Jiang Chen took the cup of water from her hand and drank it in one gulp: "Don't worry, Miss Ruan, I won't die that easily. I've troubled you to take care of me these days, and I really don't want to wake up so soon."

Ruan Xiaoyue: “…”

It seems that he has woken up a long time ago?

She was anxious and guilty, so she asked doctors to check wherever she went, but they could not find the cause of the coma. Now it seems that it was not because the doctor's skills were inadequate, but that he was clearly faking illness.

"Just remember this and get off the bus."

"How can it be healed? Look, my wound has not scabbed over yet."

Jiang Chen undressed as he spoke. Ruan Xiaoyue blushed with anger: "What are you doing?"

"I want to prove that I am not well yet."

Ruan Xiaoyue had never seen such a scoundrel before: "Okay, if you are not well, then you are not well. Why are you taking off your clothes?"

"Then... Madam, are you still going to chase me down?"

Ruan Xiaoyue: “…”

**

On the Linjiang River, King Chen's army headed straight to the south of the Yangtze River. The reason they took the water route was to deliberately lure He An and Ji Lingchuan here.

By then, the troops he arranged would be able to take Jiangnan and Zhongzhou directly by land.

A small boat came quickly, and the guard replied, "Your Majesty, it's Pei Chong's men."

King Chen frowned.

There shouldn't be any good news in such a short time.

When the boat got closer, King Chen could see clearly that the man was seriously injured, and he frowned.

The man knelt before King Chen and said, "Your Majesty, General Pei's attack on the team escorting criminals failed the other day?"

"Ambush?" Prince Chen shook his sleeves and said, "Ambush his legal wife?"

"Exactly."

Upon hearing this, King Chen was so angry that he slammed his head on the railing and suppressed his anger: "How many people were lost?"

"Except for the few who escaped, the loss was nearly a thousand people."

"What about the army he has?"

The soldier stammered, "There were only 3,000 soldiers left. When they heard that their commander was in trouble, they became very upset. They were afraid of being charged with treason, so some fled and some scattered. There are less than 800 left."

King Chen's figure shook, Pei Chong, this idiot.

He had told him many times that he must not take risks for the Ruan family girl and that the overall situation should be taken into consideration, but he dared to disobey orders.

Not only that, we can't count on a land battle.

In this case, the battle of Linjiang River is bound to become more difficult. I can only hope that those people arranged in the Jiangnan garrison will not make any more mistakes.

**

The warship docked, and King Chen's army quickly assembled, facing He'an's army from a distance.

King Chen put on his armor and stood opposite He'an: "He'an, I have always valued talents. If you join me now, I am willing to share this half of Jiangnan with you."

"Your Majesty, what you said is wrong. All land under heaven belongs to the king, and all people in the land are his subjects. How can we talk about sharing the same things?"

King Chen: "It seems that you are planning to not raise it?"

The battle was about to break out, and Chen Wang's generals took the lead in attacking. Ji Lingchuan rolled his eyes. For such a person, there was no need for him to take action personally: "Ruan Qingzhou, when two generals fight, wisdom and courage are both indispensable. This should be your first lesson."

When he heard that he was to meet the enemy, Ruan Qingzhou was very excited: "Thank you very much, General. I will definitely live up to your expectations."

Ruan Qingzhou used to be a gangster, and his Kung Fu moves were not as rigid as those in the military. Although this type of Kung Fu was not suitable for group battles, it was extremely advantageous in one-on-one fights.

After a while, General Chen was knocked off his horse and dragged back.

It severely dampened the opponent's momentum.

King Chen originally wanted to use land forces to launch a surprise attack from the rear, so that he could take advantage of He An's lack of manpower to launch a large-scale attack. Now that he has no way to retreat, he can only use his last resort.

A firework bomb flew out from King Chen's army, and blue smoke rushed straight up.

Prince Chen frowned. He wanted to see if He An could still remain so calm when there was a great chaos among the Jiangnan garrison.

But after waiting for a long time, there was still no movement from the opposite side, and King Chen's face darkened.

He An: "Is the prince waiting for those people?"

Prince Chen looked in the direction he pointed and saw a group of people being escorted out from behind the army, no less than two or three hundred in number.

He An: "The prince has been planning carefully for many years. It must have taken a lot of time to cultivate these confidants, right?"

King Chen: “…”

It seems that the fire bombs that he had ordered people to secretly send in advance have all fallen into He'an's hands now.