Chapter 172 Worry-Free Palace
Mu Xi, under Bai Su's protection, went up to the deck, while Shi Meng stayed behind to continue maneuvering.
The deck that caught fire was a complete mess.
Bai Su led his elite troops in a bloody battle against a sea pirate force several times their size. Corpses lay scattered on the ground, and in the firelight, Mu Xi could neither find Mu Xun nor the person on the ship who was supposed to be there to meet them.
"Your Highness... General Bai..." Just as Mu Xi was in a daze, a figure covered in blood appeared out of nowhere, it was Liang Shuo.
Liang Shuo had a deep, bone-revealing wound on his left arm and was already on the verge of collapse due to excessive blood loss: "Young Master... the Second Young Master is no longer on this ship. Before you crashed into it, that scoundrel Guan Lan had already taken the Second Young Master to his own 'Worry-Free Palace' in the chaos."
"What?" Mu Xi felt a chill run from her feet to the top of her head, as if her heart was being gripped tightly by an invisible hand. "Where is that bastard Jian Lan's ship? Where is it?"
Liang Shuo slumped down, turned around and pointed randomly in a direction: "The boat with the most red lanterns hanging on it is the one painted red."
The moon was dim tonight, obscured by dark clouds, sometimes visible and sometimes hidden.
On the vast ocean, where can you find ships painted red?
Bai Su quickly said, "Young Master, don't worry. This ship is in bad shape. Let's hurry back to the Angry Dragon and continue the pursuit."
"Okay, okay..." Mu Xi's legs went weak for a moment, but thankfully she was able to support Bai Su.
The group then fought their way out.
Having barely returned to the Angry Dragon, Mu Xi could no longer stand and leaned against the cabin wall: "Wasn't that ship Guan Xiong's so-called 'Heroic Overlord'?"
Bai Su shook his head: "I don't think so, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to go up and down so easily."
Shi Meng arrived shortly afterward: "Your Highness, I have already given orders to surround the 'Wuyou Palace' with all our might, but Suga's Xiongba is relentlessly pursuing us."
"Regardless of the Xiong Ba ship, just find the Wuyou Palace ship." Mu Xi mustered all her strength. "We must rescue the Second Young Master tonight."
"Yes..." everyone responded in unison.
Just then, someone in front shouted: "There's a fire on the port side, it looks like the Sanssouci."
"Ah..." Mu Xi struggled to her feet and followed to look around.
Shi Meng was even more certain: "That's right, give it our all."
Mu Xi's hope was rekindled, and she turned back to look at the injured Liang Shuo: "There are military doctors on the ship to help with your injuries."
If you call for a military doctor, a military doctor will appear.
Liang Shuo also forced himself to get up.
Mu Xi then remembered something else: "How did you find out that the Second Young Master had been kidnapped by Guan Lan again?"
Despite the pain, Liang Shuo had the army doctor treat him and reported back: "I found the Second Young Master in the dark. He seemed to have been given some kind of drug and was somewhat delirious. He barely recognized me when more people came... I... I was unable to take the Second Young Master away, so I had to set fire to the deck as agreed. I was exposed... Outnumbered and severely wounded, I could only hide. Later... thanks to the cover of the crossbows, the pirates couldn't care less. I pretended to be dead and overheard Guan Lan leading men to sneak up in the chaos and take the Second Young Master away, muttering something about 'the Sea Lord is still waiting at Wuyou Palace.' So I can deduce that the Second Young Master was taken to Wuyou Palace again."
As they were talking, the Angry Dragon caught up with a ship adorned with red lanterns.
Mu Xi turned around: "Charge up and crash into it."
Shi Meng didn't answer, but instead made several hand gestures towards the night sky.
Before long, multiple ships attacked from both sides, and one of the Zhennan Navy ships rushed up from the side and crashed into the "Wuyou Palace" in the middle, bringing the ship to a stop.
By the time the Angry Dragon approached and Mu Xi boarded the deck of the "Palace of No Worries," half an hour had already passed.
Mu Xi was extremely anxious: "Find...find it for me..."
Bai Su followed closely behind, protecting them closely, and gave the order: "Kill them all, leave no pirates alive, and wipe out all the unclean things."
"Mu Xun, where are you?" Mu Xi looked around the huge ship and suddenly rushed to the entrance of the lower deck.
"Your Highness..." Bai Su was startled. He had no choice but to take the lead again and cut a bloody path before Mu Xi could reach him. He didn't forget to order, "You continue searching. You all come with me and protect Your Highness as we go down."
The cabin was dimly lit and filled with a strange stench of cheap cosmetics, sweat, and blood. The passageways were narrow, and every now and then, panicked servants or disheveled male concubines would scream and flee.
Bai Su didn't care about anything else; he would kill Buddhas and gods alike.
Mu Xi then smashed open the cabin doors one by one, finding some empty, others hiding trembling servants, and still others men and women in disheveled clothes...
The more I searched, the heavier my heart became, and anxiety clung to me like a poisonous vine.
"Xi Xun...yes...God, please bless him so that his real name is Xi Xun. No matter what kind of god, goddess, or deity...you must all bless him..." Mu Xi prayed to Buddha at the last minute.
Just then, from inside a seemingly ordinary cabin deep in the passage, a faint, suppressed yet painful groan could be heard.
Mu Xi felt as if she were being electrocuted and rushed forward like a whirlwind.
"Whoosh..." The hatch opened, and a strong, sweet, exotic fragrance mixed with the smell of blood rushed out.
Inside the cabin, a dim oil lamp cast a flickering light.
Mu Xun was dressed in the same moon-white undergarment he wore on the day he was abducted, his ankles chained by thick iron chains, and he was trapped in the cabin.
At first glance, no visible injuries were visible, but his head hung limply, his dark hair plastered messily to his sweat-dampened forehead and neck, and his body trembled violently as if enduring immense pain. The low moan escaped from his tightly clenched lips, accompanied by broken breaths.
"Xi Xun..." Mu Xi felt as if her heart was being torn apart and rushed over to hug him.
"Uh..." Mu Xun suddenly raised her head, her face flushed, her eyes, which were originally as clear as a calm lake reflecting the moon, were now bloodshot, and her gaze was unfocused and dazed.
Bai Su and his men followed closely behind: "Ah, Second Young Master, we've finally found you!"
As he spoke, he gestured to his men to cut the chains.
The iron chain, seemingly made of steel bars, could not be untied in a short time.
"There must be a key. Everyone split up and search," Bai Su ordered, while also keeping in mind the secondary objective, "Also, Zhu Mingjun should be here. We haven't seen him anywhere. Keep searching."
"Yes..." the subordinate replied.
Bai Su himself couldn't restrain himself, so he left four people to guard him and went to fight again.
Mu Xi held Mu Xun in her arms, intending to leave with him once the chains were loosened.
Mu Xun was delirious and it took him a long time to raise his head. The moment he saw her, he burst into an astonishing light, a light that was a mixture of ecstasy, despair, and extreme pain.
The next second, he suddenly pushed Mu Xi away: "Go...don't touch me..."
Mu Xi stumbled from the push and sat on the ground: "What happened to you? What kind of medicine did they give you?"
Mu Xun gritted her teeth: "You...you leave first, don't worry about me...I have my own way..."
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