Chapter 547 [Backpack Failure]
The two men worked together to push the Queen Mother's body away from the side of the ship. The once majestic body slid silently into the sea, splashing water, and was then swallowed by the dark waves.
The sea returned to calm, as if nothing had happened.
Jiang Wanyue slumped in the boat, her body trembling slightly.
Her gaze fell on the sea, where the Queen Mother was no longer visible, only endless darkness and waves.
Lu Fangqin patted her shoulder gently and whispered, "Wanyue, don't be afraid. We have a life-or-death relationship with her."
"Once we reach Zhuwan, we won't have to worry about anyone complaining to the emperor."
Jiang Wanyue nodded obediently. She was not afraid because it was her first time killing someone, but she felt that she had put in so much effort and ended up in such a tragic situation, and she could finally be free tonight.
Exhausted, she nestled in her mother's arms.
After a while, the boatman came back.
This was not the first time he and Jiang Wanyue met. He was originally Zheng Qin's subordinate.
The conversation I just had with Jiang Wanyue was only for the Queen Mother to hear.
The small fishing boat swayed towards Zhuwan.
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Yu Xianyi Yu Xianyi asked someone to calculate and was told that today is a good day to go out to sea.
The sky was just beginning to turn pale, and the sea breeze, carrying a salty and humid smell, blew towards me.
In the harbor, 40,000 naval forces were ready to go, with warships like a forest and masts like a forest, densely covering the entire sea surface.
The flags fluttered, and the banners embroidered with the four big characters "Haining Navy" danced in the wind, and the golden patterns sparkled in the rising sun.
The naval officers and soldiers were dressed in uniform armor, with swords at their waists and spears on their shoulders, and they lined up neatly on the deck.
Emperor Qingning stood on the dock, looking across the sea, his heart filled with relief, and he regained his sense of existence as an emperor.
This is his navy!
Shock the East China Sea! Even the Japanese pirates dare not show their heads!
Yu Xianyi bowed and said, "Your Majesty, everything is ready. We can set sail!"
Emperor Qingning waved his hand and said, "Let's go!"
The sailor holding the horn is about to blow it.
Suddenly, one of Zheng Qin's men hurried over to the dock: "Master Zheng! Your fiancée is here to see you!"
Emperor Qingning also looked over when he heard this. Jiang Wanyue is here?
Then his mother...
However, only Jiang Wanyue and her daughter followed Zheng Qin's troops.
One of Jiang Wanyue's sleeves was empty and one of her legs was lame, she looked extremely miserable.
Emperor Qingning quickly asked, "Miss Jiang, where is the Queen Mother?"
Jiang Wanyue and her son knelt down: "The Empress Dowager..."
"Your Majesty, I mourn your loss."
"Our carriage was hit by a pack of wolves on the mountain, and the Queen Mother tragically died. My master also died trying to save her..."
"My daughter also lost an arm and a leg."
Jiang Wanyue and her daughter were in tears, looking extremely miserable. However, they were both in such a mess at the moment that their crying was not like tears in the rain, but rather the howling of ghosts and wolves.
Zheng Qin frowned slightly. Jiang Wanyue was already disfigured and now she was half disabled. She used to be able to look good with her graceful figure covered but now it was obvious that this mother and daughter were of no value.
But now that they were about to depart, they had no time to deal with the two of them. They could only say to Emperor Qingning: "Your Majesty, the Wanyue family has done their best."
Emperor Qingning was also anxious to set sail, and immediately helped the two men up: "Hurry up, both of you. The dead are gone, and the living are like this."
The departure horn sounded, and the Haining Navy's fleet sailed towards the east in a mighty manner.
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On the afternoon of the second day after the Haining Navy went out to sea, the soldiers had been busy all day and were extremely exhausted, and urgently needed to replenish their energy.
Just like yesterday, Zheng Qin took out a sticky note from his pocket and carefully wrote down the types and quantities of dry food that needed to be taken out. Then he threw the sticky note into the backpack.
In the past, the backpack would spit out the necessary supplies within a cup of tea.
However, this time, Zheng Qin waited and waited, but there was no movement from the backpack.
As time passed, cold sweat gradually seeped out of Zheng Qin's forehead.
He squatted down, patted the backpack, and tried to reach in to feel around, but there was nothing.
Things thrown in can only go in but not out!
Clearly, the rations for 40,000 people were being taken out smoothly yesterday!
Just when Zheng Qin was extremely anxious, Yu Xianyi strode over.
Seeing Zheng Qin taking so long to take out the dry rations, Yu Xianyi frowned and asked sternly, "Zheng Qin, where's the dry rations? Why haven't you distributed them yet? Did you embezzle some?"
Upon hearing this, Zheng Qin's face changed drastically, and he quickly waved his hands in denial: "Master Yu, please understand! I, Zheng Qin, am not the kind of person who seeks petty gains. We are in the same boat now. How would it benefit me to embezzle the dry food? I don't know why the backpack is not working, and I'm trying to find a solution!"
Yu Xianyi clenched his fists and said, "Then think about it quickly. My soldiers are all hungry."
Zheng Qin wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Master Yu, doesn't every ship have spare food? Why don't we wait and see tomorrow?"
Yu Xianyi was furious: "The reserve food is reserved for the last moment, how can you just use it?!"
"What happened?"
When Emperor Qingning saw the two people arguing on the deck, he hurried over.
After learning the reason, his face became serious: "We can only use the reserve food for now. If the backpack doesn't work by tomorrow, we'll have to turn back."
Yu Xianyi was dejected: "This is the only way."
Zheng Qin held the backpack and said nothing.
He put all his belongings in the backpack!
At this time, Yu Xianyi came over with a man of exotic appearance wearing a white cloak and brown hair.
Zheng Qin was extremely surprised to see the brown-haired, blue-eyed man of a foreign race. He became extremely wary. "Who is this? Where did you meet him? Did you tell him the secret of the backpack?"
But when he thought about it carefully, he found that there were no foreign students or mixed-race kids on the bus.
He, a 40-year-old uncle, was disguised as a 21-year-old young man. So, is it possible that those students were disguised as foreigners?
Yu Xianyi frowned slightly, feeling that Zheng Qin was being rude. "This master is proficient in fortune-telling and physiognomy, and his skills are remarkable. Since your magic weapon is not working, why not let this master take a look at the backpack?"
The Haining Navy was able to come up with the idea of cooperating with pirates to perform a show to enhance their reputation and prestige in the village. This idea was thought up by this master.
This master claimed to have come from the mysterious West to the East, wandering and panning for gold. His whereabouts were unknown, and he only occasionally appeared in the East China Sea, making it difficult to see him. However, every time they met, he was able to provide them with great assistance, such as predicting storms, divination of auspicious days, and even leading them to tombs to make money to subsidize military expenses.
The foreigner who was called the master was naturally Su Rui, who had already infiltrated the Haining Navy.
He would occasionally take the Haining Navy to tombs to make a fortune, and he dug out gold, silver, jewelry, and various burial treasures from many ancient tombs. The Navy Governor Yu Xianyi was very happy.
Little did they know that the tombs Su Rui led them to rob were those of the ancient ancestors of the empress dowager and the emperor, dating back eight generations.
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