That was how people were. There were some things that, when you had not done them, you would feel that you did not dare do them or that you could not do them. But when you actually did them, it would immediately become: This is nothing!
Zirui had never thought that there would come a day when he would raise a knife and cut off someone else's finger, but the world was unpredictable. It was just as how he had never thought that his own finger would be cut off by someone else. Feng Yu Heng's words repeated in his mind: "If a person is not ruthless, they will not be able to stand firm! If a person is not ruthless, they will not be able to stand firm! "
Elder sister was right! If he wanted to be strong, he had to be ruthless!
Zirui gritted his teeth and waved the military knife in his hand. In the blink of an eye, the five people from Qian Zhou that were still alive had their fingers cut off by this child.
Those people were also very strong, as they gritted their teeth and did not make a single sound. But death had come. At this moment, Zirui had gone crazy. Even Feng Yu Heng was unable to stop him. The five people had become corpses in the blink of an eye.
The hatred in his heart was not just directed at these people from Qian Zhou. The person that he hated the most was his father. He knew that these cuts today were just practice. Sooner or later, there would come a day when his knife would be placed against Feng Jin Yuan's neck. Who cared if he was struck by lightning or if he was punished by the heavens. That sort of father, even if he died, he did not want to have another!
Feng Yu Heng took a few steps forward and pulled the child into her embrace from behind. She could feel that the child's entire body was trembling. That trembling was filled with hatred and fear. The fear of killing someone for the first time might remain in his heart for many years or even his entire life. But at the same time, with this sort of hatred and fear, he would not be as righteous as Yao shi. His future path would not be as sullen.
Xuan Tianming ordered for the corpses to be taken care of. Turning his head, he accurately stared at the ship owner that had been hiding in the corner the entire time. He waved at the man. "Come here."
The ship owner had been hiding there the whole time. He had heard every word of the confrontation between the two sides. He knew the identity of the group of people in front of him. When he heard Xuan Tianming calling him, he immediately crawled forward and knelt on the ground. He said loudly, "This humble one kowtows to His Ninth Highness! Your Highness, please spare me! "
Xuan Tianming sneered. "What crime have you committed? Why did you beg I to spare your life? "
That person kowtowed once more: "This lowly one truly did not know that they were people from Qian Zhou. I mistakenly allowed them onto the boat. This is a crime. This lowly one admits to it, but I beg His Ninth Highness to spare my life." After sailing for so many years, he was very smart. He knew who he could afford to offend and who he could not afford to offend. He could also tell what kind of people he could not even reason with. Xuan Tianming was such a person! If he admitted to it properly, he might be able to keep his life. But if he stubbornly refused to admit to it, the other party could slap him to death.
Xuan Tianming looked at him for a while but did not say anything. Sailing a boat was nothing more than collecting money to carry passengers. For people from Qian Zhou to infiltrate Dashun's territory, it was his Xuan family's fault. It was not the fault of the citizens. Speaking of, it was him that had caused his own citizens to be frightened.
He sighed internally, and his voice calmed down, "You may rise. This matter is unrelated to you." He then asked: "Why did your boat turn back?"
The ship owner let out a sigh of relief then replied: "We ran into a storm along the way. There was truly no way to continue, so we had no choice but to turn back. Not to hide it from your Highness, but this sort of thing happens every month on the Peng River. Especially in the late Autumn season, the winds on the river are too strong. If we do not turn back, it is easy for the boat to capsize. "
Xuan Tianming nodded. In the past, he had also heard of this sort of situation on his way here, thus he did not ask any further. He only said: "You may go. Sail the boat properly. Safely send all of the passengers back to the starting point." While saying this, he looked into the river. The people that were still alive had already reached the shore, and the dead had already sunk into the river. His heart felt another stab of pain. "Heng Zheng." He lowered his head and gently said, "Give some money to the passengers."
Feng Yu Heng nodded and moved closer to Xuan Tianming's side. She pulled out a small bag from her sleeve. Inside the bag were some silver ingots. Each ingot cost five taels, so there was a total of one thousand taels.
Xuan Tianming handed the money to Bai Ze and ordered: "Distribute it to the passengers. One for each person. Treat it as helping them get over their shock." Bai Ze nodded and quickly left with Wang Chuan. Xuan Tianming then asked the ship owner: "Are we going to continue sailing?"
The ship owner nodded: "Yes, Your Highness."
"Mm." He waved his hand: "You may go!"
The ship owner hurriedly bowed and left. Not long after, the big boat continued sailing. Under Xuan Tianming's instructions, three shadow guards took the money that Feng Yu Heng gave them and jumped into the river to swim to the shore. After all, there were still refugees who had just come ashore. It was impossible to use this boat to carry them. There were too many people. If they all came on board, there would be a problem with the load of the boat. Fortunately, they could first find a nearby village on the shore to stay. With Huang Quan and the shadow guards, as well as the money, they should be able to temporarily pacify the refugees.
The boatmen cleared out a few private rooms for them. Everyone split up and lived in the rooms. Feng Yu Heng, Xuan Tianming, and Zirui lived in the same room. Zirui was still a little scared. Coupled with the bumpy days before, he fell asleep as soon as he entered the room. Feng Yu Heng stroked the child's head lovingly. She had no choice but to take off his wet clothes. After thinking about it, the three of them entered the space together.
Xuan Tianming took the sleeping Zirui to take a bath first. Then it was Feng Yu Heng's turn. In the space, Feng Yu Heng had prepared clothes for the three of them early in the morning. It just came in handy at this time.
After changing, the three of them came out again. After settling Zirui down, Xuan Tianming said: "After we get ashore, we should go to Xiaozhou as soon as possible. We should inform the government office to save people here."
Feng Yu Heng carried out the noodles she made in the space as she answered: "I'm afraid that the people in the river cannot be fished out. I am responsible for this matter. I … should return to the capital to ask for forgiveness from Father Emperor."
Xuan Tianming shook his head helplessly: "In the end, it is for the method of producing steel. Heng Heng, you have to know that the current Dashun is the same as Zong Sui in the past. Iron essence is hot, and the method of producing steel is even hotter. This is the price that Dashun must bear. Speaking of which, it is Dashun who has let you and this child down. "
She smiled bitterly, "Many things are just coincidental. Things all bump into each other. In the end, it is not clear who has let who down who."
Just like on the previous boat, Feng Yu Heng carried out a lot of noodles from the space and called for people to deliver them to the other private rooms. She thought about it again and took out a lot of candy from the space. She personally walked to the cabin and distributed it to the children who were frightened by the previous situation.
The torrential rain stopped at noon, and the sun quickly appeared. Everyone also let out a sigh of relief. The ship owner came over several times to ask Xuan Tianming what he wanted to eat. There were a few river fish on the boat that could be stewed. Xuan Tianming thought about it and ordered him to stew the fish into soup. However, it was not for him to drink, but to distribute it to all the passengers on the boat. The ship owner nodded and did as he was told without hesitation.
After tossing and turning for a while, everyone was exhausted. Feng Yu Heng also collapsed on the bed and slept next to Zirui. Xuan Tianming slept on the far side. His hands were tightly wrapped around her, afraid that this damned girl would not be able to sleep well and kick him to the ground.
They slept all the way until midnight. Feng Yu Heng was woken up by the heat. In her dream, she felt as if there was a stove by her side. As soon as this thought appeared, her heart suddenly moved, and her eyes immediately opened.
Almost at the same time that she opened her eyes, Xuan Tianming also opened his eyes and asked her in a low voice, "What's wrong?"
Feng Yu Heng quickly held Zirui's body. It was really hot.
"Zirui has a fever." She sat up and laid Zirui flat. She reached into her sleeve and took out a thermometer.
Xuan Tianming also sat up and checked his head. Then he grabbed his left hand with a broken finger. After looking at it for a while, he frowned and said, "The rain is not a big deal. The main problem is that the wound is infected."
Feng Yu Heng's eyes were filled with shame again. He quickly said to her, "You don't have to blame yourself too much. Zirui is a child of the Feng family. His birth meant that he was destined to experience hardships in his life. Therefore, this is not your fault."
She also knew that it was not entirely her fault, but if she had been a little more careful, if she had told the hidden guards how to break the tracking arrow earlier, Zirui definitely would not have been taken away, and the ten brothers would not have died such a tragic death. In the end, it was still her negligence. This was a responsibility that she could not avoid.
Feng Yu Heng smirked, and her smile was uglier than crying, "Everyone has their own fate. I really want to see who will take Feng Jin Yuan's life in the end."
Xuan Tianming snorted coldly, "That person still cannot be killed. The matter of the other third of Qian Zhou's map needs to be clarified, but if you want to get revenge, it's still possible."
Feng Yu Heng understood what he meant and finally smiled, "That's right. Death would be too easy on him. As a living eunuch, this imperial daughter still has 100 ways to make his life worse than death."
The thermometer showed that Zirui had a high fever of 39 degrees. Feng Yu Heng carried him into her space and gave him an antipyretic injection. She then placed an ice pack on his forehead. Only after his temperature had dropped did she bring him out of her space.
Xuan Tianming had no choice but to sigh: "That space of yours really is great. If this sort of situation was anyone else, they would have died from anxiousness." After thinking a bit, he asked her: "What were those things that you used to hit Qian Zhou's divine archery team?" He had always been extremely curious about this matter. To Xuan Tianming, that sort of thing was the same as Feng Yu Heng's space. It was something that surpassed his understanding. He clearly remembered the process of Feng Yu Heng using that sort of thing to kill people. He even clearly saw that it was Feng Yu Heng that had moved a certain area. Something then shot out from that circular opening. It was similar to a bow, but it was much smaller and much faster. He did not understand.
Feng Yu Heng knew that Xuan Tianming would ask this question sooner or later. Once the gun was brought out, she could no longer pretend that nothing had happened. Even if Xuan Tianming did not ask, she would have taken the initiative to talk about it. It was just that there were some things that she was still conflicted about. She did not know if this was the right thing to do.
"If it's not easy to say, then don't say it." Xuan Tianming saw that her brow was tightly furrowed, and he felt very sorry for her. He reached out to massage her brow. At the same time, he stopped himself from asking. "Just treat it as if I never asked. I said it before. There are some things that are not easy to explain. Even if I asked, you could have chosen not to say it. Heng Heng, I will not blame you. "
She laughed and shook her head, "There's nothing that can't be said." Reaching into her sleeve, she pulled out two revolvers not long later. She handed one of them to Xuan Tianming and solemnly said: "Husband, I'll give it to you. This is my dowry."
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