Leng Qingtang opened his eyes slowly, and many faces suddenly appeared in his misty vision.

"Oh, he's waking up! He's waking up!"

"Master, finally you wake up!"

Leng Qingtang held his dizzy head with his hands, not knowing what time it was. Then he was helped by several people to stand up.

He looked at them and then looked around.

"Where are we?"

Leng Qingtang looked at Shi Lei intently and asked in surprise.

He knew these people, but he didn't know what this place was.

"Master, we are all on the ship of His Highness Suoluo!"

The seventh captain Shi Lei leaned on the bedside with excitement, his hands rubbing his wet red eyes desperately. He was crying with joy.

That man-made shipwreck happened just a day ago. He had thought that they would die, but they were unexpectedly rescued at the most desperate moment. No wonder he, a young man who never shed tears in front of others, burst into tears with the Master and other people present.

Leng Qingtang's anxious eyes searched repeatedly among the faces, and then he paused suddenly.

His eyes turned deep gradually and his voice became weak,

"Wenlong... Where is Wenlong?"

The atmosphere suddenly changed.

Some people bowed their heads, and some others sobbed, all indulged in unspeakable grief.

Shi Lei turned his head away and tried to suppress his grief before turning around. He raised his face to look at the Master, and said with tears in his eyes,

"At that time, the platoon leader was hit by a wave, and then he never came up again. Master, we were rescued by the fleet of the Third Prince of Udan at the time of the shipwreck, but only about five hundred of us boarded among our more than 10,000 soldiers..."

Leng Qingtang froze on the bed. He seemed to miss his step from a tall building suddenly and his heartbeat suddenly became violent.

He had a deep memory of that shipwreck on a rainy night.

At that time, after boarding the dragon boat with his men, he was hit by a huge wave and sank into the sea then.

He struggled desperately in the sea, and the sensation of asphyxia was about to rob him of all consciousness.

At the most critical moment, he was rescued by Liu Wenlong, the platoon leader of Imperial Guards.

Tired, he was held tightly by the platoon leader to struggle to the surface of the sea.

The rain turned much smaller obviously at the moment of their arrival at the surface of the sea.

They found the remains of the broken dragon boat. As soon as they climbed to it, the platoon leader plunged into the sea and rushed to rescue other people.

Then a wave swept over, and he no longer saw the platoon leader on the sea again.

Leng Qingtang shouted immediately and fainted then.

Sitting on the head of the bed, his nose fluttered. His trembling fingers gripped the corners of the quilt tightly, and a layer of mist condensed on his long black eyelashes.

His heart ached so much!

He underestimated the viciousness of Prince Chen Huanan Xin. He didn't expect that he would be so anxious to send people to kill him before he succeeded in obtaining the remaining half of the jade seal.

How pitiful his subordinates were! They followed him all the way to Southern Jiang to fight for the country and the people, and experienced nearly a hundred battles with An Guo, Lang Army, and Bo Ku Army. Not many people died on the battlefield, but finally, they were killed by their own people!

Someone pushed the door and came in, and then a clear and familiar voice sounded quickly,

"Is Master Leng awake? Let me see him!"

The crowd was divided to both sides when he spoke, and the fiery red figure hurriedly rushed to the bedside.

Leng Qingtang's eyes paused instantly, and then he couldn't help grabbing him and calling him,

"Xuanji?"

"Finally you wake up. How do you feel?" It was Lu Qiange's voice.

Leng Qingtang looked at him, and then looked at the plain-clothed girl who was with him. She turned out to be the Fourth Princess Huanan Jiyan.

Leng Qingtang was surprised and couldn't understand it for a moment.

These three people didn't have many connections on common days, but why were they together at this time?

Lu Qiange leaned over, looking into Leng Qingtang's eyes. He took a careful look at his bloodshot eyes, and asked,

"How do you feel about your eyes? Do they ache? Soaking in the sea for a long time will cause it. I will ask someone to wait for you to wash them well later."

"Oh, it's okay..."

Leng Qingtang pulled up his sleeves and rubbed his eyes, answering casually.

Lu Qiange straightened up, nodded, and then looked to the sides,

"Since your Master is fine, don't crowd around here then. Just go back to have a rest."

Leng Qingtang knew that Lu Qiange should have something to tell him, so he comforted everyone,

"I'm fine. Don't worry. Just leave."

His subordinates left then.

"What's going on? How did you meet?"

After the door was closed by the last guard who walked out, it turned quiet, and then Leng Qingtang couldn't wait to ask them.

Lu Qiange twisted his eyebrows slightly with an embarrassed expression. Next to him, Huanan Jiyan's little hands pushed him from time to time, as if she was urging him to do something.

Lu Qiange's facial features kept tense for a while, and then he took a deep breath, as if he finally made up his mind. When he spoke, his voice was as low as the flap of mosquitos' wings,

"...Uncle..."

"?"

Leng Qingtang tilted his head to look at him in doubt. Obviously, he didn't hear what he had just said.

Lu Qiange's face turned red, and he was a little embarrassed. He frowned, and then said in a loud voice suddenly,

"Uncle!"

Leng Qingtang's eyes widened for a moment, and he couldn't figure it out at once.

Why did this little prince, who had always been arrogant, change his attitude so quickly?

On the bedside, Yu Xuanji's face looked cold and he shook his head helplessly. Huanan Jiyan just laughed on the side, which made Lu Qiange even more embarrassed.

He pressed his lips tightly and his face flushed. His back was sweating with anxiety. Feeling aggrieved for a while, he said,

"Uncle, my Mother has already received your letter and she has told me about the past. You are her ninth younger brother, so naturally, you are my uncle!"

Leng Qingtang heard it clearly. No wonder his subordinates called Lu Qiange "Your Highness Suoluo" just now.

It seemed that he had revealed his identity to them when he rescued them.

Sure enough, Lu Qiange had already known the truth about Emperor Jingxiao Huanan Ze's ascension to the throne more than two decades ago. It was not difficult to explain why Yu Xuanji appeared on his boat.

In response, Leng Qingtang smiled lightly,

"Just dispense with the formalities. You'd better call me Master Leng with other people present in the future."

Thinking of the various domineering actions of this little prince when he fought against him for Yunxi in the past, Leng Qingtang determined to accept such a title calmly at this moment.

The fact that he had to act obediently under the pressure of an elder was indeed funny,

"You..."

Lu Qiange was a little bit dissatisfied originally. Seeing Leng Qingtang's triumphant expression and his squinted and sly eyes, he gritted his teeth and felt annoyed with a red face.

Huanan Jiyan held one of his arms in time, smiled sweetly, and said lightly,

"Okay, okay. You are family from now on."

Leng Qingtang cast a deep and complicated gaze on the Fourth Princess,

"I have heard about the Clan of Swords' bloodbath in the Palace when I was in Southern Jiang. It's really the best out of the worst for you to get out of there..."

"No, it is not the Clan of Swords that made a bloodbath in the Palace, and the person who killed my parents was not Wenren. The culprit is my brother Prince Chen Huanan Xin!"

Before Leng Qingtang finished speaking, the girl raised her voice to interrupt him, her starry eyes shining brightly. She clenched her fists across her chest,

"It was Zhu who rushed back to the Palace and rescued me. I will be where he is in the future. He has promised to marry me. Since he calls you uncle, then I will call you ‘uncle’ too..."

"..."

Leng Qingtang's bottomless black eyes suddenly shone.

It seemed that this arrogant princess and this arrogant little prince had a thing for each other.

It was funny.

Looking at them carefully, he found that they two had husband-wife looks. What's more, they had similar temperaments.

It was so good. Since his lovely nephew had someone to cherish, he would not pay extra attention to Yunxi anymore.

"Hey, stop showing you are family."

Yu Xuanji interjected at this time, looking cold and impatient,

"When is it now? Let's talk about serious matters... Whoops!"

"What's wrong? Are you injured?"

Leng Qingtang moved to the bedside to get closer to Yu Xuanji, only to smell the pungent smell of ointment on his body.

He noticed that Yu Xuanji's cold and white face was tinged with green, and his lips were as pale as white paper. These abnormal colors showed that he was injured.

Yu Xuanji frowned and said with an annoyed look,

"At that time, I didn't see through Prince Chen's tricks. I saw that he tricked the Warrior Token from Huanan Ze but I didn't stop it in time..."

"Hey, stop speaking like that. How could you call him Huanan Ze? He is my Father. You should speak more carefully!"

Huanan Jiyan leaned against Lu Qiange's body. Hearing Yu Xuanji's calling Emperor Jingxiao's name directly, she suddenly felt uncomfortable. She pouted and quarreled with him then, her starry eyes looking watery.

Yu Xuanji glanced at her asquint, and then retorted coldly,

"Huh, your Father? Come on, do you still consider yourself to be a dignified princess? You have been chased by your elder brother who tries to kill you! Don't put on airs in front of me!"

"Hey!"

Leng Qingtang slapped Yu Xuanji's cold and white hand back, shook his head, and showed a sulky look.

In any case, the Fourth Princess was of good character. She had helped Yunxi several times in the Palace, and she was a good friend of Yunxi.

Leng Qingtang could always discriminate between love and hate. Emperor Jingxiao should pay his debts all by himself, and his children shouldn't be blamed.

"Hey, you are really gullible. After you got injured, Zhu and I helped dress your wound, but now you scold me after you get better. I should have thrown the valuable Guxuehongyu Pill into the sea instead of feeding you with it!"

"Well, stop saying."

Lu Qiange frowned and pressed his lips, stretching out his hand to pull the articulate girl.

Leng Qingtang smiled embarrassedly, and mediated,

"Well, now we are all in the same boat. There are no 'Master', 'prince', 'princess' and 'High Priest' here. Hua'er, I have to thank you for arriving in time and saving me and my subordinates."

Called "Hua'er" by people besides his parents and his Master, especially the man whom he once hated, Lu Qiange looked extremely embarrassed.

Lu Qiange didn't say a word with a weird look.

Although he felt unhappy in his heart, he was his elder, so he had to obey the etiquette.

Rubbing his nose with his fingers, Lu Qiange explained the past clearly,

"Uncle, since receiving your letter, my Mother has started to prepare. In order to clarify the misunderstanding so that my Master Wenren will no longer hold hatred for you, I have also sent a Man of Sacrifice to bring a letter to my Master, but he did not come back in time. My Mother realized that something big was about to happen, so she took me all the way to the Central Plains, but we were still late. To prevent Imperial Mother Xiao and her son from making trouble again, she is now guarding in the Palace of Da Yi. She sent me along the coast to meet you, but Imperial Mother Xiao still attacked you as she expected!"

Leng Qingtang narrowed his eyes,

"My sister is disturbed finally..."

Lu Qiange's eyelashes trembled, and he looked ashamed,

"Uncle, I'm sorry. Huanan Xin is actually my junior fellow apprentice..."

It turned quiet suddenly,

"... So you knew that Huanan Xin just feigned madness and acted like an idiot!"

Yu Xuanji was the first to react. He was so angry and grabbed Lu Qiange's robe with his hand.