On the east shore of Kunhuang Island, all officials were anxious like ants on a hot pan.

In their eyes, those blades on the emperor's neck were dazzling. Under the hot sun, the blades were so aggressive that they dare not look at it directly.

Young and old officials shouted, wrangled, or beat their breasts and stamped their feet in deep sorrow.

"Oh, no! His Majesty, His Majesty is kidnapped by the wicked!"

"Commander-in-chief of the Eastern Depot plots treason!"

"Come on! Guard the emperor—"

Two hundred Honour Guards prepared the arrows. A general pulled up the sword with a serious look and shouted at Gu Di who was as proud as peacock on Wangxian Rise,

"Commander-in-chief of the Eastern Depot, I advise you to quickly ask your people to retreat. Otherwise, I will order my people to shoot arrows!"

Gu Di looked cold and disdainfully looked down. Seeing those Honour Guards who were hurt by his inner power and whining now together, he gave a gruesome smile,

"Oh, your subordinates are not my rivals, let alone those men. I suggest you flee for your life as soon as possible. If you don't believe me, you can have a try. Am I the first to be killed or the emperor?"

"How dare you! You talk big—"

Being satirized, the general opened his eyes wide and shouted abuse with a red face.

At the moment, he was also uncertain.

Rumor had it that Commander-in-chief of the Eastern Depot was an almighty martial artist. According to what he had done just now, his skills reached the acme of perfection.

With trembling five fingers, he clenched the handle of the sword. The general's eyes turned scarlet and he stayed in place. He didn't dare to easily give orders.

On the bow of the tower ship, Huanan Xin sneered coldly when seeing this. He looked indifferent and stood there with arms crossed,

"Hehe, Leng Qingtang, don't be too proud. I'll bet you at this point. You can guess who will die first!"

As Huanan Xin finished speaking, bursts of noise came bluntly not far away, as if something was broken by gravity. The sound was heart-wrenching.

Those assassins who held the emperor looked dull and widened their eyes. Unexpectedly and unwillingly, their strong bodies suddenly fell down and their swords fell to the deck.

In the whole process, no one saw when the emperor take action.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, help me..."

Chen Ying, the old eunuch, with tears in his eyes, called for help from the emperor.

The two men who controlled him were also frightened by Huanan Xin's movements just now. They were scared completely speechless and their hands holding the sword were trembling.

Huanan Xin looked at those three people with vicious eyes and waved his sleeve with an evil smirk.

Three bloodlines brushed over their bodies and the wounds were deep and fatal. They fell down one after another and the warm blood stained with bright yellow dragon robe.

Gu Di frowned on Wangxian Rise of the east shore and a hint of imperceptible consternation flashed through his eyes.

'Well, Huanan Xin is a sinister poisonous man. He pretends to be silly over the years to deceive too many people.'

'He is cunning and good at martial arts. He concealed all of his ability...'

A hundred meters away from the sea, the emperor stared at Gu Di. His eyes were sharp as if they could kill people in the blink of an eye.

Fifty Mengchong ships emerged from the sea behind the emperor and rushed towards the east shore.

On each warship, the blunderbuss and artillery were raised on the launch pad. The dark cold round cartridge all aimed at the hundred- feet Wangxian Rise on the island.

A man stood on the main ship with a sword. Under the sun, his armor was shining with a tumultuous silver.

He was Min Rui, Gu Yunyao's father and the first-rank official of Da Yi.

That day, he took his son, Min Jun, out of the camp of the Eastern Depot to go to the new emperor for shelter. However, halfway, Min Jun discovered his father's true intention and strongly opposed him. Then he was shot to death by the cruel Honour Guards.

Yu Rui on the spot screamed down to the ground, holding his son's gradually cold body and crying. Then he was forced by the Honour Guards on board the ship and taken to the camp of Dongqing Fleet.

Huanan Xin's reason for continuing to employ Min Rui could not be simpler.

Anyway, Min Rui took the initiative to butter up Huanan Xin and told him the big news that Leng Qingtang, Commander-in-chief of the Eastern Depot was still alive.

Such a person also had a weakness known by Huanan Xin, that is, his daughter Minzhu, Gu Yunyao, the Imperial Mother Yu in the Palace.

Therefore, for Huanan Xin, Min Rui could be used easily.

Huanan Xin just ascended the throne, so he needed someone that always followed his advice and resigned himself to adversity.

The middle-level leaders of Dongqing Fleet were replaced by the imperial court. Min Rui still had his reputation but had no right hand. If he was only in charge of the Fleet for a short time, he was still overawing to the outside. Indeed, he was a Duke without real power. How could he be a threat to Huanan Xin?

When Mengchong ships sailed within the proper range, Min Rui waved his sword and ordered the ships to stop advancing.

Looking up at the cold white jade platform, the man sighed. He raised his fist to salute and bowed to that direction,

"Min Rui pays respects to Your Majesty. I'm late with the Fleet and please forgive me, Your Majesty."

All his piety and deference were ignored in public by Huanan Xin.

Without even looking at Min Rui, he just mumbled.

This made Min Rui somewhat embarrassed. After straightening up, Min Rui looked at the tall black figure on Wangxian Rise with a serious look and shouted,

"Leng Qingtang, I've beaten 150,000 soldiers of An Guo with you in Southern Jiang. I admire your skills."

"However, as a courtier, you're fed by the emperor and you should serve the imperial court. Rebellion is unfaithful."

"I advise you to quickly surrender. Otherwise, don't blame me for my mercilessness. Even if you are good at martial arts, it is difficult to resist the artillery of the 50 Mengchong ships."

Fifty ships, fifty cannons, and fifty gun muzzles glowed in the scorching sun.

At the moment, the officials on the east shore became chaotic.

Some people were screaming and others were scampering off like a frightened rat. Once again, the scene fell apart completely.

None of the officials were fools and they knew that the scourge of death was in sight.

Once Min Rui ordered the ships to shell Wangxian Rise, they would become innocent cannon fodders and had to be buried with Leng Qingtang.

"Go! Leave here quickly. Retreat to the west. Go—"

The general could no longer try his best to deal with the man on the platform but ordered his men to put their bows and arrows away and ran at full speed westward.

Those powerless officials followed Honour Guards and fled like a drowned mouse.

Gu Di didn't prevent them from fleeing.

That was good. All he wanted was a quiet scene.

He only wanted to deal with Huanan Xin and Min Rui. Anyone else wasn't involved.

Gu Di stared at Min Rui, and his eyes showed the intention to kill.

"Min Rui, you're a coward. For that emperor, your son died. You'll die without descendants. Hahaha—"

The man stood still, and his laughter made Yu Rui's face suddenly change. Min Rui was angry with the mixture of chagrin, shame, grief, and confusion, which was unique and difficult to describe.

Raising the long sword tremblingly, Min Rui suddenly felt that the weapon in his hand had become like old iron that was extraordinarily heavy.

"Leng, Leng Qingtang...Don't push me too far!"

Looking pale, Min Rui shouted hoarsely and blood slowly diffused.

Not far from the ship, Huanan Xin sinisterly smiled and looked up to ask,

"Your Highness, are you blaming me for ordering people to kill your unfilial and unfaithful son?"

Min Rui became shocked and nervous. He explained hurriedly,

"No. I'm faithful to my country and Your Majesty. The god can justify my loyalty."

Soon with a straight spine, the man who was on the horns of a dilemma raised his sword and issued orders,

"All the soldiers, listen..."

With "Boom", the loud noise came from the sky from a distance. Suddenly, mountains and rivers trembled, and the calm sea was boiling and shaking.

Above the sea level, white waves surged, covering the sky.

In a flash, all the people on Kunhuang Island and Dongqing Fleet turned pale.

Where the monstrous waves receded, thirty tower ships in wing-shaped formations rushed towards Dongqing Fleet.

The leading big ship was in full horsepower. On the top of the mast hung a ghost face flag, which was fluctuating in the sea breeze.

One person stood on the bow carrying a blunderbuss on her shoulder. Her hair blew in the wind and her bright brave posture was remarkable.

"Huanan Xin, you're the son of a b*tch! I, Ji Yaoguang, will be irreconcilable with you in my life!"

With hot tears rushing out of her eyes, the female pirate raised her hands to wipe off the tears. She angrily stared at the target getting closer and shouted,

"Come on! Go! Kill Huanan Xin to avenge the Clan of Swords and Wenren—"