Chapter 182 The Royal Family [Please give me a monthly ticket! ]

It was about to get dark.

On the turbulent river, more than a dozen large ships cut through the waves and moved forward with flags fluttering on the boats, all bearing the demeanor of a royal army.

On the boat in the middle, there was a tall and slender young man dressed in brocade and wearing jewelry. He had a bandage on his forehead, a face as handsome as jade, red lips and white teeth. He was handsome and looked noble.

Perhaps due to the heavy rains over the past few days, the water level in the river has risen sharply, and the waves in the distance are as dark as ink. He stood at the bow, looking around, all around, and all he could see were foreign flags.

A hint of sadness appeared in his eyes.

"Brother." A gentle voice called from behind.

Then a young girl in a brocade dress came out. The girl had bright eyes, white teeth, and a rosy and tender complexion. She wore a string of beads on her forehead, and her eyebrows and eyes were bright and lively. She was more beautiful than flowers.

The brother and sister looked to be about seventeen or eighteen years old, and were a little childish.

"Maple Flower?" The boy turned around, a little surprised, "You haven't rested yet?"

"I couldn't sleep, so I wanted to go out for some fresh air, and then I saw you." The girl walked up to him and asked with concern, "Are you still worried about the Sea Moon Country?"

"Alas." The young man sighed, "The army was defeated and the country was destroyed. I became a prisoner. Who wouldn't be worried?"

"But didn't father say that the Emperor of Yin Kingdom won't do anything to us? In order to show the kindness of their court to the East China Sea countries, they will let us return to Haiyue Kingdom, or at most let us stay..." As she spoke, she suddenly stopped.

What my father said today was that the Yin Kingdom would allow them to return to be kings, but they should leave behind a royal hostage.

After a moment of silence, the girl suddenly said, "When we get to Longyuan City, I'll stay here for you! Anyway, I've longed to see the prosperity of the God's City."

"Haha, how can that be possible?" The young man smiled at her innocence. "I am the future heir to the throne, they will definitely keep me. But don't worry, if I stay in Yin Country, it will be a good opportunity for them to see the elegance of our East China Sea men. My name, Xiao Hunan, will spread throughout the streets and alleys of Yin Country!"

"Brother, everyone knows your name!" the girl said with a little admiration.

The royal family of Haiyue State is surnamed Xiao. Many people in the Yin Dynasty may not know this. After all, the countries in the East China Sea are just a group of small countries sticking together. Who cares about their surnames?
Even if Haiyue Kingdom is the largest one among them, what difference does it make?
But when it comes to the name Xiao Hunan, many people do know him.

Nineteenth on the Young Unicorn List is Xiao Hunan.

As one of the contemporary geniuses, his name may indeed be more well-known than that of the King of Haiyue.

In recent years, the border of the East China Sea has often been in turmoil, which may be related to the Demon Sect's crossing to the East. Demon sects like the Blood Refining Sect, which could not survive in the land of Jiuzhou, fled to the countries of the East China Sea and unexpectedly became the state religion. Under their instigation, some wild Qigong practitioners and warriors who have practiced a little would cross the sea to the border of the Yin Dynasty to plunder.

It may also be related to the war twenty years ago. At that time, Yin State and Yang State were fighting in the northwest. The countries along the East China Sea took the opportunity to land in Kyushu and wanted to divide Yin State in the chaos. As a result, after the war ended, Tang Wei withdrew and launched a campaign to destroy the country, defeating more than ten countries along the way.

The orphans who were killed and cried out in despair at that time are now growing into adulthood and are hostile to Yin Chao.

In this context, the bandits from the East China Sea countries repeatedly attacked the people in the coastal cities, especially the Haiyue Kingdom. These bandits were like pirates, looting on the shore, and escaping into the sea before the Yin army arrived, coming and going like the wind.

The East China Sea has a long coastline, making it difficult to eradicate.

Yin State repeatedly asked Haiyue State to let them deal with the bandits in the country, hoping to solve the problem fundamentally. However, the king of Haiyue State did not take any action, whether he was unable to deal with the problem or did not want to deal with it.

After a period of silence, Yin Chao's response was simple and rude.

Since you can't govern your subjects well, I will do it for you.

Ling Sansi led a large army of tens of thousands of people from the Dongzhou military town, boarded a tower ship and a sea beast, and crossed the sea to land in Haiyue Kingdom, claiming that he would suppress the bandits for Haiyue Kingdom.

The arrival of an army like this would be too heavy a blow even to destroy a country, and you say they are just here to suppress bandits?

No country could allow such a terrifying army to rampage in its own country, so Haiyue State took up residence in the city to resist, attempting to stop the Yin Dynasty army from entering. During that period, the war situation was changing rapidly.

Initially, it was an invading army from an enemy country on the west coast that attacked the coastal city.

Then, the powerful army of Jiuzhou Yin Dynasty captured dozens of cities of Haiyue Kingdom.

Finally, the King of Haiyue opened the gates of the capital and invited Ling Sansi, the unrivaled general of the Yin Dynasty, to come in and command the suppression of the bandits.

Ling Sansi easily captured the Haiyue Kingdom in just a few months, and spent some more time to wipe out the Blood Refining Sect and bandits in the country - this was exactly the purpose of their coming, and the reason for attacking the city was simply that the Haiyue Kingdom did not allow them to pass.

After everything was completed smoothly, Ling Sansi sent a letter of credence, "inviting" all members of the Haiyue Kingdom royal family to visit Longyuan City and experience the prosperity of the Yin Dynasty's Colorful Clothes Festival together. It was called an invitation, but everyone knew that it was clearly a captive.

The so-called participation in the Colorful Clothes Festival must have meant playing the role of a prisoner of war in a prison car at the rear while the army was parading in the streets showing off its military prowess.

Everyone knows what actually happened, but who can refuse such a sincere and enthusiastic invitation?

All the royal family members of the Haiyue Kingdom went there with joy.

As the king's only two children, Xiao Hunan and Xiao Fenghua could not escape this disaster.

Although the King of Haiyue guessed that his life would not be in danger, at most he would be a prisoner and suffer some humiliation for the sake of face, but he could just endure it.

But changes on the road still make them feel worried.

For example, yesterday the army encountered a mountain torrent and mud and rocks blocked the way ahead. In order to catch up with the Colorful Clothes Festival, Ling Sansi ordered to take only 3,000 elite troops, change from land to water, and travel day and night.

They felt even less safe on the water, because the thought of a ship capsizing and more than a dozen royal family members accidentally dying seemed reasonable.

In order to calm everyone's worries, King Haiyue gathered his family members in the cabin and held a small meeting, mainly to dispel those doubts.

But the feeling of having your life and death controlled by others is really not good.

Xiao Hunan looked into the distance and clenched his fists silently.

I secretly swore in my heart that I would never suffer such humiliation again in my life!

Before he could fully express his ambitions, he heard a loud bang underwater and the ship suddenly shook violently!
Boom!

The Yin army on the front and rear ships took action immediately. Within three breaths, rows of elite soldiers in armor and holding crossbows surrounded the edge of the ship. Some Qi-refining practitioners waved magic flags and displayed their magical powers. A ball of light like the scorching sun rose up, instantly illuminating a large area of ​​water.

One glance is shocking.

Under the water that was illuminated, there were countless nimble figures lurking densely, looking like fish gathered in the pond. However, each of them was a huge body several feet in size, and there were hundreds and thousands of them gathered together, forming a black shadow.

How terrifying!
As they were illuminated by the light, the monsters under the water became agitated and rushed upwards together, fiercely attacking the ship above with their bodies!
Boom boom boom...

A large number of monsters attacked together, and a black light suddenly appeared at the bottom of Yin Chao's ship. That was the reinforced defense formation on the hull. Once it was broken, the whole ship would shatter immediately!
There were even extremely ferocious monsters that jumped out of the water, baring their sharp claws and fangs, ready to hunt down the humans on the boat.

Fortunately, the Yin army on the ship were all elite troops from the East China Sea. Although the incident came suddenly, they responded appropriately. Their crossbows would lose power when shot into the water, so they immediately replaced them with heavy black mines.

This thunder is similar to the Zhengyang Thunder. Once the talisman is torn off, it will explode in three breaths after encountering water.

A batch of mines sank, and a series of explosions immediately sounded in the river, and water columns rose up! The splashing water was mixed with monster limbs and blood!

However, this wave of attacks did not make the monsters retreat, but instead aroused their ferocity. After continuous attacks, the first ship could no longer withstand it and exploded, with all the soldiers on board falling into the water.

These elite soldiers all had martial arts skills, but once they fell into the water, they were no match for these water monsters, and many of them were killed and injured immediately.

The water monster concentrated its attack on the ship in the center, which was carrying the royal family of the Haiyue Kingdom!

Dozens of Qi-refining warriors in the army also guarded the ship and set up a large formation to protect the ship. At the same time, they used magic tools to enter the water to kill the monsters below. However, the monsters became more and more ferocious, and they attacked fiercely.

Seeing the ships in front of them being destroyed one after another, the mood of the royal family of Haiyue Kingdom began to sink to the bottom.

Xiao Hu Nan asked the soldier next to him for a long sword, and then joined the ranks of killing the monsters that emerged from the water, fighting very bravely. But after chopping and slashing, the number of underwater monsters did not decrease at all!
The people of Haiyue Country are not like those of Kyushu Continent, and they know more about sirens.

He turned around and said to the leader of the Qigong practitioners in the army, "General, we can't go on like this. This group of monsters must be led by someone. We have to find the person who is commanding them, otherwise our ship will be destroyed sooner or later!"

The Qi-refining practitioner in the army was a thin man in his forties, also wearing armor, surrounded by a group of soldiers.

Hearing Xiao Hunan's words, his body suddenly stiffened, and then with a click, his face twisted in an extremely strange posture, and his eyes turned into strange blue vertical pupils, "Are you looking for me?"

　Good morning.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)