Four Harmonies and Good Fortune

Chapter 691 Coming
Elder Zhou stared at Yang Jun, who lay lifeless like a dead fish, and shook his head repeatedly. Even if he ended up with the same fate as Yang Jun, he would still feel that he had come out ahead...

At least he didn't suffer those torments.

Look how grand Yang Jun was when he arrived, bringing so many people, intending to stir up a bloodbath, but in the end... he was the one who bled.

Not only were the people around him dead, but he also fell into the sea. After swallowing a lot of seawater, he had to vomit out everything he had been eating.

Finally, they were forced onto the boat. In order to survive, they kowtowed until their heads were bleeding, as pathetic as a dog.

You thought that was the end of it?
The most terrifying thing is that something even more cruel is yet to come.

Yang Jun will soon find out that all these efforts are in vain.

Therefore, it was right for him and Xu Lai to seek refuge with Lady Xie early on; otherwise, they would have had to go through what Yang Jun went through.

Some experiences are better left unexperienced.

Thinking of this, Elder Zhou looked at Xue Er, whose gaze became even more profound, clearly having also gleaned something from Yang Jun.

Before long, Yang Jun, who was lying down, realized that the ship hadn't moved. He immediately struggled to grab the demon cultist next to him and said urgently, "Why aren't you leaving yet?"

"Tell His Majesty to leave quickly, otherwise... the imperial court will be here..."

Before Yang Jun could finish speaking, he was kicked away by the man. As if he hadn't heard, no one informed Xu Shu. Unable to get up, Yang Jun had to crawl on the deck, and then grabbed someone's foot.

Yang Jun raised his head, intending to repeat what he had just said, but instead saw a familiar face.

That's Xu Lai.

Yang Jun stood there, stunned.

What's Xu Lai doing here?

Didn't Xu Lai betray Xu Shu? Was the information he received incorrect, or is there something more to this matter? Or perhaps Xu Lai, like Xu Shu, was desperate and turned to Xu Shu for help?
How could Xu Shu possibly forgive Xu Lai?

Yang Jun stared blankly at Xu Lai, who did not flinch and let him scrutinize him.

"Xu...Xu Lai...are you...?"

"are you……"

Xu Lai did not answer, but easily withdrew his foot and spoke to Xue Er in a low voice.

Standing with Xu Lai and Xue Er, Yang Jun was truly baffled. Xue Er would never betray Xu Shu, so why was he doing this? He must have overlooked something.

Yang Jun couldn't care less about any of that. He stared at Xu Lai and said, "Go tell Chief Xu that if you don't leave now, you'll definitely... regret it." It didn't matter who it was, as long as the ship could move forward.

Xu Lai, like the others, ignored Yang Jun.

Just then, the large ship slowly began to move. Before Yang Jun could even feel happy, he realized that the ship was heading towards the small island.

Yang Jun was unaware of what had happened. He got up shivering and looked out to sea. He saw that people on the island had cut down trees, found planks, and were trying to leave.

Before anyone knew it, several small boats appeared in front of the large ship, and the people on the small boats drew their bows and shot at the shore.

On the shore, some people fell down, some hid, and some tried to rush over to seize the boat. However, the small boat was prepared, and before those people could swim up, the boat had already moved.

No matter what, the people who swam across from the island were no match for the demon cultists lying in wait on the small boats. Even if some managed to escape, there were still large ships waiting there.

Why did the demonic cult turn its attention to the people on the island? Could it be that they didn't find any valuables last night?

This bunch of good-for-nothings are only thinking about infighting; they've forgotten the most important thing.

Even if we can't get the money, we can't linger here any longer.

Yang Jun, trembling, ran around the boat trying to persuade them: "Saving your life is the most important thing... Last night's burning of the boat caused such a big commotion, it's possible that someone has already... discovered it, let's leave first... and then we can make a plan."

However, no one listened to him.

Yang Jun couldn't understand why Xu Shu, who was clearly very capable when dealing with him, would make such a mistake.

Could this be a case of "people die for money, birds die for food"?

Yang Jun couldn't stop them and only hoped that the members of the demon cult would quickly land, rob the money, and leave immediately. But for some reason, the members of the demon cult showed no intention of landing.

They seem to have only one intention: to trap Huang Qiong and the others on the island. That's not right.

Yang Jun's mind was in turmoil. The demonic sect had no reason to do this. They weren't the imperial court, so why did they have to arrest these people? Just as he was thinking wildly, he suddenly heard someone shout, "There's a ship! A big ship is coming!"

Yang Jun raised his head and looked out to sea. Sure enough, the shadow of a large ship could be faintly seen on the distant sea.

There are at least six or seven.

That is……

"The imperial army has arrived." Yang Jun tried to shout, but only a weak sound came out of his throat, and his body went limp uncontrollably.

There's no escaping it; no one can escape.

Yang Jun felt that chaos would break out around him in the next moment, but to his surprise, the ship was silent, as if everyone was waiting for something.

A person walked out of the cabin; it was Xu Shu, whom he had seen earlier.

Xu Shu looked at the situation and then said to the people beside her, "Hang up the flag."

The two men responded by taking out flags and nimbly climbing the mast.

A five-colored flag fluttered in the wind atop the mainmast.

That's the flag of the Great Liang.

On the upper deck at the stern, another flag was unfurled, bearing a large "Thank you" character.

Only merchants from Daliang would hang their flags like that.

Yang Jun still couldn't figure it out.

Why would Xu Shu impersonate a merchant from the Great Liang? Did she think she could escape from the court's watchful eye? Xu Shu is far too foolish. The court would have noticed something amiss as soon as they got closer.

But Xu Shu seemed to have made up her mind, and the boats remained motionless on the sea, refusing to move an inch.

"It's over."

Yang Jun felt a chill on his neck, as if the ghost-headed sword hanging there was about to fall.

If he had known this would happen, why would he have struggled? He should have surrendered back in Lund. Now he can only watch helplessly as the ships get closer and closer.

Until there is no possibility of escape left.

……

Wang Yan stood at the bow of the ship, next to Sun Yuan, the supervisor of the Zhangzhou Maritime Affairs Bureau.

Sun Yuan said in a low voice, "There are many people gathered on that island. I'm afraid we don't have enough manpower, but the merchant ships around here should be able to help."

"The people are suffering terribly from smuggling, and they will certainly be willing to help the court."

Wang Yan did not agree, but instead kept staring at the island that was gradually coming into view.

"There is a boat."

The general shouted.

Sun Yuan followed up, "Oh no, are the people on the island trying to escape? Wang Tianshi, quick... try to stop them..."

Wang Yan remained silent, his gaze fixed on the ship.

The next moment, his furrowed brows finally relaxed, because he saw the very clear "Thank you" on the flag.

Ah Yan is indeed here.

"Angel Wang..."

Sun Yuan was about to speak when Wang Yan stopped him with a gesture. Wang Yan then said, "Everyone, put away your bows and arrows. No one is allowed to move without my permission."

(End of this chapter)