I have suffered enough in my previous life, my cousin will never marry me

Chapter 126: Burial
A crystal teardrop slid down from the corner of her eye, and Ye Wanshu's mind suddenly went blank.

"Fu Mingchi," she called out in a trembling voice.

Perhaps he heard her voice, Fu Mingchi's eyelids moved slightly, and suddenly there was some light.

He tried hard to focus his eyes until he could see Ye Wanshu clearly. Then he opened his mouth with difficulty and uttered a few words in a hoarse voice.

"You came?"

The voice was low and weak, like the sound coming from an empty valley, vague and hazy.

Ye Wanshu bit her lip and nodded continuously, then moved closer to him and tightly held the back of his hand holding the silver spear.

Fu Mingchi half-closed his eyelids and turned his gaze towards Yan Jin with a dazed look: "Is the city defended?"

Yan Jin choked up and nodded: "Your Highness, Qizhou City and Baixiang County are both defended. The pirates have not broken through the defense line. Everyone is fine."

Fu Mingchi closed his eyes in relief. When he looked at Ye Wanshu again, he saw that she was already in tears. He slowly shook his head and said, "Don't cry. I'm fine. I'm just a little tired."

The words seemed light and casual, but it sounded as if every word was spoken with the last breath.

Ye Wanshu forced a smile and choked up, saying, "Reinforcements have arrived. You don't have to worry anymore. Get some rest."

Seeing how haggard he was, no longer possessing his former spirit, Ye Wanshu hoped that he could rest and recuperate, but she was also afraid that he would never wake up.

"Fu Mingchi, can you please not die?" Ye Wanshu's eyes flashed with tears as she sniffled and her voice trembled. "You still owe me a break-off. Can we get engaged again?"

Fu Mingchi forced a smile and nodded stiffly.

After running around with injuries for more than ten days, he was already exhausted. He just nodded slightly, and his stiff body began to crack. Dark red blood immediately seeped out of the corners of his mouth, and his head fell back like a kite with a broken string.

"Fu Mingchi," Ye Wanshu hugged his cold body and shouted, "Go get a doctor!"

Zhu Wencai could faintly hear shouts and cries of killing ahead. He stood up, wiped away his tears, and said to Yan Jin, "Your Highness is now in your hands. I will completely wipe out the pirates today and fulfill Your Highness's long-cherished wish."

After he finished speaking, he called on the Shenwei Army to charge forward.

The fighting in the east of the city continued, with corpses lying everywhere. When Zhu Wencai led his troops to the scene of the fighting, only eleven people from the Chifeng Camp were left in the Yingzhou Army. They were still standing on the pile of corpses, holding the defense line.

"Drive the pirates out of Qizhou City completely."

At Zhu Wencai's command, the Shenwei Army quickly engaged in battle with the pirates.

The deafening shouts of killing could be heard clearly throughout the west of the city.

When Gu Tingchen led the army of the Pacification Commissioner into the city, he was also shocked by the scene inside the city.

He didn't expect that Fu Mingchi led a mere 10,000 Yingzhou troops to defend Qizhou and prevent the pirates from crossing the Qizhou city. This was completely beyond his expectations.

This man had suffered such a serious arrow wound before, and was tortured severely by his cousin in Yuzhou, but he still had such strong willpower to personally lead the battle for seven or eight days. I am afraid that there are not many people with such courage in the entire Daye Dynasty.

Fu Mingchi must not be kept.

Looking out into the distance in the rain, seeing Ye Wanshu hugging Fu Mingchi tightly and crying hysterically and refusing to let go, Gu Tingchen's eyes became even more murderous.

"The three armies of the Pacification Commissioner's Office, listen up! Do not allow the pirates to retreat to the sea. They must be completely wiped out."

While Gu Tingchen was giving orders to the three armies, he silently gave Liu Zhang a look.

Liu Zhang immediately understood what he meant. At this moment, Qizhou was being massacred, and there was certainly no doctor in the entire city. Only the Pacification Commissioner's Office still had a military doctor accompanying them.

Liu Zhang's eyes searched for the position of the military doctor, and he made a silent gesture. The soldiers beside him quickly covered the doctor's mouth and, using the crowd for cover, dragged him along as they rushed towards the east of the city. This small movement had already been noticed by Yan Jin, who hurried over to stop them: "Your Excellency, our Highness is in critical condition. Please leave the military doctor from the Pacification Commissioner's Office with us."

"Do you think my Pacification Office is a medical clinic or a Imperial Hospital?"

Gu Tingchen didn't bother to pay attention to him. He jumped off his horse and ran straight towards Ye Wanshu.

"Your Excellency, you cannot do this, my Highness."

Yan Jin was unwilling to give in and wanted to continue to beg him, but was stopped by Liu Zhang: "General Yan, if it weren't for the censor, the Pacification Commissioner would have already defected. It would have been difficult to gather the army. How could we have taken care of such details in such a hurry? We don't have a military doctor."

Gu Tingchen walked to Ye Wanshu while the two argued in the rain. He glanced at Fu Mingchi and saw that his face was so pale that there was no trace of blood on it. He couldn't help but feel secretly happy.

"Wanwan, you should feel at ease now."

Gu Tingchen gloated and comforted him, "Qizhou City has been defended, and Baixiang County will be fine. You have been running around in the rain for many days, you can't torture yourself like this anymore."

After saying this, he immediately instructed Liu Zhang, "Prepare a clean room and take my cousin down to rest. Prince Yongning died for his country and has already been buried. Transport his body back to Lin'an. I will personally ask for his merit."

"Yes."

Liu Zhang responded and then led his men forward to help Ye Wanshu get up.

Ye Wanshu glared at Liu Zhang fiercely with a serious look. Liu Zhang and several soldiers were stunned and did not dare to come forward.

"My dear cousin, the dead cannot be resurrected. The war in the city has not yet subsided. It is dangerous for you to stay here."

Liu Zhang advised earnestly, "Besides, Prince Yongning is a descendant of Emperor Taizong, and his body cannot remain here. It must be transported back to Lin'an as soon as possible."

"Who told you he was dead?"

Ye Wanshu knew that Gu Tingchen was hoping for Fu Mingchi's death. She looked at Yan Jin coldly and said, "Send someone to the nearby counties to invite a doctor."

"Where can we get a doctor?" Gu Tingchen's eyes darkened. "Wanwan, could you please stop messing around? Prince Yongning is already dead."

As soon as he finished speaking, he ordered Liu Zhang: "To prevent spies from infiltrating, send an order to the three armies. Until the sea threat is eliminated, only entry to Qizhou City is allowed, not exit. Anyone who violates this order will be killed without mercy."

"Yes."

Seeing Liu Zhang dispersing the patrol camp's troops to various places and imposing martial law, Yan Jin became anxious and knelt down in the rain.

"Young Master Gu, my prince was still breathing just now. Without a doctor's diagnosis, how can you be sure that he has passed away?"

Yan Jin pleaded loudly, "Please, Master Gu, allow me to go out of the city and get a doctor."

Watching Yan Jin bowing his head and begging Gu Tingchen, Ye Wanshu was filled with anger. She slowly put Fu Mingchi down, drew her sword from the hand of a soldier beside her, stood up and pointed at Gu Tingchen.

"Xue Jiu colluded with the enemy and flooded Qizhou, yet he still dared to rest easy. I can understand that he was hoping for a lucky break, thinking no one could discover his activities. But I absolutely don't believe that he abandoned the city and fled without someone's instructions."

Ye Wanshu stared at him intently and said sternly, "Gu Tingchen, your actions today make people suspect that you are the mastermind behind this."

"Wanwan, you're actually questioning your brother over a dead man like this?"

Gu Tingchen's eyes were filled with disappointment. "Could it be that our ten-year friendship is not as good as the fate you and he have known for a few months? Is it worth it for you to slander me again and again for him?"

"Yes, you're not as good as him." Ye Wanshu fiercely pressed her sword against his chest and abdomen. "Let alone ten years, even if it's a hundred or a thousand years, I won't have the slightest affection for you anymore."

Gu Tingchen's heart tightened, and he felt a dull pain in his chest where she had stabbed him.

"Since you hate me so much, why don't you just kill me?" Gu Tingchen approached her tentatively, "Otherwise, as long as I live in this world, I will never allow you to have an affair with any man."