C114 Escape

old man looked at the jade pendant under the firelight and nodded with difficulty.

Zhao Deji, Xu Caizhi and the Kanggong had already boarded the boat, Hua Rong could not bear to part with the one in a million year old "Jin Si", but the boat was unable to move the horse, she could not care about the pain anymore, she used her strength to ride the horse, "Jin Si, escape by yourself." Then she immediately rushed up to the boat.

Just as the boat reached the center of the river, gold soldier had already caught up to the shore. She raised her torch and shouted loudly, "Zhao Deji, on that boat …"

"Chase, quickly chase, don't let him go …"

"Go find the boat."

"…"

However, the Golden Army could only shout empty words in the end, there was only one boat here, and they did not know how to swim, so they could only watch as the boat left.

When Jin Wushu arrived, the small boat was already out of his sight. He looked around for a while and then stopped.

Suddenly, someone shouted, "GenSys, it's GenSys."

He whistled, and GenSys, who had heard the old master's order, came running down the beach. Jin Wushu pulled the reins and Hua Rong actually let go of her horse to follow Zhao Deji across the river.

He asked anxiously, "What river is this?"

The Chinese general in his army, Han Chang replied, "Reporting to the Fourth Prince, this river is the flow of an angry sea. Zhao Deji only has one boat, if you don't want to die in the fierce winds and rain at sea, you must get closer to the shore. "

"Alright, immediately send troops to guard the various stops along the way. This time, won't be able to escape even if he has wings!"

"Yes."

As the crowd dispersed, he stood alone by the river bank for a while, looking at the misty moon in the distance, he sighed: "Hua Rong, you're risking your life to save such a shameless and cowardly unconscious monarch, is it worth it?"

Suddenly, he remembered that day in the life-and-death battle, she had shown him mercy. It was at that moment of hesitation that she had been able to hesitate even at such a dangerous moment — she was extremely excited again.

He slapped it heavily with his palm. "You traitor, you actually followed her after seeing Hua Rong, can it be that she treats you better than this prince?"

It was unknown if the horse understood the human language, but there was another hiss. In the night, it sounded very sad.

The boat was moving faster and faster, and it was getting farther and farther away from the shore. Golden Army's curses and shouts could no longer be heard.

When they reached the heart of the river and saw that the torches were all gone, he asked, "Everyone, where are you heading to?"

Hua Rong and Xu Caizhi looked at Zhao Deji. His face was at a loss and he obviously did not know where to go.

The line of this river stretched very long. If one went any further, they would be drawn into the boundless ocean, and along the way, they would be pursued relentlessly by the Golden Army.

Zhao Deji was currently at a loss to the extreme, and completely had no idea what to do.

"Where are you going?" the boatman asked again.

Under the vast night sky, Hua Rong looked at the two mountains that had retreated backwards in the middle of the river, then looked at Zhao Deji, and lowered his voice: "Tell me, where are we going?"

"Rong Er! "I don't know either!"

"Alright."

Seeing that she had made a decision, Xu Caizhi heaved a sigh of relief. Zhao Deji still remained under the moonlight with his head under the pillow, as if he had fallen into a meditative state.

There was water on the boat. Hua Rong went to get a bowl, and brought it in front of him. He took a sip, and with a shake of her hand, half of the water was poured onto the side of the boat.

Hua Rong knew what he was feeling, and did not push him away. After a long while, he slowly raised his head and let go of her.

At this time, the sky had already brightened. He saw that the person tied to the Boat Family's body was actually the jade pendant that he had bestowed to Hua Rong to get married in, and his heart became even more sour. "Rong Er, thank you …"

Hua Rong smiled slightly: "Kanggong and Master Xu are still by your side. "I'll go and see if there's anything I can get you a bowl of fresh fish soup …"

He nodded his head as he watched Hua Rong nimbly walk to the bow of the ship. At this time, his mind was in a mess, and he needed a stable person to stay by his side, but Hua Rong's expression did not change, he remained calm and suddenly remembered the first time he had seen her. The young lady who had fallen into the water was at the brink of death, as if she would never be able to live for long. However, he himself, on the contrary, had become extremely worried because his country had been ruined and his family had been wiped out.

The boat master was napping at the front of the boat when Hua Rong walked over and greeted him, "Old man, can you get anything to eat on the boat?"

The boatsman opened his eyes and looked at the sky. "Sure."

He stood up and casually picked up the jade pendant that Hua Rong had given him. He couldn't see it clearly last night, but now he could see it clearly.

This shock was not to be trifled with. Walking into the cabin, he kneeled down with a thump, "This commoner, Ji San, does not know that he is the Emperor. I beg the Emperor to atone for his sins."

"Elder, please get up."

"This is the emperor's item. This commoner doesn't dare covet it, and now return it to the emperor."

Zhao Deji was currently alone, all that was left was this reward for Hua Rong, unable to be saved, the man sighed, he looked at Hua Rong and smiled: "Old man, Shangguan Family was saved by you, there is nothing to repay you, please accept it."

The boatsman Ji San was unable to refuse and accepted the jade pendant. "This commoner will go and get some food for the Emperor right now."

"Thank you, old man."

Ji San went to the bow of the boat to light a fire. He emptied all the storage space on the boat and quickly got a plate of peanuts, a plate of salted fish, a bowl of fish soup, and a big bowl of rice.

The four of them ran for an entire night, not caring about being polite. They gobbled down the food in an instant, but they felt that they had never eaten such a delicious thing in their lives before.

After the four of them finished eating, the boat owner cleaned up the table and said: "In front of us is a large ship. It is managed by this commoner's. The Chief Officer Lin is the master of this river, he has millions of family wealth and is straightforward and loyal. If the Emperor does not give up, this humble commoner will bring the Emperor and the others there immediately. "

Hua Rong looked at Ji San, and suddenly said: "Old man, thank you."

She turned to Zhao Deji and said in a low voice: "The military and civilians of the southern region probably know that the Shangguan Family is here.

Hearing that, Zhao Deji pondered for a moment, but there was no other way, he immediately agreed.

The boat crossed the river and entered the sea ahead.

The surface of the sea was very calm. From afar, he could see many small boats docked at the port in front of him.

The boatman whistled and headed for a large ship ahead.

The ship was three stories high and very impressive. It was a merchant ship used by the local wealthy merchants to set out to sea.

Zhao Deji took a few steps forward, feeling uneasy. With one hand on the bow, and the other on the dagger at his waist, Hua Rong protected him from the left and right.

"Your Majesty, this is the Chief Officer Lin's merchant ship. The Chief Officer Lin had helped the citizens over the years, and had accepted people from all four sides to join them. His ancestors were originally the Imperial Water Army, but by his generation, they had already specialised in maritime commerce … "

The two sailors recognized Ji San and as they put down the spiral staircase, the boatman shouted: "Is Chief Officer Lin here? I have something to talk to him about. "

The sailors didn't dare to look down on his people so they immediately went in to inform him.

After a while, an old man in his fifties walked out with a few people. The old man asked: "Ji San, what do you have to say?"

Ji San said: "A guest surnamed Zhao has come to visit."

The old man could clearly see what was going on. He hurriedly ordered a small boat to be put down to welcome them.

Once Zhao Deji and the others landed, he dismissed everyone. Ji San was familiar with the ways of the world, and immediately followed him into the cabin.

The four of them were shocked, Ji San had not even introduced him, how did Lin Zhijie know?

Lin Zhijie stood up, walked to the side and knelt in front of a tablet. When Zhao Deji saw this, he could not help but kneel down as well.

It was no wonder that Lin Zhijie was able to recognize him at a glance.

Lin Zhijie explained slowly. His ancestors fought together with the Songtazu in the war and established a meritorious service. After that, the Taizu had the right to "drink wine and release troops", bestow gifts of wealth and jewelry, and let the courtier return to his hometown to become a rich person. Lin Zhijie's ancestors started their business at sea and became rich. Although no one in the family was an official, they still retained the last rank. He had heard of the Golden Army chasing him, heard of the words "guest surnamed Zhao" and immediately understood the identity of Zhao Deji and the others when comparing the images of the Taizu which he was used to.

In the midst of Zhao Deji's predicament, unexpectedly meeting the Taizu's old official here, he immediately called out to him for protection.

After a while, Lin Zhijie persuaded him. At this time, a servant had already brought over clean clothes and tea.

Lin Zhijie then introduced the people around him to his sons, Zhang Shiwu, his son-in-law, etc.

The cabin was very big, similar to the luxurious living room on land. When Zhao Deji and the rest sat down, they saw the autumn fruits, vegetables and wine on the table.

Lin Zhijie asked: "What are Your Majesty's plans?"

Before Zhao Deji could reply, he heard two sailors rushing in, and their faces turned pale: "Not good, gold soldier is chasing us."

Zhao Deji suddenly stood up and walked out. Lin Zhijie followed suit, only to see that on the shore opposite of them, countless of boats suddenly started moving, and thousands of gold soldier s swarmed in from the shore. Arrows shot towards them like rain, and the Golden Army snatched the boats from the water.

Everyone could see clearly, Lin Zhijie shouted "Set sail!" and the large ship started to sail towards the ocean.

On the way, they were led by Vice Marshal Gu Shen and split into Zhenjiang along with Yeru Horse. On the other hand, under the guidance of the Han Chinese, Jin Wushu led his men and went across the road, bringing 500 elite riders to chase after Zhao Deji along the river.

Hearing that the Golden Army was attacking them, the men and women outside the city all rushed to the river bank in an attempt to escape.

There were too few ships and too many people. The owner of the boat took the opportunity to demand a sky-high price, 10 gold coins for one person, and even so, the boat was packed.

However, there were still a large majority of people who were unable to board the ship and could only run away with their gold and silver. Jin Wushu and the others that had rushed to the river bank were like animals that had been surrounded and driven to the east gate.

At this time, within the scattered ships, a huge merchant ship could be seen heading towards the ocean.

"Quickly, Zhao Deji must be on this ship."

Golden Army killed many people, causing Han Chang to be extremely knowledgeable, and he had already prepared to bribe some small water soldiers. Very quickly, he organized a fleet of more than 20 fast boats and quickly chased after them.

Jin Wushu took the lead and boarded a five-tooth warship, setting sail and chasing after the big ship.