Transmigrated into a female county magistrate during a famine, leading her country to prosperity

Yang Hui’s disappearance cast a shadow over everyone’s heart.

Xue Mai thought to himself that this was not going to happen, so he stepped forward with his sword and asked Yang Shao, "Where is your cousin Yang Hui? I saw him on the deck at night. Where were you when the fight was going on outside? Where was he?"

The firelight was slightly yellow, but Yang Shao's face was pale.

He knelt down facing Xue Mai, his face full of bewilderment: "General Xue, I really don't know where Yang Hui went. During the turmoil just now, he said he was worried about Ye Zi and insisted on opening the rudder gate to look for Ye Zi. I couldn't stop him no matter what... Then, I just found out that Ah Hui was gone. General Xue, Qiao Gu and I have a child in Tongan County. I would never dare to lie to you!"

Although he was a little flustered, his words were logical and clear.

And he was right. He and Qiao Gu's son was still attending elementary school in the county. Yang Hui's disappearance should have nothing to do with him.

Xue Mai looked at Xu Ye again: "Yang Shao said that Yang Hui came to see you, but you didn't see him, right?"

"No!" Xu Ye shook his head with tears in his eyes, his hands shaking uncontrollably, "I have never seen Ah Hui from beginning to end! General Xue, General Xue, was Ah Hui captured by those people?"

"Catch him? Impossible."

Although Xue Mai was not considered a wise general, he knew that it was meaningless for the other side to capture Yang Hui, a deputy helmsman.

"Then where did Ah Hui go!" Xu Ye rushed to Yang Shao regardless of the danger, grabbed his shoulder and asked heartbreakingly: "Brother, think again, where did Ah Hui go after he left the rudder door? Think about it, think about it again! Although Ah Hui is not your biological brother, you grew up together, and he can't get into trouble on the boat..."

Qiao Gu was frightened just now, but now she has come back to her senses.

She went forward and hugged Xu Ye, patting him on the back and soothing him, "Don't worry, Ye Zi. General Xue has said that the other party will not take Ah Hui away. He must still be on the boat. General Yu has gone to search the boat, and there should be results soon. Don't worry and don't cry."

However, Xu Ye simply couldn't hear the words of comfort.

"Sister-in-law, they say that if a person is alive, he must be found; if a person is dead, his body must be found. Now I don't even know where Ah Hui is. How can I feel at ease? No, I have to go find him!"

Everyone had just experienced a disaster, and when they heard the word "death", they felt very uncomfortable.

Qiao Gu held Xu Ye tightly, "Don't run around! Ye Zi, Lord Shen said that there might be danger on the ship right now. It's safest for us to stay here with General Xue."

Everyone also advised: "Yes, Ye Zi, General Yu has taken people to search the ship. Maybe Ah Hui is hiding there and dare not come out, or maybe he fainted from fear?"

"That's right, Ah Hui is a smart guy, otherwise he wouldn't dare to look for you in the chaos. Ye Zi, let's wait a little longer, maybe the boy will come out by himself later."

"If General Yu doesn't find the person, we will accompany you tonight to look for him! Ah Hui must still be on the boat, don't worry!"

Although everyone's consolation was of little use, Xu Ye at least stopped.

The deck was brightly lit, her face was filled with tears, and her eyes searched every visible spot.

Seeing that she had calmed down a little, someone in the crowd said, "Maybe the person is not on the boat. When the commotion happened on the boat just now, I seemed to...see someone fall into the water. Maybe..."

Maybe it’s Ah Hui!

The panic that Xu Ye had finally calmed down was pushed to the peak by this sentence.

"No!" She rushed towards the deck railing despite Qiao Gu's attempts to stop her, even with most of her body hanging on it.

She shouted towards the dark river: "Ah Hui! Ah Hui! Where are you! Ah Hui!"

Everyone was shocked by her actions and rushed over to pull her away.

Panic is a natural emotion, and extreme panic will engulf human rationality.

What's more, they had just experienced an assassination.

The deck was in chaos.

Yu Jiusi in the cabin heard the noise and immediately led his men to the deck.

Shen Zheng frowned as she looked at the panicked crowd, feeling as if she had missed something.

Before she had time to think carefully, a cold light flashed in her peripheral vision.

Shen Zheng's eyes suddenly widened.

The other party’s target... was Yu Shizhang who was standing next to her.

"Uncle!"

In just a short moment, Shen Zheng thought a lot.

——Her and Yu Jiusi’s guess was correct. There were people hiding on the ship, waiting for an opportunity to strike.

——The opponent’s targets were her and Yu Shizhang, and the order they received should have been to capture her alive and kill Yu Shizhang.

——Does the discordant voice in the crowd just now have anything to do with the other party?

——But at the moment, it is impossible for the other party to capture her alive, so they choose to settle for the second best and want to take Yu Shizhang's life.

——At this moment, everyone's attention was attracted by Xu Ye. She was the only one closest to Yu Shizhang.

So...what if the target of the assassination is changed to her?

Yu Shizhang staggered after being pushed by her, but she herself was unable to avoid it.

The sword light was infinitely magnified in Shen Zheng's eyes, and screams were heard all around. Xue Mai and others rushed over with anger, and Shen Xingjian and Fang Ziyan, who were closer to her, wanted to come over to block the sword.

But it was too late.

There was no sound in Shen Zheng's ears. The only thing in her world was the sword that was about to reach her face.

——She was half a head shorter than Yu Shizhang, and Yu Shizhang’s neck was her face.

She raised her arms high and blocked them in front of her.

The opponent didn't expect that she would dare to block the sword alone. His pupils shrank slightly, and the tip of the sword deviated slightly.

"Shen Zheng!"

"Master Shen!"

"Ding--"

The sword blade slashed her forearm diagonally, cutting a hole in her sleeve, revealing the bronze scabbard underneath.

——Since the day she set out, a dagger has been tied to her forearm.

Shen Zheng's forearm was numb from the shock, but she still maintained the horizontal arm posture. The opponent's attack failed and seemed to be venting his anger. He pressed the hilt of the sword and forced her to hit the deck railing.

At this time, Xue Mai's sword was already against the opponent's neck.

The situation seemed to be better and she was saved.

But at this moment, Shen Zheng had only one thought in his mind - it's bad.

——The fence is broken.

During the previous fight, the fence had already become loose and shaky, unable to withstand any external force at all.

As the feeling of falling came over her, Shen Zheng's eyes widened and she couldn't help cursing in her heart - such a long section of the broken fence was broken that there was not even a place to gain leverage!

Xue Mai gave up on taking the enemy's head and roared as he tried to pounce on her and grab her.

Yu Shizhang was furious and rushed over.

Everyone rushed over.

At the moment before falling into the water, Shen Zheng wanted to shout "It's okay, I can swim!", but falling from a height of several meters, she had almost no time to speak.

"Puff-"

Shen Zheng's back was hurt by the impact of the river surface, and even his brain was a little dazed. He slowly sank into the river.