The Eternal Beauty of the City of Wealth

As they ate, they looked outside and saw robot soldiers pulling dying civilians from the water onto the boat.

They were given dry clothes and each received a loaf of bread, a sausage and a bottle of mineral water.

Only then did they show relieved smiles on their faces.

Suddenly, Zixuan discovered a large wooden basin on the water surface, floating downstream.

She looked carefully and saw a baby wrapped in a torn quilt in the wooden basin, kicking and crying loudly.

At this time, the robot was busy rescuing people and did not notice that the wooden basin was about to float downstream.

Zixuan waved her hand, and the wooden basin was instantly put into the space.

Machine 11 and Machine 12 quickly ran over and took the child out.

Zixuan saw that the torn quilt on the child was soaked, so he quickly untied the quilt and picked him up.

It turned out to be a boy, his body had turned white due to being soaked in the flood, and his thin body was shivering from the cold.

The boy felt someone holding him and immediately stopped crying. His two little hands tightly grasped Zixuan's collar.

He looked at her in horror with his tear-filled eyes like two black grapes.

Zixuan likes children, whether they are other people's or his own.

She kissed the child's cold face and said with a smile: "Child, you are so lucky to have met me!"

After that, she handed the child to Ji Shiyi: "Take him to the medical room and let the doctor check to see if there is anything wrong."

Here! After Ji Shiyi left, Bo Yuan asked her, "Xuan'er, are you going to adopt this child?"

Zixuan nodded: "It seems that the child's parents have been killed."

"This child is only two or three months old. If I don't adopt him, I'm afraid his life will be in danger."

"Yes! My husband agrees, I'll help you take care of it!"

Good! Before Zixuan finished speaking, he heard a noise outside the space.

Then someone shouted, "General! This pregnant woman is about to give birth! Please save her!"

The robot soldiers were at a loss as this was not part of their program, so they just stood there in a daze.

Seeing this, Zixuan did not dare to delay and immediately took the pregnant woman to the operating room. The doctors came over to check on her.

"She's pregnant and might be about to give birth. Hurry and prepare to deliver the baby!"

"Yes!" The doctors responded in unison and hurriedly gave the pregnant woman a full-body examination.

When the people on the boat saw the pregnant woman vanish out of thin air, they were immediately horrified: "Ahhh... Where's she? Where's the pregnant woman?"

"How could it suddenly disappear out of thin air? Could it be... could it be that the river god took it away..."

Then, people kowtowed to the flood frantically: "Grandpa River God! Grandpa River God!"

"If you can take the pregnant woman, please don't take us in! Please, Grandpa River God..."

Zixuan looked at the common people who were knocking the planks of the boat so hard that they made loud noises, and felt secretly happy in his heart.

I really admire their train of thought. They actually attributed the disappearance of the pregnant woman to the river god.

This is also good, at least I found an excuse for myself, hehe...

At this moment, Shiyi came over, bowed, and said, "Your Majesty!"

"The doctor just checked the boy. All his physical indicators are normal. He just caught a cold and has some diarrhea, but it's nothing serious."

Zixuan nodded and said, "Well, very good! This child will be taken care of by you and Ji Twelve for the time being. I will name him Zijian."

Ji Shiyi asked happily: "Is it picking up something that you found?"

"Yes! I picked him up, so I named him Zijian."

Bo Yuan also stroked his mustache and nodded: "Gongzi Jian? That's a good name, I like it!"

Zixuan looked outside and saw that it was already dark, but the heavy rain was still falling and the flood seemed to be even more severe.

It seems that this flood will not stop anytime soon. Well, let's take it slow. This kind of thing cannot be solved in a hurry.

While the various vassal states were busy fighting natural disasters, major changes took place in the political arena of Wu.

There was great controversy surrounding King Liao of Wu's accession to the throne. Some claimed that the edict announcing his accession was a forgery.

Some say that the former king was killed by Ji Liao, while others say that he is not the former king's offspring...

Rumors spread quickly in the State of Wu, and Ji Liao was furious when he heard the news.

He immediately ordered the arrest of those who spread the news, and his men arrested a large number of people, both those who had said it and those who had not.

Some ministers even took the opportunity to report him to settle personal grudges.

In just over a month, Ji Liao killed more than ten ministers in the court.

When his cousin Ji Guang saw the opportunity, he secretly recruited talented people in the world and prepared to assassinate Ji Liao and take his place.

Wu Zixu, a retainer, agreed strongly. He offered advice to Ji Guang: "My lord, Wang Liao is cruel and inhumane, and is unfit to be king!"

"I have a swordsman under my command who is highly skilled in martial arts and swordsmanship."

"My lord, you can hold a banquet at home tomorrow and invite Wang Liao to be your guest."

"I order Zhuan Zhu to disguise himself as a servant, hide his sword in the belly of a fish, and wait for an opportunity to kill him!"

Upon hearing this, Ji Guang was overjoyed: "Alright! I will follow your advice!"

The next day at noon, Ji Liao was invited to visit his cousin's house.

After three cups of wine, Ji Guang said, "Your Majesty, I have caught a big fish."

"I heard that the meat of this fish is exceptionally delicious. I dare not enjoy it alone, so I invite Your Majesty to come and taste it together."

Ji Liao loved eating fish the most in his life, and he heard that there were big fish and they were delicious.

He immediately burst into laughter: "Hahahaha! Okay, okay, Brother Guang is so thoughtful. Hurry and serve it to me!"

Ji Guang gave Wu Zixu a wink, and Wu Zixu immediately clapped his hands three times.

Afterwards, Zhuan Zhu came to Ji Liao's desk, carrying a two-meter-long fish.

"Your Majesty! Would you like me to remove the fish bones for you?"

Ji Liao was so happy looking at the huge fish that he couldn't stop smiling. It was the first time in his life that he had eaten such a big fish.

He nodded without thinking much, and then started chatting and laughing with his cousin.

When they were enjoying the meal, Zhuan Zhu suddenly pulled out a sword from the fish's belly and cut Ji Liao's throat with a swish.

Immediately, blood spurted out from the neck cavity. Ji Liao subconsciously covered his neck with his hands, his eyes full of horror.

But at this time his throat was cut and he could no longer make any sound.

The guards around him were shocked when they saw this and quickly drew their swords to stab Zhuan Zhu.

Because there were too many guards, Zhuan Zhu was outnumbered and was eventually stabbed to death.

Everyone rushed forward to check on the king and saw that Ji Liao had already died.

Ji Guang immediately summoned his ministers and announced that the king had been assassinated. He ascended to the throne surrounded by his ministers.

Seeing that the situation was hopeless, Ji Liao's trusted ministers also turned to his side.

Ji Guang got his wish and put on the royal crown, becoming the new King of Wu.

The first thing he did after taking office was to appoint Wu Zixu as the senior official, messenger and the general of the central army.

In charge of government affairs, diplomacy and military affairs, Wu Zixu became a favored minister of the King of Wu.

Zhuan Zhu was posthumously awarded the title of General, and a street named "Zhuan Zhu Lane" was built in his memory.

Zhuan Zhu's son was granted the title of minister, a reward of ten thousand gold coins, and a fief of a thousand households.

The disaster in Wu was much smaller than that in other countries.

In addition, the food and supplies sent by Zixuan did not have much impact on the national strength.