The man with the gun tried to poke Zhang Ying's chin with it, but Zhang Ying dodged it. He wasn't angry, but instead said sternly, "What does this have to do with who you are? This woman's husband sold her to us, we paid him, so naturally we have to take her away. If you know what's good for you, leave obediently, otherwise, those dead ghosts lying on the ground will be your fate!"

Jin Sheng's wife immediately retorted loudly, "That's not true, that's not true! My Jin Sheng never gambles. He's away studying in another city now, how could he have incurred gambling debts? You clearly saw me and wanted to kidnap me!"

The man with the gun shouted, "Nonsense! Why would we rob you for no reason?" He then shoved Zhang Ying aside. "Leave now, or I will take this as a provocation."

Seeing Zhang Ying being pushed backward, Ruan Mianmian rushed forward to support her and shouted at the Chrysanthemum Country people on the deck, "This is the land of our Eastern Great Country. You have no right to take anyone away. Return them immediately."

Ruan Mianmian was extremely beautiful. Even after she became an idiot, Su Jingchen still couldn't bear to let her go. Although her face was blackened, it still couldn't hide her stunning beauty.

Several Chinese men saw her, paused for a moment, then exchanged glances. The man with the gun said, "I've been looking for you, but I never expected you to walk right into my trap. Your father sold you to me for ten thousand silver dollars. Today, I'll take you away."

Ruan Mianmian came to this era alone and had no father. When she heard the men from Chrysanthemum Kingdom casually make up a reason to take her away, she was furious and wished she could kill them all on the spot.

Unfortunately, Jin Sheng's wife was still on their boat, and very close to those Japanese. Hesitant to fire immediately, she pointed at the man with the gun and yelled, "With your poor appearance, you think you can come up with ten thousand silver dollars? Who are you trying to fool? Release him right now!"

As he spoke, he stepped forward to pull Jin Sheng's wife and daughter away.

Born in a peaceful era, she was terrified to be so close to the Chrysanthemum Kingdom, which harbored ill intentions towards the Eastern Great Power. However, in order to save people, she suppressed her fear.

The people of Chrysanthemum Kingdom were so captivated by her beauty that they couldn't bear to hurt her. When they saw her approaching, the man with the gun quickly moved his gun and bayonet back, afraid of injuring her.

Moreover, they wanted Ruan Mianmian to come closer to them, preferably onto the deck, so that they could quickly subdue her and take her away.

Not far away, a ship slowly came to a stop. Several white men with high noses and deep-set eyes walked onto the deck and said to the Japanese men, "Hey, Mr. Yoshida, do you need any help?"

They only had eyes for Yoshida and his group, and couldn't see the people of Dongguo. Having been here for so long, they already knew that the people of Dongguo were inferior and not worth mentioning.

Seeing that Yoshida and the others not only didn't attack her but also deliberately avoided her, Ruan Mianmian breathed a slight sigh of relief and hurriedly increased her efforts to pull Jin Sheng's wife and daughter.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Ying quickly stepped forward to help.

While pulling Jin Sheng's wife and daughter along, she anxiously pondered a solution—having a good understanding of the people of Chrysanthemum Kingdom, she knew very well that Chrysanthemum Kingdom had its eyes on Ruan Mianmian, which was why they had relaxed their efforts to seize Jin Sheng's wife—she had to find a way to protect Ruan Mianmian.

Jin Sheng's wife and daughter had originally wanted to go ashore, and had been holding tightly to the tow rope on the shore. At this moment, the Chrysanthemum Kingdom people let go, and with the help of Ruan Mianmian and Zhang Ying, they hurriedly moved towards the shore.

When the onlookers on the shore saw this, a few of the bolder ones rushed forward to help.

While everyone was busy rescuing people, they didn't see Yoshida walk around to the shore and stand next to Ruan Mianmian.

Those on the shore saw this and shouted, "Watch out—"

However, Ruan Mianmian and the others only took it as a reminder to be careful when rescuing people and did not pay attention to this warning.

Just as Jin Sheng's wife returned to the shore, Yoshida, quick as a flash, shoved Ruan Mianmian hard, pushing her onto the boat.

Caught off guard, Ruan Mianmian was pushed onto the deck. Before she could even stand up, she was surrounded by several men from the Chrysanthemum Country.

Zhang Ying was shocked and rushed over: "Mianmian—let her go!"

Back on the deck, Yoshida, taking advantage of the higher ground, kicked Zhang Ying, sending her flying back.

When Jin Sheng's wife saw Zhang Ying being kicked back, she hurriedly staggered forward to support her, her pale face full of shock: "What should we do?"

Surrounded, Ruan Mianmian was filled with fear, dread, and disgust. Seeing someone approaching her with eyes gleaming green, she didn't think twice and slapped him across the face: "Get lost—"

Only after the beating did he realize that these weren't thugs from his own era, but men from the inhuman Chrysanthemum Country. Terrified, he immediately shrank back, lowering his head and hugging his knees: "Don't come any closer—"

Thus, in everyone's eyes, Ruan Mianmian was like a little lamb that had fallen into a wolf pack, weak, pitiful, and helpless.

Zhang Ying was extremely anxious. Ignoring the pain in her stomach from being kicked, she rushed forward again.

Jin Sheng's wife held her tightly, her eyes filled with tears: "You can't go up there—"

"Let go, I have to get up there!" Zhang Ying said, reaching for the gun hidden next to her stomach.

She would never allow Ruan Mianmian to be taken away by the Chrysanthemum Country people!

Jin Sheng's wife hugged Zhang Ying: "Don't go, I brought this trouble upon myself, I'll go—" She said, wiping away her tears quickly, then pushed her daughter into Zhang Ying's arms, got up, and walked towards the deck.

Yoshida and the men of Chrysanthemum Country were no good. They absolutely loved beautiful women. But now that they had acquired Ruan Mianmian, who was as beautiful as a fairy, more and more people were watching. There were also people from England watching. They didn't want to cause any trouble. So when they saw Jin Sheng's wife come up, Yoshida kicked her overboard again and ordered the boat to set sail.

Zhang Ying pushed Jin Sheng's daughter into the crowd behind her, then rushed forward again, shouting, "You can't take her away—"

Jin Sheng's wife also rushed over.

Seeing that the two were still entangled, Yoshida felt a surge of murderous intent. He moved his hand and fired repeatedly at the two men: "Dare to obstruct the work of us Chrysanthemum Countrymen, this is what will happen to you!"

"Ah..." Zhang Ying pulled Jin Sheng's wife to dodge, but was still hit and fell to the ground.

But neither of them retreated. Instead, they anxiously looked at Ruan Mianmian on the deck. Zhang Ying shouted, "Mianmian, jump into the water!"

It's better to die than to fall into the hands of men from the Chrysanthemum Country.

Yoshida snorted coldly, raised his gun, and began firing at the two men again.

But before his gun fired, he heard a series of rapid bursts in his ears. Before he could figure out what was happening, he felt a sharp pain in his chest, and then he lost control of his body and slowly collapsed.

After falling, Yoshida strained to look in the direction the gunfire had come from, and saw England's large ship. His heart filled with resentment: "You...you all—"

When his gaze swept across the deck and saw all his compatriots lying in pools of blood, his hatred intensified.

However, he could no longer hate, and soon closed his eyes completely.

On the deck, a man lying in a pool of blood crawled back into the ship, shouting in the Chrysanthemum Language, "Attacked! Attacked! The English attacked us—"

But no matter how he shouted, no one in the boat responded.

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