Wow, this rough-around-the-edges pregnant wife is something else, she's incredibly ruthless!

On the fleet.

Of the eight ships in the line, the two in the very middle were the largest and most luxurious, clearly indicating that they were not ordinary vessels.

The ship's hull was surrounded by men dressed in black guard uniforms, each wielding a long sword.

They all wore black face masks, revealing only their sharp eyes as they stared at their surroundings.

Because of the shadows of the trees and the distance, they did not spot Meng Tong and Lu Chuan.

Wisps of smoke drifted slowly from the exquisitely crafted bronze furnace, releasing a delicate and calming fragrance.

At a neat desk, a man dressed in a black robe was bent over, writing something.

Slender, fair fingers with a touch of bone structure held a black calligraphy brush, and the "swish" sound echoed in the quiet room.

"Dong dong dong."

Suddenly the door opened, and a figure flashed past outside. The man paused for a second before his thin lips parted slightly, "Come in."

As the door opened, a tall man carrying a long sword stepped forward and bowed to him, saying, "Your Highness, the river narrows about two kilometers ahead, and our large ship may not be able to pass."

"Do you think we need to move to the small boat in front?"

"Shhhhh."

The sound of a brush writing on paper continued, and the man, who kept his head down, did not reply.

Three minutes later, the man put down his brush, and his long, narrow, upturned, and imposing dark eyes fixed on the guard.

Sweat trickled down his neck and cheeks, soaking his back. His hands, clasped in front of his chest, trembled almost imperceptibly.

The man before the desk exuded an air of nobility and possessed a cold and exceptional temperament. His exquisitely handsome features, almost demonic, always made people overlook the skeletal heart hidden beneath his skin.

He was Wei Lian, the crown prince of the Great Wei Kingdom, a ruthless man with a cold and aloof personality.

Standing up from his desk, Wei Lian casually walked to the guard, glanced at him with disdain, and said, "...Let's go!"

"Uh... yes."

I thought Wei Lian was going to pull some trick again, but he just said it so softly.

The guard, startled, glanced at him furtively before quickly stepping aside and raising his hand to indicate, "Your Highness, please."

"Ah!"

With a soft hum, Wei Lian strode towards the door, saying as he walked, "Have Sheng Bing come to the small boat to find me. I have something to ask him."

"Yes."

After escorting Wei Lian to the first ship, the guards rushed off to fetch the people staying on another luxurious ship.

This refers to Sheng Bing, whom Wei Lian mentioned.

"Lord Sheng, please come with me! His Highness has something to discuss with me."

"What does he want?" Kneeling before a low table, playing chess with himself, Sheng Bing looked up in confusion upon hearing the guard's words. "I've already told him everything I know. What more does he want? There's no such thing as bringing the dead back to life in this world..."

"Sir, please be careful with your words!"

The guard interrupted Sheng Bing's angry questioning with a sharp voice, then raised his eyes and nodded slightly to the eight people standing beside him.

"excuse me."

“You… Wuming, you’re just a dog by Wei Lian’s side. You don’t care about the lives of the people, so why do you have to target… um.”

The man named Wuming was the guard who had been in front of Wei Lian earlier. When he heard Sheng Bing's words, his face remained expressionless, but his slightly flared nostrils betrayed his anger.

He hates it most when people call him a dog.

Wuming took a rag from his sleeve and stuffed it into Sheng Bing's mouth without hesitation. The man's lowered eyes were full of murderous intent.

It's a pity we can't kill them yet.

Eight people carried Sheng Bing, easily passing through three boats to reach Wei Lian.

The man, nearing forty, knelt before Wei Lian without any regard for his image, his usual refined and composed demeanor shattered at that moment.

A pair of well-maintained, slender, and fair fingers were mercilessly crushed under the feet of the man sitting in the high position.

A flicker of pleasure flashed in Wei Lian's bloodshot eyes, followed by a near-mad smile on his lips.

He leaned slightly closer to Sheng Bing's ear and whispered, "I don't have the patience to play with you. I'll give you one last chance, otherwise those people from Dawn Island..."

"you……"

Looking up with his head covered in cold sweat, Sheng Bing's complicated eyes were filled with helplessness.

He has already told him everything he knows, so why does he keep threatening him?

Aren't the people of Dawn Island his subjects?

Heh...that makes sense. They don't even care about the endless stream of refugees dying outside the capital, let alone these few hundred people on Dawn Island.

His hands, numb with pain, trembled at Wei Lian's feet. Sheng Bing closed his eyes and finally spoke, "I've already said it, the so-called Phoenix Bone that you mentioned has never been seen on Dawn Island. The reason we have some beast-taming skills is just because we benefited from our ancestors' legacy."

"Your Highness is in the prime of life, how could you believe the rumor that phoenix bones can grant immortality?"

"me!"

His exquisitely handsome features darkened, and Wei Lian's narrow eyes flashed with murderous intent. He hated it most when people mentioned the word "immortality" in front of him.

His goals were far greater than that.

Phoenix Bone is said to be the human bone left behind by a dead immortal. It contains all the immortal power of the immortal, and whoever obtains it will dominate the entire human world.

What Wei Lian wants to do is to be the one who ultimately unifies the world.

After more than 20 years of searching, Wei Lian is now certain that the Phoenix Bone exists, and that it is located on Dawn Island.

No wonder the people of Dawn Island can tame beasts; Wei Lian attributed this special skill to obtaining the Phoenix Bone.

Therefore, he was willing to pay any price to get it.

……

Neither Meng Tong nor Lu Chuan noticed the tense atmosphere on the ship.

The two were slowly making their way up the steep cliff face, following the path that Meng Tong had woven with his supernatural abilities and vines.

When they were less than a few hundred meters from the boat, Meng Tong and Lu Chuan slowly squatted down, their figures obscured by vines that were slowly extending outwards.

Through the gap, Meng Tong looked at the boats moored on the river.

They were all connected together, and at this moment, for reasons unknown, they stopped moving.

"My lady, shall I sneak over into the water and take a look?"

He leaned close to the woman's ear and whispered, his deep eyes fixed on the river less than two meters away.

The current was relatively slow, and Lu Chuan mentally calculated whether he could reach the boat a few hundred meters away.

But Meng Tong's answer was no.

Why take the risk when you have a cheat device?

Patting the man's large hand, Meng Tong closed her eyes and then used her supernatural abilities to investigate the situation inside the ship.

Because of the close proximity, the woman only needed to make a slight movement to see clearly what was happening inside the boat through the plants.

But when Meng Tong saw Sheng Bing lying on the ground, her eyes flickered slightly, and she subconsciously tightened her grip on Lu Chuan's small hand.