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

The guard who entered clearly sensed that something was wrong. His pupils contracted and he immediately knelt on one knee. Within seconds, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

Wei Lian glanced at the black-clad guard with a sinister look in his eyes, a cold smile and a hint of murderous intent on his lips, as if he would lose his head if he didn't say anything nice.

"What's the matter."

"The boat, the boat is leaking."

"Which ship?" Wuming asked, turning to the side. He then glanced at Wei Lian, his tone tinged with worry. "Your Highness, why don't you go out and take a look?"

"..."

Wei Lian exuded a chilling aura, his bewitching and frightening eyes now filled with malevolence. The man flicked his sleeves and stood up from his chair.

As he passed the kneeling guard, he kicked him in the chest without hesitation.

Blood spurted out instantly, and the person fell straight to the ground.

A glint of malice flashed in Wuming's eyes. He looked up at the guards standing with their heads bowed at the door and gestured, "Hurry up and clean it up."

"Yes."

They quickly dragged the person out, and Wuming followed Wei Lian to the deck of the small boat.

Wei Lian glanced around and heard a commotion coming from behind him.

The man strode over impatiently, but as soon as he reached the third boat, there were several splashes of water, followed by panicked screams.

"Help! Your Highness... I can't help you."

"what!"

The water flow increases as you go upstream, and because the cliffs are so steep, there is nowhere to stop, and the light below is extremely dim.

Within minutes, the three boats capsized one after another, and the people on board were swept away by the swift current before they could escape.

Some strong swimmers can even swim to the shore and cling tightly to the slippery rocks on the cliff.

Even so, it couldn't last long before being swept away by the water.

"Your Highness, what do we do now? So many of our brothers have been lost. Why don't you consider retreating first..."

"Snapped."

With a backhand slap, half of Wuming's handsome and resolute face swelled up.

He subconsciously pressed his tongue against his cheek, his mouth burning with a metallic taste of blood.

His hand gripping the long sword clenched unconsciously, the white knuckles revealing the turmoil in his heart.

However, he quickly returned to his sleepy, downcast look.

There were more than fifty black-clad guards on the three boats, and Wei Lian was naturally unhappy about losing so many.

But he was even more disgusted by Wuming's attempt to back down.

His Highness the Crown Prince of the mighty Wei Kingdom would never back down.

Three small boats, all alone, struggled on the narrow, dark river. Apart from Wei Lian and Wuming, there were less than twenty people left.

To be honest, Wei Lian knew in his heart that Wuming's decision was correct; it was just that his own mind was playing tricks on him.

Standing on the damp deck, Wei Lian, dressed in a long black robe that trailed on the ground, stood tall and handsome, his face strikingly alluring. To an outsider, he would appear as a celestial being descended from heaven.

But through his sharp eyes, one could tell that the man had already made a decision.

Turning around calmly to look at Wuming, who was still standing with his head down, Wei Lian's eyes flashed with a dark light.

Goosebumps rose on his skin. Nameless gripped the long knife in his hand tightly. Just as he was about to muster the courage to look up, the man's slightly commanding and oppressive tone came from beside his ear.

"Take a few men and continue inside. I am not someone who backs down easily. Remember, I'm only giving you one day. If there's no result by then, you know what will happen."

"...Yes." Bowing respectfully, Wuming's lips curled into a faint, cold smile that vanished in an instant.

"Go!"

"Your Highness...you should go back! It's not safe on the deck."

"I don't need you to teach me."

With impatience evident between his brows, Wei Lian glanced indifferently at Wuming, then flicked his sleeves and entered the cabin.

……

With the remaining six black-clad guards, Wuming continued upstream in a small boat, while the rest of the group, including Wei Lian, turned back without hesitation.

"Ha... cowardly creatures who fear death."

Hiding on a protruding stone slab on the cliff, Lu Chuan and his two companions kept a close eye on the situation below.

The monkeys that were just harassing them were actually ordered by Lu Chuan.

One purpose was to temporarily disrupt their rhythm, and another was to check on the tigers and wolves that had not yet appeared in the middle boat.

This is what Lu Chuan first saw on the deck of the large ship.

He is trying to communicate with them.

Seeing Wei Lian so blatantly abandon Wuming, Sheng Bing squatted down beside Meng Tong and mocked him without hesitation.

He then turned to look at her and asked, "Should we make a move now? If we miss this opportunity, it will be gone forever."

Wuming was one of Wei Lian's top bodyguards. Losing him was like losing an arm. Sheng Bing's desire to kill Wei Lian reached its peak at this moment.

But Meng Tong suppressed the man's impulse and replied in a low voice, "Don't be impulsive, check again to see if it's explosive."

Based on Meng Tong's opinion of Wei Lian, she didn't think he was such a brainless person; he must have discovered something.

As Meng Tong had predicted, when it got dark, the lone boat that had gone upstream was heading back the way it came.

The three followed closely behind them and, as expected, met them a few kilometers away.

Since it was completely dark, the three of them could move around more easily in the quiet forest.

They approached openly, all three of them possessing excellent hearing.

Inside the ship.

"Your Highness, are you overthinking this? How could there possibly be anyone in this deep mountain forest?"

"Did you find anything?"

Without responding to Wuming's question, Wei Lian took a couple of sips of tea by the dim candlelight and spoke softly.

His eyes trembled slightly, and Wuming cupped his hands in a gesture of respect, replying, "No, it's no different from daytime."

"Your Highness, how can you be so sure that person is telling the truth? What if they're all conspiring to deceive you..."

"No, not at all." Wei Lian waved his hand lightly, his deep, magnetic voice echoing in the ship. "Meng Xuan used to be his subordinate. He's not a good person, and he doesn't like Sheng Tao, the current head of the Dawn Island family."

“I promised him a condition, and that must be true.”

"Your Highness is indeed wise." The cool voice carried a hint of flattery, causing the three people outside to grimace.

Sheng Bing was so angry he wanted to grind his teeth, and he even mentioned Meng Xuan, that traitor.

A fierce glint flashed in Sheng Bing's gentle, clear eyes in the darkness, and the image of a certain person flashed through his mind.

So you were the traitor all along!

Sheng Bing fell silent, and naturally Lu Chuan and Meng Tong also exchanged glances and fell silent as well.

Is it Meng Xuan?

I never expected Wei Lian to know him. I thought it was just related to the masked man!

If you keep listening, there's nothing of value to be found.

The three exchanged a knowing glance, then looked together at the boat with its flickering candlelight.