Transmigration: I, the Dragon Overlord, start by protecting my beautiful bride!

"How could this happen? How did they get away?" Long Aotian found it hard to accept this outcome. He muttered to himself, "No, I have to go back, I have to go back and get reinforcements, I have to save him!"

The old man, as always, stopped Long Aotian, saying, "Lord Shen, in your current state, you can barely protect yourself, how can you expect to call for reinforcements?"

The old man looked at Long Aotian and earnestly advised him, "Do you know who is the mastermind behind this maritime market? If you go back to Qianzhou City now, you will surely die!"

"Stop talking, please stop talking! Even if it means death, I have to save him!" Long Aotian was very agitated. Soon, he felt his hands and feet go numb and he couldn't breathe at all.

The old man quickly helped him lie down, then took out a packet of silver needles from the cabin. After taking out the needles, he needled various acupoints on Long Aotian's body, and only then did Long Aotian feel that he was getting better.

"Alright, old man, you don't need to persuade him anymore. I'll go back with him." Inside the cabin of another ship, the handsome man, whose injuries had almost completely healed, stood with his hands behind his back at the bow. He spoke loudly.

"This..." The old man looked at his wrinkled face, his expression full of disbelief. "This is impossible. How could an ordinary person recover so quickly overnight after being poisoned like that and soaking in the sea for so long?"

The man smiled slightly and said loudly as before, "Old man, you yourself said that he was just an ordinary person." Then, he suddenly cupped his hands and said, "I am Dong Fuguang, Left Commander of the Huayi Mansion!"

Upon hearing the man's name, the old man suddenly knelt on the ground in a panic and kowtowed repeatedly, saying, "So you are the superior in fine clothes. I was blind and did not recognize you. Please forgive me."

Upon hearing this, Dong Fuguang immediately leaped onto their boat, helped the old man up, and said, "Uncle, you saved my life. I am grateful to you. If you were to bow to me now, wouldn't that be too much for me?"

The old man got up, still very nervous.

However, this cannot be blamed on him. Within the Celestial Empire, who would not know the name of the Huayi Mansion?

The Huayi Bureau was established by the current prime minister and is a department dedicated to apprehending the most vicious and ruthless criminals who are the hardest to bring to justice.

Because they were backed by the prime minister, their power was immense. Their duties extended far beyond simply apprehending thieves; they also supervised the integrity of local officials and served the emperor. In short, whatever they wanted to do, they could accomplish!

"So you had such a background..." Long Aotian looked at Dong Fuguang before him, his eyes filled with hope. His only lifeline now was this man of noble birth!

He immediately clasped his hands in thanks and said, "Thank you, Lord Dong, for your righteous help! If you ever need my help in the future, please don't hesitate to ask!"

Dong Fuguang turned to the side and said coldly, "I think you've misunderstood something. I'm not doing this for you, but for the long-term stability of the Celestial Empire!"

"I never imagined that such a lawless organization could be hidden in a city like Qianzhou!"

"And that maritime trading market, which the current emperor has already explicitly banned! How can such a thing still exist in Qianzhou City! I, Dong Fuguang, will bring these thieves to justice!"

Long Aotian didn't say anything upon hearing this. After borrowing a small boat and some clothes from the old man, the two of them set off again and rowed towards the shore.

Since neither of them knew how to row, the old man called his granddaughter, Xi'er, to help them ashore.

Soon, the small boat approached the shore.

Long Aotian and Dong Fuguang disguised themselves and went ashore dressed in tattered clothes.

The docks were as noisy as ever, with merchant ships coming and going and workers unloading cargo in an endless stream. No one seemed to be watching them, but Long Aotian always felt a cold gaze on him!

It was at this moment that he noticed a group of people, the same vicious group he had seen in the maritime market.

It was this casual glance that made the other person instantly notice them. With a wave of his hand, he gave a shout, and a dozen or so people instantly gathered around him, marching menacingly towards them. Behind them were concealed swords and knives; these thieves were truly audacious enough to kill in broad daylight!

The memories that originally belonged to the dream resurfaced in Long Aotian's mind.

His breathing became rapid again, and he stood there blankly, not knowing what to do.

At the crucial moment, Dong Fuguang pulled him up and led him to a young girl's side.

“Dong Daren…” The girl’s face was full of joy when she saw Dong Fuguang.

"Shh..." Dong Fuguang put his index finger to his lips, signaling the girl not to speak. Then he took Long Aotian's hand and led him into the carriage.

When the group saw Long Aotian get into the carriage, they quickened their pace, but the carriage had already started moving and they didn't have time to catch up.

"Phew..." Dong Fuguang let out a long sigh of relief.

"Master Dong, you're finally back! I was so worried about you these past few days!" The young girl lifted the curtain of the carriage and said to Dong Fuguang inside, "What happened these past few days? Why are you so late? Did you find the jade pendant?"

Dong Fuguang waved his hand, indicating that he hadn't found it. The girl immediately frowned and said, "Ah, that was a gift from your master. If we can't find it, you..."

"Alright, Ying'er, stop talking." Dong Fuguang was a little impatient and quickly waved his hand, saying, "Quickly draft a letter for me and send it to Huayi Mansion tonight."

Seeing this, the girl stopped arguing and asked, "Okay, but what kind of letter should we draft?"

“I’ll read a sentence, and you just write it down,” Dong Fuguang said.

"Yes, I understand." Ying'er nodded.

After writing the letter and escorting Long Aotian to his home, the girl drove away in her carriage.

"Boom"

"Boom"

"Boom"

"Wife?" Long Aotian knocked on his courtyard gate.

Soon, the courtyard gate opened, and Shen Juanxin was still unharmed, but her expression turned extremely ugly.

"Where have you been these past few days?" Shen Juanxin asked Long Aotian, her eyes red-rimmed. "Could you please not scare me like that next time? I thought you were going to abandon me too..."

Upon hearing this, Long Aotian felt a pang of sorrow in his heart, and his eyes immediately reddened as he said, "No, no, I will never abandon you..."

"Ahem." Dong Fuguang, standing outside the door, clenched his fist and coughed softly, "Lord Shen, please don't forget why we're here."

At this moment, Shen Juanxin noticed Dong Fuguang behind Long Aotian.

The moment she saw Dong Fuguang, she thought to herself that if he weren't dressed as a man and had a man's voice, she would have suspected he was a woman, and one who was just as beautiful as herself...

"I know."

Long Aotian was well aware that time was of the essence; every minute they sped up here gave Jiang Beichuan a better chance of survival.

He briefly recounted the events of the past two days, skipping over some key points and picking out some unimportant details, and finally told Shen Juanxin that Jiang Beichuan was in trouble and that he now had to get her to cooperate.

"I listen to you."

Shen Juanxin was very nervous, but she just held Long Aotian's hand tightly and said that.

She never imagined such a thing would happen. In the past, even when her husband caused trouble, the most he would get was debt collectors from the gambling dens.

"Alright." Long Aotian nodded with satisfaction, then reached out and stroked his wife's hair before looking at Dong Fuguang and saying, "Lord Dong, please take my wife to the Shi family near the South City Wharf for temporary refuge."

Upon hearing this, Dong Fuguang knew what Long Aotian was about to do and coldly said, "You're going to get reinforcements? Do you even have the authority to do so?" He grabbed Long Aotian's hand and said, "I'll go get reinforcements myself. You just take your wife with you."

But this time, Long Aotian was unusually insistent. He looked at Dong Fuguang and said softly, "Lord Dong, if my wife comes with me and they find out, it will definitely implicate her." As he said this, he tried his best not to look at his wife, Shen Juanxin, who was holding his hand, and continued with great effort, "But you are different. You are a high-ranking official from Jingcheng, they dare not do anything to you..."

Upon hearing this, Dong Fuguang did not insist any further. Instead, he untied the token from his waist and tossed it to Long Aotian, saying, "Take this token. If they look down on you, just state my name."

"Okay, thank you." Long Aotian said, then turned and walked out of the courtyard gate.

Actually, he did this out of self-interest. He had no martial arts skills, and if he encountered those people, he certainly wouldn't be able to protect her.

But Dong Fuguang was different; he not only possessed a noble and illustrious status, but also had excellent martial arts skills.

Even if those people were truly insane and dared to lay a hand on him, he could still protect his wife.

However, it would definitely take some time for him to go to the Zhenye Division to seek reinforcements, since those people wouldn't believe him... That's why Dong Fuguang took out this token and handed it to him.

"Lord Dong, what's wrong with my husband?" Shen Juanxin looked at Dong Fuguang beside her, her eyes filled with worry. "Has he offended someone? Or..."

"Madam, you don't need to worry. You just need to know that your husband loves you very much." Dong Fuguang remained elegant and composed, showing no signs of anxiety or frustration due to the current situation.

"Oh, is that so..." Shen Juanxin said blankly, her eyes vacant, clearly very worried.

“I’m entrusted with this task, so I have to protect your safety.” Dong Fuguang didn’t say anything about it, but just looked at her and said, “Now I’m going to take you to the Shi family near the South City Wharf. It seems there are people there he can trust.”

"Okay, I'll do as you say, sir..." Shen Juanxin said, then closed all the gates of the courtyard and walked out of the gate.