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Chapter 771 In the Pool! Thunderclap! Three [Thank you! Bow again! 21k chapters owed]
Before the online trolls could even cheer,
Not far away, the thieves' small dragon boat came crashing into them.

Although Xu Zaijing threw his spear again, it did not change the direction of the enemy's small dragon boat. The rescue navy's small dragon boat capsized, and the people fell into the water.

then,

Meanwhile, the naval forces that came to the rescue and the assassins began to fight each other in the water.

Every now and then, streaks of red and people would rise from the water.

Some remained motionless; some groaned in pain and choked on water; others struggled to swim away from the area.

Fortunately, Xu Zaijing's thrown spear was a great help at the beginning, and the navy that came to the rescue had a slight advantage in numbers.

After several dozen breaths,

The outer perimeter of the warship

Corpses, indistinguishable as friend or foe, floated on the water's surface.
There were seven or eight people still swimming around.
Appearing alongside them was Huyan Jiong, whose weapon had been changed to a short sword.

Seeing Xu Zaijing crouching on the overturned warship, protecting Emperor Zhao Fang, holding a long spear like a god of death, one of them shouted, "Fifth Prince, we are here to protect His Majesty!"

"Protect the Emperor?" Xu Zaijing surveyed the nearby waters and shook his head, saying, "We cannot distinguish friend from foe right now, so please stand guard outside your ranks! If you approach without cause, do not blame me for being ruthless!"

The people in the water exchanged glances and nodded in unison:
"Yes!" the naval troops replied.

However, others had been planning this for a long time, and most of the seven or eight small dragon boats that were there to rescue the emperor near the large dragon ship had already capsized one after another.

The naval forces protecting the emperor and the assassinating bandits mostly clashed and fought in the water.

However, the assassins were armed with short blades, while the naval forces that spontaneously protected the emperor could only use their hairpins and other items. As a result, the naval forces protecting the emperor gradually became outnumbered.

Fortunately, the emperor and his entourage had Xu Zaijing and Huyan Jiong by their side, and the two of them held their own even when facing multiple opponents underwater!
With the addition of the naval forces on the periphery, they could temporarily protect the emperor, empress, and Zhao Fang in the water.

At this moment, another small dragon boat, full of thieves, sped toward Zhao Fang and his men.

Seeing this, the emperor reached out his hand to the empress and forced a smile, saying, "I wonder if those children can withstand this!"

The Empress, wearing only her undergarments, forced a smile: "Your Majesty, you can! Otherwise, Jing-ge'er wouldn't have faced the enemy head-on."

Zhao Fang nodded in agreement, watching Xu Zaijing swim towards the bottom of the boat.

In the field of vision of Zhao Fang and others,
Xu Zaijing emerged from the water again, stood on one side of the floating ship, and forcefully pulled out a crooked oar.

The dragon-shaped ship itself was enormous, and the oars that matched it were also very large.

The paddleboard alone was about half the size of a door panel, and the paddle shaft was two zhang long, as thick as a bowl, and weighed more than two hundred jin.

Whether it was Xu Zaijing's action or the large ingots of silver coins sliding off the bottom of the ship again, the large dragon ship trembled once more.

then,

Holding the oar, Xu Zaijing stepped onto the overturned hull and walked towards the approaching pirate ship.

"Kill him!"

"If he doesn't die, none of us will survive!"

On the enemy's small dragon boat, a young man dressed as a naval captain pointed at Xu Zaijing with a furious rage and shouted.

After a while.

"Bang!"

The oncoming pirate ship crashed heavily into the bottom of the floating warship.

The bow of the ship, carved with a dragon head, was pushed directly onto the floating multi-story building by the force of the oars.

Xu Zaijing took two steps back, stepped onto the railing of the boat that was lying across the water, and vigorously swung the large oar that was lying flat on the ground. The oar cut through the air and made a whistling sound: "Whoosh!"

"Crack."

The sound of paddleboards scraping against heads and bodies filled the air.

Xu Zaijing wielded the oars of such weight with all his might that any unarmored enemy navy that touched them would die instantly, or be wounded upon contact!

The once imposing dragon boat was now mostly empty.

Before the remaining thieves could react, the huge oar was raised high and then slammed down with a loud crash.

"Snapped!"

A sickening sound rang out. The once vicious bandit captain, looking at his comrade who had been instantly reduced to a mangled shape, his eyes glazed over, and he and his companions frantically jumped into the water.

Xu Zaijing, who had missed his target, angrily raised his oar again.

But most of the rebel army had already entered the water.

After the rebel army entered the water, they quickly engaged in fierce battles with the surrounding naval forces protecting the emperor, both on the surface and underwater, and for a time it was difficult to determine a victor.

But most of the thieves understood that they were attempting to assassinate the king; it was a fight to the death.

Therefore, despite heavy casualties, the rebel army still managed to regroup their warships and row forward, fearlessly charging towards Xu Zaijing's location.

Xu Zaijing could no longer go into the water to help in the battle, and could only raise his huge oar and swing it again.

After a dozen breaths.

"Snapped!"

Xu Zaijing felt his hands go numb.

Another pirate ship arrived, with six or seven people killed or wounded. The stern, carved into a dragon's tail, broke off along with the large oar in Xu Zaijing's hand.

The oar in Xu Zaijing's hand, the paddleboard for rowing, had disappeared, leaving only a bare, thick wooden stick.

Seeing the bandits still rowing relentlessly, trying to rush towards the emperor, Xu Zaijing took a deep breath, stomped his foot hard, and swung his thick wooden stick at the bandits.

Xu Zaijing's single action caused the entire dragon ship to tremble once again.

After fighting in the water for a long time and surfacing several times, Huyan Jiong resurfaced.

Feeling the stinging pain on his cheek, Hu Yanjiong knew that his face was bruised.

Before Hu Yanjiong could even take a breath, he witnessed his brother-in-law leap into the air and wield a thick, two-zhang-long club to smash a pirate ship, along with its crew, to pieces.

The reddish pond water, the writhing fish, the sharp short blades, the wood chips, and the severed limbs all flew into the air.

No, brother-in-law!

You're holding a 200-pound thick wooden oar handle! How come you're swinging it like a spear?

You're standing on a floating dragon ship, wielding something weighing 200 pounds, how come you're still airborne?

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Hu Yanjiong, who had been fighting underwater for a long time without any problems, choked on the pool water in his nose.

Not far away, Gu Tingyu, who was holding onto the driftwood, also saw this scene.

In that instant, Gu Tingyu knew that unlike his father Gu Yankai, he would never fall in love with any woman other than Pingmei in this lifetime.

"go!"

At the pond, the young nobleman turned and walked into the tent.

After a while,
Several horses left from behind the tent and galloped faster towards the outside of Jinming Pond. Once outside Jinming Pond, the young nobleman treated human life as a joke, riding wildly through the bustling city.

They knocked down and trampled countless people before squeezing through the gate of Xinzheng Gate and entering Bianjing City.

Ignoring the pungent pool water, Hu Yanjiong took a breath and then submerged again.

A moment later, another red color appeared in the water.

Not far away, Xu Zaijing raised the large oar in his hand again and then smashed it down onto the water.

After a few breaths, several bandits floated to the surface of the water, their limbs twitching.

Until then,

Fortunately, no other pirate ships came from the vicinity.

Lu Zezong, Liang Han, and others, along with their servants, rowed boats to rescue the emperor and also arrived near the large dragon ship.

Before they could even rejoice, Rongxian on the boat exclaimed in alarm, "Damn it, someone is dredging the bottom of the boat!"

"What!" Liang Han and Lu Zezong stared in surprise at the bubbling water coming from the bottom of the boat.

Lu Zezong immediately took off his clothes and said, "Block it!"

Liang Han looked around and saw a person emerging from the water. After carefully recognizing him, he shouted, "You're from my Liang family's little dragon boat! Come here quickly!"

Hearing the commotion, the man looked at Liang Han on the boat and immediately exclaimed in delight, "Sixth Young Master!"

Liang Han nodded: "What about the others?"

The sailor shook his head, water flying everywhere from his head: "Sixth Young Master, after we rammed the pirate ship, we were rammed by other pirate ships! I don't know if the others are fighting with the pirate soldiers or have swum to the shore."

Seeing the leak reappear at the bottom of the ship, Liang Han said urgently, "Never mind! Someone is chiseling at the bottom of the ship! Take him out, whether we succeed or not, you will definitely get credit for saving the emperor!"

The sailor looked at the people on the ship.

Lu Zezong nodded solemnly and said, "I, Lu Zezong, swear in the name of my deceased father!"

"Alright! I'll give it my all! It's just that I don't have any weapons right now!" As soon as the sailor finished speaking, the fishing cart handed him a dagger.

"Sixth Young Master, I'm off!"

With that, the sailor took the dagger, took a deep breath, and then dived down.

A moment later, red pool water surged up from the bottom of the boat where Liang Han and the others were.

Looking at the hole that had disappeared, the group exchanged glances.

"Is he alright?" Rong Xian asked, looking at the water.

No sooner had he finished speaking than the sailor suddenly surfaced.

"Pull him up! We'll plug the hole and get to His Majesty quickly!" Lu Zezong said hastily.

As they spoke, everyone hurriedly rowed, and soon they were getting closer and closer to the large dragon ship.

Along the way, the sailors who were pulled onto the ship would occasionally spot their former comrades and then pull them onto the ship.

The water around the large dragon ship had turned red.

"My God, how many people have died!" Qiao Jiulang couldn't help but exclaim.

Rong Xian looked at Xu Zaijing, who was swinging a stick and hitting people not far away, and said, "Jiulang, you'll understand when you go to the battlefield with the Liang brothers."

“Your Majesty! Your Highness! Your Majesty the Empress!” Rong Xian, standing on the boat, shouted loudly.

Not far away, Xu Zaijing, panting heavily, turned around to look at the person who had come, threw away the oar pole in his hand, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

Stepping onto one side of the ship, Xu Zaijing returned to the Emperor, Empress, and others.

Seeing Huyan Jiong resurface from the water, his lips pale, Du said, "Brother-in-law, you should quickly help His Majesty and the others board the ship and return to Linshui Palace!"

“Okay!” Hu Yanjiong nodded with a frown.

Moreover, Hu Yanjiong showed no intention of asking his brother-in-law if he wanted to come along, or what to do with his brother-in-law later.

Subsequently, the emperor, empress, Zhao Fang, and others boarded the pleasure boat with the help of others.

Seeing everyone's appearance, Lu Zezong and the others on the cruise ship took off their robes.

One of the servants draped his own clothes over the bare-chested and belly-baring eunuch.

"Thank you for your trouble, young man," the chief official said, looking at the fishing cart with gratitude.

"What are you still doing on the boat? Get down here and protect the bottom!" Hu Yanjiong said with a frown from the water.

"Yes, Brother Jiong!"

The sailors on the ship recognized Hu Yanjiong and quickly jumped off the ship upon hearing this.

Several people took turns diving into the water to search under the boat.

Fortunately, Cao Yi, He Guan, and others who were near the Linshui Palace reacted quickly and arrived in the colorful boats that had just been used in the performance.

Once aboard the decorated boat and under the protection of the Imperial Guards, the Emperor finally breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at Xu Zaijing leaping back into the water in the distance, he said, "Save him!"

"Your Majesty, don't worry!"

"Issue the order to arrest the Duke of Anguo and seal off his mansion!"

"According to the order!"

"The Tian family of Earl Huixian! Several other princely mansions in the capital are also surrounded!"

"According to the order!"

"Order the guards and soldiers at all city gates to kill anyone who attempts to close the gates!"

"According to the order!"

"Issue an order to all military camps in the capital: anyone who attempts to mobilize troops without my personal command shall be executed without mercy!"

"According to the order!"

"Also! Send an urgent message, along with pigeons, to the generals commanding the troops at the front, warning them to guard against a surprise attack from the Northern Liao."

"According to the order!"

"Quickly rescue them! Also, any noble officials who can still speak after reaching the shore, immediately fill any gaps in my records!"

"According to the order!"

Once the emperor and his family returned to the Linshui Palace, the imperial guards busied themselves relaying orders. The chief eunuch, dressed in a fishing cart robe, hurriedly said, "Your Majesty! The generals will take care of the matters in the pond! You and the Empress should quickly take a warm bath to ward off the cold!"

“Father, Your Majesty, the official is right!” Zhao Fang said, shivering.

"Your Majesty! Go quickly!" the Empress said, trembling.

The emperor looked at the large dragon-shaped ship in the pond and said solemnly, "Good! Save as many as you can, for they are the backbone of my Great Zhou!"

In the next sentence, the emperor's tone was one of deep sorrow.

(End of this chapter)