allonlinenovel Chapter 1084 Why didn't you report this sooner?
Chapter 1084 Why didn't you report this sooner?
The night was as dark as ink, and Xing'an City was completely quiet.
The fifth prince of Yue Rong Kingdom, Yue Junyuan, and his cousin Wen Yunguan had already led a group of men in black to Xing'an City.
They did not disturb the city lord's mansion, but instead chose a relatively secluded inn and quietly settled in.
At this moment, in a guest room, the flickering candlelight illuminated Yue Junyuan's sinister face. A man in black knelt on one knee before him. "Your Highness, those two large ships belonging to the Golden Haired People are still anchored at the dock, without moving an inch."
Yue Junyuan's fingertips caressed the jade pendant at his waist, a chilling glint flashing in his eyes. "Is our ship ready?"
The man in black glanced up and saw that cold glint, a chill suddenly running down his spine. He quickly lowered his head and replied, "Your Highness, when we arrived, Cang Yi had already arranged a boat, and we were already on board."
Upon hearing this, Yue Junyuan nodded and said coldly, "Tell Cang Yi to keep a close eye on him and not to be careless. Report any developments immediately!"
"Yes!" The man in black responded, stood up, and in a flash, flew out of the window. He disappeared into the night in an instant.
The following morning.
Yue Junyuan and Wen Yunguan, accompanied by their trusted confidants, boarded a carriage and headed towards the dock. The carriage had only traveled halfway when a dark figure appeared beside it with lightning speed. "Your Highness! Young Master! There's urgent news!"
Afraid of attracting attention on the street, Yue Junyuan didn't even lift the carriage curtain before coldly saying, "What is it? Come in and tell me."
The man in black immediately slipped into the carriage, and the carriage wheels continued to roll over the bluestone road, heading towards the dock.
The man in black inside the carriage reported tremblingly, "Your Highness, Young Master, the two large ships belonging to the Golden Haired Man... have already set sail and left the port!"
"What?" Yue Junyuan was furious and said fiercely, "When did this happen? Why didn't you report it sooner?"
"Your Highness! They have just set sail. As soon as I saw their ship move, I rushed over!"
"Quickly! Speed up and get to the dock!" Yue Junyuan frowned and shouted sharply.
He did not ride a horse, nor did he appear in Xing'an City, because the prefect of Xing'an City was the Crown Prince's man, and he was afraid that his whereabouts would be known to the prefect and reach his father, the Emperor.
"Crack!" Upon hearing the stern shout, the coachman immediately lashed the horse's rump with his whip, and the carriage sped off like an arrow, quickly arriving at the dock.
When he was led by the men in black to their own ship, he could only see the shadows of the two large ships in the distance.
Cang Yi was already waiting on the ship. When he saw Prince Yuan, the eldest son Wen Yunguan, and their personal guards Cang Yun and Yun Shan board the ship, he quickly went up to them and said, "This humble servant greets Your Highness and the eldest son."
He then pointed to two large ships in the distance, "Your Highness, Young Master, look, those are the ships of the Golden Haired People, those two in front."
"Why did they suddenly set sail?" Yue Junyuan's eyes were bloodshot as he stared intently at the two ships in the distance. "Have any ships come from the direction of Shatai City in the Western Chu Kingdom in the past two days?"
“Your Highness,” Cang Yi bowed and replied, “I have been keeping watch for two days and have not seen any ships coming from the direction of Shatai City to our dock.”
Wen Yunguan gazed into the distance, his brows furrowed, and suddenly spoke: "Cousin, look! Those two boats seem to have stopped."
Yue Junyuan squinted at the distance and saw that the two ships were indeed stationary on the sea, no longer moving.
Cang Yun, the personal guard standing behind him, stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, Young Master Wen is right, those two ships are indeed still in place!"
Seeing that Yue Junyuan remained silent, Wen Yunguan turned to look at him and said, "Cousin, it seems we were right. They're not anchored there; they're clearly waiting... waiting for their prince to come by ship from Shatai City!"
Yue Junyuan pondered for a moment, his eyes growing even deeper, and nodded heavily: "Cousin is absolutely right. They must be waiting for their prince to return over there."
After speaking, his face suddenly turned extremely gloomy, and his eyes grew even colder. He glanced at Cang Yi and said in a low voice, "Cang Yi, how good are the boatmen you hired at sailing?"
Cang Yi quickly replied, "Your Highness! These four boatmen are the best boatmen in Xing'an City. They are excellent in both swimming and boat handling!"
"That's good!" Yue Junyuan's eyes flashed coldly. "Pass down the order, set sail immediately! And ask the boatmen how many hours it will take to get from here to the bay near Knife-Cut Mountain?"
"Yes! I'll go right away." Cang Yi accepted the order and quickly turned to leave.
Moments later, their small boat began to move, heading downwind towards Knife-Cut Mountain.
Cang Yi quickly returned and reported to Yue Junyuan: "Your Highness, the boatman said that we have a favorable wind now and will reach that bay in less than half an hour!"
"Very good!" Yue Junyuan's lips curled into a ruthless smile.
He looked up at the two people beside him and ordered in a deep voice, "Cangyun, go to the cabin and make sure the team is ready!"
He glanced at Cang Yi and said, "Cang Yi, you are in charge of keeping an eye on the boatmen. Make sure to keep the course right and there are no mistakes!"
"Your subordinates obey!" The two men replied respectfully, then turned and hurriedly left.
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On the other side, on the sea.
The two large ships of the Luoba Kingdom, which were being watched by Yue Junyuan of the Yue Rong Kingdom, had already sailed several nautical miles away from Xing'an Wharf before anchoring and stopping.
On the deck, General William held his sword and looked out at the vast sea. He had anchored the ship here to show off the most powerful weapons of their kingdom in this area, so that those ignorant and arrogant Western Chu people could witness the power of their weapons!
Prince Joliv and his cousin Brian, along with translator Henry and several confidants, were on the deck accompanying Chu Chenjing, Ouyang Yunyao, and their entourage from the Western Chu Kingdom.
At this moment, the ship came to a stop, and William strode over, bowed to Prince Jolif, and said, "Your Highness, the sea is wide open here. Would it be feasible for us to demonstrate our weapons to Prince Jing and his entourage right here?"
Prince Joliv looked around at the sea, saw no other ships, and nodded somewhat helplessly, "Let's stay here then!"
Then he looked at Chu Chenjing and the others and said with a smile, "Your Highness Prince Jing, how about we do it right here?"
Before Chu Chenjing could respond, William looked at Chu Chenjing and the others and said proudly, "Your Highness Prince Jing, I will have my soldiers demonstrate some weapons from my Kingdom of Lorian to you. These weapons will surely broaden your horizons!"
Chu Chenjing and Ouyang Yunyao exchanged a smile, then he raised an eyebrow, looked at General William and the Robinians present, and said with a smile:
"Excellent! On behalf of our people, I would like to thank General William for giving us the opportunity to see your weapons; it has been a real eye-opener!"