With this idea emerging, a sweet and rusty taste of blood seemed to immediately come, lingering at his teeth and lips; Chang Geng jolted and shuddered greatly.

He came back to reality and found himself standing behind Gu Yun's chair, and he had bitten the tip of his own tongue.

In the next second, Chang Geng realized that his fingers still remained at the sides of Gu Yun's head. He immediately retracted them as if it was burning hot to the touch.

He stood still in a daze for a moment, then whispered with unease: "Yifu?"

Gu Yun was sound asleep, he did not open his eyes, so he did not see the faint blood-red glint in Chang Geng's eyes either.

Chang Geng looked at him deeply, then picked up his own sword and ran out of the cabin.

Outside, the sea breeze was blowing fiercely, Black Eagles were flying close to the main ship to keep guard, and the official Jiangnan Navy was cleaning up the battleground under the command of Yao Zhen. Dong Ying people were scattered in all directions, having jumped directly into the sea, preparing to take the small boats or swim off. The sea Dragons on four sides had already prepared a dark net in the water. In a short time, they managed to catch these fishes that trapped themselves in the net.

Huang Qiao was personally brought in front of Yao Zhen. Yao Zhen appeared to be deep in thought, bending over to say something to the other.

This rushed chain of events entered Chang Geng's eyes but did not enter his mind. The burning heat on his face slowly dissipated in the sea breeze.

The cold and desolate air of the sea was like an ulcer, eating its way into his marrow, drilling into his bones; the bitter cold could cut through his flesh. Chang Geng faced the sea and scolded himself: "You are a low life animal."

He thought that he could no longer stay in the manor, or beside Gu Yun.

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Two days later, at Master Yao's manor.

The peach blossoms in the courtyard had bloomed, the steam was mixed with a pleasant fragrance grazing one's face. Gu Yun sat by the window, eating melon seeds as he waited for Yao Zhen to write the report. In fear that there might be changes from the capital's side, the urgent report was already sent out first.

The capital blocked the news, but all parties had their own eyes and ears. Some words had already been leaked — they said the Emperor was furious and ordered the Imperial Guards to surround Wei Wang. Wei Wang had intended to escape from the Capital at night but was caught when he made his way to De Sheng Gate. There was no information on how he was dealt with afterward.