vrcanaries Chapter 1040 Murderous Intent
Chapter 1040 Murderous Intent
Zhan Yan didn't answer, but suddenly broke free from his grip and dived directly into the water.
The water was murky, and Danning couldn't find any trace of him for a while.
He couldn't help but yell, "Zhan Yan, you coward, get out of here and die. I'll leave you with an intact body!"
Yinghun was extremely anxious. He subconsciously asked, "Madam, could it be that the master has fainted underwater? Should I go down and rescue him?"
Lin Yiwan shook her head. "No need. Didn't you see how murky the water is? Your grandfather must be deliberately disrupting his vision!"
Sure enough, Shan Ning couldn't find any trace of Zhan Yan, and he became very anxious.
He was spinning around in the water like a headless fly!
At this time, the scarlet-clothed woman standing on the shore watching the battle suddenly shouted
"Father, don't panic, you have to stay calm!"
After hearing these words, Danning, who was originally in a panic, calmed down visibly.
He looked around vigilantly, as if trying to find the figure of Zhan Yan hiding in the murky pool water.
At this time, Yinghun whispered, "Madam, I think that Deputy General Shan is not easy to mess with!"
Lin Yiwan couldn't help but curl her lips. "Who on Jiaodong Island looks easy to mess with? Now that Ah Yan and I are here, we're going to make them all behave and obey. If they don't obey, we'll beat them into submission!"
Yinghun couldn't help but get excited after hearing these words. He felt that his master's wife was really powerful. Following her, he felt like he had a backbone.
At this time in the lotus pond, Zhan Yan was still at a disadvantage.
Whenever he appeared on the water, he was chased and beaten by Danning.
At this time, the Prince of Jiaodong said with a gloating look, "Lin Yiwan, if I were you, I would immediately stop this competition. You can't really let Zhan Yan die in this lotus pond, right? Your children who stayed in Jingcheng will be without a father!"
He paused and continued, "And you, do you want to remain a widow, or have you already decided to remarry? If that's the case, then you should consider me. I'm actually not bad looking!"
Lin Yiwan frowned and looked at him. "King of Jiaodong, I didn't expect you to be so shameless. But you have to hope that my husband can win. That way, you might still be alive. If he loses, you will die before him!"
"You!" The King of Jiaodong was so angry that he couldn't speak.
Lin Yiwan still felt that he was a bit annoying, so she kicked him directly into the pond.
"Bang!" King Jiaodong fell into the water in an extremely indecent posture. He was worried that he would be affected, so he immediately rolled and crawled up the stairs.
He was panting and sitting on the side, soaked all over, looking so miserable.
Lin Yiwan ignored him because Zhan Yan and Shan Ning were about to decide the winner.
Shan Ning's sneak attack failed, and he was dragged down to the bottom of the water by Zhan Yan. After quite a while, neither of them surfaced.
No one dared to breathe, not even blink, just staring at the water.
Lin Yiwan's heart was in her throat. Even though she was very confident in fighting Yan, there was no guarantee that something unexpected would happen.
If so, would he really be drowned?
Thinking of this, she subconsciously wanted to jump into the water.
However, the next moment, Zhan Yan's head emerged from the water first. He glanced at the stunned crowd with sarcasm and swam up the stairs without hesitation.
The scarlet-clothed woman reacted quickly and shouted anxiously, "Quick, go save my father!"
Many people jumped into the water and quickly searched for traces of Tannin.
Lin Yiwan quickly walked up to Zhan Yan and asked, "How is it?"
He answered firmly: "I can't survive!"
Lin Yiwan finally breathed a sigh of relief, she knew Zhan Yan would win.
She turned her head to look at the lotus pond, only to see that the woman in red had found the unconscious Dan Ning. Her face looked extremely ugly.
She ordered someone to find a doctor, but the doctor said awkwardly: "The old general has been holding his breath for too long and can't be saved. Please ask Deputy General Shan to prepare his funeral!"
Shan Rou's pupils contracted violently, and she couldn't accept this fact at all.
She angrily scolded, "It's impossible! My father's greatest skill is holding his breath. He's always been very good at swimming. How could he die? You must have made a mistake. Come on, get another doctor! Hurry!"
The King of Jiaodong also hurriedly knelt and crawled over, shouting at the top of his lungs: "Old General, wake up quickly, old General, how can you die?"
Shan Rou's teeth itched with hatred. She turned around and glared at Zhan Yan, demanding, "Zhan Yihou, why did you want to harm my father? He's a veteran general from Jiaodong Island. How could you have the heart to do that to him?"
Zhan Yan frowned and said, "As the deputy admiral of the navy, doesn't General Shan understand what it means to sign a life-or-death bet?"
Shan Rou clenched her fists tightly, hatred surging in her eyes.
Of course she knew what it meant, but she didn't expect that it would be her father who died.
She bit her lips hard, and after a long time, she squeezed out a word from between her teeth: "I thought that as the current Zhan Yihou, you would show mercy!"
Zhan Yan said solemnly, "When two armies fight, there is no mercy. It's either you die or I die!"
Shan Rou froze on the spot, watching Zhan Yan holding Lin Yiwan's wrist and walking away quickly.
The news of Shan Ning's drowning spread throughout Jiaodong Island and soon caused a huge sensation.
Shan Rou was not convinced, but the documents gambled with her life had been posted everywhere.
She suppressed her anger and arranged Shan Ning's funeral. The veterans kept asking her, "Deputy General Shan, can you really bear this? This navy was trained with the old general's painstaking efforts!"
Shan Rou squeezed her eyes shut and said, "My father underestimated the enemy. The betting document clearly states that if he dies, the Jiaodong Island Navy Command will be handed over to Zhan Yan!"
Everyone's faces turned pale with anger, but there was nothing they could do.
At this time, the King of Jiaodong walked in from outside and said, "Deputy General Shan, I have an idea that can both keep the navy order and fulfill the agreement. It's so annoying that Zhan Yan is speechless!"
Shan Rou looked at him puzzledly: "What's your idea, my lord?"
The King of Jiaodong spoke slowly, "If you marry Zhan Yan and use the Navy Order as your dowry, the Jiaodong Island Navy will remain in your hands. If he wants to seize Silver Beach, he cannot do without the Navy. He will definitely agree to your request!"
The image of Zhan Yan appeared in Shan Rou's mind, and a complex expression flashed across her face.
He was the murderer of her father, how could she marry him?
But she also knew that this was the best way.
As long as she can still control the navy, what does it matter if she suffers some grievances?
Thinking of this, she said, "Okay, I'll go negotiate with him right away!"
She was dressed in a white plain dress and went to the inn where Zhan Yan and his wife were staying with her personal maid Shi Liu.
Shi Liu sobbed sadly, "Miss, you've wronged yourself so much. You said before that when you marry a husband in the future, he will love and protect you wholeheartedly. But why did you choose a married man?"