vrcanaries Chapter 1192 How dare they attack my Great Qian? They've gone mad!
Chapter 1192 How dare they attack my Great Qian? They've gone mad!
Lin Zhen reached out her still somewhat weak hand and gently stroked her long, black hair, which flowed like a waterfall.
How could I bear to leave you alone?
"I haven't seen enough of my Yan'er, the way she looks when she's ruling the world."
"I haven't even waited for our little prince or princess to be born yet."
"I have so many things to do with you."
"So how could I possibly bear to die?"
His words, filled with love and responsibility, stirred a sweet flutter in Murong Yan's heart once again.
She raised her head, her phoenix eyes, already blurred with tears, gazing at him intently as if she could never get enough of looking at him.
"You scoundrel..."
She sniffed, her voice thick with nasal tone.
"Do you know how scared you were...?"
"I know, I know." Lin Zhen smiled and gently wiped away the tears on her face with his still somewhat rough fingertips. "It's all my fault for making my Yan'er worry."
"Never again."
The two of them embraced quietly.
Enjoying this rare moment of warmth after surviving a disaster.
Sunlight streamed through the window and fell on them.
"Oh, right," Murong Yan suddenly remembered something and quickly sat up from his arms. "You just woke up, you must still be very weak. I... I'll go and call the imperial physician right away!"
As she spoke, she got up and got out of bed.
But Lin Zhen grabbed his wrist.
"No need." Lin Zhen shook his head, a somewhat helpless bitter smile appearing on his face. "I know my own body best."
"This time, the damage has reached its root."
"It will probably take at least a year or two to recover."
"Moreover, it is likely that I will be unable to use my internal energy during this period."
He spoke calmly.
But Murong Yan detected a deep sense of disappointment in his calm tone.
She knew that for a peerless master like him, who was already used to standing at the pinnacle of martial arts and looking down on all living beings, this was a different story.
Suddenly, he became a "useless person" who couldn't even kill a chicken.
This enormous disparity must have been an incredibly cruel torment for him.
Her heart ached again, as if pricked by needles.
“It’s okay.” She turned her hand and gripped his hand tightly, her beautiful phoenix eyes filled with unwavering determination.
“My husband, listen to me.”
Even if you really become a useless person who can't even kill a chicken.
"You will always be my man, Murong Yan's man!"
"He is the only regent in the Great Qian Dynasty!"
"In the past, you were the one who sheltered me from the wind and rain and charged into battle for me."
"Then from today onwards, it's my turn!"
"Let me take over and hold up the sky for you!"
Her declaration, brimming with authority and responsibility, stirred a tremendous, indescribable warmth within Lin Zhen's heart.
He looked at the woman in front of him, who was petite in stature but seemed capable of carrying the entire world on her shoulders.
My heart is filled with nothing but love and endless pride.
He knew that this was the best thing he had ever done in his life.
I just fell in love with her.
"Alright." He nodded with a smile. "From now on, we'll all rely on Her Majesty the Empress for protection."
He deliberately put on a pitiful appearance, looking weak and helpless.
This prompted Murong Yan to roll her eyes again, both amused and annoyed.
However, it was in this warm and sweet atmosphere that...
An untimely, slightly flustered announcement suddenly came from outside the workshop.
"Your Majesty! Your Highness!"
It was the voice of a ghost.
"Guangzhou, urgent military report delivered over 800 li!"
"The East India Company's fleet has appeared in the territorial waters of our Great Qian!"
The East India Company's fleet?!
The news came like a thunderbolt, instantly shattering the warm and sweet atmosphere in the workshop.
Murong Yan's expression suddenly changed!
She never expected the other party to act so quickly!
She and Lin Zhen had only been back in Chang'an for a few days.
Their "Royal Bank" and "Royal Merchant Bank" haven't even officially opened for business yet.
These robbers from the West have actually come knocking on our door!
"How many ships did they send? How many people?" Murong Yan's voice instantly turned icy and filled with murderous intent.
“Your Majesty,” Ghost Shadow’s voice was equally grave, “according to intelligence from Guangzhou, the enemy’s fleet is extremely large!”
"In total, there are more than fifty warships of various types! Among them are many super-giant ships with a carrying capacity of tens of thousands of shi and equipped with dozens of cannons!"
"Their total strength is estimated to be no less than 20,000!"
"Moreover, as soon as they entered the territorial waters of our Great Qian, they brazenly launched an attack on our patrolling navy outside Guangzhou Port!"
"Our navy suffered heavy losses due to being caught off guard! Three patrol boats have been sunk! Hundreds of soldiers have been killed or wounded!"
"What?!" Upon hearing this, Murong Yan slammed her hand on the edge of the bed, her beautiful face already covered with a layer of icy frost!
"Too deceiving!"
"Do these barbarian bastards really think my Great Qian Dynasty has no one left?!"
"Issue my decree!" Her voice was icy cold, devoid of any emotion.
"Order the Governor-General of Guangzhou to immediately mobilize all warships of the Guangdong Navy!"
"Order the Governor-General of Fujian to immediately mobilize the Fujian Navy to provide reinforcements!"
"I will make them pay for their crimes in blood!"
"I want them to know that they dare to run wild on the territorial waters of my Great Qian!"
"What kind of ending will that have been!"
"Yes!" Ghost Shadow accepted the order and turned to leave.
"Wait." Just then, Lin Zhen, who had been silent, suddenly spoke up.
His voice, though still somewhat weak, was filled with an irresistible calmness and composure.
Murong Yan and Gui Ying both looked at him with some surprise.
“Husband,” Murong Yan’s eyes were filled with worry, “you…”
"I'm fine." Lin Zhen shook his head, indicating that she didn't need to worry.
He struggled to sit up in bed. Although his face was still pale, the weakness in his deep eyes was gone, replaced by a cold, machine-like absolute rationality.
He looked at the ghostly figure and slowly said, "Pass on my order."
"Tell the governors of Guangzhou and Fujian."
"Tell them not to act rashly."
"All warships are to retreat to port and are not to engage in battle."
"What?!" Murong Yanyan and Guiying were both stunned.
"Husband, what do you mean by this?" Murong Yan asked, puzzled. "Are we just going to stand by and watch those barbarian bastards swagger around our doorstep?"
"Those were our Great Qian soldiers! Were they just sacrificed in vain?"
Her voice was filled with undisguised anger and resentment.
"Of course not." A sly, fox-like glint flashed in Lin Zhen's eyes.