"Alright, let's do that and move quickly." Hu Qingyu agreed as well.

Then Ling Zhenfei led the people towards the cars. Ling Zhenfei got into the foremost car, which was filled with money, gold and silver jewelry, and all kinds of loot these people had stolen.

No wonder there were so many cars yet only a dozen people—because they were all filled with such things.

Ling Zhenfei transferred all the valuables from the cars into his Di Tian Shen Sui, finally emptying enough space in the vehicles, and he considered himself quite fortunate to have stumbled upon this windfall.

Ling Zhenfei organized his people to get in, including the pilot, and drove off into the distance.

There were people everywhere along the way, so Ling Zhenfei and his companions honked continuously. Everyone on the road thought the robbers had returned, and nobody dared to stand in their way. They all dodged to the sides, clearing a wide path for the convoy.

When the cars reached deserted areas, they sped up; where there were people, they slowed down. With the help of the vehicles, Ling Zhenfei finally arrived at the dock at dawn.

On the way, Ling Zhenfei had already contacted Zhang Bin, who was waiting at the dock and prepared two more boats, enough for their escape.

Upon reaching the dock, they saw a crowd of people, but there were no boats left, as they had all gone.

Zhang Bin told Ling Zhenfei that there was a small dock not far from the main one, and suggested they go there to board the boats. The main dock was overcrowded, and as soon as a boat docked, people would swarm aboard, likely capsizing the vessel.

At the small dock, there were indeed not many people. Zhang Bin's three boats were anchored there, and Ling Zhenfei quickly arranged for everyone to board the boats, and they set sail immediately after boarding.

Ling Zhenfei and a few others were on Zhang Bin's boat. Once aboard, Ling Zhenfei finally felt a bit relieved, as he had successfully rescued Lin Yuluo.

He expressed his gratitude to Zhang Bin, acknowledging that without Zhang Bin's wait, it wouldn't have been easy to get out, especially with so many people in tow.

On Zhang Bin's boat with Ling Zhenfei were Hu Qingyu, Lin Yuluo, the pilot, and a beautiful woman from Europe; all were overjoyed, feeling as if they had just escaped death.

"What's the situation now?" Ling Zhenfei asked Zhang Bin.

Zhang Bin replied, "Don't even mention it, I heard that Mao Sharlu was ambushed by Zhou Kui, suffered heavy casualties, and vanished without a trace—not sure if he's dead."

Ling Zhenfei sighed internally—a nation might be lost just like that. It's truly regrettable. A country with origins in Huaxia Civilization is on the verge of fading into history because of such internal strife.

Once Song Mingyi truly establishes a new Moergawa, who knows what path it will take. Will it fall under the coercion of foreign powers? It's really hard to say.

The three boats passed the main dock, where a dark mass of people waved and shouted at them, trying to get onboard amidst scenes of tragedy one could hardly bear to look at.

"We have lots of room on our boat, why not go back and pick up a few? Saving one is better than none," Lin Yuluo said, feeling compassionate.

Zhang Bin said, "That wouldn't work. If you go back, who would you pick up? The boat would likely get overloaded and sink."

"But isn't this like abandoning them to die?" Lin Yuluo said.

Ling Zhenfei said, "Not necessarily. These people just aren't aware yet that Zhou Kui and Song Mingyi have already won, and the war is over."

Zhang Bin said, "The end of the war is impossible to predict. Who knows if Song Mingyi and Zhou Kui will keep fighting over the Emperor's throne?"

Ling Zhenfei felt a jolt in his heart; indeed, Zhou Kui's attack on Mao Sharlu wasn't for nothing. Everyone wants to be the Emperor. Although Song Mingyi is backed by foreign powers, fighting Mao Sharlu for so long has been highly exhausting.

Zhou Kui's tactic of being the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind, is truly clever.

Given the circumstances, Lin Yuluo said no more; saving her own life was already a blessing, and she couldn't worry about others.

Lin Yuluo said to Ling Zhenfei, "How did you think to come rescue me? And so timely, arriving sooner than I could have imagined."

Ling Zhenfei replied, "Of course I had to rush for your sake, especially after Guo Tao got paid and then asked for more. I knew I had to come to rescue you, or else you never would have gotten out."

Lin Yuluo said, "But you made it remarkably quickly. When I came, it took me almost a week, going through twists and turns to get here."

Ling Zhenfei smiled, "It was a special situation for me too, someone flew me here, otherwise I couldn't have been this fast."

As the group chatted, Hu Qingyu showed immense curiosity about Ling Zhenfei, asking him many questions, and even invited Ling Zhenfei to visit him in Malay when he had the opportunity.

Ling Zhenfei also found Hu Qingyu to be a good person, inviting him to visit in Huaxia, as having more friends means having more options.

Ling Zhenfei asked Zhang Bin, "Where are we heading now?"

Zhang Bin replied, "Let's go to the island where I'm based; it should be safer."

Ling Zhenfei suddenly had a thought, asking, "Do you think Gu Feng will get involved in the war?"

Zhang Bin said, "Probably not. If something happened, the boss [Gu Feng] would say so."

Ling Zhenfei chuckled; Zhang Bin's thinking was too simple. If Zhou Kui's move was to lie low and wait, attacking Mao Sharlu after Song Mingyi and Mao Sharlu both suffered,

then surely Song Mingyi and Mao Sharlu would fight, and Gu Feng might pull the same surprise tactic. When Song Mingyi and Zhou Kui were both weak, suddenly making a move.

The thought was terrifying, but who knows if Gu Feng is such a person?

The boat sailed on, and suddenly the sound of gunfire and cannon shots came from ahead, heard clearly over the sea.

The gunfire wasn't particularly intense, but it seemed a battle had started.

In terms of naval warfare, Gu Feng's forces were the strongest, but Moergawa was a maritime nation with many ships, and all parties had naval forces, so it was normal for the battle to spread from land to sea.

It was unclear which forces were engaged this time.

Ling Zhenfei said, "There's fighting over there, should we take another route?"

Zhang Bin replied, "There should be no problem, our boats have our Outer Islands mark, and they shouldn't bother us as long as we don't get too close."

Ling Zhenfei wasn't very familiar with Moergawa's situation, but Zhang Bin, being a Moergawa native, likely knew what he was talking about.

Currently, Moergawa's situation was very tense. Except for Gu Feng's Outer Islands, all others had joined the fight, so indeed no one dared to attack Outer Islands vessels.

The three boats stayed close together, and Zhang Bin shouted over to the people on the other two boats, telling them to stay close and not approach the combat zones.

The sound of the engines reverberated regularly, and all three boats moved forward together. The group that had been excited about their escape from death now settled into silence.

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