Sorry for not posting yesterday. I went out to play with my friends and got home very late. Ha ha... the result of the cliffhanger sure sucks huh..lol..just felt like pranking you guys.Thank you  for your hard work in editing Minak Amie.

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　　Looking up,Feng Ming saw Tong Kingdom’s Royal Uncle, Qin Zhang, accompanied by a group ofhis personal guards, hurry over. His s.h.i.+p, along with the other s.h.i.+ps of theXiao Family, were already docked on sh.o.r.e. Of course, Feng Ming’s main s.h.i.+p wasnot among them.

　　Feng Mingquickly greeted him, presently, this person was his most important source ofprotection to use against the Tong Kingdom. “You didn’t get too frightened, didyou, Royal Uncle?”

　　“I’m fine.”

　　Contrary tohis response, his face was white as sheets, and his expression could not beconsidered good. His chubby face could still be seen quivering. Even though surroundinghim were plenty of imperial guards and Zhuang Pu, it appeared they were stillfrightened when he suddenly rushed over to Feng Ming’s side. Seeing thatnothing dangerous had occurred, they finally felt at ease.

　　A trace ofshame could be seen on Zhuang Pu’s face. He cupped his hands towards Feng Mingand said, “Ashamed. I am so ashamed. This General’s men have been guarding onland, yet they didn’t even notice an ambush until it was too late. Just now, asI was watching the fleet endure attack after attack, we were simply too far,and our arrows couldn’t reach to help you. I could only look on helplessly asDuke Ming’s vessel was besieged. Zhuang Pu’s incompetence, I hope can beforgiven.” With great respect, he bowed his head towards Feng Ming.

　　“No, pleasedon’t be like this!” Feng Ming’s hands reached out to stop him from continuing.“General has already tried his best. On the river, I could clearly see that theGeneral had been commanding your men to madly shoot arrows at the enemy. ThisFeng Ming is not even one of Tong Kingdom’s people, yet you had still tried toprotect me. In my heart, I am grateful for this kindness.”

　　This smallconversation further cemented the good relations between the Xiao Family’sYoung Lord and Zhuang Pu of Tong.

　　Zhuang Pureally had tried his best to rescue them, however his was disadvantaged by thedistance. He couldn’t fight the enemy head on, and the arrows fell short of thetarget. However, he didn’t expect Feng Ming to not blame him. He couldn’t helpbut gain a bit of affection for him, seeing him as a close friend.

　　Looking atthe river, the once amazing s.h.i.+p was now nearly sunken, but thankfully theriver was wide but not too deep. If they used enough manpower, they could pullthe s.h.i.+p out. Zhuang Pu volunteered, “As the general of Tong, I have theauthority to mobilize the soldiers. Letting Duke Ming’s s.h.i.+p remain in theriver is a real pity. Allow me to command some of my soldiers to aid DukeMing’s men bring the s.h.i.+p ash.o.r.e. If there is anything precious that fell tothe bottom of the river, you can ask us to recover it.”