Qi Ning knew that after years of experience, Mo Yanbai's water quality would never be inferior to Shen Liangqiu's.
Although there was a huge gap between the young man's martial arts and Shen Liangqiu's at the time, thirteen years later, Shen Liangqiu had to take care of military affairs, and even if his martial arts were not too neglected, he still felt that there would not be much improvement, but the original one The young man has been thinking about revenge day and night for the past thirteen years. It can be said that he has practiced hard every day, and his kung fu has long been different from what it was back then.
But the most important thing is the underwater fight.
If you can kill everyone on land, you may not be able to do everything in the water.
Qi Ning was not sure whether Mo Yanbai could win, but he knew very well that no matter who won or lost, Shen Liangqiu would be unable to fly today.
Although this was a fight with countless people watching, no one saw how the two people fought. It was not until the sea gradually turned red that everyone screamed in surprise.
"Over there...!" Someone pointed over, but he didn't have to point, many people had already seen it.
There was more and more blood, and the blood rising from the water was bright red and dazzling under the sunlight.
Wu Dalin's boat was not far away, but it didn't get close.
Qi Ning frowned slightly. After a moment, he suddenly heard someone exclaiming: "Come up, come up!" However, he saw a head emerging from the water, and then there was a "swish" sound, and a person emerged from the water. Come, Qi Ning opened his eyes slightly and saw clearly that it was Mo Yanbai who emerged from the water.
Mo Yanbai's whole body was covered in blood, but he suddenly raised a hand, and in his hand was a human head.
Everyone was clearly shocked when they saw it. Everyone knew that the head was of course Shen Liangqiu's.
The dignified Vice Admiral of the Donghai Navy was separated from his body and head within a moment. There was silence all around. No one dared to say a word, but Mo Yanbai's body suddenly tilted and he slowly sank into the water. go.
Wei Yujiang followed Qin Ning and already saw that something was wrong with the situation. He said anxiously: "Master Hou, it's not good...!" Without thinking much, he jumped up and jumped into the sea. There was another exclamation from all around. Before he could figure out what was going on, Qi Ning had already turned around and said, "Come here, go into the water to save people!"
The sailors on the ship had not acted rashly before, but after listening to Qi Ning's order, several sailors immediately rushed over and jumped into the sea. Another soldier prepared a rope and threw it in.
Although Wei Yujiang was not a master, he was still good at boxing and kicking. He jumped into the sea and hugged Mo Yanbai, who was about to sink. Other sailors crowded around and pushed Mo Yanbai to the side of the boat, and tied him up with the rope he dropped. After Mo Yanbai was caught, the sailors above pulled him up. Someone stepped forward to take it, carefully untied the rope and put him on the deck. Qining could see clearly at this time that Mo Yanbai had four or five stab wounds on his body. , one of the stab wounds was directly inserted into the abdomen, and the wound was bleeding outwards. Mo Yanbai's face was pale and his breathing was short, but his expression was unusually peaceful. When he saw Qi Ning squatting beside him, the corners of his lips turned He showed a smile: "Thank you... thank you...!"
Qi Ning looked solemn and ordered: "Take him into the cabin immediately and help him stop the bleeding. Is there a doctor on the ship?"
Someone responded: "Reporting to Lord Marquis, there is someone on the ship who knows how to treat wounds, but... he is not a doctor!"
"Heal him quickly." Qi Ning pulled open Mo Yanbai's clothes, looked at the wound on his abdomen, and then said to Mo Yanbai: "It shouldn't be a critical injury. Stop the bleeding first. You won't die." !”
Mo Yanbai didn't say much and just closed his eyes. The sailors naturally knew how to deal with emergency injuries and carefully carried Mo Yanbai into the cabin.
Qi Ning knew that the sea was calm just now, but under the sea, it was definitely a thrilling fight. Shen Liangqiu was not an easy character to deal with. Naturally, Mo Yanbai was desperate to take Shen Liangqiu's life. Although Shen Liangqiu's head was removed, but he himself was also seriously injured.
At this time, Wei Yujiang and others were also pulled onto the warship. Wei Yujiang held Shen Liangqiu's head in his hand and stepped forward to place it on the deck. Some officials did not dare to look at it, but Qi Ning had already said loudly: "Shen Liangqiu's head" Liang Qiu conspired to murder the Governor, confessed the crime personally, but refused to be arrested. After the truth was revealed, he wanted to jump into the sea to escape. Mo Yanbai was brave enough to go to sea to capture the thief and took his head. Did you see the same thing as me? ?”
Everyone looked at each other, and Chen Ting was the first to say: "What the Marquis said is absolutely true. Shen Liangqiu has a human face and a beast's heart. He does not care about the favor of the court. He is full of slanderous remarks about the court. He is treasonous. The governor treats him like a brother, but he is ungrateful. , plotted to kill the Governor. Today, the Marquis exposed this person's conspiracy, but he has no regrets and wants to jump into the sea to escape...!" He glanced at Qining and then continued: "Mo Yanbai is unparalleled in his loyalty and bravery. He is fighting with all his strength. , killing Shen Liangqiu has made a great contribution, don’t you think so?"
All the officials then said: "That's right. Shen Liangqiu deserves death. Mo Yanbai has made outstanding contributions. We have all seen it with our own eyes."
Qi Ning signaled Wei Yujiang to wrap Shen Liangqiu's head in something, and then said: "Shen Liangqiu's head will be sent to the capital and handed over to the old marquis to see in person. Mr. Chen, what happened here, I can help you. Together with me, I will submit a report to the imperial court."
"It's your duty, it's your duty." Chen Ting said hurriedly.
"Today is the sea burial ceremony of the Grand Governor, but the time was delayed because of the revelation of the truth." Qining glanced around and said solemnly: "But the sea burial ceremony cannot be delayed any longer. If the Grand Governor Quanxia knows that we are here to find out If the real murderer delayed the time, he won't blame us." He looked at Xin Ci and asked, "General Xin, what do you think?"
After seeing Shen Liangqiu's head, Xin Ci looked quite sad and remained silent. When he heard Qi Ning's question, he immediately said: "Everything is up to the Marquis."
"Master Chen, all the preparations for the burial ceremony at sea have actually been completed." Qi Ning then said to Chen Ting: "I would like you to host the burial ceremony at sea!"
Chen Ting knew that only he was suitable at this time, so he accepted it.
Although Tantai Zhilin's coffin had been opened before, Wu Dalin and others quickly sealed it after looking at it. Chen Ting sent someone to re-nail the coffin, and then poured the fuel oil that had been prepared on the ship on the ship's coffin. From every corner, the horn sounded immediately. The archers who had been selected in advance walked onto the bow of the ship and took the prepared rockets. After Chen Ting gave the order, the archers immediately fired the rockets at the lucky ship. When the fuel met the rockets, they immediately When it burned, in just a moment, the entire blessing boat was completely enveloped in flames.
Everyone looked at the burning flames with silence and solemn expressions.
In the raging fire, the entire blessing boat sank quickly. When the flames extinguished, only some blackened driftwood was floating on the sea.
Xin Ci let out a long sigh and then winked at Qin Ning. Qin Ning understood and the two of them walked towards the cabin one after another. No one else dared to approach. After entering the cabin, Xin Ci took Qin Ning there alone. In a cabin, he closed the cabin door and said, "I will thank you on behalf of the old Marquis!"
"General Xin, I came here to investigate the case and found the real culprit. I have lived up to the expectations of the emperor and the old marquis." Qi Ning sighed: "It's just that the governor died at the hands of Xiao Xiao, which is really sad and infuriating regret."
"Master Marquis, that's not what I'm talking about." Xin Ci stared at Qi Ning: "I would like to thank you for preserving the reputation of the Tantai family."
"General Xin means...?"
"The woman who appeared on the ship was the Crown Prince's wife. The general could tell at a glance." Xin Ci looked solemn, but his eyes were cold and stern: "But no matter what, the young lady is dead!"
Qi Ning nodded lightly and said: "General Xin was wrong. That was not the young lady. Because the governor passed away, the young lady committed suicide and followed the governor. The bodies of the governor and his wife had just been buried at sea, so the young lady was indeed dead. ”
Xin Ci's eyes showed gratitude, and he suddenly bowed deeply to Qin Ning without saying a word.
"General Xin, your burden will be heavier than anyone else's next." Qi Ning said sternly: "The governor has passed away, Shen Liangqiu has been executed, and the East China Sea Navy has no leader. Everything requires you to shoulder this burden."
"Until there is another decree from the imperial court, I will definitely let the Donghai Navy be in peace." Xin Ci said solemnly.
Qi Ning nodded slightly and said: "Besides, there are two things I can explain to you now. I am very grateful to General Xin for cooperating with me to reveal the truth today...!"
"The one who should be grateful is the general, the Tantai family." Xinci smiled bitterly and said: "The Marquis secretly came to me yesterday and told me that the real culprit who murdered the governor today will reveal himself. All he needs is the cooperation of the general. Of course, I will follow your wishes." He shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Although I had some doubts about Shen Liangqiu before, I really don't want this result today."
"I can understand General Xin's mood." Qi Ning said: "Shen Liangqiu grew up in Tantai's family, but he has fallen like this. It's really...!"
"If the old Marquis knew that this was the result, I'm afraid he would feel very uncomfortable in his heart." Xin Ci shook his head and said, "None of this should have happened, but it happened."
Qi Ning hesitated and asked: "General Xin, before General Shen jumped into the sea, he said something very strange. I wonder if you still remember it?"
"What did the Marquis say?"
"He said it won't take too long, and I will know the final truth." Qining's eyes were sharp and his eyebrows were slightly furrowed: "What does this final truth mean? Could it be that the truth we revealed today is not the final truth? "
Xin Ci said seriously: "It turns out that the Marquis also noticed this sentence. Yes, when he said this sentence, the general was also very curious...!" After a pause, he said: "Shen Liangqiu seems to be still... There’s something he’s not confessing, and he’s hiding something big.”
"Exactly." Qi Ning nodded and said, "It's a pity that he is already dead. What did he mean by the last truth?"