Chapter 87: Seeing the Wa Kingdom

Xiao Chengtian knows how much Yan Ze treasures this daughter; he would never bring Yan Ning out if there were even a hint of danger.

Yan Ning was still not quite used to being on the ship, feeling a bit dizzy at first.

Yan Ze stuffed a particularly sour preserved plum into her mouth, almost making Yan Ning's teeth fall out from the sourness.

However, because of this, her seasickness symptoms improved quite a bit.

Life on the ship is very boring; it wasn't convenient for Yan Ning to take out her iPad to show off, so she took a storybook and read it on the deck while blowing in the wind and basking in the sun—it couldn't be more comfortable.

Those soldiers were not idle either.

Wu Jiangjun held a Telescope in his hand, finding it very novel.

He excitedly said to Yan Ze, "His Highness, I have seen a sea island very, very far away!"

Yan Ze demonstrated for him, rotating the Telescope, "Take another look."

Wu Jiangjun looked again and let out an exclamation: "My goodness! Now I can even see the little Bird; what on earth is this thing!"

Yan Ze said, "This is a Telescope. We bought one from a Huoshang before, but unfortunately, it broke. We then made a new one by following the pattern, but it's a pity the effect isn't as good as the original one."

Wu Jiangjun was somewhat excited and asked Yan Ze, "Can this be sold to our Garrison?"

Yan Ze said, "No, but you can take turns playing with it these few days."

Only then did Wu Jiangjun realize he had said the wrong thing.

If Yan Ze were still the First Prince, asking him this question would be no problem at all, but the problem is, he has been exiled!

Wu Jiangjun is also well-informed and knows they are using this Telescope to guard against those people in the Capital.

If it were easily sold, it would be too easy for the Second Prince's or Third Prince's men to kill them later.

Wu Jiangjun felt a bit embarrassed, "It is I who should not have asked this question."

Yan Ze put away the Telescope and glanced at his daughter.

Her hair was blown up by the sea breeze, she was holding a book in her hands, and a seagull landed beside her. It was very beautiful.

Yan Ze wanted to capture this scene to show her mother, but unfortunately, with so many eyes on the ship, it was not convenient for him to take out the iPad.

By now, it was mealtime, and Yan Ning was a little hungry.

But looking at the soldiers on the ship, they were all in a long queue, taking turns to play with the Telescope.

Fortunately, she had made ten Telescopes one after another; they were essential items for marching and fighting.

That group of soldiers was too excited to eat, while Yan Ning leaned over to her father: "Dad, I want to eat roasted Rabbit."

Yan Ze immediately skinned and gutted the Rabbit, not throwing away the rabbit fur, as he planned to make some fluffy little things later.

Yan Ze went to the kitchen, took out the pot, and placed the Rabbit on the stove to roast, while Yan Ning controlled the heat from below.

Being careless, her face got dirty like a little tabby cat.

Yan Ning wiped her face with a handkerchief, and smelling the aroma of the meat, she was almost drooling.

Wu Jiangjun and Xiao Chengtian were drawn to the kitchen by an enticing smell of roasted meat, only to see the First Prince, who had never lifted a finger, actually roasting a Rabbit himself.

And Yan Ning, a little Princess raised with every luxury, could actually control the heat!

Yan Ze said with a smile, "You must be craving it too; there are just enough rabbits left, let's eat together."

Wu Jiangjun hurriedly said, "No, no, no, I eat the same things as the soldiers; I cannot receive special treatment. I will go first."

How would Wu Jiangjun dare to let Yan Ze roast meat for him?

That would be like having lived too long.

His relationship with Yan Ze was just a normal cooperative one, not like the Prince of Nanyang who was an in-law.

But that Rabbit was truly fragrant.

One wondered what seasonings were added to make it so fragrant!

Yan Ze roasted three rabbits in a row, and the three of them ate with great relish.

Yan Ning finished first, "Dad, your cooking skills have improved again; it's so delicious I could almost swallow my tongue. The chili powder is sprinkled evenly, it's really too delicious. I think even Li Dachu doesn't cook as well as you."

Yan Ning's gaze was sincere, and her compliments came easily.

Yan Ze lost himself in these praises.

He smiled until his eyes disappeared: "Then I will roast Rabbit for you again tomorrow."

Yan Ning was happy again.

There is roasted Rabbit tomorrow too!

Xiao Chengtian thought to himself that they were not here to fight a war, but to go on vacation.

However, Xiao Chengtian was truly a bit puzzled as to why Yan Ze insisted on bringing Yan Ning and Qian Ruofang along.

Qian Ruofang could still be understood; although she was a frail woman, she could at least provide medical care and medicine for the soldiers.

What about Yan Ning?

But Xiao Chengtian stopped thinking about it since he couldn't figure it out; he would just wait and see. Anyway, he had brought five hundred guards, and it would be fine to have them all protect Yan Ning when the time came.

Yan Ning really did feel like she was on vacation.

"Wow—"

Yan Ning looked over and saw a dolphin jump up, with a rainbow appearing in the spray of water it brought up.

Her first reaction was also to take a photo, but it was a pity that many beautiful scenes in ancient times could not be recorded.

On the other side, Shawan County.

Ji Lan's original plan was to play mahjong with the Princess Consort, and eat and drink along the way.

However, Yan Ning had assigned her a task: to buy a ship and find a decent uninhabited desert island as a retreat.

Ji Lan was truly embarrassed, so the Princess Consort said, "That's perfect, how about we go together?"

Yan Ning and Yan Ze trusted the Prince of Nanyang's family, so Ji Lan agreed immediately.

Still at Huaiqing Shipyard, Ji Lan asked, "I want an Ocean-going Ship, it doesn't need to be very big, do you have one?"

The Manager said with a beaming smile, "Madam, how about this one? It is more than enough for one thousand people, and there are private rooms on board, as well as some bunk beds below deck in addition to the storage area."

"Moreover, the price of this ship is very favorable, only seven thousand five hundred taels."

Ji Lan thought about picking a few more, but after looking around, none were as good as the first one she saw.

Ji Lan then readily handed over two Silver Notes, and received back two one-thousand tael Silver Notes and one five-hundred tael Silver Note in change.

Someone immediately sailed the ship to the wharf by the coast of Chaoyang Village for her.

The next step was to go and see if there were any uninhabited islands.

Ji Lan prepared to go herself, but Zhuo Heng felt it was a bit dangerous, so he took a few servants with him, and the crew members Er Gouzi helped find also went along.

Zhuo Heng took five or six people with him and sailed eastward.

He held the Telescope and searched all around; after the ship had sailed for two days, Zhuo Heng settled on an island.

But he did not rush to claim it, instead going around the vicinity, having people draw up a sea chart, and then going to find the next island.

By finding more, there would be room for selection later on.

On the other side.

Yan Ning sprawled out on the small balcony of her room to look at the stars.

Life on the ship was indeed somewhat dull and boring.

They had already been sailing for over ten days, yet there was still no sign of Woguo.

At this moment, she heard someone shouting loudly:

"I, I see Woguo!"

"They, they are even lighting bonfires at night; we should be able to arrive in about a day or two."

Yan Ning immediately sat up and ran to the roof to look toward the northeast.

She saw a group of Woguo pirates lighting bonfires, dragging several women out of a cage on the side, and then...

Yan Ning was so angry she could die; those women were clearly abducted from their Daxia!