Chapter 1865: Welcoming Liu Zheng

At this time, in Longyan.

Half a month had passed since the war in the Malacca Strait.

Xie Chan counted the time for Liu Zheng's return every single second; calculating it now, if there were no accidents.

Liu Zheng should arrive within the next three days.

Liu Dahao watched his daughter-in-law's longing gaze every day, then thought about how Liu Zheng might have already encountered danger.

He did not know what to do either.

Up until now, he had not even told Feng Sanniang about this matter.

Liu Dahao thought to himself that he would keep it hidden for a while longer, just a while longer...

Paper cannot wrap up fire; he understood this principle, but for now, there was only a corner of a Liu Character Army Flag and the wreckage of the Longyan Fleet, and nothing else besides that.

No living person was seen, and no corpse was found!

In his heart, Liu Dahao still believed that Liu Zheng was fine.

He had created so many miracles; how could anything happen to him?

Just at this moment, an attendant came in to report: "Reporting to the Master, Young Master Liu Zheng's ship has already entered the East Sea and will dock at Qingzhou in a few days."

Liu Dahao's expression froze, and the corners of his mouth split into a smile: "Good, good!"

It seemed all the worrying he had done before was for nothing; what could a single flag represent?

Truly, Heaven protects my son!

"Good, good, good, quickly prepare the Horse Carriage," Liu Dahao said urgently.

The news of Liu Zheng's return quickly spread throughout all of Longyan.

The Qingzhou port where Liu Zheng was to land was placed under martial law to maintain order.

After Xie Chan learned of this news, she insisted on going to Qingzhou to welcome Liu Zheng.

But she was already ten months pregnant and not fit for travel, especially by Horse Carriage, as it was too bumpy.

Feng Sanniang and Liu Dahao tried to dissuade her, but neither could overcome Xie Chan's stubborn temper.

Helpless, Liu Dahao had to mobilize a medical team to head to Qingzhou Port.

Now that Longyan had opened steam-powered Train lines, after this period of construction, the tracks for the Train had been laid across the entire territory of Longyan.

Traveling was now very convenient, which greatly promoted the economic development of Longyan.

Liu Dahao first took a Horse Carriage to the Liangzhou station.

Then he took a Train from the Liangzhou station to Qingzhou Port.

The journey of one day and two nights was not short.

But in Xie Chan's longing, every minute and every second was an ordeal; the medical team hired by Liu Dahao was prepared at all times, fearing that Xie Chan might feel any discomfort.

However, along this journey, the Train traveled very steadily without any huge bumps.

Xie Chan was also fine.

After arriving at the port in Qingzhou, according to the time, Liu Zheng's fleet was about to arrive.

Liu Dahao, Feng Sanniang, and Xie Chan stood at the port, waiting for Liu Zheng's arrival.

The Qingzhou port was now under martial law, and because it was for Liu Zheng's return, the entire port was filled with Longyan Soldiers maintaining order.

Xie Chan stood at the very front, looking at the Longyan Flag rising from the boundless sea level, as well as that incomparably bright Liu Character Flag.

Everything was telling Xie Chan of Liu Zheng's return.

Xie Chan's nose felt sore; it had been over nine months since she parted with Liu Zheng.

During this time, she had felt immense suffering.

Thinking that she would see Liu Zheng soon, Xie Chan's mood was nothing short of a transformation.

Feng Sanniang saw Xie Chan's expectant expression, and tears fell from her eyes; thinking of this couple, they had separated not long after getting married.

A separation of nearly a year, and now they were finally going to meet.

Feng Sanniang walked forward and whispered comfortingly: "Chan'er..."

Xie Chan turned her head and saw Feng Sanniang standing beside her.

"In a moment, if you ruin your makeup with tears, you won't look pretty."

Xie Chan nodded, wiped away the happy tears overflowing from the corners of her eyes, and quietly watched the Longyan Fleet slowly sail into the port.

The Supply Ship was the largest Battleship that Longyan had built to date!

Although the port was under martial law, there were still countless Longyan people watching from afar.

Liu Zheng returning to the country was the biggest news of the day.

The legendary stories of Liu Zheng in Longyan could not be finished in a day and a night; the Longyan people all wanted to see what this legendary Longyan Chief Minister looked like.

Following everyone's anticipation, the largest Longyan Supply Ship sailed into the port.

Longyan Soldiers walked off the Supply Ship in perfect unison.

Just after disembarking, they saw the sea of people in the distance, and their hearts skipped a beat.

Xie Chan looked anxiously at the soldiers coming down, searching for Liu Zheng's figure, but she simply did not see Liu Zheng.

Doubt rose in Xie Chan's heart, and just at this moment.

Among the Longyan Soldiers who had come down, one person wearing a Longyan general's uniform walked over.

He gave a military salute, looked at Liu Dahao and the others, and asked in confusion: "Hello, may I ask what is going on here?"

He did not recognize Liu Dahao and the others, but looking at the woman with the large belly beside them, he felt she looked very familiar.

Liu Dahao frowned: "Where is Liu Zheng? Is my son Liu Zheng not on the ship?"

Xie Chan also asked urgently: "That's right, where is Liu Zheng?"

Upon hearing this, the man's heart jolted; those who could wait here for Liu Zheng must have extraordinary status, but he had not expected them to be the family of Lord Liu Zheng.

The last thing he wanted to face right now was Liu Zheng's family.

They had encountered a storm at sea, and after being separated, only the ship Liu Zheng was on had not been found.

"Liu, Lord Liu..." he stammered.

Liu Dahao looked grim; he pulled the tattered flag with the character 'Liu' from his bosom, his heart aching uncontrollably.

"My son..."

Xie Chan's expression froze, her body trembling imperceptibly, her eyes losing focus as she stared at the supply ship.

Meanwhile, the ministers who had rushed to welcome Lord Liu Zheng learned of the news, spread their hands, and knew that something terrible had happened.

If Liu Zheng had met with an accident, half of Longyan would collapse.

He was, after all, a living legend of Longyan.

"That is how it happened; we were not defeated by the French Fleet, but instead encountered a hurricane..." the Longyan general recounted their journey in silence.

Liu Dahao, that shrewd businessman, responded as if he were a beat behind.

Feng Sanniang, that strong woman, was already sobbing uncontrollably.

Xie Chan, however, seemed to have lost her vitality; after hearing the Longyan general finish his account, her gaze collapsed.

Between Heaven and Hell, struck by this massive blow, Xie Chan wore a look that was neither crying nor laughing: "You said you would return before the child was born, you promised..."

Xie Chan stared at the horizon, dazed, her mind going blank.

Everything went black before her eyes, and she fainted.

"Xie Chan, Xie Chan!"

Liu Dahao could not afford to be consumed by grief, and the medical team that had come with the entourage proved useful at this moment.

The news of Liu Zheng's accident also spread rapidly to the Imperial Palace at this time.

Upon learning this news, Xie Ming clapped his hands in joy, and the Royalist Faction members were moved to tears—finally, Liu Zheng was dead.

Without Liu Zheng, the power within Longyan that suppressed their Noble class would wane.

They would have a chance to make a comeback!

Xie Ming wished he could roar at the sky; he felt as if he could already see the day he would ascend the throne once more.

After pacifying that nameless island, Liu Zheng was on his way to Longyan and had now entered Longyan's territorial waters.