After refusing marriage, she was pampered by the prince who acted as a shield.

Chapter 148: Seeking Help

The ship began to rock violently.

Li Jingyang soon realized that the assassins had returned.

"Your Highness! What should we do now? The situation down below looks dire. Perhaps we should go down and help?"

The workers around them also spoke up, but they were just ordinary people and didn't know any martial arts.

Even if they went down, it would be a pointless death.

"Don't panic. Everyone, hide in the cabin first. I will find a way to resolve this and won't let you be in danger."

As a prince, Li Jingyang naturally wouldn't stand idly by and watch such a thing happen in front of him.

These people were quite loyal and actually protected Li Jingyang.

"What should we do now? Both girls have been down there for so long, could something have happened to them?"

Before Lin Rusi could finish speaking, the boat began to rock. Everyone realized that something was wrong. Could these people really be that powerful?

"do not be afraid."

Left with no other choice, Li Jingyang could only offer words of comfort first.

The two sisters underwater were no match for those people, and they quickly destroyed the bottom of the boat.

"you……"

Seeing this, Wanqi knew that she was no match for them underwater.

Moreover, the entire ship has already been destroyed, so there's no point in them continuing to struggle here.

We need to upload this immediately and tell Li Jingyang about it.

It took a great deal of effort to shake off the assassins and jump onto the ship.

Both sisters were injured.

Lin Rusi looked at the two of them and felt a little sorry for them, so she quickly helped them up.

Are you two alright?

Their clothes were stained red with blood, which showed that they were seriously injured.

"Your Highness, the two of us are no match for those assassins. Please take the Princess and leave immediately. The bottom of the ship has already been destroyed by them."

Wanxia then spoke.

How many of them are there?

“We can’t see clearly in the water, but there are at least a dozen of these people. They are very strong in water combat and are not ordinary people. Your Highness, please be careful.”

Wanqi spoke coldly, unlike her usual gentle and lovely self.

Only Lin Rusi knew that the two sisters had always received rigorous training.

Only in front of herself will she revert to her innocent and naive self.

Seeing the serious expressions on their faces, it's clear that resolving this matter won't be easy.

"Wanqi, you're injured. Quickly take Wanxia to rest."

Lin Rusi had never seen anything like this before, and she felt a pang of sympathy for her two maids.

But to everyone's surprise, the two of them refused without even thinking about it.

“Your Highness, we have been by the Prince’s side since we were young and have received all kinds of training. This little injury is nothing to us.”

"But……"

After spending so much time with them, I've developed some feelings for these two girls.

Seeing the two of them like this now, I feel heartbroken, which is why I offered my opinion.

"Alright, you two stay by the Princess's side and make sure she is safe."

Li Jingyang's expression was solemn.

Since this has already happened, we must find a way to resolve it.

He had already arranged for many people to guard the shore, but he never expected that someone would still dive in from the water.

It seems that I did not consider this matter thoroughly.

Ye Qing, who was on the shore, also sensed that something was wrong.

Although they could see some things happening on the ship from afar, they felt that Wanqi and Wanxia were highly skilled in martial arts and should be able to easily deal with some small fry.

But now it seems I underestimated it.

"Lord Ye, what should we do now?" The others looked at them with some concern.

However, the center of the lake is too far from here, and it's not easy to get there.

Moreover, the prince has given an order that nothing can be uploaded without his permission.

We don't know what the situation is like over there yet.

"No, the prince is in danger over there. We absolutely cannot ignore this. We must quickly get the boatmen around here to rescue him."

After Ye Qing finished speaking, everyone formed an alliance to find someone to help them.

"Boatman, there seems to be a problem with the boat in the middle of the lake. It's about to sink. Our master is still on board. Please help us."

After saying that, Ye Qing took out some money to invite several fishermen from the vicinity.

But to everyone's surprise, after hearing this, they were unwilling to help at all.

They've seen these things all the time living in this neighborhood.

This was originally a matter between royalty and nobles, and it wasn't something ordinary people like them could meddle in.

“Young master, it’s not that I’m unwilling to help, but we’ve seen too many things like this. If we help you today, we might be bitten in return one day. We can’t afford to take that responsibility.”

After saying that, he didn't think twice and refused the offer.

They clearly have enemies; if they choose to help, they might get themselves into trouble.

Thinking about this made me a little scared, so I refused without even thinking about it.

"Do you know who's on that boat? It's the Emperor's own brother, Prince Jinglie! If you stand by and watch him die, aren't you afraid the Emperor will punish you?"

Ye Qing was furious.

I never expected these people to be so cold-blooded.

Upon hearing this, the boatman said that he had seen many such cases, and even a prince could not be an exception.

"I'm really sorry, but these are our rules, and they can't be broken easily. Besides, if Wang Ye's website has any problems, it's just its fate, and it has nothing to do with us ordinary people."

If the emperor were to actually punish them, it would likely incite discontent among the people.

After thinking about this, none of them felt any fear at all.

Hearing these words greatly disappointed Ye Qing.

The boat was sinking significantly, and if they weren't rescued in time, they were likely to drown.

But the prince was clearly capable of escaping up here all by himself.

It seems it's all for the sake of the princess.

"Lord Ye, what should we do now? None of these people are willing to lend us the boat, and money is useless. What should we do?"

Thinking about this made me feel a little scared.

"Why don't we just swim across like this? Maybe we can help the prince get through this predicament."

Several people offered suggestions at this time, and Ye Qing, upon hearing them, also felt that it was simply impossible.

"It's too far from here. By the time we swim over, we'll be almost exhausted and won't be able to help at all. We might even make things worse! We shouldn't act rashly on this plan."

Even at this point, he was able to remain calm; now he had to come up with a foolproof plan.