Chapter 329 - 319: One More Update
Prince Duan finally caught up with Zheng Haoyuan an hour later. Zheng Haoyuan held up the hem of his robe himself, not needing Cang Er’s support, and walked at the forefront. His pair of brocade boots were already covered in mud, and his outer robe had long been discarded. The sleeves of his single garment had also been rolled up to the crook of his arms, his face was a sheet of contusion, with only two lines washed by tears still showing his fair skin.
"Imperial Uncle——" Upon hearing Lu Hu’s words, Zheng Haoyuan went directly to receive Prince Duan. Before he even approached, he knelt down with a plop on the muddy bank of the river.
"Imperial Uncle, it’s all my fault, I deserve to die——" Zheng Haoyuan truly wished to die, his mind was filled with the thought that he had caused his cousin’s death.
Upon hearing this, Zheng Boding looked at Zheng Haoyuan’s current state, and his anger dissipated by half. Although he was angry at Zheng Haoyuan for taking Nian Ru out, which led to this incident, the accident was not caused by Zheng Haoyuan, but by Zong Yunqian who fell down with her.
"Get up, we’ll talk after finding the person——" Zheng Boding couldn’t say anything else. If they couldn’t find Nian Ru, he wouldn’t forgive Zheng Haoyuan either.
"Yes, yes——" Zheng Haoyuan wiped his tears, his arms were equally dirty, but he didn’t care and continued walking forward. More and more torches were lit.
"Imperial Uncle, don’t worry, Lord Ben and Lord Chen who manage the river have already been captured by me. They say that the riverbed is all silt, which means there’s a high chance of my cousin surviving. However, the river is rapid, and my cousin might have been washed downstream." Zheng Haoyuan said while supporting Zheng Boding as they continued looking downstream.
Along the way, faint lights stretched increasingly farther from the foot of Golden Spirit Mountain.
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