Chapter 759

Pan Yun and the others did not set out to fly after Wang Cong until three days later. Before leaving, she handed Kuang Ping some of the manuscripts Miao Zhen and Miao He had recopied, while taking the rest with her.

She decided that once she returned, she would have them printed into booklets and send them to people skilled in mathematics and mechanisms.

They left after nightfall, and in the latter half of the night, they spotted Wang Cong's ships on the vast sea.

The corner of Pan Yun's mouth lifted. Just as she was about to lower the Three Treasures Cauldron, she saw a burst of flames erupt on the horizon, fire shooting into the sky.

Pan Yun froze. Xue Shao saw it too, and his heart tightened. "Where is that?"

A sea chart unfolded in Pan Yun's mind. Her expression darkened slightly. "At the edge of Ryukyu."

"Ryukyu is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, unlike Japan," Xue Shao said. "It has close ties with the Ming Dynasty. Like the King of Korea, its ruler requires the Ming Dynasty's approval for investiture. Let's go take a look."

Pan Yun immediately shot forward. As the Three Treasures Cauldron passed over the two ships, she flicked her finger, sending a honey pill shooting out. With a puff, it pierced a window, then embedded itself in a wooden pillar with a clang.

Wang Cong, asleep in his cabin, abruptly opened his eyes and rolled out of bed. He listened cautiously for a moment before lighting a candle and going out to look around. Seeing nothing, he returned to his room and dug at the honey pill.

By the time he finally pried the honey pill out of the pillar and opened it to find the note inside, Pan Yun