Huang Zhong immediately had the men he brought along help carry everything aboard, filling both merchant ships to the brim.
Luckily, they had arranged for two ships. One alone would never have been enough.
Jiang Siming took Sun Shangxiang by the hand and boarded first.
Just as Huang Zhong was about to order the ships to set sail, a voice came from the reeds.
"Don't go, don't go! Wait for me~"
Huang Zhong instantly went on guard. A plain-looking man—one could even call him ugly—emerged from the reeds. He was dark and short, with a set of buckteeth.
His clothes were ragged as well, and he staggered out while carrying a wine gourd, looking completely deranged.
"Stop! Take one more step and you're dead!" Huang Zhong shouted.
The man was not afraid in the slightest. Instead, he chuckled and said, "You have to let me aboard. Without me, you won't make it out of Jiangdong."
"How dare you! Men, seize him!"
The moment Huang Zhong gave the order, Jiang Siming spoke from aboard the ship. "Hansheng, let him come up."
Huang Zhong did not hesitate. He immediately changed his attitude and invited the man aboard.
The man swaggered onto the ship, his arrogant manner making everyone feel thoroughly annoyed.
"Who would have thought that a mighty king would risk everything and run all the way to Jiangdong for a woman, courting death," the man said as soon as he arrived, openly mocking Jiang Siming with outrageous boldness.
"I think you're asking for a beating!" Dian Wei lost his temper, raising his huge palm and moving to slap the man across the face.
Jiang Siming grabbed his arm and said, "This has nothing to do with you. Go stand over there."
"Oh." Dian Wei had no choice. He feared no one,