With the help of Bai Xue and the others, Tang Qiqi easily eliminated the four guards left in the courtyard.

Tang Qiqi and Xu Lanzhi gathered the children together. Since they had a long way to go, Tang Qiqi asked Xu Lanzhi to arrange them in order of height, with each older child leading a younger one, and they prepared to set off.

"Qiqi, where are we going?" For some reason, Xu Lanzhi relied on Tang Qiqi a lot whenever she was around!

When Tang Qiqi arrived, she was locked in a box, and she herself was completely confused about the journey.

But now, she has no choice but to bite the bullet and lead everyone away from this courtyard as soon as possible.

In fact, as long as they didn't encounter that fierce female leader, Tang Qiqi was confident that she could safely lead them to safety, no matter where they went, since she had no worries about food and drink in her own space.

Tang Qiqi recalled the view she had seen from the second floor. There were trees to the east, which would be good for hiding, so she said, "Let's head east!"

The group then marched forward in a grand procession. Tang Qiqi fired a signal flare given to her by Liu Rufeng, hoping they would come to meet them.

These children had been locked up for too long and had poor food; they quickly became exhausted after walking for only a short time.

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Tang Qiqi gave each of them two steamed buns and some hot milk to help them replenish their energy!

Although it was just an ordinary steamed bun, it was a delicacy to these hungry children, and they devoured it!

After everyone finished eating, Tang Qiqi encouraged them, "Was the steamed bun delicious?"

"Delicious!" the children exclaimed in unison!

"Then let's all keep going! Once we leave this place, we'll have meat buns to eat every day!" Tang Qiqi said with great enthusiasm.

With a goal in mind, the children are all gearing up and moving forward with all their might!

Seeing how these poor children were inspired with just a few words, Xu Lanzhi said to Tang Qiqi with satisfaction, "Qiqi, you really have a way with things. A few steamed buns are enough to cheer them up!"

Tang Qiqi said, "Mother, it's not that I'm amazing, it's just that they've been starving for too long. Right now, the weight of a bun is far more attractive than a silver ingot!"

After walking for most of the day, a wide lake appeared before them.

Tang Qiqi was a little troubled. This waterway was not easy to travel, so she had to go and see if there was a ferry.

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Fortunately, there were several boats moored on the shore not far away. Tang Qiqi said, "Mom, wait a moment, I'll go ask the ferryman!"

Xu Lanzhi grabbed her and said, "Let me go. If you go, people will definitely treat you like a child!"

Tang Qiqi was worried that these ferrymen might be connected to human traffickers, so she went with Xu Lanzhi.

Xu Lanzhi asked a boatman who was dozing on the boat, "Sir, can you take us to the other side?"

The man glanced at Xu Lanzhi and her daughter and said, "No problem, twenty coins!"

Xu Lanzhi hesitated for a moment and said, "Sir, there are quite a few of us, so we'll probably need two boats!"

The boatman asked curiously, "How many people are there? Why do you need two boats?"

“Thirty-five people in total!” Xu Lanzhi said hesitantly.

The boatman disembarked in surprise and looked around: "Thirty-five people? How come there are so many!"

When he saw the group of girls, his expression instantly turned sour. He waved his hand and said, "I can't do this with you. I'm not doing this business!"

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Xu Lanzhi said with a fawning expression, "Grandpa, I'll give you more money, please be kind enough to take us there, okay!"

The boatman firmly replied, "If you're just going to take the two of you, that's fine. But if you take them with you, no amount of money will do!"

Tang Qiqi persisted, saying, "We haven't shortchanged you, so why don't you give it to us!"

The boatman said coldly, "You can earn this money, but you also have to be alive to spend it. If you want to leave, you two get on. Those children are of dubious origin, so I can't take them!"

"I'll give you ten taels of silver, will you take us there?" Tang Qiqi thought that a generous reward would surely attract brave men.

But the boatman was unmoved. He said irritably, "If you two aren't going to leave, then just leave. Don't disturb my sleep!"

Tang Qiqi said unhappily, "There are so many boatmen here. If you're not doing business, we'll find someone else!"

The boatman smiled dismissively and said, "Little kid, if I don't dare to take someone, no one else will. Let's go!"

"Mom, let's go ask someone else. I refuse to believe that we have the money and no one will ferry us across!" Tang Qiqi refused to believe it!

They walked a little further and asked other boatmen. They looked at the group of children and seemed very uneasy. Tang Qiqi raised the price to one hundred taels, but they still refused to take the job.

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Tang Qiqi was somewhat dejected. A kind boatman quietly said to Xu Lanzhi, "Madam, I advise you to go to the captain at the top and board the boat yourselves. These children are not for you to manage!"

"Can the two of us ride on your boat?" Tang Qiqi asked deliberately!

"We have rules here. Everyone comes in line, and no one can break the rules!" the man said.

Tang Qiqi went straight to the point: "I think it's more than that. That old man at the front is your boss, isn't he?"

The man said to Xu Lanzhi, "Your little one has a sharp eye. Now that you know, don't make things difficult for us!"

Tang Qiqi sighed and said, "Mother, it seems we still have to find that old man to cross the river!"

Xu Lanzhi was unsure of what to do. She said worriedly, "But he refuses to give us any money. Let's give him a little more and see if that works!"

Xu Lanzhi offered two hundred taels of silver to the boatman, but he still refused outright.

When you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. Tang Qiqi said in a low voice, "Grandpa, tell me what you need, and I'll give you a ride over there!"

Unable to withstand their persistent nagging, the man decisively declared, "No matter how much money you offer, I won't send those people over, because I can't afford to offend the person who brought them here!"

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Xu Lanzhi kept pleading, "Grandpa, please have mercy! These children are pitiful. If they fall into the hands of bad people, who knows how much suffering they will endure!"

The boatman said, "I'm just a boatman, I can barely take care of myself, how can I care about others? It's just that the leader of that gang went out this morning, otherwise I wouldn't be wasting my breath talking to you like this, I would have sent someone to report and have you arrested!"

Xu Lanzhi looked at Tang Qiqi helplessly and said, "It seems we have no choice but to think of another way!"

When Tang Qiqi heard that they had seen the human traffickers leave, she felt uneasy, thinking that they might be coming back soon.

While the boatman wasn't paying attention, Tang Qiqi quickly stuffed something into his mouth. Before the boatman could react, the round thing had already been swallowed.

"What did you give me to eat? It's so bitter!" The boatman touched his throat, but the food had already been taken down.

Tang Qiqi put on a smug look and said, "Who told you to refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit? What I just gave you was arsenic, which is extremely poisonous. If you don't take the antidote within half a day, you will die from the poison!"

"Little kid, do you think I'm easily scared?" the boat captain said, trying to appear calm, but his eyes betrayed his unease.

Tang Qiqi said with a sneer, "Whether I'm lying or not will be clear in half a day. Whether you want to send us or not is up to you!"

Seeing Tang Qiqi's behavior so inconsistent with her age, the man couldn't help but doubt her identity: "Who exactly are you?"

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Tang Qiqi, playing along with the plan, mysteriously said, "I am the chivalrous Lady Qi, who never changes my name or surname, and the devilish pharmacist of Medicine King Valley is my master!"

"Medicine King Valley? Heroine Qi? I've never heard of either!" The man simply didn't believe it.

Tang Qiqi said with a sharp look, "My master is elusive and difficult to find out. How could you novices like you possibly know anything about him? If it weren't for saving these children, I wouldn't have revealed my identity today. Whether you want to live or not is up to you!"

The boatman was terrified and immediately begged, "Heroine, spare my life! It's not that I'm unwilling to help, but we really can't afford to offend those people. We all have families to support, and if we get involved in this mess, our lives will be in danger. Please give me the antidote!"

Tang Qiqi said, "If you help us cross the river, I will not only give you the antidote, but I will also give you these two hundred taels of silver. Otherwise, you can just wait for the poison to take effect!"

After much hesitation, the boatman finally agreed to Tang Qiqi's request. He changed to two large covered boats, let the children hide inside, and called another boatman to accompany them.

Fearing that the boatman might try something on the way, Tang Qiqi took out perfume from her spatial storage and sprayed it in front of him, saying it was a highly poisonous sleeping potion and that she would give him the antidote after she had safely delivered them.