Tang Qiqi spoke with such conviction that the two boatmen were already trembling with fear. In order to save their lives, they had no choice but to listen to Tang Qiqi and take them to the other side.

Tang Qiqi and Xu Lanzhi didn't want to cause trouble for the boatman, so they told the children to stay quietly in the cabin and not make a sound.

When the boat was halfway there, the boatman said tremblingly, "Heroine, the human trafficker leader Song Chunhua is here! You'd better hide well!"

Tang Qiqi and the others understood and hid inside the boat, not daring to breathe.

Not long after they left, they heard the female bandit leader ask in a menacing voice, "Old Zhang, what are you two delivering this time?"

The boatman bowed and scraped, saying, "Reporting to Chief Song, it's just some worthless goods!"

The woman said again, "This month is almost over, so hurry up and collect the protection money for me, don't wait for me to ask again!"

"Okay, I'll collect them and bring them to you as soon as possible!" The boatman didn't even dare to lift his head!

Fortunately, not long after they finished talking, the female bandit leader angrily boarded a boat and left.

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Watching them walk away, the boatman finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Thank goodness, she didn't suspect anything!"

The boatman on the next boat was far from happy. He said worriedly, "We can only hide for a day, not the next. When the leader finds out the person is missing, he'll still come after us!"

Old Zhang said, "Let's focus on the present first, heroine. Can you really give us two hundred taels of silver?"

Tang Qiqi said magnanimously, "I, Lady Qi, always keep my word. As long as you get us to the other side, I will not only cure your poison, but I will also give you the full two hundred taels of silver!"

Old Zhang said, "In that case, let's take the heroine's money, take our families, and run away to see if we can escape this calamity!"

Hearing their words, Xu Lanzhi felt extremely apologetic. She said apologetically, "Sir, I'm so sorry to have delayed your business!"

The boatman said, "It's all in the past. I could have earned some hard-earned money ferrying people here, enough to support my family. But ever since the leader of the ferry took notice of me, the money I've earned isn't even enough to support him. It's good to be away from this place of trouble."

Another boatman said, "Uncle Zhang, if you leave, what will happen to the others!"

"I'm old, I can't care about these things anymore!" Old Zhang said sadly.

Tang Qiqi asked, "I see there are quite a few of you, why don't you unite and resist her?"

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The younger boatman said, "Heroine, you make it sound so easy. We thought so at first too, but Song Chunhua kills without blinking an eye. Two of our brothers were killed because of this. We all have families to support. If it weren't for Uncle Zhang enduring humiliation and leading us to barely survive, our families would have starved to death!"

Old Zhang seemed to recall an unpleasant incident from before, and his face turned extremely ugly. He suddenly knelt down before Tang Qiqi, and said with a look of vicissitude in his eyes, "Heroine, I have a request for you, please grant it!"

Xu Lanzhi quickly helped him up, saying, "Grandpa, this is too much! You're so old, it's really too much for her to kneel down to a little girl!"

Tang Qiqi also said, "Grandpa, please speak properly!"

Old Zhang was helped to his feet by Xu Lanzhi and said, "Heroine, I am old, but those young men are still young. They have worked for me for many years, and I cannot protect them. This has always been a pain in my heart. Since you can save those children, it shows that you have the heart of a Bodhisattva. Please, I beg you, save those poor boatmen as well!"

Xu Lanzhi knew perfectly well that her daughter wasn't some kind of female knight-errant, so she wouldn't dare agree to such a thing. She quickly said, "Sir, you've misunderstood. Actually..."

Tang Qiqi immediately interrupted, saying, "Actually, I've wanted to teach Song Chunhua a lesson for a long time, but with so many children around, I haven't dared to do it. Don't worry, once the children are safely in a safe place, I will definitely come back and wipe out Song Chunhua and her remaining accomplices. You won't need to move!"

Old Zhang was overwhelmed with gratitude. He knelt down before Tang Qiqi again, saying, "This is wonderful! On behalf of all the boatmen and their families, thank you, heroine!"

Xu Lanzhi was surprised that Tang Qiqi would speak so carelessly. She tugged at Tang Qiqi and whispered, "Child, how can you say such nonsense? This is a matter of life and death. Don't harm people!"

Tang Qiqi whispered, "Don't worry, Mother, I wasn't just saying that casually. Since I said it, I will naturally stand up for them!"

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Old Zhang assumed that Xu Lanzhi was unwilling to help for nothing, and said repeatedly, "Madam, please, please help us! We won't let you work for nothing. We don't want the two hundred taels of silver. I will have everyone pool their money to give you the money!"

"Grandpa, you've misunderstood. That's not what I meant, it's just..." Xu Lanzhi was interrupted by Tang Qiqi halfway through her sentence:

"Sir, that's not what we meant. If we only helped you after taking your money, how would we be any different from that Song Chunhua? Don't worry, the heroine will definitely give you an explanation!"

Seeing this, Xu Lanzhi didn't know what to say, but she was really anxious and uneasy.

Tang Qiqi was also pondering how to deal with Song Chunhua. She knew she couldn't handle it alone, but now that she knew their hideout, she could get the county magistrate to take action. That way, she would also gain some political achievements, and he certainly wouldn't refuse.

As she was thinking, Old Zhang said, "Heroine, we'll be on the other side soon!"

Tang Qiqi looked up and saw that they were indeed close to the shore. She searched around to see if reinforcements had arrived, but she couldn't find anyone.

Before long, the boat docked. Xu Lanzhi called the children to disembark. Old Zhang and another boatman looked at Tang Qiqi expectantly. Tang Qiqi then remembered that she had "poisoned" them. She took two vitamin pills and handed them to them, saying, "This is the antidote. Take them quickly!"

The two quickly swallowed the medicine, looking relieved. Tang Qiqi barely managed to suppress her laughter.

She then took out two hundred-tael silver ingots and handed them to Old Zhang, saying, "Grandpa, take this money and stay out of the limelight with this man. Once I've settled things with the children, I'll come back to deal with Song Chunhua!"

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Old Zhang waved his hands repeatedly, saying, "Miss, this is unacceptable! How can I accept your money?"

Without waiting for a reply, Tang Qiqi handed him the money, saying, "This heroine told you to take it, so take it. I don't have much patience!"

Seeing that the heroine was angry, Old Zhang hurriedly and tremblingly accepted the silver, saying, "Then thank you very much, heroine!"

Tang Qiqi nodded in satisfaction. The two boatmen took the money, tied the boat to the shore, and left.

Xu Lanzhi suddenly exclaimed with delight, "Qiqi, look, isn't that Baogen over there?"

Tang Qiqi looked up and saw that the group coming from afar was none other than her eldest sister, second sister, and third sister. Liu Rufeng and Baogen were walking in front.

Tang Qiqi was overjoyed and said happily, "Mother, it's my sisters who have arrived!"

After saying that, Tang Qiqi waved to them, while Xu Lanzhi quickly urged the children to move forward, and the two groups finally met.

"We've finally found you!" Zhao Di said with a sigh of relief. Standing next to her was Lu Tianyu, who hadn't been seen for a long time.

After they had walked for a while, Xu Lanzhi counted the children again. She frowned and said, "Qiqi, one person is missing. Niu Niu hasn't caught up yet. Zhaodi, you two look after these children. I'll go find Niu Niu!"

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Tang Qiqi remembered that Niu Niu was the girl Xu Lanzhi had been holding when she was sick.

Jiedi pointed to the shore and said, "Isn't that the child in the red dress!"

Xu Lanzhi said excitedly, "That's right, it's her! You wait here, I'll go and bring her back!" After saying that, she ran back.

Xu Lanzhi hadn't run far when Tang Qiqi spotted a large ship speeding towards them. She knew something was wrong and hurriedly shouted, "Mother, come back quickly! The female bandit leader is back!"

Xu Lanzhi couldn't bear to leave Niu Niu behind, so she said, "Qi Qi, you all need to hide quickly."

After saying that, she quickly ran towards Niu Niu. Tang Qiqi told Zhao Di and the others to take the child into the woods, while she summoned Bai Xue to meet Xu Lanzhi.

She walked past Xu Lanzhi and said, "Mother, you go back first, I'll go pick up Niu Niu!"

Tang Qiqi rode on Bai Xue and quickly found Niu Niu. Niu Niu struggled to climb onto Bai Xue's back and sat in front of Tang Qiqi. They then hurried back.

At this moment, Song Chunhua drew her bow and nocked an arrow, aiming it at Tang Qiqi and shooting it.