Chapter 191: All the property of the Zhao family is stolen

"thump!"

Qi Hean fell into the pool, and in the blink of an eye he was swept away by the undercurrent at the bottom of the pool and disappeared.

The nearby National Defense Army rushed over at the first moment, but was a step too slow.

Just happened to see Qi Hean being swept away by the undercurrent.

"Something happened to Third Master Qi while trying to catch fish!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the Qi family immediately looked towards the stream.

Han Chong was close by and hurried forward to check.

The pool is deep and seemingly calm.

He threw a stone in.

When the stone falls to a certain distance, it is suddenly swept away by the rapids.

The National Defense Army who arrived at the first moment said, "Han, the pool of water should be connected to an underground river. When the Third Young Master fell in, he was swept into the river by the undercurrent."

The implication is that Qi Hean is in great danger.

The undercurrent can sweep people away in an instant, which shows that the water in the underground river is turbulent and fierce. Qi Hean, who can't swim or know martial arts, has no power to resist.

Han Chong's face was solemn, and he shouted to Wu Chenggang: "Boss Wu, bring some ropes over here, the more the better!"

Before he finished speaking, Qi Yanzhou arrived at the edge of the pond.

He grabbed Han Chong's hand and said without hesitation: "Hold me, I'll go down and try."

Han Chong glanced at Ye Chutang and nodded in agreement seeing that she had no objection.

"Master Qi, be careful."

The two held each other's wrists more firmly.

Qi Yanzhou jumped into the pool without any hesitation.

The suction at the bottom of the pool was very strong. If Han Chong hadn't pulled him, he would have been swept away by the undercurrent.

Han Chong gradually felt exhausted and could hardly hold Qi Yanzhou anymore.

He exerted force and pulled the person up.

"Master Qi, I'm afraid your brother is in great danger."

That's putting it mildly.

But the truth is that Qi Hean is doomed to die.

Qi Yanzhou's body was dripping with water and his face was gloomy. No one knew what he was thinking.

Aunt Xu stumbled over, her whole body filled with sadness, as if she was about to break into pieces.

"He'er, where's my He'er?"

"Don't be afraid, He'er. Mother will come to rescue you right away."

After saying that, she jumped into the pool, but was caught up by Old Man Qi.

"Xu, calm down."

Aunt Xu's eyesight was blurred by tears, and her voice was choked with sobs, "I don't know whether He'er is alive or dead, how can I stay calm?"

This silly boy, he is just fetching water, why is he trying to catch fish!

Now that I have fallen into the pool, what should I do?

Qi Yanzhou was unable to utter any words of comfort, and his eyes fell on Zhao Qingshu who was not far away.

He knew very well that Qi Hean was timid and cautious and would not jump into the pond to catch fish.

There is definitely something wrong here!

Zhao Qingshu noticed Qi Yanzhou's gaze and looked at him calmly.

But the sweat on his palms betrayed his indifference.

It was he who shot a stone at Qi Hean's knee, causing him to fall into the pool.

He originally just wanted to embarrass Qi Hean, but he didn't expect to take his life.

Fortunately, he did it secretly and no one noticed.

At this time, Wu Chenggang brought over a lot of ropes.

Qi Yanzhou said, "Tie the rope around my waist and I'll go deeper inside to take a look."

Han Chong didn't dare let Qi Yanzhou take the risk.

“I’ll go!”

Qi Yanzhou ignored Han Chong and directly took two ropes and tied them around his waist.

Old Madam Qi under the tree was so anxious that she was almost dying.

"Atang, what should we do? The pond is so dangerous, will Zhou'er get into trouble?"

She felt sorry for Qi Hean who was swept away by the undercurrent, but people are selfish, and she cared more about her son.

Ye Chutang didn't know when he slid to the ground, with his palms pressed against the ground.

She comforted the old lady, "Mother, good things will come to those who are lucky. Ah Zhou and my third brother will be fine."

After Qi Hean fell into the water, she used her earth-related ability.

Countless mud tentacles stretched out from all sides of the underground river, searching for Qi Hean in the river.

Earth overcomes water, so it is easy to find people.

So Ye Chutang had already found Qi Hean and placed the unconscious him in a place with air in the dark river.

She didn't rescue the person immediately because she hadn't thought of a reasonable way to rescue him.

She originally wanted to find a pool of water downstream of the creek to create an undercurrent and create the illusion that Qi Hean was pushed out.

It turns out that the next pool of water was three miles away!

The distance is too far, and perhaps something unexpected will happen before it is found.

So we have to find another way.

Old Madam Qi was not reassured by Ye Chutang's comfort. She stared at her son who was tying the rope around his waist, and tears fell from her eyes.

"Tang'er, you always have ideas. Is there no other way to save He'er?"

She really didn't want her son to take risks.

Just as Ye Chutang was about to shake his head, he found a reasonable reason to save Qi Hean.

There is a huge black carp weighing over 100 pounds in the underground river, swimming upstream with great effort.

She placed Qi He on the back of the green fish, and with the help of the power of earth-related abilities, she sent the man and the fish to the pond.

Qi Yanzhou tied the rope and said to Aunt Xu who was crying uncontrollably: "Aunt, I will try my best to bring my third brother back."

Having said that, he was very clear that at this moment Qi Hean had probably been swept away by the current several miles away.

Aunt Xu knew clearly that her son might not come back.

She didn't want Qi Hean to get into trouble, so she grabbed his arm and said, "Second Master, life and death are determined by fate. He'er definitely doesn't want to see you take risks for him."

God knows how hard it was for her to say this.

As soon as she finished speaking, she fainted from the heartache.

Mr. Qi also advised Qi Yanzhou, "Zhou'er, don't go down, it's too dangerous."

"Dad, there are so many ropes, nothing will happen to me."

After Qi Yanzhou finished speaking, he prepared to jump into the pool.

It turned out that the blue-green lake bottom suddenly turned black.

Something is wrong!

Just as he was about to take a closer look, a big black fish flew out of the pond with Qi Hean on its back.

In fact, when Ye Chutang moved the man and the fish to the place where the underground river connected to the pool, he activated the mud tentacles to throw them out.

This created a scene where Qi Hean was riding a fish and flying out of the pond.

Baji!

The huge fish hit the ground.

The big fish was frightened because it was out of water, and its tail started hitting the ground wildly, making crackling sounds.

Qi Hean fell to the ground.

Seeing that he was about to be hit by the fish's tail, Ye Chutang hurriedly shouted: "A Zhou, help!"

Qi Yanzhou immediately came to his senses, took Qi Hean from under the fish's tail, and placed him in a safe area.

He immediately took Qi Hean's pulse.

I was very surprised to find that he was not injured, but just fainted.

Logically speaking, Qi Hean, who couldn't swim, would be in critical condition if he was dragged into the dark river for a stick of incense's time, even if he managed to survive.

But his pulse was strong and nothing was wrong.

Ye Chutang came to Qi Yanzhou and asked in a worried tone, "Azhou, is my third brother okay?"

"It's okay, I just fainted."

Ye Chutang took Qi Hean's pulse.

"It's true. It's a miracle that my third brother can come back intact!"

Qi Yanzhou echoed: "It is indeed a miracle!"

After saying that, he patted Qi Hean's face and pinched his philtrum hard.

Qi Hean quickly opened his eyes.

He looked at Qi Yanzhou, who was soaked all over, with a confused look on his face.

"Second brother, what's wrong with you?"

"I'm fine, how are you feeling?"

"I……"

As soon as Qi Hean opened his mouth, he was startled by the noise made by the big black carp.

"Where did such a big fish come from? It must weigh more than 100 kilograms, right? It's really scary."

Ye Chutang frowned and asked, "Third brother, you don't remember anything?"

Qi Hean looked confused.

"Second sister-in-law, what should I remember?"

As soon as he asked this question, he remembered how he was ambushed, fell into a pool of water, and was swept away by the fast current.

"Sister-in-law, I remember now. Someone hit me in the knee with a stone and caused me to fall into the water!"

After saying that, he rolled up his trouser legs and showed Ye Chutang the bruises on his knees.

At this time, the group of people who were frightened by the outrageous scene came back to their senses.

"Was my eyes dazzled just now? I actually saw fish flying in the sky!"

"Master Qi III rode a fish out of the water. Could it be that he can control the beast?"

"…Have you read too many picture books?"

"This Third Young Master has survived a great disaster, so he will surely have good fortune in the future!"

The discussion continued, but Ye Chutang ignored it and stared at Qi Hean's injured knee.

"Third brother, where were you standing before you fell into the water?"

Qi Hean stood up, limped to the edge of the pond, and reenacted the scene.

He stood his ground, pretending to reach for the fish.

"Second sister-in-law, I will stand here and fall into the water in this position."

Qi Yanzhou looked at the bruises on Qi Hean's knee and guessed the direction from which the stone came.

He and Ye Chutang looked towards the Zhao family's location at the same time and immediately identified the person who harmed Qi Hean.

Zhao Qingshu!

In the entire Zhao family, he is the only one who knows martial arts.

Zhao Qingshu broke out in a cold sweat on his back as the two men stared at him, and he looked away guiltily.

Qi Yanzhou untied the rope on his body and threw it towards Zhao Qingshu.

The rope wrapped around Zhao Qingshu's neck and circled several times, and a strong pulling feeling came over him.

The pain in my neck was so severe that it felt like it would be torn off in the next moment.

He wanted to untie the rope, but Qi Yanzhou pulled him forward.

"What... do you want to do..."

Zhao Qingshu had just managed to squeeze out five words when Qi Yanzhou, with a malicious look in his eyes, kicked him into the pool.

He reacted quickly, stretching out his limbs and leaning against the water to prevent himself from being swept into the undercurrent.

"Sir, help!"

The escorting officers are all the emperor's men, and they will definitely not watch him get into trouble.

Even as he thought this, the suction beneath him made him panic and a look of fear appeared on his face.

Han Chong looked at Zhao Qingshu coldly, "You almost killed the third son of the Qi family. How can I save you?"

"I didn't...Ah!"

Ye Chutang picked up some small pebbles from the ground and bounced them onto Zhao Qingshu's knees.

Zhao Qingshu's knees went weak and his feet could no longer support the edge of the pool, and his body slid down.

He clasped his hands tightly into the gap to prevent himself from sliding down.

But the suction from below was too strong, his hands gradually lost strength, and he was about to lose his grip.

At this time, Zhao Mingxu rushed over.

"What are you doing? Pull my son up quickly!"

The moment he finished speaking, Ye Chutang threw three pebbles at Zhao Qingshu.

Hitting him in the knee and elbow respectively.

Zhao Qingshu, whose limbs were powerless, was instantly swept away by the turbulent undercurrent and disappeared into the pool.

Zhao Mingxu was so frightened that his heart stopped and he screamed wildly.

"I want you to pay with your lives!"

Having said that, he pounced towards Ye Chutang.

Before he could get close to Ye Chutang, the rope in Qi Yanzhou's hand was pulled towards him.

With a "snap" sound, two red ropes were pulled out from Zhao Mingxu's face.

The next moment, the rope was wrapped around his neck.

And the other end of the rope is Zhao Qingshu's life.

Zhao Mingxu was pulled to the ground by the rope and slid into the pool.

He was so frightened that he waved his limbs around and finally hugged a huge rock.

The rope around my neck was getting tighter and tighter, and my face was turning red.

Qi Yanzhou looked at Zhao Mingxu with a smile and said, "Zhao Qingshu is at the other end of the rope. You can either pull him up, fall in with him, or cut the rope to save yourself. Make your choice."

Zhao Mingxu only has Zhao Qingshu as his son, so he naturally cannot watch him die.

He was speechless and could only look to Han Chong for help.

If Han Chong doesn't want to expose the fact that he has defected to the Qi family, he can't just sit back and watch.

He said to Qi Yanzhou: "Master Qi, Zhao Qingshu has already been taught a lesson. It would be bad if someone died."

"Your Excellency is right, but we can't just let this go. The Zhao family must compensate my third brother."

Zhu Rong rushed over and agreed immediately.

"Compensation, we will pay!"

"Five thousand taels."

Zhu Rong glanced at Qi Yanzhou, who was opening his mouth wide, then squatted down and pulled hard at the rope that was wrapped around Zhao Mingxu's neck.

Zhao Mingxu was able to catch his breath and said in a hoarse voice: "Give it to me, I'll give it to you!"

"You're smart."

With Qi Yanzhou's permission, Han Chong and his men pulled Zhao Qingshu out of the pool.

Zhao Qingshu stayed underwater for too long and was washed away by the rapids. The rope around his neck cut his skin and blood was flowing.

His face turned purple due to suffocation, and he exhaled more than he inhaled.

His stomach was bulging, showing that he had drunk a lot of water.

Zhu Rong rushed over immediately and untied the rope around Zhao Qingshu's neck.

"Son, wake up quickly, don't let anything happen to you, or I will die!"

She cried so miserably that if you didn't know better you would have thought she was mourning.

The doctor came over and examined Zhao Qingshu's injuries.

"We must drain the water out of Mr. Zhao's stomach before we can save him."

Wu Chenggang had his men grab Zhao Qingshu's ankles, hang him upside down, and shake him again and again.

But it didn't work and I couldn't spit out the water.

The doctor said, "Mr. Zhao has been drowning for too long. We can only try to help him breathe."

Zhu Rong cried, "Then try it quickly!"

Ye Chutang saw that Zhao Qingshu would not die, so he decided to make some money.

“I can save him,” she said.

Hearing this, Zhu Rong immediately knelt in front of Ye Chutang and kowtowed to her.

"Please save Qingshu. I will agree to any conditions."

"Ten thousand taels."

"Okay, as long as you can save Qingshu, I'll give it to you."

Ye Chutang knew that all the Zhao family’s money was in Zhao Mingxu’s hands, and looked at him coldly.

"To save, or not to save?"

Zhao Mingxu covered his red and swollen neck, his eyes full of struggle.

He only had about 12,000 taels of silver in his hand. He had previously promised to give Qi Hean 5,000 taels of compensation, but now he couldn't even come up with 10,000 taels.

If the jewelry of the female relatives were included, the collection would be complete.

But if he did that, he would be penniless!

Seeing Zhao Mingxu hesitate, Zhu Rong rushed over and punched his chest.

"You only have one son, Qingshu. If he dies, the Zhao family will be extinct!"

This made Zhao Mingxu's face change drastically, "What do you mean?"

At this point, Zhu Rong only wants to save her son and is not afraid to tell Zhao Mingxu the cruel truth.

"Master, you have overindulged yourself and damaged your body. You will never have children in the future."

Zhao Mingxu didn't believe it, "Did you do something to me?"

Zhu Rong had already given Zhao Mingxu a drug that would make him infertile, so Zhao Qingshu was the only legitimate son, and it was all thanks to her.

But she wouldn't admit it.

"Master, you think too much. I just didn't tell you to protect your dignity."

After saying that, she urged, "Save Qingshu first. You don't want to send someone young off before you, do you?"

Zhao Mingxu didn't want to end his family lineage, so he immediately looked at Ye Chutang.

"As long as you can save Qingshu, I will give you 10,000 taels."

Ye Chutang took out a silver needle and gave Zhao Qingshu several injections in the chest and throat.

Soon, he vomited a lot of water.

After the doctor felt his pulse, he said, "Mr. Zhao is fine now. He will recover after a few days of rest."

After saying that, he looked at Zhao Qingshu's bloody neck.

"Do you need me to treat this injury?"

Zhu Rong understood the doctor's hidden meaning.

"No, we have prepared some excellent trauma medicine."

After Ye Chutang received the silver needle, he stretched out his hand to Zhao Mingxu and said, "I have saved the person. Give me the money."

Zhao Mingxu reluctantly gave Ye Chutang 12,000 taels of silver notes and used jewelry to pay off 3,000 taels.

Ye Chutang accepted it with satisfaction, took out five thousand taels of silver and handed it to Qi Hean.

Qi Hean quickly waved his hand to refuse.

"Second sister-in-law, you will be responsible for all the food, clothing and expenses during this exile, so you should take this banknote."

Aunt Xu, who had been unconscious, had woken up and agreed, "Madam, He'er is careless and not suitable for taking banknotes."

Ye Chutang did not refuse anymore.

"Okay, I'll take it for my third brother first and give it to him when he gets married."

Qi Hean blushed at this remark.

He quickly pointed at the big bluefish and changed the subject, "What should we do with this fish?"

The big black carp had been jumping around and looked dirty, with its gills opening and closing weakly.

If you put it back in the water, it will definitely not survive.

Ye Chutang did not answer but asked, "Third brother, what happened after you fell into the pond? How did you get out of the pond riding on a fish?"

She knew that this was a question that everyone was curious about, so she asked it on behalf of everyone.

Qi Hean scratched his head, looking very naive.

"I don't know either. I fainted after being swept away by the current."

All he knew was that the water was flowing very fast, his body was spinning uncontrollably, and he felt dizzy.

The underground river was very dark, and the water pressure from all directions made it impossible for him to breathe, and he soon lost consciousness.

"Maybe it's luck."

Apart from this explanation, no one can think of any other.

After all, Zhao Qingshu not only had martial arts skills, but he was also tied up with ropes and had a narrow escape from death.

Ye Chutang smiled and said, "With your good luck, we will be able to be exiled safely."

Qi Hean felt a lot of pressure and asked weakly, "What if my good luck runs out today?"

Being swept away by an undercurrent and still coming back intact must have used up all my luck in this life.

"Then do more good deeds, and good things will come to good people."

"Sister-in-law, I understand. Should we release this big black fish that saved my life?"

Ye Chutang looked at the dying fish and said, "This is a blessing. We have to kill it and eat it."

After saying that, she looked at Qi Yanzhou.

"A Zhou, I can't finish this big fish. Go take five or six pounds of meat from the fish's belly, and give the rest to the officer."

Qi Yanzhou looked at Ye Chutang and asked, "Is it okay to eat fish?"

He was worried that the strong smell of fish would cause her acid reflux and morning vomiting.

Ye Chutang nodded slightly, indicating that he could eat fish.

Now the fish were in front of her, if she didn't eat it, it would definitely arouse suspicion.

And as long as it is handled properly, the fish meat will not have a fishy smell.

Qi Yanzhou agreed, "Okay, I'll go get the fish."

Ye Chutang reminded: "Azhou, take down the green fish stone as well."

"Herringbone?"

"There is a hard object on the upper jaw of the black carp's throat. Take it off. I can use it."

Qi Yanzhou nodded, "Okay, you guys go back to the tree and rest first."

"good."

Qi Yanzhou waited until Ye Chutang was far enough away before he scraped off the scales and removed half of the fish belly.

He removed all the greasy parts and shaved off the long fish bones.

The huge fish head was split open, revealing the white herring stone, which emitted an unpleasant fishy smell.

Qi Yanzhou frowned and did not touch the green fish stone.

"Sir, you guys prepare the fish meat first, I'll come back to get the green fish stone later."

After saying that, he took the fish to the stream and washed it again and again.

After making sure there was not much fishy smell, he gave it to Ye Chutang.

"Atang, the smell of bluefish stone is very strong, are you sure you want it?"

Ye Chutang nodded, "Just wash the blackfish stone and soak it in peanut oil."

Peanut oil can mask and remove the odor of herring stone.

Just soak it for three days and the odor on the herring stone can be eliminated.

"Okay, I'll go deal with the herring stone."

After Qi Yanzhou finished speaking, he looked at Qi Hean, who was soaking wet.

"Third brother, you smelled like fish when you rode out on the fish before. Go change into dry clothes."

"Okay, second brother."

Qi Hean glanced at the sparsely wooded forest around him, used the simple toilet as a cover, and went to change his clothes.

Aunt Xu asked Ye Chutang, "Madam, how do you eat this fish?"

Ye Chutang thought for a moment and said, "Let's make some pickled fish."

"Okay, Madam, I will do it as you ask me."

"Cut half of the fish into thin slices and season with salt..."

Following Ye Chutang's instructions, Aunt Xu quickly marinated the fish fillets.

"Auntie, there is a pickled cabbage jar at the back of the cart. Take out two portions of pickled cabbage and soak them."

As soon as he finished speaking, Qi Hean's angry voice came from the woods.

"You're a pervert, why are you stealing my clothes?"

Aunt Xu stood up immediately.

She lifted her foot and put it down immediately.

"Master, He'er is changing her clothes. It's not appropriate for me to go. Please go and take a look."

Mr. Qi nodded and said, "Just focus on cooking. I'll go take a look."

He had only taken two steps when Qi Hean's frightened voice was heard.

"You... don't come over here, help!"

The toilet, which was shaking violently, suddenly collapsed.

Qi Hean, who was wearing his underwear, threw Ye Siyin, whose clothes were disheveled, to the ground.

Ye Siyin cried so pitifully.

"Master Qi San, I just want to use the toilet. How could you...how could you do this to me?"

Qi Hean was stunned when he saw Ye Siyin putting the blame on him.

"You...you...don't talk nonsense!"

He was so angry that he couldn't speak, and even his rebuttal seemed powerless.

Ye Siyin reached out to push Qi Hean's chest, and her fingers touched it again and again restlessly.

"Go away and don't bully me!"

Qi Hean was framed and was about to explode with anger.

He quickly stood up, but suddenly lost his strength and fell on Ye Siyin.

Seeing that the medicine was taking effect, Ye Siyin immediately adjusted the position of her head and moved her lips forward.

As long as Qi Hean kissed her in public, he must be responsible for her!

Qi Hean looked at Ye Siyin's dry lips, and his stomach felt sour.

"vomit!"

When their lips touched, he spit in Ye Siyin's face.