Chapter 345 Please Save Me

"To prevent any party from taking advantage of others' misfortune. Besides, they are allies, so they should share the good times and the bad times." An Yan replied.

Yan Qingqiu chuckled and said, "Why don't they be a couple? I think it's perfect."

"We have already wasted some time. We need to hurry up. There is a big river ahead. We may have to abandon this carriage." An Yan said.

Yan Qingqiu immediately took out the map and saw that there was a river with no end in sight ahead.

This river is so wide and long that it is impossible to swim across it. There are countless undercurrents and whirlpools hidden underneath.

An Yan stopped the carriage. She looked at the riverside for a moment, then leaned forward and said, "What should we do?"

"Look, there seems to be a ship in front." Meidie pointed forward.

An Yan saw it and said, "There really is a boat. That's great! We can carry our things on our backs and have him take us across."

Yan Qingqiu shouted towards the river: "Boatman, can you take us across the river?"

The boat continued to move slowly, but it finally docked at the shore. A man, no more than forty years old, asked, "Are you going to the other side?"

"That's right, I need your help." An Yan nodded.

"If you need my help, you should do me a favor too," said the man, and he jumped from the boat to the shore.

Yan Qingqiu said, "We can give you money or valuable things. It's up to you to choose. We won't take advantage of you."

"I don't want anything or money. I just want you to take back the restaurant on the other side of the mountain. If you have the ability, I will take you across the river." The man said firmly.

An Yan frowned and asked, "Which restaurant?"

"It's the Xinghua Restaurant at the foot of the mountain over there. A female devil came here and robbed me and my wife of our livelihood. We want to take it back now." The man sighed after he finished speaking.

Yan Qingqiu frowned, thinking why did they have to go back to the same place again? It was really endless. Mei Die also found this matter troublesome.

An Yan said, "So what if she snatched it back? I helped you snatch it back today, but once I leave, she'll snatch it back from you tomorrow. Besides, it might even be more disadvantageous to you."

"That's my home. I've planted that apricot tree for a long time. I feel sorry for it." The man said as he went back to the boat and prepared to row away.

Yan Qingqiu turned over and jumped directly onto the boat, saying, "If you don't take us over, we'll row the boat ourselves."

"Okay, then we don't need to cross the river." The man said and began to swing his body. The boat swayed back and forth, as if it was about to capsize. Yan Qingqiu was frightened and went back to the shore.

An Yan said: "Why are you so persistent?"

"That thatched house has been built for a long time. It's not easy to live in it on the other side of the river." The man insisted.

"You'd better not go there. Not only is there a female devil there, but there's also a male bully who's just missing a wife. He'll capture any pretty woman he sees. You'd better think carefully about whether you're going to give your wife to him." Yan Qingqiu used these words to scare him.

As expected, the man panicked and said, "That won't work. My wife is as beautiful as a flower. She can't go."

"You take us across the river first, and we'll help you build another Xinghua Restaurant on that side. Is that okay?" An Yan asked him kindly.

"I want that apricot tree. There is no better apricot tree within hundreds of miles here. It blooms all year round." The man insisted on having the tree.

"It will be destroyed even if it is uprooted." Yan Qingqiu said.

"It's not that I don't have apricot blossoms here, but they're not like that one, where the flowers never fall. My wife loves this one the most."

An Yan asked, "I'll give you one too. You don't have to go over there to pick it out. Okay?"

"Do you keep your word?" the man asked.

"Is it since that woman came that the apricot tree started to grow stronger?" An Yan asked him again.

The man felt a little embarrassed and said, "Well, that's true, but I planted that apricot tree, so it should be mine."

"Okay, okay, I'll give you one." Yan Qingqiu also understood what was going on. Fortunately, he brought a few Yongchun pills with him when he went out. He was really lucky.

The man was surprised, but afraid that An Yan and the others would try to trick him, so he said, "Keep your word, or I won't let you go. There's a forest on the other side of the river, and you can't get through without me leading the way."

"Let's pull the boat to the shore quickly." Yan Qingqiu urged him to get up.

The man did not dock the boat, but just blew a whistle and then shouted: "Madam, please bring the boat quickly." The sound echoed for a long time.

Then I saw a bigger boat coming over, and on the boat was a woman standing, her clothes fluttering, and she looked quite graceful.

When the boat docked, Yan Qingqiu was the first to jump on board. He wanted to see if there was any trick here. He found a young woman standing on the boat. She was pretty, but she didn't seem to be a good match for the boatman.

The lady on the boat also looked Yan Qingqiu up and down, a smile on her face, and with a somewhat seductive look, she asked, "Where is this young man from?"

Before Yan Qingqiu could answer, An Yan and Mei Die also flew onto the boat.

The woman froze and kept staring at An Yan.

An Yan frowned and looked the lady in front of her up and down. Just when she was about to say something, she heard the woman say, "Very good, very good. You all look extraordinary. I guess this must be your first time here."

"It's the first time." Yan Qingqiu nodded. He also noticed something strange and whispered to the lady, "Why do you always look at her? She's a woman. Are you interested in her and want to take advantage of her?"

"I wouldn't dare." The woman said as she walked towards An Yan and said to the man on the boat, "Hey, they promised to help me take back the Xinghua Restaurant."

"They said they would help us build a new one, an everlasting apricot forest. So I agreed to take them across the river. Once they had finished building the things, I would take them out of the forest." The man's voice was very happy.

But the woman's face was not very good, and she didn't dare to say much at this moment.

But An Yan was also a little confused. She should not have seen it wrong. This woman was the Chu woman who had appeared at Mancao Manteng before. How did she come here and be with such a man?

The man was not ugly, he just had an ordinary appearance, nothing amazing about him. It might not be what Chu liked, but he could be described as handsome, not that embarrassing.

Chu Nu kept looking at An Yan's face, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated, forcing Yan Qingqiu to stare at her.

Mei Die didn't want to meddle in other people's business, and she didn't know Chu Nu either. However, she felt that it was a pity for such a charming woman to be with such a man.

The boat soon docked.

The Chu girl got off the boat first, and then led An Yan and the others off. Then she said to the man, "Go to the kitchen and light the fire. I haven't eaten yet. I'll take these two girls to the house first."

The man nodded and said to Yan Qingqiu, "Hey, you're a man, come and help me."

Although Yan Qingqiu didn't want to, he didn't refuse and followed the man into a small room. It was a simple kitchen, but it was fully equipped.

On the other side, Chu Nu immediately knelt down to An Yan, which scared Mei Die beside her.

Chu Nu said, "You must save me. He has trapped me here for a long time and I can't get out. There's a female demon in front of me, and there's a forest behind me, full of traps and traps. I have no choice but to give myself to him, but I'm not willing to do so."

"I'm also surprised to meet you here." An Yan never expected this.

"Please, can you take me with you?" Chu Nu knew An Yan, and now seeing her was like meeting a bodhisattva.

(End of this chapter)