Qin Qing reached out and rubbed Xiao Muyue's head, then reluctantly refused.
"Grandma knows you're scared, but we were all going to have to come to this sooner or later. You don't want to stay here forever, do you? Don't be afraid, Grandma will protect you!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Muyue nodded stiffly, clinging tightly to her swimming ring, terrified even though she was tied to a rope.
Then, the family slowly walked towards the exit, until Qin Qing suddenly shouted!
"Jump!"
With a sudden burst of strength, the group plummeted downwards, screams mingling with the sound of rushing water. The feeling of weightlessness overwhelmed them, and they could only keep their eyes tightly shut!
After an unknown amount of time, Qin Qing finally felt the warmth from the pool water. Perhaps the sun had been shining for a while, and the temperature was just right!
The two little ones clung tightly to their swimming rings, holding their breath. As they were thrown into the water by inertia, they panicked instinctively, their little hands unable to even grasp anything, until the swimming rings quickly rose to the surface, the rope pulling their bodies up with them…
Because of her fear, Peony clung tightly to the swimming ring. Qin Qing balanced the weight on the other side. Qin Zifeng, being quite thin and standing nearby, was swept away by the water. Fortunately, he was holding onto the rope tightly with one hand, and Qin Qing pulled him out after he surfaced.
After the whole family surfaced and appeared safe and sound, Qin Qing couldn't help but smile for some reason...
Having just experienced such a tense and exciting segment, Peony, despite suppressing her fear and racing heart, couldn't help but burst into laughter. The three little ones were completely baffled...
The swimming ring moved slowly forward with the flow of the pool water. On a sunny day, the family worked together to paddle towards the shore.
Meanwhile, on the other side, a woman in tattered red clothes staggered out, blood seeping from the bright red tooth mark on her neck, but she seemed oblivious, swaying as she walked forward…
Her deep purple pupils turned slightly red, making them look exceptionally terrifying. But when she saw the pile of burnt firewood and its remains next to the locked cave, with a faint aroma of food wafting in the air, a surge of anger welled up within her!
Tian Tian finally let out a furious roar through gritted teeth!
"ah!!"
When she looked up again, a pair of heterochromatic eyes appeared on the woman's fair face!
One purple, one red! Their expressions were furious and filled with murderous intent…
The woman then turned sharply and rushed to the right, unaware that the person she was about to kill had already left the cave!
For the next two weeks, people passing by this pool would hear strange, angry roars that sent chills down their spines and gave them goosebumps—the sounds were terrifying, like those of ghosts.
The assassins near the cliff, after searching for them for a day, all left because they couldn't find the entrance.
At this moment, Qin Qing and the others finally embarked on their journey back to the Heavenly Dragon Kingdom...
Half a month later, a group of adults and children, resembling refugees, entered Qingcheng in Tianlong Kingdom and headed straight for the inn!
"Boss! Two rooms, and a bucket of water for a bath!"
After saying that, the woman in the lead took out ten taels of silver, which stunned the shopkeeper a little, but he quickly smiled.
"Both rooms upstairs! Please! Hot water will be ready shortly!"
Upon hearing this, Qin Qing immediately led her family upstairs. Once they were up there, the people downstairs started discussing it.
"My God! Where did these people come from? They're so dirty!"
"Who knows! Could they have fled from the state of Qi during a famine?"
"Qi? With such a severe drought there right now, how could anyone have survived and made it here?"
“…”
Qin Qing entered the room and, with her keen hearing, overheard others' disdain for her family. Her face showed great resentment.
Just a few days ago, the family was on their way, but due to the long period of sleeping outdoors, Xiao Muxing caught a cold and couldn't take it anymore. She also felt very tired, so when the family passed through a village, they decided to stay for a few days.
However, out of gratitude to the farmer who had given them lodging, she gave them two taels of silver!
It was precisely because of these two taels of silver that they became covetous of it!
She drugged the family while they were asleep at night, then casually rummaged through their luggage, which contained only two pieces of clothing and some steamed buns she had made herself.
Just as the male head of the household was rummaging through her bundle, Qin Qing suddenly woke up for some reason, and then saw the male head of the household on top of her, reaching out his arm to take her bundle...
After staring at each other for about ten seconds, Qin Qing suddenly kicked the male homeowner away and, before he could react, started beating him up!
The male homeowner was knocked unconscious by her. At this moment, the female homeowner, who heard the commotion, ran over, saw what she had done, screamed, and then accused her of trying to kill someone...
Then the neighbors and their neighbors rushed over. They wouldn't listen to Qin Qing's explanation at all, and instead united against her, saying they would arrest her and take her to the authorities!
She wasn't going to back down, after all, it was a fact that the children in the bed had been drugged, and it wasn't her first time going to the authorities, so she wasn't going to back down!
However! Just then, the male homeowner woke up and insisted that she had seduced him and swindled a lot of money from him.
Upon hearing this, the village chief, who was leading the group, only uttered a disdainful remark…
"Shameless! Seize her and drown her in a pig cage!"
Qin Qing: "???"
The next second, several villagers rushed up to search her and try to snatch her bag, but she nimbly dodged them and then gave each of them a good beating. Just as she was excited about her off-the-charts fighting skills, Xiao Muyue on the bed was woken up by the noise…
The little girl opened her innocent, confused eyes and murmured.
"Grandma... what are you doing?"
Qin Qing looked up to respond when she was struck hard on the back of the head! Before losing consciousness, she only saw Xiao Muyue's terrified eyes…
This scene completely terrified Xiao Muyue, who let out a scream that woke up the rest of the people in the bed!
Before they could even react, they were tied up tightly!
When Qin Qing woke up again, she felt swaying. When she opened her eyes, she saw the village chief with a cold expression and the villagers behind him whispering among themselves.
Just as she was about to speak, two people beside her forcefully threw her into the lake…
Water surged up from all directions, and with her legs and hands tightly bound by ropes, she had no choice but to struggle violently. Xiao Muxing and Xiao Muyue cried their hearts out on the shore...
Qin Qing quickly pulled out a scalpel, turned it around and cut the rope, finally breaking through the water's surface just as he was about to suffocate!
The icy lake water couldn't quell her anger; her eyes quickly turned blue, startling the villagers who noticed the change!
A few breaths later, Qin Qing charged straight towards the group on the shore! His expression was cold and clear...
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