inspire-indiana Chapter 1041 This little old man is about to lose his temper!
Chapter 1041 This little old man is about to lose his temper!
Looking at those unfamiliar and hostile faces, Lu Qingqing silently took out her compound bow.
Qin Lang released his grip on the rudder, picked up his Tang sword, and prepared to strike.
Those on the shore who were planning to launch an attack became even more nervous upon seeing this scene.
But boats appearing in the flood were so rare that they couldn't help but rob them.
Moreover, there were only two people guarding the boat.
Even if these two are incredibly skilled, they can't defeat this group of more than ten people!
Just as tensions were running high, a familiar voice rang out from behind.
"Get lost! You dare to bully my people? You've got a death wish!"
Lu Qingqing looked up and saw Bai Song leading more than thirty soldiers with knives approaching.
Those who originally intended to seize the boat recognized Bai Song and turned to run away up the mountain.
Seeing them run far away, Bai Song picked up his knife and looked around.
He only put away his knife and quickly walked to the shore after scaring away the people who had gathered on the bank.
With a thud, the boat crashed into the ground, and Lu Qingqing and Qin Lang led their horses off the boat.
Bai Song strode over to the two of them and looked them up and down carefully.
After confirming that neither of them was injured, he nudged their shoulders with his fist.
"You two are incredibly audacious! You've even learned to sneak away!"
Do you know that Old Man Zhuang has been extremely worried ever since the flood?
Right now, he's still lying crookedly in the tent and can't get up!
Lu Qingqing was a little anxious when she heard that Old Man Zhuang had fallen ill.
"Didn't I leave you some medicine? Did you take it? Do you have a fever now?"
Seeing that she was anxious, Bai Song deliberately didn't tell her that it wasn't a fever.
"Now you're worried? Where were you before?!"
"When you get back, you can explain it to that stubborn old man yourselves!"
As he spoke, he glanced behind him.
Seeing that many people in the distance were watching the ship, and fearing that things might go wrong if he waited too long, he instructed his soldiers:
"Brothers, let's carry this boat away and take it to our territory!"
The soldiers agreed and stepped forward to figure out how to transport the ship.
Just then, a group of people rushed down the mountain, led by Old Man Zhuang!
Even from this distance, Lu Qingqing could already see the anger on Old Man Zhuang's face.
She looked at Qin Lang, and the two of them scratched their heads awkwardly the moment their eyes met.
Oh no, this old man is about to lose his temper.
Sure enough, the roar came before the person even got close.
"Lu Qingqing, Qin Lang, you two brats have gotten so bold, you even dare to provoke a flood!"
Lu Qingqing had known Old Man Zhuang for so long, and she had never heard him speak so loudly before.
She made a quick decision and pushed the boat that had just docked into the water.
He jumped directly onto the boat, grabbed the oars, and rowed outwards.
After paddling for a distance, he turned back to look at Qin Lang, who was dumbfounded on the shore, and said with a grin:
"Xiao Lang, I'm leaving this old man to you!"
"I'll go up there once you've settled things with him!"
At this moment, Old Man Zhuang had already run up to them.
He threw down the large knife in his hand, picked up a tree branch from the roadside, and charged at Qin Lang.
Qin Lang heard the whooshing sound of the tree branch swinging through the air and instinctively dodged.
Turning around, I saw the second blow aimed at my buttocks.
This terrified him more than if he had been stabbed.
Nonsense, Qingqing is watching from the water.
It would be so embarrassing for him to get spanked at his age!
Immediately, he took a long stride forward and leaped out.
Old Zhuang was even angrier when he saw that the man still dared to hide.
Qin Lang also discovered this after he ran out.
Thinking that she still had the mission of appeasing Old Man Zhuang, she deliberately let him escape.
The tip of the stick swept across his back with a snapping sound.
Old Zhuang was somewhat surprised when he hit the target.
Seeing that Qin Lang continued running without reacting, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Why didn't that brat dodge?
When he swung the stick again, the old man clearly held back.
The old man and the young man ran around the shore five or six times until the old man was so tired that he could no longer keep up, and Qin Lang finally stopped.
He raised his hands in a gesture of surrender.
"I was wrong, please don't be angry."
When Old Man Zhuang heard him admit his mistake, he was so angry that he threw his stick on the ground.
"Knowing you're wrong but still making the same mistake, when we get to Jianzhou Prefecture, I'm definitely going to tell Master Yan!"
Seeing that he had calmed down a bit, Qin Lang went up to beg for forgiveness, only to be slapped several more times by Old Man Zhuang.
Bai Song watched from the side, his eyes nearly rolling back to the sky.
This old man is all bark and no bite, but in his heart he wants to protect these two guys like the apples of his eye.
Look at those slaps, they were so light they probably wouldn't even kill a mosquito.
He really went all out when I secretly ate two pieces of his cured meat!
The mark on my back took several days to fade after that slap!
That old man is so biased!
Seeing that Lu Qingqing was still squatting on the boat watching the commotion, he deliberately made a show of his voice.
"Hey, Qingqing is still on the boat!"
Lu Qingqing was originally watching Qin Lang get beaten up with a smile, but after Bai Song mentioned it, she immediately stopped laughing.
Unfortunately, we were still too late to harvest.
When Old Man Zhuang saw that she was still laughing, he angrily turned his head and went back up the mountain.
Lu Qingqing was afraid that the old man would really get angry, so she quickly brought the boat to shore.
"Boss Bai, I'm going to go appease them now. You figure out a way to get this boat on board!"
Before the words were even finished, the person had already run far away.
Bai Song originally wanted to keep Qin Lang, who was strong, behind, but just as he was about to turn around and call for help, he saw that Qin Lang had already chased after Lu Qingqing and run far away.
"We really owe you all!"
"Seriously, those two are incredibly daring; they managed to scuttle a boat back from a flood."
Thinking of this, he looked up and glared at the covetous eyes around him.
On the other side, Lu Qingqing coaxed the proud old man for a long time before finally calming him down.
After he calmed down, he pulled the two of them up and down and looked them over several times.
After realizing he wasn't injured, he bowed in all directions.
"Thank you, Mountain God, Water God, and Earth God, for protecting these two children and ensuring their safe return!"
After bowing, he addressed Lu Qingqing and Qin Lang:
"You wouldn't believe it, when our team first went up the mountain, we even managed to hunt some wild animals!"
Tonight, I'm going to cook a big meal.
On the one hand, we should properly worship all the gods and deities.
On the other hand, we also celebrate your safe return.
Lu Qingqing sensed the concern in the old man's words and tightened her grip on his arm.
Actually, she and Old Man Zhuang were strangers two years ago.
We've overcome countless hardships together on this journey of fleeing famine.
Now, they are closer than family!
The two followed Old Man Zhuang and his group up the mountain. When they reached the summit, they saw the territory the group had occupied.
The caravan's horse-drawn wagons and mule carts were all piled up in one place, while the other side was the tent area.
As soon as I got back, many people in the group came up to me, asking me questions one after another.
Lu Qingqing and Qin Lang answered one by one.
Seeing this, Old Man Zhuang immediately called Sun Yue back to cook.
After everyone had expressed their concern, they inquired about the situation outside.
When they learned that the flood had submerged almost all the cities downstream, they were all somewhat saddened.
In the past two days, they have also inquired about some information from other people who have taken refuge in the mountains.