Stealing the Pen: Kirin's Primordial Lotus

After the old man and the boatman agreed on the price, the boatman finally got up and prepared to work.

Hua Yu looked at the two bamboo rafts with some disdain, "Da Hai, take out the rubber boat that Uncle Fu prepared earlier!"

Hua Yu seemed to have suddenly thought of something and looked at Wu Sansheng and the boatman, "Master Wu San, this boatman, you two should not mind us bringing our own boat, right?"

The boatman just looked at Hua Yu who was leaning on Zhang Qiling's arms with a cold look, but he could feel a chill from the hooded man. So the boatman could only pretend that he didn't see it and returned to his own boat.

Wu Sansheng looked at Zhang Dahai, who had already inflated the raft and tied it to the back of the bamboo raft. What else could he say? He was already prepared.

Wu Sansheng could only nod his head. "Of course, since Young Master Hua and you have prepared your own boat, you can follow us so that we can take care of you. But I wonder if you can let my useless nephew go with you?"

Wu Sansheng patted his nephew who was still a little naive beside him, "Wu Xie!"

Hua Yu wanted to refuse Wu Sansheng's request, but Wu Sansheng's nephew had already come, and it would be inappropriate to let him go.

Zhang Dahai tied the rope and returned to Zhang Qiling's back, "Chief, Little Prince. There is a group of people we don't know on the mountain watching us. Do you want to?"

Hua Yu buried her head in Zhang Qiling's arms, "We are here for them! If we solve the problem in advance, I don't know how boring the journey will be."

Wu Sansheng and Pan Zi, along with another person, followed the boatman and sat on the bamboo raft in front. Hua Yu, Zhang Qiling and others sat on the raft in the middle. The old man sat on the last boat with some equipment and a buffalo.

When the three boats reached the center of the lake, Wu Xie, the nephew of Wu Sansheng who was following Hua Yu, could not help but express his curiosity, "Why did you think of coming here with my uncle? What are your names? My name is Wu Xie, my hometown is Shacheng, and I now live in Hangzhou. I run an antique shop. If you have time to come to West Lake, you can come to see me. I will take you to visit Hangzhou then."

But unfortunately, no one on the boat paid any attention to him. Wu Xie could only scratch his cheek awkwardly and look at the lake bored.

When the boatman saw the cave, he reminded everyone, "We are about to enter the cave."

After receiving Wu Sansheng's gaze, Pan Zi asked the boatman, "Is there a light in this cave? How long is this cave? How long will it take us to get out of this cave?"

The boatman had a gloomy face. "How can there be light in this cave? I don't know how long it will last. If the current is favorable, it will only take a cup of tea. If the current is not favorable, it will take 35 minutes, or even half an hour."

Pan Zi asked loudly again: "Then it should be okay for me to turn on a light!"

The boatman was a little impatient. "Don't look into the water with the lights on, and don't talk nonsense. If you disturb the river god, don't blame me for not warning you!"

After listening to the boatman's words, he exchanged glances with Wu Sansheng who was sitting next to him. Wu Sansheng asked the boatman, "Boatman, is there anything special about the water? Don't take it too seriously. This is not my nephew who is so unpromising. He has no inspiration for the novel and dares not go out to collect inspiration alone, so he drags us old bones along."

When Wu Xie heard his uncle calling his name, he withdrew his hands that were secretly playing with the water, and then replied to his uncle like a guilty thief, "Uncle, why are you calling me?"

Wu Sansheng turned around and glanced at the boatman casually, then saw Wu Xie who looked guilty, "You little bastard, what did you just do? I was here in front worrying about your supernatural novel, and you were sneaking around behind me, right? I should have let you come with me earlier, so you don't have to bother others."

Wu Xie pouted in dissatisfaction, "Uncle San, are you really my uncle San Yu? How can you belittle your nephew like this? After all, I am the only college student in the family!"

Wu Sansheng looked up and down at the only college student in the family and sneered, "Oh, right! The only college student, who lives off his parents at home!"

Pan Zi took out a few flashlights from his backpack, handed one to Wu Sansheng, and threw one to Zhang Dahai behind him, "Zhang Dahai, take it!"

Zhang Dahai raised his hand to catch the flashlight thrown by Pan Zi, looked at Hua Yu, and after getting his consent, held it in his hand.

The boat entered the cave, and it was pitch black inside, and nothing could be seen. With the little light from the cave entrance, it was possible to see a number of dilapidated wooden coffins scattered on the riverbank on both sides of the cave.

Pan Zi looked at the cave and said, "Third Master, this cave looks like a robber's hole. But this robber's hole is too big?"

Wu Sansheng reached out and touched the hole. "It's a cave made by water robbers. It's round in ancient times and square in modern times. It's been there for quite a while. I guess it was made by officials from some time."

Wu Xie's ears pricked up, "Uncle San, what does this official thief do?"

Wu Sansheng looked at Wu Xie, who looked confused. "Didn't your grandfather write in his notebook? These thieves borrowed the gold and silver treasures from the tombs to ensure the normal operation of the army at that time. When they had extra money, they would return it to the people little by little."

"what sound?"

When Wu Sansheng was about to say something, he heard a male voice coming from behind. Everyone pricked up their ears and listened carefully.

"Ding bell, jingle bell..."

Wu Sansheng listened attentively, trying to distinguish the faint sound.

"It sounds like a bell?" Wu Sansheng looked at Zhang Qiling uncertainly, "Brother, did you hear it?"

Zhang Qiling did not answer, but motioned Wu Sansheng to stop talking, "Shh!" Then, he reached out and covered Hua Yu's ears, and Hua Yu also covered his ears tacitly. At the same time, Zhang Dahai behind Zhang Qiling also covered his ears.

Wu Sansheng was puzzled, but when he saw their actions, an ominous premonition came to his mind. At this moment, the sound of the bell suddenly became louder and louder, as if it was getting closer and closer to them.

Wu Sansheng suddenly felt a sharp pain, the sound of the bell was like a sharp needle piercing his eardrum, causing him unbearable pain. He tried to cover his ears with his hands, but it was too late.

Wu Sansheng turned around and was horrified to find that Wu Xie had stood up, his eyes dull and lifeless. He hurriedly called out Wu Xie's name, but Wu Sansheng was in a difficult situation at the moment and could not care about others.

"Plop" and "plop" sounds of people falling into the water were heard.

Wu Sansheng woke up under the stimulation of the river water, and then swam towards the surface, taking a look at the bottom of the water. The bottom of the water was crystal clear, with no plants living, only those white bones.

Wu Sansheng stuck his head out and was still looking for the whereabouts of his nephew Wu Xie.

"Ah! What is it!"

Wu Sansheng turned around and saw a black crustacean insect that was originally lying on Pan Zi's head. It flew away under the effect of Pan Zi's dagger. It just happened to fly onto Wu Xie's neck when he stuck his head out.

Wu Sansheng couldn't stay there any longer, so he swam to Wu Xie immediately, but he had no idea how to deal with this big insect.

Wu Sansheng and Wu Xie hurriedly swam towards Hua Yu and the others' raft. The bamboo raft they were riding on had been shattered into pieces by the impact of a large group of unknown black objects.

Wu Sansheng was about to ask Zhang Qiling for help, but Zhang Dahai, as if he had foreseen it, pulled out a white object from the back of the big bug. The big bug immediately fell off Wu Xie's neck.

Wu Sansheng took the ointment handed over by Zhang Dahai and applied it on Wu Xie. "Brother Dahai, thank you for your help. Otherwise, I really don't know what to do with this thing!"

Zhang Dahai waved his hand and said, "Since we are all on the same path, we should naturally help each other. It's just a small favor."

Wu Sansheng looked back at his two subordinates in the water. They had already climbed onto the bamboo raft with the buffalo and were applying medicine to each other. However, he still could not see the boatman and the old man.

"Panzi, Dakui, have you seen the boatman and the old man?"

Pan Zi and Da Kui were also searching around with flashlights.

"Third Master, didn't you see those two people?"

Hua Yu, Zhang Qiling and Zhang Dahai all looked up at the top of their heads at the same time, with a hint of vigilance in their eyes.

Wu Sansheng cursed in a low voice: "Damn it!" His face turned gloomy.

"Pan Zi, do you think we can turn around and get out?" Wu Sansheng asked anxiously.

Pan Zi stood on the small bamboo raft, looked around, and shook his head helplessly at Wu Sansheng, saying, "Master San, no, the road here is too narrow. It will be too difficult to turn around and get out. Besides, we are currently moving along the current, and it is not easy to go back out."

At this moment, Hua Yu suddenly said, "Master Wu San, why don't you ask your two subordinates to come on our raft as well! This way, we can all gather together and take care of each other to avoid any unexpected situations."

Wu Sansheng thought about it and said, "Okay."

Pan Zi and Da Kui were helped by Zhang Dahai and got on the raft. He produced three oars from nowhere.

Pan Zi and Da Kui each took a paddle, and Wu Sansheng also took out a folding shovel from his bag to serve as a paddle.

Wu Xie felt scared at this time. After coming out of the water, he huddled up behind Wu Sansheng. Wu Sansheng turned around and comforted Wu Xie, "Don't be afraid, Wu Xie. Your uncle is here! Your uncle will definitely make sure you get out of here safe and sound."

Zhang Qiling gently pressed Hua Yu's head into his arms, still comforting her, and then he saw the rock wall emitting green light in front of him, "We're here!"

Wu Sansheng looked back and pulled out a dagger from his leg. Pan Zi also took out a weapon from his backpack. The two of them protected Wu Xie. Da Kui held the oar tightly with his right hand and the dagger tightly with his left hand. Zhang Qiling and Zhang Dahai also protected Hua Yu.