Chapter 39.2

Editors: Kat & Alysia

Proofreader: Junyans

On the other shore, Wang Pengpai touched his chin and didn’t hurry to get on board. Instead, he brought back the rope that was tied to the ferry’s stern. Sure enough, there was a piranha biting at the snapped edge of the rope. He took a knife and opened the fish’s mouth, then looked inside and tapped with the knife. He said, “Tsk, this fish’s teeth are very powerful.”

“The ferry almost leaked, the ferry almost leaked.”

Lin Xi’s entire body trembled. His hair and clothes were wet, and he couldn’t tell whether it was because water from the stream had splashed onto him or because of his cold sweat. He held the bamboo basket with a pale face, feeling a little depressed, and said repeatedly:

“Almost, the boat almost capsized.”

When the rope in the middle of the river had been bitten off by the fish just now, Lin Xi had wanted to pull the rope. As a result, the back of his hand was swiped by the fish’s fangs. Their teeth were sharper than a blade and directly gouged out a piece of meat from him. The back of his hand was bleeding, and the bloody scent attracted countless piranhas to hit and bite the hull crazily. Lin Xi was the only person on board. He had to hide from the fish, row the ferry, and hug the ghost baby’s bamboo basket. He almost thought he was going to die on the stream.

But at the most critical moment, the ghost baby in the bamboo basket sneezed on the back of Lin Xi’s hand. The wound on his hand froze and became pale, and it didn’t begin to bleed again. Even the bloody scent was shrouded by Yin energy and resentment. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lin Xi gritted his teeth and rowed several times, and finally propelled the shaky boat out of the area surrounded by fish.

“It hasn’t leaked yet, but it might leak after a few more trips.”

Miao Fangfei said concernedly, “Be more careful.”

“Heh, just look at what I, this Fatty, do.”

Wang Pengpai waved his hand and shook the cowhide, wrapping himself and Xu Chen’s bamboo baskets with it in advance. He happily said, “Old Yu is really a good lad. It’s very convenient with this cowhide.”

Although Lin Xi was so frightened that he couldn’t speak clearly, Zhao Hongtu and the others who were currently on the other shore had expected this. Hou Feihu had written several small notes. Although they were soaked in water, Wang Pengpai and the others could clearly read the notes.

“Wang Pengpai, you——”

Seeing that Wang Pengpai and Xu Chen got on the boat, Miao Fangfei stopped him, but she was hesitant to speak.

“Don’t worry, Leader Miao. I’ll have a look over there.”

Wang Pengpai patted his chest and promised. He picked up the bamboo pole and rowed the ferry, exclaiming, “Let’s go!”

Bam——

The narrow ferry broke through the waves and sailed to the other shore again, carrying hope and worry. The stream wasn’t calm, and the black water reflected the lead-gray sky. The sky appeared gloomy, and the wind was carrying cold water vapor. It was about to rain.

“Brother Wang’s ferry is really stable.”

Xu Chen sat on the ferry and looked at the bamboo baskets, feeling as if the ferry was sailing smoothly on a calm lake. Wang Pengpai rolled up his sleeves to reveal his two white and fat arms, and rowed the boat. There was a special rhythm when he pushed and pulled the oars of the ferry.

“Heh, a driver has to know how to drive everything.”

Wang Pengpai was in high spirits and said, “I also know how to sing two fisherman’s songs. If it wasn’t that we can’t make much noise when traveling across the stream, I, This Fatty, would have definitely offered to sing the two songs for you.”

Xu Chen said with a smile, “It’s all thanks to the fetal flesh beard and cowhide that the babies are quiet.”

When they left the shore, the babies automatically appeared in the bamboo baskets. Although there was a cover for the fetal flesh and cowhide, after the distance between the fetal flesh and the babies grew quite large, the babies began to make trouble again. But this kind of noise was still within control. After all, Xu Chen was an adult man with long arms and legs, and he had more than enough strength to keep the noise emitted by the babies wrapped in the cowhide relatively quiet. This was mainly because Wang Pengpai rowed the ferry stably, so there wasn’t much for him to be worried about.

After laughing, Xu Chen pushed his glasses up again, looked across the bank, and said to himself, “Brother Wang, are you really confident?”

“What confidence? Don’t worry, Little Xu. The ferry won’t sink in my hands.”

Wang Pengpai played dumb and pretended not to understand what Xu Chen was saying. Xu Chen sighed in his heart, but he didn’t speak out his mind in the end.

Some words could only be said in his heart. It was not good to actually speak them out, but his heart sank further as the ferry approached the other shore. It was not that he didn’t believe in Leader Miao, but when it was really time to choose between life and death, he didn’t need to beautify his words——who wouldn’t cherish their own life?

Will someone really row the boat over to pick them up?

“Little Xu, we have Hongtu on this shore, as well as Yu Hean.”

Wang Pengpai spoke in a low voice, as if he were talking to himself, “The ferry will certainly return.”

As long as Yu Hean was here, the ferry would return.

Someone would surely come back to pick them up.

“Besides, we can still try other methods.”

Wang Pengpai said it to keep Xu Chen in suspense. When Xu Chen turned to look at Wang Pengpai, he shouted, “Be careful, we’re at the center of the stream!”

Xu Chen, who looked to the side, could see the dense shoals of silver and white fish under the waters. This scene caused their scalps to grow numb. It was as if they were sailing on top of the fish! Xu Chen doubted whether Wang Pengpai’s bamboo pole could reach the bottom of the waters. When the incessant sound of gnawing rang out around the ship, Xu Chen, who had always been calm, couldn’t help turning pale and clenched his hands tightly as he held the bamboo baskets.

Suddenly, a big wave came forth and slammed the ferry sideways. Xu Chen almost fell over, and his whole body was covered in the black water of the stream. He couldn’t be bothered worrying about whether the water of the stream was poisonous, and he tightly clung onto the things wrapped in the cowhide. Just at this moment, the things wrapped in the cowhide jolted. They were trying to break free from his arms and jump into the river!

“Uwa——uwa——”

Xu Chen hugged the things wrapped in the cowhide with all his strength, with the cowhide pasted against his face. They were too close to the fish. Among the sounds of the waves of water crashing and the gnawing sound of the fish, he heard a thin, almost inaudible cry.

Xu Chen’s face suddenly changed. “Brother Wang, the babies are crying!”

No crying or shouting was allowed on Mourning Stream, otherwise, the Dragon King would set off a torrent of water and bring the sacrifices down to the bottom of the river!

“Then let them cry.”

Wang Pengpai smiled and supported the bamboo pole with both hands. He was also slapped by the waves, and due to this, he was also soaked. His tiny eyes, which were squeezed by fat until they were almost invisible, blazed with fire like a shark’s gaze. “It should be me who feels that the waves aren’t big enough yet!”

As he spoke, another heavy wave slammed onto them. The anxious Xu Chen quickly grabbed the side of the ferry and pressed his body firmly on the cowhide. His hands were bitten by the piranhas several times, and the pain caused his body to shudder, but he mustered his courage and didn’t let go of the baskets.

“Here comes the wave——”

Wang Pengpai roared and rowed the ferry with the bamboo pole, but somehow, he managed to push the ferry out of the range of the fish with the help of the waves. The big waves on the stream not only almost overturned the boat, but also scattered the fish. Wang Pengpai rowed the ferry forward through the wind and waves. Despite the violent shaking of the boat, it never capsized and sank. An unknown amount of time passed and Xu Chen’s hands lost their sensation before he heard Wang Pengpai shouting, “Here we are!”

He finally breathed a sigh of relief. First, he handed the bamboo baskets wrapped in cowhide to Wang Pengpai on the shore, before he let go and stood up. When he stood up, he almost lost his balance and fell into the water. He had been sitting in a single position for too long and his blood circulation wasn’t too good. His body was already stiff.

“Good riddance. Little Xu, wrap up your hands quickly. Your blood is flowing out too fiercely.”

Almost all the flesh on the back of Xu Chen’s left hand was eaten away by piranhas. Blood was continuously flowing out, and one could almost see his bones.

“I’m fine.”

Xu Chen wiped away the fog on his glasses and looked in the direction of Hou Feihu and Zhao Hongtu. His expression suddenly grew solemn.

“What’s going on?”

He actually saw Zhao Hongtu holding a bow in front of Hou Feihu, on alert. Yu Hean was standing opposite them and desperately apologizing. The man’s back was completely bent, similar to a mountain peak.

“Sorry, I’m really sorry, Brother Hou, Younger Brother Zhao. It’s Huihui who was too wayward.”

“Hmph.”

Zhao Hongtu snorted coldly, but he didn’t put down his bow and gave Wang Pengpai a look. Wang Pengpai and Xu Chen went over to Zhao Hongtu and Hou Feihu’s side, and the scene suddenly became a four versus two stand-off.

“Yu Hehui wants his older brother to get on board.” Hou Feihu whispered after Wang Pengpai and Xu Chen went over.

Xu Chen saw that his right arm was drooping abnormally, and estimated that it was dislocated. However, if it was an ordinary dislocation, Hou Feihu would have relocated it back by himself. Xu Chen closed his eyes and opened them again, and sucked in a breath of cold air when he saw a fox-shaped gray resentment floating on Hou Feihu’s arm. The gray gas was entrenched in Hou Feihu’s shoulder.

No wonder his right arm was still dislocated. He was afraid that the fox would bite it off even if he relocated his arm back. However, Xu Chen didn’t feel too much malice and killing intent from this resentment. Obviously, the situation was still under control.

Xu Chen looked at III-9 from the corner of his eye and saw that he was standing nearby. It seemed that he would come up at any time to end the farce. Xu Chen was a little relieved.

“Apologize?”

Zhao Hongtu sneered. The bow and arrow still pointed at the tip of Yu Hean’s nose and showed no mercy. “Brother Hou’s arm hasn’t been relocated yet. What’s the use of your apology?”

“Huihui!”

Yu Hean’s expression was very ugly. He was flustered and uneasy, and he grabbed Yu Hehui’s shoulder and shook it, urging, “Quick, quickly take the resentment back, Huihui!”

“Elder Brother.”

Yu Hehui put his hand on the back of Yu Hean’s hand. The cold sensation in his hand made Yu Hean tremble. However, he flipped his hand around to hold Yu Hehui’s hand, whispering, almost begging him, “Huihui, we have always been people who know what we should do.”

“Elder Brother.”

Yu Hehui’s expression was particularly calm. Clearly, Yu Hehui and Yu Hean were brothers with a close relationship, but they didn’t resemble each other. Yu Hean had a square face with thick eyebrows and big eyes. Although his eyes and eyebrows were slightly squiggly, he still had a modest and decent expression on his face. Yu Hehui had a small nose and a small face, and his facial features made him rather handsome. His eyes were slightly raised and his irises were deep black. At first glance, he appeared ordinary, but when one looked closer, it gave the feeling that his eyebrows and eyes would grab onto one’s soul, appearing particularly bewitching.

“The ferry will definitely return anyway.”

Yu Hehui said, “I just want to head over with my brother first.”

“Or——” With a fake smile and a cold look in his eyes, he said, “Don’t you believe that someone will row the ferry back?”

“The little fox’s nature has been exposed.”

Wang Pengpai chuckled and tsked, replying, “This Fat Brother advises you to stop trying to pester the living. Yu Hean has to walk on his Yang road and you have to cross your Yin bridge. Ever since you passed on, you brothers have nothing to do with each other, okay?”

“If you’re too obsessed with your elder brother, you’ll harm him. Younger Brother, you have to think clearly.”

As soon as Wang Pengpai said this, Yu Hean’s body trembled and his face paled. Although he maintained the posture of bowing and apologizing, his broad shoulders and back trembled. Yu Hehui stood in front of his brother, opening his mouth wide at Wang Pengpai and staring unwittingly at the narrow knife that no one knew when Wang Pengpai had taken out. Like a beast, a roar rumbled out from his throat. A little green glimmer floated within his eyes and his gaze appeared ferocious.

“Huihui, Brother Wang is right.” Yu Hean uneasily stated. He was clumsy and knew he could not say anything right. He just rubbed Yu Hehui’s head and spoke, “Big Brother Hou is going to send the ghost babies over, right? How can I go over there with you now, right?”

“Darling, let’s go. Be obedient.”

“Heh.”

Yu Hehui sneered, but he did not give in, and the situation was deadlocked for a moment.

“Look at how you guys are acting. It’s as if both of you are parting forever. Is this really necessary? It’s not as if you guys won’t meet again.”

Wang Pengpai raised his eyebrows, took out a bundle of black and gold rope and threw it to Hou Feihu. “Feihu, help me out. Tie this rope to the stern of the ferry.”

Hou Feihu subconsciously took the rope with his left hand and was stunned. The rope was extremely light, and it felt like a piece of cloud in his hand. Additionally, after the black rope was obtained, a familiar prompt from the Travel Services sounded in his mind:

[Wang Pengpai rented ***’s climbing rope to you]

[Lease time: Half an hour]

[Rental fee: 1 point]

[Will you rent it?: Yes/No]

It was the first time Hou Feihu knew that the Travel Services also had a rental service. After all, when Yu Hean lent them the old cowhide, the Travel Services only prompted him [You obtained an old yellow cattle’s cowhide], [Because you don’t have the title of “Reward Of Old Yellow Cattle,” the cowhide’s efficacy is halved], but there was no rental agreement.

Hou Feihu was not stupid, and he didn’t hesitate before agreeing. After paying 1 point, he successfully rented the prop and saw some properties of the rope.

[Name: ***’s climbing rope]

[Quality: Unknown]

[Function 1: Tenacity]

[Function 2: Binding]

[Function 3: ???]

[Please take good care of the leased item and return it to the original owner on time. Otherwise, the original owner will have the right to obtain props equivalent to the rented item from you]

The author has something to say:

Sorry! My body hasn’t been too well these few days. I will upload the updates that I owe!

Today’s update is 6000 Chinese characters, and in addition to tomorrow’s update, it would be 14k Chinese characters. I will slowly make it up to you guys for the update!

Today, i’ll send out 300 red packets. [Finger hearts] Love you guys! (づ￣ 3￣)づ

[***’s climbing rope is a very useful climbing rope! This customer, would you like to try using it? If you’re not satisfied with it, you can return it back]

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