Ch 35: Indifference To Suffering

“Ai Hong, Li Fang, Yu Yan, and Xiang Xiu, you women are all skilled female swimmers in our village. You often go into the river to catch fish and shrimp, even better than the men.”

“Please, have mercy and save my Chunmei.”

Seeing that none of the dozen or so young wives and women on the bank were willing to go into the water to rescue someone, Zhang Xiuhua could only plead again.

This creek flows from the neighboring village.

Along the way, it collects several small creeks flowing down from the mountain. The water volume is usually large and it’s very deep, about two or three meters.

After this rainstorm, the water level has become even higher.

The water surface, originally only about fifty meters wide, has now swollen to eighty or ninety meters wide.

Except for those familiar with swimming, others simply dare not enter the water.

However, people in the mountains rely on the mountains and the water for their living.

Many people have been playing in this creek since childhood, even if the creek water swells, they can swim back and forth in the water.

Among the onlookers, at least half of them are familiar with swimming.

But they all retreated nervously.

Even when named by Zhang Xiuhua, they were unwilling to enter the water.

Li Chunmei is a well-known ill-fated star and White Tiger in Peach Blossom Village; she can subdue men on land.

In the water, she would certainly be even more powerful, maybe even subduing women.

Everyone knows this, so who would dare to go into the water to save someone?

“Xiuhua, the current is too strong! Look, there are several large whirlpools on the surface of the water. It’s too dangerous! Who dares to go down?”

“With this current, not only can you not save Chunmei, but there’s a high chance you’ll lose your own life.”

“Exactly, Chunmei is also a skilled swimmer, and even she couldn’t save herself, let alone others.”

“It’s just Chunmei’s bad luck. It’s fate!”

“In this situation, we can only wait. Perhaps Chunmei’s life isn’t over yet, and she’ll be washed ashore by the creek later.”

“…”

The village women’s eyes flickered, making excuses while trying to persuade Zhang Xiuhua.

Zhang Xiuhua knew that everyone was wary of her daughter.

No one dared to go into the water to save her.

Li Chunmei had already been swept away by the creek water to more than ten meters away, about to completely sink into the water.

If no measures were taken, she would certainly drown.

“Chunmei, hold on a little longer, Mother will go find Yunzi to save you.”

The onlookers were unreliable, so Zhang Xiuhua could only go find Qin Yun.

At this moment, Qin Yun’s voice came from behind.

“Aunt Xiuhua, what happened?”

Qin Yun’s house was not far away. After hearing the exclamations, he also ran over.

“Yunzi, Chunmei is drowning! Quickly, quickly save her!”

Hearing Qin Yun’s voice, Zhang Xiuhua was overjoyed and hurriedly shouted.

“Chunmei is drowning?”

Qin Yun’s expression changed, and he increased his speed.

He knew that this creek was very deep, and he knew that Li Chunmei was a skilled swimmer, even better than Liu Ergou and Liu Dazhu.

How could someone who is a skilled swimmer drown?

Unless she had a cramp, or encountered some other unexpected trouble.

When Qin Yun rushed to the creek, Li Chunmei had almost completely sunk into the water, only her thick braid remaining on the surface.

He didn’t dare to delay for a moment, quickly took off his shirt, and was about to jump into the water.

The young women around were surprised to see his muscular physique.

In just a few years, this young man had cultivated such a strong body?

Although not exceptionally strong, the clearly defined muscles on his body were very attractive, especially to the women of Peach Blossom Village, incredibly tempting.

Several women whose husbands had been working elsewhere for years were immediately attracted by his strong body.

Several young women blushed involuntarily when they saw his muscles.

Qin Yun didn’t notice their expressions, only thinking about rescuing Li Chunmei as quickly as possible.

Just as he was about to jump into the water, a fair woman’s hand grabbed his arm.

“Yunzi, Chunmei is a White Tiger. If you dare to go into the water to save her, you don’t want to live?”

“Aunt Ai Hong, Chunmei is just an ordinary young woman, how could she be a White Tiger? This is just hearsay from outsiders.”

“If she weren’t a White Tiger, how could her two men have suffered such misfortunes, dying before their wedding night?”

“Aunt Ai Hong is right. She’s a White Tiger on land, but in the water, she becomes a Black Tiger, even more powerful, killing both men and women. If you dare to go into the water to save her, you’ll definitely be subdued by her.”

“If Chunmei is a White Tiger, then I’m a White Dragon. She can’t subdue me.”

After saying this, Qin Yun broke free from the woman’s hand and plunged into the water.

“This young man is finished! He’ll definitely be subdued by Chunmei in the creek.”

The village women showed expressions of regret.

“Shut your mouths!” Zhang Xiuhua angrily scolded.

These people not only stood by and watched, but also stopped Qin Yun from saving someone, and now they were cursing him.

“Xiuhua, do you have any conscience? Your daughter has already subdued two men, and you’re still encouraging Yunzi to go to his death?”

“If Yunzi is subdued, how will his mother and Xiaoyu live?”

Zhang Xiuhua’s face changed.

She also believed that her daughter was a White Tiger.

“Yunzi said he’s a White Dragon. A White Dragon wouldn’t be subdued by a White Tiger,” she retorted weakly after thinking for a moment.

“There’s no such thing as a man who is the reincarnation of a White Dragon! That’s just an excuse he made up because he’s infatuated with your Tofu Beauty.”

“If he were really a White Dragon, how could he have been imprisoned?”

“There are so many women in our village, why is this guy infatuated with the Tofu Beauty, even risking his life?”

After hearing these words, Zhang Xiuhua opened her mouth, unable to retort.

She also knew that Qin Yun couldn’t possibly be a White Dragon.

Suddenly!

The creek water around Li Chunmei churned violently.

Immediately afterward, she sank straight down, as if being pulled down by something.

Seeing this scene, a woman immediately cried out in alarm:

“Chunmei was pulled down by a Water Monkey. I just saw a furry claw on her leg.”

According to the village elders, a group of Water Monkeys lived at the bottom of this creek. They specifically pull down the legs of drowning people and suck their blood.

In the water, the Water Monkey’s strength is terrifying. Even those who are skilled swimmers cannot fight them.

Once entangled by them, death is certain.

As for what a Water Monkey looks like, no one has ever seen one.

When the women on the shore heard about the Water Monkey, their faces turned pale with fright.

Zhang Xiuhua was also panicked.

Even Qin Yun’s face changed slightly.

He, too, saw something like a furry claw on Li Chunmei’s right ankle in the water.

“Sister Chunmei is a good swimmer, but she suddenly sank. Did she really encounter a Water Monkey?”

During the four years Qin Yun was in prison, Li Chunmei often looked after his mother and Xiaoyu.

Qin Yun absolutely could not stand idly by.

Even if he really encountered a Water Monkey, he had to rush over.

Qin Yun took a deep breath and dove to the bottom.

After a while, he saw Li Chunmei.

Li Chunmei had already been choked unconscious by the water, but her body was still sinking rapidly, as if something was constantly pulling her down.

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