At this time, everyone on the boat had a look of horror on their faces.
Everyone was as silent as a cicada, not daring to make even the slightest sound.
After a while, the sounds from the direction of the sandbank gradually became quieter, and Xu He's heart sank to the bottom.
Just when everyone was worried about the people on the sandbank, suddenly, there was almost undetectable movement on the waterway outside the reed marsh.
Xu He quickly made a silent gesture!
Sure enough, after a while, the voices outside became louder and louder.
A voice shouted from the direction of the waterway: "Stop hiding, I see you, come out quickly!"
Xie Lan, the youngest on the boat, changed his face when he heard this. He was about to speak, but his mouth was covered with hands. He broke away and looked behind him, and found that his cousin Xu He had covered his mouth.
When everyone saw this, they realized that the bandits might not have noticed them, and they were just deceiving them.
Sure enough, after a while, the voice shouted again not far ahead: "Quickly stop hiding, I saw you!"
Cold sweat broke out on everyone's forehead. It was indeed a trick. These thieves were so cunning.
Thinking of this, everyone's eyes changed when they looked at Xu He, especially the old guard and Hou Desheng. If they had listened to them and parked the boat in a secluded place on the waterway, they would have been overtaken by the thieves and met with misfortune.
Facing the admiration from everyone, Xu He had no time to be proud. At this time, the bandits were still there and it was not time to rejoice.
At this moment, the shouts of bandits suddenly came from the direction of the sandbank, and everyone fell into silence again.
At this moment, the patient who had been sleeping suddenly started coughing.
Although he was sick in bed for a long time, the coughing sound was not loud, but if he continued to cough like this, there was no guarantee that the thieves would hear him.
Faced with this situation, the two Xie brothers were so anxious that sweat broke out on their foreheads.
Over the past few days, my mother's health has finally improved a bit. The fact that she is coughing means that she is getting better. This should have made them happy.
But here and now, everything is in danger. If a thief is attracted, the whole ship will suffer.
With their mother on one side and everyone on the ship on the other, the Xie brothers were very frightened.
When Xu He saw this, he knew that the two cousins were afraid that everyone would throw their aunt into the water.
Human nature is terrible. If you can't protect it, someone will think that the death of a person who has been ill for a long time and almost cannot be saved is exchanged for the lives of everyone on the ship. No matter how you think about it, it is a good deal.
The coughs were still building up, and the atmosphere on the ship gradually became more subtle.
Seeing this, Xu He whispered: "Mr. Hou, is there any way to relieve my aunt's cough?"
Hou Desheng spread his hands and said, "Where can I find a magic medicine with immediate effects?"
Although Xu He knew there was little hope, he was still a little disappointed when he heard what he said.
The sounds of bandits in the distance were getting closer and closer. They were yelling and whistling, as if they were chasing someone.
Seeing the sound coming towards him, Xu He didn't have time to think too much, turned to Xu Peng and said: "Take care of my cousin, I will lure them away!"
Xu Peng heard this and grabbed Xu He: "That won't work, I'd better go!"
Xu He was anxious: "Brother Peng, this is my aunt, this is my cousin, listen to me, you help me guard everyone, if something goes wrong, you and the waiter try to lead everyone to escape, leave me alone!"
After saying that, he broke free from Xu Peng's arm, came to the side of the boat and carefully entered the water.
At this time, the Xie brothers were already in tears. The eldest brother Xie Xiu said: "Cousin, let me go!"
Xie Lan was still young and was trembling with fear. She held her mother's hand with one hand and wiped her tears constantly with the other.
Xu He bit it and said, "Take good care of your aunt, don't worry, it will be fine."
After saying that, he lightly stepped on the water and swam in the direction of the sound.
Although it was said that it was swimming, the water in many places in this reed marsh was very shallow. By the time Xu He had just swam fifty-six meters away, his feet could almost touch the mud at the bottom of the boat.
He stood up and looked back. The boat was no longer in sight, but his aunt's cough could still be heard intermittently. Xu He walked hard forward with his feet in the mud, and swam for a while until the water was deep.
Soon, my aunt's cough could no longer be heard.
But he was still worried and continued to touch in the direction of the thief.
Sure enough, the thieves yelled even louder: "Damn it, you can really hide it. If I discover your little bitch, I will strip you naked right here on this boat."
As soon as he finished speaking, there were a few more bad laughs.
Xu He counted silently in his mind. There should be three or four thieves, more than 200 meters away from him.
He felt a little relieved when he saw that the gang of thieves had no intention of leaving for the time being.
Xu He didn't dare to get too close. Knowing the location of the bandit, he quietly swam deeper into the reed swamp.
Along the way, he had to be careful not to make any noise, and he also had to hold on to the passing reeds to prevent them from falling over and letting the thieves find clues.
After about a stick of incense, he carefully swam a hundred meters.
Now that he had distanced himself, Xu He was ready to make some noise to attract the bandit's attention.
At this moment, he suddenly saw a touch of pink floating on the water not far away.
"Woman!" Xu He knew immediately, thinking that this was the target that the thieves were chasing.
But Xu He didn't dare to move at this time. He was afraid that his movements would attract the woman's attention. If he started shouting, it would be troublesome.
On the one hand, I want to attract the thieves and stop them from going forward and discover my aunt and the others.
At the same time, he encountered the target of the thieves. If he made any noise, he would harm others.
Xu He was in a dilemma.
Suddenly, there was an undetectable movement in the reeds not far away.
Xu He looked intently and saw that the reeds were shaking slightly, but not by much.
At this time, the bandits outside the reed swamp were still shouting and cursing.
"What a cunning thief!" Xu He was secretly frightened. "On the surface, these people are shouting and cursing outside, but in fact they have sent people into the water and sneaked closer!"
Xu He looked at Taohong who was still motionless floating on the water. Apparently, the other party did not notice anything unusual in the reed marsh.
Xu He quietly dived into the water, with only one pair of eyes showing out of his body to look at the water.
Sure enough, not long after, a man with a short knife in his mouth appeared not far away, holding a reed.
The reed swamp Xu He was in happened to have a small blank space. When the man saw the open space, he did not rush out of the reeds. Instead, he gently took the knife in his mouth and looked around.
Fortunately, Xu He was well prepared and hid himself in the reeds, with only the top of his head exposed. The thief looked in his direction for a while and found nothing unusual, so he looked away.
At this moment, the thief turned his head and looked into the distance. Xu He followed his gaze and saw where the pink blush was.
"Oops, the thief found out!" Xu He was shocked.
Sure enough, I saw the thief smiling silently and slowly submerging himself into the water.
