Quick Transmigration: The Green Tea Mistress's Guide to Seduction - A Master's Handbook

Chapter 381 The Hunter's Little Darling 42

"Let's go wash up." Ma Erya also stood up and came to Xie Qingyu's side.

There was still some distance between here and the water's edge. My cousin was carrying a basket on her back, while Ma Erya was supporting Xie Qingyu.

Xie Qingyu's hand rested on Ma Erya's arm, and she could feel her arm trembling slightly, whether from exhaustion or a guilty conscience, she couldn't tell.

"Didn't Granny Tu say before that she wanted you to be Tu Shen's concubine? What do you think?" At that time, only Granny Tu expressed her opinion. After Ma Erya came out, she just tried to smooth things over.

Xie Qingyu's main focus is on completing missions, not necessarily having too much interaction with the female lead, especially since the female lead is also someone who has had a soul transplant.

But she just had to come up to me anyway.

Xie Qingyu had been waiting for these past few days, thinking she might have some good ideas, but she never expected that she would make such a decision in the end, as if she had no other choice.

"I'm going to wash up. You help your sister-in-law and wait for me here." As she stood by the river, my cousin took two steps forward and squatted down.

Ma Erya and Xie Qingyu stood to the side of their cousin, quite close to the water.

This area was cleared out by the hunters to make it easier to fetch water. It's relatively flat and provides a place to stand.

"There's so much, it's hard to wash. Let me help you." Ma Erya's voice was a little flustered. Then she let go of Xie Qingyu's arm and walked to her cousin's side.

"No need..." My cousin wanted to turn around and refuse, but before she could finish speaking, she heard a sound of pain.

Ma Erya's hand reached out to her, pressing on her shoulder to steady her swaying body.

As she moved forward, she accidentally slipped, and her cousin almost slipped into the river as well. Xie Qingyu, whom she accidentally pulled, fell to the side, and because she couldn't see, she couldn't grab anything to save herself in her panic.

.........

This is the scene that Ma Erya envisioned.

However, after regaining her balance, she didn't hear any splashing sound for a long time. Looking up, she saw Xie Qingyu standing a little behind her.

Ma Erya couldn't tell whether Xie Qingyu was standing too far away to pull her up, or whether she had managed to stand firm on her own.

After completing that series of actions, her heart had already started pounding, and now that she saw Xie Qingyu standing there unharmed, her heartbeat became even louder.

There was a look of helplessness and panic in her eyes; her eardrums seemed to be throbbing, urging her to do something quickly.

Since it's already done.

Since we've already started... let's go all the way.

Ma Erya swallowed hard. This moment seemed to have been playing out in her mind for a long time, long enough that she could still make a choice. But in reality, the moment she looked up and saw Xie Qingyu, she had already made her decision.

"Ouch, I almost slipped. I'm so sorry. Sister-in-law, how are you? Can you stand up?" Ma Erya said, pretending to reach out to help Xie Qingyu, but actually she suddenly exerted force to push her when she was about to get close to her.

She's not a bad person, right? She's just restoring what should have happened.

Xie Qingyu should have been pushed into the river and died by the original owner, but she was able to let go just in time when she transmigrated, thus saving Xie Qingyu's life.

Now she's just getting things back on track.

The moment Ma Erya's outstretched hand touched Xie Qingyu, a voice rang out, "Stop!"

Tu Shen, who was not far away, was furious. When he rushed over, his eyes were practically spitting fire. He never expected that when he rushed home and found the person here, he would be faced with such a scene.

He was quite far away; even if he rushed over, it might be too late.

At this moment, Tu Shen even had murderous intent, and for a moment he remembered the bow and arrows he hadn't brought.

Ma Erya was startled by the sound and immediately took a step back.

Xie Qingyu stepped back a little just as Ma Erya's hand was about to touch her.

Ma Erya was drawn by Tu Shen's voice, and the envoy on this side, whose strength had been wasted, immediately lost his balance and was about to fall.

'thump'

'thump'

'thump'

Three splashes of water erupted in succession, and my cousin, who was still squatting there holding berries, was completely terrified.

"elder brother!"

"sister in law!"

..........

"You guys..." my cousin panicked, "And Sister Ma... wait here, I'll go find the stick."

My cousin quickly turned around and looked at the tree next to her.

Normally when she gathers firewood, there are piles of branches, but now, as far as she can see, there isn't a single stick that's handy.

All three fell into the water, leaving only my cousin on the shore.

Tears were already falling as she forced her eyes open to see tree branches, even reaching out to try and break off a usable twig from the tree.

Ma Erya really didn't expect that she would fall.

She was startled by Tu Shen's voice, and because of a momentary feeling of guilt, she felt somewhat panicked and lost her way.

She can swim, and at this moment she has already forgotten what she just told her cousin that she can't speak; at this moment, her life is more important.

Knowing how to swim is useless; the current here is rapid, and although the river looks shallow, you can't even stand up in it.

She was already eating poorly at the Ma family's house and was very thin. Now, being swept away by the current, even though she could swim, she was still drifting further and further away from the shore.

She tried her best, but when she realized she was getting further and further away, she began to panic. She struggled desperately, hoping someone could save her, but there was no way to save her.

Even waiting for my cousin's branch would take a while.

My cousin came back with a few tree branches in her hand. She picked them up in her haste and even forgot to put down the ones that weren't suitable. She didn't throw them away until she got to the riverbank and handed over the thickest one.

Xie Qingyu was knocked to the riverbank by Tu Shen.

She was already wary of Ma Erya, and Ma Erya, taking advantage of her blindness, didn't bother to hide anything.

Xie Qingyu could have easily dodged it, and the angle would have even caused Ma Erya to fall into the water.

She never expected Tu Shen to rush over at this moment. He probably wanted to help Xie Qingyu when he came over, but he ran too fast and slipped on the water-covered rocks by the river, pulling Xie Qingyu down with him.

Fortunately, Xie Qingyu can swim.

But Tu Shen wouldn't.

"Don't be nervous, kick your legs quickly, and hold onto my arm..." Xie Qingyu quickly instructed in the water.

Tu Shen went into the water with her and instinctively held Xie Qingyu in his arms, which was the most dangerous thing to do. Xie Qingyu told him to let go.

The first reaction of someone who can't swim when they fall into water is to grab onto anything they can grab onto. That's why Xie Qingyu spoke up immediately to prevent Tu Shen from becoming more panicked and unable to listen to her when he was lacking oxygen.

Fortunately, Tu Shen still seemed to have some sense, especially since he followed Xie Qingyu's instructions very well.

Despite his uncontrollable descent into the ground, Tu Shen still followed Xie Qingyu's instructions, holding onto one of her arms and kicking his legs vigorously.

Xie Qingyu was not strong, and he was dragging her so much that she could hardly swim, but fortunately, their heads were above water, so they could breathe smoothly.

As Xie Qingyu swam, Tu Shen beside her followed suit, trying his best not to cause any trouble.

Xie Qingyu's pale fingers touched the rocks on the shore, but the rocks were smoothed by the water and there was nothing to hold onto.

Xie Qingyu moved forward a little more, but the current caused her body to tilt, and she also seemed to want to retreat.

Fortunately, my cousin had returned and offered them a branch to hold onto.

Tu Shen grabbed the branch his cousin handed him, and the two of them leaned forward.

My cousin definitely couldn't have pulled both of them up by herself, but luckily Xie Qingyu was able to get some leverage from the shore, and the two of them made it ashore without any serious injury.

My cousin frantically picked up the branch again, intending to hand it into the water, but all she could see was Ma Erya drifting further and further away.

"She...she seems to have swum away." My cousin still had a mournful face, her brain hadn't even started to process what she saw, she just mumbled what she had seen.

"Then we don't need the branch anymore?" my cousin murmured, looking at the branch in her hand, but she really couldn't reach it.

She turned to look at Tu Shen and Xie Qingyu, who were soaking wet.

Tu Shenzheng held Xie Qingyu tightly in his arms, the feeling of having regained her in a critical moment startling him.

He barely reacted to his cousin's voice, instead checking Xie Qingyu for any wounds. He felt a pang of heartache when he saw the scratches on the inside of her arm from the stones.

"Was Sister Ma swept downstream?" my cousin suddenly realized.

Tu Shen was patted twice by Xie Qingyu before he came to his senses. He looked into the river, but Ma Erya was no longer in sight.

The pool is high up; once you fall in, you'll be swept away and won't be able to see what's going on.

He had seen Ma Erya's actions clearly; she was obviously trying to harm Xie Qingyu.

"Don't worry about her!" Tu Shen was still shaken. If he hadn't come over, Xie Qingyu would probably be the one swept away by the current.

He dared not think.