C73 camel (1/2)

The faint yellow eyes continuously looked me up and down, giving off a creepy feeling.

He looked to be at least over 40 years old, with a disheveled appearance. The color of his eyes was slightly different from that of an ordinary person's, and the light from the room showed that this man was hunched, as if he had a disability.

”What for?”

The other party's voice was hoarse and extremely unfriendly.

”Would you mind asking if we can help you with that? Take us to the other side of the river. We're in a hurry.”

I braced myself, trying to force a smile on my face.

Without waiting for an answer, I pulled out some hundred-dollar bills.

”Money is negotiable, just the two of us, nothing else.”

”You're from outside the city?”

The man looked at the bill in my hand, but still didn't have the intention of coming out.

”Yes, I accidentally missed the opportunity. Help me, old fellow villager.”

I handed over the money.

”Has anyone ever told you that there is no rule for a ferry to cross the river at night? ”You hateful outsiders, do you think you can do anything with money?”

This guy actually said those words with a clang and directly closed the door. He didn't have any intention of responding to us.

Tang Rou and I looked at each other and couldn't help but bitterly smile.

There were two wooden sheds side by side, but the one beside them was leaking air everywhere. It didn't seem like there was anyone there. In other words, there was only one hunchback left by the river.

In the reeds not far away, I saw a ferry that was roughly thirty to forty feet long. It swayed left and right in the breeze, like a beast lying dormant in the darkness.

Who would have thought that the money attack from the 'All Knowing Scholar' would have no effect at all.

I still didn't want to give up. I stretched out my hand to knock on the door again, but at this moment, the hoarse voice inside immediately roared.

”Hurry up and get out of my way. Don't disturb my sleep. Before the sky is completely dark, let's hurry to the village up ahead to sleep.”

After the other party finished talking, the faint light in the room immediately went out. It was obvious that they didn't want to continue negotiating with us.

Looking at it now, there really was no way for him to live tonight. He couldn't just steal someone's boat and go there.

In my heart, I was still troubled over tonight's live broadcast. After all, I had already bragged about it, so the only thing I could do now was think of another way.

Just as Tang Rou and I were about to walk down the road and look for that so-called village, we suddenly heard a rustling sound in front of us.

Tang Rou immediately pulled me back and jumped into a nearby bush.

I felt a little nervous, as if I wanted to rob them.

The sounds ahead were getting closer and closer. Under the dim light, there was surprisingly a group of people driving a horse carriage, moving quickly towards the carriage.

”They came here so late at night. Could it be that they are planning to cross the river?”