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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?"

Tang Rou whispered into my ear.

A glimmer of hope rose in my heart. From the looks of it, these people were really planning to cross the river. If not, who would come to the river at night?

Most of them were dressed in country clothes, but a tall figure stood out among them.

The reason why this person was different from the others was not because he was tall, but because the clothes he wore were clearly different from the others.

This guy was wearing a long shirt, which made him look weird in this rural area. I even wondered if this group of people were from a film crew that was filming the night scenes here.

"Did you notice something strange in the carriage?"

When Tang Rou said this, I immediately fixed my gaze on the carriage and pulled a huge box.

The box looked cuboid and dark, as if it had been painted, but it did not reflect any light under the moonlight.

It was actually a huge coffin.

This isn't the first time I've seen such a thing, but I've never seen such a large one. Furthermore, logically speaking, the paint on the coffin wouldn't be so drained.

"These guys are carrying a coffin at night. What are they planning to do? Could it be that the custom here is to be buried at night?"

Tang Rou's words made me shake my head.

They were heading directly for the river ferry, and the most likely possibility was that they were going to transport the coffin to somewhere on the other side.

Although all of this seemed a little strange, it seemed to be the case.

This group of people walked very quickly, as if they were in a hurry. They passed by the place where the two of us were hiding. They didn't find me or Tang Rou. In addition, they seemed to be discussing something.

"I wonder if that crazy old woman is still waiting for us there. If we delay it, then this matter won't be easy to deal with."

The two people at the front stretched their necks and kept looking forward.

Another person spoke up.

"Don't worry, Hunchback Feng has taken a lot of my benefits. He will definitely be there to guard us tonight whenever we come over. Look, there are still lights on in the front room."

At first, I thought that there would be people guarding this intersection every day, but after listening to the tone of their conversation, I understood that the reason why the ugly Hunchback stayed here so late at night was to wait for them.

"Didn't you say you won't cross the river at night? Isn't that obvious? One in front, one on the back."

Tang Rou's tone carried a bit of anger.

"From the looks of it, they seem to know each other. It seems that the matter tonight is rather strange."

I looked at the time on my phone. It was already past 8. Usually, the live broadcast hadn't started, but the discussion in my fan group was already very lively.

I suddenly had a flash of inspiration. The matter in front of me was extremely bizarre, so why didn't I use this opportunity to attract the attention of my fans?

Thinking about this, I shook my phone at Tang Rou, who immediately understood what I meant.

"This is indeed a good idea, and if they really want to bring the coffin over, we can sneak onto the ship. At worst, we can just give them some money, but I don't believe that they can chase us away."

"It's best if we don't get discovered by them. We can both finish tonight's live broadcast as well as quietly cross the river. It's perfect for both of us."