CHAPTER 561: CHAPTER 561 THE CHILD IS SAVED

Swimming close to the child, Mu Qiancheng extended his large hand, wrapping it around the child’s waist, then half-carrying him towards the water’s surface.

However, Mu Qiancheng, focused solely on the child, completely missed the fact that behind them, a monstrous creature lay deep at the bottom of the lake.

Resembling both a snake and a turtle, it looked quite bizarre. At the moment Mu Qiancheng was lifting the child towards the surface, the creature, which had its eyes closed, suddenly opened them, staring at Mu Qiancheng and the child in his arms.

Mu Qiancheng, with the child, quickly surfaced and swam towards the shore where Jiang Xue and the others were waiting.

At this moment, the Little Fox in the space sensed the commotion in the water and once again warned Jiang Xue, saying, "Woman, that thing has awakened, tell your man to speed up. Otherwise, if it surfaces, not only will your man and the child be in danger, but even the people on the shore may not be spared.

Jiang Xue understood clearly, but she could also see that Mu Qiancheng was already struggling with the child. If she pressed him further, it might have the opposite effect.

Thus, despite her anxiety, Jiang Xue did not rush, instead telling the Little Fox, "Keep an eye on the thing in the lake for me, and let me know immediately if there’s any movement."

In fact, Jiang Xue wanted to get into the water to help Mu Qiancheng, but she was not as good in the water as he was. If the creature in the water really wanted to attack, she would have no means to handle it.

Mu Qiancheng, holding the child with one arm while swimming with the other, struggled towards the shoreline. The child waiting at the shore, seeing that Mu Qiancheng had saved his younger brother, finally relaxed and said to Jiang Xue beside him, "Sister, the big brother is really amazing."

Jiang Xue smiled slightly, not responding, but inside, she was extremely anxious, yet dared not show it. Besides, she also told the few elders around her, "Grandmother, Mom and Dad, please find a place to sit, don’t wait here, Wenbin and I will wait here."

The few elders, seeing that Mu Qiancheng had already saved the child, didn’t overthink. Moreover, they were quite advanced in age, and standing for so long indeed took a toll on their bodies.

So, after Jiang Xue’s suggestion, they did not oppose and turned to walk towards the nearby benches.

Watching the elders walk away, Jiang Xue felt at ease. Just then, Little Reunion, whom Shangguan Wenbin was holding, suddenly made a sound, causing Jiang Xue some frustration as she patted her head, then took the child from Shangguan Wenbin’s hands, saying, "Wenbin, give me the child."

"Sister?" Shangguan Wenbin looked at Jiang Xue with some bewilderment. He didn’t understand why she wanted to hold the child since there was essentially no difference between her holding the child and him.

However, Jiang Xue did not answer, taking the child, she ran towards the elders.

"Dad, I’m going to help Wenbin rescue someone later, holding the child is inconvenient, can you help take care of Little Reunion for a while?" Jiang Xue placed the child onto Mu Siwu, said this, and quickly returned to the lakefront.

Shangguan Wenbin watched Jiang Xue hand the child to Mu Siwu but didn’t ask further, instead, kept a close eye on Mu Qiancheng in the lake, ready to assist at any moment.

Jiang Xue, like Shangguan Wenbin, was also prepared to assist Mu Qiancheng at any time.

Mu Qiancheng vigorously swam towards the shore, five meters, four meters, three meters, two meters. With only one meter left, it just needed one more push to bring the child over.

At this moment, Shangguan Wenbin and Jiang Xue also stood at the shore, reaching their hands towards him.

Mu Qiancheng exhaled slightly, smiled at the two, and then handed the child over to their hands.