In the time that followed, Qiao Meng remained extremely cooperative, and there were no incidents. With faces wreathed in smiles, he and his Master cordially saw Yang Wanli and Man Datou off.
Yang Wanli felt as if he were in a dream.
Before coming to make this deal, he had even gotten his affairs in order, fully prepared to die.
Now, as he looked at the Feathered Arrows piled high on the backs of the three Hardworking Turtles, Yang Wanli thought to himself, 'How did everything go so smoothly?'
"Oh, right! I forgot to pay!"
Yang Wanli slapped his thigh and quickly said to the Hardworking Turtle beneath him, "Good mount, we didn't pay! Run for it!"
The Hardworking Turtle could understand simple commands and actually began to speed up.
Back with Qiao Meng, he breathed a sigh of relief as he watched Yang Wanli and Man Datou disappear into the distance.
Another crisis averted!
