Quick Wear: Cousin, Come to the Bowl Quickly

The Mid-Autumn Night lake cruise ended with Lin Xi falling into the water.

The four of them were in high spirits, and Helan Ting and Lin Xi finally put aside their past grudges in this joyful atmosphere and started chatting about small things. As a result, when the boat reached a somewhat cramped area on the lake, they came towards a cruise ship that was more than twice as big as theirs. The oarsman on the boat might have been distracted, and without even looking, he actually crashed straight into the direction of the four of them.

Lan Zhi and Lan Xue's boat was in front, and the oarsman on their boat was nimble. He quickly changed direction amid the two's screams and narrowly avoided the accident. However, He Lanting and Lin Xi behind them were not so lucky. Because their vision was blocked, they collided head-on with the boat. The force directly knocked the oarsman off balance and he fell into the water, splashing a large amount of water.

Without the oarsman, the boat lost its balance and began to shake violently. Lin Xi and He Lanting, who were sitting behind him, were soaked. Before they could see what was happening, Lin Xi felt the boat tilt and his body instantly fell backwards.

He Lanting reacted quickly, supporting himself on the side of the boat with one hand and reaching out to Lin Xi with the other, trying to grab her. However, the fragrant gauze was extremely slippery after being soaked in water. He felt that he had grasped a corner of Lin Xi's clothing. Before he could breathe a sigh of relief, the clothing quickly slipped away from his palm in an instant. With a splash, Lin Xi fell straight into the lake. The boat instantly lost its balance and turned over completely.

"Brother!"

"cousin!"

When Lan Zhi and Lan Xue turned around and saw what had happened, they were so shocked that they almost burst into tears. They looked around and screamed for help from the people around them. Those who could swim quickly jumped into the water to save people, and some who were sharp-eyed caught a glimpse of the culprit who was trying to escape in the chaos and quickly captured him. There were screams and sounds of people falling into the water, and the whole lake was in chaos.

Underwater, Helan Ting held his breath as soon as he entered the water. Jiankang was rainy, and rivers and lakes surrounded the city. Duke Anguo had hired a master for him since he was a child to teach him how to swim. Therefore, he was not panicked the moment he fell into the water. He quickly adjusted his posture, stuck his head out of the water, and turned to look in the direction where Lin Xi had just fallen into the water.

The lake was not as brightly lit as the long street. Only the banks were decorated with lights and lanterns, which contrasted with the dim lights on the cruise ships and pleasure boats. It was quite artistic. However, He Lanting had no intention of appreciating it at this moment. Logically speaking, Lin Xi fell into the water only a moment before him, and she would definitely not have sunk in such a short time. However, He Lanting looked around but did not see the white figure.

Looking at the completely overturned boat, He Lanting suddenly thought of something. His eyes darkened and he took a deep breath. He dived underwater and swam hard under the boat. The light underwater was extremely dim. He Lanting felt that he had dived about half a foot before he finally saw Lin Xi, who was in a white dress, slowly sinking, with the help of the few rays of light.

He Lanting was delighted. Regardless of the pain in his chest that seemed to be about to explode, he paddled hard and chased after Lin Xi who was slowly sinking. After a moment, he finally grabbed her hand, pulled her to his chest, and swam upwards with her.

On the water surface, Lan Zhi and Lan Xue looked pale, their eyes anxiously scanning the lake. The enthusiastic people who had just jumped into the lake to save people were also trying hard to look for them. Suddenly, someone shouted, "Over there!" Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw the soaked He Lan Ting holding Lin Xi and swimming towards them.

"Everyone, get on the boat!" He Lanting shouted to the people who came to rescue us. "Everyone, you are so kind. The palace will thank you tomorrow. But my sister and I are so wet that we are afraid of losing face. Please leave."

The few people who jumped into the water to save people were yelled at by him. At first, they were a little resentful, but after hearing what he said, they realized that the girl in his arms had her clothes soaked. If someone saw her, her innocence would be in jeopardy. So they climbed onto the boat with understanding and moved away.

But the waters here are narrow. Lan Zhi and Lan Xue had just asked someone to go to the shore to inform Heng Zhi, but now they can't get there in a moment. The small boat that had just capsized has been turned over, but the hull was severely damaged and could no longer be used.

He Lan Ting lowered his eyes to look at Lin Xi in his arms. She was pale, and her usually beautiful and charming face was now completely bloodless. Her breathing was weak, and her smooth forehead was covered with bruises and broken skin in some places. After being soaked in the lake water, it turned white. It seemed that her head hit the hull of the boat when she fell into the water, and she fainted directly. Therefore, she sank straight to the bottom of the lake without any struggle.

Feeling the body temperature of the person in his arms gradually fade away, He Lanting felt endless panic in his heart, as if he was back to the night when he was kneeling in the ancestral hall. He watched the sky gradually brighten, but there was still no news of Lin Xi waking up. All the strength in his body seemed to be swallowed up bit by bit by the darkness.

Now he had finally confirmed his feelings and reconciled his past grudges with Lin Xi, but he had to watch her lose warmth little by little in his arms. The Prince of Anguo, who had never shed tears before, clenched his teeth, his eyes were red, his body trembled involuntarily, and he held Lin Xi tighter in his arms.

"Young Master!" An anxious male voice suddenly came from not far away.

He Lanting looked up suddenly, as if he had been pardoned. He saw Hengzhi standing at the bow of a spacious and elegant pleasure boat not far away, shouting towards him. Lanzhi and Lanxue waved their hands hurriedly, asking Hengzhi to come over quickly, but a lot of onlookers had unexpectedly come here, blocking the place. It was easy for the cruise ship to go out, but very difficult to come in. The pleasure boat where Hengzhi was could not move any further after moving forward a few meters.

He Lanting saw Heng Zhi frantically directing other cruise ships to make a path, but the lake was narrow, and even if other cruise ships wanted to avoid it, the pleasure boat could still not move forward. Feeling Lin Xi gradually losing temperature in his arms, He Lanting gritted his teeth, hugged Lin Xi tightly, endured the pain of his torn arm, and swam hard towards the pleasure boat.

After finally sending Lin Xi onto the pleasure boat, He Lanting felt relieved, and immediately lost his strength, and his body sank involuntarily. Fortunately, Heng Zhi was quick-witted and grabbed him, and hurriedly pulled He Lanting up as well.

On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, because the prince and his cousin fell into the water, the mansion of Duke Anguo was in chaos and the lights were on all night.

In the study, Duke Anguo He Tongguang looked at the secret report sent by the spy, his face more solemn than ever. After a moment, he crumpled the thin piece of letter paper into his palm, then threw it into the brazier prepared beside him, and said with a sharp gaze.

"It seems that the tiger really slept too long and was bullied by a foolish monkey."