Quick Transmigration Sweet Story, The White Moonlight Rescue Plan

Outside, thick smoke billowed up, as if it would engulf the entire world.

The night enveloped the earth, and all was silent, without a sound, as still as the arrival of death, a silence that was chilling.

In this deathly silence, Xiao Xiao, who had been asleep for a long time, finally stirred slightly.

She struggled to open her heavy eyelids, her body swaying as she tried to get up. However, when she looked up, she was greeted by a completely unfamiliar room.

She looked around in confusion, her gaze finally settling on the person lying beside her.

Ling Nanchen was dressed similarly to himself, having taken off all but his undergarments. He was sleeping peacefully, his face slightly flushed.

Just then, Xiaoxiao suddenly felt a sharp pain in her head, as if thousands of tiny needles were piercing her brain at the same time.

She stole the marriage that should have belonged to the legitimate daughter of the neighboring family, and lived in the shadow of that legitimate daughter.

People praised the young lady for her virtue and kindness, saying that she single-handedly saved the once desolate British Duke's mansion.

Under the influence of his elder sister-in-law, Ling Nanchen resolutely abandoned his literary pursuits and took up a military career. With extraordinary courage and wisdom, he fought his way through the enemy and eventually rose to the position of General of the Cavalry, gaining the emperor's deep trust and favor.

Ling Nanchen's uncle was also a grateful person. He carefully selected a stepson to inherit the title for his widowed sister-in-law. He publicly declared that he would treat this child as his own, educate him with all his heart, and ensure that the family's honor would continue.

Everyone praised them as a match made in heaven, but they were snatched away by her cousin, who was all beauty and no brains.

People often only focus on the surface phenomena; who really thinks deeply? She was just a lowly foreign woman; where did she get the courage to steal the husband of that graceful and radiant young lady?

Gu Xiao closed her eyes tightly, and after only a moment, she successfully calmed the turbulent waves in her heart. At this moment, she knew that panic would not solve any problems, and only by calming down could she find a glimmer of hope to escape her predicament.

So, Xiaoxiao quickly and cautiously looked around, carefully searching every corner where there might be a chance to escape. However, after searching for a while, she was surprised to find that not only were her and Ling Nanchen's coats gone, but even the door to the room had been locked from the outside.

Faced with this situation, Gu Xiao thought to himself, "Such meticulous arrangements must be the result of someone planting spies around me and working with them from the inside." The mysteries that he couldn't understand in his previous life have now become clear after experiencing various hardships and looking at them with a different mindset.

Despite the lingering fear and unease, Gu Xiao knew this was not the time to show weakness. She took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing her terror, and continued to concentrate intently on searching the enclosed room for any clues that could help her escape danger.

As the saying goes, perseverance pays off! After persistent efforts, Gu Xiao finally made a discovery—a folding window in the neighboring house wasn't completely sealed off. This unexpected discovery eased her heavy heart a little, as if she had seen a glimmer of light in the darkness.

Gu Xiao walked to the window and looked at the bottomless lake. She hesitated for a long time. She was not good at swimming. If she jumped in without thinking, she would either be caught cheating and die of shame, or she would drown.

But if she didn't jump, Xiao Xiao glanced at the few furtive figures behind her at the door. If they really rushed in, they probably wouldn't even spare the space under the bed.

Gu Xiao made up her mind that even if she really drowned, she didn't want to have anything to do with Ling Nanchen anymore. She tiptoed over the wall and plunged into the lake.

Not long after the window was gently closed, Ling Nanchen, who had been lying quietly on the bed with his eyes closed as if he were asleep, slowly opened his eyes.

Those eyes were cold and deep, like bottomless pools of ice. He stared intently at the window that had just been closed for a long time, as if trying to see through it to everything outside. After a while, his gaze slowly moved away from the window.

Meanwhile, Gu Xiao, who had jumped into the lake, was initially terrified. She frantically thrashed her limbs, trying to break free of the water, but she quickly realized that if she made too much noise, she might attract the people waiting outside. The situation would likely only worsen, so she suppressed her fear and panic, tried to calm herself, and sank deeply into the water.

However, leaving her submerged in the water was clearly not a long-term solution. After all, the longer it dragged on, the more disastrous the consequences would be if people discovered her bloated body during the day.

Even if she dies, she will probably not find peace, and may even be gossiped about and talked about behind her back.

Suddenly, Gu Xiao recalled the words her wet nurse had taught her in the countryside: "If you accidentally fall into the water while playing, don't panic. Just calm yourself down and straighten your limbs. You will float. If you find any driftwood or branches, grab onto them. This is your chance to save your life."

Following her wet nurse's instructions, Gu Xiao tried her best to calm herself down and straighten her limbs. Gradually, just as her wet nurse had said, her whole body began to float up.

The house where Gu Xiao and Ling Nanchen were located was a side courtyard in the backyard of the Duke's mansion. Few people usually went there, so Gu Xiao didn't know where the lake led and could only follow the lake water and drift with the current.

"Young master, there seems to be something in that lake!" Zhui Feng pointed curiously at the faint white shadow in the center of the lake and shouted loudly.

His boisterous manner contrasted sharply with the taciturn and composed Mo Feng beside him.

Mo Feng merely raised his eyes slightly, nodded gently towards Ling Yubai who was leisurely fishing by the lake, and said in a low voice, "Young Master, there really is someone."

However, the white-clad man sitting calmly in the exquisite pavilion in the middle of the lake seemed oblivious to everything happening around him. He remained composed, holding a fishing rod without a hook, and intently fishing for fish that didn't even exist in the water.

Watching his young master's actions, Zhui Feng muttered to himself: "Is the young master really delirious from his illness? It's one thing to come here fishing in the middle of the night instead of sleeping, but he's even messing around with a fishing rod without a hook. Does he really expect some stupid fish to bite the rod on its own?" Just as Zhui Feng was about to complain, the fishing rod made a sound.

It turned out that Gu Xiao, who was already exhausted but remained highly alert, instinctively reached out and grabbed the empty bamboo pole that stretched out into the lake as she passed by.

Just as Gu Xiao reached out and grabbed the bamboo pole, Ling Yubai's tightly closed eyes snapped open.

Those eyes were like a bottomless, icy pool, devoid of any emotion, as if nothing in the world could stir a ripple within them. One could even say that those eyes had reached a state of complete detachment from all emotions and desires.

However, unexpectedly, the moment Gu Xiao grasped the bamboo pole, a barely perceptible hesitation and pause flashed in his eyes, which were originally as calm as still water.

As time went on, the force from the bamboo pole gradually increased, and the hesitation in Ling Yubai's eyes, like a ignited flame, slowly burned and eventually transformed into a deep sense of inquiry.

At this moment, his gaze was fixed on the bamboo pole in his hand, and he squinted slightly as he looked at it. "Mo Feng, quick, go, pull the person up!"