A short night is hard to please! A stunningly handsome prince dotes on her exclusively.

"My beauty, why don't you answer me?"

As the lewd man spoke, he disgustingly licked his lips and walked closer and closer to Xin Moyan.

She didn't speak, but nervously swallowed and backed away step by step. She was dead. She had thought that this place was secluded and that her brother and Buyu would definitely not find her. Now that it was so dark and there were hardly any people around, even if she shouted loudly, her brother wouldn't hear her!

"Don't come here!"

The man drew closer, his bloated face gleaming with lust. He rubbed his hands together excitedly and said, “Beautiful lady, strolling through the lantern festival alone must be too boring and tedious. Why don’t you let your brother accompany you and enjoy the beautiful moonlight!”

"Get out of here!"

Xin Moyan retreated repeatedly. Although she was very uneasy inside, she tried her best to remain calm on the surface. Suddenly, she glanced to her side and saw the lake water rippling gently and sparkling. If all else failed, she would jump in. If she was lucky enough to be rescued, she would have her brother beat him to death. If she was unlucky enough to die, she didn't know if she could take this opportunity to return to the modern world.

"Beautiful lady, you'll fall if you go any further!"

The man didn't believe Xin Moyan would dare to jump, and instead pressed closer.

Suddenly, her heel touched the edge of the lake shore. At this moment, her body was only a step away from the water, but the man went even further and closer.

Seeing this, Xin Moyan made up her mind, turned around and leaped!

"what!"

"Plop~"

Suddenly, a large hand grabbed her waist, and her body, which should have been in the water, began to rise. She... flew up again!

A moment later, she was pulled to a stop on the shore by the man. Before Xin Moyan could react, she heard a desperate splashing sound in her ears. Turning her head, she saw the lewd man who had just harassed her crying and begging for help in the water.

Xin Moyan just stared blankly at the person in the water, unable to understand why, in just a few seconds, she and this pervert had reversed their spaces, and she was the one in the water!

"scared?"

The man's voice was deep and cold, seemingly devoid of any emotion, so she quickly looked up.

He was dressed in a black brocade robe, with indistinct patterns embroidered in gold thread on the collar and cuffs. A silver phoenix mask partially covered his face, revealing only his sharply defined chin and overly austere lips...

Xin Moyan didn't know how to describe this man's appearance. Just his chin and lips were enough to spark the imagination, not to mention his true face beneath the mask.

"Ok?"

Looking up, the person's eyes were cold and aloof, with a hint of inquiry in them.

"Um... thank you so much for your chivalrous help!"

In ancient times, calling someone a "great hero" would be appropriate, right?

"..."

After a while, Xin Moyan couldn't get the man's 'don't be polite', so she looked up curiously again. There was nothing she could do, as she could only reach a little below his shoulder and had to look up at him.

The man stared intently at her face before slowly asking, "Just now... were you planning to jump into the lake?"

"Oh? Oh right, I was thinking of jumping down, but a kind hero happened to pass by and saved me. I'm so grateful!"

Xin Moyan said gratefully, then flashed a bright smile. She didn't have any money on her, otherwise she would have given this hero some reward.

"Why?"

Caught off guard by the question, she asked curiously, "Why what?"

"Why did you choose to jump into the lake? Are you even a swimmer? What if you unfortunately lose your life?"

The three questions left Xin Moyan somewhat bewildered, but she still answered them one by one earnestly.

"I'd rather die a glorious death than live a shameful life. I'd rather jump into the lake than let this villain succeed. I can't swim, but you don't know, my brother is very skilled. I've been gone for a long time, and I'm sure he'll come to my rescue as soon as he hears someone has fallen into the water. Besides, if I were to perish..."

As Xin Moyan spoke, the look in her eyes suddenly dimmed. If she died, could she still return to that world? But her brother loved her so much; if she died, he would surely be heartbroken!

Seeing Xin Moyan's eyes gradually become sad and desolate, and hearing that she had fallen into the water and was on the verge of death, could it be that she was thinking about the terrible scene of falling into the water that day and was still unable to let go of it?

He had originally turned to leave, but seeing her sorrowful expression, he inexplicably changed the subject: "I would rather die than live in dishonor. You are indeed virtuous and resolute, unlike what the outside world says."

Upon hearing this, Xin Moyan immediately snapped out of her daze, gave him a confident smile, and continued, "I know I have a bad reputation, but as long as I act uprightly and honestly, I don't need to care about such a trivial reputation."

He just stared at Xin Moyan, her smile was so beautiful and bright that he couldn't bear to look away, and his expression under the mask softened slightly.

Xin Moyan thought to herself: Although this black-clad swordsman has a cold and aloof demeanor, he is quite kind-hearted. However, he should know me, otherwise he wouldn't know that I am famous.

The man who was in the water earlier had been pulled out, but he had drunk too much water and passed out again.

"Be careful, I'm leaving now."

"Farewell, sir! Until we meet again!"

Xin Moyan didn't care whether he could see her or not; she simply waved at his back.

He noticed it out of the corner of his eye, and a slight smile appeared on his lips. Originally, he didn't need to say goodbye to her.

Xin Moyan took a few deep breaths to calm herself down and was about to turn around and go back to find her brother when suddenly her thigh was tightly hugged, which startled her so much that she stumbled.

"Mom, give me a hug!"

She looked down and saw a cute little child, about three years old, hugging her leg. The child was wearing a tiger mask, so her face was not visible.

Lou Xiaobao held a string of candied hawthorns in one hand and hugged her leg tightly with the other. "Daddy is not here early, Mommy is here early!"

"Baby, why are you all alone?"

Xin Moyan breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that it was a child. She was relieved that it wasn't the lewd man from before. She quickly squatted down and removed the little boy's mask.

Wow! What an adorable baby! With rosy lips and white teeth, his chubby, fair face is so endearing. His smiling face is so cute, and he even has two adorable little tiger teeth. Right now, he's tilting his head to look at me with such cuteness.

"Baby, why are you all alone?"

"Mommy, good morning, baby!"

"Where is your mother? Shall I take you to find her?"

Lou Xiaobao pointed his little finger at Xin Moyan and said seriously, "You... Mother!"

"..."

Xin Moyan felt that every day was really exciting. She was still in shock just now, and now a child suddenly appeared who mistook her for his mother. Would the police officers in this ancient era have to go to the yamen?

"Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, hug me!"

Lou Xiaobao tilted his chubby face up, insisting that Xin Moyan hug him. His innocent, clear eyes sparkled, and his adorable appearance made it impossible to refuse his request.