May this scumbag husband, who favored his concubine over his wife, rest in peace.

"Take these people back and interrogate them yourself." Lu Chengyuan's tone was as cold as ever.

Qi Rong nodded: "Yes."

"The rest of you, search along the lower reaches of the Huai River."

"Yes!"

The Embroidered-Clad Guards all accepted the order and withdrew.

Qi Rong suddenly sensed something was wrong: "Young Master..."

Lu Chengyuan sheathed his sword, turned to the side, and looked down at the exquisite hairpin in his hand.

He suddenly twitched the corner of his mouth.

"I underestimated you last time..."

The next moment, Lu Chengyuan was seen flipping over the railing and falling straight into the river!

The river surged forward relentlessly.

Even someone as strong as Lu Chengyuan, who was also skilled in swimming, was like a leaf adrift in a raging torrent, completely disoriented.

Not to mention Wen Yuanshu.

Lu Chengyuan did not struggle, but floated with the river, letting the river push him forward.

He will surely find her if he goes down the river.

-

Whether the water flow is strong or not depends entirely on the location.

Not far past Linjiang Tower, the water flow slowed down, but for those who couldn't swim, the chances of survival remained slim.

Further ahead, there is a rocky beach.

The water here flows gently, and many women wash their clothes here, while many children play on the shore.

Of course, the children's activities were limited to that small area on the shore. If they ventured any further in and were seen by the women washing clothes on the shore, they would inevitably be met with a merciless scolding.

Just then, a child standing on higher ground suddenly cried out in alarm, "There's someone in the river!"

The child's high-pitched and thin voice immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Everyone looked up towards the riverbank and indeed saw a person coming down the river. The figure was slender and looked like a woman.

A person floated over into the river. While it wasn't exactly commonplace, no one was particularly surprised.

They waited patiently for the figure to be stopped by the rocks before daring to move forward.

Several children wanted to go with them, but they turned their tails between their legs and returned to the shore amidst the woman's scolding.

Before they even got close, some people noticed the woman's clothes.

Even though it was soaked and looked extremely disheveled, you could still tell how precious the clothes originally were.

Everyone shook their heads and sighed, but still continued walking forward.

We can't keep having people soaking here forever.

Upon reaching Wen Yuanshu's side, one of them stepped forward to examine her, and after a moment exclaimed with delight, "She's alive! She's still alive!"

Everyone was shocked and quickly carried her back to the shore. After some rescue efforts, Wen Yuanshu slowly woke up.

Wen Yuanshu's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she was still somewhat dazed when she opened her eyes.

"Wake up, wake up!"

The sounds of a woman's laughter and children's cheers pulled Wen Yuanshu back to reality from her daze.

When I came to my senses, I burst into an uncontrollable cough.

Seeing that she was no longer at Linjiang Tower, Wen Yuanshu breathed a sigh of relief.

She does indeed have some talent for acting.

Otherwise, how could the leader have so easily lowered his guard and personally helped her onto the railing, giving her a chance to escape?

She knew very well that if she were in those people's hands, she would only have one way out: death. Before she died, she would cause a lot of trouble. So from the very beginning, her target was Huaijiang.

Although the river is merciless, it's still better than falling into the enemy's hands.

Fortunately, fate was kind to her in this life, and she survived.

"Girl, how did you end up in the river?"

Where are you from?

People around were curious and started asking questions all at once.

"I--"

Wen Yuanshu had barely opened her mouth when she coughed again.

Seeing this, the group exchanged glances and said, "It's freezing cold outside, let's not linger here. Miss, why don't you come home with us and boil some hot water to warm up?"

This girl looks delicate; she barely survived, so I hope she doesn't get sick from the cold here.

Wen Yuanshu opened her mouth, but before she could speak, another child cried out, "Another one is here! Another one is here!"

Everyone turned their heads to look.