A master of metaphysics is farming.

A pale green hue floated on the water's surface. As Xiang He ran over, she accidentally kicked a pair of embroidered shoes, which confirmed that the person underwater was a woman.

Ignoring Wang Rongxing's astonished expression, Xiang He plunged into the water. As soon as she was submerged, the person who hadn't been struggling before began to thrash about.

Xiang He quickly swam towards her, trying to wrap her arms around her waist, but the other woman kept flailing her arms and even slapped her twice...

"Don't move!" Xiang He grabbed her hand precisely. "Don't move!"

She grabbed the woman's belt and lifted her up slightly. The woman's head just broke the surface of the water. She coughed several times and slapped the water with her hands.

"No, don't worry about me!"

Xiang He was speechless. She wanted to jump into the river, and her body was instinctively struggling. Anyone who saw her would save her first.

No matter what she said, Xiang He grabbed her belt and pulled her towards the shore, while the woman continued to hit Xiang He's arm.

Wang Rongxing quickly helped pull the woman ashore, and Xiang He dragged her up to the bank. Wang Rongxing immediately took off his outer garment, not knowing in his panic who to cover himself with.

Xiang He grabbed her and surrounded her.

But the woman was completely uncooperative and kept hitting Xiang He, as if she had gone mad.

The final slap landed on Xiang He's face—

A crisp slap rang out, and Wang Rongxing opened his mouth, speechless. The woman also stopped slapping him, standing there dumbfounded.

Xiang He touched the cheek that had been slapped with the tip of her tongue, closed her eyes, and exhaled softly.

The woman immediately and hastily withdrew her hand, stammering, "I...I didn't mean it...you...I didn't mean it..."

“Miss Xiang, I also think she didn’t mean it…”

Xiang He reluctantly opened her eyes, clutching her outer robe tightly as she looked at her, "If you're going to commit suicide, please find a secluded place."

"me……"

Xiang He released her hand, stood up, and twirled her hair, leaving it dripping wet.

“Stop asking me, my hearing is too good. Next time, run further away to jump,” she said, squatting down and twisting her pants. “I can’t just stand by and watch someone die.”

The woman lowered her head, tears welling in her eyes, and said, "I'm so sorry..."

Don't apologize to me.

At this moment, the people from Chunqiu Pavilion came over. Jiang Xinyue was carrying her cloth bag and had a thin blanket in her hand. They quickly draped it over her back.

"Fortunately, it's not too cold yet. When I get home, I'll ask the kitchen to prepare some ginger soup."

Xiang He hugged the thin blanket tighter. "No need. I'll just go back to the private school in a bit."

"That won't do! Does the private school have your clothes?"

Xiang He looked down and realized that she had been thinking about buying clothes, but now she was soaking wet before she could even buy any.

"I'll go buy an outfit later..."

Jiang Xinyue gently put her arm around her shoulder, "Come home with me. Don't be shy with me. You look younger than me, so just call me 'elder sister'."

"..." Xiang He turned her head to look at her, then looked up again, "Is it possible that I'm already sixteen..."

"What?!" Jiang Xinyue froze, her arms around him stiff. "So, should we call each other by name?"

"It's all right."

The two were talking as if no one else was around when a gasp came from behind them. They turned around, and Jiang Xinyue finally got a good look at the woman.

"Oh, isn't this the magistrate's daughter?"

Guan Yuluo squatted down and hugged her, rubbing her hands together to warm her up. "Miss Zeng, why did you do such a foolish thing? Come, let me take you back to the county government."

She tried to get up, but Miss Zeng pushed her away, saying, "No!"

Suddenly pushed away, Guan Yulu looked embarrassed.

Xiang He saw that Miss Zeng looked resistant, biting her lower lip tightly and not saying a word. Soon, a blush spread across her cheekbones. Her eyebrows were like willow leaves and matched the corners of her eyes. She was not a person who would die young.

But... he looked miserable, so it seems his life hasn't been smooth sailing.

She looked up sharply; it was noon, and the once bright and sunny sky was now slightly overcast. She turned and looked into the distant woods, where it was deep and quiet.

In a short while, the faint aura dissipated.

Xiang He glanced down at Miss Zeng again, recalling what he had sensed at the county government office that morning; it seemed there was some connection between the two.

She was soaked to the bone, and if she didn't change her clothes soon, she might catch a cold.

Seeing that Miss Zeng was stubborn, Xiang He reached out and pulled her up. "Miss Zeng, everyone's already up here. Let Miss Guan take you back."

The old lady chimed in, "Yes, go back first. If there's anything bothering you, just talk it out."

"I do not want!"

Xiang He ignored her and pulled her towards the Spring and Autumn Pavilion. Guan Yulu hurriedly stepped forward, "Oh, Miss Xiang, take it easy! How can you pull people like that!"

Miss Zeng was still struggling when Guan Yuluo also reached out and slapped Xiang He's hand.

Not content with making things worse, Xiang He simply spread his five fingers wide, causing Miss Zeng to stagger back a few steps, and Guan Yuluo to follow suit, taking several steps back as well.

Before she could react, Miss Zeng turned and ran away.

"Miss Zeng!"

Xiang He looked helpless. "Look, if we don't force her to leave, she'll run away."

Wang Rongxing hurriedly chased after her, and Guan Yulu blushed, "I misunderstood..."

This pretentious act... I wonder what they're really thinking.

Seeing Miss Zeng running very fast, Xiang He shouted loudly, "If you jump into the river now, I'll catch you right away!"

As expected, Miss Zeng stopped in her tracks, and Wang Rongxing hurriedly stepped forward to block her path.

Miss Zeng looked completely bewildered. "What...what did she say...?"

Wang Rongxing understood what he meant, and he scratched his head, somewhat troubled, "Just... just the literal meaning..."

"What……?"

Wang Rongxing rephrased his words, "So, the one the girl mentioned... could he be a ghost...?"

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In the Jiang residence, Xiang He changed into a plain dress, but the quality of this dress was incredibly smooth.

"Can I really walk through it?"

Jiang Xinyue tied her belt. "Of course you can, He'er...can I call you that?"

"It doesn't matter."

“Then you can call me Xinyue too,” she said, handing the cloth bag back to the table. “I’ve heard about He’er from Rongxing. The one you were talking about earlier, could he be a ghost?”

Xiang He was slightly taken aback. Seeing the curiosity shining in her eyes, she smiled and said, "It's all up to your guess, but I can't reveal other people's privacy."

"Yes, I was too talkative. He'er is really kind-hearted, risking her identity to save her."

Xiang He pursed her lips, "I can't ignore someone trying to commit suicide in front of me, but now that she's sneaking off to kill herself, I'm not going to help her."

Everyone has their own destiny. Since they met, it means that Miss Zeng's life was not meant to end.

Jiang Xinyue's gaze towards her became somewhat strange, then she smiled gently, "He'er looks even better in this outfit, and her complexion is much more radiant. You should dress like this from now on."

"No, I'm the kind of person who needs to work in the fields."

Xiang He slung his cloth bag over his shoulder, checked the severance papers inside, and only felt relieved after confirming that nothing was missing.

"I should go out to town; I have a lot of things to buy."

Jiang Xinyue grabbed her arm and led her outside, saying, "Let's go together. I'm just sitting at home doing nothing anyway."

"..."

Xiang He hadn't expected this young lady to be so outgoing. Although she didn't know her purpose, she decided to leave it at that for now.

She needed to hurry and buy the things she wanted, as she had to rush back to the private school in the afternoon, where Miss Zeng had arranged to meet her.