Chapter 273 Shu Yu Kicks Someone into the Water

As Shu Yu followed the scholar toward the lotus pond, he listened to the scholar recount the whole story.

"Actually, we don't know exactly how it happened. When Brother Tang and I were composing poetry, we suddenly heard shouts that someone had been pushed into the water and they wouldn't let anyone come up."

"We rushed over to see what was going on, and to our surprise, Brother Tang knew the man who had been pushed into the water. He said he was an uncle from the same village. Brother Tang quickly stepped forward to stop them, but there were seven of them, three young masters and four servants. After they pushed Uncle Lu into the water, the servants stood on the bank with bamboo poles and pushed him around. Whenever Uncle Lu swam to the bank, they would hit him with the bamboo poles."

“If we weren’t all local scholars, those young masters would have been rude to us too. Brother Tang asked them why they did that, and they said that Uncle Lu had offended them. They wouldn’t say exactly how he offended them, they just kept telling us not to meddle in other people’s business.”

"Later, a girl ran out crying and said that it was because of her that Uncle Lu was pushed down."

Shu Yu stopped walking and paused upon hearing this, "Miss? Who is she?"

The scholar shook his head. "I don't know. I didn't even have time to hear clearly before Uncle Lu shouted at us, telling me to come quickly and find you to save him."

He paused, then said softly, "But they came on strong, and it's clear they're not someone to mess with. Your third uncle asked you to go and find a few more people first, right?"

Shu Yu quickened her pace. "No, he just wanted me to go and save him."

The scholar was a little confused. Huh?

As the two were talking, they arrived at the lotus pond the scholar had mentioned.

This peach blossom grove covers a large area, and therefore the lotus pond inside is also quite large. Not only are many lotus flowers planted, but you can even sit in a small boat and pick lotus seeds, which is a popular pastime for many people.

Shu Yu saw a group of people gathered there from afar, chattering about something.

She quickly stepped forward and squeezed into the crowd, and sure enough, she saw Lu Sanzhu bobbing up and down on the water, not daring to swim to the shore at all.

Luckily, he was a good swimmer, otherwise he would have sunk long ago.

The young men the scholar mentioned all stood aside laughing heartily. Tang Wenqian tried to talk to them, but one of them pushed him aside, completely ignoring him.

Standing next to Tang Wenqian was another person, the girl the scholar had mentioned earlier.

To Shu Yu's surprise, this girl was actually Lan Hua? Her uncle's cousin?

No wonder, someone like Lu Sanzhu, who is good at reading people and avoids trouble, actually offended a few young masters.

Shu Yu took a few steps forward, and Lu Sanzhu, who was originally far away, saw her at a glance. He was overjoyed and exclaimed, "Ayu!"

Tang Wenqian and Lan Hua turned their heads at the same time and then ran towards Shu Yu.

Lu Sanzhu breathed a sigh of relief. With Shu Yu by his side, he instantly felt emboldened and swam back to shore without saying another word.

However, as soon as he swam over, the servants shoved bamboo poles at his head. Although Lu Sanzhu nimbly dodged several times, he was still hit several times.

Shu Yu's anger surged up layer by layer. Without saying a word, she rushed forward. Her figure was as fast as lightning, and before anyone could react, she was already gone.

Shu Yu suddenly leaped up and abruptly kicked the servant who had been beating the most fiercely into the water.

(End of this chapter)