Mingxiao knew very well that Shi Lan's character in her previous life was that of someone who was overly compassionate, soft-hearted, and easily trusting. The fact that the Divine Lord and she had ended up in this situation was mostly due to her actions.

Shi Lan stood there timidly, watching Ming Xiao's gloomy, furry dog ​​face as he waved his paw, and a familiar dizziness immediately struck.

She opened her eyes, and before she could react, a strong force came from behind her. Shi Lan hurriedly waved her hands, grabbing around, and accidentally grabbed something, instinctively holding on tightly.

She tried to use the support to steady herself, but unexpectedly, she heard a scream and the thing she had managed to grab onto fell forward with her.

"Splash, splash," two sounds, and the cold water immediately enveloped her. Shi Lan swung her limbs to steady herself in the water. After successfully surfacing, she wiped the water droplets from her face, blinked her sore eyes, and looked around. She noticed that the place where she fell into the water was not far from the shore. She estimated that she could reach the edge in just two dives.

Shi Lan adjusted her posture with the current and swung her arms vigorously forward, but suddenly a pulling force came from below, causing her to sink like a stone.

Shi Lan was startled and quickly took a breath. She flipped over in the water and looked down. A woman with her eyes closed, bubbles coming out of her mouth, was grabbing Shi Lan's ankles and pulling her down forcefully. It looked like she was about to be dragged to the bottom of the river.

Shi Lan stared wide-eyed at the woman in the water, bent down, and tried to pry the woman's hands off.

After a few twists and turns, whether the woman was exhausted or had enough strength, Shi Lan managed to break free from the woman's grasp and float back to the surface.

Shi Lan coughed a few times and took a deep breath. The fresh air rushed into her trachea, clearing her mind considerably. Suddenly, she remembered the thing that had fallen into the water with her earlier. Could it be that woman from earlier?

Shi Lan's face paled, and she quickly dove down, dragging and pulling the woman ashore. Then she could only sit on the ground, her limbs weak and panting heavily. Looking at the woman she had rescued, she saw that she was half-closing her eyes and tilting her head, spitting out water.

Shi Lan, half-lying down, finally managed to catch her breath. She wondered if she should get up and wake the woman so she could help her back. Just then, the woman opened her eyes.

Shi Lan was overjoyed and was about to speak when the woman struggled to her feet as if she had seen a ghost and ran away without looking back.

Shi Lan was stunned as she watched that receding figure grow ever more distant.

With no other option, Shi Lan decided to rely on herself rather than others. She dragged herself to the base of a tree not far from the shore, wrapped herself in her wet clothes, curled up in a ball, and began to process the memories.

After an incense stick had burned, Shi Lan opened her eyes, completely at a loss for words. She had just been told not to meddle in other people's business, but she still couldn't help herself.

The girl who ran away earlier is named Li Chunni. She is a famous beauty in Lijia Village. Many young men in the village who are about her age admire her to some extent, including Li Tiezhu.

Li Tiezhu's parents passed away when he was seven or eight years old. A reclusive hunter in the village took pity on him and adopted him, teaching him martial arts and archery. Two years ago, the hunter also passed away, leaving Li Tiezhu alone to guard the dilapidated house near the forest at the entrance of the village.

Li Tiezhu had feelings for Li Chunni, but he was also self-aware enough to know that besides his drafty house, all he had left was his strength, so he never dared to confess his feelings.

Li Chunni was always well aware of the thoughts of the young men in Lijia Village, but she pretended not to know. She had her own ideas. She felt that Lijia Village was too small, and with her looks, she could easily find a better marriage. These young men who wanted to marry her were simply daydreaming.

Finally, on a rainy day, she met Young Master Liu, who came to her house to take shelter from the rain. Young Master Liu fell in love with her at first sight. Li Chunni was also attracted to this handsome and well-dressed Young Master Liu. So, half a month later, she entered the Liu mansion in a sedan chair.

When he first entered the manor, Young Master Liu used sweet words to deceive Li Chunni completely. However, less than three months later, Young Master Liu found a new target and abandoned Li Chunni, ignoring her completely.

It was only then that Li Chunni learned that, in addition to the rigid and unsmiling principal wife, Han, the Liu family had more than a dozen concubines, not to mention countless maids who served as concubines.

Once the novelty wore off, Young Master Liu completely forgot about Li Chunni. Her life became unbearable. The maids and servants who had once served her so attentively vanished in the blink of an eye, and the food was never appetizing again. In the dead of winter, her quilt was only slightly thicker than the window paper, and there was absolutely no firewood or charcoal. Li Chunni endured this for a year, but could no longer bear it. She gathered the jewelry Young Master Liu had given her, intending to sneak away and find a new way out.

She thought that no one in the Liu family would notice her now, but she was caught by Han's men as soon as she ran to the market. When they forcibly dragged her back, Li Chunni seized the opportunity and loudly begged the people around her for help. However, everyone around her could see that something was wrong, especially when the gold and silver inside her bundle fell out after it fell apart. They all avoided her, afraid of causing trouble.

With nowhere to turn for help, Li Chunni thought she was doomed. As she looked around, she inadvertently spotted Li Tiezhu in brocade robes. Li Chunni struggled and cried for help, but Li Tiezhu merely glanced at her casually before turning around and gently supporting the original owner of the body beside him, leading her into a nearby shop.

Li Chunni, who was forcibly dragged back to the Liu residence, was imprisoned without even seeing Han Shi's face. She died in the woodshed after only a few days of hunger.

Li Chunni had thought her life was over, but fate intervened, and she was reborn, returning to the time when she first entered the Liu family mansion, at the height of her success. Li Chunni knew that in her previous life, she had been greedy for vanity and hadn't cherished a man like Li Tiezhu who truly cared for her. Especially when she saw him in his fine clothes and seemingly living a good life before she died, she deeply regretted it. She was convinced that only Li Tiezhu could give her happiness, so the first thing she did upon waking up was to insist on returning to Li Family Village. She wanted to find Li Tiezhu and her own happiness.

But she never expected that as soon as she returned to the village, she would hear the news that Li Tiezhu was getting married, and the bride was a stranger who had come here alone.

Now she felt resentful. Thinking back to how Li Tiezhu ignored her dying pleas for help and focused on taking care of the original owner who had hands and feet, Li Chunni was unwilling to let it go. She was reborn because Heaven couldn't bear to see her previous life was too tragic and allowed her to have happiness again. How could she let anyone take away her happiness now?

So she went home to observe the original owner's behavior and found out that she liked to wash clothes in a less crowded area upstream of the stream. She then secretly ran over and pushed the original owner into the water, causing her to drown.

What Shi Lan knows now was what Li Chunni told her when the original owner was struggling in the water. Perhaps she thought the matter was too bizarre, so she wanted to find someone to share the joy of her rebirth with.

After understanding the whole thing, Shi Lan was so angry she wanted to chop off her own hand. How could she have been so impulsive as to save such a thing?