Then, the two fell into the river together.

Suddenly, the whole ship was filled with women's screams and men's exclamations.

After falling into the water, the two floated in the river, screaming for help in shrill voices.

“Help…Help…”

Shi Hezhang gulped down a large mouthful of river water, "I don't know how to...swim..."

"Save me... cough cough cough..."

Shen Furong also gulped and took a big gulp of water.

"Miss, don't be afraid, I'm here to save you!"

Seeing Xiao Qingyun rushing towards her out of the corner of her eye, Lingzhi quickly took the lead and jumped into the river neatly.

Men and women should not touch each other, and she couldn't let Xiao Qingyun ruin the young lady's reputation.

If these two were tied together again, all the efforts would be in vain.

Lingzhi originally thought that after entering the water, he would grab the young lady and then swim desperately towards the boat.

But the result was that not only did she fail to touch the edge of the lady's clothes, she was also tossed by the waves and choked on the water several times.

Oh my god!

She then remembered that her spiritual power was sealed and this body couldn't swim!!

A second later, another voice shouting "Help" was heard in the river.

The freezing water rushed into my nose and throat, making it impossible to breathe.

Lingzhi struggled in the water for a few times but found it was useless, so now, she could only let herself sink, sink, sink...

Just when she thought she might die here, a pair of strong hands suddenly held her waist and pulled her up to swim...

When Lingzhi woke up, he had already returned to the Shen Mansion.

What she worried about did not happen. The young lady was rescued by her brother Shen Yuchao, and Shi Hezhang was rescued by a servant.

The person who saved her was Xiao Qingyun.

While trying to save her, his wound got into the river and became seriously infected.

He was about to recover from his injuries, but now he couldn't leave.

Lingzhi was in tears, she was in trouble now.

She was about to see the moon after the clouds had cleared, and she was about to get what she wanted and live happily, but now she has to start all over again.

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Miss Shen Furong also fell seriously ill after falling into the water.

After recovering from her illness, she felt that things were not peaceful recently and wanted to go to Fulu Temple to pray for blessings.

Fulu Temple is located in a remote area and the road is long, so it might not be safe. The eldest son Shen Yuchao proposed to escort the young lady there together with Xiao Qingyun.

Lingzhi was furious that Shen Yuchao always dragged Xiao Qingyun with him wherever he went.

If it weren't for the fact that she was a maid and he was a master, she would have slapped him twice.

It is now July, the height of summer. The scorching sun in the sky is like a huge oven with blazing charcoal fire, scorching the earth endlessly.

The young lady felt too hot and got out of the carriage, and rode with the eldest master and others.

Lingzhi and Chunmei stayed in the car.

"I really don't understand why the young lady would run so far just to burn incense?"

"This damn weather is so hot it's going to kill me."

"I can wring out half a pound of water from all the sweat soaking through my clothes!"

Chunmei chattered all the way.

Lingzhi's head was buzzing because of her noise, and she no longer had the mood to supervise the young lady and Xiao Qingyun. She simply retracted her stretched neck, leaned against the wall of the car, closed her eyes and fell asleep.

When he woke up again, the carriage had arrived at the gate of Fulu Temple.

Fulu Temple is located in the suburbs. The gate is not big, but it is very popular.

There were crowds of people inside, shoulder to shoulder, and believers came in an endless stream to burn incense and pray for blessings.

Tired from the long journey, the eldest son and Xiao Qingyun went directly to the incense room in the backyard of the temple to rest, drink tea and wait.

Lingzhi and Chunmei accompanied Miss Shen Furong to the main hall of the temple.

The young lady added some incense money to the temple, worshipped the Buddha in the temple, and prayed for herself and her family to be safe and sound, without illness or disaster.

Then she donated another sum of money and lit eternal lamps for the whole family to pray for blessings. After that, she went to the back hall to attend a ceremony where the abbot of the temple would personally open the altar to praise Buddha and preach the scriptures.

Since Lingzhi had never believed in these things since childhood, he asked Chunmei to accompany the young lady and went out to get some fresh air.

Knowing that the chanting would end at noon and that she would have to stay in the temple's backyard for a vegetarian meal, she was not in a hurry and instead strolled slowly around the temple.

"Did you come here to have your fortune told and your face read?"

When I walked under the eaves of the side hall, a voice suddenly came to my ears.

Lingzhi looked back and saw a fat and big-eared fortune-telling monk.

He was staring at her at this moment, with curiosity, inquiry, and scrutiny in his eyes...

That kind of gaze that was staring at her closely made Lingzhi feel very uncomfortable.

She immediately refused, "Sorry! I don't tell fortunes or physiognomy."

After saying that, I wanted to leave.

"Hey, don't go!"

The fortune-telling monk obviously had no intention of letting her go and kept waving at her.

Lingzhi was wondering what this monk was going to do?

But then he laughed strangely: "Hehehe, girl, you are going to be a bride soon."

Then, he handed Lingzhi a copy of the Geng Tie, saying it was her "destiny."

Lingzhi opened the engagement letter and rolled her eyes after seeing the name written on it.

He then returned to the temple's Buddhist hall and threw the engagement letter into the donation box.

You are such a good guy, Shi Hezhang, you still want to marry me?

You should marry the Buddha in this temple!

In order to avoid meeting strange people again, Lingzhi avoided crowded places this time and went to the mountain behind the temple.

The scenery of the back mountain is also very nice.

Lingzhi follows the narrow path, wandering through the woods and enjoying the beautiful scenery.

But before long, the good mood was ruined by someone.

Shi Hezhang and his men blocked Lingzhi's way: "I haven't had time to look for you yet, and you actually showed up at my door!"

Lingzhi looked around and saw no one around, so he quickly retreated quietly: "What do you want?"

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