Looking at the six people on the ground, Yanluo asked, "Miss, what should we do with these people?"

Su Ruojin looked up at the lakeside and saw a boat. After thinking for a moment, she waved to Yanluo.

Before long, the two men tied He Zhong to the bow of the boat, with only his head above water and his body submerged.

Before putting He Zhong into the water, Su Ruojin took out a dagger, made a cut on He Zhong's calf, and poured some medicine on it to ensure that his wound would keep bleeding.

After all this commotion, He Zhong still didn't wake up.

"Can you row a boat?" Su Ruojin asked Yanluo.

"Yes." There is a lake next to the Heavenly Physician Pavilion. When Yanluo was in the Heavenly Physician Pavilion, she would occasionally go boating on the lake with Zhihua and the other girls in the pavilion.

"Alright, you row the boat and slowly paddle around the lake."

"Okay." Yanluo didn't quite understand what her mistress meant, but she would do whatever her mistress said.

It was nearly noon, and the sun was quite strong, but thankfully the small boat had a canopy to block out the sunlight.

Su Ruojin looked up at the sun, pointed to the east side of the lake, and said to Yanluo, "Row over to that shady spot."

Yanluo slowly rowed the boat to a shady spot on the lakeshore.

Su Ruojin jumped off the boat, Yan Luo followed, while He Zhong remained in the water.

There is a very large rock on the shore, almost as tall as a person and as long as a horse-drawn carriage. It doesn't seem to be the original rock; it looks like it was moved here by someone. It's probably something like a feng shui stone.

Su Ruojin went ashore and found a rock to sit on. There were many cherry blossom trees and camphor trees planted around Yunhu Lake, and many lotus flowers were also planted in the lake.

The cherry blossoms aren't in bloom yet, but I imagine this place will be a beautiful sight when they're in full bloom in the spring.

However, now that the lotus flowers in the lake are in full bloom, a breeze blows, bringing a touch of coolness, which makes people feel very comfortable.

Yunhu Lake is indeed a great place to visit. The Xu family is quite generous, allowing the people of Yulin to come and enjoy such a wonderful place. It's a pity that it has now been occupied by someone else.

Looking into the distance, there is a house built on the west side of the lake, presumably for enjoying the lake view.

Yanluo didn't know what her mistress was going to do, so she just stayed with her.

About half an hour later, Su Ruojin clapped her hands and said, "Let's go take a look; it's about time."

Upon reaching the bow of the boat, they pulled He Zhong up. Apart from his wounds turning slightly white from being soaked in water and some bite marks from small fish, he had no other serious external injuries.

Upon seeing this, Su Ruojin's lips curled into a cold smile. What nonsense about water ghosts injuring people?

She had once suspected that there might be some harmful creatures in Yunhu Lake, but now it seems that what water ghosts were were nothing more than "human ghosts".

She casually left the person on the shore and had Yanlu row the boat to a slightly more secluded spot on the opposite bank.

As the boat got closer, the houses on the lake became clearer.

This is a two-story house, very new, clearly recently built, with carved beams and painted rafters, quite exquisite.

The entire house, from murals to wood carvings, features lotus flowers as its main motif, reflecting the lotus flowers in the lake.

The plaque hanging above the main entrance bears three large black characters inlaid with gold: "Guanhelou" (Lotus Viewing Pavilion), showing that the owner had put some thought into it.

Generally, such buildings are only used by the owners when they come to enjoy the lake occasionally; otherwise, no one is there.

At most, a few servants can be left to look after and manage it.

Guanhe Tower, hehe.

Okay, let's start with some interest.

Since An Yi isn't here, I'll have to do it myself.

"Yanluo, wait for me here," Su Ruojin instructed. Before Yanluo could say anything, she had already concealed herself and walked towards Guanhe Tower.

Yanluo wanted to follow, but her mistress told her to wait there, so she didn't dare to move.

At this moment, Yanluo regretted that she hadn't cried hard enough back then; she should have cried even harder to get her mistress to bring more guards.

Yanluo was pacing anxiously. After a short while, she saw smoke rising from the Guanhe Tower, which looked like a fire.

Leaking water? ! !