"You're finally awake!" The dark eyes looked like a pair of crescent moons when she smiled. "Looking at the injuries on your body, I thought you would be unconscious for at least a day and a night!"

When the big dog saw Xiaoxiao, it immediately came up to him and rubbed his body affectionately. Xiaoxiao gently supported its big head. The big dog that was so ferocious just now was now like a docile little puppy.

Chen Chang stared at that person infatuatedly. Who is that?

Could it be that he was the one who saved me?

"Little brother, where is this?"

“Is this a dream?”

"Am I still alive?" Chen Chang was so excited that he was talking nonsense.

She stood in front of the couch and said with a smile, "You are so strange. Of course you are alive. How can you be treated like this in the underworld?"

"We were sailing in the river and happened to find you drowning, so we rescued you."

"I got all my clothes wet just to save you!"

"What's your name, where are you from, where are you going? What happened to you, and how did you jump into the river?..."

꿁뎃's questions were like a barrage of questions, leaving Chen Chang unable to answer for a while.

He asked anxiously, "What about the girl who fell into the water with me? How is she?"

Before he lost consciousness, Chen Chang knew that Shui Ling'er was still holding him tightly. She seemed to be very afraid of water before jumping into the river. Without his help, how could she survive in this turbulent river?

Thinking of this, Chen sang with his throat raised.

"Girl?" 꿁뎃 was stunned.

Seeing his reaction, Chen Chang's heart instantly sank to the bottom of the Nine Nether Valley.

Yes, she was a weak woman who couldn't swim at all. She must have died in the river, and now even her body can't be found.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel sad, my eyes turned red and tears welled up in my eye sockets.

Chen Chang, Chen Chang, why wasn't it you who died? Why wasn't it you?

Regret, anger, grief, all kinds of complex emotions gathered in his chest, instantly forcing the icy cold in his chest to dissipate, and what replaced it was endless pain.

His body seemed to be drained of energy, and he lay limply on the couch.

Seeing his decadent look, 꿁뎃 couldn't help but sneer, "Hey, look at you, it's just a small matter, is it worth such a big reaction?"

Facing 꿁뎃's ridicule, Chen Chang did not react at all. He was still immersed in endless regret, his head constantly banging against the wooden board behind him.

The man frowned and pouted, saying, "What's wrong with you? We're trying to rescue you, but what if you damage our boat? I don't think you're rich, so are you going to pawn your beautiful wife off to us?"

Chen Chang's mind was in a mess, and only fragments of 꿁뎃's words fell into his ears. He suddenly stopped thinking and stared at 꿁뎃 blankly, with eyes that looked like he wanted to eat her.

"What did you say? What can I give you?" Chen Chang wanted to grab 꿁뎃's hand.

After all, he was just a child. Seeing his terrifying expression, he immediately stepped back a few steps.

The big black dog seemed to feel threatened by the young lady, and let out a low growl from deep in its throat. Its two copper-bell-like eyes stared at the stranger on the couch, revealing its sharp canine teeth. As long as the young lady gave an order, it would immediately pounce on the threatening guy and tear him to pieces.

"I...I..." 꿁뎃's voice was trembling. He wanted to turn around and run away, but suddenly he remembered what he said to his sister on the deck. He was a man now. He still had to protect his mother and sister. How could he be scared away by a scholar who was half drowned?

His faith raced, and he clenched his fists tightly, ready to strike back at Chen Chang at any moment: "What... are you going to do? I'm... not afraid of you, I still... have Hu Niu to help me..."

The big dog growled in sync, as if responding to the young master's courage.

Chen Chang didn't care that the big dog was staring at him, and grabbed his arm, using some force because of his excitement.

He grabbed her wrist, causing her to grit her teeth in pain and tears almost streaming down her face.

"What did you say?"

"Of course... of course... I was just joking, just joking..."

꿁뎃 mistakenly thought that Chen Chang was angry because he wanted to give his wife to him.

"Let me ask you, where is she?"

"She...she...she is in my sister's cabin..."

"She's not dead?" Excited, Chen Chang clenched his hands even tighter.

“Ouch, ouch…” Her face turned green, “Who… said she was dead…”

"Then..." Chen Chang still refused to let go and asked him about Shui Ling'er's whereabouts. This made him stunned for a moment, giving him the feeling that he had never seen Shui Ling'er before or that Shui Ling'er had met with misfortune.

“Let me go first, let me go… Ouch, ouch…” She frowned, groaned in pain, and struggled hard.

Chen Chang woke up from his dream and hurriedly let go of his hand, saying apologetically, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I was too excited. By the way, you mean the girl who fell into the water with me is not dead, right? She is on this boat?"

“Of course he’s not dead!” He first rolled his eyes at Chen Chang, then frowned, rubbed his red and swollen wrists, and gasped from time to time.

"I told you it's in my sister's cabin."

Although she felt terribly hurt, she knew that she shouldn't have thought of lying to him. Seeing how much he cared for his wife, she suddenly thought of her sister. It would be a blessing if she could be as compassionate to her as this scholar.

"Hurry, take me to see her!" Chen Chang struggled to get down from the bed.

He said angrily, "Humph, you are a grown man, but you let a woman hold you up to escape in the water. If it weren't for her, you would have drowned before we could get you on board."

"What did you say?" Chen Chang was stunned, his arms missing, and he unexpectedly fell off the couch, his forehead hitting the ground, his eyes went dark, and he fainted instantly.

꿁뎃 jumped up and said, "Hey, Huniu, you have to testify for me in front of your sister. It was the lion that fell off the bed by itself. It has nothing to do with me..."

…

"Hey, wake up, wake up..."

"Xingchen, are you naughty again?"

"I didn't, it was him... Look at my arm... Oh, if you don't believe me, you can ask Hu Niu."

"Ouch..."

After an unknown amount of time, Chen Chang woke up to a noisy sound.

The one who came in was 꿁뎃, whose face was a little red, as if he had just been scolded.

Next to him was another Taoist priest. Only his profile could be seen. He was wearing an ordinary gray-green Taoist robe, but his elegant and noble demeanor could not be concealed.

Both of them were facing sideways towards Chen Chang, so they didn't notice that he had woken up.

Chen Chang was a little puzzled. The video was clearly a conversation between him and a woman, but there was no one else in the cabin except them.

He could not help but glance at the young Taoist priest, whose hair was a red sandalwood hook stuck in her bun and whose black hair was as white as lacquer. It happened that the Taoist priest tilted his head slightly.

He had a handsome and elegant appearance, his eyes were distinctly black and white and piercing, and he held a dust whisk with a white jade handle. The hand holding the dust whisk was so white that it was indistinguishable from the jade handle.

Suddenly, I heard the man whispering, "He was lying on the couch just fine. If you hadn't provoked him with your words, how could he have fallen off the couch?"

"You have to be naughty in a proper way. What kind of person is this? How can you behave like this?"

The voice was clear, tender and gentle, just like a girl's.

Chen Chang already knew that this was his life-saving grace, and heard him struggling and saying, "It's okay, it's okay!"

When Xiaoqingdao and Xiaoqingdao turned around, they both looked at Chen Chang with surprised eyes. Xiaoqingdao was slightly startled, then immediately jumped in front of the couch, pointed at Chen Chang in surprise and said to Xiaoqingdao: "Sister, I said he's fine!"

The young man walked slowly in front of Chen Chang, bowed his head and said in a loud voice: "My dear, you have finally woken up! It was my naughty brother who offended you, I hope you will forgive me!"

Chen Chang hurriedly returned the greeting, "How dare I, how dare I! I would like to thank you for saving my life. May I know your name?"

That person said lightly: "I dare not address you by your name, so I won't mention it."

Chen Chang was delighted to hear that she admitted that she was a woman in man's clothing, which showed her sincerity.

The one called Xingchen looked at Chen Chang suspiciously, and asked with a straight face like a little bully: "Hey, I forgot to ask you, what's your name?"

Chen Chang saw that he was serious, as if he was interrogating a prisoner, and couldn't help laughing. This woman and the young Taoist priest were siblings, but why did this woman wear a Taoist robe? Could she really be a Taoist priest who had left home?

He thought it was a little strange, so he kept an eye on it and didn't tell the whole truth.

He stood up, clasped his hands and saluted, saying, "I am Yang Qilang. On the way to Jiangling City, I encountered some bandits. In order to avoid the bandits' pursuit, my wife and I fled all the way. Unexpectedly, we encountered a big river blocking the road. We couldn't bear to fall into the hands of the bandits and be humiliated. Today, we both jumped into the river. Thank you, young lady, and you for saving our lives."

"Oh, yes, I want to go see my wife?"

As he said this, he was about to stand up.

That was fine, so he went forward to help her, but he said, "I'm warning you, don't vomit. When I rescued you, you vomited all over my sister, forcing her to change clothes."

Chen Chang now understood that the Taoist robe of the woman in front of him was changed because of him, and he could not help but apologize repeatedly.

The woman waved her hands repeatedly: "It's a matter of life and death, this is nothing."

The woman originally wanted him to continue lying down and resting, and then call Shui Ling'er over. However, Chen Chang was eager to see Shui Ling'er, and walked out of the cabin despite her advice.

Men and women should not touch each other, so the responsibility of supporting Chen Chang fell on the shoulders of Xiao Xingchen. The little guy muttered as he walked: "I said you are a grown man, but how come you don't know how to swim at all? I let a weak woman like you drag you to swim in the water. Aren't you embarrassed? Aren't you ashamed?"