As Ji Chongyi and Qiao Niang fell into the water, the tranquility of the lake was instantly broken. Even the birds perched on the weeping willows by the lake were frightened and flew high into the sky, dropping a few feathers.

Ji Chongyi obviously couldn't swim. He struggled with the rise and fall of the water and shouted, "Help... Help..."

Jiang Si stared at the two people struggling in the water and pushed Ah Man: "According to the previous plan!"

Ah Man woke up as if from a dream. He quickly untied the bundle and took out a small copper bell hidden inside. He stuffed the bundle to Jiang Si and turned around and ran away.

Jiang Si did not dare to delay. He picked up his bag and ran to the thatched umbrella pavilion not far away. He took out the water bag, opened the stopper and poured the water on the umbrella cover. Then he stepped back, lit the fire starter and threw it on the umbrella cover. The thatch soaked in vegetable oil was immediately ignited, and soon the whole thatched umbrella pavilion was engulfed in flames.

There are seven or eight such thatched umbrella pavilions by the lake, all built by people who like fishing in the lake because the summer sun is too hot.

When Jiang Si lit up the second thatched umbrella pavilion, the sound of gongs and drums rang out, accompanied by panicked shouts: "The fire is coming, the fire is coming——"

Soon, lights began to light up in the houses not far from the lake, and men, women, old and young ran out holding objects filled with water.

People at this time are particularly afraid of fires, and when someone shouts that there is a fire, they will rush out to put it out.

Seeing that things were developing as expected, Jiang Si breathed a sigh of relief and even threw the bag in his hand into the fire.

She didn't dare to light too many thatched umbrella pavilions on fire, otherwise it would be a sin if a big fire was really caused.

The struggling sounds in the water gradually weakened, and Jiang Si clenched his fists and looked over there.

After she was reborn, she once thought about coming here quietly that night, waiting for Ji Chongyi to jump into the lake, and then waiting with a bamboo pole. As soon as he showed his head, she would poke him with the pole to fulfill his wish of committing suicide with his lover.

In this way, the two of them could fly away together, and she wouldn't have to marry and live as a widow and suffer those misfortunes.

But after thinking about it carefully, I decided to give up.

Ji Chongyi just didn't like her, but his crime didn't deserve death. More importantly, if he died like this, she would be branded as a jinx.

Living a new life, Jiang Si has let go of false fame, but that doesn't mean he is willing to pay the price for other people's stupid behavior.

Therefore, not only can Ji Chongyi not die, but Qiao Niang must also be saved.

As long as these two people were alive, she would have a legitimate reason to break off the engagement.

Looking at the two people bobbing up and down in the water, Jiang Si began to get nervous.

She was not worried about Ji Chongyi. Since Ji Chongyi had not died in his previous life, he should be fine this time. However, Qiao Niang was different.

In the previous life, Qiao Niang’s body wasn’t even brought up.

"It's on fire! The lakeside is on fire!" People shouted not far away, and the crowd rushed in this direction.

Jiang Si's tense mind suddenly relaxed.

As long as these people come over, they will be able to find the two people who fell into the water, and she will be able to escape safely.

But at this moment, a strong wind blew and quickly blew onto the lake, bringing with it a current of air.

With the help of the bright moonlight, Jiang Si clearly saw a whirlpool appearing between Ji Chongyi and Qiao Niang, and then Qiao Niang sank and never floated up again.

Jiang Si's heart tightened, and he ran behind a big rock and quickly took off his coat, revealing a silver-gray tights.

It was a water backrest made of fish skin, shining silvery in the moonlight, making the girl's slender waist even more prominent.

The girl quietly entered the water like a mermaid and swam towards the place where Qiao Niang sank.

On that early summer night, the lake water was a little cool, caressing the girl's exposed tender skin, making her shiver.

Jiang Si sank completely into the water, took a breath and sank again. He could barely see Qiao Niang floating up and down in the water.

She swam over quickly, grabbed Qiao Niang's ankle, and dragged her to the lakeside.

Jiang Si was no more than fifteen years old. Although she was good at swimming, she lacked strength. The soaking wet Qiao Niang seemed to weigh a thousand pounds to her.

She bit her lips so hard that she didn't even notice that her lower lip was bleeding. By the time she finally reached the lake, she was almost exhausted.

Those who came to put out the fire had already rushed to the lake and were busy fetching water to put out the fire. Ah Man, who was hiding in the crowd, shouted at the top of his voice: "Look, there are people in the lake!"

When everyone heard the sound and looked over, their faces changed color: "Oh no, someone fell into the water!"

Soon, people who were good at swimming jumped into the lake to rescue people.

Jiang Si pushed the unconscious Qiao Niang to the shore, then quietly dived into the water and swam to the side. He vaguely heard a cry of surprise from behind: "There's another one here!"

Not long after, Ji Chongyi and Qiao Niang were rescued.

Every family living by the lake has naughty children who come to the lake to bathe without the knowledge of their parents. Sometimes children drown, and they have their own ways to rescue drowning people.

Jiang Si swam to the lakeside from the other side and quietly went ashore. He hid behind a tree and looked around. Then he saw two people kneeling on the ground and rescuing Ji Chongyi and Qiao Niang.

Ji Chongyi and Qiao Niang quickly spat out a few saliva and opened their eyes.

The person was rescued, but people hesitated.

We don't know where this man and woman came from, so we can't just take them home.

Ah Man, who had been warned by Jiang Si, hid behind the crowd and shouted in a hoarse voice, "Hey, this young man is the third son of the Duke of Anguo's Mansion. Let's send him to ask for the reward!"

Ah Man was tall and dressed in men's clothing. Now everyone's attention was on Ji Chongyi and Qiao Niang, and no one paid much attention to her. Instead, they thought she was a young man from some family.

"Is he really the third son of the Duke of Anguo's Mansion?" People became excited when they heard that there was a reward to be won.

Although there is no reward for saving people, who would turn down a reward if there is money to be gained?

"I'm not the third son of the Duke of Anguo's Mansion!" Ji Chongyi survived the disaster and it took him a while to recover. His face changed drastically when he heard people say this.

He fell into the lake while kissing. How embarrassing!

People hesitated again: "Is it true or not?"

A clever person took a closer look at Ji Chongyi and said, "This young man is wearing good material. Even if he is not the son of the Duke of Anguo, he must be from a wealthy family."

Someone who was impatient shouted, "It's not that easy to find out if he is the son of the Duke of Anguo's Mansion. Why don't we send someone to the Duke of Anguo's Mansion to ask?"

Relying on their numbers and courage, several people quickly responded and went to the Anguo Mansion with the person who proposed the idea to inquire about the news.

The Anguo Mansion was already in chaos at this time. Several groups of people had been sent out to look for Ji Chongyi. When the news that the third young master had drowned in Moyou Lake was heard, the wife of the Anguo immediately fainted.

Ji Chongyi's elder brother Ji Chongli ordered the person who came to report the news to lead the way and led the servants straight to Moyou Lake.

Naturally, this movement could not be kept secret from the neighbors, and each family living in the same district sent out servants to inquire about the situation.

The servants were also smart. They knew that asking the people from the Anguo Mansion directly would not yield any answers, so they quietly followed behind to the shore of Moyou Lake and asked some of the people who were standing by the lake watching the excitement. When they saw the soaking wet Ji Chongyi and the woman standing close to him, how could they not understand?

Oh my God, the third son of the Duke of Anguo's Mansion actually committed suicide for love with a girl!