Chapter 178 The Xiao family members were pushed into the water
Just as they were about to go look for someone, they suddenly heard Zhuiying's voice, which was deliberately disguised as a woman's.
"Young Master, something terrible has happened! The Second Young Mistress and the Fifth Young Master have fallen into the water."
"Fell into the water? Xiao Wu can swim. How is Second Sister-in-law?"
Zhuiying, catching her breath, quickly said, "No, it was the Second Young Mistress who accidentally fell into the water. The Fifth Young Master went down to save her, but his hands and feet got tangled in the water plants and he was exhausted. He did his best to lift the Second Young Mistress ashore, but he couldn't get up on his own."
When I went to rescue him, the Fifth Young Master had already choked on water and passed out. Physician Chen used the method of transferring qi from the book, but he still couldn't revive him.
He was originally responsible for going up the mountain to collect firewood and relaying messages with Zhu Feng in the nearby mountains. When he heard someone shouting for help by the lake and someone mention the Xiao family, he rushed down the mountain, but he was still a step too late.
Yun Zhaoxue asked, "Is he still breathing?"
Zhuiying replied, "Yes, but the breath is very weak."
"I'll go take a look." Yun Zhaoxue untied the horse that was tied to the tree and leaped onto it.
They quickly turned their horses around and galloped in the direction from which the pursuer had come.
In order to get snake soup as soon as possible, Lao Liao went to the toilet and picked up a handful of firewood. When he returned to the group, he saw Lin Zhaoxue riding away on horseback.
Old Liao dropped the firewood and chased after the figure on horseback for a few meters, but the figure had already disappeared around the corner, and all he could hear was the sound of hooves growing ever more distant.
He cursed, "Hey, where are you going? Stop right there! You dare to ride away without my permission?"
Xiao Xuance said, "Master Liao, my wife didn't run away; she went to rescue someone."
"My fifth brother and second sister-in-law fell into the water and choked on it."
"What are they doing now?"
Worried that her son and second daughter-in-law would also get restless, Yang went after them, saying, "I'll go and see too."
Xie Wanyun was worried and went along. Ming'er was concerned about his mother, saying, "Grandmother, Aunt, I want to go too."
Zhuiying saw that his short legs were taking very small steps, so he threw the person on his back and ran with him on his back.
Xiao Xuance and Xiao Mingshu, who were in wheelchairs, stayed behind to take care of the two children.
Families that had clashed with the Xiao family. A hint of schadenfreude in their eyes: the Yun family, the Duan family, the Shen family…
"Third Brother, do you think they'll get into trouble?"
Xiao Xuance comforted her, saying, "No, your third sister-in-law is a skilled doctor. As long as there is still breath in her body, she can save her."
"That's good."
Xiao Mingshu then placed the porridge from the pot onto the makeshift stove made of stones and covered it to keep it warm.
Holding Jun'er and Xian'er in his arms, he silently prayed in his heart, "God bless, God bless, please keep Xiao Wu safe and sound."
"let me!"
Yun Zhaoxue pressed her hands together on Xiao Xuanwu's chest thirty times, then had Physician Chen administer respiration.
Physician Chen remembered that on the day they were attacked by wolves, Yun Zhaoxue had discussed suturing methods with her.
Although she said she was interested, she had only read medical books and knew a little about medicine.
But anyone with medical knowledge could tell she was an expert, perhaps even more so than him.
He would look down on a woman just because she was young. In his youth, he traveled all over the country and met talented people who became outstanding in various fields at a young age.
Perhaps she really did have a solution, and without questioning, she did whatever she was told.
After repeated heart and lung resuscitation and breathing exercises, it finally took effect after the third breathing exercise.
Suddenly, Xiao Xuanwu's chest heaved, and the water in his stomach choked him, causing him to cough incessantly, "Cough cough..."
Then he spat out two more mouthfuls of water, "Pfft..."
When Xiao Xuanwu woke up, the onlookers cheered, "That's great, that's great! He's alive! We thought he was beyond saving. This is amazing!"
"What kind of method of saving lives is this? We've never seen anything like it before."
He had just escaped death, and his voice was weak as he asked, "Third Sister-in-law, it was...it was you who saved me?"
"Yes, it's me."
How are you feeling now?
"Aside from a slight stomach ache, I'm fine."
Song Mingyan clasped her hands together and bowed to the sky, muttering, "Thank God, Xiao Wu, thank goodness you're alright, otherwise your second sister-in-law would never forgive herself in this lifetime."
"Second sister-in-law, did someone push you down? Tell me who it was."
“I didn’t see the person. I was squatting by the river collecting water when someone bumped into me from behind and pushed me into the lake.”
Yun Zhaoxue looked around and said, "Who saw who hit my second sister-in-law? Whoever steps forward to identify the other party, our Xiao family will owe you a favor."
Everyone shook their heads.
"We filled our water tanks and were only focused on getting back as soon as possible to rest, so we didn't pay attention."
"I didn't notice either."
"They had already fallen into the water when I arrived, and I don't know what happened."
...
Everyone said they didn't pay attention and didn't know.
The water flowing from the stream upstream of this lake is quite clear.
The road there is slippery, so it's usually the men who go there, while the women just collect some things around the lake to wash pots and pans.
Xiao Xuanwu only noticed Xiang Mingyan falling into the water when he saw her from the other side of the river, and rushed over to save her.
So he also saw who it was.
Yun Zhaoxue then asked, "Second sister-in-law, think carefully about who was standing next to or near you at that time?"
“Shen Qingyu, Second Aunt, no… it’s Wu Shi, Zhang Shi, and Madam Duan, Madam Yun…”
Hmm, very good. They are all enemies of the Xiao family, all suspects. It is very likely that it was a group crime, with each side covering for the other.
If we confront them now, they will absolutely refuse to admit it, and we will be at a disadvantage.
Yun Zhaoxue suddenly turned her head, her murderous gaze sweeping across their faces.
Wu and Zhang shivered as she stared at them with a gaze that seemed to be fixed on by a cold, venomous snake.
What is she trying to do? Does she want to kill them?
They regretted it; they shouldn't have gotten on the Shen family's pirate ship in the first place.
Both families had already decided to stay far away from the eldest son's group of accomplices and obediently walk to their place of exile.
Who knew that he would be so blinded by greed?
It's too late to regret it now.
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