If Luo Yang died, she would be his killer!

With a murder on her hands, how could she participate in the courtesan competition? It would completely mean losing her eligibility.

She grabbed the server’s hand: “What are you standing there for? Hurry and dive in to save him!”

“…Yes!”

The two servers plunged headfirst into the water!

Almost everyone surrounded the lakeside… watching, wanting to see what this spectacle was all about.

Qiu Shu stood at the water’s edge, craning her neck to look down. Watching as the two servers dove into the water without retrieving anything, she grew even more anxious. Suddenly, she saw bubbles rising on the water’s surface before her, gurgling several times. Qiu Shu watched carefully, her eyes nearly pressing forward, when suddenly, an enormous figure burst from the water, splashing up waves like rolling, boiling water!

With this thunderous sound, everyone retreated several steps.

Before Qiu Shu could react, the figure that emerged from the water attacked toward her, directly grabbing her hand and pulling her light body into the lake.

“Splash!”

The person who emerged from the water was Luo Yang!

He successfully pulled Qiu Shu into the lake.

Qiu Shu was a landlubber—encountering water meant death. Now completely soaked, all the ornamental hairpins on her head had fallen loose. She struggled in the water, her hands fearfully grasping wildly at her surroundings, but there was nothing to provide her a point of support. Her body bobbed up and down in the water, rising and falling, swallowing many mouthfuls of water. The heavy powder on her face had been washed into a muddy mess.

“Help! Help… me!” she shouted while swallowing water.

She was nearly sinking into the water!

Luo Yang had already climbed ashore and was forcefully shaking out his drenched clothes.

All his drunkenness was gone—he was as clearheaded as could be. Who would have thought that sharp-tongued, mean woman would try to murder him while he was drunk? This woman was simply ruthless and utterly insane!

Did she really think he, Luo Yang, was easy to bully?

When this young master gets wild, you little wench probably weren’t even born yet!

While shaking the water from his body, he shouted at Qiu Shu, still struggling in the water: “This young master will also let you taste what it means to fight violence with violence!”

Toward good people, he could be perfectly polite, but toward someone like Qiu Shu with such deep schemes, he could only treat her in her own manner!

Qiu Shu’s maid beside her was so anxious her eyes filled with tears, shouting loudly: “Quickly save my young lady, quickly! Hurry!” She wished she could dive into the water herself, but alas, she too was a landlubber, completely unable to swim. Going in like this would certainly mean death. She could only pull her voice hoarse shouting, thinking that if something happened to her young lady, when the master and mistress investigated, plus the Empress’s side, she herself would probably die without a burial place! Just thinking about it made her whole body tremble with fear.

Fortunately, the two servers who had jumped in earlier quickly swam to where Qiu Shu had fallen and rescued her from the water in time.

Finally dragging her to shore.

Having swallowed so much water, choking uncomfortably throughout her body, her throat felt blocked by something—she couldn’t say a word. She coughed violently, water continuously spilling from her mouth.

The maid supported her while wiping tears, saying: “Miss, are you alright? Please don’t frighten this servant. If something happens to you, how will I explain it!”

“Cough, cough, cough…”

“Miss?”

At this moment, Qiu Shu had completely lost her usual lofty, arrogant bearing that looked down on everyone. Her clothes were thoroughly soaked, her beauty utterly destroyed. The ornamental hairpins and silver accessories hung crooked on her head, constantly falling as she coughed—an extremely wretched sight!

The surrounding young ladies had also gathered around.

Most of these young ladies had just arrived in Yanjing City, so they didn’t recognize Qiu Shu and didn’t know she was the Empress’s younger sister.

“Who is this woman?”

“How should I know? Look at her appearance—it’s truly laughable.”

“She’s really hideous! She’s not going to participate in this courtesan competition, is she?”

“You must be joking, right? With that appearance she wants to be selected as courtesan? Simply dreaming. Look at her state—I’d say she’s just a joke.”

“Ha ha ha…”

…

Drawing laughter from everyone.

While Qiu Shu was still hovering on the edge of life and death, she hadn’t heard what those people were saying at all. After vomiting out the last mouthful of water from her stomach and throat, she finally caught her breath and retrieved this life of hers.

Luo Yang stood to the side. Seeing that vicious woman had recovered, he walked before her and forcefully shook his sleeve, splashing all the water from his sleeve onto Qiu Shu’s face. He raised his chin and laughed coldly: “Your life is really tough—you didn’t even die from this.”

Qiu Shu gasped for breath, her body shivering from cold, her lips turned white. Upon hearing these words, her eyes instantly reddened with anger. Gritting her teeth, she spat out: “You… actually… dared pull me into the water.”

“This young master is not your dog to do with as you please! You threw this young master into the lake intending to drown me. You regard human life so lightly—I also let you have a taste, let you know this young master’s methods aren’t just lip service.”

“I must kill you!” As she spoke, Qiu Shu forcibly pushed herself up from the ground.

The maid beside her also tried hard to support her!

But after this life-and-death ordeal, how could she still stand? Her body swayed unsteadily, feeling like she would fall at any moment.

Luo Yang laughed coldly: “When you have the ability to kill me, then we’ll talk. But whether you’ll have this chance to live next time… I can’t guarantee.”

“You…”

Qiu Shu swung her hand to strike him.

But he grabbed it in one motion: “You woman are truly obstinate and unrepentant. At Ning’an Manor you were already restless, always causing trouble for people. Even though there’s bad blood between us, I was thrown into the water by you and nearly died, yet you still insist on killing me. Actually, the one who should die most is you. A vicious woman like you should have been drowned in the water just now. Saving you—that was heaven opening its eyes.”

He flung her hand away!

Qiu Shu fell backward. The maid couldn’t support her, causing both to fall to the ground together.

Falling in a heap!

The crowd sighed collectively, but not one person moved to help them up.

All waiting to watch the spectacle.

Qiu Shu’s body had no strength left—no strength to stand up again, no strength to argue with anyone!

Only those eyes, reddened from soaking in the lake water and bloodshot, glared viciously at Luo Yang.

Luo Yang forcefully shook his sleeve again, turned around, and walked away without looking back.

So carefree!

So spirited!

Equivalent to slapping Qiu Shu hard across the face!

The surrounding people had also more or less figured out what had happened.

Thus, the surrounding discussion rose again…

“Who would have thought that young lady was so malicious, nearly taking someone’s life!”

“If someone had died, she too would have to pay with her life.”

Suddenly, a voice joined in: “You’ve all just arrived in Yanjing City.”

The young ladies who were discussing turned their heads at the sound and saw a purple-clad young lady approaching. That young lady glanced from afar at Qiu Shu surrounded by the crowd and explained to them: “She is the current Empress’s younger sister, an imperial relative. If you continue discussing her privately and it reaches her ears, you’ll probably suffer the consequences. It’s best to keep your mouths firmly shut, don’t gossip to everyone you meet and speak nonsense. If she sets her sights on you, the ones thrown into the lake today might just be you all.”

Uh!

Several unaware young ladies looked stunned!

Utterly shocked.

The Empress’s younger sister!

This status was enough for Qiu Shu to walk sideways through Yanjing City!

They all closed their mouths, extremely frightened, worried about truly being targeted by Qiu Shu. If truly targeted, they feared they wouldn’t even have a place to die.

Such an important person—they couldn’t afford to offend!

If they couldn’t afford to offend her, they’d better hide quickly!

Thus, those young ladies who had just been discussing all left, avoiding her as far as possible—better not to get involved in such matters.

This scene was all witnessed by Zhu Yao emerging from the private room. Though she knew what kind of person Qiu Shu was, she hadn’t expected her to actually attempt murder.

Cai’er said beside her: “Miss, that Miss Qiu is truly detestable—she nearly killed that Master Luo. How can such a person’s heart be so malicious? Miss, you absolutely cannot help her speak well before the master no matter what.”