C4

"Gulp …" Tang Xuenan knew how to swim since she was young. She tried to swim out with her breaststroke, but her hair was tied up by the water grass or something.

Tang Xuenan held her breath as she kept telling herself not to panic, not to panic.

The ice-cold river water carried a dark whirlpool, continuously dragging Tang Xuenan into the water. The denser the water grass, the tighter it wrapped around her, like a water ghost tightly grabbing onto a piece of long hair, wanting to blend in with her.

Tang Xuenan spat out a few bubbles. She was already suffocating and wanted to pull them up along with the water grasses, but it was not that easy. Her legs struggled on the surface of the water. The river was not that deep, and the air was just above what he could see, but he could not stretch his head out.

He exhaled his last breath. His mind was cloudy, and the pressure of the water was so oppressive that it almost seeped into his nose. He really wanted to breathe, he really wanted to breathe … Gradually, the last bit of clarity in his mind disappeared. The last thing he saw was a huge splash of water. A figure came down and cut something, then finally lost his head and fainted.

Tang Xuenan spat out large mouthfuls of dirty water. She felt as if the ribs on her chest were about to be crushed. She swung her arm backwards and was grabbed by a big, powerful hand. "Iron Egg, what are you doing!"

A pleasant male voice with a touch of gentleness said, "You were in the river, and now you're all right."

Tang Xuenan discovered that the voice was unfamiliar. She opened her eyes and pushed away her bangs that still had water grass hanging down. She saw a handsome young man in white clothes. With a smile as gentle as the spring breeze, it was as if stars were twinkling in her gentle brows. Using the words' modest gentleman 'to describe her as' gentle as jade 'was just perfect.

Tang Xuenan struggled to sit up and slightly nodded her head. Just as she was about to thank him, the man stepped forward to support her.

"The girl need not be so polite. I was just passing by and saw that you were in trouble, so I decided to help you. "

Compared to the man's outer appearance, his noble demeanor was even more memorable.

"I live in a private school not far from the other side of the river. If you have time, you can come and attend my lessons."

"Th, thank you very much." Tang Xuenan looked at the white-clothed youth waving his sleeves and walking away. "About that, may I ask for your name, benefactor?"

"Agarwood." The white clothed youth turned around and smiled, "Young Master Chen Xiang."

Young Master Chen Xiang, Tang Xuenan silently said in their hearts. This shouldn't be his real name.

With a pair of sharp eyes behind her, it was impossible for Tang Xuenan to not pay attention to him even if she wanted to.

"Eh, Iron Egg? "You're finally here!"

The man seemed to have stood for a while, stretching his arms, "Don't call me Iron Egg!"

"Eh, if you don't shout 'Iron Egg', then what are you yelling for?" It was as if his name had been taken out, but he did not tell it to her.

"Call me husband."

Tang Xuenan almost vomited a mouthful of water.

"That... Didn't you want to come here to catch fish? We haven't even had breakfast. " Tang Xuenan's rumbling stomach had already reminded them of the fact that they still hadn't eaten breakfast.

The man picked up a few branches from the ground and walked towards the river. He threw them out with the sound of wind breaking. Immediately, two fish surfaced with their white bellies sticking out.

"Go and fish it up. Bake it."

Tang Xuenan looked at her drenched clothes and her naked body and asked, "You don't know how to swim?"

"Of course! Whoever has nothing better to do will wet their clothes and play. "

Tang Xuenan showed an understanding expression. As expected, he was standing by the river and had seen her fall into the water. Since that was the case, then Chen Xiang must have known him.

Tang Xuenan had no choice but to dive into the water and fish up the fish. She found a dry branch and roasted it. After a while, the fragrant smell of grilled fish wafted out. "It smells so good!" Tang Xuenan was sincerely impressed by her culinary skills. Ancient wild fish were just fragrant, pure and natural without pollution!

Just as he was about to start eating, the man disappeared again.

"Is he burned by the Lightness Technique as fuel? He doesn't even want money to run around."

Leaving Tang Xuenan alone, the man used the Lightness Technique of Shrinking Earth, investigating the entire northern part of the village. He found a few unusual knife marks near the border of the neighboring village, which were very new and deep into the bark. It was here. Looks like it's not just this village, even the surrounding villages have Death Soldiers that are secretly trained in them. "

"Who is it!"

The man immediately returned to his disguise as Iron Egg, slowly walking in the empty field.

"So it's Iron Egg!" Where's your new daughter-in-law? " "A middle-aged man with a full beard and a hoe on his shoulder came out from a small courtyard. Only when he saw that the hoe was in front of him did he heave a sigh of relief.

Iron Egg tilted his head and made a meaningless sound. He even stretched out his finger to stroke the middle-aged man's beard.

"Iron egg!" He was being mischievous again! If you continue to be naughty, tell your mother to sell her off! "

"Don't... Not for Sale... "Sell …"

The bearded man laughed out loud and gave Iron Egg a kick on the butt, "Hurry up and go back! Stop running around! There are many bandits in this area. "

"Iron Egg let out a silly smile, then slowly walked back." Raider, huh? He's actually pretending to be one of the Raiders. "

When the man returned to the river, he saw that Tang Xuenan had already eaten an entire piece of fish while rubbing her swollen belly. There was even a piece of fish stuck in the ground beside the grill.

"You're back! It can't be that I got lost, right? Here's for you. "

"I've eaten."

"What? You actually ate breakfast? Luckily, I roasted two more."

"You're too thin. Eat more." The man's gaze swept across Tang Xuenan's shriveled and undeveloped body.

Tsk tsk, you even know how to be concerned about others.

After returning to the small run-down house, the two of them pretended that nothing had happened as they coaxed their mother-in-law. For so long, the wet clothes and hair of the river had dried.

"I want to go to the county." Tang Xuenan looked straight into the man's eyes.

"To do what?"

"Go …" Tang Xuenan naturally wouldn't say the word "money", "I remember there is a place in the county where food can be exchanged. I'll go there and trade the food we grow for some meat. I'll stew it for you!" After saying that, she revealed her dimples.

The man casually replied, "This auntie agrees, no need to ask me."

Tang Xuenan stuck out her tongue. It would be weird if she didn't ask you. Who knows what tricks the black man would play? Your acting skills are really amazing.

The old granny heard that if someone was willing to run errands, it would be for the best. She gave Tang Xuenan some rice and told her that they must trade for a large piece of pork leg meat. He had to admit that it was true that mother-in-law valued males more than females. Her love for this foolish son was also real.

Tang Xuenan prepared happily and prepared to leave. A county was his first hope. There would be more ways to earn money.