Chapter 114 Both Fall into the Water

Chapter 114 Both Fall into the Water

Jiang Yutang quickly grabbed him and shook her soaked clothes: "My clothes are already soaked, there's no need for another person to get wet. You stay here and watch the child, I'll be right back."

As he spoke, he picked up the pot from the side and rushed back into the rain.

The bowl I used to collect water was not enough; this iron pot has a large capacity, so I can collect more water to use later.

The rain wasn't heavy, but it wasn't light either; even after half a day, it wouldn't accumulate much in the pot.

Jiang Yutang was carrying a heavy pot and walking slowly through the woods, feeling troubled, when she suddenly caught sight of water shimmering in a mountain hollow not far away.

It's a small river!

A surge of joy filled her heart, and she quickly ran across the slippery mud. The river water was somewhat murky from the rain, but it contained a much larger volume of water than the rainwater she had collected.

She placed the iron pot into the river, and the icy river water instantly overflowed the rim, quickly filling it up.

"Humph, it's quite heavy..."

Jiang Yutang gritted her teeth and struggled to lift the iron pot. After securing it, she stepped on the stones by the river and turned to walk towards the cave.

Suddenly, the mud beneath her feet slipped, and before she could react, she had fallen into the river.

The icy river water enveloped her, and she instinctively let go of his hand and hurriedly swam towards the surface.

Fortunately, the river wasn't too turbulent, and since she could swim, she struggled to the surface after swallowing a couple of mouthfuls of cold water.

She panicked as soon as she regained her balance; the iron pot had vanished.

We relied on it to cook things during our exile; we couldn't do without the pot!

Raindrops pounded on the river's surface, creating tiny ripples that obscured the movement beneath the water.

Jiang Yutang floated on the water, her eyes wide open, searching everywhere, but she couldn't even see a trace of the iron pot. She took a deep breath, steeled her resolve, and decided to sink to the bottom to look for it.

But as soon as she put her head underwater, the pitch-black river enveloped her. The darkness, so dark that she couldn't see her own hand in front of her face, filled her with inexplicable panic. Her previous courage vanished instantly, and she dared not dive any further.

"Jiang Yutang!"

Suddenly, urgent shouts came from the shore, followed by a "splash". Jiang Yutang turned her head and saw a figure. She thought to herself: Could someone have fallen into the water again?

Which brat ran to the riverbank and didn't even learn from past mistakes after seeing her fall into the water?

Just as she was about to paddle over to rescue the person, she saw the figure swimming quickly toward her, grabbing her arm, and pulling her upwards.

"call--"

The two of them surfaced and gasped for air. Jiang Yutang blinked before she could see that the person who saved her was Cheng Lanzhou.

How did he end up here?

Before Jiang Yutang could react, Cheng Lanzhou grabbed her arm and glared at her fiercely: "It's so late and raining, why are you running towards the river? Don't you know how dangerous it is here?"

"I'll fetch water."

Jiang Yutang's tone was somewhat urgent: "Xiaoxiao had a high fever, and the bowl was too slow to be served, so I brought the pot to the riverbank."

Cheng Lanzhou took a deep breath, not wanting to argue with her, and dragged her towards the shore.

"My pot!" Jiang Yutang hurriedly broke free from his grip, pointing to the dark water. "The pot fell into the water, and it's still at the bottom!"

"What time is it and you still care about a pot!"

Cheng Lanzhou was furious, and her voice suddenly rose: "You'd risk your life for a broken pot? If the current had been any stronger, you would have been swept away!"

After being yelled at like that, Jiang Yutang's temper flared up.

She forcefully shook off his hand, her tone stubborn: "Let go of me! This pot isn't broken; our whole family relies on it to cook medicine and food. I'll find it myself!"

"you--"

Cheng Lanzhou grabbed her and hugged her tightly, so tightly that she couldn't breathe: "Are you really crazy? It's pitch black underwater, you can't see anything, how are you going to find us?"

Jiang Yutang struggled in his arms and retorted, "I can swim! I just slipped."

Cheng Lanzhou was taken aback, then let go of her hand. She saw that she was indeed floating steadily on the water. Although she looked a little disheveled, she was definitely not in danger of drowning.

His face darkened instantly, and his earlier worry and anger made him seem presumptuous.

After a moment of silence, Cheng Lanzhou finally sighed, his tone softening slightly: "Wait on the shore. It's too dark underwater now, you can't see clearly. I'll go find the pot."

Jiang Yutang looked at him in surprise, not expecting him to offer help. She hesitated for two seconds before nodding and obediently swimming towards the shore.

Cheng Lanzhou took a deep breath and plunged into the dark river, splashing water everywhere.

Raindrops pelted Jiang Yutang, and she shivered uncontrollably from the cold, anxiously waiting on the riverbank.

Not long after, a ripple suddenly appeared on the water's surface, and Cheng Lanzhou floated up, swimming towards the shore. He then forcefully threw the pot onto the bank, splashing mud and water everywhere.

"Thank you!"

Jiang Yutang excitedly rushed over to pick up the pot, and was about to turn around to fetch water when Cheng Lanzhou took the pot from her hand and said in an unquestionable tone, "I'll do it."

He went to the river, filled a pot with water, and then turned and walked towards the cave.

Jiang Yutang quickly followed, her heart pounding so hard it felt like it was going to jump out of her throat.

The two men walked into the cave soaking wet. Their family members were about to speak when they saw them return, but they were stunned by their appearance.

Jiang Huaiyu forced a smile and said dryly, "This rain... is quite heavy."

Jiang Yutang, rubbing the hem of her clothes, explained somewhat embarrassedly, "We fell into the river."

"What?"

Her family members were immediately horrified. Madam Yun quickly pulled her over and looked her up and down: "How did you fall into the river? Are you hurt?"

Cheng Lanzhou was left out in the cold and ignored.

He put the pot down, silently walked to the corner, took off his soaked outer shirt, and wrung out the water forcefully, water droplets running down his muscular arms.

Jiang Yutang quickly shook her head: "I'm fine, thanks to General Cheng for finding me in time."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Shengan and Madam Yun realized what was happening and quickly thanked Cheng Lanzhou.

Cheng Lanzhou wrung out his wet clothes without saying much, and took the clothes from Cheng Daier.

Jiang Yutang's gaze fell on Cheng Lanzhou's bare upper body. His well-defined muscles gleamed healthily in the firelight, and the several knife scars on his body added a touch of allure. Water droplets clung greedily to his body, refusing to fall.

Suddenly feeling her cheeks burning, Jiang Yutang looked away and lowered her head, feeling that if she were one of those water droplets, she wouldn't want to fall either.

As soon as Jiang Yutang sat down by the fire, she sneezed loudly, and the tip of her nose instantly turned bright red.

She rubbed her nose, and Zhu handed her a set of clean clothes: "Go change quickly, or the house will be in chaos if you catch a cold and get a fever."

Jiang Yutang nodded repeatedly and, accompanied by Yun Shi, walked deeper into the cave. He found a corner hidden by rocks and quickly changed his clothes.

When she returned to the fire, Cheng Lanzhou had changed into a clean blue cloth dress, and her previously soaked clothes were hanging on both sides of the fire to dry.

Jiang Yutang took out cold medicine from her bag, filled a bowl with warm water, and walked over to Cheng Lanzhou.