There were not many villagers washing clothes by the river, and because each of them occupied a huge reef, even though Achuang just glanced at them quickly, he subconsciously remembered their number.
Now there were huge splashes on the surface of the lake, as if someone had fallen into it, but when Achuang looked over, he found that none of the women who were washing clothes was missing - before this, there was no one else passing by the river.
Who will fall into the water
Combined with the strangely indifferent looks of the villagers and the extremely strong feeling of discomfort that the azure yet strange surface of the lake brought to his heart, Achuang almost instantly thought that this might be some kind of extremely sinister plot.
Legend has it that when a water ghost wants to trick someone into drowning and use them as its scapegoat, it will pretend that there is a child calling for help and deliberately create huge splashes of water to trick passers-by into diving into the bottom of the lake to save the person - but in reality, it is lurking nearby, just hunting.
This is naturally what Achuang is thinking of now.
He held Yuan Yuxue's hand tighter, as if he was afraid that Yuan Yuxue would run away if he let go. His tone was filled with an inexplicable sense of caution, "Don't go over there - that's a ghost lying to you."
It was just a short period of time, but it was enough for Achuang to reconfirm and confirm his guess.
Yuan Yuxue's eyes were still looking at the lake which had become calm. Suddenly, she turned around and shook her head at Achuang.
"no".
He said this while moving his lips slightly.
It was just because Achuang was feeling so strangely confused that he didn't notice what Yuan Yuxue said.
He only felt the arm he was holding suddenly loosen - Yuan Yuxue somehow managed to pull her hand out of his grip, then turned around very neatly and ran towards the lake.
Achuang stood there in a daze for that moment, truly frightened by Yuan Yuxue—he had not even realized before that Yuan Yuxue's speed could be so fast.
This brief moment of daze created a gap between him and Yuan Yuxue that was difficult to catch up with.
There is a steep flight of steps leading from the terrace to the lake, with some moist moss growing between the rocks. Even the villagers who are most familiar with the terrain walk very slowly and carefully on the steps when going down to the lake.
But Yuan Yuxue was very fast and steady. He stepped on the steps very quickly and walked to the lake.
At this time, although Achuang didn't know why Yuan Yuxue suddenly reacted so strongly, he didn't care about his previous concerns.
He tried to catch up, but the stairs were too difficult to walk on. He was not as agile and quick as Yuan Yuxue, so he was far behind and could only see the young man's back.
Without any hesitation, he walked into the lake from the huge rock on the shore.
"Yuan Yuxue—"
Achuang didn't expect that Yuan Yuxue would really go into the water like this. At that moment, his voice was filled with surprise, and his tone became a little distorted because he was too worried.
Yuan Yuxue's body had been completely submerged in the cold lake water.