She Holds the World After Being Reborn
Chapter 303 - 302: Don’t Stick Your Neck Out, There’s an Assassin Underwater

Chapter 303: Chapter 302: Don’t Stick Your Neck Out, There’s an Assassin Underwater

"Finish your porridge first," Yan Wanqing didn’t directly respond to her question but pushed the plate closer to her.

Shen Shuyun looked up at her, stubbornly waiting for an answer.

That expression, somehow, reminded her of the youngest Miss of the Li Family.

It made Yan Wanqing a bit dazed.

But Shen Shuyun was not Li Chengxiang, and towards her, Yan Wanqing always felt the need to maintain a sense of vigilance.

"Stop looking at me, eat your food first."

Shen Shuyun’s gaze dimmed slightly as she received the porridge from Cong Ge’s hands and slowly began eating it with a spoon, little by little.

Seeing her pitiful state, Cong Ge started feeling a bit of pity.

"Eat slowly, there’s more in the kitchen if it’s not enough."

Shen Shuyun did not respond but just kept eating the millet porridge in her bowl, not even touching the side dishes.

...

In the afternoon, the weather was good and everyone was in high spirits; Sun Qinglian suggested they take advantage of the post-rain weather to go pick lotus seeds and dig for lotus roots.

She still remembered the Lotus Pond they had passed by last time, but since it was far from Xiangcheng, fortunately, Sun Hongxuan found a farmer who had a Lotus Pond and had arranged a time with him, so they all set off together in carriages.

Originally not wanting to bring the just-recovered Shen Shuyun, who was recovering from a cold, she nevertheless insisted on coming and, after much pleading, Sun Hongxuan still agreed to bring her along.

The entire way there she wasn’t feeling well, continuously suppressing her cough, which not only made her uncomfortable but affected everyone traveling with her as well.

Upon arriving at the destination, after Yan Lingzhen heard her cough, she stuffed a medicinal pill into her mouth, and Shen Shuyun finally felt relief.

"Later, you just sit on the side; don’t go into the water," Sun Qinglian instructed, seeing how weak she was.

Shen Shuyun obediently nodded.

"Madam, please go enjoy yourself; don’t worry about me," she said softly, feeling a bit embarrassed.

Seeing that her complexion was evidently better than when they had set out, Sun Qinglian’s heart eased a little.

Everyone boarded the boats, weaving through the lotus pond, and soon the sounds of laughter filled the air.

Shen Shuyun’s face showed envy, and she couldn’t help but smile a little at the corners of her lips.

But her smile quickly faded.

She stared with wide eyes at the large lotus leaf beneath which a figure in black emerged, its wet eyes brimming with murderous intent.

"Yan Wanqing—!" she couldn’t help but scream out loud.

Yan Wanqing, on the boat, heard the voice and looked towards her, seeing Shen Shuyun on the shore frantically waving her arms, her appearance extremely panicked; Yan Wanqing frowned.

"What’s happened to her?"

Cong Ge shook her head and tossed the lotus pod she was holding into the basket.

"Seems like it’s urgent; Miss, should we go over and take a look?"

Yan Wanqing nodded, and Cong Ge rowed the paddle towards the shore.

Shen Shuyun, seeing them approaching, grew even more anxious.

"Don’t come here—!" Seeing the assassin under the water, Shen Shuyun became even more agitated.

Yan Wanqing saw her distraught expression, continuously waving her arms, and immediately spoke, "Stop!"

Cong Ge didn’t understand why, but she listened to her Miss.

Yan Wanqing looked down beneath the lotus leaves at the water.

"What’s wrong, Miss?" asked Cong Ge, seeing her uneasy expression and also becoming cautious.

Yan Wanqing gestured with her hand for her to be silent.

In the distance, the laughter of Mother and Xiaoliu was still incessant; Yan Wanqing looked up at the azure sky, feeling a hint of eeriness amidst the rolling heat waves in the air.

Shen Shuyun on the shore was still waving her arms continuously, shouting something loudly, but the distance was so great that only bits of syllables could be heard.

She squinted her eyes and looked carefully at the ripples under the water.

Something was amiss.

There was something unusual under the water.

She silently took out the dagger hanging from her waist, her hand moving slowly, and flipped over a lotus leaf!

Cong Ge almost screamed out immediately.

Underneath that lotus leaf there was unexpectedly a human face!

The person was completely dressed in a tight suit peculiar to underwater use, wrapped up like an eel, like a demon waiting for its chance, staring fixedly at them.

Assassin!

There was an assassin under the lotus leaf!

Unlike Cong Ge’s panicked fluster, Yan Wanqing was very calm. The moment she saw that face, her dagger had already been thrust out. Without saying a second word, she stabbed directly into the assassin’s throat, then forcefully pushed him down under the water!

Blood kept spilling out from his throat, dyeing the surroundings red.

Yan Wanqing’s face was expressionless as she pulled out the dagger and plunged it down hard again. At the same time, her other hand made use of her Inner Strength to press him ruthlessly underwater, until no more bubbles surfaced, and the lotus leaves and flowers returned to their quiet state.

"Miss," Cong Ge approached with a pale face, and saw Yan Wanqing pulled over a large lotus leaf to cover the body.

Yan Wanqing’s expression was as usual, "Don’t be conspicuous, there are definitely more than one assassin under the water."

Cong Ge nodded seriously, her eyes filled with concern as she looked towards the boat occupied by Sun Qinglian and Yan Lingzhen, because there were only the two of them on that boat.

"Let’s hurry to join up with the madam and the sixth miss," Cong Ge said without wasting words, beginning to paddle the boat.

However, the commotion had already alerted the assassins underwater.

Soon, they saw a body, from which blood continuously flowed, under the water.

"No good, we’ve been exposed! Up!" The assassins underwater signaled with hand gestures and drew out their long knives.

Just as they were approaching the mothers’ side, one assassin after another leaped up from beneath the water,

Landing on the bow and stern of the various small boats, wielding chilling long knives, the murderous intent in their eyes left nothing to the imagination.

The assassins worked with flawless coordination, attacking at the same time, quickly striking at the women on each boat, the situation was extremely serious!

This caused Shen Shuyun on the shore to panic.

She didn’t know Martial Arts and there were no spare boats to go over, so she hurriedly went to get a long wooden stick and swung at the assassins, but her blows mostly missed.

The assassins were ferocious, but the Yan Family were not to be trifled with.

Even the youngest, Yan Zizhuo, had his own martial skills.

Without a word, he took up a basket full of lotus roots and threw it at them, seized the boatman’s oar, and brandished it wildly at the assassins, then took advantage of the chaos to kick them back into the water.

On the other side, Sun Qinglian was not to be underestimated either.

Born into a military family, she might be older, but she had not forgotten any of her Martial Arts skills.

She protected Yan Lingzhen and threw punches at the assassins as they came at them.

There was even less need to mention Yan Wanqing and Sun Hongxuan—in normal days, they appeared very fragile, but in action, they were no less resolute, quickly causing circles of ripples and spurts of blood to spread out around their boat!

The two sides were evenly matched in terms of martial prowess.

But the opponents had greater numbers.

Like locusts, the assassins continuously leaped out from under the lotus leaves, making it impossible to predict from which direction the next stabbing attack would come.

Soon, everyone had various cuts and wounds on their bodies.

"To the shore—quick!" Yan Wanqing, seeing that the situation was dire, immediately shouted, her voice sinking into her dantian.