A life of two souls traveling through time

Chapter 376: Rescuing a drowning woman, Xiaolu reveals his skills

Ding-a-ling…Ding-a-ling…

In Dongzhou, the afterglow disappeared and night had just fallen. A few birds were circling in the sky, chirping and sobbing, waiting to return to their nests.

Xiaolu carried a bamboo basket with a bell on it and walked down the mountain with Siyao. Looking ahead at the endless road, he sighed helplessly:

"Sister Si Yao, it seems that we can't make it to Meilong City today. Why don't we find a place to stay for the night with someone nearby before it gets dark?"

After leaving Lianzhou, the two men continued their journey as medical practitioners in the south of the Yangtze River as they had done before. It took them about ten days to cross nearly half of Dongzhou.

"There are no houses nearby." Si Yao wiped the sweat from his face and looked around. Seeing that there was no one nearby, he said in a calm voice.

"Are we going to spend the night in the wild?" Xiaolu looked up at the sky in the west which still had some light left and sighed again.

If it hadn't suddenly started raining at noon, forcing them to stay in the small town behind for more than an hour, they would have arrived in Meilon City by now.

Si Yao did not respond, but she had never slept overnight in the suburbs and couldn't help feeling a little worried. Not only were there wild beasts roaming in the wilderness, but the weather was unpredictable in late spring. She didn't know if it would rain in the middle of the night. The spring rain was still cold, so she had to be on guard.

Plop~Splash~

Just as the two were silent, a sound of someone falling into the water suddenly came from the river not far to their east. The two immediately became alert and ran towards the river at the same time following the sound of the water waves.

"Sister Si Yao, there is someone in the water." Although it was dark and unclear, Xiaolu was a secret guard hidden in the night, so as soon as he approached the river, he was surprised to see a figure struggling in the water.

Si Yao heard the sound and immediately looked for a stick, but with another "splash" sound, Xiaolu jumped into the water to save people. Soon, he dragged a woman to the river bank. Fortunately, the woman was rescued in time and did not choke on too much water, but her whole body was wet. She coughed and shivered from the cold.

Although Si Yao was puzzled as to how Xiaolu became so good at swimming, she did not think much about it. She promptly took out the clothes from her bag and put them on the woman. Then she handed another bag to Xiaolu, who was also soaking wet, and said, "You should also change into dry clothes quickly."

Xiaolu responded, took the bag and turned to walk towards the big tree behind.

"There's some grass to cover you here. Let me change your wet clothes for you." After they walked away from the path, Si Yao returned to the woman who fell into the water. However, just as she finished her words, the woman started crying and tried to get up and rush into the water.

"What are you doing?" Shocked, Si Yao pulled her back. She was always strong and directly pulled the woman to the ground.

"I have no way to survive, why are you saving me?" The woman fell weakly into the grass and burst into tears.

"But you clearly don't want to die. If you don't want to die, you should fight to live. As long as people have the desire to live, they will definitely find a way out." Seeing that the woman was so heartbroken, Si Yao hesitated for a moment before trying to persuade her again.

The woman looked no more than seventeen or eighteen years old, and was dressed like a farm girl, but her eyes were bright and kind, and she was crying, which made her very adorable.

Si Yao's consolation made her raise her head slightly, but her eyes were still full of tears. She trembled her lips but still didn't say a word before lying back in the grass and continuing to cry.

"Don't be afraid, I'm a doctor. If you need help, you have to tell us. Otherwise, we won't be able to help even if we want to." Seeing that the woman was just crying and saying nothing, Si Yao was anxious, but she still patiently comforted her.

"Here....Here it is!"

After hearing Si Yao say this, the woman looked up again, but when she finally mustered up the courage to speak, she heard two shouts from a distance, and then three men appeared downstream of the river.

"Girl, save me! Girl, save me!" The woman who fell into the water was very frightened when she saw the three people approaching. She grabbed Si Yao's arm tightly and burst into tears.

"Who are you?" Seeing this, Si Yao quickly stood up and protected the woman behind her. She raised her cold eyes and asked the three men in front of her. At the same time, she took out a silver needle in her hand.

The three men were shocked to see Si Yao. The leader was a skinny old man. He ignored Si Yao's question and looked down at the woman hiding behind Si Yao and cursed: "What are you capable of, you little girl? How dare you run? Where are you going to run? You have brought shame to our family, why are you still so ignorant?"

"My old man, she didn't run away. She wanted to commit suicide by jumping into the river and we happened to save her. Since you are her family member, why did you force her to death?" The old man's scolding made the woman who fell into the water cry continuously. Si Yao's eyes were as cold as frost at this time, and she questioned the old man in a cold voice.

"As a girl, why do you run out to the mountains and wilderness so late at night instead of staying at home? Are you out to steal a man?" After hearing Si Yao's words, the old man stopped talking and just lowered his head and sighed. The fat and big-eared young man behind him looked Si Yao up and down with a sly look in his eyes and chuckled.

After the sturdy man finished speaking, another young man next to him who was as thin as the old man could not help but laugh contemptuously.

"Where did this dog come from? It's so late at night and it's eaten too much shit, so it stinks!" At this time, Xiaolu's voice suddenly came from behind Si Yao.

"Hey, look, I was right, she really was meeting her lover here!" At this time, Xiaolu was still holding the wet clothes she had just changed in her hands. When the sturdy man saw it, he immediately showed an evil and cunning smile.

"Watch your mouth. If you dare to talk nonsense again, believe me..." Xiaolu couldn't help but get angry when he heard it. He clenched his fists and was about to rush towards the burly man but was stopped by Si Yao.

"Xiaolu, there's no need to argue with them. Solve the problem first." After Si Yao calmed down the angry Xiaolu, she turned around and asked the woman behind her: "Who are they to you?"

"My father, my elder brother and... my father want to marry me to this foreigner. He will take me out of Lianzhou tomorrow, but I don't want to..." The woman still cried timidly.

"You are a woman who has been abused, how can you still have the face to refuse? Humph, only I, Dazhu, don't despise you, otherwise you can ask your father to ask around here which man would want you?" Before the woman could finish her words, the fat and big-eared man started to humiliate her impatiently.

"But I was also a victim. If my brother hadn't been addicted to gambling and left me alone on the street, I wouldn't have been targeted by that beast!" The burly man's condescending attitude made the woman despair and cry.

"You blame me now. It was clearly you who insisted on going into the city that day, saying that you wanted to buy cloth to make clothes for your fiancé. How could this have happened if you hadn't followed me into the city? You were so devoted to that bastard, but what was the result? When he saw that something happened to you, he turned around and didn't want you anymore!" Hearing his sister's sudden accusation, the thin young man not only did not feel the slightest bit of guilt, but instead complained aggrievedly.

When the girl saw her own brother mocking her like this, she was so sad that she almost fainted. Fortunately, Si Yao supported her in time.

"Why are you talking about this in front of outsiders? Don't you think it's embarrassing enough?" The old man's face became even gloomier after listening to his son's complaints. He raised his hand and slapped his son on the head, saying fiercely.

"What did your daughter do wrong? Is it her fault that she was abused? She was persecuted and her body and mind were damaged and she was in pain. She should have received the care and help of her family. I didn't expect that you, as a father, would push all the faults onto your daughter, and cruelly marry her to such a wicked person for the so-called face..." After learning the truth, Si Yao held the woman's hand with heartache, and couldn't help but look at the old man in front of him with indignation, and said coldly.

"Bitch, who are you scolding?" Before Si Yao could finish her words, the sturdy man became furious and came towards her with a frown, cursing and swinging his fists.

It happened in a flash. Before anyone could react, they heard a "crack" and the strong man screamed in pain. The arm he raised was easily broken by Xiaolu. The father and son next to him were so scared that they stepped back involuntarily.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't control the strength well, how about I help you get it back?"

Seeing Xiaolu smiling and continuing to walk towards him, the sturdy man fled in embarrassment, holding his broken arm, like a frightened bird.

When Xiaolu was feeling proud, he turned around and saw Si Yao looking at him thoughtfully. His heart skipped a beat and he realized that he had exposed his skills. It seemed that he could not hide it this time.