White Mask, Red Bow; Love Beyond Control; Xiao Tuan's Past; Loyal Madam

With a crack, the boat split down the middle. Gu Nianjun hurriedly came back to her senses, leaping into the air and skimming the water with her toes as she landed among the other boats. Zhou Shijie lay sprawled inside the boat; the instant it broke apart, he was submerged.

Those in the Second Martial Realm sank the moment they entered the water. His body was dragged downward like a heavy weight. Gu Nianjun's mind was elsewhere, and she failed to notice at first. Only when splashing water struck about and people cried out did she realize what had happened. She immediately called for three ordinary people who were excellent swimmers to rescue him.

Not long after.

The three wanderers escorted Zhou Shijie out of the lake. One carried his legs, one supported his waist, and one held up his head. Zhou Shijie was overwhelmed by grief, thinking, Zhou Shijie, Zhou Shijie, beneath this vast heaven and earth, there is no pitiful wretch like you. Gu Nianjun has no place for you in her heart; she did not even notice when you fell into the water. What have you gained from pursuing her so bitterly?

Once he broke the surface, despite his grave injuries, his lightness skill still functioned without issue. He slapped the water with his left palm, borrowing its force to spring upward, then used his lightness skill again to return to Gu Nianjun's side. Yet the wanderers who had just entered the water to save him were suddenly swept up by wild waves and sank into the lake in an instant.

Fortunately, they were all strong swimmers. Once the turbulent waves subsided, they each surfaced again. They looked resentfully at Zhou Shijie and saw that he showed no gratitude, nor did he offer thanks. Their sympathy immediately