The commotion by the bridge drew quite a few people's attention.
Snatching brides was allowed during the Bride Snatching Festival, but if someone died, that was another matter entirely.
Kong Yangling had never expected anything like this to happen. If someone really died, it would likely alert the Government Office, and then no one would be able to save him!
At that moment, he could only pray that his men would swim faster and rescue Deng Xiaoyan.
Deng Xiaoyan's struggles in the water grew weaker and weaker, until she gradually disappeared beneath the surface.
The crowd cried out in alarm:
"She's sunk!"
"Oh dear, could it be that she refused, and he insisted on dragging her home anyway?"
"Even bride snatching needs both sides to be willing. Otherwise, things can easily go wrong."
"Exactly, exactly."
"Look at the mess this has turned into..."
Kong Yangling paid no attention to their comments. Standing on the bank, he shouted anxiously:
"Hurry! Hurry up! Deng Xiaoyan's gone under!"
Hearing this, his men swam desperately toward the spot where Deng Xiaoyan had fallen into the water.
At last, two of his men found Deng Xiaoyan underwater and brought her to the surface, then dragged her toward the bank.
Once all three were ashore, Kong Yangling immediately rushed over. Deng Xiaoyan lay there motionless, all the disguise on her face washed away.
He immediately ordered his men to turn Deng Xiaoyan facedown and pat her back, hoping to make her cough up some water.
Then they slapped Deng Xiaoyan's face. They repeated this several times, but she showed no response whatsoever.
Just then, a squad of officers happened to pass by. Seeing what had happened, they immediately sent someone to fetch a physician.
When the physician arrived and examined her, he shook his head.