<h4>CHAPTER 177 (2): PROFOUND MEANING</h4>


    Trantion: Sangria


    “This Prince is not here to make you look at theke water. Come and raise your head.” He signalled for her tilt her head up as he knelt down and squatted down to scoop up some moreke water.


    Once he got up, his brows quickly furrowed when he saw that Su Xi-er was still staring nkly ahead. Stretching out his other hand, he raised her chin and sshed some water onto her face.


    Pei Qianhao stepped closer to her when her cheeks touched the coldke water, as if he wanted to see something on her face.


    She saw the solemnity and confusion in his eyes before he raised his hand and wiped the water off.


    “This Prince can see that thiske water is not bad; it’s pure.”


    Su Xi-er smiled. “Impure water wouldn’t grow so many flowers and nts, and Moon County wouldn’t have been so famous in Nanzhao.”


    “That is indeed so.” Pei Qianhao muttered. The look in his eyes became even deeper as he returned to looking at the surface of theke.


    Silence ensued and the only sound that could be heard was the wind blowing across the surface of theke.


    After a long while, the silence was broken by arge sshing noise as a slim young woman jumped into theke.


    Pei Qianhao pretended like he didn’t even see the woman. Su Xi-er couldn’t help but call to the imperial guard. “Hurry and save them; a person just jumped into theke!”


    The imperial guard didn’t move and waited for Prince Hao’s instructions.


    Pei Qianhao chuckled, “You want to poke your nose into someone else’s business again?’


    Before Su Xi-er could even reply, the shrill yell of an old woman came from the edge of theke. “My poor daughter, why did youmit suicide!” The old woman cried out. When she nced around, she saw Pei Qianhao and kowtowed immediately. “Nobleman, I beg you to save my daughter! I don’t know how to swim.”


    “Well, this Prince will just meddle just this once. After all, jumping into the Moon Lake will affect this pure water.” He gave a meaningful nce to the imperial guard as he spoke.


    The imperial guard understood and took off the sword from his waist immediately jumping into the Moon Lake to save the woman. When the old woman saw this, she immediately kowtowed at Pei Qianhao a few more times. “Thank you nobleman, thank you nobleman!”


    After that, the old woman nervously watched theke and hoped that it wasn’t toote for her daughter.


    Imperial guards from the Prince Hao Residence had all received strict training, and could swim well. Some were even selected especially from Beimin’s coastal towns, and only became guards at the Prince Hao Residence after experiencing many tribtions.


    Although the imperial guard who came to Nanzhao with Prince Hao was a bit slow-witted, his skills spoke for themselves.


    It wasn’t long before some ripples appeared on the surface of theke. Soon after, Su Xi-er saw the imperial guard surface with the young woman in his arms.


    The old woman couldn’t help but be anxious, and immediately ran over to meet the imperial guard as he swam ashore.


    Su Xi-er looked at the woman. She was d in coarse clothes and had a pretty face. She is in the prime of her youth.


    To force someone like this to death at such a young age, it must be... love. Love hurts the most. Some people run from the pain through death, others wallow in their suffering for a lifetime, and yet others will rise from the ashes.


    Suddenly, she felt that the woman was simr to herself. But this woman didn’t die; she just fainted from choking on all the water.


    “Daughter, daughter!” The old woman shook her daughter violently, hoping that thetter would wake up.


    Su Xi-er opened her mouth and said, “Auntie, don’t worry. She has just fainted, and will be fine after we force the water out of her chest.”