After Recklessly Courting Death, I Caught the Attention of a Yandere - Chapter 69

Yun Dan sat on a large rock, thinking about taking a good rest.

She had just heard some movement behind her and turned around to take a look.

However, just as she turned her head, before she could see who was behind her, she was pushed directly and rolled into the river.

Splash! It was the sound of something falling into the water.

The two men present heard this commotion at the same time and both ran toward the pond.

It turned out that Dongfang Wuchen and Yan Ke were both worried about Yun Dan, so they had coincidentally followed her.

But they hadn’t expected that before they could reach her, they would hear the sound of something falling into the pond.

Yan Ke’s heart sank, thinking it was probably Yun Dan.

He didn’t know what had happened to his disciple that she would actually fall into the pond.

He hadn’t forgotten that Yun Dan couldn’t swim.

When it came to lightness skills, naturally Yan Ke’s were superior, so he was the first to reach Yun Dan’s side.

Seeing Yun Dan flailing in the pond, Yan Ke didn’t care whether there were other people around. Without a word, he jumped directly into the pond and pulled Yun Dan up.

Yun Dan was originally someone who couldn’t swim.

Moreover, being suddenly pushed into the pond like this, one could imagine the psychological trauma it left.

When someone finally pulled her to the surface, feeling that she had come back to life, Yun Dan didn’t bother to see who had rescued her.

Without a word, she threw herself into that person’s arms and began to cry.

“I was scared to death! Someone pushed me down! I can’t swim in the first place, I wouldn’t be stupid enough to jump into a pond…”

Yan Ke had never seen Yun Dan cry like this before. His heart couldn’t help but soften as he patted her back and comforted her. “Don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid. Didn’t I jump down to save you? We’re already in a position where you can touch the bottom. You won’t drown. Don’t be afraid.”

Only then did Yun Dan recognize that this was Yan Ke’s voice.

But being held by him like this gave her an unreal feeling.

She felt that Yan Ke shouldn’t be this kind of person.

However, at this moment, having survived the ordeal, Yun Dan had no spare mental capacity to think about anything else.

She finally managed to stop crying, but still didn’t dare to let go easily.

“Once bitten by a snake, ten years afraid of rope” – this saying was absolutely correct.

(TL: A person who has suffered a painful or traumatic experience will remain overly cautious, fearful, or suspicious of anything that even vaguely resembles the cause of that trauma — even if it’s harmless.)

Yun Dan truly had a deep fear of water.

This stemmed from when she was young and had slipped and fallen into water, nearly drowning, which had caused her to fear water for all these years.

Yan Ke wasn’t annoyed at all, but let Yun Dan hold onto him like this.

He rested his chin on top of Yun Dan’s head, patting her back while comforting her. “Don’t be afraid, I’m here. It’s okay, I’ve already saved you. You won’t die. If you want to hold on, hold on for a while longer, it’s fine. Although the water is cold, with me holding you, you won’t be cold.”

For a moment, Yan Ke thought that he never would have imagined there would come a day when he would be needed by someone.

He had always thought that no one in this world would need him.

But he discovered that he could actually bring warmth to others too.

Dongfang Wuchen, who arrived shortly after, saw exactly this scene. He felt like an outsider and couldn’t bear to break up such a situation.

However, Dongfang Wuchen quickly calmed down.

What exactly had caused Yun Dan to fall into the water earlier?

It couldn’t have been that she jumped in herself, because when Yun Dan was chatting with him, she had mentioned that she had nearly drowned as a child after slipping and falling, which had made her always fear water.

Then the only possibility was that she had been pushed in.

Who could it have been?

Dongfang Wuchen looked around and only then noticed Tang Huairou sitting dejectedly on the large rock nearby.

He immediately understood – it was probably his sister causing trouble again.

He could only shake his head, sigh, and walk over.

“Sister, did you push Miss Yun?”

Only then did Tang Huairou realize what she had done.

Actually, when she had followed her, she hadn’t planned to do this.

It was just that when she saw Yun Dan sitting by the large rock, somehow she had thought of pushing Yun Dan down.

At that time, a voice in her mind kept telling her that as long as she pushed Yun Dan down and drowned her, then Yan Ke might notice her.

However, Tang Huairou hadn’t expected that Yan Ke would jump down to save Yun Dan and let her hold onto him without letting go.

Thinking about everything she had done, it was simply like a joke.

Tang Huairou stood up and stumbled away directly.

Watching Tang Huairou’s retreating figure, Dongfang Wuchen was also quite helpless.

But he still remembered to apologize to Yun Dan.

He walked to the edge of the pond and crouched down, then apologized. “I’m sorry, Miss Yun. My sister might have been a bit impulsive. She didn’t intentionally want to take your life. I’m apologizing to you on her behalf here.”

Who would have known that Yan Ke, who usually had a good temper, would start arguing with Dongfang Wuchen at this moment.

“Young Manor Lord shouldn’t be someone who can’t distinguish right from wrong. Today’s incident is completely and entirely your sister’s responsibility. Tang Huairou pushed Yun Dan down and nearly caused her to drown. Is this something that can be resolved just by you apologizing on her behalf?

Have you considered that if we hadn’t followed out, or if I hadn’t jumped down to save her, she might have died? Could your conscience handle that? If Tang Huairou pushing her was unintentional, then what if Yun Dan had died because of it?”

If not for remembering his current identity, what Yan Ke most wanted to say was: “Hurt my disciple, and I’d really like to slaughter your entire household.”

You should all be grateful that this entire manor still has some value.

Dongfang Wuchen was left feeling ashamed by Yan Ke’s few words.

He actually knew that what Tang Huairou had done was wrong.

But Tang Huairou was his sister after all, and he had no way to criticize her.

This sister wasn’t actually very close to him, but Dongfang Wuchen had always felt they owed her something, so he had always tolerated her petty temper.

Perhaps enjoying the drama, Yan Ke didn’t show mercy with his words, but instead escalated further. “Your sister is two years older than you. When I was her age, I was already much more mature.

And what about her? Apart from being willful and unreasonable, she serves no other purpose. Three years ago, I defeated her in just a few moves. She harbored resentment and wanted to take revenge on me. Although the revenge failed, she’s been pestering me for three years since.

If she had put all this energy into martial arts practice instead, she probably would have become a master by now. You don’t need to make excuses for her. I saved your father’s life, and I’m a guest he invited. For me to demand that Tang Huairou personally apologize to Yun Dan – that’s not excessive, is it?

If Tang Huairou doesn’t come to apologize by tomorrow, then don’t blame me for leaving Mingyue Manor directly. Your Mingyue Manor isn’t nearly as interesting as our Heavenly Sword Sect. If not for your father begging me, I’d still be drinking tea at the Heavenly Sword Sect right now.”