Xiqiu shook her head, smiling, "You're too kind. At that time, I felt like you did, always sensing something was amiss, but I couldn't be sure. It was only after my third brother came back and explained it to me that I was completely at ease."
Madam Qian laughed as she listened, still holding Xiqiu's hand, "No need to be so formal with me. My life belongs to you now." Xiqiu covered her face and laughed, while Madam Qian sighed, her expression lamenting, shaking her head, "It's just a pity for Madam Han, such a good person!"
Xiqiu hadn't expected it and agreed, "I didn't expect her with such skills to be..." Madam Qian paused to take a sip of tea, sighed, "When I was young, I often heard from the elders that those who drown are always the ones skilled at swimming... Madam Han was brave and skilled, perhaps she anticipated the circumstances but didn't expect the opponents to be so malicious."
