It’s hard to break a phoenix’s destiny

Chapter 515: No One Survives Luoshui River

Liu Cong also wanted to jump down, but the knife stabbed too deep and his hands were covered in blood.

His subordinates rushed over and hurriedly checked his wound.

These people were holding torches, and the sound of their rapid running startled the black horse in the Yang family's carriage.

The black horse became obviously extremely irritable and restless, swinging its hooves and starting to walk around randomly.

Seeing this situation, Qin Chaoge and Zhang Liangchu immediately jumped onto the carriage and tried to pull the reins to control the horses.

Unexpectedly, the horse became more disobedient, and heavy breathing sounds came from its mouth and nose.

When Master Miaoying, Nanny Qi and Nanny Yan were running towards Yang Xianrong with torches in their hands, Nanny Yan slipped on the mud under her feet, and the torch in her hand rolled to the side of the black horse. The horse was suddenly startled, half of its body jumped up, and after letting out a long roar, it galloped away.

When it and the carriage stepped onto the floating bridge, the bridge could not withstand the weight of the carriage and collapsed directly.

The carriage, Sun Ying's coffin, Qin Chaoge, Zhang Liang's hoe, and even Nanny Yan whose sleeve was caught on the carriage all fell into the Luo River.

Everyone was stunned by this sudden scene.

Liu Yao reacted quickly, but he couldn't let go of Yang Xianrong's hand, so he could only yell at Liu Cong's subordinates: "Go and have a look! Save her!"

These subordinates also listened to Liu Yao's orders, and after receiving the order, they held torches to check the situation.

Yang Xianyong and Xu Henian had already rushed to the edge of the broken bridge, but the dusk had completely enveloped the place, and they could not see clearly what was happening in the turbulent river.

If Xu Henian hadn't pulled him back, Yang Xianyong would have definitely fallen into the river.

"You go and check on your third sister, I'll follow you here. I'm good at light work, so we can do it." Xu Henian pushed him and floated down into the river, but he disappeared in the blink of an eye.

He Jiunian also wanted to jump down, but was held back by Yuan Jianshuo. "Let's search along the river bank with torches. It's so dark here, there's no point in jumping down."

He refused to let go, and He Jiunian started crying, "My mother can't swim."

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, let's go and find it quickly." Yuan Jianshuo didn't know what else to do, so he took some people and walked directly down the Luoshui River.

Yang Xianrong watched this scene and turned back to ask Liu Yao: "Will they all die?"

"No." Liu Yao answered with certainty.

Yang Xianrong suddenly laughed, and it was very strange. "This fifth sister is here to collect a debt."

Liu Yao did not know the meaning of this sentence, so he did not dare to say much. He just quietly picked up the lacquer box that Yang Xianlian had dropped on the ground and stuffed it into Yang Xianrong's hand. Yang Xianrong held the box and laughed again.

"Third sister, please don't scare me." Liu Yao realized that something was wrong with Yang Xianrong and grabbed her shoulders tightly. "They will be fine and will be back soon."

"Yes." Yang Xianrong looked at the dark Luo River, but there were no tears in her eyes. Until dawn, no one came back.

Liu He didn't care about this kind of thing, and he took his people back to Luoyang City to sleep early. Sima Chi, Liang Lanbi, Liang Fen and others who had left the city did not come forward. When they saw Liu He leave, they followed him back to the palace silently. After Liu Cong treated his wound, he also went down the river bank with the help of the guards.

Only Liu Yao and Yang Xianrong were still waiting outside Luoyang City.

Of course, there were also the black cavalry guarding the city gate with Liu He. They did not dare to make any moves, after all, Liu Yao was also a general of the Han Dynasty, and his position was not lower than Liu He. Therefore, they did not move forward, but just stood at the city gate and watched.

Yang Xianrong was very sober. She sat up straight and looked back at Luoyang City, then at the collapsed floating bridge. She said to Liu Yao, "You know, when I first came to Luoyang, it was still extremely prosperous and beautiful, very lively, and much more fun than my home in Tai'an County. My second brother also said: If it weren't for my grandmother's worry about you, I would have brought you here. Now think about it, it seems like it was just yesterday when he said this. But now, I would rather have never been here, never been here."

Liu Yao looked at her, tears also shed, and whispered: "But if you don't come, I won't be able to meet you. Third sister, don't be afraid, I am here."

"But they are all gone." Yang Xianrong still looked at the closed gates of Luoyang City. It was dawn, the torches had gone out, and black smoke slowly dispersed in the air. The early spring morning was unusually cold, even a strong man like Liu Yao felt very cold, let alone a delicate woman like Yang Xianrong.

Liu Yao hugged Yang Xianrong tighter, as the two of them always had better body temperature.

"But I can always be here and never leave you." Liu Yao didn't know what to say. Perhaps nothing he said would be right at this moment. In such a complicated situation, all the promises might just be in vain, and "always here" might be the most comforting thing.

Yang Xianrong didn't say anything, but she didn't reject Liu Yao's warmth either.

People came back one after another to report the news, but there was no good news. Even the carriage and the coffin were nowhere to be found.

After leaving Luoyang City, the Luoshui River became extremely wide, with many undercurrents and whirlpools hidden in it. The people running along the river bank became more and more frightened, and no one dared to go down. Some people looked for long poles and wooden boards, but there was no sign of a person in the water, so how could they be used?

Nun Miaoying and Nanny Qi returned first, and when they saw Yang Xianrong, they naturally burst into tears again.

Only then did Liu Yao let go of Yang Xianrong and silently retreated to a place not far away, but he kept watching their every move.

Nun Miaoying first asked about the process of Sun Ying's death, and then asked about how Yang Xianlian got together with Liu Cong, and Yang Xianrong answered them one by one. At this time, she stopped crying, but suddenly asked: "Has the fifth sister done anything bad?"

Nun Miaoying was stunned for a moment, "Where did you get this from?"

"Your fifth sister's life or death is uncertain, so don't say that." Nanny Seven has been taking care of Yang Xianlian, so naturally the relationship between them is better.

"Mother's last words were: Don't let my fifth sister harm me too." Yang Xianrong looked at Sister Miaoying, "You and mother were like sisters. When you were young, you roamed the world and later kept each other company. If it weren't for the chaotic times, you should have been able to enjoy a life with many children and grandchildren. So, mother must have said something to you, right?"

"She actually said that?" Master Miaoying's face changed, and the hand holding Yang Xianrong was shaking.

"So? What did she do?" Yang Xianrong asked again.

Even Nanny Seven at the side pursed her lips tightly and looked at Master Miaoying.

"But I promised your mother that I would never tell it in this lifetime." Master Miaoying was a little embarrassed.

"It's come to this point, what else can't be said?" Yang Xianrong laughed, with the utmost sadness and resentment, "Do you know what Yang Xianlian just did? She wanted to push me into the Luoshui River!"