Meanwhile, the girl in the river looked back, and as she turned around, the sound of water broke the silence. Seeing the tall and stalwart figure of the man on the shore, her face changed abruptly, and then she quickly crouched down, her entire body diving into the river. Zhi Chen gave a light cough and said apologetically, "I was merely passing by and did not intend to intrude, please forgive me, miss!" He hurriedly picked up his hat, ready to leave, but a White Tiger growled and leapt lightning-fast, blocking Zhi Chen’s path. White Tiger bared its teeth menacingly at Zhi Chen, staring him down with fierce tiger eyes. Entirely submerged in the river, Dong Huiying let out a string of small bubbles, her mind in complete disarray, utterly confused!! Liang Zhichen, was it Liang Zhichen? She stood there looking dazed, feeling as if her brain could barely keep up. What was he doing here? Even though he was turned away from her, his voice, height, physique, and the strands of long hair fluttering in the wind were all distinct indicators that indeed it was Liang Zhichen! She couldn’t help but be speechless; how could the world be so small? She had left Pingchang Prefecture and had been living in seclusion in Qingfeng Mountain, and yet, she still encountered someone from the Liang family? Just as Dong Huiying was speechless from shock, a rustling sound came from the bushes. A greenish-blue poisonous snake, flicking its tongue, shot toward Liang Zhichen with the speed of an arrow. Zhi Chen’s expression turned fierce, and he grasped the snake and crushed its heart with a single squeeze. Then, he breathed a sigh of relief. The girl in the river suddenly cried out a warning. Zhi Chen, taken aback, quickly turned his head and saw the girl, in her urgency, getting up from the water without any regard for herself. Her luminous eyes revealed a mysterious purple hue, but her expression was filled with extreme panic. Suddenly, it felt as though he had been stung by something on his neck, and a paralyzing poison instantly spread throughout Zhi Chen’s body. He swayed and then fell backward, stiff as a board. Could such a coincidence really exist in this world? Yet, deep down he was a bit reluctant to acknowledge it. Because this girl, although she resembled the young woman in his memory, was not entirely identical. Her dark purple hair, her dark purple eyes, delicate and exquisite facial features, yet dangerously beautiful like a Manzanita flower quietly blooming, foreboding ill-omens and death... The young girl clenched her jaw, quickly rushed to the shore, grabbed her clothes to put on haphazardly, and then sprinted toward Liang Zhichen. Her soft fingertips checked his pulse. Her expression tightened, and she immediately looked at his neck, where a small red dot was oozing beads of blood. Without hesitation, she bent down to his neck and sucked out a mouthful of bright red poisonous blood, spat it out, and then did it again... Zhi Chen recognized her. Even though she had changed and her appearance had become more refined and beautiful than before, he would not mistake her silhouette. Dong Huiying felt a bit embarrassed; was this really... a chance encounter everywhere? The fact that she had met someone from the Liang family even while hidden away in this remote mountain was also somewhat baffling to her. "Don’t talk yet, the poison hasn’t been fully cleared." After saying that, she bent down and sucked another mouthful, while Zhi Chen’s body temperature suddenly rose, his handsome face flushing with an unnatural red. No matter how mature his temperament was, this was, after all, the first time he had been so... with a woman.