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A loud and clear siren sounded out, Bai Yixuan wiped the sweat off her forehead and continued running in the morning.

This was the military compound of the eleventh region. She had lived here with her grandfather since she was young, and she had lived here for twenty years without realizing it. She liked the sunlight here, the air here, everything here, as well as her grandfather, who lived with her.

Bai Yixuan had never felt that she was pitiful, even though she was just a pitiful child who had no parents in the eyes of her relatives. She didn't think she hated it at all.

When he returned home, his grandfather was watering the flowers in his small flower garden. Bai Yixuan jumped over to her grandfather and naturally took the kettle from him, "Chief Bai, you've just watered these flowers yesterday, they'll be drowned if you water them again!"

"Comrade Xiao Bai!" Grandpa Bai smiled.

"Here!" Bai Yixuan pretended to be stern, and said: "Chief, please give your instructions."

"Chief, you're hungry. Hurry up and cook!"

"Understood!" Bai Yixuan supported Grandfather Bai to sit at the dining table, then went to the kitchen to busy herself.

Bai Yixuan felt that the hidden meaning in Grandpa Bai's words was hidden, but just as it was about to slip away, she was grabbed by Grandfather Bai. "Comrade Xiao Bai, there's a mission here for you to carry out."

Bai Yixuan braced herself and said: "Chief, please give me your instructions!"

"Old Zhao's son is treating you to a meal at Little Bay Bridge today. Quickly dress up, you must bring back a grandson-in-law for me."

"Grandpa …" Bai Yixuan was speechless.

"Go quickly!" Chief Bai spoke with righteousness.

"I know!" Bai Yixuan was unwilling.

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With the warm spring breeze and beautiful sunshine, Bai Yixuan walked really fast while pulling on her small skirt that seemed weird no matter how she looked at it.

That kid from the Zhao family was her childhood sweetheart in a nice way. In a bad way, he was a brother who had been playing in the mud since he was young. In any case, she never treated him as a man, and he probably never considered her as a woman.

Zhao Yunfan saw that Bai Yixuan's skirt was hitting the table and almost reaching the bottom of the table while laughing. The hot pot of soup was boiling over, and Bai Yixuan unhappily gave him a big supercilious look.

"Brother Xuan, I didn't think that you could wear a dress like this!" "It's not that I'm talking, it's not that you can't find a husband with your manly looks, but if you don't, I'll beg for it. You might as well marry me, we've had our fair share before!" Zhao Yunfan laughed evilly, and casually placed the seasoning on the table for Bai Yixuan.

"I won't come looking for you even if I live with a dog, don't worry!" Bai Yixuan clenched her fists.

"Come, come, come. Brother Xuan is eating mutton to nourish himself. He's so angry this early in the morning."

"Really!" Bai Yixuan was speechless, "Grandfather actually allowed me to go out on a blind date with you."

"Chief Bai, aren't you afraid that you won't get married? You're already in your twenties, are you really not considering getting married and me?" Zhao Yunfan asked while grinning.

"Say it again. I'm angry." Bai Yixuan rolled her eyes, "In any case, I'm not in a hurry, I still want to accompany Grandfather. Grandfather's health these past few years isn't too good, if I get married, who will take care of him."

"True." Zhao Yunfan nodded his head, "Tsk, don't even think about it, this brother will keep you company for now. Let's settle down first, I will bring you to an interesting place later, I guarantee that you will be in a good mood!"

As the car sped along the road, Bai Yixuan held her head and said, "Where are Little Fan Zi going? You're almost on the highway."

"I found a good place when I went to the hot spring with Old Long a few days ago." Zhao Yunfan replied, "We're almost there."

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Bai Yixuan stood in front of the lake and took a deep breath of the somewhat cold air of early spring. She patted on Zhao Yunfan's shoulder hard, "Sure, Fan Zi.

"It really isn't." Zhao Yunfan raised her hand and pointed, "Look, that's a small village, it's a rather primitive place, and hasn't been developed much yet. Who knows how deep this lake is."

"That's right." Bai Yixuan nodded, she walked a few steps along the lakeside, and suddenly felt something burning in her chest, she gasped lightly, then Zhao Yunfan walked over.

"What's wrong, Brother Xuan?"

Bai Yixuan was also puzzled, she took out a piece of jade from her clothes. The jade was pink, and under the sunlight, it became even more crystal clear.

"What is this thing?" Zhao Yunfan asked.

"It's my family heirloom jade pendant." Bai Yixuan pretended to be mysterious.

"Amazing, Brother Xuan." Zhao Yunfan raised her thumb, "Why do I look so familiar with this monster?"

"Hmm?" Bai Yixuan asked curiously, "Do you know what this is?"

"I remember now. A few days ago, I went to see this monster in a Chinese-American joint venture. This monster is called Taowu, it's a Vicious Beasts!"

"Taowu …" Bai Yixuan was deep in thought. She could feel the heat from the jade, it was definitely not her warmth. A strange feeling spread throughout her body.

"Help, help!" and raised their heads and looked at the water surface, where the calm surface of the water was floating just a moment ago, there was a young child floating on it.

The child was struggling, but his body was getting smaller and smaller, and the struggle became deeper and deeper.

"Brother Xuan, look at that!" Zhao Yunfan shouted, "What do we do, I don't know how to swim."

"I will, first call the police, then go and see if there are any boats for the surrounding villagers." Before Zhao Yunfan could react, Bai Yixuan had already jumped into the water.

The lake water was very cold, and the chill slowly seeped into his marrow. Bai Yixuan swam with difficulty, but fortunately, she had a grandfather in charge whose physique was strong since she was young. Even though it was hard to endure, it didn't mean that she couldn't.

She tried her best to swim towards the direction of the child, but the jade pendant in front of her chest was getting hotter and hotter.

There was a small boat floating on the lake, and the child had already been scooped onto the boat. Bai Yixuan was comforted, but felt that her hands and feet were growing weaker. For someone like her who often swam, she knew that she was in a bad situation. The water in the lake must be too cold … … Her limbs were cramping.

Zhao Yunfan was still calling out to her and the boat was also trying very hard to get closer to her. Bai Yixuan tried very hard to float up to the surface of the water but she suddenly felt as if her ankle was being pulled down by something.

Pulled into the ice-cold lake, Bai Yixuan speechlessly looked at the aquatic plant wrapped around her ankle. Seeing what kind of sin she had done, the heavens mercifully sent water plants that had appeared out of nowhere to entangle her, could it be that she was going to die like this?

But what should he do if he died, his grandfather only had him left, her consciousness was in a trance, the water in her mouth was bubbling and Bai Yixuan gave up on struggling.

Just like that, she was unlucky. Just before she lost consciousness, the jade pendant on her chest released a blinding red light, forming a mist in the water that surrounded Bai Yixuan's body.