"Yunsheng?" He Yan almost thought that her eyes were playing tricks on her. She looked again and confirmed that it was indeed He Yunsheng.
He Yunsheng had already walked in front of her and stood in front of her to protect her. With one palm, he pushed Fan Cheng far away.
"You, how did you get up here?" Fan Cheng finally managed to steady himself and shouted while pointing at him. His eyes were filled with disbelief.
"Of course I swam up here!" He Yunsheng said.
He had just been scooped up from the water and his entire body was dripping wet. He crouched down to untie the ropes around He Yan's feet.
"How did you know I was here?"
"I was afraid that Fan Cheng would pester you, so I sent Shuang Qing back to keep watch. Who knew that I would see you being called away?" Shuang Qing was the manservant that He Yan had bought for He Yunsheng. He usually accompanied him to the school.
"Shuang Qing followed me here and turned around to tell me. I ran and swam all the way here. Fortunately, I arrived in time." He untied the ropes around He Yan's feet and was about to untie the ropes around He Yan's hands. He didn't expect that the ropes around He Yan's hands were loose. He felt that it was a bit strange, but he didn't think too much about it. He immediately stood up and glared at Fan Cheng: "If I didn't arrive in time, what would this bastard have done to you?"
"Done what?" Fan Cheng finally regained his senses. He looked at He Yunsheng and smiled fearlessly: "Do you think that you can change anything by coming here?"
There was no one else on the boat other than the three of them. They were probably afraid that they would disturb Fan Cheng's "mood". Even the bodyguards who had escorted He Yan here were nowhere to be found. They probably rowed a small boat far away and waited for Fan Cheng's orders after the matter was over.
"Your sister will be mine sooner or later." Fan Cheng disdainfully said: "I think you guys are refusing a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit. Don't be so shameless. Who was the one who thought of ways to climb into my bed? Now you're pretending to be a chaste woman!"
"You!" He Yunsheng's expression changed when he heard that. He pounced on him and punched him. "You bastard!"
Fan Cheng was almost knocked down by him. The boat shook violently because of his movement, causing He Yunsheng to stagger.
He Yan furrowed her brows. Just as she was about to help, she saw something flash in Fan Cheng's sleeve. It seemed to be a silver light. Her scalp tightened as she sternly said, "Yunsheng, dodge!"
He Yunsheng did not know what had happened and subconsciously turned over. Dong! The knife that Fan Cheng had taken out stabbed into his clothes.
He Yunsheng also broke out in cold sweat and said, "You dare to kill people!"
"Why wouldn't I dare?" Fan Cheng's expression was ferocious. "If the son of a military officer dies, then so be it! When you're dead, I'll enslave your sister and make her my plaything every day. When I'm tired of her, I'll sell her to the building. "He laughed.
He Yan's eyes flashed with a trace of fierceness.
She did not touch Fan Cheng because she was afraid of bringing trouble to the He family. But now, it seemed that whether she did or not, Fan Cheng would not leave the matter at that.
He Yunsheng was also furious. He simply turned around and slammed his head into Fan Cheng's stomach. Fan Cheng was caught off guard and was knocked down. The boat swayed and fell to the ground. He opened his mouth and was about to call for help when He Yan shouted, "Don't let him make a sound!" Then she flew forward and stuffed the handkerchief on the table into Fan Cheng's mouth.
Fan Cheng's mouth was gagged. He Yunsheng had already ridden on his back and started punching him. He was originally a youth and had great strength. Although Fan Cheng's mouth was fierce, how could he really be his opponent? Gradually, he stopped struggling.
"Yunsheng, that's enough." He Yan stopped him. "If you continue hitting him, he'll die."
"It's good that he's dead!" He Yunsheng gritted his teeth. "If he's dead, he won't miss you!"
"Then the He family will be in trouble." He Yan pulled his hand away. "Get him up first."
He Yunsheng climbed up from Fan Cheng's back. Fan Cheng faced the ground and did not move. He Yunsheng stretched out his leg and kicked him. "Get up, don't play dead!"
Fan Cheng still did not move.
"You're dead after just two hits. You really know how to extort people." He Yunsheng mocked and wanted to kick Fan Cheng up. But when he moved, he suddenly saw a red cloud gradually appear near his feet where Fan Cheng was lying.
He said, "He, he …"
He Yan was carefully listening to the movements outside. Just now, the boat was shaking, so he didn't know if Fan Cheng's bodyguards saw it. But now, it didn't seem like anything was wrong. Perhaps they thought it was Fan Cheng's "interest." At this moment, He Yunsheng's expression suddenly changed. He looked at it strangely and froze.
After a moment, she crouched down and calmly flipped Fan Cheng over.
"Ah — —" He Yunsheng let out a short cry. He quickly covered his mouth and swallowed the rest of the sound back into his throat. He looked in front of him in disbelief.
Fan Cheng was flipped over and laid on the ground. His body was soft as if he had no bones. The clothes around his waist and abdomen were already stained red with blood. A bit of the knife's handle was outside, and the tip of the knife was completely buried in his flesh.
Just now, when he was fighting He Yunsheng, Fan Cheng took out a short knife from his sleeve. Later on, when the boat was shaking, the knife fell to the ground. He Yunsheng bumped into him, causing him to fall down. Coincidentally, in a daze, the knife stabbed into his own abdomen.
Originally, it shouldn't have been that deep, but He Yunsheng still pressed him to the ground and beat him with his fists. As a result, the entire knife stabbed into his abdomen and he breathed his last.
He Yunsheng was so scared that his legs went soft. He fell to the ground and said in alarm, "He … he can't be …?"
He Yan stretched out two fingers to check his breathing. She spat out two words, "He's dead."
He Yunsheng looked at her blankly, as if he didn't understand what she meant. After a moment, he sobbed and said in a daze, "He, how did he die? What should we do? "
The boat was still in the middle of the river, swaying and floating. There seemed to be no other light around them except for the lights on the boat. In the dead silence, He Yunsheng's choked sobs were particularly clear. He said, "What should we do? What should we do? "
In the end, he was still a teenager. He had never killed a person, seen blood, and even had to take a detour to kill a fish. Although he spoke fiercely, he didn't expect that he would really take someone's life. He Yunsheng was already panicking. He repeatedly muttered the meaningless words, "What should we do?".
He Yan frowned as she looked at Fan Cheng's corpse.
She had killed too many people, but they were all enemies on the battlefield. She had never killed someone like this before. Although she was a little surprised, she didn't panic. She looked at He Yunsheng again. He was in a daze. He seemed to be crying and laughing at the same time. He shook Fan Cheng's corpse as if he wanted to wake him up. He had already lost his mind.
"Pa!"
A burning pain came from his face. It was like a wake-up call. He Yunsheng woke up from his confusion and looked at He Yan in front of him.
He suddenly realized that compared to him, He Yan was overly calm. Her gaze was as sharp as a sword, piercing through his heart. Her hands were also very steady, unlike his, which was still trembling.
Her voice was also cold, with a hint of exasperation. She said, "He Yunsheng, wake up. He's already dead."