Chapter 227: Goddess Appears!

Swish! Chang Jinghe rushed to the shore, but it was already too late!

He watched helplessly as Zhao Yuyan jumped into the river.

Zhao Yuyan's delicate body plunged into the river surface and quickly sank……

Chang Jinghe's mind filled with only one thought: It's over!

If anything happens to Zhao Yuyan, he and Nine Honors International will be locked in a deadly feud.

That would be a battle rivers of blood.

"What are you all standing around for?! Quick! Jump in and save them!! Pull Zhao Yuyan up for me!!" Chang Jinghe shouted at his subordinates.

His subordinates looked uneasy, "Chang Dong… but the Qiantang River has huge waves… the water is very deep…"

The river surface churned with huge waves; someone who can't swim would likely drown, let alone attempt a rescue.

"You bunch of useless! Whoever saves Zhao Yuyan gets a one‑million reward!" Chang Jinghe snapped.

Under a heavy reward, brave men will appear.

Instantly, the bodyguards tore off their clothes and leapt into the Qiantang River……

……

Meanwhile, deep in the Qiantang River waters…

Lin Yuan had a huge stone tied to him and sank straight to the riverbed 50 meters down.

In the murky river water, Lin Yuan held his breath…… his whole body seemed to slip into suffocation unconsciousness.

But at that moment, a graceful figure suddenly shot downward, plunging into the dark, murky riverbed.

That figure was none other than Zhao Yuyan!

Zhao Yuyan, risking her life, dove alone…… into the 50‑meter‑deep riverbed.

She would attempt to rescue Lin Yuan.

At that moment Zhao Yuyan opened her eyes; in the murky riverbed she saw Lin Yuan lying there.

Lin Yuan's whole body was pressed into the murky riverbed mire.

Lin Yuan kept his eyes shut, seeming to have slipped into unconsciousness.

Zhao Yuyan held her breath tightly and swam over……

She tried to help Lin Yuan untie the huge stone bound to him.

But those stones were tightly bound with iron chains; Zhao Yuyan strained with all her strength yet could not loosen them.

By now her pretty face was pallid, her lung capacity insufficient, the oxygen in her lungs exhausted.

Her beautiful eyes widened in panic; she tried to summon her last strength to rescue Lin Yuan.

But in the end…… she still lacked the ability.

Zhao Yuyan's lung oxygen was completely depleted; her eyes stared wide, her whole body succumbing to suffocation.

An ordinary person can't hold their breath underwater for more than two minutes.

Zhao Yuyan had already been underwater over two minutes; she could no longer hold on.

Just as Zhao Yuyan was about to lose consciousness from suffocation…… Lin Yuan's eyes snapped open.

In the riverbed mire, Lin Yuan, who had kept his eyes closed, suddenly opened them.

Lin Yuan had been holding his breath and focusing, preserving his lung capacity and strength.

He had been looking for a way to save himself.

At this point, Lin Yuan had adjusted his ear pressure and lung capacity, and only then opened his eyes.

As a result, Lin Yuan saw Zhao Yuyan had sunk to the riverbed, attempting to rescue him?

Lin Yuan silently thought, 'Not good.'

This girl, is she crazy??

She actually jumped into the riverbed regardless of life or death?!

Zhao Yuyan now saw Lin Yuan open his eyes.

But Zhao Yuyan no longer had a chance to communicate with him; her beautiful eyes slowly closed, and she slipped into suffocation unconsciousness.

The oxygen in her body was completely exhausted; she fell into deep‑suffocation coma.

Zhao Yuyan's delicate body also slowly sank into the riverbed mire……

Lin Yuan's expression changed sharply; a silver needle appeared between his right fingers!

He used the silver needle, trying to cut through the metal iron chain.

Time ticked by second by second.

Lin Yuan's lung capacity kept dropping.

At this moment, what sustained Lin Yuan…… was the breath‑holding ability his grandfather had trained him in since childhood, and his willpower.

In such a suffocation situation, if his willpower were even slightly weak, he would collapse instantly and die of respiratory failure.

Lin Yuan was holding on with his last breath.

Finally, after a few seconds, with a clang! the iron chain snapped apart under the silver needle!

Lin Yuan freed a hand and used the silver needle to break several more iron chains.

The bundle of over 200 jin of stone tied to him was finally removed.

Lin Yuan grabbed Zhao Yuyan in his arms, exerting all his strength…… carrying Zhao Yuyan upstream toward the river surface……

At this moment, undercurrents surged within the Qiantang River……

Lin Yuan clutched Zhao Yuyan and rushed upstream…… but the undercurrent was too violent, and he was still swept far away by it……

After a long while, Lin Yuan finally brought Zhao Yuyan to the surface; by then the two were already on the riverbank several hundred meters away.

Zhao Yuyan was soaked head to toe, her face pallid, already unconscious.

"Miss Zhao?! Miss Zhao, wake up!" Lin Yuan shouted anxiously.

But Zhao Yuyan had no response; she had already drowned.

Lin Yuan checked her pulse, then directly lowered his head to give her artificial respiration.

Lin Yuan performed artificial respiration on Zhao Yuyan for a long time, then pressed his hands on her chest to perform CPR compressions!

Zhao Yuyan's hand felt full... Ximalaya Shan towered into the clouds.

This feeling was the first time Lin Yuan experienced it.

But Lin Yuan had no time to worry about that at the moment; he anxiously performed CPR compressions on Zhao Yuyan, trying to revive her.

"Cough cough cough!" After Lin Yuan pressed for several minutes, Zhao Yuyan finally came to.

She coughed violently, her pretty face deathly pale and weak.

She dazedly opened her eyes and saw Lin Yuan before her...

"Miss Zhao, you're awake!" Lin Yuan anxiously helped her up.

"Lin... Lin Yuan... are we, are we in the underworld?" Zhao Yuyan said weakly, dazedly.

She thought... she and Lin Yuan had both died.

"You're not dead... you're alive, alive and well, don't talk nonsense!" Lin Yuan said solemnly.

"Don't worry, I'll heal you!" Lin Yuan said solemnly, he tried to use silver needles to treat Zhao Yuyan's injuries.

Zhao Yuyan suffocated from drowning; at this moment her body was very weak, internal injuries severe.

But Lin Yuan himself was covered in wounds at this moment; he had countless knife wounds, blood still gushing out wildly.

A penetrating knife wound to the abdomen was especially fatal.

Before Lin Yuan was thrown into the Qiantang Jiang, he had already been besieged by the Changsheng Group's thugs, his body covered in wounds.

Just now he was thrown into the river, struggling desperately to escape, which further consumed a large amount of qi and blood.

At this moment Lin Yuan could no longer support himself; he wanted Zhao Yuyan to use acupuncture to treat his injuries, but his body was weak, he had lost too much blood, and Lin Yuan collapsed directly to the ground.

"Lin Yuan... Lin Yuan, don't scare me!" Zhao Yuyan shouted weakly.

But she had no strength at this moment, utterly unable to save Lin Yuan.

Zhao Yuyan frantically pulled out a phone from Lin Yuan's sleeve; fortunately, his Xiaomi phone was far ahead, even after falling into the riverbed just now, the phone had not taken in water and could still turn on the screen.

Zhao Yuyan weakly used the Xiaomi phone to call her father...

"Hello?" came Zhaojun's cold, solemn voice from the other end of the line.

"Dad... I'm Yuyan... come save us..." Zhao Yuyan said a few words weakly from the other end of the phone...

……

Several minutes later, Lin Yuan and Zhao Yuyan were both urgently sent to the Province People's Hospital...

The chief surgeon of the surgery department, Ren Ni Shang, personally came forward to treat Lin Yuan and Zhao Yuyan.

When she saw Lin Yuan lying on the stretcher, his body covered in blood, Ren Ni Shang was shocked.

This guy... actually ended up with such severe injuries?

Moreover, he could still survive after being injured like this—what great luck!

Ren Ni Shang immediately gave Lin Yuan a blood transfusion and sutured his wounds.

……

Meanwhile, at this moment, late night by the Qiantang Jiang bank.

Chang Jinghe stood by the riverbank, his face anxious and solemn.

"Have you found Zhao Yuyan?!" Chang Jinghe asked anxiously.

His subordinates had complex expressions, shaking their heads and saying, "Reporting, Chang Dong... we have searched and salvaged the river surface within a hundred meters all around, yet we have not found Zhao Yuyan's whereabouts!"

Swish! Upon hearing this, Chang Jinghe's face turned grim.

He, the chairman of the mighty Changsheng Group, was nervous for the first time like this.

Zhao Yuyan had an accident.

Zhaojun would certainly not let it go.

The Nine Honors Group is no small company; it's an old-school conglomerate established for decades!

If they truly go to war with the Nine Honors Group, the Changsheng Group will suffer heavy losses—this would be a lose-lose situation!

In the showdown of the two super capital conglomerates, nobody wins!

It's over.

Things have spiraled out of control.

Chang Jinghe's face was grim.

"Send me back to the villa immediately!" Chang Jinghe shouted anxiously.

Under the escort of a group of bodyguards, Chang Jinghe was urgently sent back to the villa...

In the car, Chang Jinghe's face was solemn and anxious; he kept calling the bosses of the New Faction groups!

Tonight's affair cannot be settled; his commercial war with Nine Honors International is unavoidable!

Therefore Chang Jinghe must join forces with other New Faction factions to form an alliance; he wants to rally allies to face this battle!

Chang Jinghe called the director of Chi Dao Group, You Kaixuan... the chairman of Le Tian Financial, Le Xiao chen... the chairman of K Group, Hong Bai Tian... the chairman of White Gold Han Group, Bai Guiyuan... making several calls in succession.

These are the top forces of the New Faction system groups in Hangcheng.

As Chang Jinghe made the calls, attractive terms were offered; these New Faction groups ultimately agreed to the alliance.

After all, if the New Faction groups do not ally, the Changsheng Group will be in danger.

This is something nobody wants to see.

If the Changsheng Group has an accident, it means other New Faction groups may also have accidents; they are all bound by shared interests.

That night, the New Faction Group quickly formed an alliance; in this business war, the New Faction Group absolutely cannot lose.

In the Intensive Care Unit, Lin Yuan lay on the operating table.

Ren Ni Shang wore a blue protective suit and was performing wound suturing surgery on him.

At that moment, Lin Yuan opened his eyes from his dazed state.

This made Ren Ni Shang shocked again; this man's recovery ability is too tenacious, right?

Even though he's this severely injured, he actually managed to wake up.

After waking up, Lin Yuan stubbornly propped himself up from the bed.

He only wanted to treat the wound himself; Ren Ni Shang was helpless, so she could only let him do it himself.

Anyway, Lin Yuan is strong in Chinese medicine, so Ren Ni Shang could also take this opportunity to learn.

Ren Ni Shang stood aside, watching Lin Yuan use acupuncture to suture his own wound.

Ren Ni Shang watched while silently learning……

She grew increasingly curious about this ancient Chinese medical art……

After several hours of self-treatment, Lin Yuan finally escaped danger.

He was pushed into the VIP ward.

And Zhao Yuyan also stayed in the VIP ward next door.

Zhao Yuyan's injuries were not serious; she had only drowned and needed only to stay in the hospital for observation for a few days.

But Lin Yuan's injuries were severe; he had to stay in the hospital for a long time, and could only be discharged after his condition recovered.

That night, Lin Yuan lay sleeping in the Province People's Hospital.

Outside the VIP ward corridor, bodyguards from Nine Honors International and the Goddess Bar kept watch 24/7, protecting their safety.

……

The next morning, Lin Yuan lay in bed, he called Su Monong, citing poor health as an excuse, and also asked the company for a week's leave.

Su Monong was somewhat suspicious, asking all kinds of questions about Lin Yuan—what happened to his body?

Lin Yuan made an excuse, and after much effort managed to get past it, making Director Su believe him.

After hanging up, Lin Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, Director Su had no suspicions.

But just then, Lin Yuan's phone suddenly received a WeChat message.

Lin Yuan picked up his phone and saw it was a message from An Yunxi:

【The Goddess Boss is preparing to come see you in person; when you see the boss later, remember not to speak nonsense and keep your attitude respectful!】

Swish! Upon seeing this WeChat message, Lin Yuan's face froze??

Goddess Boss, is she really coming to visit him personally??