The moment Su Qingci and the other person rushed down, Su Yang and Pan Ning also fell after them.
Boom!!
The two crashed into the water, sending a huge splash that drenched them head to toe.
Luckily, this time, their raft didn’t flip over again.
When Su Yang opened his eyes, he saw the overturned rubber boat a few meters away.
Su Qingci and Han Xiaoyu had disappeared.
This section of the river was quite deep, and if someone hit a rock while capsizing, they could easily lose their breath or even black out—which would be extremely dangerous.
Su Yang glanced anxiously at Pan Ning and said, "They're gone! I’m going after them!"
Before he even finished speaking, he dove headfirst into the water.
Pan Ning immediately turned to look, only seeing the flipped rubber boat on the surface—Su Qingci and Han Xiaoyu still hadn’t resurfaced.
Without a second thought, Pan Ning stood up and jumped into the water as well.
About ten seconds earlier, another boat had capsized not far ahead of Su Yang and the others—Liu Bo and Wang Xiaojuan.
There were only two rescuers in this section, and both had gone to help Liu Bo and Wang Xiaojuan, leaving Su Yang’s group unattended.
The water quality of Lan River was quite clear. After swimming forward a short distance, Su Yang spotted a figure struggling violently beneath the rubber boat.
He thrust his arms back forcefully, and with the help of the rushing current, he reached the boat in just a couple of seconds.
As he got closer, he realized it was Su Qingci—her life jacket strap had gotten tangled in the boat’s handle during the flip.
This was the worst-case scenario in a capsizing. If no one noticed, someone who couldn’t swim would quickly choke and lose consciousness.
Fortunately, Su Yang arrived in time. But there was no time to untangle the strap—he grabbed her life jacket and yanked it backward, freeing her instantly.
Then, he wrapped an arm around her and swam sideways. Two seconds later, they broke the surface.
As soon as she emerged, Su Qingci coughed violently, water gushing from her mouth and nose.
"Cough! Wuwuwu!!" She sobbed between coughs.
Su Yang comforted her, "Don’t cry, you’re okay now!"
"I almost died!" Su Qingci clung to him, tears streaming down her face.
But there was no time to relax—another steep drop lay just ahead.
Su Yang turned and saw Pan Ning and Han Xiaoyu resurface near the riverbank.
Relieved, he held Su Qingci with one arm and desperately swam toward the shore.
However, the current in the middle of the river was too strong, making it nearly impossible to swim while carrying someone.
If they didn’t make it, they’d be swept down the next slope—though not as terrifying as the cliff-like drop earlier, the river was littered with rocks. Without the rubber boat’s protection, they’d be battered and bruised.
Su Yang could handle a few hits—his high physical resilience and new skills meant any cuts or bruises would heal quickly. But Su Qingci wouldn’t survive the impact.
Abandoning the attempt to reach the shore, Su Yang turned and swam toward the rubber boat a few meters away.
They weren’t far, but the slope was approaching fast.
With no time to waste, he shouted, "Hold your breath!"
Whether Su Qingci heard him or not, he immediately pulled her underwater.
Reaching the boat, he planted his feet on the riverbed and pushed upward, shoving the rubber boat with one hand.
Splash!
The heavy boat flipped back over.
As they resurfaced, the current carried them to the edge of the slope.
Su Yang quickly lifted Su Qingci and tossed her into the boat just as the water swept him down.
[Ding! Detected Su Qingci’s favorability toward host has increased to: 60 (significant rise). Reward: 20 million, +1 physique, obtained 1 skill point card.]
"Su Yang!!" Su Qingci screamed as she watched him disappear down the slope.
Boom!
The raging current slammed Su Yang into a massive rock. Thankfully, its smooth surface spared him from serious injury.
He grunted in pain as the water carried him forward—an impact like that would’ve knocked out an ordinary person.
Clutching his chest, he flipped onto his back to float. Behind him, Su Qingci yelled, "Someone help him!!"
The two rescuers had just pulled Liu Bo and Wang Xiaojuan into their boat when they spotted Su Yang being swept downstream. Without resting, they dove back in.
Liu Bo barely had time to speak before the current dragged him away.
The rescuers soon reached Su Yang, supporting him as they swam back to the bank.
Su Yang sat up, propping himself on the ground. "Thanks, guys."
"No problem, just doing our job."
"Su Yang! Are you okay?!" Su Qingci shouted from the boat.
He rubbed his chest and waved. "I’m fine."
"Hey, can you pull me over?"
One rescuer waded downstream, using a pole to guide the drifting boat toward the bank.
Su Qingci leaped out and ran to Su Yang.
"Slow down! You’ll slip again!"
She crouched beside him, worry etched on her face. "Did you hit your chest? You keep holding it."
Su Yang nodded. "Just a bump. I’ll be good in a couple minutes."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah, barely a scratch. No big deal."
"Thank goodness. You scared me to death."
The [Healing] skill was borderline broken—Su Yang could literally feel the pain fading rapidly.
He marveled internally, System, your timing is impeccable. Without this skill, I’d be hospitalized right now.
Upstream, Pan Ning and Han Xiaoyu finally saw Su Yang being rescued. Pan Ning exhaled in relief.
The moment Su Yang went over the slope, her only thought had been to save him—but she couldn’t abandon Han Xiaoyu either.
At least he was safe.
After ten minutes of rest, the pain in Su Yang’s chest vanished completely. He lifted his shirt—no bruising whatsoever.
This is insane. And it’s only level one? Imagine max level…
Holy hell, that’d be amazing!
[Ding! Detected host’s elevated mood. Reward: 500,000.]
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ver to a world of cultivation and returned invincible. Modern medicine is child's play compared to elixirs; technological might crumbles before true cultivation. My name is Qin Ning, Earth's sole cultivator!
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
m back to his original world. In the end, he realized he had overthought things. [Hey, why is Shen Manni, the female lead, acting strange? Shouldn't she be fawning over the male lead at this point?] [Zhou Qiaoqiao, are you sick? Weren't you supposed to break off your engagement today?] [Damn it! An Youyi, please do your job as an undercover agent and sell my information to the protagonist, you idiot!] ... At this moment, Xu Mo himself didn't know that these female leads had already heard his inner thoughts. Then they decided not to play by the rules. Xu Mo: Please respect my profession as the big villain!
ress Kneels to Admit Wrong] [Dealing with Love-Struck Fools] [Forced to the Throne] Ren Tianye transmigrated into a female-oriented novel world, only to find everyone in it was utterly insane. He risked his life to save a young girl from barbarians, but was accused of arriving too late and branded the real murderer. He held a knife to a military officer's neck, demanding the troop tally, but the officer only cared about questioning his wife: "Do you not love me anymore? All these years of affection and time together, they were all a mistake, a mistake!" After seizing Yunji City, the original defending general, to save face with the Empress, knelt on the ground: "You must give Yunji City back to me, or I'll hang myself at the city gate and let everyone know you're a villain!" The young lord of the Duke's mansion, to please a woman, directly ordered a merchant: "The menstrual pads you buy for her must be studded with diamonds. Loving her means giving her the best." Having become a great general, he was about to marry a merchant's daughter, who set a pre-nuptial rule: "I can divorce you anytime. When that happens, you must give me half of your troops and soldiers!" Even the Empress was a severe love-struck fool, who ordered the execution of 70,000 elite troops simply because they stood in the way of her romance. Ren Tianye was speechless. He was done. Let it all burn! This deranged female-oriented novel world! ...
