Mo and I took out our Feng Shui compasses.
We wanted to use the compass's ghost qi to pinpoint the location of the vengeful spirits in the river.
But before we could even start, we heard screams for help.
Mo and I looked in the direction of the shouts.
There, we saw the young couple had fallen into the river.
The once calm waters had become turbulent.
The two of them were flailing, their heads dipping under the surface.
They cried out "Help, help!" repeatedly.
The onlookers were stunned.
They shouted, "Save them!"
Passersby who were enjoying themselves by the river rushed towards the bank.
"Damn, they fell in! Qin, you can swim, hurry up and save them," Mo urged.
This guy's biggest weakness was that he couldn't swim.
Seeing the situation, I didn't hesitate.
Saving them was the priority.
I rushed towards where the couple had fallen.
However, there were already many onlookers.
Among them were good-hearted people.
One of them knew how to swim.
As he ran, he took off his shoes and shouted,
"Make way, make way! I'm from the rescue team, let me!"
He was a man around forty, with dark skin and a well-built physique.
The crowd parted, creating a path for him.
"Great, there's a rescue team member here."
"Surely these two will be saved!"
"Hurry and get out of the way, don't block him."
"..."
The crowd buzzed with chatter.
The rescuer reached the riverbank immediately.
The couple in the river had already been swept six or seven meters downstream.
Now, only their hands occasionally surfaced, and they seemed to have lost consciousness.
The rescuer showed no hesitation.
He leaped.
With a splash, he dove into the river and began to swim forward rapidly.
His diving and swimming style clearly indicated he was an experienced swimmer.
The people on the shore watched with anticipation.
The rescuer quickly approached the couple and grabbed both of their hair.
Using the backstroke, he was able to drag them towards the shore without using his hands for anything else.
His swimming skill was truly remarkable.
Many began to clap.
"He saved them! The brother saved them!"
"The brother is truly from the rescue team, saving one person with each hand, such power!"
"I know this guy! He was in the newspaper last year. He saved a mother and son who fell into the water at the pier. He's an amazing swimmer; he was on the provincial swimming team in his youth."
"..."
Hearing this, the surrounding crowd marveled.
They were astonished at how capable the middle-aged man was, and that he was on the swimming team in his youth, which explained his prowess.
Mo and I also arrived at the scene. Seeing that the couple had been grabbed and were being towed ashore,
we felt relieved. I no longer intended to jump in myself.
It seemed completely unnecessary.
However, just as everyone thought the rescuer was about to pull the couple ashore,
the river suddenly churned with waves without any warning.
"Swish swish swish..."
The sound of water filled the air.
It was as if something in the water was creating waves.
The next second, a large wave crashed over them.
"There's an undertow!"
"Brother, be careful, there's a big wave!"
"..."
Many cried out in alarm.
Although the rescuer was skilled, he didn't let his guard down.
After all, he was still dragging two people.
The water was different from land.
But the rescuer, with his exceptional swimming ability, could even cross rivers during floods without a lifebuoy.
Still, he didn't think this wave would affect him much.
He swam desperately towards the shore; only two meters away, and they would be safe.
But then, the wave crashed over them.
With a "thwack," it hit all three of their heads.
He held his breath, thinking that once this wave passed, they would be fine.
But who knew, at the very moment the wave crested,
the rescuer felt something swim past him in the water.
A dark shadow flickered nearby.
Before he could react,
he felt an icy pair of hands grab his ankles.
The rescuer's heart leaped. He looked down into the river.
This one glance instantly terrified him.
He saw a pale white human face in the clear river water, smiling at him.
The icy touch was from those hands.
Though blurry, it scared him immensely.
He frantically kicked, trying to swim to shore.
But it was too late.
The couple and the rescuer were dragged into the river together.
The rescuer choked on water twice, unable to struggle effectively.
His head and hands occasionally surfaced, just like the couple earlier, and he cried out in terror:
"Help, help, help..."
Dozens of people were gathered on the bank.
When they witnessed this scene, they were all dumbfounded.
They were filled with terror.
The rescue team member himself was overturned by a wave and drowning; who would dare go in?
Mo and I, standing nearby,
had seen something unusual when the waves came.
As the river churned,
I clearly felt waves of Yin Sha Qi.
Vaguely, I could see a dark shadow darting through the water.
My expression turned grim.
Mo anxiously asked,
"Lao Qin, what's going on? Even the rescue brother is drowning."
Hearing this, I replied coldly,
"There's a water ghost in the river!"