Li Xia can not only swim, but also swim very well.
With his physique cultivated in his previous life, his water quality is no less than that of the water bandits on the Yangtze River. He also knows more postures and techniques...
But when he jumped into the Yangtze River, Li Xia choked on the water.
At that time, he flopped in the water for a while and finally found the feeling. The water bandit named Osprey caught up behind him.
Li Xia knew that with his current body condition, if he crossed the Yangtze River, he would definitely be overtaken by Osprey.
He made a quick decision, discarded the sword in his hand, and went down the river.
Only by maximizing the momentum of the river water and extending the swimming distance and time can there be a chance of survival.
Sure enough, the water bandits on the boat didn't want to waste time chasing him, so they crossed the boat to the north bank and gradually distanced themselves from him.
But Osprey refused to let him go, and soon chased after him.
This man was very good at swimming. While swimming, he even cursed at Li Xia.
"Break open your buttocks! Damn it! I'll cut you into pieces to avenge Lao Liu!"
"You won't survive! Dajiang is your grandfather's bathtub!"
"You idiot, look back at your grandpa!"
"You bitch, are you scared out of your wits? You're still running away..."
Li Xia never responded and tried hard to adjust his breathing. He knew how to use his physical strength better than Osprey.
The flow speed of the river offset most of the difference in water quality between the two, and Li Xia's body gradually adapted to swimming.
In this way, the two sides chase each other, swimming downstream, leaning towards the north shore little by little.
Osprey's patience was gradually running out. With his water ability, he was not afraid of swimming any distance, but he didn't want to have to walk back from the lower reaches of the Yangtze River after killing Li Xia, so he pursued hard.
However, every time he was about to catch up with Li Xia, this kid could always sprint into the water and float farther.
The water flow in this section of the river is very fast, and it usually takes nearly an hour to swim across the Yangtze River. This time they started from the center of the river, and then went down the river and turned to the shore. Two hours after falling into the water, they almost reached the shore one after another.
This is a cliff with jagged rocks and is by no means a good place to climb ashore.
Li Xia knew that his physical strength was exhausted and he did not dare to continue drifting downwards, so he decided to take a gamble.
He swam hard to the edge of the cliff, grabbed a protruding stone, and climbed up.
He had learned rock climbing in his previous life. This time, he struggled to know how to choose a rock climbing path better than Osprey.
From the beginning to the end, his escape strategy is very clear. He uses physical strength rationally, finds the optimal path, and eliminates the opponent's physical advantage.
Osprey was more anxious than him and consumed a lot more energy than him.
However, just after Li Xia pulled his body out of the river, Osprey still caught up with him.
At this moment, Li Xia tried to climb up the cliff with a pull-up movement. Unfortunately, he lacked strength. His upper limbs, waist and abdomen, and back were not strong enough.
His veins popped out and he struggled to push himself up.
There was a huge force coming from under his feet, and the osprey had caught his iron chain.
Bai Mao only had time to unshackle Li Xia's left foot, while the chain was still hanging on Li Xia's right foot.
Osprey gasped and pulled Li Xia down hard.
"Escape?! I want you to die!"
Even at this time, the water bandit still showed his ferocity as much as possible, intending to scare the courage of the young man in front of him.
He wanted to drag Li Xia into the water and drown him in the water.
He wants to avenge Lao Liu!
Suddenly, Li Xia let go and fell, then quickly hugged a large protruding rock to stop his fall.
Only then did Osprey feel his strength loosen. Li Xia had already made a circle with his right leg and wrapped the iron chain on his foot around Osprey's neck.
Osprey's neck tightened and he subconsciously let go of his hand.
Li Xia took action instantly, grabbed the iron chain and looped it around Osprey's neck. He clicked the shackles that Bai Mao had opened on the iron chain and tightened them around Osprey's neck.
This chain was less than one meter long and was wound twice. One end was tied to Li Xia's right foot and the other end was locked. It was equivalent to tying the osprey's neck to Li Xia's right foot.
The osprey tried to break free, but found it impossible to get his head out of the chain.
Li Xia climbed up again. Osprey was immediately out of breath and pulled Li Xia's feet to pull him down.
Li Xia kicked the osprey hard in the face and hugged the boulder desperately to climb up.
Osprey was in pain, and when he loosened his hand, the chain tightened, getting tighter and tighter, and his face turned redder and redder.
The iron chains dragged the weight of a big man like Osprey, and the shackles rubbed on Li Xia's ankles, grinding the skin and flesh, and soon they were covered in blood.
Li Xia was in terrible pain, gritting his teeth and holding on...
Finally he couldn't hold on any longer and fell down, holding on to the stone again.
The strength on Osprey's neck relaxed and he wanted to reach out to press Li Xia, but the suffocation made him lose his strength and he fell into the river.
The river was fast and powerful, pulling the osprey's body continuously.
Li Xia fought against the momentum of the river, and his strong willpower allowed him to squeeze out the strength to climb up again.
Osprey became more and more suffocated, and Li Xia's ankles were bleeding.
The power of the river is endless, but Li Xia only has will. The two forces compete, pulling the chain around the Osprey's neck tighter and tighter.
Osprey was far stronger than Li Xia, but he did not have the willpower to fight against these two forces. He finally rolled his eyes and died in the Yangtze River, which he called the "bathtub"...
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Walking back from the shore takes far more time and effort than floating down the river.
Li Xia almost felt that he could not walk back. He chewed leaves that were not sure whether they were poisonous or not, and walked from afternoon to evening, from evening to night, from night to late night...
Countless times, he wanted to just fall to the ground and not be able to sleep.
But there was always a voice in his head, forcing him to keep moving forward.
"You are the champion, you are the champion..."
Finally, Li Xia saw the bonfire by the river.
He staggered over, and the night guard stood there holding his knife, looking at him with incredible eyes and forgetting to say anything.
Li Xia took a few steps forward and saw a small figure sitting by the river.
"...I wonder if Brother Li can ascend to heaven."
In fact, Li Xia is quite annoyed by the title "Brother Li". He feels silly and pretentious.
I'm not familiar with this little girl's movies.
But after everything he went through today, after returning from a long journey, when he heard someone talking about him, he still smiled weakly, temporarily allowed the title, and used his last strength to respond weakly.
"Your brother Li fell from the sky."
——Falled off a plane.
After saying these words, Li Xia felt relieved and fell down.
…
It was like he had been dreaming for a long time. When he opened his eyes again, Li Xia first saw Han Qiaoer staring at him with concerned eyes.
"Grandpa, Brother Li is awake."
Li Xia stood up and looked around, and saw Han Chengxu sitting aside.
At the ankles, the shackles were pulled up, and the wounds had been treated and bandaged.
"Mr. Han treated my injury?"
Han Chengxu nodded and said: "You should have some skills before you can be brought here."
"Thanks……"
Before he finished speaking, the curtain of the small tent was opened, and Lin Zi walked in.
Lin Zi didn't speak immediately. He stared at Li Xia for a long time, seeming to still doubt that he could come back alive.
Li Xia was the first to speak, saying: "Please give me something to eat. If there are still eggs, please get some more. And..."
Before he finished speaking, Lin Zi directly picked up a bag and handed it over.
Li Xia opened it and saw that it was filled with eggs and two cucumbers.
"It's cooked." Lin Zi said.
"You understand me, thank you."
Li Xia was not satisfied with this food combination, but she could only make do with it when she was out. She took an egg and started peeling it.
He is very good at doing this, and the eggs he peels are clean and beautiful. As a result, he looks calm and meticulous.
After eating one, Li Xia peeled off another one and handed it to her when she saw Han Qiaoer's eyes looking a little greedy.
"Brother Li, won't he have enough to eat?"
"That's enough, you can eat too."
Lin Zi had a few words with Han Qiao'er yesterday. Seeing that Li Xia was really alive today, Lin Zi felt that he had lost face. He deliberately said: "Haha, brother Li, brother Li all the time, little girl, don't you want to marry him?"
Han Qiaoer was originally very happy, but when she heard this, she became a little confused.
As a little girl, she thought Li Xia was good-looking and easy-going. With the two of them practicing Mongolian and Jurchen together, she had a sincere friendship with him. She said she liked him only as a child, and she liked Li Bai.
the same.
When Lin Zi mentioned it, it became a matter of love between a man and a woman.
She had never thought about the relationship between men and women. She was still ignorant at her age, but... she was not completely ignorant.
Just knowing this made her feel ashamed, annoyed, and embarrassed. At this moment, she still hated Lin Zi.
But as a descendant of a captive from the Jin Kingdom, she definitely did not dare to argue with others, so she had to lower her head and refuse to say anything, as if she had done something wrong.
In fact, last night she shouted loudly that Li Xia was not dead, which was a rare moment of strength for her. Later, she was scolded by Han Chengxu, saying, "You are a prisoner, how dare you confront the military master? Do you want to risk your life?"
At this time, Lin Zi's words silenced the audience, and Han Chengxu quickly apologized and said with a smile: "That person doesn't dare, that person doesn't dare. With a status like Qiaoer's, how can he dare to compete with Li Langjun..."
"Mr. Li, you are just a death row prisoner." Lin Zi responded casually.
Han Qiaoer hated him even more. She buried her head lower and there were tears in her eyes.
Lin Zi didn't have a bad heart, it was just that he had a quarrel last night and wanted to regain the place today. Seeing that Han Qiaoer had lost his energy, he felt that it was boring.
"It's boring. I was just joking. I'm just trying to show off."
Li Xia then smiled at Han Qiao'er and said, "Don't pay attention to this guy. He's very arrogant."
He was not a pervert, so how could he be interested in such a little girl? Even though he was only four years older than her, he never thought about what would happen in the future.
In terms of his aesthetics, he has always only liked girls with fair skin, good looks and long legs, but Han Qiaoer is skinny, small and dark.
Li Xia's attitude was calm and the atmosphere was a little better.
Lin Zi said again: "It's my fault. Why are you crying, little girl? You're too small-minded. Can I get you some more meat to eat later? Go and go out with your grandfather first. Li Xia and I will have a chat."
"
After the Han family's grandparents and grandchildren left the tent, Lin Zi and Li Xia told each other about the situation.
"..."
"Don't you have a spare key?" Li Xia looked at the shackles on his feet and said, "Then please find me a piece of wire."
"Seriously." Lin Zi said, "I thought you wouldn't come back even if you didn't die, so why didn't you take the opportunity to escape?"
"I've thought about it, and the conclusion is that I have no choice but to come back. Otherwise, am I going to be a criminal? If nothing else, if the wound on my foot cannot be treated in time, I will soon become a disabled person, and there is a possibility of infection."
Lin Zidao: "If you just say that, I can't completely trust you."
"I'm just telling the truth." Li Xia said, "Do you still want to hear me express my loyalty?"
Lin Zi didn't answer and stared at him.
Li Xia picked up an egg, cracked it, and slowly peeled it.
"Then let's put it this way, I only go to the biggest competition...the battlefield, where the government is the biggest, and you are from the government, I will definitely listen to you, and I will not run away or become a thief. Don't worry
Find me a piece of wire."
"All right……"
Lin Zi walked out of the tent.
The reason why he asked Li Xia these questions was because he felt that Li Xia was a bit... how should I put it...
Li Xia explained how he escaped from Osprey, but Lin Zi found that there was a problem that he did not say——
It is possible to wrap the iron chain around the osprey's neck and strangle him to death, but the length of the iron chain is just right if it is wrapped twice around the person's neck, and the head cannot be taken out.
Li Xia didn't have the key and didn't drag Osprey back.
So how did he get the osprey's body free from the chains?
A sixteen-year-old boy picked up a stone and smashed someone's neck one by one on the river bank. What kind of character is this?
Lin Zi thought about that scene, shook his head and murmured.