She pulled the wet hair back, and with a swift motion, she yanked the child from the boy's arms and made him lie on her lap, his stomach against her knee. She supported his chest with one hand and pressed down on his back with the other, giving it a firm shake.

  "Ah———" A large amount of river water was spat out by the child, who coughed while spitting, with a nose full of snot and tears. Although in pain, the child had woken up. Looking at the "resurrected" child, the young man immediately forgot his fear, and hugged the dazed child tightly, wailing, "Wuuu~~~, Xiao Jun, fortunately you're okay, if you died, how would I explain it to Auntie when I get back? Wuuu~~~"

  "Brother... cough... where's Lele?"

  Xiao Jun's weak question was met with a stunned silence for two seconds before the boy shouted, "Did Lele fall into the water too?"

  Xiao Jun nodded with difficulty, "And Cong Cong."

  Young man... who was just suffering from his brother's "death" immediately grabbed his brother's neck, "You stinky brat, you can die yourself, but you also brought out Lele and Congcong...... Female ghost sister, this water area is your territory, right? I still have a younger brother and a younger sister in the water, please help me rescue them, I will prepare the highest-grade candles and incense paper to worship and repay you!"

  Xiao Jingchen: "......" His cheeks puffed out, and as he walked towards the water, he turned his head back to glare at the young man furiously. "You're the female ghost, your whole family are female ghosts, every household register is full of female ghosts, an entire street of female ghosts, you..."

  When the water reached her chest, Xiaojing's voice paused, and her little ears trembled involuntarily. She suddenly raised her head to look at the distant river surface, where a faint figure appeared in the sparkling water. The young man and his younger brother Xiaojun also discovered it, but their eyesight was not as good as Xiaojing's. At such a distance, they couldn't see clearly.

  That was a young man holding two children, but the man's swimming speed was very slow, and he looked exhausted. Xiaojing immediately released the gravity buckle on her wrist and ankle and plunged into the water. This time, she was as light as a swallow, as agile as a fish in water, and with one flick of her legs, she shot out several meters, like a free mermaid flipping her tail, and quickly swam over.

  Seeing someone coming to rescue, the young man let out a heavy sigh of relief. He mustered all his strength to move towards Xiaojingchen, but only managed to advance less than two meters before Xiaojingchen arrived in front of him. Without hesitation, he handed over the two children to Xiaojingchen. "Please take care of them!"

  The man was not very old, at most twenty years old, and looked more like a big boy. His face was somewhat blurry in the moonlight, but Xiao Jingchen saw it clearly. He didn't have the stunning good looks of the Bai family men, with sharp facial features that were both striking and harmonious when combined. But what caught Xiao Jingchen's attention was his eyes - deep, bright, and sparkling like a scattering of stars, with a hint of mischief and warmth.

  Xiao Jingchen silently took over the two children, one in each hand. With a quick flick of her body, she turned around and headed towards the shore with her back to the man. She relied solely on the movement of her feet to propel herself through the water, leaving amateur swimmers in her wake. In less than two minutes, she had already reached the shore, which seemed like an impossible feat for the man. She tossed the two children at the feet of the young man and Xiaojun. Xiao Jingchen took a few deep breaths, preparing to pull herself out of the shallow water, but saw the young man staring blankly into the distance. "What's wrong?"

  "That...that old man...sank!"

  Xiao Jingchen was taken aback for a moment, and suddenly turned his head back, but saw the vast water surface calm and waveless, not even bringing up a single bubble.

  She puckered up, the snake waist straightened, and she didn't even have time to blink her eyes before she flipped backwards into the water like a dolphin. Her legs swept through the water in a beautiful arc, disappearing from view. The boy swallowed hard, his head spinning...

  Was what he saw really a female ghost? Or... a water spirit?

  No time to think much, he gathered his spirits and worked with Xiaojun to squeeze out the water from Lele and Congcong's bellies, while silently praying in his heart that the brave uncle who saved them would not die, Water God sister, come on!

  Saying that a obviously younger and thinner loli is your sister, aren't you embarrassed, bro? Don't pretend to be so tender!

  Zhan Yan has always thought of himself as a good person. He loves labor and learning, is honest and helpful, respects the elderly and cares for the young. From kindergarten onwards, his exam scores have never been lower than 98%, he has so many awards that they could cover an entire wall, and so many silk banners that his mother could replace all the curtains in their home with them. He is ideologically sound, works hard, is diligent and upwardly mobile, endures hardships and is skilled in military affairs...

  Okay, skipped two grades in elementary school, skipped one grade in junior high school. When his peers were still struggling to pass the college entrance exam, he had already entered the team with a double bachelor's degree and a direct Ph.D. qualification.

  Yes, you didn't see it wrong, Zhan Yan is a soldier, and he's a young high-quality military officer who adheres to principles, full of hope, optimistic, intelligent, and has a high IQ and EQ. However, who the hell knew that such a talented military personnel would end up drowning... Zhan Yan finally got a few days off and rushed back home to see his parents, but on the way, he encountered a child drowning in the river. As a soldier of the People's Liberation Army, he naturally jumped into the river without hesitation to rescue the child. The child was rescued, but who could have told him that there would be crocodiles in the river of a beautiful scenic spot and tourist destination... Zhan Yan had to save two drowning children while protecting them from being drowned and fighting off two ferocious giant crocodiles with his bare hands at the same time, OMG!

  He is a young officer who graduated from a regular military academy, the youngest and most promising one in the entire military region. He has not undergone any rigorous special training, let alone fighting crocodiles. Even jumping out of a plane requires the company commander to yell at the instructor, while the soldiers accompany him, holding their breath. I'm going to go, how can you sacrifice yourself for just one act of bravery? That would be too ungrateful for your mother's 20 years of hard work in raising you.

  Then, the PLA comrades burst out all their potential and bravely knocked down the crocodile, protecting the two drowning children from harm. Unfortunately, he was bitten by the crocodile's dying counterattack on his calf, which was not too serious. However, the wound was wrapped in turbid river water, causing him to feel dizzy with pain, and at the same time, the blood flowed away with the current, unable to coagulate, taking away his strength and body temperature along with the bleeding.

  Feeling the flow of his own life, Xian's only hope was to send the two children who couldn't swim ashore, but looking at the seemingly unreachable riverbank. Xian felt despair, he knew he might not be able to swim back to shore, but...

  It's not easy to save these two kids, if it all goes wrong now... why did he jump down? Is he trying to die in vain?!

  It would be great if there were more people who are brave and willing to help others at this time!

  Unfortunately, it's late at night and so quiet. In such a remote place, there might not even be a single ghost...

  The water's surface rippled slightly, and a long-haired female water ghost approached him at an unbelievable speed...... He was just joking around, not really wanting to see the water ghost T~T!

  At that time, Zhan Xuan was already exhausted, his eyes were blurry and his brain was dizzy. He couldn't see Xiao Jingchen's face clearly and didn't even notice that she was just a child who wasn't even considered a young girl yet. Zhan Xuan simply instinctively handed the two children over to her. Being rescued by the water ghost was better than drowning directly, at least there was still a glimmer of hope for survival.

  Watching her lead the two children to the shore with ease, Zhan Tian felt at ease and slowly let out the breath he had been holding in. All his strength seemed to leave him, and even breathing became a burden. Zhan Tian slowly sank into the water, and the last thing he saw was...

  I don't remember!

  Maybe it was a few seconds... maybe it was a few minutes... Xuan's consciousness, which had been vague and unknown, suddenly woke up again. He slowly opened his eyes, and a string of bubbles sprayed out from the corner of his mouth. A large amount of river water surged into his mouth and nose, causing him to suddenly wake up. Subconsciously, he wanted to float up to find fresh air, but as soon as he moved, he discovered that his limbs were entwined with aquatic plants. This scared him so much that his heart tightened, thinking "I'm going to die!" Even a swimming champion would drown if they got tangled in water grass! The instinct to survive caused Xuan to burst out with an indescribable power. He struggled to tear at the water grass, but unfortunately, he had originally been injured and lost too much blood. Adding to that, being underwater without oxygen made his strength... extremely weak.

  Zhan Yan really wanted to cry, he suddenly regretted why he refused the special forces recruitment invitation, if he had accepted the special training of the special forces, those few water grasses would be nothing.

  Just as Xuan was about to give up in despair, a dark current surged in the water, and Xuan seemed to sense something, immediately turning his head to look over... Under the moonlight, the river water sparkled, and a beautiful mermaid swam towards him. Her black and white silk long dress floated lightly in the water like seaweed, covering her slender and beautiful fish tail, which was curved into a graceful arc. The river water seemed to have its own consciousness, making way for her. Fish swam around her long black hair, playing and frolicking. She was the daughter of the sea, the most beautiful, kind-hearted, pure princess in fairy tales...

  Dude, wake up, stop dreaming. There's no mermaid here, even if there was, it'd be a kappa... He stared at the beautiful mermaid, forgetting about the water grass, forgetting about the pain, forgetting about the fatigue, and also... forgetting to breathe!

  Do you think beautiful women will be kind and gentle and kiss you just because you forgot to breathe?

  Don't be silly, dude. A girl like that wouldn't just willingly offer herself to you and let you take advantage of her... As for the male lead, I've been thinking about what kind of man would be worthy of Xiao Jingchen. After considering it for a long time, I think the strongest man in the entire story is undoubtedly Bai Xijing, but he's already her father, so that can't work out. If another man just as strong were to appear, it would be unrealistic and disrupt the balance of the story's setting. So, after careful consideration, I finally came up with the male lead...

  He is a man who loves life, loves his country, loves his family, and loves his wife. He has a strong sense of loyalty and duty. His greatest advantage is that he complements others well. When his sister reacts slowly, he uses his high intelligence to outsmart her and bring her back home. Although his emotional intelligence is still developing and needs improvement, he will eventually become a top-notch special forces officer with extremely high IQ after experiencing a near-death experience while trying to save someone.

  The summary of Zhan Yan's life in one sentence——

  One glance at a pure dust (mistake) can last a lifetime; two glances at a pure dust will make a lifetime of mistakes.