Back to 1984: I built a chicken farm on a barren mountain.

It turned out that a four-year-old child named Xiaodouzi saw the commotion and came over.

He saw a duck with an egg stuck in its rear end and found it interesting, so he leaned closer and accidentally fell into the water.

The section of water where he fell in wasn't too deep, but it was mostly silt.

Chen Wenfeng glanced at Zhou Zhiming.

"Brother, you go ahead, I'm not good at underwater stuff."

Zhou Zhiming agreed without hesitation.

He ran to the spot where he had fallen into the water, quickly took off his shirt and pants, leaving only a red brief with a golden pattern of the five poisonous creatures embroidered on it.

In the very center of the Five Poisons painting is a large, fat toad, surrounded by snakes, scorpions, centipedes, and geckos, all depicted with remarkable lifelike detail.

Zhou Zhiming didn't dare to plunge in directly, fearing he would sink into the silt at the bottom of the river. So he cut into the water at an angle, his arms sliding only slightly, and then his legs pushed off and bounced.

He moved extremely quickly, cutting a line in the water.

"No wonder it's called a 'toad,' it really looks like one!" Chen Wenfeng exclaimed in approval.

By the time they reached Xiaodouzi, the child was already exhausted. After swallowing a few mouthfuls of water, he sank.

Without hesitation, Zhou Zhiming took a deep breath and plunged back into the water. Once his entire body was submerged, he slowly opened his eyes.

The water wasn't deep, only about the height of an adult.

The area near the water's surface was bathed in sunlight, casting dappled shadows of the trees, making it clearly visible; however, the area near the bottom was much darker.

Little Bean was stuck in the mud, its arms outstretched, swaying with the current, just like a water plant drifting with the tide.

Zhou Zhiming swam over, grabbed Xiaodouzi's arm, and treaded water upwards with both feet.

But just then, his right leg suddenly started to hurt uncontrollably.

I got a muscle cramp, what bad luck!

Zhou Zhiming hurriedly reached out to move the toes of his right foot, trying his best to stretch out his cramped leg, but because he couldn't bear the pain, he couldn't help but open his mouth and swallow a mouthful of water.

At this crucial moment, Chen Wenfeng swam down.

It turned out that Chen Wenfeng was getting impatient waiting on the shore. Based on his understanding of Zhou Zhiming, he knew that he could pull the child up in a minute or two, and the fact that he was taking so long meant that something was wrong.

It wasn't that he didn't believe in Zhou Zhiming's abilities; if Zhou Zhiming had fallen into the water himself, he would generally have been able to escape safely.

But saving lives is a different matter.

People who frequently experience drowning know that drowning people will grab and grab randomly, and sometimes they will even lock onto the person trying to save them and pull them into the water.

This is the origin of the water ghost's substitute.

With Chen Wenfeng joining in, Zhou Zhiming also perked up. He quickly surfaced to catch his breath and then sank back down.

Chen Wenfeng grabbed Xiaodouzi's other arm with one hand and made an OK sign to Zhou Zhiming with the other.

Zhou Zhiming understood immediately and made an OK sign.

With both of them pulling at the same time, Xiaodouzi's lotus-white toes were pulled out of the mud.

The children's song "Pulling Radishes" came to Chen Wenfeng's mind. If he weren't in the water, he might have really sung it out loud.

The three people left the muddy area and swam towards the shallow water where people usually go in and out of the water.

Chen Wenfeng pushed off the ground and stood up, his upper body above the water. He glanced at Zhou Zhiming and asked:

"What happened just now? Why did it take so long?"

"My leg cramped up. I went into the water too quickly and didn't warm up. I had to do it in the water."

Seeing that Zhou Zhiming's face had turned pale, Chen Wenfeng didn't expose him and said:

"It has to be you."

"Absolutely!"

Zhou Zhiming carried Xiaodouzi on his shoulder and strode towards the shore to drain the water from his skin. Once on the shore, he jumped up barefoot.

Just as Chen Wenfeng was about to say that this first aid method was unscientific, Xiaodouzi suddenly vomited water.

Little Bean woke up coughing first, then bursting into tears.

Zhou Zhiming put Xiaodouzi on the ground, looking quite frightened.

At this moment, Xiaodouzi's older sister ran over, picked up Xiaodouzi, and comforted her while crying.

Xiaodouzi's older sister, dressed in a white dress with her jet-black hair tied in pigtails, turned back to thank Chen and Zhou while crying.

When the three of them locked eyes, they all exclaimed in unison:

"It's you!"

"It's you guys!"

Xiaodouzi's older sister is named Zheng Xuejiao, Zheng Dali's daughter. She, Chen Wenfeng, and Zhou Zhiming were once classmates.

To be precise, Chen Wenfeng and Zhou Zhiming were once a year ahead of Zheng Xuejiao, but because they repeated a year, they became classmates.

After repeating a grade again, Zheng Xuejiao became a year ahead of Chen Wenfeng and Zhou Zhiming, going from junior to senior!

Chen Wenfeng had long forgotten his embarrassing past of repeating a grade, and secretly thought to himself that he had really made a fool of himself in his previous life.

At this moment, Zheng Xuejiao's skirt was soaked through because she was holding her younger brother, and her curvaceous figure could be vaguely seen.

Those beautiful curves are a unique charm belonging to unmarried girls, incomparable to those alluring women I saw in my past life.

At this moment, Chen Wenfeng stared at Zheng Xuejiao, unconsciously swallowed, and felt a little distracted.

Chen Wenfeng has never been a proud person, but at this moment he felt that he couldn't help but become arrogant and conceited.

This guy acts like he's never eaten or seen anything like it before. It's embarrassing, really embarrassing.

But this situation really can't be controlled by reason alone.

He pretended to twist his ankle and sat down on the ground to cover it up.

Seeing Chen Wenfeng sit on the ground, looking like he was in pain, Zheng Xuejiao put down Xiaodouzi, walked over to him, and said gently:

"What happened? Are you alright?"

Zheng Xuejiao's warm breath made Chen Wenfeng's heart flutter.

He lowered his head and said, trying to appear calm:

"It's nothing, I just twisted my ankle by accident."

"Let me massage it for you..."

Zheng Xuejiao said in a low voice.

"Rub it, rub it, you're lucky to have such a handsome man like me." Chen Wenfeng waved his hand:

"No need, no need, it'll be ready in a moment."

Zheng Xuejiao went over and comforted Xiaodouzi again, saying:

"Thank you so much, thank you so much! I was really scared just now."

What's the use of just being grateful? Don't you know how to repay me with your body? You're so immature. Chen Wenfeng said:

"It's alright, it's what we should do."

"Back in school, the teachers called you two 'the two generals,' the ones who stayed behind to guard the city. I used to call you that too, just like my classmates. Now I feel really ashamed."

Zheng Xuejiao lowered her head, a strand of hair falling down, her face flushed with shyness.

Wow, that's unbelievable! I never would have guessed, Zheng Xuejiao, you're such a pretty girl!

Before Chen Wenfeng could speak, Zhou Zhiming suddenly shouted:

"This is no big deal. Besides, from now on, Feng and I aren't just two henchmen anymore; please call us the Crouching Dragon and Phoenix Chick Duo!"

"The 'Sleeping Dragon and Phoenix Chick' duo debuts today!"

Chen Wenfeng's expression became even more pained...

Boom!

Boom!Boom!

On the dark rocks on the opposite bank, three kingfishers plunged into the water like cannonballs.

They leave white streaks in the water, which is very beautiful.

After a while, the kingfishers emerged from the water one after another, each carrying a fish larger than itself in its beak.

They returned to the rock where they had been resting, lingered there briefly, and then flew off toward the cliff.