The people on the shore shouted and tried their best to pull the two boys up, but they were slightly too slow. Chang Geng's feet were still hanging over the river bank. The Giant Kite's momentum had not stopped, and a flaming fin was about to sweep across his legs. It was still a distance away, yet he could already feel the hot and intense heatwave.

"The flaming fins cannot be touched!"

"Be careful!"

At this moment, a pair of pale hands quickly reached out, passed through all the screaming onlookers, grabbed Chang Geng's arm, and pulled him straight up. The group of people exclaimed and backed away. Chang Geng felt as if he almost flew right out of the crowd, but ended up falling into the arms of a man.

He involuntarily took a deep breath, and a medicinal scent instantly travelled into his nostrils. When Chang Geng jerked his face up, the tip of his nose almost grazed Shen Shiliu's clear-cut jawline.

Shen Shiliu's expression was heavy: "I looked away for a second, and you're already causing trouble!"

Being scolded first, Chang Geng suddenly could not say a word.

Shen Shiliu: "There are so many officers and men on the shore; does anyone need a child like you to come to the rescue?"

Chang Geng: "..."

His heart that was hanging in the air fell back into its place. The blood that gathered in his chest flowed through his numbed limbs like water flushing through a floodgate. At this point, he could finally let out his first breath; there was an uncomfortable feeling inside him, as if his internal organs were turned upside down. His two legs were so soft that he almost could not stand.

Cao Niangzi, who had been carried to the side, coughed a few times, then slowly woke up. Seeing that the child was no longer facing serious problems, Shiliu hauled Chang Geng out of the crowd, a deep scowl visible on his face. Chang Geng, whose legs were still weak and shaky, was being dragged away by Shiliu, who scolded him as they walked, "The temperature of the fin did not subside yet. If you touched it, it would have swept away half of your legs. Do you want to be a cripple for the rest of your life? A young kid who does not know his own limits..."

Chang Geng was still shakily trying to steady himself, but Shiliu, the 'villain', had already stolen the words right out of him before he could say anything. His anger suddenly bubbled up.

He shouted at the top of his lungs: "I thought you fell down!"

Shen Shiliu lifted two long eyebrows: "Stop making excuses! I am already a grown man; how can I fall into the river for no reason?"

Chang Geng: "..."