There was darkness in front of her, and the fishy river water instantly poured into Jiang Xixi's ears and nose, she quickly held her breath, kicked her legs, and stroked down with both arms, bringing her body out of the water.
But before she could breathe, a fishy wind suddenly swept overhead, and then a rattling scream pierced her ears, as if to cut her eardrums.
Jiang Xixi looked up and saw that the strange bird was swooping down from mid-air, its sharp beak aimed at her head, and her helpless face was reflected in her pale eyes.
She had to take a big breath and plunge into the river again to avoid the attack of the strange birds, but fortunately she was good in the water, and she was still flexible in the water, and her limbs moved the river, no matter where the shore was, and only swam quickly forward.
However, before he could swim a few feet, he suddenly heard a "bang" behind him, and the strange bird also plunged into the water, its wings folded behind it, like a huge shuttle, and swam towards Jiang Xixi quickly.
Jiang Xixi watched the black shadow quickly approach her, and a chill rose in her heart, she thought that she could escape under the water, but she didn't think that the bird seemed to be more comfortable in the water, and its body was more dexterous than a fish, so how could she be its opponent.
Thinking of this, she paddled harder, her hands and feet fluttering desperately, focusing all her attention on the front, not daring to look behind her.
She was afraid that if she looked at the past, she would face a hook-like beak of a bird with an incomparably sharp blade, with the smell of killing, and she could pierce her heart and lungs at once.
But even if she didn't look at it, Jiang Xixi knew that the strange bird was getting closer and closer to her, because she could feel a huge push coming from behind, mixed with a cold chill in the middle.
"Whew", the water pattern behind her was split by something hard, Jiang Xixi was shocked, took out a dagger from her waist, and stabbed it behind without looking back, she didn't know if she was stabbed, she only knew that the overwhelming pressure behind her disappeared suddenly, and the bottom of the water returned to calm, only a few vines of aquatic plants were floating around with the water lines.
Jiang Xixi's heart eased slightly, her legs gently stepped on the water, wanting to go to the water to see where she was now, and when her head poked out of the water, she realized that she had swam to the depths of the water.
On the dock in the distance, the lights were bright, and countless shadows were flickering and dark, deep and shallow by the lights, as if they were unreal.
The clothes on his body were soaked, and they clung to his skin, and they were as heavy as armor.
The river water in autumn has begun to cool, and with the fierce fight just now, her strength has already been used up, so now she only feels that her limbs are weak, and her eyelids seem to be able to close at any time.
"Can't sleep, can't sleep, you may never get up again after this sleep, not to mention that the strange bird doesn't know whether to go or not, in case it takes advantage of the loophole, this life will be confessed to this canal."
She cheered herself up, and searched around the river, hoping to find a piece of wood, no matter how bad, a worn-out chair would do, as long as it could hold her for the time being.
But after looking for a long time, he didn't find anything.
As far as the eye can see, there is a glittering river as far as the eye can see, and there is nothing to float into.
The body seemed to have become much heavier, and the speed of treading water with his feet slowly slowed down, Jiang Xixi knew that his strength was running out little by little, and if he continued like this, he would eventually become a floating corpse in the vast canal.
She gasped for breath and searched the surface of the water in a panic, and as her eyes swept over the depths of the river, she faintly saw a black dot.
At first, she didn't pay attention to it, but the black spot was getting bigger and bigger, and she had to focus on it.
Oh, after finally discovering that it was a thin and narrow fishing boat, Jiang Xixi's heart shook suddenly, he opened his arms and waved desperately, and shouted hoarsely in its direction, "Save people, save people." ” Luckily, the boatman heard her cry for help, and the bow of the boat suddenly turned around and headed towards her.
Jiang Xixi grabbed the oars and climbed onto the boat, and before he could even say thank you, he lay down on all fours in the cabin, desperately breathing in the humid air of the dark night.
After a while, a simple smile came out above her head, and a man in his forties handed over a water bladder, "Girl, if you are thirsty, drink some water first, I still have some leftover dry food here, you will rest in a while, fill your stomach, and I will send you to the shore again."
Seeing Jiang Xixi take the water bladder and drink the water in a big gulp, he walked to the stern of the boat, took out an oily paper bag from a dilapidated wooden box, put it next to Jiang Xixi, and said, "Don't dislike it, this steamed bun has already been cold, eat a little, your clothes are soaked, and if you don't eat something, you're afraid that the wind will blow if you don't eat something." ” Jiang Xixi sat up, glanced at the man gratefully, thanked him, and unceremoniously grabbed the steamed bun and nibbled on it, but this bite was too big, choked in her throat, and she couldn't go down or up.
The man was amused by her appearance, "Girl, you slow down, don't be in a hurry, don't choke yourself." ” Jiang Xixi smiled at him embarrassedly, "Big brother, it's really thanks to you today, if it weren't for you, I would have frozen to death in the river." ” Seeing that her face was blue from the cold, and her lips were white, the man hurriedly took out a stack of futons from the stern of the boat, "Here, you put this quilt on first, now it's as cold as a day, it's not as cold as a month ago." ” Jiang Xixi waved his hand, "No, no, this is your quilt, what did you cover at night if it got wet?"
Don't do it. ” "I have rough skin and thick meat, and I can sleep in my clothes for one night, and tomorrow when the sun shines, it will be dry immediately."
The man walked over as he spoke, pressed the quilt on her shoulder, and then sat back down, "Okay, this will be warm, and it won't be frozen." ” Jiang Xixi rubbed the soft quilt, his nose was sore, and he suddenly burst into tears.
Seeing this, the man was taken aback, and hurriedly took a broken handkerchief and handed it over, only saying don't cry, but he couldn't say any other words.
Jiang Xixi nodded, "I'm fine, it's just that I suddenly remembered when I was a child, when I was very skinny, and once I accidentally fell into the river, my father also used a quilt to warm me." ”