Chapter 19

As Xia Yunjie stepped into the university campus, he felt a cool and refreshing breeze hit his face, making the entire campus seem isolated from the bustling and busy outside world. The campus was densely shaded with lush trees and green lawns. Modern yet not tall buildings were scattered among the trees, unlike the skyscrapers outside that made people feel an indescribable pressure when walking beneath them.

Perhaps due to the summer vacation, the vast campus was not crowded, and it was very quiet. Occasionally, the sounds of youthful laughter and bird chirping echoed through the air, bringing Xia Yunjie a sense of inner peace.

Xia Yunjie walked alone in the campus, breathing in the fresh air, and slowly feeling the unique atmosphere of a university.

The scenery of Jiangzhou University was very beautiful, with dense shade everywhere and a lake in the center of the campus.

Willows hung over the lake, and the grass was lush. The lake's surface shimmered, and a few small wooden boats floated on it. The sound of paddles splashing and the laughter of the young people on the boats often made people think of a song: "Let's Row Our Boats."

Xia Yunjie walked along the shaded path by the lake, watching the youthful figures, and thought about his own childhood and adolescence, which were spent in cultivation. Now, he had entered society early, working and earning money, struggling for a living. He suddenly felt a bit envious of their carefree lives, squandering their youth without a care.

However, this envy was just a fleeting thought. Xia Yunjie knew very well that if life were to start over, he would still choose the path of a wizard.

Who wouldn't want superpowers? Who wouldn't want to control their own destiny?

However, if he could study at the university for a few years or find a job, it would be a very pleasant experience, feeling the beautiful and secluded environment and atmosphere of the campus. Xia Yunjie secretly sighed.

He found that he had already fallen in love with the university campus.

But for Xia Yunjie, studying at the university or finding a job was clearly just an unrealistic fantasy. After a leisurely stroll around the lake, he left, preparing to head back home.

Just a short distance from the lake, a sudden, sharp cry came from the other side: "Help! Help! The boat has capsized!"

Without hesitation, Xia Yunjie turned around and dashed toward the lake. In broad daylight, his body moved like a ghost, swiftly heading toward the lake. Fortunately, there were few people in the campus, and those who were there were all focused on the lake, so no one noticed Xia Yunjie's astonishing figure, or they might have thought they were seeing a ghost in broad daylight.

In a moment, Xia Yunjie reached the lake. He saw a wooden boat overturned in the middle of the lake, floating upside down. Not far from the boat, several arms were flailing in the water, occasionally surfacing and then quickly sinking again. A male student who was rowing nearby had already jumped into the water and was swimming desperately toward the nearest person in the water. He quickly grabbed her hand, but the girl, clearly panicked, clung to him like a lifeline. The boy, lacking experience in rescue, was also thrown into a panic and began to sink with the girl.

People on the shore and in the boats were terrified and screamed. Those who had already taken off their clothes and were preparing to jump in to help turned pale at the sight and hesitated about whether to jump in.

At this moment, with a splash, Xia Yunjie jumped into the water.

Xia Yu, the son of Gun, was a great wizard of ancient times who had the innate ability to control water. After Xia Yunjie's Xia Yu bloodline awakened at the age of nine, he gained the ability to control water.

As soon as he entered the water, Xia Yunjie felt an indescribable sense of familiarity. The water elements in the lake welcomed him like a king, and through them, he instantly understood the situation in the lake.

There were five girls in the water, and if you counted the boy who had tried to save them but was pulled down, there were six people in total. The boat was supposed to carry no more than four people, and it likely capsized due to overloading and the girls' playful behavior, which caused it to lose balance.

However, Xia Yunjie didn't have time to think about the cause. After assessing the situation, he immediately swam toward the two people who were tightly hugging each other and about to sink to the bottom of the lake.

"Look, look! That person is swimming so fast!" As Xia Yunjie swam quickly toward the accident site, someone on the shore noticed him and exclaimed, seeing him move through the water like a fish.

Before the person's exclamation had even finished, Xia Yunjie had already reached the accident site and dived into the water.

When Xia Yunjie dived into the water, the lake became eerily quiet, and everyone's hearts were in their throats. Time seemed to stretch out, but in reality, it was just a few breaths. A head emerged from the water, followed by two more, each supported by a hand.

"Wow, they're out! Amazing!" When Xia Yunjie, supporting the chins of the two people, swam back to the shore at a fish-like speed, the people on the shore burst into cheers.

The lake wasn't very large, and Xia Yunjie swam extremely fast. Amidst the cheers, he had already brought the two people to the shore, where they were quickly pulled up by others. Xia Yunjie then turned and swam back to the accident site.

Seeing Xia Yunjie's agility in the water and his quick rescue, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Those who were still debating whether to jump in to help felt even more relieved.

Xia Yunjie quickly returned to the accident site and dived into the water again. Underwater, the four people were still struggling, showing that they were not in immediate danger.

Underwater, Xia Yunjie had no reservations. He stirred the water at the bottom with his hands, and two water chains shot out, wrapping around two of the people and pulling them back to him.

Xia Yunjie repeated the process, supporting the chins of the two people and surfacing again. As he did, he glanced back at the two people still struggling in the water, feeling a bit guilty: "I'm sorry, but with so many people around, I can't use my magic. You'll have to suffer a bit more."

Feeling guilty, Xia Yunjie brought the two people to the surface again, and the people on the shore burst into cheers once more.

With the help of the people on the shore, the two people were pulled up, and Xia Yunjie set off to rescue the others.

Although Xia Yunjie was very fast, the last two girls had still swallowed a lot of water. When they were pulled up, their stomachs were swollen, their faces pale, their lips blue, and their eyes closed. However, their pulses were still detectable, so they were not in immediate danger.

"Quick, give them CPR!" Someone saw the last two girls, unconscious and unresponsive, and called out urgently.

The two girls, though pale and blue-lipped, were still quite beautiful. The boys, hearing that they needed CPR, became restless, and one of the bolder boys stepped forward, volunteering: "I'll do it, I'll do it."

"What are you doing? Have you learned CPR?" A fat girl, who looked like a dinosaur, saw the boy volunteer and immediately pulled him away, patting her fatty chest and saying to Xia Yunjie, "I'll do it!"

She was about to pounce on one of the girls, and the crowd looked away, unable to bear the sight. The beautiful girl was about to be defiled by a fat girl!

"There's no need for CPR in their condition," Xia Yunjie quickly stopped the fat girl.

As he did, he wondered why he felt a sense of excitement when he thought of Hong and Yan, but felt a sense of disgust and nausea when he saw the fat girl pounce on the girl on the ground, her lips puckered.

"Are you sure? This hero, you saved them like a fire, and they're barely breathing. If we don't act soon, it will be too late. I'm a nursing student in the medical school, I know what to do," the fat girl, seeing Xia Yunjie stop her, was about to get angry, but upon seeing the heroic rescuer, she changed her expression and even gave Xia Yunjie a flirtatious look.

Xia Yunjie felt a chill run down his spine and quickly said, "This classmate, I know a bit about first aid. Let me try first."

Because of Xia Yunjie's almost supernatural performance, everyone had a mysterious confidence in him, thinking that nothing could be too difficult for him. The fat girl was no exception. So when Xia Yunjie spoke, she reluctantly stepped back and said, "Okay, you do it."

Xia Yunjie smiled at her, then grabbed the feet of one of the girls, lifted her upside down, and used his knee to press against her stomach, slapping her back.

As Xia Yunjie was slapping, the crowd suddenly stirred, and someone called out, "Move, Professor Feng is here, they're saved."

Amidst the commotion, an old professor with silver hair, a ruddy face, and sharp eyes emerged from the crowd. Seeing Xia Yunjie holding the feet of a drowning victim and slapping her back, he was about to step forward but suddenly froze, his eyes fixed on Xia Yunjie's hands.

Professor Feng was the old dean of the medical school, a towering figure in traditional Chinese medicine. The fat girl clearly recognized him and quickly called out to Xia Yunjie, "Hey, hero, Professor Feng is here, please let him..."