Chapter 365 At least, Lin Li awakened the sleeping lion
Chapter 365 At least, Lin Li awakened the sleeping lion
"The tonic, the tonic is moving forward!!"
"Zi! -- Ang! -- Brother! --"
Lin Li ran along the edge of the swimming pool, shouting at the top of his lungs.
Running under the sunset that day, those were Brother Ziang’s lost swimming trunks.
Although for safety reasons he couldn't run fast barefoot on the wet ground, the person he was chasing was swimming, so Lin Li quickly overtook Zeng Ziang.
With his upper body facing the swimming pool, Lin Li began to wave and call frantically:
"Ah-ah ...
Lin Li's voice was full of emotion, without any technique.
however.
At this moment, Lin Li recalled a story with an amazing twist.
According to legend, a long time ago, there was a man named Xiao Ming.
Then, Xiao Ming didn't hear it.
Damn you!
Zeng Ziang can't hear now!
……
The inertia from jumping into the water had disappeared, and the air taken in by the lungs had been consumed, so Zeng Ziang could no longer and could not continue to swim under the water.
He emerged from the water to breathe like a lotus emerging from the water, and at the same time changed his swimming style to the fastest freestyle, or crawl, moving forward in a cricket-like manner.
When diving into the water, the world is muted and almost all sounds are blocked out.
And when the head floats to the surface and the water in the ear canals flows out with the movement, the world becomes noisy again.
——It’s all splashes and turbulent sounds caused by hand movements.
At this moment, Zeng Ziang was concentrating on breathing and adjusting his swimming movements which had slight flaws due to not swimming for a long time, and he really didn't pay much attention to the outside sounds.
He is enjoying swimming.
Ah, so cool~
Zeng Ziang didn’t know if it was because he hadn’t swum for a long time, or if the swimming pool at Nansang Swimming Pool had some unique design, but in short, this swimming experience was really novel, comfortable and enjoyable.
There was a sense of naturalness, Zeng Ziang even felt that at this moment he had completely merged with the swimming pool, without any obstacles.
I am in the water and water is in me.
The whole body is bathed in the soft water like a baby's skin, and it moves forward as smoothly as silk.
This was an experience he had never had before, and Zeng Ziang couldn't help but want to sing:
I can't help but turn into a stubborn fish~swimming alone against the current~the oath I made sincerely when I was young~sinking silently in the deep sea~
Zeng Ziang felt that love had sentenced him to lifelong loneliness.
Swimming is indeed his favorite sport, it is so graceful. Feeling the relaxation of every pore in his body, Zeng Ziang couldn't help but want to close his eyes comfortably and let his body move freely according to his muscle memory.
Ok?
Because his head was always above the water, Zeng Ziang finally noticed Lin Li running on the right side of the pool with his peripheral vision before he closed his eyes.
And when Lin Li found that he was finally looking at him, Zeng Ziang could clearly see the other party's joy and surprise, and it seemed that he was saying something.
The splashes and the sound of turbulence still completely obscured it, and Zeng Ziang did not hear it.
But looking at Lin Li who was waving at him excitedly, with the smile on his face and running now, there was no need to listen.
Zeng Ziang already understood what Lin Li meant.
——Seeing that you are swimming so fast, you want to have a speed competition with yourself, right?
Ha, if it were in the past, I might have been afraid to fight, after all, the opponent is on the shore. But this time, with this inexplicable comfortable power, I will not lose!
The fighting spirit and passion...are burning!
Therefore, Zeng Ziang continued his standard swimming posture with his left hand, and found a perfect moment to raise his right hand high, waving in response to Lin Li.
Lin Li, the future may be yours, but now is not the future. Let’s... give it a try!
Zeng Ziang took a deep breath and looked forward without distraction. His sight passed over the countless people who seemed to be staring at him and reached the wall at the end of the swimming pool.
Come, my body, I command you, take out everything you have and burn!
Zeng Ziang struggled forward. He swam fiercely, carefree and desperately!
……
When he saw Zeng Ziang smiling and waving at him, he thought that this bastard heard him and was about to breathe a sigh of relief, but when he turned around and saw him instantly accelerating forward in the swimming pool, he was stunned.
"(;☉_☉)?"
Damn you.
Zeng Ziang, what are you doing at the pharmacy?
You noticed yourself but you didn't stop, you even accelerated towards hell, what are you doing with the potion?
The string that was holding Lin Li together broke completely at the moment when hope came and went.
Somewhat desperate, Lin Li knelt by the swimming pool, supporting himself with his left hand and reaching out his right hand in the direction Zeng Ziang was swimming, as if trying to grasp that elusive hope:
"Tonic medicine...tonic medicine..."
"Brother Ziang, that place is hell..."
"Why, why do you need to speed up..."
No response.
Lin Li lowered his head in despair and pounded the wet ground with his right hand, splashing water everywhere.
The sound came from between the teeth:
"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it! What a joke! In the end, I still didn't accomplish anything! Nothing changed! I... I can't do anything!!!"
At this moment, Lin Li finally understood what Alan was feeling when he saw Uncle Hannes being eaten.
However, despair and hope coexist.
Just like when Eren was in despair, Mikasa immediately went to tell him - "Eren, you have always been by my side, taught me how to survive, and put a scarf around me. You haven't done nothing."
In fact, the world is also telling Lin Li in their own way - you haven't done nothing!
Bad news: Although Zeng Ziang didn't hear it.
Good news (?): But everyone else in the swimming pool heard those desperate calls just now!
Therefore, when Lin Li gave up shouting, someone immediately took over:
——"Dude! Your swimming trunks fell off!"
——"Kid! Your brother is calling you! Your swimming trunks fell off!"
——"Hey! Brother! Are you still swimming? You've lost your pants! This is fucking pornographic!"
When these voices reached the ears of the desperate Lin Li, the moving voices of unity and the sense of redemption they brought were no different from the light that the children around the world received when Dagu was petrified.
Lin Li raised his head, his vision a little blurry - of course, those were tears of emotion, it couldn't be because of the splashes from his hands just now.
After rubbing his eyes, Lin Li finally saw the scene clearly.
☉_☉
The touch in Lin Li's eyes disappeared instantly, and his face became expressionless.
——Hey, what the hell are you guys doing suddenly starting to dive?
Zeng Ziang remained deaf to everyone's shouts, his mind focused only on the wall at the end of the swimming pool, and he swam forward with determination.
When someone is swimming, it is not appropriate to directly stop him. Therefore, when everyone in the museum focused their attention on Zeng Ziang, the tourists who were resting or swimming slowly in front of the lane immediately changed direction and made way to allow him to pass unimpeded.
then,
One by one they began to dive.
There weren't actually many young girls in the swimming pool, and the few that were there were mostly in the shallow water.
At this moment, she and her friends were pointing at Zeng Ziang and laughing, and from the shape of her mouth, she was probably saying something like "your husband" or "No, it's your husband".
Most of the people diving and spying curiously are old men and women and other men. After floating up, each of them showed a meaningful expression to the people around them.
Lin Li: "..."
Lin Li then realized something: Damn, shouldn’t I have been so loud?
"..."
"Damn it! It turns out that not only did I not do anything, but I also harmed Brother Ziang!"
Thinking of what Zeng Ziang had done before taking off his clothes, which was enough to show how much Zeng Ziang cared about it, Lin Li felt a little self-blame and guilty.
But the next second, Lin Li's eyes were determined and he stood up.
No, no, absolutely not! I can't give up just like that! I can't fall down yet!
There is no word "give up" in my Oxford Dictionary!
There is hope, there is hope!
Lin Li put his hands behind his back, and then... "Duck Blood Bottle", after the task is completed, I will sacrifice a quarter of a box of duck blood, so, come out now!
The "Duck Blood Bottle" was summoned and appeared in Lin Li's hand.
Lin Li had a resolute look in his eyes. He just waved his hand and the mouth of the "Duck Blood Bottle" pointed directly at Zeng Ziang who was swimming in the water!
Wow! Credibility! Give it to me... Go! ——
Brother Ziang, this is the last thing I can do. I will let your sleeping lion... wake up!
Drum! Drum! Sac! Sac!
After finishing all this and putting the "Duck Blood Bottle" back into the warehouse, Lin Li smiled with relief, as if all his energy had been drained out and he was lifeless.
So be it.
Everything is over.
Burned out, leaving only... snow-white ash.
……
"Ah~ cool~"
When his hand finally touched the wall of the swimming pool, Zeng Ziang leaned against the wall, grabbed the railing with one hand, wiped the water stains on his face with the other hand, and then showed a satisfied smile.
Really, I haven’t swum for a long time.
Zeng Ziang himself was a little surprised. Could swimming be so enjoyable?
How can I describe it? It was so good that I even missed Kun a little.
Sure enough, I still have to travel more in the future.
After expressing such emotion in his heart, Zeng Ziang turned his head and planned to see how Lin Li, who was competing with him, was doing.
As a result, Lin Li was seen sitting on the edge of the swimming pool soaking his feet, with his face covered by his hands. His expression could not be seen, but he looked dejected.
Zeng Ziang was shocked.
This is unnecessary. It's just a small loss, why are you so depressed?
Hiss, should I swim slower?
"Lin Li!" Zeng Ziang shouted at Lin Li, and was about to encourage him.
But before Lin Li could respond, Zeng Ziang suddenly realized that there was a large group of other tourists standing at the edge of the swimming pool and in the shallow water, and they were all looking at him.
Did I shout too loudly?
So Zeng Ziang smiled at them apologetically.
However, some of the people who received responses widened their eyes first and then nodded, while others silently looked away.
When Zeng Ziang noticed that many of them were moving their gazes in the same direction, he followed their gazes and finally saw something floating on the water not far away.
Because the distance was too far and his line of sight was almost horizontal, Zeng Ziang couldn't see clearly what it was.
"Uncle, what is floating there?" Zeng Ziang looked at an uncle who was working out by banging his back against the pool wall and asked.
The old man was stunned when he heard this, and then his expression became strange.
After a long time, the corners of his mouth began to twitch, and his nostrils suddenly began to expand and contract.
Finally, after suppressing his smile, the old man nodded: "Swimming trunks."
"What?" Zeng Ziang widened his eyes.
The old man nodded: "What's floating is the swimming trunks."
"Fuck? Ah?" Zeng Ziang was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then he couldn't help laughing.
Although there are only a few words, once you hear them you can think of what is hidden behind them.
After all, a great story doesn’t need many words.
For example, one sentence can tell a sad story: I was very happy to find a toilet in my dream.
"Fuck, who is this? I'm so unlucky. Why hasn't anyone come to collect it yet?"
The more he thought about it, the more he wanted to laugh. Without waiting for the old man's answer, Zeng Ziang couldn't help but grab the handrail and push his body up to see the full view of the swimming trunks.
I saw it.
"This is so funny, man, these swimming trunks look so similar to the ones I'm wearing~"
Zeng Ziang said this to the old man with a smile, then looked down at his swimming trunks to confirm this.
The three eyes met.
Oh, I made a mistake. I wasn’t wearing swimming trunks at all. It doesn’t look like that at all.
"..."
Zeng Ziang: “☉v☉”
"..."
Zeng Ziang: “☉_☉”
"..."
Zeng Ziang: “☉^☉”
"Oh my god!! Why are my swimming trunks there?!"
Zeng Ziang came back to his senses and immediately used both hands to protect his crotch. He spoke to Lin Li, who had stood up after hearing him calling his name and was now looking at him with compassionate eyes:
"Grrrrrrrrrr!!"
——As we all know, once you curl up in the water, the buoyancy of a pool that is only a few meters deep is totally insufficient. So when Zeng Ziang curled up with his hands protecting his crotch, he instantly became Titanic.
Zeng Ziang, who choked on water several times, quickly floated up, and with a little fear, he grabbed the handrail with one hand again, while the remaining hand still protected his crotch, looking at his swimming trunks in the distance.
The swimming pool is a standard long pool, a full fifty meters.
Therefore, the swimming trunks are now at least forty meters away from him, floating alone in the waves created by other people's swimming.
If he could increase the length of a certain part of his body by 40 meters, Zeng Ziang, at this moment, for the first time, wished to add it to his hand.
One hand cannot swim, so he definitely cannot swim over now, but fortunately he is not alone this time, so Zeng Ziang immediately looked at Lin Li for help:
"Lin Li! Help! Help me get my swimming trunks! Brother!"
Lin Li still looked compassionate. He nodded, went into the water to retrieve his swimming trunks, then walked over to the shore.
"Brother, your swimming trunks." Lin Li walked over from the pool and handed the swimming trunks to its owner.
The lifeguard sitting on the observation platform in the middle of the short side also spoke to Zeng Ziang seriously at this time: "Hello, sir, naked swimming is prohibited in our swimming pool. Please wear swimming trunks next time you swim."
Zeng Ziang: "..."
Grass.
"Uncle, he didn't do it on purpose. There is a reason." Lin Li explained to the lifeguard after hearing this.
Zeng Ziang nodded with an expectant look on his face - Lin Li, come on, it's up to you to save my face.
"He chose to swim naked after seeing your billboard. You can't blame Brother Ziang." Lin Li said, pointing at the wall of the building in the museum.
Upon hearing this, Zeng Ziang and the lifeguard looked in that direction.
"Swimming in underwear is indecent behavior. Let's build a civilized Nansang. Please don't swim in underwear."
Zeng Ziang, lifeguard: "..."
The lifeguard was silent for a moment and then roared, "That means you should wear swimming trunks but not underwear! It doesn't mean you should wear nothing!!"
Zeng Ziang: "..."
The fact that the last hope lies with Lin Li is itself more hopeless than despair.
Zeng Ziang smiled with relief.
Of course, the swimming trunks were also put on.
Hehehe, it’s worn on the head.
——Now, Zeng Ziang thinks that the most shameful thing is not his own House of Commons, but his own House of Lords.
……
There was a man sitting on the edge of the swimming pool, soaking his feet. He covered his face with his hands. His expression could not be seen, but he looked dejected. His posture was exactly the same as Lin Li's just now.
Of course, it is Zeng Ziang.
"Brother, are you okay?" Lin Li, who had already swam back and forth several times, came up and leaned against the wall of the pool, comforting Zeng Ziang.
"I want to be alone." Zeng Ziang waved his hand.
Lin Li was a little surprised: "You also know Jingjing? Is it Jingjing from Tianhong or Jingjing from Qingjue?"
Zeng Ziang: "(;☉_☉)?"
Aren’t these the names of two foot massage parlors that were closed down? Why does this guy speak them so skillfully?
However, after being interrupted, Zeng Ziang loosened his hands that were covering his face, looked up at the sky, tugged at his swimming trunks, and sighed:
"I'm really screwed, Lin Li."
"I haven't worn these swimming trunks for a long time, so they are a little loose. After I dived into them, they separated into two."
"Plus, I haven't swum for so long that I've forgotten what it's like to swim in swimming trunks. I didn't realize this at all, which led to me not noticing the abnormality that a normal person should have noticed immediately..."
"I was even thinking that swimming was different today. It was extra comfortable. F*ck!"
"This face... I am really... totally lost."
"It's okay, it's okay, don't shut yourself in, don't shut yourself in," Lin Li said softly, "Life is short, just endure it and it will pass."
"Brother, the wheat has been ripe for five thousand times, and this is the first time you don't wear swimming trunks."
“That’s not how you use this sentence!” Zeng Ziang couldn’t hold it in any longer. Then, seeing that Lin Li really cared about him, he forced a smile and waved his hand:
"It's okay. After a while, I've come to terms with it. It's actually not that bad."
To be honest, Zeng Ziang was even a little relieved.
He bent down slightly, covered his mouth with the back of his hand, and spoke softly to Lin Li: "Lin Li, let me tell you something."
"Hmm?" Seeing his mysterious posture, Lin Li came closer curiously.
"Women are made of water. This is not groundless!" Zeng Ziang solemnly stated his discovery and lowered his voice: "Naked swimming can actually cause people to react! The person who invented the term "blanching water" is simply a genius!"
“Lin Li, you don’t know. I only noticed later that a few uncles looked at me with envy and nostalgia. Fortunately, my lion woke up and defended my last dignity.”
Zeng Ziang had a smile on his face.
Lin Li blinked.
How come I remember that more people's eyes were full of "Damn, is there a pervert here? How can you stand like this?"
And brother, haven’t you noticed that there is no female creature under the age of fifty in the deep water area now?
I guess my squad leader will thank you when he finds out about this.
But as long as Brother Ziang is happy, these are not important.
It's not in vain that I've put in some effort.
"That's good," Lin Li praised perfunctorily, and then continued to persuade: "Brother, you already got the elastic, go swim, time is money, if you keep sitting here, be careful of Bai Baihe's hook."
"Wow, it's such an old joke and you still remember it." Zeng Ziang nodded. He had indeed rested enough. He pushed his hands forward and entered the water.
"I recite jokes at 19 a.m. every day at the Los Angeles basketball court. It's just basic exercise," Lin Li smiled. "This joke is not old. I even know a joke from years ago."
"19 years? Didn't Bai Baihe play the pinky sign in 17? Isn't this one older?" Zeng Ziang was a little surprised.
Lin Li: "That joke is called Mr. Democracy and Mr. Science."
Zeng Ziang: "(;☉_☉)?"
"What the hell is this 19 years!"
(End of this chapter)