I turned to look at the reservoir's surface. Water ghost heads filled the entire reservoir, and the female water ghost among them glared at us furiously.
But she was a water ghost. She was powerful in the water.
Other than luring people down, she generally couldn't come up.
There was no need to fear her coming ashore now.
After glaring at us for a few moments, she slowly sank back into the reservoir.
The reservoir's surface returned to calm once more...
Saving the man came first. The evil spirits could wait.
"Daqiang, Daqiang..."
The woman on the shore called out tearfully, repeatedly reaching out to shove the unconscious man, who no longer even had a heartbeat.
The Soul-Settling Technique had stabilized the man's soul.
But prolonged drowning and suffocation had also caused his physical functions to fail.
We needed to tackle this from both ends. First, we had to strengthen the Soul-Settling Technique and secure his three souls and seven spirits within his body.
At the same time, we needed to begin physical first aid.
Just as I was about to speak, Mao Jing said first, "You handle the first aid. I'll settle his soul!"
I immediately nodded. We were old partners, perfectly in sync. We knew what to do without wasting words.
Mao Jing immediately cut his finger and drew a talisman on the man's forehead.
The woman grew nervous when she saw it. "W-what are you doing?"
Mao Jing ignored her, while Feng Laosi grabbed the young woman and pulled her aside. "Don't interfere while they're saving him..."
Feng Laosi might not have any cultivation, but after seeing how the few of us had gone into the water and still managed to rescue someone, he had concluded that we truly had skills.
At the same time, I began