Li Xian's first instinct was to shut off the water, but both the shower control and the faucet were jammed tight. Even with all his strength, he couldn't budge either of them.
Then he tried to clear the drains-but both were blocked even more firmly, and without any tools, he had no way to get any leverage.
The water pouring out before him actually grew stronger, gushing onto the floor like floodwater at an impossibly high rate. Water began accumulating in the bathroom so quickly that it reached Li Xian's ankles almost in the blink of an eye.
Li Xian stared in shock at the rising water level. At this rate, the bathroom he was in would fill completely in less than two minutes!
He began wading through the cramped space in search of a way out, but there was practically nothing useful here. The bathroom door, which didn't look particularly well made, somehow kept every drop of water from escaping, and something had blocked the toilet as well.
Seeing this, Li Xian changed tack and tried to break down the door. But after ramming it twice, he discovered that the bathroom door, which had swung so lightly before, was now as solid as stone. Even throwing his full strength against it didn't make it tremble.
In that brief span of time, the water had already reached Li Xian's knees.
Li Xian took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down.
Neither shutting off the water nor letting it drain somewhere was possible now.
The door wouldn't open, and every direction around him was blocked. That left only...
Up.
At that thought, Li Xian quickly looked up. Sure enough, there was a vent in the bathroom ceiling roughly big enough for one person to fit through.
He immediately changed