The sailboat was still shaking. Jiang Wanyi grabbed the railing and ran to the bow with difficulty.
Lao Guo saw a little girl running over and yelled, "Go to the private room, what are you doing here?"
Jiang Wanyi's face was icy. "The right side of the wheel is difficult to move, and the keel beside the hull is severely worn. There must be something wrong with the ribs and tendons of the boat! Tell me, where did you pick up this boat?"
Old Guo wiped the sweat from his forehead and was shocked. How could this young woman know so much?
But his mouth was still as tight as a clam shell.
This ship was the most majestic one he had ever seen. He had only seen it in pictures before. If he wanted to buy it by himself, he would not be able to afford it even if he worked hard for more than ten lifetimes. He did not want to admit that he had picked it up...
The waves were surging, and a tall green mountain could be vaguely seen ahead, blocking out the sky and the sun, casting a dark shadow like a giant beast on the surface of the river.
The eldest son at the side looked anxious and shouted: "Dad, the steering wheel doesn't work! What should I do!"
Failure to turn means the ship will crash into the green mountains!
By then, everyone will die!
Lao Guo suddenly felt his arms go limp, his legs fell to the ground, and big beads of sweat flowed from his forehead.
Jiang Wanyi said sternly: "Why don't you tell me? Is there something wrong with the dragon tendon?"
Lao Guo wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said quickly: "This is a flood. We found it when we went to Jinguan to salvage supplies. We checked it before leaving the water, and there are indeed some problems with the dragon tendons..."
Jiang Wanyi narrowed his eyes, walked over quickly to check the rudder, and pressed some mechanism, but a toolbox popped out, filled with all kinds of iron tools.
She took a quick glance and had a plan in mind. She quickly took off her outer shirt and only wore her undershirt. When she was putting her hair into a bun, she suddenly saw a familiar figure.
"Xie Ling, why are you here?"
Xie Ling ran over in two steps and asked, "What was the result?"
Jiang Wanyi's face was solemn. "I know what the problem is. I'm going to jump into the water and take a look. If anything happens to me, my Mo Ge'er..."
Xie Ling interrupted her and said in a cold voice, "No. I'll go with you."
Jiang Wanyi's eyes widened, but now was not the time to be pretentious, so she nodded.
Xie Ling took the toolbox beside her, took Jiang Wanyi's hand, and jumped into the water with her.
Only two shallow splashes were left on the water surface.
Old Guo looked anxious and kept praying.
"Oh my God, please don't let anything happen! There are so many people on the boat..."
Gu Wei was very worried as Xie Ling had not returned yet.
But when he ran over, Xie Ling had already fallen into the water.
"Those two little girls were amazing. They jumped into the water..."
Before Lao Guo could finish his words, Gu Wei quickly jumped into the water.
Not a moment's hesitation.
Lao Guo looked at the water and smacked his lips, "Young people nowadays are so brave..."
People in the private room came out one after another, and the room was really dizzy.
Standing on the deck and looking into the distance, the green mountains are getting closer and taller.
Leader Shen was panicking, “Old Guo, why don’t you change direction? If you don’t turn, the ship will hit us!”
Old Guo told everyone the news with trembling lips.
Just like a huge rock falling into a calm lake, the crowd was suddenly ignited.
"What? The rudder doesn't work! Are we going to crash into the mountain?"
"This Qing River is at least three thousand feet deep. We will die!"
…….
The shadow of death hangs over everyone's head.
Everyone felt heavy in their hearts. They looked at the tall green mountains, their heartbeats quickened, and they stared anxiously at the river from time to time.
Can this ship be repaired?
If it can't be repaired, there is only one way—jump into the river!
———
Underwater.
As soon as Xie Ling entered the water, she took out a simple underwater breathing device, handed it to Jiang Wanyi, and asked her to use it as she did.
Jiang Wanyi was very smart and put on the mask quickly.
The two swam towards the bottom of the boat, then grabbed the railing at the bottom of the boat to temporarily maintain their balance.
The ship was moving very fast, and the extreme water pressure made people feel suffocated, short of breath, and dizzy.
The stern fan stirred up layers of undercurrents in all directions, and the rapids were turbulent. The two men held on to any wooden poles they could with their hands and feet. Their hair was scattered all over the place, and the clothes on their bodies were torn into pieces.
Jiang Wanyi gritted his teeth, crossed the thick railings, and swam towards the "dragon tendon" of the boat.
Xie Ling followed closely behind her.
Looking at the broken dragon tendon, Jiang Wanyi's eyes understood. She guessed correctly, it was indeed like this!
As they swam closer, they discovered that it was more than just a fracture...
The ribs and tendons of this ship are completely mixed up!
These two components are made of wooden partitions and wood, together forming a network structure, the ribs bear the lateral water pressure and maintain the overall shape of the boat. The two together enhance the stability of the boat structure and fix the side plates.
In this situation, not only is the rudder unable to turn, it is estimated that it won’t be long before the entire ship falls apart!
Jiang Wanyi didn't dare to delay, picked up the tools and sneaked in.
But she soon discovered that she couldn't move the dragon bones or tendons at all.
No matter how hard she tried, the wood wouldn't move!
Jiang Wanyi had never studied physics and didn't know the concept of water pressure, but Xie Ling did.
These pieces of wood are now bearing thousands of kilograms of water pressure. How can they be moved easily?
Xie Ling’s mind was spinning rapidly.
At this moment, Gu Wei's elegant figure appeared in Xie Ling's sight.
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