Lu Tu estimated that a minute and a half had passed, then looked up at Liu Hong, and several soldiers pulled together, dragging Ulm out of the water. He lay on the ground, panting heavily.
"It wasn't that deep, was it? He was so panicked in the water that he couldn't even stand up."
At this moment, Ulm no longer had the strength to insult Lü Tu. Nie Yun, who was standing to the side, laughed and said, "Yes, sir. Once you leave the Great Wall, the further north you go, the drier it gets. Naturally, they are afraid of water."
Before Ulm could catch his breath, Lü Tu spoke again: "Since we have such a distinguished guest, let's treat him well. He can't swim, so let's practice until he can. Let's continue!"
"Lu Tu, damn it... glug glug, you glug glug."
This time, Ulm performed much better. As Lu Tu said, having had the experience of almost drowning before, he was not so panicked now. At least he knew to stand on his feet underwater and could even curse a few words from time to time.
As time went by, Ulm gradually became familiar with how to stand in the flowing water, but he could not get ashore and could only soak in the 50-degree hot spring water.
After the panic subsided, it was replaced by a burning sensation all over the body.
Anyone who has cooked knows that even lukewarm water can boil a frog, let alone hot spring water full of various minerals.
Before long, Ulm's skin began to sting and itch all over.
When Liu Yang and the villagers arrived and dragged Ulm out of the hot spring, large chunks of skin were scraped off just from rubbing against the ground, causing Ulm to wail in pain.
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