[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law":3,"chapter-the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-842":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1544077,2006,"Chapter 842 - 842 836 Seawater Backflow","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-842",842,"\u003Cp>842: Chapter 836: Seawater Backflow 842: Chapter 836: Seawater Backflow He was the last to come down, and by the time he did, the rats had already rushed to the fire, so he wasn’t poisoned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, as an ordinary person, he didn’t possess Jin Zijin’s agility, and it took him forever to climb out of the twisting, tortuous rat holes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No sooner had he finished speaking than Gu Youyou heard some strange noises.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just the sounds of rats, but also…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>water?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Water was gushing into the cave loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Positioned beneath a funnel, if her guess was right, this deep cave was already below sea level, so they must be under the sea now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the seawater were to backflow, the consequences would be unimaginable…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as fate would have it, the more they worried, the more it happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The earth shook violently, and water started leaking from the cracks in the stone walls around them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One, then two—more and more fissures began seeping water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gui Yunxi’s face turned deathly pale; he regretted ever having climbed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately grabbed Searcy’s hand and ran toward the rat hole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Searcy was confused for a moment, then forcefully yanked her hand free and yelled, pointing at the rat hole, “Why run?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do you think we still have time to escape through this hole?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, the rat hole was only half a person tall and very long with several twists and turns; they would be drowned long before they could get out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do we do?” Gui Yunxi looked like he was about to cry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Searcy snapped, “Who asked you to come?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn’t I tell you to stay at the inn and watch our horses and carriage?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…” He didn’t want to come either, but Jin Zijin and Xiao Jinyan insisted on dragging this scapegoat along, claiming it was to avoid being caught off guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t understand what they were talking about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou calmed down and yelled at them, “Come here quickly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We can’t make it through there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We have to swim up from the sea.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone realized the severity of the situation as more and more water flowed in, gradually submerging their ankles, then their knees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rats that squeezed into the cave swam on the surface, choking on the water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ordinary rats could swim, but it was unknown whether these mutated ones could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Zijin approached the area where the water sound was the loudest and the stone walls seemed thinnest, and began to fiercely smash the stone wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He told everyone, “Once we break through here, we can escape from this spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This hole should be not much lower than the sea level; we can swim out.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou, a strong swimmer, couldn’t help but worry about the others, “Can you all swim?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ziyuan nodded, then went to help Jin Zijin break the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gui Yunxi also nodded and said, “I can.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Searcy dithered, her demeanor suggesting she couldn’t, which only increased Gu Youyou’s concerns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She said, “Then stick with me, I’ll take you out.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, she quietly instructed her on how to hold her breath and breathe, emphasizing that the most important thing was to stay calm; if she held her breath, there was no need to be afraid—she would bring her out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, there was a loud splash—the stone wall broke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A huge hole ten feet in diameter opened up, and a massive influx of sea water poured in, filling the cave in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They held their breaths as the seawater flooded in and began to swim out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had told Searcy not to panic, but Searcy did panic, blindly grabbing around with her eyes closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou momentarily couldn’t grab her hand, but spotting the rope still tied around Searcy’s waist from earlier, she grabbed the rope and pulled, just as effectively leading her out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unexpectedly, someone else was quicker than her and snatched Searcy away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Gui Yunxi, the coachman who had fallen for Searcy’s trick.\u003C\u002Fp>",666,"2026-06-06T06:55:00.072Z",1,"novelbin.me","c37252c1e9fc539515fd6a3fd68d2102ed5e82d485a73b2385003ebbaef6d7b3","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-843","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-841",1812,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]