I Become The Richest Man With A monthly Salary of Twenty Thousand Yuan-Chapter 752 - 512: Sense of Shame_2

But he dove into the water without a second thought to save that precious life.

This quality, this courage, was no different from that of a firefighter. He had once braved fire and flood to rescue disaster-stricken people. At this moment, he felt a deep sense of empathy.

You have to come back alive! You have to make it to shore! the captain prayed silently.

Meanwhile, in an ambulance, Chief Emergency Physician Xu Lan was also focused on Lake Heart Park. Her thoughts, too, were on that young and handsome magician. She had met Xia Liang once before when he was driving for Didi. The image of him bravely speeding to deliver a pregnant woman to the hospital had left a lasting impression on her.

Now, only a few months later, she was witnessing his selfless act of rescue once again, and it felt as if something had stirred deep within her. It was reverence for life and admiration for the light that seemed to radiate from Xia Liang.

You have to make it to shore. Even if you're injured, we will do everything in our power to keep you alive! Xu Lan thought.

She and all the other medical staff in the ambulance prayed for Xia Liang, their hearts clenched with worry. At this moment, a single person, Xia Liang, had captured the hearts of the entire Dragon Country. Everyone was focused on him, caring so deeply for one man.

Even the voices of the radical feminists had quieted down. Xia Liang's actions were a silent, resounding slap in the face to them. No matter how loudly they usually clamored, they didn't dare make a peep now, not wanting to provoke the wrath of the entire nation.

Meanwhile, the surface of Ice River Park's lake remained serene, its water shimmering as if nothing had happened.

Ten seconds, then thirty, then a full minute passed. Time seemed to crawl. To the onlookers, every second felt impossibly long, as if an entire century were passing.

Finally, three minutes in, a stream of bubbles suddenly broke the calm surface, followed by a surge of water erupting upwards. Within the spray, countless pairs of eyes saw two figures emerge. One was Xia Liang, riding the Dragon Kite. The other was the girl who had attempted suicide.

Xia Liang gripped the kite's reins with one hand, rapidly approaching the shore. In his other hand, he held a kite string, on the end of which was a human-sized bubble. The girl lay quietly inside it, looking as if she were merely asleep.

At this moment, the once-silent shore erupted in thunderous applause!

CLAP! CLAP! CLAP!

Everyone was moved to tears. They cheered, clapped frantically, and screamed at the top of their lungs, shouting until their voices grew hoarse.

"The Dragon Knight has returned!"

"The Dragon Knight has returned!"

"The Dragon Knight has returned!"

...

Liu Tongtong was so excited she gripped her selfie stick tightly and shouted to her live audience, "He's back! God Xia has returned! He's come back riding the Dragon Kite! *Sniffle*... I'm so excited!"

As if infected by her emotion, the viewers in the livestream chat flooded the screen with comments saying, "The Dragon Knight has returned!" Next, a storm of gifts filled the stream, completely dominating the screen.

At that moment, tears of excitement streamed down faces everywhere: in the B Station Technical Processing Center, in the B Station CEO's office, in the newly arrived ambulance where Xu Lan and her medical staff watched, and on the fire truck where the fire captain and his team were. All their pent-up emotions were released in that instant. Everyone was moved to tears.

Many people hadn't felt this excited in years, if ever.

Even the Dragon Country's official Weibo account posted a single line after Xia Liang reappeared: "The Dragon Knight has returned!"

It was as if Xia Liang's return had pressed the 'play' button for the entire Dragon Country, which burst into cheers and celebrations.

Meanwhile, the man at the center of it all, Xia Liang, watched the excited crowd on the shore with surprising calm. Soon, he reached the shore. The crowd wisely parted, clearing a path for him, as they knew he must be exhausted after the rescue. Seeing him drenched from head to toe, everyone couldn't help but give him a thumbs-up.

"Dragon Knight, well done! You're amazing, you're our pride!"

"You look so cool!"

"Hero, Dragon Knight!"

...

Xia Liang faintly heard people calling him "Dragon Knight," but he paid it no mind. His focus was on the girl he had just rescued, who was still unconscious. The girl, who looked to be about twenty-four or twenty-five, was wearing a white down jacket. Her skin was pale from her time in the water, and her stomach was slightly distended, likely from swallowing a large amount of lake water.

He laid the girl on the flat ground and dispelled the protective bubble. Her down jacket and thick cotton pants had absorbed a tremendous amount of water, making them incredibly heavy. Combined with the dead weight of her unconscious body, it had taken nearly all of Xia Liang's strength to pull her from the lake. He sat down beside her, exhausted.

No one disturbed him. In fact, the crowd spontaneously formed a protective circle around him.

However, a little girl timidly offered Xia Liang a towel. He took it, wiped the water from his face, and said with a smile, "Thank you, little one."

When Xia Liang finished, the girl finally mustered up her courage. "Dragon Knight, can I have the towel back? I want to keep it." 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Startled, Xia Liang handed the towel back and asked curiously, "Why do you want to keep it, little one?"

The little girl smiled innocently. "Because the Dragon Knight used it! This towel symbolizes justice. With it, I won't be afraid of bullies at school or walking home in the dark."

Hearing the term Dragon Knight again, Xia Liang finally accepted that they were talking about him. He was still a bit baffled, though. How had he become the "Dragon Knight"? Why did he get a weird nickname for everything he did? First, he was the "Black Flash" from his ride-hailing days, then "Master Xia," and now "Dragon Knight"? He smiled and decided to ask.

"Why is everyone calling me Dragon Knight?" he asked. "Dragon Knights were ancient heroes who went through grueling training. I don't deserve a title like that."

The little girl replied earnestly, "But you are the Dragon Knight! You rode a dragon to save someone, just like they did! My mommy said you have the unyielding spirit of a Dragon Knight, so that's what everyone calls you!"

Xia Liang cringed internally. It was so embarrassing. Still, if the crowd liked the name, he didn't mind. They could call him whatever they wanted; after all, most of them still called him God Xia.

Just then, urgent shouts cut through the crowd.

"Make way, please! Let us through! We're doctors, let us check the patient!"

"We're with the fire department! Please clear a path! Don't crowd around, the patient needs fresh air!"

The crowd parted, and soon a group of medical staff in white coats and firefighters in their uniforms hurried over. Hearing the pleas, the onlookers immediately backed up, widening the circle by four or five meters to let fresh air circulate.

The medical staff split into two teams. One went to check the vital signs of the rescued girl, while the other moved to check Xia Liang's condition.

"Don't worry about me, I'm fine," Xia Liang said to the medics approaching him. "Go help her."

"Don't worry, our director is examining her now. She'll be fine," a pretty nurse said with a sweet smile. "Besides, our director insisted. She said you're the Dragon Knight, a hero, and that your health is our top priority."

Xia Liang sighed in resignation and nodded. "Alright, then. Go ahead and check."