Abandoning literature for martial arts, starting by unleashing the beauty's bow.

"Brother Kai, what is a first-grade martial artist of the day after tomorrow?" Yang Yinfeng looked at Yang Kai with a face full of doubt.

Yang Kai turned his gaze to Lu Fengnian on the rock wall. "These people are too far removed from us, so let's not talk about them."

Meanwhile, Lu Fengnian continued climbing.

At the same time, with the experience of his previous success, his speed increased significantly.

In no time at all, it had climbed another ten feet.

During the subsequent climb, Lu Fengnian encountered a similar situation to the one before. He used the same method to quickly scramble upwards along the rock face, climbing step by step without any major incidents.

After about 15 minutes, Lu Fengnian finally climbed onto the river embankment.

The people below the riverbank all breathed a sigh of relief, and then their faces lit up with joy.

"Lu Fengnian, I'll use arrows to send the rope up, and then you can use the rope to pull us all up," Yang Kai shouted, raising his head towards the riverbank.

Lu Fengnian replied in a deep voice, "Don't rush, let me check the situation first."

After saying that, his figure disappeared from Yang Kai and the others' sight.

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Once on the river embankment, Lu Fengnian realized that it was much larger and longer than he had imagined.

The portion of the riverbank that is submerged only accounts for one-third of the entire river embankment.

The spot where he is standing is part of the riverbank and also part of the cliff. It is a protruding rock about ten feet long and wide, flat and gentle, a natural platform.

The top choice for anglers.

The riverbanks connecting to the platform are all composed of silt and sand.

It is this silt that blocks the river water leading to Mao'er Village and Shangjie Village.

Lu Fengnian looked around and discovered that there were many holes of varying sizes on the rock walls on both sides of the river above the riverbank.

Some holes are only the size of a fist, while others are as big as a basket.

The water in the river above is flowing into these holes in the cliff face, and it is unknown where it is going.

If it weren't for the river embankment, the water level in the river above wouldn't even reach these holes.

It was these holes, whose destinations were unknown, that diverted the water from Mao'er Village and Shangjie Village.

If the riverbank is lowered by one zhang (approximately 3.3 meters), no more water will flow into these holes, and Mao'er Village and Shangjie Village will no longer have to worry about water supply.

Moreover, this riverbank, composed of silt and sand, is not very sturdy, so digging it open would not be too difficult.

However, a question arose in Lu Fengnian's mind: such terrain should not have caused siltation, so how did this river embankment form?

He had previously speculated that it might be an old turtle, but how big of a turtle would it be to form such a large river embankment?

Where in this world can you find a turtle that big?

Just as he was pondering this, Zhao Tie's voice came from below, "Brother Fengnian, what's the situation up there?"

Lu Fengnian returned to his previous position on the embankment and shouted down, "Yang Kai, shoot the rope up!"

Yang Kai was already prepared. He drew his bow and shot an arrow bound with hemp rope onto the embankment.

Lu Fengnian found a stone block on the rocky platform, tied one end of the rope to secure it, and spoke again, "Shoot up two more hemp ropes, and we'll pull the raft up later."

Once the riverbank is breached, the raft placed underneath will be swept away by the current.

Yang Kai quickly tied an arrow to the riverbank and shot it again...

All three hemp ropes were tied to the stone block to ensure they were secure.

Lu Feng began pulling people onto the dike. For each raft, the last person pulled onto it would tie the raft with a rope beforehand.

Once the people have come ashore, the raft will be pulled onto the riverbank.

These men were all agile and nimble, and with the help of ropes, they all climbed up the three-zhang-high river embankment with ease.

The four rafts were pulled up one after another and placed on the riverbank.

When everyone went up to the riverbank, they were both shocked and puzzled by what they saw.

"Brother Fengnian, apart from the rocks we're standing on, the rest of the riverbank is clearly made of silt. But silt shouldn't be blocking this river channel," Zhao Tie said, looking puzzled.

Lu Fengnian said in a low voice, "I don't know the reason either."

Yang Kai added, "Turtle likes to hide deep in the water and stir up the mud and sand. Over time, this can indeed cause siltation."

However, the riverbank here is so large that it shouldn't have been caused by a turtle.

Yang Sihai shook his head and said, "If it's a softshell turtle, how big would it be? Wouldn't it be a spirit by now?"

Lu Fengnian cleared his throat. "Everyone has come so far, they must be tired. Let's rest for a while and eat something to replenish our energy."

Shortly afterward, we began to dig the dike.

After saying that, he found a crevice in the rock wall, stuck a few torches in it, and lit up the surroundings.

The group sat down on the spot, took out cooked meat, dry rations, and water, and ate and rested.

After about three incense sticks' worth of time, everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, and their strength had been restored. They got up one after another and went to the edge of the rock face.

A man took out a hoe and prepared to dig.

Lu Fengnian shook his head. "The river embankment is so high, the hoe is too short and definitely won't work. We need to think of another way."

"It won't need to dig too much; just a gap about ten feet high and wide will be enough to wash away the riverbank with the force of the water."

Everyone looked around at the tools in their hands and frowned.

The water level difference between the upper and lower reaches of the riverbank is significant, making it extremely dangerous to go up the bank to dig mud and sand.

Standing on the rocky platform is the only way to ensure safety.

However, the tools they carried were not long enough to excavate on a rocky platform.

Lu Fengnian looked around and said, "Take apart a raft. The cedar wood used to make the raft is long enough. We should be able to stir up all this mud and sand."

Yang Kai nodded. "Our rafts are big enough to carry five or six people without any problem. We've dismantled one raft, so we still have three left, which should be enough."

Immediately, everyone got busy and quickly dismantled a raft and sharpened the cedar logs one by one.

Soon, Lu Fengnian and the others reached the edge of the rocky platform. Each of them grabbed a sharpened cedar log and thrust it heavily into the riverbank.

These cedar trees were just felled from the mountain; they are heavy and incredibly resilient, capable of penetrating half a foot deep into the mud and sand with a single thrust.

By leveraging the rock platform, a large amount of mud and sand can be lifted up and then washed downstream by the river, with a noticeable effect.

As the river embankment gradually lowered, Lu Fengnian and the others were full of energy.

In less than a quarter of an hour, a gap half a meter high and wide was punched in the riverbank right next to the rocky surface, and the river water rushed down through the gap.

As the silt was carried away by the river, the gaps in the riverbank gradually widened.

"Gentlemen, give it your all, we'll be done in no time."

With a joyful expression, Zhao Tie forcefully shoved the cedar log into the riverbank.

The other men were not to be outdone, each putting in their utmost effort to repeatedly shove the cedar log into the riverbank.

At this rate, it won't take another fifteen minutes to create a gap a meter high and wide on the riverbank.

At that time, Lu Fengnian and his group's mission to the Old Turtle Cave will be considered a great success.