This is a classic case of thinking not keeping up with the times.
Back in the day, if someone jumped off the bridge over the river, they'd hit the water first, probably get injured, then drown.
Unless there were rescue workers nearby on the water, otherwise, when the river's running fast, and the person gets hurt and passes out after falling in, one sweep from the undertow and they just disappear.
Two or three minutes, tops, and the person's gone. If you're not rescuing them right away, you don't even have a chance.
If it were before, that guy really would have gotten away with dying for good.
Now? Fat chance. Those Water Demons in this section of river, just hanging around gathering merit, you think they're decorations?
How's that saying go? Blocking the path is a grudge that can't be shared under the same sky.
The Water Snake holding back from strangling that guy on the spot—talk about restraint.
"Is that all?"
