{"id":226,"date":"2026-09-12T15:52:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T15:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fantatv.com\/series\/the-river-trap\/chapter-2-the-bamboo-pipe\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T15:52:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T15:52:22","slug":"chapter-2-the-bamboo-pipe","status":"publish","type":"sr_chapter","link":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/?sr_chapter=chapter-2-the-bamboo-pipe","title":{"rendered":"CHAPTER 2. THE BAMBOO PIPE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.igallery.blog\/assets\/d6d71f71abed14e4e47e1dce52190abb\/2026\/0912\/d3321ce1-de52-491c-b3d3-6b68399b99cb-Screenshot_3.png\" style=\"max-width: 100{4ffdf0d3d7c1df7718bc4ac5461c4394f3feadae72d4f226268bca6495f999d2};height: auto\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Ethan sank toward the riverbed.<\/p>\n<p>His lungs burned.<\/p>\n<p>Then he saw something caught between the roots.<\/p>\n<p>A hollow bamboo stalk.<\/p>\n<p>He pushed himself toward it.<\/p>\n<p>Using his shoulder, he managed to position the opening near his mouth.<\/p>\n<p>The other end reached toward the surface.<\/p>\n<p>Ethan took a careful breath through the bamboo.<\/p>\n<p>Above him, one of the armed men scanned the water.<\/p>\n<p>Nothing.<\/p>\n<p>Another man laughed.<\/p>\n<p>He is done.<\/p>\n<p>They began walking away.<\/p>\n<p>Ethan stayed completely still.<\/p>\n<p>The bamboo gave him just enough air to remain hidden.<\/p>\n<p>Then he noticed movement deeper in the river.<\/p>\n<p>A long shadow passed between the rocks.<\/p>\n<p>Ethan froze.<\/p>\n<p>This river was not empty.<\/p>\n<p>Something large was moving toward him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ethan sank toward the riverbed. His lungs burned. Then he saw something caught between the roots. A hollow bamboo stalk. He pushed himself toward it. Using his shoulder, he managed to position the opening near his mouth. The other end reached toward the surface. Ethan took a careful breath through the bamboo. Above him, one [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","class_list":["post-226","sr_chapter","type-sr_chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/sr_chapter\/226","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/sr_chapter"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/sr_chapter"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=226"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/sr_chapter\/226\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}