Chapter 62: Paradise

The hole was as deep as there was no bottom, and Shi Xiaofeng kept falling down, full of fear in his heart.

With a "plop", his body sank into the water and immediately held his breath.

It is definitely not possible to dive up, it is impossible to climb out of such a deep hole, only to dive down and find another way out.

He had no professional training, and he could only hold his breath for more than a minute at most, and kept saying in his heart: God bless! God bless!

Almost ten minutes had passed, and he had not yet surfaced, but he showed no signs of exhaustion, instead breathing evenly and with sufficient physical strength—it was clear that he would not have been able to last so long without the magical power of the dzi.

Finally surfaced, Shi Xiaofeng stepped on the water with both feet, took a deep breath, and said in his heart: Have we broken the world record of underwater breath-holding?

It was pitch black in front of him, and there was no light, but his eyesight was very remarkable, and he could vaguely see that he was in an extremely deep and wide cave. He took two deep breaths and didn't feel stuffy at all, so there must be an exit to the outside world to circulate the air!

He had a long spirit, paddling with his arms, and swam forward with all his might.

After swimming for more than half an hour and still not seeing a way out, he muttered to himself: Is this a triathlon?

Finally, the rock was touched, and the dark river in the cave seemed to come to an end.

Shi Xiaofeng climbed the rock and first checked his mobile phone, ID card and bank card. Three things were intact in the zippered pocket of the hiking pants, but the phone got into the water and wouldn't turn on.

He sighed: "Well, I don't smoke, I never carry a lighter with me, and now I can't light or make a fire to bake my clothes—but even if there is a lighter, I can't find anything here that can make a fire."

He didn't feel tired or cold at all, but his clothes and pants were so wet that they were really uncomfortable sticking to his body, so he simply took off his essence, wrung out the water one by one, and spread it out on the rocks.

He walked back and forth a few times naked, and it was so comfortable that he couldn't help but hum a song.

Haha, labor and management are now openly naked, what is the love, who dares to care about me?

After thinking about it for a while, the light gradually became in front of him, and he found that the width of this cave was far beyond his imagination, and the roof of the cave was terrifyingly high, and it was refreshing to play extreme sports such as bungee jumping or wingsuit flying here!

Shi Xiaofeng was distracted for a moment, and suddenly thought that there was no light source in the cave, how could I see? Could it be that after a long time, my eyes have adapted to the darkness? Or do I already have the ability to see things in the dark?

Feeling his clothes and pants on the rocks, although they were not dry but barely able to wear, he made up his mind to find the exit, put on his clothes and trousers and groped his way forward.

After walking for an hour, he heard the sound of "rushing" water, and he cried out: Why are there so many dark rivers in this cave!

There was no way, he rolled up his trouser leg and went into the water with one foot to test the depth. Unexpectedly, the current was extremely turbulent, and he was unsteady on his feet, and his body fell into the dark river, and he was immediately washed downstream.

Fortunately, the water was not deep, but the current speed was too fast, and he couldn't stabilize his body, so he had to hold his head in his hands, raise his knees to protect the vital point, and go with the flow.

Rushing all the way, he didn't know how many times he was hit by a rock, and his tears were about to come out in pain, but he thought to himself: Who else dares to try this kind of "suicidal unprotected drifting" except me?

Suddenly, his body was light, and he fell into a pool, Shi Xiaofeng took a breath and surfaced and slowly swam ashore.

All the rapids in the dark river flow into this pool, and the water is bottomless, and I don't know where it leads.

After moving his body, the pain gradually subsided, and he knew that if he hadn't been reborn, he would have been killed by drifting along the way!

There's a light ahead, and I've found an exit!

Shi Xiaofeng rushed over with great joy, and sure enough, he saw the entrance of the cave, and the sun was shining through. He was in a good mood and shouted, but the shouting was completely drowned out - a waterfall fell from the sky from the mouth of the cave, and the sound of a huge stream of water roared incessantly.

It seems that this waterfall is the last natural barrier of the huge karst cave. Shi Xiaofeng cautiously climbed along the stone wall, and finally arrived outside the cave.

The first sight he saw outside the cave was indescribable, and years later, he still remembers what he saw.

This is actually a fairyland on earth, which is simply the reappearance of the peach paradise described in "The Story of the Peach Blossom Spring"!

What he saw was an extremely open valley, lush and green, full of exotic flowers and plants, birds with bright feathers hovering overhead, and clouds in the distance, like outlining an ink landscape painting, in which houses and villages were faintly visible.

"The clouds are green and green and want rain, and the water is surging and smoking" - yes, these two lines of Li Bai's poems are perfect to describe the scenery in front of him.

Look at the waterfall behind you, zigzag down from the high mountain, like the Milky Way hanging upside down, flying beads splashing jade into a deep lake, the green grass on the lakeside, from time to time there are colorful butterflies flying.

It's a secluded, absolutely pristine hideaway!

Shi Xiaofeng suddenly thought: Did Tao Yuanming "drift" to this place like me back then, and wrote the "Peach Blossom Spring" that has been passed down through the ages?

When he first saw the stilted building of the Miao family, he had the idea of "living for a few months", and when he arrived in such a fairyland, he was willing to die of old age here!

He suddenly beat his chest and paused, not being able to take pictures at this time is the most painful thing in the world - no picture and no truth, who would believe my adventure?

He didn't give up, took out his wet phone, and still couldn't turn it on. He opened the back cover, took out the battery, and put the phone in the sun.

The lake was as green as jade, Shi Xiaofeng couldn't help but be tempted by the beautiful scenery, and subconsciously walked over step by step.

There are some unknown herbaceous plants growing on the shores of the lake, and the leaves bear vermilion fruits that look like cherries, which are very eye-catching.

He couldn't help but pick one and put it in his mouth, thinking that such a fairyland would never grow poisonous plants, and even if it was poisonous, it wouldn't necessarily poison me to death.

When he took a bite, his mouth was full of aroma, and there was a slight taste of chocolate in the heart of wine - as soon as he thought of the word "wine", he felt heavy eyelids and fell asleep.

It turns out that this fruit is a special "drunken fruit" in this valley, although it is non-toxic, it contains a very high amount of alcohol, and people with poor alcohol will get drunk when they eat one, and they will have to sleep for a day and a night to wake up.

A hot current surged in Shi Xiaofeng's body, instantly relieved his strength and immediately sobered up.

He was curious about the fruit, but he didn't dare to eat it again. Think about picking a handful and putting it in your trouser pocket, and if you can take it out, find an expert to study it.

The clear and transparent turquoise lake water in front of him, which could be seen at a glance, suddenly made Shi Xiaofeng have an irrepressible impulse, he immediately took off only a pair of shorts, and was about to jump into the lake.

The lake suddenly rippled, and a person rose to the surface, Shi Xiaofeng was startled and stopped to watch.

Emerging from the surface was a handsome girl of thirteen or fourteen years old, with her hair shawl and no clothes, bathing in the lake.

The beautiful girl suddenly saw a strange half-naked man, and screamed.