Chapter 5: Strange Fish Pond

When Ji Buyun fell from the cliff, his mind was blank, and he didn't feel the fear that people usually say, but instinctively closed his eyes and let out a cry of "ah". Then he "plopped" and fell into the water.

Although Ji Buyun is not a pure highlander, he doesn't know anything about swimming like most highlanders. People who can't swim have a natural fear of water, and he feels scared at this time, jumping up and down in the water, struggling wildly, and suddenly catching a life-saving straw when his hands are fluttering, and quickly grasping for it. The current was very strong and rapid, and he drifted down the water for a while before he dared to open his eyes and found that what he had caught was actually the purple gold bamboo spear. Although this thing is only a piece of bamboo, the buoyancy is extremely large, he grabbed it and floated on the water, revealing half of its body, and it was still floating steadily on the water.

He looked left and right, and it turned out that he had fallen into a canyon washed by the water in the mountains, the canyon was very narrow, and the boulders on both sides were abrupt and strange. Ji Buyun went down the water, and when he was looking around to find a suitable place to dock, he suddenly found that the mist in front of him was rising, roaring like thunder, and it turned out to be a big waterfall.

When he woke up, he found himself lying on a white sand beach, holding a purple gold bamboo spear in his hand, and his legs were soaked in water. Ji Buyun hurriedly touched his chest, and the jade pendant left by his father was still there. For the rest of his life, although he was extremely happy, he had a splitting headache and unbearable soreness, so he had to continue to lie on the beach, closing his eyes and recuperating. After regaining his strength a little, he struggled to stand up, and carefully examined his body, and found that except for a large swollen head and a few scratches on his hands and feet, everything else was intact, and there was not even a single place where he was bleeding. The short knife at the waist was still there, but the javelin was lost in the water.

Look at where the sun is, it should be afternoon now, Ji Buyun felt hungry and thirsty, so he staggered back to the water's edge, holding the water in both hands and taking a few sips. Looking at the reflection in the water, he found that his robe was torn in several places, especially in his legs, which had a big hole, exposing half of his thighs, and he looked embarrassed. When he was embarrassed by his image, Ji Buyun couldn't help but laugh dumbly, it was a blessing to be able to save his life, what do you care about the image, not to mention that there is not even a figure here, no matter how good the image is, who will you show it?

After drinking the water, the pain was still unbearable, so I had to continue to lie down on the beach. The sun made the sand very hot, and it was very comfortable to lie on it, and the soreness was less, but the stomach was still hungry. At this time, Ji Buyun remembered the five bamboos that the ants gave him yesterday, so he reached into his arms, and those bird food were still in his pocket. He had eaten this thing yesterday, and he didn't feel like it was as good as the ants said, but now it's better than nothing, and it's good to go to less hunger. Because he didn't know when he would be able to go out, the food was precious, he looked at the five bamboos in his palm and sighed, he didn't dare to eat more, he only put one in his mouth and chewed it slowly, and the rest was still in his pocket.

Ji Buyun lay on the beach, closing his eyes and recuperating, while slowly chewing the bamboo in his mouth, sucking the water in it. Gradually, I felt that the bottom of my tongue was full and my abdomen was full, the pain in my body disappeared, and I had inexhaustible strength. He couldn't help but stretch and jump up, and then he realized that this bird food was indeed a good thing.

With a bamboo spear in hand, Ji Buyun looked around carefully for a while. Located between the east and west mountains, the beach is located at the bottom of the cliff on the east side, and above it is a waterfall more than ten feet high, where the water turns to the east, forming a small lake, which is relatively gentle for a while and then roars towards the next bigger waterfall. It seemed that thanks to the Golden Jade Spear, he must have clung to it when he fainted, and it brought him to the beach.

Ji Buyun carefully followed the water's edge and observed the sunset between the upper and lower waterfalls, but he didn't find any path to get out. The cliff behind him is steep and straight, covered with moss, and it is absolutely impossible for human beings to climb it, let alone go out of the upper and lower waterfalls. It was a natural prison that trapped him.

Frustrated, returning to the beach, Ji Buyun sat by the lake and thought hard about how to get out. The evening sun shone on the surface of the lake, and he faintly saw a hole on the opposite side, reflecting colorful light, he could not swim, it was late, and there was nothing to ignite the light, so he did not dare to pass.

Ji Buyun thought that ants would definitely come to him, although this place was remote, as long as they went downstream, they would definitely be able to find it. After comforting himself, he began to ponder the problem of eating, although the bamboo can satisfy his hunger, but there are only four left, it is better not to eat without eating, it seems that he can only rely on water to draft, and find a way to catch fish to solve dinner.

There are a lot of fish in the lake, very large, Ji Buyun tried to use a bamboo spear to make a spearfish, at first the fork was always inaccurate, after groping for a while, he quickly found the trick, and forked two big fish up before the sun set. The fish here are slender, have large scales, and have exposed teeth, which are as sharp as blades, and look extremely fierce.

He guessed they were just scary, or they would have bitten him after he had been in the water for a long time when he fainted. Each fish weighs more than two catties, so he buries one fish under the sand for tomorrow's breakfast, and uses a short knife to peel off the scales of the other, leaving the body of the fish, and throwing the head and internal organs into the water, so that they can be washed away with the water to save the environment. Ji Buyun estimated that he would have to wait here for a few days, and he didn't want to live with the smell of fish every day. To his surprise, as soon as he threw the guts of the fish head into the water, a school of fish rushed over and snatched up the corpses of the same kind in the blink of an eye. A few fish killed each other because of the grabbing food, and the water rolled and made a mess, and as long as one fish was injured and bleeding, the other fish would rush up and eat the injured fish alive. It seems that these fish are not just ferocious.

He used a short knife to cut the fish into pieces and put it in his mouth, the fish was tender and smooth, not so fishy, slightly bitter and sweet, and the taste was much better than expected. He ate most of the fish, and when he was full, he threw the rest of the fish into the water, and naturally enjoyed a burst of food grabbing performances. The sand was still warm during the day, and he lay down on the sand pond and began to sleep beautifully.

That night, Ji Buyun had a dream again, and there was still a cold fragrance in the dream, but this time the dream was no longer empty, and he also saw a white lotus flower slowly blooming in the fragrance. Later, he learned to the ants that he often dreamed of cold and fragrant fragrances, and the ants said that you may be in love with someone, but you don't know it. Although Ji Buyun knew what he really thought in his heart, he still deliberately asked the ant who I want to fall in love with, how can I not know myself, how can you know so much about an old bachelor? The ant laughed a few times, and said very deeply that this can only be understood, can only be understood, and if asked him again, he would not say a word as usual.

Early in the morning, Ji Buyun was woken up by a bird's call, the euphemistic call sounded very familiar, and he immediately remembered the strange fish that he saw by the creek that night. As expected, it was the strange fish that could fly, but not one, but three. Through the faint mist on the surface of the lake, you can see three strange fish flying on the surface of the water, chirping as they fly.

As soon as the sun came out, the fog on the surface of the lake immediately lifted. Ji Buyun clenched the bamboo spear and came to the lake, feeling a little excited in his heart, and finally he could clearly see the appearance of those strange fish. The strange fish was slightly larger than the fish he had caught yesterday, and they formed a triangle, with their tails in the water, only the cephalothorax exposed, and they waved their wings and slowly rowed along the edge of the lake in a regular manner, forming a circle that covered the entire surface of the lake. These strange fish are covered in silver scales, but their wings are covered with golden feathers. Their chirping is regular, with the first one followed by the second, then the third, and so on.

What's even stranger is that every time they scream, a few fish that Ji Buyun caught yesterday will surface and swim in circles with them. The circle of flying fish is getting smaller and smaller, and the fish in the lake are gathering more and more, almost one after another, and the black pressure is all over the lake, and I don't know how many tens of thousands. The chirping of the strange fish seemed to have some kind of magic, and the ferocious lake fish simply could not resist.

After the sun fully rose, the strange fish finally stopped circling, they faced the waterfall below in a triangle arrangement, slowly waving their wings to stay on the surface of the lake, at this time Ji Buyun noticed that there was a thin red line on the back of the strange fish in front, and there were no two behind. The fish also stopped, and they followed the strange fish to the head of the waterfall downward, one after the other in an orderly manner spread across the lake, like an army ready to attack.

There was a loud noise downstream, as if something had jumped onto the waterfall. Immediately afterwards, three black snake heads swam up against the current, and soon came to the mouth of the lake, and they raised their heads against the strange fish, and spat out bright red letters from their mouths, and the hissing sound was chilling. Ji Buyun was horrified to find that the three snake heads turned out to be on the same body, and this snake was actually a three-headed snake. Each head of this snake is the size of a bucket, the eyes are like goose eggs, the red crown is faintly visible on the snake's head, and the snake's torso is thicker than his waist, at least more than ten zhang long. Thinking that he actually slept in this monster-infested place last night, Ji Buyun couldn't help but feel weak in his hands and feet, and cold sweat broke out on his back.

The strange fish led by stepped forward, stopped at a distance of seven or eight feet away from the three-headed snake, and continued to chirp towards the three-headed snake, and the momentum was aggressive. The three-headed snake seemed to be quite jealous of it, and its three heads swayed around on the surface of the water, and its huge body slapped against the current, not daring to move forward.

The two sides confronted each other for a while, and the strange fish led by the leader suddenly let out a long roar, soared into the air, flapped its wings, and stirred up a wave of water several feet high, and smashed its head and face into the head of the three-headed snake. This strange fish is really powerful, if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Ji Buyun would never have believed that it had such a great power with a wave of its small wings.

The three-headed snake was clearly enraged, and its head moved forward two feet forward, leaping at the strange fish. But the strange fish turned a blind eye, and even screamed for a long time, and with each call, it flapped its wings and stirred up a wave of water and smashed it on the head of the three-headed snake. The three-headed snake was completely enraged, the snake's head rose into the air, its body suddenly rushed forward, and the three bloody mouths bit the strange fish together.

The strange fish flashed backwards slightly, dodging the attack of the three-headed snake, and took advantage of the momentum to stir up a wave of water and smash it on the snake's head. The three-headed snake did not dodge, and the three snake heads were raised in the air, this time staggering towards the strange fish. The strange fish deftly stepped back and led the three-headed snake into the lake in a few strokes.

The two strange fish in the back suddenly rose into the air, and with the strange fish headed by them, they flapped their wings together and roared, this time it was not the water waves, but the whirlpool, and the entire lake spun up in an instant, forming a huge whirlpool, the three-headed snake was caught off guard, and one stumbled into the lake. The thousands of ferocious lake fish were like warriors who had heard the order to charge, and rushed towards the three-headed snake along the whirlpool. Ji Buyun stood on the beach, his legs trembling, staring blankly at this unbelievable scene, his clothes wet by the splashing waves.

The three-headed snake suddenly sprang up from the water, and its three heads were bitten at the three strange fish. Its neck and body were densely covered with lake fish, which were desperately biting at it with their sharp teeth. After the three strange fish circled lightly in the air to avoid the attack of the three-headed snake, they flapped their wings in unison again. This time the whirlpool formed was bigger, the whole lake seemed to be stirred, the huge waves were flying, the whirlpool in the center was two or three zhang deep, the three-headed snake fell heavily from the air, and its huge body was carried by the current to spin in the whirlpool, like a caterpillar falling into the water. It writhed desperately to break free from the whirlpool, but every time it raised its head, the fish flapped its wings in unison, stirring up a larger whirlpool and throwing it back into the water. The countless lake fish are more like fearless warriors, desperately rushing up to bite it, never dying.

The three-headed snake was finally swept into the bottom of the water by the whirlpool, the water surface was slightly calm, and just when Ji Buyun thought that it had been bitten to death by the lake fish, it suddenly jumped up from the water again, this time raising its huge tail. It slapped a splash with its tail and struck at the strange fish headed by it, and knocked the strange fish at the head out of the air for several feet. Then the three snake heads bit the other two strange fish in a row, and the three strange fish were a little confused by the series of attacks of the three-headed snake, and before they could flap their wings and roar, the three-headed snake repeated the attack just now, and the rhythm of the strange fish was beaten by it even more chaotic.

Now the three-headed snake has the upper hand, alternating its tail and head to attack the three strange fish, its huge body rolling in the lake, stirring up strange waves. It seems that the strange fish must form a formation at a certain distance above the surface of the water in order to control the water potential, and the three-headed snake seems to know this, so whenever the strange fish is close to the surface of the water, it will immediately attack, driving the strange fish to a higher place. The strange fish could not descend and line up, so they could only chirp alternately at the heights, driving away the fearless lake fish to rush up and bite the three-headed snake. The skin of the three-headed snake was so thick that countless strange fish nailed it to it, and it was as if nothing had happened.

Suddenly, the three-headed snake moved in unison, and after launching a series of attacks on the strange fish, its body twisted with a bow, disturbing a huge wave, and then rushed towards the cave west of the lake. The strange fish obviously knew the purpose of the three-headed snake, and they flew down desperately to form a triangle in the face of the three-headed snake's attack, and flapped their wings in unison. The surface of the lake spun again, disturbed by the attack of the three-headed snake, and this time the whirlpool formed was neither large nor small. The three-headed snake was stopped by the whirlpool, and it angrily waved its body in the water, disturbing the huge waves to fight the whirlpool. The three strange fish also ignored the attack of the three-headed snake, and flapped their wings on the surface of the water again and again. The whirlpool stirred up by the strange fish collided with the huge waves disturbed by the three-headed snake, and the whole lake boiled, and the sound shook the sky, and the lake overflowed.

The huge waves rushed onto the beach, sweeping the stunned Ji Buyun into the water. He clutched the bamboo spear in his arms, using its buoyancy to float between the whirlpools and the waves, and the ferocious fish of the lake kept crashing against his body, but their target was the three-headed snake, completely ignoring him. The splash hit his face and hurt faintly, Ji Buyun ignored it completely, just desperately trying to find a place to land. In the midst of the rough waves, he caught a glimpse of the three-headed snake's tail sweeping towards him, instinctively swinging the purple gold spear to block it, and at the same time closing his eyes.

Ji Buyun felt his body rise into the air, landed heavily on the hard ground, and slid forward a long way. When he opened his eyes, it turned out that he was swept into a cave west of the lake by the tail of a three-headed snake. The entrance of the cave was two or three feet higher than the surface of the lake, and the huge waves could not rush in, only a few splashes fell on the edge of the cave.

The momentum of the three-headed snake's attack seemed to have weakened a lot compared to just now, leaving only three heads still held high in the air desperately chasing the monster fish, but the tail was no longer raised to hit the water, but just dancing up and down the surface of the water, splashing strings of blood-colored waves. I saw a group of ferocious lake fish nailed to its tail, where there was a huge arc-shaped wound, and the lake fish were desperately biting at the wound. I think it was when it swept Ji Buyun with its tail just now, it was inadvertently scratched by him with a purple gold spear.

After a while, the three-headed snake's raised head and neck fell heavily on the water, this time it stopped attacking the strange fish, its huge body rolled on the surface of the lake, and the three hideous snake heads began to stare at the school of lake fish and bite wildly. The three strange fish no longer flapped their wings in formation, they waved their wings and flew slowly and regularly in circles along the edge of the lake, alternating their chirping as they flew to drive the lake fish to attack. The surface of the lake is covered with countless corpses of lake fish, and there are more fish alive in the lake, and the bite is even more crazy. Ji Buyun was horrified to see a lot of lake fish bursting out of the belly of the three-headed snake, and the snake's tail had no skin and flesh left, only white bones remained. These ferocious lake fish gnawed its tail along the wound of the three-headed snake, and then burrowed into its body and tore it upwards. Although the snakeskin cannot be bitten from the outside, it is easy to bite through from the inside, as long as a fish bites through the snake's body, a group of lake fish immediately swarms up, and soon, the small hole becomes a large hole, and then more lake fish drill through the hole and bite through the snake body again from the inside.

The snake's body was gradually torn clean, only white bones remained, and several lake fish had broken out of the snake's head, and the three-headed snake stopped devouring, lying on the surface of the water and spitting out a long letter, struggling and convulsing in pain, and the water surface was blood-red. The ferocious lake fish shuttled up and down in blood red, biting even harder. The water took away the blood, and the once crazy three-headed snake has now turned into a white bone, and the huge skeleton has been floating and floating in the turquoise water for a while, slowly sinking to the bottom of the lake.

The three strange fish stopped chirping, and after circling around the lake a few times, they found Ji Buyun at the entrance of the cave, and they flew over and chirped towards him together. He knew that these strange fish had the power to manipulate water, and they had great powers, so they crouched behind the stones in fear, revealing half of their heads, and raised their bamboo spears forward. The three strange fish chirped at him, waved their wings, tossed for a while, and for some reason did not even make a splash, so they staggered towards the waterfall below, and soon disappeared.

As the sun set, this thrilling fish and snake battle lasted for a whole day, Ji Buyun was stunned to see all the passages, during which he was swept into the water by the huge waves and made his soul fly, at this time he felt exhausted, lay on the stone, and fell asleep unconsciously.

It was the middle of the night when he woke up, and he felt hungry and thirsty. The surface of the lake has long since returned to calm, and the cold full moon is reflected on the lake, and the stars are dotted in the middle, revealing an indescribable desolation in the tranquility. Witnessing the ferocity of the fish in the lake, he naturally did not dare to risk going to the lake to fetch water to catch fish. I had to take out a precious bamboo and put it in my mouth, reluctant to chew it, just sucked it slowly, slowly stroked the jade pendant on my chest with one hand, and fell asleep again unconsciously.