Chapter 19: The Legend of Shiohu Lake

Du Qi quickly woke up from his slumber, startled several nearby animals that were probing their brains, and immediately scattered in panic.

He struggled to sit up, and there was an indescribable pain all over his body, as if all parts of his body were going to fall apart at any moment. Du Qi could feel that he had only suffered some serious flesh injuries, and his bones were not broken, which was undoubtedly good news, after all, judging from the way he fell, ordinary people had no chance of surviving. Maybe it's because the dense canopy slows down the fall, or maybe it's because of good luck, but at the end of the day, it's because of the player's physical toughness. Thinking of this, Du Qi had to sigh again, his body seemed to be going further and further on the path of non-humanism.

With his left hand propped up behind him, he endured severe pain to stabilize his crumbling body, and with his right hand, he took out a bottle of red potion from his personal space, and then raised his head with bared teeth and poured the potion down, only then did he breathe a long sigh of relief. After a few moments, a strange cold sensation was felt all over the body, and the hideous wound that could almost see the white bones began to heal slowly.

Duqi drank a very common recovery potion in all kinds of games, and although it cannot be exaggerated to make a dying person with only blood skin left alive immediately, it has a quick recovery from injuries and analgesic effects. The price of the potion is not cheap, and it costs 5 silver threads per bottle. Fortunately, Duqi got a huge reward for the task, so even if it hurts a little, he still prepares some in his personal space for emergencies.

With the aid of the potion, Du Qi only rested in place for less than half an hour, and the wound was basically healed. Feeling his strength recovering well, he got up and began to look at where he was.

It was clear that he was in a huge valley, with huge plants growing in the middle and a large mountain in the north and south directions.

"The speed of the Flying Eagle should be about 300 kilometers per hour, and according to the time, I probably fled in the southeast direction for fifty or sixty kilometers." Du Qi found the red dot representing himself on the map interface, and then compared it with the strategic map that he had asked for from Yi Qi before, he quickly determined his location, "Is this the Qingquan Valley?" ”

Thanks to the erratic route during the escape, the black fog of a large area of the electronic map interface was uncovered at this time, and with the strategic map as an aid, Du Qi easily determined the surrounding terrain. "Hmm...... The valley is in an east-west direction, and Flying Eagle City is in the northwest direction, if you go along the valley, it may take a trip or two, but the mountains to the north also look very steep, so you rush to climb over the mountains...... What a headache! He scratched his head, a very tangled expression.

"These trees are always more than twenty meters tall, right? I was lucky not to have fallen to my death from that height. Oh...... I forgot that I'm not an ordinary person now......" Du Qi looked up and made a joke of himself. Standing still for a while, he patted his head and finally decided, "I'd better go along the river in the valley." ”

The river in his mouth was actually just a stream, not far north of the place where he fell, and judging from the marks on the electronic map, it was about two or three minutes away.

Standing at the water's edge, Duqi sighed softly, squatted down and picked up clean water to wash his face, and then began to move towards the west.

The terrain around Eagle City is complex, and there are many iconic locations, and the reason why Duqi can remember this place is because he has heard a legend about this place. In the middle of the valley, there is a clear and beautiful lake, called Shio Lake, where a story once took place.

According to it, somewhere in the Shio Lake there is a hidden passage, a passage to a paradise. On a full moon night, the lake descends, revealing a hidden cave that would normally be impossible to find anyway. About 30 years ago, an explorer accidentally found the entrance to Taoyuan and entered a beautiful underground world through a deep cave.

Later, the explorer wrote a book describing the hospitality he received in the paradise and even fell in love with a local woman. In the story, he lived in Taoyuan for more than ten years, until one thought, he suddenly had an idea in his mind, he wanted to take his wife and children to the outside world to see.

The explorer came up with his idea with great interest, and he thought that his family would be happy about it, but he did not expect his wife to express strong opposition and even alarm the other residents of the village. He couldn't understand why such an ordinary thought could provoke all the hostility of Rao, and he was pressured to swear to abandon the stupid offer.

But in his heart, the explorer is still stubborn, and he intends to wait for a suitable opportunity.

Later, the explorer wrote in his book: "The past few years were like a dream, and when I woke up again, I found myself lying on the shore of a beautiful Shio Lagoon. My wife and children were gone, with only the backpack that accompanied me on my travels. Even my memories of the past have become a little blurry. I can't remember how I got into Taoyuan, and I can't even remember what my wife and children looked like......"

The overall concept of the book is very strange, and the details of the underground are fascinating, as if they can transport people into a real world. After the book was released, the explorer rose to fame and was loved by many readers. However, he insisted that what he wrote was a real story, even to the point of some obstacles. Some people think it's a true story, but more people think he's just crazy.

"Obviously, I can't remember the appearance of the residents of Taoyuan, and they are all handsome men and beautiful women, and there is gold everywhere? Ha...... This kind of clichΓ© story can attract so much attention in this world. Reflecting on the fragments described in the story, and thinking about the stories that had been widely circulated in his world, "It seems that the legends of the past liked to attract attention with beauty and gold, could there be readers who were influenced by him and came here with enthusiasm?" ”

Along the water, the babbling stream continues to converge and gradually grow into a rushing river. After about a moment of progress, Duzi faintly heard the roar of falling water, and it seemed that there was a waterfall in front of him.

"Waterfalls? Isn't it geographically clear that there is a flat river in the Qingquan Valley, with almost no ups and downs? Am I on the wrong track? Du Qi took out a thick book from his space, looked through the description of Qingquan Valley on it, and checked the map to make sure that he was still within the valley range, "This is not an inaccessible deep mountain and old forest, if the geographical records are wrong, someone should have raised it a long time ago." ”

Realizing that something unusual might be happening, Douzi immediately quickened his pace. After quickly passing through a forest, the eyes suddenly opened up. "Here...... Is it a tidal lake? He rubbed it, frozen in place.

The lake in front of Duqi is very different from what is described in the book, no matter how you look at it. This is where the river reaches its final destination, crashing down the stony cliffs and crashing into the lake below, which has a difference of at least a dozen meters. The scene before him was extremely incongruous, with a large blank area between the forest border and the shore of the lake, and a large area of yellow sand in the middle, dotted with many low aquatic plants.

"Is it low tide?" Such a ridiculous idea popped into Duzi's mind.

He found a gentler hillside and stepped on the slippery stone to the bottom. Walking along the river bank for a while, the sand under his feet was moist and soft, there were many potholes with water in the yellow sand, and even some fish could be seen surviving.

"Did I really come across the plot of that explorer's story? Isn't it a full moon night? ”

After such an idea came to his mind, he lingered, and Du Qi began to search around the shore of the lake with great interest. According to the narrative in the story, it seems that the cave did not arise naturally, but rather an ancient arch that was man-made. If that's all there is to it, then it should be easy to find.

"Wait, if it was so easy to find, the explorer's story should have been confirmed a long time ago. Even the so-called low tide on the night of the full moon does not correspond to the current situation. ”

But what else can explain the scene in front of you?

The lake is so large that even if it shrinks in size after low tide, it takes a lot of time to go around the lake. After searching for nothing, Duqi began to laugh at himself in frustration, how could he believe such a ridiculous story. What's more, after the low tide, the surroundings are empty, and what else can be hidden except a waterfall......

"Wait...... Waterfall? No......" He convinces himself not to believe those ethereal legends, but he can't control his pace and walks in the direction of the waterfall.

"Finally...... In the end, I will try this time, and if I don't, I will leave. Dozi obeyed himself, and jumped near the waterfall on a few stones, not caring about his clothes that were wet by the current, and bent down and slowly reached over his hands.

The strong impact of the water was painful, but not unbearable. I continued to probe inward, but I still didn't seem to encounter any obstacles.

So Du Qi simply closed his eyes and jumped towards a large rock at the bottom of the waterfall. The huge pressure of water pressed against him from top to bottom, and the water continued to hit his back, as if a thousand pounds of boulders were constantly falling, so that he couldn't help but grin. The big bluestone under his feet was very slippery, and Du Qi was a little unsteady on his feet, and his body shook and almost fell off the stone.

The water continued to hit Du Qi's body, which made him almost unable to think, but instinctively squatted down slightly to stabilize his body, then raised his hands to protect the front of his cheeks, and once again jumped forward with all his strength.

"Puff ......"

Duqi fell into the water, and the pressure on his back disappeared with it. He shook his somewhat dizzy head, and the cool water gradually regained his scattered consciousness.

Duqi's nose moved, and a strong smell of blood rushed to his head.