Ling Xiao's trip is not just for tourism, he also has to take advantage of the situation to investigate the aura nodes of the two major mountain ranges on the west coast of the United States, the Sierra Nevada and the Coast Mountains, to find a suitable dive site.

The aura in the secret cave under the cliff villa in Los Angeles was increasingly unable to supply his cultivation, and he urgently needed a new place to practice, otherwise, the lack of aura would cause his cultivation to slow down and even stagnate.

Mount Whitney is the highest mountain in the United States except Alaska, with an altitude of 4,418 meters, and is the ridge of the entire Sierra Nevada, which is also the focus of Ling Xiao's observation.

On the west side of the Sierra Nevada is the famous Central Valley. Nestled between the Sierra Nevada and the Coast Range, the Central Valley is a place where the two mountains meet, with dense forests, a wide variety of attractions, and several famous national parks and tourist sites.

Whitney Mountain, for example, is located within Sequoia National Park, and just north of Sequoia National Park is Kings Canyon National Park.

Magnificent sequoia trees, towering mountains, deep canyons, roaring rivers attract countless tourists every year.

When they came to Tulare, it was indispensable to take a tour of these two national parks, but the crowd of people was full of tall redwood trees, and it didn't take long for the two of them to lose any interest, but it was Lake Kahoe at the foot of the mountain that attracted their attention.

Lake Kahoe is a living lake with a narrow trend, about 500 to 1,000 meters wide and about 5,000 meters long, the Kern River flows through it, and the snow on the snowy peaks of Sequoia National Park on the northwest slope of Whitney Mountain, surrounded by hills and orange groves, is the place to be truly relaxed.

The two of them lived in a farmhouse in Kahoe Lake for two days, and they relaxed their nervous nerves, and Ling Xiao also inquired about the situation around him, intentionally or unintentionally.

Tulare is a small basin in the Central Valley, where locals are more engaged in farms and ranches in addition to tourism.

In recent years, however, temperatures in the Central Valley have been generally high, and in the summer, there has been widespread drought, and even in the immediate vicinity of Lake Cahoe, which can be irrigated with water, incomes have been decreasing year after year.

Not only that, but the densely forested Sierra Nevada Mountains cause large-scale fires every year due to drought and heat, and last year's fires caused losses of up to $9 billion.

Ling Xiao took this to heart, left Tulare, and the two went straight to Yosemite National Park for a full day.

One of nature's masterpieces, majestic granite rocks, majestic waterfalls, and tranquil valleys make Yosemite look like a wonderland from every angle.

Towering trees, mountains and waters, craggy cliffs carved by glaciers and sparkling lakes make you feel like you're in a paradise.

The environment is very good, but there is also a problem, and that is the large number of tourists, more than 3.7 million tourists visit here every year, compared to Sequoia National Park, there are many more tourists here, and the surging popularity has long diluted the aura that spreads between the mountains.

Leaving Yosemite, Ling Xiao and Gan Jing drove to Sacramento, the capital of California, which is much less populated and certainly quieter than Los Angeles and San Francisco, but again, housing prices are not cheap.

When Ling Xiao was in Los Angeles, he had contact with other Lisbon agents of the California State Bureau of Investigation, but except for Lisbon himself, who knew that Ling Xiao was Beckett's informant, no one else knew much about him.

Except, of course, Patrick Jane, who has extraordinary sensing abilities, has worked as a consultant in the California State Bureau of Investigation over the years, helping Lisbon solve many big and important cases, even if he is in Los Angeles, he has heard of it from time to time.

However, although he arrived in Sacramento, Ling Xiao had no intention of contacting them, he and Gan Jing rented a yacht and enjoyed the beautiful scenery of the new city and the old town on both sides of the Sacramento River, where you can even feel the western atmosphere that has been permeating for decades.

Leaving Sacramento and heading west to San Francisco, Ling Xiao and Gan Jing originally planned to spend a day or two to see the beautiful scenery of San Francisco, and then take California Highway 1, while returning to Los Angeles, while enjoying the beautiful Monterey Peninsula, the famous Seventeen Mile Bay, the bohemian town of Carmel, and the 90-mile coastline of Big Sur, arriving in San Simon, Los Angeles.

This was the itinerary that the two had planned, but at noon the day after arriving in San Francisco, an accident happened.

As soon as he came down from the magnificent and beautiful Golden Gate Bridge, and before he had driven far, Ling Xiao saw a park not far away full of people, and in the middle of the park, a flat-headed blonde young man wearing a blue-black uniform and driving a high-powered motorcycle was performing a speeding show with a few friends.

Why is he here?

Ling Xiao frowned slightly, said to Gan Jing, first found a place outside the park to park the RV, and then took her to the park to enjoy the exciting flying car performance, until the performance was over, Ling Xiao walked towards the familiar person.

"Hey, Jonathan, how did you come here?" Ling Xiao walked up behind Jonathan Stone, patted him lightly on the shoulder, and asked in surprise.

That's right, it's Thunderbolt, one of the Fantastic Four, who is doing a speeding show in the park.

"Ling!" Seeing Ling Xiao's appearance, Jonathan, who had just taken off his helmet, gave him a hug with joy, and then greeted Gan Jing behind Ling Xiao: "Hey, hello." Ling, who is this beauty? ”

"This is my girlfriend Gan Jing." Ling Xiao glanced back at Gan Jing, who was looking down and chuckling, and introduced her: "Gan Jing, this is a friend I met in New York, Jonathan Stone. By the way, Jonathan, haven't you been in New York all along, and when did you make it to the West Coast? ”

"I'm here for a speeding car show." Jonathan shrugged his shoulders slightly and said, "Ling, I originally planned to go to Los Angeles to find you, but you couldn't get through on the phone, Stark said that you went on a trip, so I could only play in San Francisco with other friends." ”

"Then I'm sorry." Ling Xiao chuckled and shook his head, and said, "Come out to play, what to do with your mobile phone, it's usually annoying enough." ”

"Yes." Jonathan nodded very agreeably, as one of the Fantastic Four, in New York, one of the cities with the highest crime rate in the United States and even in the world, how could he be idle, brother-in-law Mr. Fantastic is a mad scientist, and his sister's invisible woman's life has been revolving around his brother-in-law, only he and the stone man take turns to go out to fight against crime.

"That's right!" Jonathan suddenly looked up at Ling Xiao and Gan Jing, and said, "If you two are okay in the afternoon, why don't you come too, Steve Stadium, we will have a flying car show there in the afternoon, give this a ticket, you have to come and cheer me on!" ”

"You're really good at playing!" Ling Xiao shook his head helplessly, and said funny: "Okay, it's a big deal that we'll stay in San Francisco for one more day." ”

"Thank you, Ling, see you in the afternoon." Jonathan said hello and left with his friend.

Back in the car, Gan Jingneng gave Ling Xiao a bottle of iced Coke, and then asked with curiosity, "Is that Jonathan also a superhero?" ”

"You've probably heard of him." Ling Xiao started the RV and said, "The thunderbolt in the Fantastic Four is talking about him. ”

"It turned out to be the playboy." Gan Jing nodded a little abruptly, since the First World War in New York, superheroes such as Spider-Man and Fantastic Four, which were originally only circulated in New York State on the East Coast, suddenly became famous all over the United States, and Gan Jing was naturally no exception.

"Let's go, let's find a place to have a good meal and then go to the show in the afternoon." As soon as Ling Xiao stepped on the accelerator, the RV immediately rushed forward.

The 40,000-capacity Steve Stadium was already full at this time, and the crowds were crowded with swarming whistling sound one after another.

Jonathan was the second-to-last appearance among the racers, and even without his own abilities, his performance was spectacular. Just after Jonathan's performance, the entire stadium suddenly fell silent, and a high-pitched voice suddenly sounded: "Welcome to the great Johnny Blazer below." ”

(End of chapter)