Chapter Ninety-Four: The Petal Fish
A few of us sat by the river and drank some water and rested.
Inadvertently, I spotted some fish swimming in the river. These fish are not very large, only about two or three centimeters long, but they look very beautiful, they have colorful patterns, and the tail and dorsal fins are long and flowing.
I reached out curiously to catch it, but I didn't expect that this fish didn't hide at all, and even opened its mouth to bite my fingers, but fortunately, these fish have no teeth, and they don't feel anything when they bite my hand.
I couldn't tell that this little guy was quite fierce, I thought it was funny and reached out and picked one up, and the little fish stirred a few times in my palm, and then fled into the water again.
Soon I noticed an even stranger phenomenon, I saw a string of these small fish swimming in the river, yes, a string!
These small fish are connected head to tail, and when I take a closer look, I am surprised to find that the fish in the back is biting the tail of the fish in front of me!
I thought this matter was very fresh, so I beckoned Lantern Festival and Second Uncle to come and see. After reading it, these two people couldn't help but be amazed.
Anador also came over and smiled, and she told us that this fish is called petal fish to them because of its beauty. One of the very strange characteristics of these fish is that when they are hungry, if they can't find food, they will bite the tails of other fish, so we can see a series of fish that are connected to each other.
Anadot also told us that because of the wide fins of these petaled fish, they are very strong swimmers, how strong are they? As long as the speed of the water is not too fast, the petal fish can swim against the river without too much effort. However, according to the habits of this fish, they generally look for more open waters to continue growing. AnadΓ³ told us that the fish was not very big when it reached adulthood, but it was at least twice as long as it is now. When they reach sexual maturity, they return to dark holes or underground to lay eggs and reproduce, and so on.
According to Anado, in front of this small river, there should be a larger body of water, perhaps a large river, or a lake.
Anado's remark intrigued us. Generally speaking, the ancient ancestors did not have the technical level to build large-scale water conservancy projects, so more often, they would choose to live by the water. Therefore, we instinctively think that if the terrain in front of us is gentle and there is a large area of water, it is likely to be the real gathering place of the ancient ancestors.
Coupled with the fact that Anadot tells us that this petalfish will choose to spawn in shady caves or underground, but we don't find any adult fish here, which means that the waters ahead are connected to such places. The speculation that a body of water connected to a cave and even an underground river may have led us to infinite reverie and inference of many possibilities.
Therefore, we decided to go along this small river, perhaps with unexpected gains.
As a few people walked forward, I looked back at the back, "Where would this creek be?" β
The second uncle also turned his head and said: "Actually, it's very simple, on the other side of this ridge, there is a river valley, and water will seep into the ground on both sides to form groundwater, generally speaking, there will be many small gaps in the interior of the mountain, so because of the principle of siphoning, the groundwater level in the mountains on both sides will be higher than the water surface of the river valley." And when the groundwater is saturated at a certain location, such a small river will appear on this side of the ridge. β
After listening to the second uncle's words, I couldn't stop nodding, I was completely convinced of the second uncle's knowledge, so I almost took a small book to take notes!
The second uncle continued: "On this side of the ridge, there may be a lot of this kind of groundwater seepage, and these small rivers must converge in a certain low-lying place. Therefore, I speculate that it is unlikely that there will be a large river in front of it, but it is likely that it will be a large lake. β
Lantern Xiao smacked her lips and said, "That's not bad!" There must be a lot of fish in the lake, we can just get some to eat, and I haven't seen meat in a few days! β
I can't help but want to laugh when I look at Lantern Xiao, Lantern Xiao is a meatless and unhappy person, a few days of dry food and vegetarian food, and this kid is enough to choke. "Lantern Festival, don't brag about it first, let's talk about it when you can catch a fish."
Lantern Xiao slapped her chest with a bang, "What's this, don't forget that in the underground dark river of Qilian Mountain, buddy used a wooden hook to catch fish for you!" β
"Yes!" I sneered, "There was also a human-faced pig that was caught together, not only did I not eat the fish, but I was almost eaten by the fish!" β
"Haha," Lantern Xiao smiled, "This shows that buddy is a good ox!" I looked at Lantern Xiao's appearance, remembered the scene when he sacrificed his life to save him, and my heart suddenly warmed, and I patted him on the shoulder, "Well, I believe you!" β
Lantern Xiao smiled and nodded, "It's a letter, tell me what flavor do you want to eat, grilled fish or boiled fish soup?" β
"Braised blood!" I said lightly.
"Uncle Red!" Lantern Xiao scolded, "You deliberately embarrassed me!" β
As we were talking, we suddenly heard a loud "whoosh" in front of us. This voice made us stunned.
Lantern Xiao looked at my second uncle and said, "Second uncle, don't you say that there is a very likely low-lying place ahead, and there is a big lake in the low-lying place?" Shouldn't the lake in this mountain be calm and smooth as a mirror, but you always listen to this sound, what about the lake water? β
"Go!" The second uncle glared at Lantern Xiao, but it seemed that he himself was very surprised, "What I just said is just speculation, maybe the low-lying place in front has formed a certain drop due to the drop in the water surface and other reasons, and there is nothing strange about some water sounds." β
Despite all the words, we still picked up the pace, and everyone wanted to find out.
When we walked around a dense cluster of trees, we couldn't help but stop because we were stunned by what we saw!
A huge crater appeared in front of us, which should be quite large in diameter as far as the eye could see, and we couldn't see the other side at all due to the fog.
A few of us slowly walked towards the edge of the huge crater, and when we looked down carefully, we found that the pit wall of this huge pit was steep and very deep, and it was roughly estimated that its depth was definitely more than 200 meters, and the vegetation below was dense, coupled with the diffuse fog, we could not see the bottom of the pit at all.
The small river we were chasing all the way just now flowed straight down from here, turned into a small waterfall, and fell into the huge pit! And not only this little river flows into it, but there are also three or four small rivers that have also become small waterfalls and fall into the pits. After thousands of years of erosion, the river has carved a groove in the rock at the edge of the crater. Some of the river water that fell into the pit flowed into the groove again and spread down into the depths of the crater.
The second uncle looked at the surrounding rivers that merged into the giant pit, and couldn't help frowning, and Anado asked beside him, "What's wrong?" Any questions? β
The second uncle shook his head lightly, did not speak, but looked at Wenmo, and then said: "Wenmo, these rivers that flow into, will they be ......?"
The second uncle didn't finish speaking, but it seemed that Wenmo understood what the second uncle wanted to ask, and looked at the front thoughtfully, and we looked curiously from the side, but we didn't bother.
Wen Mo was silent for a while, and then began to walk along the edge of the giant pit, I wanted to stop him, but then the second uncle also turned to us and said, "You stay here, we will come back soon!" With that, he walked to the other side of the crater.
The three of us froze in place, inexplicable. But there is nothing to be done.
Anador looked inside the crater, "Shall we go here?" β
I shrugged, "Quite possibly!" β
We waited for a while, but we didn't see the second uncle and Wenmo come back, and Lantern Xiao said, "They won't dump the three of us, right?" β
"Don't talk nonsense!" I immediately dismissed the claim of the Lantern Festival. "They must have their purpose."
About ten minutes later, Wen Mo walked back first, and soon the figure of the second uncle also appeared from the fog on one side.
We immediately surrounded us, and the second uncle didn't look at us, but asked Wenmo, "How many did you find over there?" β
Wen Mo gestured five fingers, and the second uncle's face changed as soon as he saw it, "I have four here!" It seemed that the second uncle seemed to be extremely shocked, "My God, can the records in the overall situation of the Eight Heavenly Feng Shui really be found in reality?" β
"What do you mean?" I couldn't help but ask, "What did you say?" Is there still a feng shui thing in this? β
Without waiting for the second uncle to answer me, Wen Mo spoke again: "Actually, it's not like you think, some of these small rivers are not natural, but artificially dug up!" β
Listening to Wen Mo's words, the second uncle couldn't help but be stunned, "Are you saying that there are human factors in this pattern?" β
Wen Mo nodded slightly. The second uncle didn't have a disappointed expression, but let out a sigh of relief.
Seeing that the two of them stopped talking, I waved my hand at them and asked, "Second uncle, Wenmo, you think about our feelings, what do you mean by what you just said?" β
The second uncle sighed, pointed to the giant pit in front of him and said, "Look ahead?" β
"What's the point of seeing this," Lantern Xiao said after a moment's hesitation, "There's a big pit ahead, this is the legendary sinkhole!" β
The second uncle nodded, "It's true that this is a sinkhole, but I'm not referring to this, but a few small rivers flowing into the sinkhole around it." β
"yes," I nodded, "yes, we saw it!" What does this mean? β
The second uncle looked at me and said, "Actually, in the ancient feng shui books that have been handed down since ancient times, there are eight most ideal feng shui situations, and these eight feng shui bureaus are called by later generations: the eight heavenly feng shui situations. β
(End of chapter)
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