Ranch Story: Start Over

Seeing how Mr. Qian was struggling but couldn't bring himself to save face, Feng Ling thought it might be because he was here. The other party was worried that his expectant look would be seen by Feng Ling and would affect his image.

Feng Ling quickly diverted Mr. Qian's attention and asked an important question.

"Mr. Qian, I have a question for you, can you answer it?"

"Appreciate further details."

"It's the ranch where my family lives. My grandfather told me before that the tributary flowing down from Shennv Lake has a lot of water, but for some reason, it has become much smaller in recent years. You have been living here. Do you have any news?"

Mr. Qian thought for a while, shook his head and said:

"I haven't really noticed this. The lake here seems to rise in summer and dry in winter every year. The Shennv Lake is quite large. If you have time, you can go to the source to see what's happening. Walk two or three kilometers from the river here to the main road exit of Shennv Peak. There is a waterfall with a large drop. Above is the top of Shennv Peak, which is covered with snow all year round. Our water source comes from there."

Following the direction indicated by Old Qian, Feng Ling looked into the distance. The exit of the huge lake was hidden by green trees, and the situation over there could not be seen. Feng Ling thanked Old Qian, put all his things into a disposable storage ring and a space pendant, then took out the magic bicycle. After saying goodbye to Old Qian, Feng Ling rode the bicycle towards the downstream of the Goddess Peak.

The road became increasingly narrow. Fortunately, I was riding a magic bicycle. Except for its low load capacity, it was very convenient for traversing the terrain.

The closer they got to the waterfall, the louder the sound of the splashing waves became. Feng Ling looked down along the waterfall in the river valley and it seemed that the water flow had not changed. However, the river channel was indeed getting narrower, and there were all kinds of huge bushes falling on both sides of the river bank. This way of narrowing the river channel was the first time Feng Ling had seen it.

Continuing downstream, the road became narrower. Finally, when Feng Ling arrived at the edge of the Hukou Waterfall of Shennv Lake, a magical scene appeared before his eyes.

Huge strange rocks were blocking the mouth of the waterfall. Judging from the situation, the rocks should be stuck at the mouth of the waterfall. The largest boulder was five or six meters high just above the lake surface. Feng Ling took a look at the surrounding situation, walked to the edge of the waterfall, aimed at the target point, exerted force suddenly, and jumped onto the boulder with a bounce.

Seeing that the boulder had no connection with the surrounding area, and the trees blocking the surrounding area, some of these trees were very old, and some seemed to have been newly cut down. Feng Ling used his magic sense to probe into the bottom of the water. The exploration distance was limited, but he could still see that the waterway at the bottom was stuck by various trees on both sides of the boulder. It seemed to be caused by human factors.

Although it is possible to destroy this largest boulder with some effort, the fear is that someone else will do it again. Feng Ling ruled out the human factors of the residents of Mineral Town. Everyone needs these water sources, so he can only investigate the reason.

Just as Feng Ling was searching for traces around him, an unexpected scene appeared.

Suddenly, a large amount of wood came rushing over from the side of the Goddess Lake. There was a very huge piece of wood tied together and arranged into the shape of an arrow. The rushing lake water drove the arrow and it rushed towards them like an arrow.

Feng Ling blinked. What kind of operation was this? Using a crossbar to knock the stone away? What kind of person would come up with this idea? Just blow it up. Is it really necessary to go through so much trouble?

Feng Ling, who was about to leave, suddenly saw a child standing on the wooden arrow. The child was wearing blue clothes and was shouting and jumping at him, seeming to be very anxious.

The situation was urgent and Feng Ling didn't have time to think too much. He quickly cast several auxiliary magic spells on himself, including Wind Spell, Light as a Feather, and As Light as a Swallow... whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, five auxiliary magic spells were instantly cast on himself. Feng Ling's magic power dropped by 500, but he had already entered the third-level warrior state.

Feng Ling shouted at it:

"Little boy, don't be afraid. Move forward a little. I will catch you when the collision occurs. Jump towards me."

Seeing that the other party couldn't hear his voice, Feng Ling had to demonstrate with gestures. Fortunately, the other party understood the actions, especially the hugging action of Feng Ling. The other party made an OK gesture to Feng Ling.

Seeing that the other party understood his intention, Feng Ling calmed down. The closer to the waterfall, the faster the flow rate. He really didn't know if this piece of wood could knock down the boulder. However, after looking at the surrounding scenery and then at the wood under the child's feet, Feng Ling suddenly had an idea.

Could it be that he did this with all these woods? The stones were not pushed away, but the woods kept getting in the way.

Looking at the wooden arrow that was about to hit, Feng Ling finally saw the child's face. He was a little confused. This child didn't seem to be human. Why did his pointed ears look a bit like the elves in World of Warcraft? But the situation was already very dangerous and he couldn't afford to think too much. Feng Ling stepped back a little, took a running start and jumped out.

The child also suddenly jumped into the air and was grabbed by Feng Ling's arms and held in his arms.

Then Feng Ling steadied his body and touched the floating wood with his toes. Just as he was about to jump away, a crisis occurred!

The wooden arrow hit the boulder with a loud bang, and the boulder was displaced by the huge impact force. Then the bundled driftwood was instantly broken by the impact, and the driftwood and debris that were originally blocking the way were cleared. A huge piece of driftwood hit Feng Ling on the back. Fortunately, he had just used the Turtle Shell Technique to offset a lot of the force. Feng Ling felt a bloody taste in his throat.

But even so, the inertia of his feet caused Feng Ling to be washed into the pot mouth together with the child in his arms and the driftwood in the water before he could stand firmly. Feng Ling looked at the nervous, trembling and screaming child in his arms, and quickly grabbed a piece of driftwood, and then said to him:

"Now, let's work together. I'll throw you to the shore, and you'll use the force to jump out. You only have one chance, understand?"

"Ah! What are you going to do?"

You know what, this child's voice is quite clear, and even in such an emergency, it didn't tremble due to fear. Feng Ling's face darkened and he said:

"Look for me under the waterfall. It'll be fine if you can salvage me. The height of this waterfall is bearable for me. Come on! Get ready!"

Perhaps it was because they had a natural understanding, Feng Ling had no problem cooperating with him, no matter just now or now, the two of them moved one after the other, as Feng Ling wished, Feng Ling suddenly threw him to the shore, and the other party also stepped on himself hard, and the child was thrown steadily into the grass on the shore.

Seeing the waterfall mouth getting closer and closer, Feng Ling hurriedly held on to a piece of wood tightly. This was a test of his balance.

He slightly separated the surrounding driftwood, and at the moment before falling, Feng Ling pushed the surrounding driftwood with all his strength. With the help of the reverse thrust, the huge bush rushed out of the waterfall mouth due to the sudden impact, and the whole person squatted and stood on the driftwood under his feet. At this moment, it was the first time that Feng Ling faced this kind of high-altitude flying situation.

Fortunately, I have been riding the Magic Bike more recently and am not so afraid of heights anymore. The next step is to prepare for collision prevention.

From a distance, a large pile of wood poured down from the waterfall mouth and fell under the waterfall. Only one piece of wood was inserted diagonally into the river channel under the waterfall from a height of more than 50 meters. This was the result Feng Ling wanted. After adjusting his posture, Feng Ling grabbed the driftwood again and prepared to rush into the water with it.

I can only say that I was lucky. When the river was dug, it formed a straight line with the waterfall. Even if it was inserted diagonally into the water, Feng Ling's current physical condition could withstand it. If it hit the ground with the wood, although it would not be fatal, moderate to severe injuries would be unavoidable.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, even though the front end rushed into the water first, Feng Ling was separated from the driftwood in his hand due to the huge resistance after entering the water. Fortunately, after struggling a few times at the bottom of the water, he just felt his lungs were shaken and his blood was surging. In addition to the concussion just now, he was able to bear it, and other parts of his body were not seriously injured.

However, looking at the large pieces of wood floating up and down and flowing towards him at a very fast speed, Feng Ling had only one thought at this moment.

I'm going to die! There are so many logs coming towards me, hurry up and get to the shore!