Chapter 58: The Strange Willow Tree

  "Have you arrived?"

  When Li Jianliang and the others finally arrived in front of the Hu Tiao Xia stone tablet, they saw Xuan Qi and Xia Xiaoyu leisurely drinking tea and chatting in the pavilion beside Hu Tiao Xia.

  Compared with the miserable crowd, Xuan Qi and Xia Xiaoyu were as carefree as gods. This scene made many of their classmates extremely envious.

  "It would have been better if I had ridden a bike here, it's much more enjoyable than taking a car."

  At this time, many people were dissatisfied with Li Jianliang's decision. Originally, they had planned to ride their bikes over, but Li Jianliang had insisted on dismissing the idea.

  Now they have some regrets in their hearts.

  However, there is no regret medicine for sale in this world. At this time, they can only accept the fact that Xuan Qi and Xia Xiao Yu arrived before them.

  Saw Xiaoyu and Xuanqi arriving first, Li Jianliang was very displeased, scolding the Zhongba bus driver repeatedly, so much that the person couldn't even lift his head.

  This incident made Li Jianliang very unhappy. He, who had lost face, was thinking about how to regain his dignity through some means.

  At this time, Xiaoyu was preparing to go with Xuanqi into the Tiger Leaping Gorge.

  Hutiaoxia is extremely magnificent, located between two great mountains, several hundred meters apart, with a large river in the middle. The river water rushes and surges, very turbulent and dangerous.

  Looking down from the mountain, it gives people a sense of heaven and earth. That kind of thrilling feeling is not something that ordinary scenery can bring.

  However, this is not the most attractive place in Tiger Leaping Gorge. The most attractive place is to walk down from the small road of Tiger Leaping Gorge and walk to the side of the mountain stream, which can truly experience what it means to rush tirelessly.

  The river water crashes against the rocks on the shore, producing a loud roar, and creates a white mist that makes people feel as if they are in a fairyland.

  Walking down along this place, the river water flows slower and slower, then you can reach a small islet where the river rushes to. The small islet is surrounded by no human habitation, but it's a paradise for birds to inhabit.

  After more than a decade, the Tiger Leaping Gorge Scenic Area was finally developed and became a nationally renowned tourist destination. However, even now, there are still very few people who come to visit this place.

  After all, this place is really too hard to get through.

  Walking down from the Tiger Leaping Gorge, it's very slippery, and the mountain road is difficult to walk. You need to be extremely careful, otherwise you may easily slip and fall, and falling from this mountain can be very serious.

  "Everyone be careful to hold onto the vines on this side, don't fall off. If you fall into the river, even if you're a swimming champion, it's unlikely you'll be able to save your life."

  Xuan Qi originally didn't want to make a big deal, but seeing these students stumbling and struggling on the mountain road, he had no choice but to step out and help Xia Xiao Yu.

  He did not wish for this trip organized by him to end with someone falling off a cliff.

  "Xiao Yu, your friends are really great, so energetic!" Zhang Jiali said with admiration as she watched Xuan Qi helping to take care of their classmates in the front.

  In these small matters, the gap between Xuan Qi and his classmates Xia Xiao Yu gradually emerged.

  Zhang Jiali had a good impression of Xuan Qi from the start, and now she couldn't help but praise Xia Xiaoyu's taste, which was indeed very good.

  It's not just Xiaoyu, the girls in her class also like Xuanqi very much, who is leading the way with his agile movements. Some people's eyes even show admiration.

  As for Li Jianliang, who regarded Xuan Qi as his opponent, he slowly moved in the end and walked only a short distance before he couldn't move anymore.

  He usually travels by car and has never walked so many roads. For the rest of the journey, he was supported by others, and only then did he slowly pass through Tiger Leaping Gorge.

  Compared with the magnificent Tiger Leaping Gorge, the scenery behind it is even more intoxicating.

  After passing through the Tiger Leaping Gorge, Xuan Qi and his group arrived at a large lake in front of the gorge. On a small island in the middle of the lake, thousands and thousands of water birds were nesting.

  It's very delightful to watch water birds here.

  By the lake, there are many willow trees planted, with lush greenery and very beautiful scenery. Camping and having a picnic by the lake is a very pleasant thing to do.

  Some mischievous boys would even run into the bushes to find a few bird eggs, which they would roast and eat later. After being roasted in this way, the bird eggs have a special flavor.

  Arriving at this place, Xuan Qi couldn't help but recall the scene when he came here years ago.

  "There are so many willow trees, they're really beautiful!"

  At this time, Xuan Qi saw the lake shore here, with many willow trees planted. These willows were constantly swaying in the wind, looking very charming.

  Just as Xuan Qi was admiring the beauty of the willow tree, he heard Lao Ding's voice say: "Not right, there's something strange here!"

  Lao Ding's words startled Xuan Qi, who hadn't prepared himself mentally and hastily asked: "Old Turtle, what's going on? What happened?"

  Lao Ding looked at the willows here and said: "The yin energy here is too heavy. These willows are very likely to be planted by someone on purpose, as a tomb!"

  "What is this? What are you saying?" Xuan Qi hastily asked in pursuit of Lao Ding's words.

  Lao Ding said: "Maybe I'm just being paranoid, but these willow trees are really strange! You know, this place isn't suitable for planting willows. But look, they're growing extremely well!"

  Willows are suitable for growing in places with heavy shade near water, but the place of Hu Tiao Lake is not very suitable for planting willows. Because this place has a low temperature and humidity that is not very suitable for planting willows.

  The willow tree has been known as a "tomb tree" in China since ancient times. Because among all trees, the willow and pagoda trees are the ones with the heaviest yin energy. Such trees are only suitable for planting in tombs, but not in sunny houses. Moreover, among many tomb trees, the willow tree is also the one with the strongest soul-binding ability, so there has been a legend of "nailing soul willows" since ancient times. Legend has it that as long as four people are buried under the willow tree, the deceased's soul cannot be freed and is bound by the yin energy of the willow tree.

  "Look, there's an abandoned thatched hut here. It seems we can make a fire and cook here." Just then, Xia Xiaoyu excitedly called out to Xuan Qi while he was talking with Lao Gui.

  Xuan Qi walked closer and saw that there was actually a small, abandoned grass hut by the lake. Inside, all sorts of kitchen utensils were complete, and some firewood was laid out.

  "This place is not abandoned, but rather intentionally left behind, it's for the use of tourists and fishermen." Xuan Qi came to this conclusion after taking a look around.

  "I'm so tired, I can barely move. Luckily, there's a place to rest here. This long trip has exhausted me to death. Next time, I'll never come to this place again."

  At this time, Zhang Jiali was sitting on the ground without any elegance, panting heavily. Her classmates were all the same, exhausted to the point of collapse.

  For them, this type of travel is just too torturous.

  "Isn't this trip great? At least it's good exercise and tests our perseverance. Who would have thought that we could walk so far and arrive by the lake?"

  At this time, Xia Xiaoyu asked everyone.

  Actually, they had already given up halfway through their journey and most of them were ready to run back.

  However, under the encouragement of Xuan Qi and Xia Xiao Yu, they supported each other and finally arrived at the lake after the mountain stream, only then did they see the beautiful scenery.

  "Alright, let me take a look. The pot here seems to be clean. I'm sure someone among you has brought some food. We can just cook some instant noodles or something to replenish our energy."

  However, what Xuan Qi saw was a sea of shaking heads.

  "None of you have brought food?" Xuan Qi asked in surprise, looking at these people.

  "We brought food, but it was all eaten or lost on the way." Because the road was really too difficult to walk, they reduced their luggage to the lightest. In this way, people were more convenient, only to find that there was nothing to eat when they arrived at their destination.

  Xuan Qi and Xia Xiao Yu had specially prepared a few packs of noodles, biscuits and some water before coming here. This backpack has been on Xuan Qi's back all along.

  Before walking down the mountain stream, Xuan Qi stopped his bicycle and hurried on with a relaxed expression.

  However, when Xuan Qi opened his backpack, everyone was amazed at the food inside. It turned out that there were all sorts of delicious things in the bag.

  These things, many of which are not Xuan Qi's, but rather food discarded by these students that he picked up.

  "What's going on? I didn't see you pick them up, how did all these end up in your bag? Unbelievable, you're really meticulous." They exclaimed in surprise, with many people praising Xuan Qi.

  Xuan Qi smiled and said, "I originally planned to pick up the trash you discarded, so as not to pollute the environment. I didn't expect that many of these packages were food. But this can be considered a lucky coincidence, saving you from starving."

  When Xuan Qi was speaking, Xia Xiao Yu had already started a fire and boiled a pot of water. Then, Xuan Qi threw those instant noodles and sausages into the pot.

  Before long, a pot of steaming noodles was ready. As they ate the noodles and chatted, this kind of life seemed too wonderful for these students.

  This kind of life is something they have never experienced before.

  Compared with their excitement, Xuan Qi also felt a sense of novelty and stimulation. He found that this solo trip, the feeling of traveling long distances was also very good.

  Before rebirth, he rarely went out for tourism, no time and no money. Even if there was time to go out, it was with some tour groups, taking a cursory look.

  Now, following these students, Xuan Qi has found a long-lost joy. This taste makes him extremely enjoyable.

  Being with these young students made Xuan Qi feel like his age had also decreased by a lot. Although, in reality, he was only a few years older than Xia Xiao Yu and the others.

  But if he were judged by his mental age, he would be over thirty and could be called an uncle.

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