Chapter 101: Wan Kong River Valley

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  Along the Chu Family River, the scenery is infinitely beautiful, with green mountains and clear water, blue sky and white clouds, insects chirping and birds singing! Everyone's mood is very pleasant, as if they have all shed their heavy burdens in life.

  The most enthusiastic one was Ye Xiaoshuang, who showed great curiosity about everything on the road, constantly marveling and shouting in surprise. Li Lao seemed to like this innocent girl, answering almost all her questions.

  "Ah! A snake!" Ye Xiaoshuang was frightened and her face turned pale, she saw a lazy snake basking in the sun not far away in the grass.

  The snake, although lying like a dead snake, was very sensitive and immediately slipped into the dense grass when it heard Ye Xiaoshuang's scream. Except for Miao Huo's lion, Li Lao's black ghost and white ghost did not move, all the other dogs rushed out immediately. But soon they returned with their tails between their legs, apparently having gained nothing.

  It's not that they're inferior, but inexperienced. That kind of tall grass thicket is easy for snakes to walk through, but difficult for dogs.

  Li Lao Tou is a very lazy person, even naming things makes him lazy. When he first saw the two dogs, one black and one white, he directly called them Black Ghost and White Ghost.

  These two dogs are used to catching snakes and know that their master won't want such small, worthless snakes, so they won't waste their energy. Having lived in the Chu family village for so long, they deeply understand that now is the time to conserve their strength and wait until they really enter the mountains before concentrating their spirits to deal with various crises.

  Lions are very disciplined dogs, without their master's instructions or orders, they will always guard their master's side.

  Chu Jiaxiong curled his lip and said, "That snake is just an ordinary grass snake, non-venomous, biting people is like a mosquito bite, do you need to shout so loudly? You scared the soul out of me."

  Chu Jiaxiong was just beside Ye Xiaoshuang when he was suddenly called out so loudly that he was really frightened to death. As people often say, "A person can be scared to death by another person!" That's exactly what happened here.

  Chu Jiaqiang didn't comment further, after all, he was also afraid of snakes.

  At that time, he thought of when he was in elementary school. There was a deskmate who was very bold and often caught snakes to play with. One time, he brought the snake to school. Everyone was reading books, and suddenly the guy pulled out a snake from his pants pocket. Chu Jiaqiang was also scared at that time, his hair stood on end, and he jumped out of his seat, staying far away from that guy.

  That guy smiled and told Chu Jiaqiang that the snake's teeth had been stripped, it wouldn't bite. But Chu Jiaqiang still had a psychological shadow, as soon as class was over, he immediately went to the teacher to request a change of seat. Sitting with someone like this, you could get nervous breakdown at any time.

  Ye Xiaoshuang's face turned red as she whispered, "I'm afraid of snakes even if they're not poisonous! I'm a girl, after all."

  This remark made Chu Jiaqiang extremely embarrassed, and what she meant was: Boys shouldn't be afraid of snakes!

  Li Laotou glared at Chu Jiaxiong and immediately exposed his shortcoming: "Aren't you afraid of snakes? I remember when you were young, you were so scared that you fell from a big tree and almost lost your life!"

  "Cough, cough!" Chu Jiaxiong was suddenly speechless, that matter being a stain on his life.

  "Why was he so scared that he fell from the big tree? Is there a snake on the tree?" Ye Xiaoshuang asked curiously. The others also perked up their ears to listen to the story, feeling very interesting.

  "This little guy initially took a liking to a nest of tile eagles, these tile eagles aren't big, can't compare to the snow eagles at all, their wingspan is only about one meter! They like to catch snakes and bring them back to their nests to guard their young. This guy snuck up while the owners were out, and that's what happened." Old Man Li muttered.

  Ye Xiaoshuang smiled and chuckled, while others also couldn't help but laugh. Chu Jia said gloomily: "Old Man Li, I haven't offended you, have I?"

  Continue walking forward, everyone arrived at Mogao Gorge.

  Here is very characteristic, on the other side of the river is a large stone mountain, high stone wall, smooth stone wall, no grass grows, only some moss, lichen and other plants grow.

  Below the stone wall, close to the water surface or underwater, countless circular holes of various sizes appear on the rocks, as if they were made by pressing in one by one with balls of different sizes. Looking far away, the opposite river wall is like a rectangular beehive, stretching for about half a kilometer.

  "Wow! So beautiful, so special!" Ye Xiaoshuang started shouting again, and immediately took out her phone to take pictures frantically. Miao Huo and others were also stunned by this magical phenomenon.

  Professor Wen, who had been quiet for most of the journey, also praised: "It's truly a wonder of nature!" He naturally knew that this phenomenon was formed by the river water washing away.

  Looking at the black holes on the stone piers that had just emerged from the water surface, Chu Jiaqiang and Chu Jiahao's faces turned strange. The rounded holes slightly submerged in the water were different from those on the stone wall, which were just hemispheres recessed into the wall. Those under the water surface often had a circular opening at the top, and below might be a spherical space filled with water, completely hollowed out in the middle.

  "The most dangerous place for our Chu family is right here," said Fifth Uncle.

  Ye Xiaoshuang didn't understand: "Why? I think it looks great!"

  "A good-looking back often hides a crisis." Chu Jiaqiang replied, his face looking somewhat unsightly.

  The teacher nodded: "Here the river is relatively narrow, the water is rapid, and there are many rocks in the middle of the river. Once you fall into the river and get washed away by the current, hitting those hidden rocks along the way will cause more than just a minor injury. If you're knocked unconscious, then you'll really die without knowing what happened."

  "What's most frightening is the round holes under the river, once you're washed in, it's easy to get in but hard to get out! You might be trapped to death inside." Old Man Li added.

  Ye Xiaoshuang heard this and stuck out her tongue: "So dangerous!"

  "So it's better to appreciate from a distance and not get too close!" Still, Teacher Liu's words have more depth.

  "Huh? Younger brother, your complexion doesn't look too good! Nothing wrong?" Miao Huo asked.

  Chu Jiaqiang shook his head, but Li Lao didn't show any courtesy. After exposing Chu Jiahong's shortcoming, he started digging up Chu Jiaqiang's ugly past.

  "What else can I do? It's just a painful memory!"

  "Ah! Does Chu Jiaqiang also have unforgettable memories? Grandfather Li hurriedly said to come and listen." Ye Xiaoshuang urged.

  Miao Huo and others are even more interested, how does it feel that these people all have an unforgettable experience, compared to themselves, their own childhood life seems blank.

  "This kid was clever when he was young, but also loved to play. One time, he came with the fish head to play here and accidentally got flushed into a hole and couldn't get out. The fish head panicked and immediately shouted towards the village, hoping for adults to come over. Fortunately, at that time, the old Taoist priest was not far away, he learned about the situation and quickly inserted a bamboo tube to let the kid breathe, then smashed open a block of the hole entrance and finally rescued him." Old Li said this on purpose, actually also reminding everyone, never ever come to such places to play, once you slip up, it's eternal regret!

  It was brought up by Old Man Li, and Chu Jiaqiang's face suddenly looked much better. That experience had left him fearful for a long time, so every time he passed through the Wan Keng River Valley, he would feel a sense of dread, which might be what others meant by: "Once bitten by a snake, ten years afraid of the rope used to draw water from a well."

  After hearing such a terrifying experience, Wenqiu, Liuyang and others dared not to make a sound, looking at the dense holes that no longer seemed beautiful.

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