It took more than two hours to walk around the water and reach the other side.
However, just as he was about to continue forward, he was surprised to find an old man fishing by the stream on the opposite bank, in a bend between two mountain peaks.
Behind him, there was an exaggeratedly large small house.
this……
Wang Tianxiao swore that this was the most surprising scene he had ever witnessed since his rebirth into this world.
Although he had never been to this location before, he had probably explored the surrounding area many times, but he had never seen a house here before.
He thought there was no one else living in these mountains.
Could this person be some kind of hermit?
Filled with curiosity, he approached the old man, squatted down beside him, and saw a small fish basket next to him, which had not yet yielded any fish.
He's a veteran air force officer.
"Uncle, do you think you can catch any fish while fishing here?"
Wang Tianxiao asked the old man curiously.
"ah……"
The old man suddenly opened his eyes and was somewhat surprised to see Wang Tianxiao squatting beside him.
"Where did you come from, baby?"
“It’s over there.” Wang Tianxiao pointed to the other side of the water. “I’m a forest ranger in Yangziling, and I live in that area.”
"So he's a forest ranger."
"Good job, little one! Keeping the trees from being cut down and protecting the animals from being killed is a great deed."
The old man had a kind face and a white beard that was over a foot long.
His face was weathered, but Wang Tianxiao showed no signs of decline, only a gentle tranquility.
It was as if time had used a gentle knife to slowly carve countless marks on his face.
Why are you fishing here?
“If there are fish here, I’ll fish. Let me tell you, don’t underestimate Yangzi Creek just because it’s small. It’s a hidden gem. Maybe I can catch one.”
Wang Tianxiao observed the old man's optimistic yet mysterious demeanor.
I thought to myself, this isn't a fantasy world.
What kind of fish are you trying to catch?
"Sir, have you been living here all this time?"
"No one can live here. I just came to fish. What are you doing here? How did you find such a remote place?"
Wang Tianxiao then remembered that he still had important matters to attend to.
Helplessly, I briefly explained the situation to the old man.
The old man laughed as soon as he heard that.
"You young people, you never consider the consequences of your actions. The place you chose may seem flat now, but have you thought about what it was like before?"
Hmm.
Wang Tianxiao never expected to encounter such conversation here.
Judging from the old man's tone, it seems he knows something.
"Uncle, what do you mean?"
"Let me tell you, the east side of Yangziling was not like this decades ago. When I was a child, this was a cliff. It was the earthquake more than 30 years ago that caused the mountains here to collapse. The place you are talking about now is the collapsed soil."
"Oh, I see. You mean that the location over there was originally lower?"
"Yes, that makes sense. Yangziling was originally a canyon, but it was filled in after the collapse, so it looks like flat land now. You guys should do more research on these kinds of things, why did you just start digging?"
Wang Tianxiao smiled bitterly.
Ask him, he also wants to ask those people.
Such important information, even an old man knows it, how come they don't?
Look at the mess this has made.
He roughly understood what the old man meant.
Since the excavated area was originally a canyon, and then it was compacted by collapsed loess, the terrain beneath the loess cannot be considered normal.
Although the groundwater will seep in slowly, it's not something that can be fixed in such a short time.
In other words, if you want to dig in that place, you would have to dig much deeper, at least to the depth of a canyon.
This is just ridiculous.
However, I'm so lucky to have received this news today.
"Uncle, where do you live?"
"It's over there, in Zhao Family Village."
The old man pointed behind the mountain.
Zhao Family Village is the village where the four brothers stole the trees last time; it's located east of Yangzi Ridge.
Of all the villages surrounding Yangziling, Zhaojia Village is the only one that cannot directly access Yangziling.
Yangziling is adjacent to another mountain peak to the west, Mijia Village to the east, Shangliu Village and Wangjia Village to the back, and cliffs to the south, with Zhaojia Village just below the cliffs.
They can't just climb up the cliff to get to Yangziling.
For example, the last time they came to steal trees, they sneaked up from the small path on the south side of Mijia Village.
Thinking back to those guys from back then, Wang Tianxiao felt that time had flown by.
Almost a year has passed in the blink of an eye.
"What, you know about Zhao Family Village?"
Wang Tianxiao smiled and said, "How could I not know? It's not far from here."
"That's true."
"Uncle, you just said you knew about this decades ago?"
"Of course! I'm a native of Zhao Family Village, so I know all about the changes here. Besides, when I was young, I helped people dig wells, so I know exactly whether you can get water or not."
"So, you definitely know where you can get water?"
"Of course I know."
Wang Tianxiao was overjoyed.
No wonder you can always find extraordinary people at the foot of mountains in martial arts novels; it's really true.
There was nothing that could be done, but then this old man who knew how to dig a well suddenly appeared. We can only say that we were incredibly lucky.
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