Chapter 40 Hot Springs
The hot spring is located in a valley between high mountains. The valley is very deep, but the entrance is narrow, about one meter wide. After passing through the entrance, the view suddenly opens up. The bottom of the valley is covered with hard stones of different sizes. There is not a single weed growing in the valley, and there is a light mist in the valley. But when viewed from outside the valley, it seemed as if thick fog covered the entire valley, a strange sight that Zi Yi could not explain.
The valley is about 2 kilometers deep and 1 kilometer wide. The rocks on the cliffs are hard and large and small caves can be seen on the cliffs. Ziyi said that it was the place where some unknown bird built its nest.
The hot springs are located at the bottom of the valley. There are 6 hot springs in total. The largest hot spring is more than 10 square meters and about one meter deep. The smallest hot spring is about 5 square meters and more than 40 centimeters deep. The other four hot springs are about 10-15 square meters and almost 1 meter deep. The bottom and walls of the hot springs are made of natural stones, just like artificial pools. Five hot springs of different sizes are distributed around the largest hot spring in an orderly manner, as if they are guarding the big spring. The wonders of nature are fully reflected.
"Wow! This is the hot spring! Oh my God! This is so magical!" Yi Ke exclaimed repeatedly.
"Let's put our things away first before we start making bubbles."
"No, I haven't finished appreciating it yet."
"Then you can take your time here and take a look. I'll go put my things away first."
"No, I'll just take a look, just for a moment."
"Okay!" Ziyi had no choice but to wait there and watch Yike circle around the hot spring. Finally, seeing that Yi Ke was still reluctant to leave, he had no choice but to grab the screaming Yi Ke and take her to a cave not far from the hot spring.
Ziyi and Yike put the things they brought into the cave, and Ziyi first took Yike to visit the cave.
The cave is about 200 square meters. There are two small caves in the big cave, which are also naturally formed and are about 40 square meters. The two small caves are connected. There is a small tunnel between the caves. An adult cannot pass through it because the tunnel is really small. Ziyi had crawled through this tunnel when he was a child, but he couldn't get through it after he grew up.
Ziyi and Li Haoran used the two caves as their bedrooms. Each bedroom had a wooden bed with a bulging snakeskin bag filled with a quilt on it.
The bedroom also contained some prepared animal skins, a change of clothes, some salt and dried chilies.
Ziyi took out the quilt and clothes to blow them in the air, and if the sun is shining tomorrow, he will take them out to dry in the sun.
"This cave is really clean, but it's not dry enough."
"There are hot springs here, and the water vapor in the air is emitted, so the cave is relatively humid. But we put dry carbon in each bag, so the contents of the bag will not get wet."
"You guys are so thoughtful."
"Are you hungry? Do you want to eat something before you go soaking?"
"Oh my! I didn't feel hungry until you said it. Now that you mentioned it, I seem to be really hungry."
"Then let's eat first." Ziyi took Yike to the table and sat down. The table is made of a large stone, and there are three large stones under the table top, making the table top flat and smooth.
"Hey! Ziyi, where did you find this stone? The surface is so smooth!" Yikuai couldn't help but ask. She found that she seemed to be becoming a problem baby recently.
"This one wasn't so smooth at the beginning. It was only after Uncle Hao and I took turns polishing it that it became like this." Ziyi answered as he took out a dried meat biscuit from his bag.
"Wow! You guys are really capable!" Yi Ke praised without reservation.
"Come, eat something first to fill your stomach. We will take a hot spring bath later. Don't eat too much. We will eat after the bath."
"Oh! Okay, I'm very good. If you tell me not to eat too much, I won't eat too much. Haha! Am I very good?" Yike acted cute. "Yeah! So good!"
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After eating half full, Ziyi and Yike took a short rest, took some clean clothes and went to take a hot spring bath. After several days of traveling, they wanted to take a hot spring bath to eliminate their fatigue.
Ziyi took Yike to the largest hot spring. As the two walked down into the hot spring pool, a sulphurous smell hit their noses. The misty water vapor could not block the clearness of the pool. The bottom of the pool was like a whole piece of stone slab with no visible joints. There was a crack in the center of the pool, and water kept oozing out of the crack. Waves were surging around the crack, and wisps of smoke were floating on the water from time to time. A wisp of hot steam was coming out.
"Wow! It's so comfortable!" Yi Ke waved his hands in the water and shouted.
"Put your hand in to soak as well. Sit down a little and let the water reach over your shoulders." Seeing Yike being naughty, Ziyi sat over and pressed Yike's hand down. Yike giggled and finally sat down obediently to soak.
The water in the hot spring was not very hot. I sat there for less than two minutes before I started moving around. Sometimes he rested his head on a rock beside the spring, sometimes he floated on the water on his back, and from time to time he used his feet or hands to harass Ziyi, who was also soaked in the water. Ziyi watched my naughty actions with a smile without getting annoyed, and from time to time he would hold my body back when I was about to float away. Sweat oozed out of every pore of my body. Gradually, I felt weak and sat on a rock next to the hot spring to rest. Ziyi brought a dry towel and put it on me, and he also put one on himself.
"You can't get cold after taking a hot spring bath. It's bad for your health."
"Oh, I don't know." Yike pretended not to understand.
"I didn't know it at first, but I found out after reading a book. For people with rheumatism and skin diseases, frequent hot spring bathing is good for them."
"What's the benefit?"
"It can alleviate the symptoms. If the rheumatism or skin disease is not serious, it may be cured."
"Brother Ziyi, you know so much."
"You've had enough rest, do you want to take a bath again?"
"Yes, I haven't soaked enough yet."
"Then go clubbing again, but be careful not to stay there for too long, or you'll get dizzy."
"Yeah, I know. I'll get up if I feel uncomfortable."
The two took off their towels and went into the hot spring to soak. They soaked for a while and then got up again, soaking for a while and resting for a while. After soaking for about an hour, the two came out of the hot spring and went back to the cave to rest.
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