Closer to Revealing My True Self
Chapter 415 - 294 There is a giant snake!_1

Chapter 415: Chapter 294 There is a giant snake!_1

Although his mind was occupied with thoughts, his pace didn’t slow in the slightest.

Upon hearing the disturbance from the direction of the lake, Feng Yi headed there immediately.

He hadn’t reached the site of the accident, yet the smell molecules in the air furrowed Feng Yi’s brow.

The closer he got to the source of the noise, the more smell molecules he could detect, and the more information he had at his disposal.

There had indeed been a car collision.

The scents of three people, one of which was familiar to Feng Yi.

He quickened his pace.

His figure flitted through the dense forest like a ghost in the night.

The nocturnal insects that chirped at night paused in realization only after this figure dashed by. After a while, once they were sure no more disturbances were around and the figure had long gone, they fluttered their wings and let out a tentative chirp: "Ji?"

Soon, the woods were once again lively with the sounds of the night.

Feng Yi was getting close to the scene.

There was a distance to cross, and it was night, lacking sufficient light; others could only hear the sounds from there but couldn’t see what was happening.

But to Feng Yi, day or night didn’t make much of a difference.

He could see that a car was sinking into the lake, the water already submerging its roof.

On the lakeside road, two people lingered for a moment before quickly leaving.

Feng Yi paid no attention to those two; his gaze was fixed on the lake.

The entire car had driven into the lake, and while Feng Yi couldn’t see the people inside, he could tell by the scent that the one trapped with the vehicle was Liu Xiang, whom he had just met that day.

When the auction ended earlier, Liu Xiang had said, "Let’s chat another day", and Feng Yi hadn’t expected their next meeting to come so soon.

Feng Yi had intended to jump directly into the water to save the person, but he had avoided all the surveillance near Yue Mountain while coming out today.

He never planned to let anyone know he had traveled so far, and should he show up here now and trigger an investigation...

It wouldn’t stand up to scrutiny!

A single probe and they would realize his behavior didn’t match his usual persona: why would he avoid all surveillance cameras late at night, just to travel to the lake on the other side of Yue Mountain? Was he scheming something?

Was this normal?

So after a brief consideration, Feng Yi decided to implement Plan B.

A few more minutes of deliberation and the person inside might be a goner.

Although Liu Xiang was arrogant and haughty in his daily life, he wasn’t a major villain. Feng Yi decided to lend a hand as long as it was within his capability.

Perhaps it was the deep research into the zodiac coin and the meteorite that evening, as well as the encounter with evidence of his ancestors’ existence, that stirred something inside Feng Yi.

Perhaps it was an impulse.

But, Feng Yi decided to give it a try.

He once again extended his probing foot towards the world.

The lake near Yue Mountain was vast and somewhat distant from the city, which meant it was less impacted by human activities.

There were no lights.

Under the stars, the fish and other aquatic creatures in the lake were engaged in nature’s routine practice of predation.

It was at such times you could witness their ferocity when hunting.

However, their nocturnal activities were soon disturbed.

Whether predator or prey, they scattered in fright.

A large fish, startled, leapt from the water, flipped over, and plunged back in, soon disappearing from sight.

If someone could see beneath the surface, they’d discover a figure, slender... and long, darting through the water like an arrow.

At the spot where the car had fallen.

Trapped inside the car, Liu Xiang lamented his bad luck and regretted being lured out late at night.

After the auction, he had gone to a small gathering with friends and had a few drinks.

Then someone came looking for him, saying that they had made progress on the matter Liu Xiang had asked them to investigate—they had discovered another White-tailed Qing Dragon at a certain place in Yue Mountain!

That is, the originally known as Gu Shan spikey-headed viper.

Liu Xiang thought the name ’Qing Dragon’ was awesome and he stuck with it.

Receiving this news and seeing the evidence provided—photos and videos, Liu Xiang got excited.

A pure, wild Qing Dragon!

The first online incident involving Feng Yi was about capturing a Qing Dragon, which was reported by many well-known magazines and newspapers abroad!

Since then, Liu Xiang had instructed people to keep an eye on Yue Mountain and its surrounding areas for any traces of Qing Dragons, insisting on being the first to be notified of any sightings!

This was not the native habitat of the Qing Dragons, but investigations into that incident with Feng Yi revealed that a criminal gang had an accident passing through this area, and some Qing Dragons were left behind.

Their survival was already a miracle.

But, Liu Xiang believed, if one had been found, there could be a second, a third...

And now he had gotten his chance!

Feng Yi had captured a two-meter-long one back then. Liu Xiang estimated the wild Qing Dragon in the video was about two meters long, maybe even longer!

Idols are, of course, meant to be surpassed!

Liu Xiang immediately left his friends’ gathering, intending to head to Yue Mountain.

Not sure if they could capture it today, he didn’t inform anyone else, just said he was going to do something big.

Of course, even though his judgment was clouded with alcohol, he still had his guard up and didn’t ride with the "informant"; instead, he had his driver bring tools and drive over.

All the way, Liu Xiang kept reviewing the videos and pictures of the pure wild Qing Dragon; it seemed... a bit too fat to be wild, didn’t it?

In fact, doubt lingered in Liu Xiang’s mind, but no caution could overpower the allure of the Qing Dragon. After seeing Feng Yi at the Dragon Boat Festival event, he was even more eager to catch a Qing Dragon himself!

When the car entered Yue Mountain, away from street lights and pedestrians, even surveillance cameras were few and far between, Liu Xiang realized he had been tricked!

One lured him here with the promise of a pure wild Qing Dragon, the other was his driver who had followed him for more than three years; however, he didn’t expect the two to conspire against him!

They even wanted to kidnap him!

Was he the type to sit idly by and wait for doom?

Definitely not!

But the other two were strong and fit, whereas Liu Xiang, after drinking a fair amount, had his already weak fighting abilities reduced to less than that of a cricket-catcher.

It was unclear whether it was due to poor signal on the mountain or some other interference, but his mobile phone had no service.

Liu Xiang was relatively calm as his family had hired people to train him in similar situations before, so a battle of wits ensued.

The two sides were in a tense standoff by the lake when suddenly not far from the surface of the lake, a loud "gulp" noise erupted.

Seizing the moment the other party was distracted by the noise, Liu Xiang found an opportunity and successfully leapt into the car.

Having never suffered a major setback and lacking a clear self-awareness, Liu Xiang’s mind went blank in the panic as the car grazed a large rock and drove into the lake.

Training is one thing, facing the real thing is another!

During training, there were lifeguards standing by, so there was no need to worry.

But now, he was the only one in this whole area!

Those two swindlers would rather he died right here, and they would never save him! He could only rely on himself!

Luckily, he still remembered some survival training.

While the car’s electrical system was still working, he opened the car’s sunroof to escape through the roof.

He was extremely grateful that he was driving his own car today; the car’s electrical system lasted a bit longer, and even after hitting a stone and falling into the lake, he managed to open the sunroof. It would have been a different story in the swindler’s car!

However, when Liu Xiang finally got out of the car, he realized that reality was completely different from training.

The car had completely sunk.

The lake water at night was exceptionally cold.

His hands and feet gradually became unresponsive, and his head felt dizzy.

There was only endless exhaustion and unwillingness left.

His consciousness seemed to be starting to experience obstacles.

Something wrapped around his leg...

At that moment, what flashed through Liu Xiang’s mind were incidents of people drowning after being tangled by aquatic plants or unknown trash in the water while swimming in rivers or lakes.

Despair...

Just as despair began to take hold, suddenly a strong force yanked him!

No, it should be said, it flung him!

Liu Xiang was flung to one side.

Then, half of Liu Xiang’s body was already lying on the grass by the lake.

"Cough!"

Liu Xiang gasped for air.

Lying half on the grassy lakeside, his mind was still in a brief state of confusion.

But the air he inhaled, filled with the scent of mud and grass, triggered his instinct to survive.

He crawled upwards with force, moving away from the icy lake water.

After flinging him to the shore, Feng Yi saw that he had successfully crawled onto the land.

Moreover, the scent carried by the wind told him that someone was already on their way. It was the area’s patrol officers arriving by car.

Without lingering, Feng Yi quickly snuck away.

After emerging from the water, he wiped off the water marks, changed into dry clothes, and quietly returned to the residential compound.

When he appeared again near the community’s cameras, it was with a casual stroll, as if he had stepped out into the night on a whim.

At that moment, on the other side of Yue Mountain by the lake,

Two patrol officers who had heard the sound of a vehicle collision rushed over and found Liu Xiang by the lake.

Liu Xiang’s life shouldn’t be in danger, but his mental state didn’t seem quite right.

At this moment, Liu Xiang’s consciousness gradually began to regain focus after escaping from the brink of death.

Excitement, fear, curiosity.

There was the relief of having survived a desperate situation, but also other complex emotions.

He had even forgotten about the swindlers’ matter entirely.

What had saved him?

Thinking carefully, that sensation of being pulled...

So absorbed was he in his thoughts that he didn’t even hear the patrol officers’ questions.

The two patrol officers were even more convinced that this person was mentally disturbed.

One of the patrol officers wrapped him in a blanket and waved a hand in front of his eyes, "Are you okay?"

Liu Xiang hugged his legs, "Snake!"

The patrol officer was taken aback, nervously looking around, "What snake?"

Liu Xiang, "Python!"

The patrol officer became even more anxious, "What python?"

Liu Xiang, "A big python!"

Patrol officer: ???

Liu Xiang seemed to finally come to his senses, grabbed the hand the patrol officer was waving in front of him, with an excited expression and burning eyes, "There really is a big snake! I’m telling you..."

The patrol officer’s expression turned serious, "You’re saying."

Liu Xiang, "I was saved by a big python!"

Patrol officer: ...?

The other patrol officer cautiously asked, "How can you be sure that you were saved by a python?"

Liu Xiang, "It wrapped around my leg! And it pulled me to shore!"

He paused, then added excitedly, "I suspect that ’gulping’ sound earlier was also made by it!"

"Definitely!"

Watching the man who had fallen back into his contemplative mumbling, the two patrol officers didn’t dare ask any more questions, fearing they might agitate him further.

They would wait for the rescue personnel to arrive.

A python?

Setting aside whether this place is suitable for pythons to live.

If it were a python, and if it had attacked, wouldn’t it have gone for the throat to strangle him?

And save you, pull you to shore?

Is that even possible?!

As for something wrapping around the foot...

Seaweed?

Sea monster?

Water monkey?