"Brother, did you find any Dragon Saliva this time?" Xiao Hei looked at Lin Hao and asked.
"I found it, but I didn't bring it up," Lin Hao said regretfully, gazing at the calm lake water.
It was so close. If the Flood Dragon had come a little later, or if he had been a bit faster, he would have already obtained the Dragon Saliva.
"You found it?" Xiao Hei ignored Lin Hao's trailing words and looked at him, his face full of surprise. "Does Dragon Saliva really exist?"
Lin Hao was taken aback, then smiled at Xiao Hei. "We even encountered a Flood Dragon, what's Dragon Saliva in comparison?"
"That's true," Xiao Hei nodded. Compared to a Flood Dragon, Dragon Saliva was indeed nothing.
According to legend, Dragon Saliva was merely the saliva spit out by a divine dragon.
Of course, whether this was true or not, no one knew.
"Brother, what does Dragon Saliva look like? Is it like the legends say?" Xiao Hei asked Lin Hao curiously.
Lin Hao nodded, then briefly recounted what happened when he dived to the bottom of the lake to Xiao Hei.
At the same time, Xiao Hei also told Lin Hao about his experience luring the Flood Dragon.
After listening, Lin Hao felt that Xiao Hei was incredibly lucky. Otherwise, he probably wouldn't have seen Xiao Hei again.
Xiao Hei's process of luring the Flood Dragon was not complicated.
He was simply speeding across the water in his inflatable boat. At first, everything was fine, and he managed to leave the Flood Dragon far behind.
The Flood Dragon also seemed unable to catch up with him for a while.
But after a short while, whether it was anger or something else, the Flood Dragon's speed suddenly increased by nearly two to three times.
In an instant, the Flood Dragon caught up to Xiao Hei's inflatable boat.
Then, the Flood Dragon leaped up, opened its massive maw, and attacked Xiao Hei and the boat.
Xiao Hei was so terrified that his soul almost flew out of his body. He desperately maneuvered the inflatable boat to dodge the fatal blow.
However, just as he dodged the Flood Dragon's fatal attack, the Flood Dragon landed on the water beside him.
The moment the Flood Dragon landed, it was as if a spring had suddenly erupted beneath it. The Flood Dragon, along with the inflatable boat, was propelled directly out of the water.
This move by the Flood Dragon sent him crashing onto the shore.
If he hadn't landed on the sandy bank, he would have been completely smashed to pieces!
Even so, he was thrown into a daze and lay on the shore, vomiting for a long time, almost spitting out his gall...
"Brother, we found the Dragon Saliva, but we didn't bring it up. What do we do now?" Xiao Hei asked Lin Hao.
He wanted to suggest finding a way to go down again to retrieve the Dragon Saliva.
After all, they had gone to such lengths to find it, and it would be a shame not to bring it up.
But the thought of the Flood Dragon immediately made him abandon this idea.
Dragon Saliva was good, but one had to be alive to get it.
"Don't rush, let's rest for a bit," Lin Hao looked up at the sky. It was already evening.
Even if they wanted to get the Dragon Saliva, they would have to wait until tomorrow.
Xiao Hei nodded, but then he suddenly froze and looked at Lin Hao in shock. "Brother, you... you still want to go down?"
He had thought that after what had just happened, Lin Hao would have given up.
But he hadn't expected Lin Hao to still want to go and get the Dragon Saliva!
Was he tired of living?
"If I hadn't found it, perhaps I wouldn't go. But now that I have found it, I must find a way to bring it up," Lin Hao said with a smile, looking at Xiao Hei.
"But..."
"Don't worry, a fall into the pit, a gain in the wit. This time I will definitely think of a foolproof plan before diving down again."
"Alright, let's hurry up and go up. Da Cong and the others are probably waiting impatiently."
Lin Hao said with a smile. As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Da Cong and Tang Ziyuan's voices came from above.
Lin Hao looked up and responded, then he and Xiao Hei quickly climbed up.
Tang Ziyuan was very worried, but upon seeing Lin Hao safe and sound, she let out a cold snort and ignored him.
Meanwhile, Wang Da Cong also breathed a sigh of relief.
He had been watching from above and had seen Lin Hao fly out of the water and then fall back in.
He had been truly afraid that Lin Hao would be in trouble. Now that he saw Lin Hao was fine, his hanging heart finally settled.
He still wanted to learn fortune-telling from Lin Hao and use this skill to show off in front of girls. If Lin Hao were to have an accident, his fortune-telling aspirations would likely be ruined.
"Brother Lin, Brother Shan, it's getting dark. Should we head back?" Wang Da Cong looked at Lin Hao and Xiao Hei and said.
Although there were tents and other camping supplies in the off-road vehicle outside the Heavenly Lake, he still preferred to return to the hotel.
Camping outside was not as comfortable as staying in a hotel.
However, he didn't hold out much hope for returning to the hotel, he just asked casually.
But as soon as he finished speaking, Lin Hao nodded. "Okay, let's go back then."
"What the heck, really?" Wang Da Cong was startled and immediately looked at Lin Hao, excitedly saying, "Brother Lin, we're really going back? Back to the hotel?"
"Yes, back to the hotel," Lin Hao nodded.
"Holy cow, that's great, I'll pack up right away!"
Wang Da Cong excitedly began to pack his things.
Ten minutes later, Lin Hao, Xiao Hei, Tang Ziyuan, and Wang Da Cong, the four of them, began their return journey.
The Dragon Saliva was at the bottom of the lake, and Lin Hao wasn't afraid of it escaping. So, he decided to go back and rest well for the night, adjusting his condition.
Moreover, he had to think carefully tonight about how to deal with the Flood Dragon, or how to temporarily stall it.
As long as he could make the Flood Dragon leave that area of water for five minutes, he could bring the Dragon Saliva up from the lakebed.
It took him two minutes to dive to the bottom and about one and a half minutes to ascend.
The remaining minute and a half should be enough to handle any unexpected situations.
Therefore, as long as the Flood Dragon left that area of water for five minutes, he could bring the Dragon Saliva up from the lakebed.
However, even though it was only a short five minutes, achieving it was not easy.
Thinking about these things, Lin Hao shook his head, then got into the car and started heading back to the hotel.
An hour and a half later, Lin Hao, Xiao Hei, Tang Ziyuan, and Wang Da Cong finally returned to the hotel.
Wang Da Cong wanted to treat Lin Hao, Xiao Hei, and Tang Ziyuan to a big meal, but Lin Hao refused.
After being refused by Lin Hao, Wang Da Cong thought Lin Hao was in a bad mood because he hadn't retrieved the Dragon Saliva, and that was why he didn't want to eat.
But when he heard Lin Hao say that he needed to think carefully about how to go down into the water again tomorrow, he was completely dumbfounded.
"Brother Lin, you're going down tomorrow?" Wang Da Cong looked at Lin Hao, his eyes wide.
"Yes, since we've finally found the Dragon Saliva, we have to bring it up," Lin Hao nodded.
"Lin Hao! You!" Tang Ziyuan suddenly stood up and looked at Lin Hao, her face filled with anger.
She had thought that Lin Hao agreeing to return to the hotel meant he had given up on finding the Dragon Saliva again.
But she hadn't expected Lin Hao to still want to go!
At this moment, Tang Ziyuan looked at Lin Hao, her face full of fury.
She really couldn't understand why Lin Hao was making things so complicated when a simple night together could solve the problem.
Did he really look down on her that much?