Facing the questioning gazes of the two engineers, Cheng Xiaofan smiled faintly and reached into his back pocket, taking out a bottle of Happy Brew and several wine glasses.
"With delicacies like bamboo fungus stewed with beechwood birds, good wine is a must!"
Cheng Xiaofan poured a glass for each of them and said with a smile, "Come, let's have a drink!"
"Xiaofan, I think this torrential rain is really coming. Should I immediately call someone to bring the helicopter to take us back?" Bai Yiling looked up at the sky, which was as dark as the bottom of a pot, and said with a worried expression.
Upon hearing this, Cheng Xiaofan chuckled and said, "Yiling, don't worry. As I said, no matter how heavy the rain is, it won't reach us here!"
"If Master Cheng says it won't rain here, then it definitely won't!" Shen Ruobing immediately chimed in.
Bai Yiling couldn't help but laugh and said to Shen Ruobing, "Don't blindly worship Xiaofan. He's human, not a god!"
Shen Ruobing's eyes, which were looking at Cheng Xiaofan, were filled with burning adoration. She said, "In my heart, Master Cheng is a god walking among the clouds!"
Flattery!
Everyone felt that Shen Ruobing's flattery lacked any subtlety; it was too obvious.
If you don't feel awkward, others will!
Cheng Xiaofan felt extremely awkward. He glanced at his own goddess, Bai Yiling, and saw that Bai Yiling's meaningful gaze had also shifted towards him.
Bai Yiling's eyes conveyed a message: How could my good sister be so infatuated with you that her mind seems a bit unclear?
"..." Cheng Xiaofan instantly understood the meaning behind Bai Yiling's gaze, but he couldn't reply!
There was no other way, who told him he was so charming!
Boom!
Another muffled thunderclap rang out.
"Let's drink!" Cheng Xiaofan said loudly.
Rumble!
The thunder continued to sound, and strong winds rose.
Immediately, torrential rain poured down from the sky.
At this moment, everyone's expression was one of utter astonishment.
Although there was a gale and torrential rain everywhere outside, it was all on the outskirts of the beechwood forest. Not a single drop of rain fell inside, as if the beechwood forest and its surroundings were two different worlds.
Facing this bizarre scene before them, the two engineers were dumbfounded, like fools.
Even Shen Ruobing looked utterly astonished!
What was going on?
Outside, the wind howled, the rain poured down, lightning flashed, yet the beechwood forest remained as peaceful as ever?
Especially the thunderstorms in primeval forests, they were vastly different from what people living in cities witnessed, making it unimaginable.
Lightning split through the accumulated clouds in the sky, streaking down to the ground. It even created several basketball-sized fireballs on the ground, which floated into the air and extinguished in an instant.
Boom!
The rolling thunder seemed to strike the ground directly.
The thick clouds in the sky pressed down intermittently, merging with the mist rising from the mountain ravines. Lightning tore through them, darting up and down like startled snakes.
It was unclear whether the gale carried the lightning or the thunder commanded the gale. Amidst the howling wind and the bombardment of thunder, one could occasionally see towering trees in the forest being uprooted, tossed into the air, flipping several times, and then crashing back into the forest.
This is how some of the fallen trees came to be!
All sorts of bizarre scenes unfolded, as if the end of the world had arrived, striking people with awe and fear.
"Why is this happening?" one engineer asked in horror.
To his surprise, Cheng Xiaofan calmly smiled and said, "This is a common phenomenon in the Hundred Thousand Mountains of our Zhuxi Village. Nothing to be surprised about!"
The other engineer asked, "Master Cheng, my question is not about this harsh and abnormal weather, but why this gale and rain have no effect on the beechwood forest?"
Cheng Xiaofan smiled and said, "It's very simple, it's because of the magnetic field underground."
"You might not know that a large quantity of prime blood beechwood is buried underground here, some of which are close to petrification. This petrified blood beechwood itself possesses a specific magnetic field."
"When my goddess Bai Yiling mentioned that there would be a super torrential rain today, I was very calm. I knew that the adverse weather could cause the underground magnetic field to form a specific transition effect, which would ward off the lightning and rain!"
Bai Yiling knew that her mysterious man was skilled in rain-making techniques, and perhaps those skilled in such arts could also suppress thunderstorms.
Just now, she had always believed that the reason the thunderstorm didn't enter the beechwood forest was because Cheng Xiaofan was secretly using his rain-suppressing technique.
Now, after hearing him explain, it seemed that was not the case.
In fact, what Cheng Xiaofan said was entirely true. The moment he entered this beechwood forest, he sensed that the magnetic field here was very special.
He had only secretly employed his technique, using this magnetic field to prevent the lightning and rain from entering the beechwood forest.
With such harsh weather, if Cheng Xiaofan had relied solely on his Dragon Power to suppress the storm, he would have likely exhausted his Dragon Power by now and collapsed on the ground.
Fearing that others wouldn't believe him, Cheng Xiaofan reached into his bag and took out two pieces of blood beechwood that he had dug up from underground, throwing them in front of the two engineers. He said with a smile, "These are petrified blood beechwood I dug up from underground. I'll give them to both of you."
"You can have someone carve them into jade pendants and wear them. They can protect you from lightning and ward off evil!"
One of the engineers casually took out a strong flashlight from his pocket and shone it on the petrified blood beechwood in his hand. Under the light, the petrified wood immediately appeared transparent and glowed with a red light.
As the light moved, the grain inside the petrified wood refracted a seven-colored glow, incredibly beautiful.
"This is truly a treasure of rare beauty!" the two engineers exclaimed with delight.
Cheng Xiaofan smiled at Bai Yiling and Shen Ruobing and said, "I have a few more pieces of this petrified blood beechwood in my bag. After we go back, I'll take some time to make bracelets for both of you. Wearing them will also protect you from lightning and ward off evil, and can even serve as protective bracelets!"
"Thank you, Master Cheng!" Shen Ruobing immediately expressed her gratitude.
The protective charm Cheng Xiaofan had given her last time had saved her life.
Shen Ruobing absolutely believed what Cheng Xiaofan said.
As for Bai Yiling, she didn't say any words of thanks. She merely gave him a charming, flirtatious glance.
Let other people praise her man!
Unknowingly, the gale and rain outside the beechwood forest had stopped.
The thick layer of clouds covering the sky was rapidly moving south.
Sunlight suddenly poured into the forest.
By this time, more than half of the bamboo ginseng stewed with beechwood birds had been consumed by the five people, a dog, and an eagle, leaving not even a bone scrap.
In the afternoon, the group planned to continue searching for famous trees in the primeval forest. However, due to the recent severe storm, the roads were littered with fallen trees, stones washed down from the mountains, and even muddy patches. For safety reasons, their original plan was canceled.
They returned to the beechwood forest and found a flat valley. Bai Yiling dialed Luo Cheng's number and asked him to bring the helicopter to pick them up.
Ring ring!
As soon as Bai Yiling finished her call, Cheng Xiaofan's phone rang.
He took out his phone and saw that it was Long Xingyun calling.
As soon as Cheng Xiaofan pressed the answer button, he heard Long Xingyun's urgent voice from the other end of the phone: "Master, something bad has happened! Nanshan Lake is in trouble!"