Financial freedom begins with fishing

Chapter 86 The Mysterious Garden

"Xia Xuan, Xia Xuan, wake up!"

In a daze, Xia Xuan felt someone remove her scuba breathing apparatus and keep calling her name.

She was about to respond when she was choked by the air that had entered her lungs through her nose.

She kept coughing, but quickly relaxed.

She breathed in the air greedily, overwhelmed with the relief of being rescued.

Although she didn't open her eyes, she knew she was safe.

Who would have thought that an ordinary diving activity would almost cost her her life?

If she had known this diving trip would be so dangerous, she would never have participated.

It's unclear how long Xia Xuan remained unconscious before her consciousness gradually returned.

As the calls grew clearer, she finally slowly opened her eyes.

A familiar face came into view.

"Chen Bai?"

Xia Xuan tried calling out.

Although her voice was slightly hoarse and weak, the person still heard it.

Upon hearing this, he immediately exclaimed with delight, "Yes, it's me! You're finally awake!"

Chen Bai, the first diver to rush to the surface after Xiao Kai was rescued from underwater, breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Xia Xuan had regained consciousness.

"It's a good thing you woke up, otherwise I wouldn't know how to explain it to your parents, since I was the one who suggested this diving trip!"

Hearing Chen Bai's words, Xia Xuan forced a smile and said, "I'm alright, thankfully I was rescued! But I'll never listen to you and go cave diving again, it's just too dangerous!"

Chen Bai: "I'm not coming anymore. I'll stick to open water diving from now on. This kind of place is just too dangerous."

"Yes, if it weren't for Sister Ling, I would have been... Wait, where's Sister Ling?"

Suddenly, Xia Xuan seemed to realize something, and she woke up with a start, her eyes widening as she looked around.

When she saw the other person lying not far from her, her relaxed expression instantly turned into one of terror.

She looked at the person lying there, her voice trembling, and asked sadly, "What happened to Sister Ling?"

Seeing this, Chen Bai quickly comforted her, "Don't worry, Sister Ling is fine. Huang Jiao just gave her some first aid, and she's vomited up the water. Although she's still unconscious, her breathing is stable, so she should be alright."

He wasn't lying to Xia Xuan; it was the truth.

Right after Xiao Kai rescued the two of them from the water, the male diver who had first come out of the water to ask Xiao Kai and the others for help, whom they called Coach Huang, had already started to rescue the female diver who had been unconscious, whom they called Sister Ling.

Perhaps because the scuba breathing apparatus didn't fall off, Sister Ling was still resuscitated even though she had been unconscious for more than three minutes due to lack of oxygen.

However, he may have been unconscious for too long, so he has not yet woken up, but his condition is relatively stable.

Hearing that Sister Ling was alright, Xia Xuan immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Only then did she have time to look around, and she noticed that there were two more people.

"Who are you?"

Xia Xuan looked at Xiao Kai and Ma Hongjun, who were resting to the side and hadn't changed their clothes yet, and asked in confusion.

Upon hearing this, Chen Bai smiled and said gratefully, "Xia Xuan, let me introduce you. These two gentlemen came to help, especially this gentleman, who personally went down to rescue us! Without him, we might still be at the bottom of the water right now!"

As he spoke, he pointed to Xiao Kai, who was resting to the side.

Upon hearing Chen Bai's words, Xia Xuan's face immediately showed gratitude. Looking at Xiao Kai, she said, "So it was you I saw underwater just now! I really don't know how to thank you enough!"

She was almost in despair while underwater, but unexpectedly, she was rescued at the critical moment.

She subconsciously thought that Chen Bai would be the first to emerge from the water or Coach Huang would escape from the start, since the place was so remote and it would be difficult for anyone else to come and rescue them in such a short time.

I never expected it to be a stranger.

She remembered that if Xiao Kai hadn't helped her pull the unconscious Sister Ling out of the cave at the last moment, there would be one less person on the shore right now.

If it were to happen, it would be a huge blow to her.

However, at this moment, apart from Coach Chen, the team leader who was the first to get separated, all five of them survived, which was a stroke of good luck amidst misfortune.

"No need for thanks. If it weren't for your equipment, I wouldn't have dared to go down and rescue you!" Xiao Kai said, waving his hand.

"I still have to thank them..." Xia Xuan wanted to say something, but Xiao Kai interrupted her before she could finish speaking.

He said, "You shouldn't talk too much right now; you should rest. We've already called the police. When the rescue team arrives, save your energy to explain what happened. Maybe there'll still be hope for your missing person!"

Of course, that's what they say, but Xiao Kai had already given up hope on the last person.

After all, even the three people who had been guarding the cave entrance almost died from lack of oxygen, so one can imagine the situation of the person who had been missing for a long time.

Hearing Xiao Kai's words, Xia Xuan thought for a moment and didn't press the matter, saying instead, "Alright, I won't say thank you now. I'll definitely pay you a visit after this is all over!"

After saying that, she closed her eyes again and began to rest.

Seeing this, Xiao Kai nodded to Ma Hongjun, then picked up his own clothes and went to the side to change.

Soon, after changing his clothes, he returned to the surface of the water.

They waited for more than 20 minutes before the rescuers finally arrived.

Xiao Kai quickly went to greet him.

After briefly explaining the situation to the rescuers, Xiao Kai led Ma Hongjun back to where he kept his fishing gear and fish basket, picked up his things, and quietly left.

Throughout the entire process, apart from the newly arrived rescuers, the rescued individuals were completely unaware of what was happening.

By the time they realized what was happening, Xiao Kai had already led Ma Hongjun back to the parking lot.

After placing the fish in the live water tank and oxygenating it, Xiao Kai drove his off-road vehicle away!

...

On the way back, Ma Hongjun kept bringing up what Xiao Kai had done underwater, saying that he had seen Xiao Kai rescue someone and so on. As he talked, they started talking about what happened after they left.

"Brother Xiao, why did you leave so suddenly? I'd like to know what those people experienced underwater!"

"Good heavens, I just found out that apart from the missing instructor, everyone else in that group, including Instructor Huang, is a complete cave diving novice! How dare they do this?!"

Hearing this, Xiao Kai smiled and said, "You'll have to ask them about that. But if you want to know the specifics, don't worry, just search for 'Mysterious Garden' on Douyin in a few days, and you'll probably find out!"

"Secret Garden? What's that?" Ma Hongjun asked, puzzled.

"Hehe, if you're interested, you can search for it and you'll see!" Xiao Kai said with a mysterious smile.

"Alright, I'd like to see what exactly this is about!"

After speaking with great interest, Ma Hongjun took out his phone and started searching.

A few minutes later, Ma Hongjun looked at the short video in his hand and sighed repeatedly.

"Holy crap, how dare these people do this? They're incredibly audacious!"

"Tsk tsk tsk~ That's what you call a newborn calf not being afraid of a tiger!"

"Holy crap, isn't this a death sentence? How dare they do this?"

With a series of sighs, Xiao Kai drove back to the city of Chuncheng.