บท 25: The Hidden Hand
"We're not sure about her motive yet..."
Bai glanced at Ning unintentionally.
He lowered his head, silent, as if he had something on his mind.
"Anyway, we have to collect clues by ourselves."
"We still have some time, let's go to the farthest place first. That way, the pressure on the remaining ones won't be so great."
The three of them followed the signposts in the dense forest and arrived at the Inexhaustible Well.
This well was located in a grove of emerald bamboo.
Its opening was covered with moss, the surrounding area was overgrown with weeds.
Except for a wooden signpost by the well, there was nothing else.
It seemed that nobody had come here for a long time.
The annotation on the signpost was about the long history of this well.
It also briefly mentioned what happened during the great drought.
About Huang and Guang Xiu.
"These villagers are indeed grateful..."
Liu praised. He went to the edge of the well and peered into the water.
Ning and Bai stood in front of the signpost, one on each side, examining it for a long time.
"Do you have any thoughts?"
Bai asked.
She was very interested in Ning, this newcomer.
His mental strength... even among the veterans who had been through four or five blood gates, he was one of the best.
"I have a very bad guess..."
Ning's voice was grave.
"Do you remember when we first met Kong, he told us that if we encountered anything strange, we could go to the village's Ruan Shaman?"
Bai pondered:
"You mean... Ruan?"
Ning nodded.
"Yes, same surname. This Ruan Shaman is very likely to be a descendant of Huang."
"The events that happened in the village back then are definitely not as simple as recorded. The villagers must have hidden some very crucial... truth."
"Remember the tip the blood gate gave us, kind people bled dry, becoming sweet rain… If, just if, the Guang Xiu who was chopped up was actually a good person?"
He wanted to continue, but he saw Liu beside him, his face suddenly changed, and immediately went to the wellhead, grabbed Liu, who was about to jump into the well, and dragged him back!
"Liu, are you crazy?"
Ning exclaimed.
But Liu seemed to have not heard, his eyes were vacant, his hands firmly gripping the wellhead.
He squeezed inside, while mumbling:
"So thirsty... I'm so thirsty…"
"Let me have a drink... just one sip…"
Ning was no weakling.
He was used to high-intensity training and had terrifying physical strength.
But even so, he could only barely stop Liu from jumping into the well, he couldn't stop him at all!
Seeing that Liu was about to enter the Inexhaustible Well, Bai's voice came from behind:
"Ning, hold on!"
"Okay!"
Ning clenched his teeth, almost using his body as a rope, holding on to Liu who was desperately trying to crawl into the well!
But even so, it was useless!
Ning felt that if this continued, he would also be pulled into the well by Liu!
If it was anyone else, Ning would have let go long ago.
But in the previous blood gate, when he was grabbed by the red-clothed female ghost on the third-floor corridor, Liu risked his life to save him!
So Ning didn't let go.
He gritted his teeth, his originally handsome face turned red, and the strength of all his muscles was pushed to the limit!
Just as Liu was about to fall into the well, Bai finally found a tattered, bloodstained copper mirror.
In a flash, she pointed the mirror at the ancient well!
"Aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh-"
A terrifying, shrill scream came from the dark well.
At the same time, Liu screamed:
"Holy crap!"
"Bro, bro pull me up!!"
Without the mysterious force holding him, Ning's terrifying strength came into play.
He almost threw the 160-pound Liu out, holding him around his waist!
He rolled several times on the ground, lay in a pile of fallen leaves, panting heavily, his face pale!
Bai saw that Liu had broken free from the restriction and withdrew the mirror.
As she withdrew the mirror, Ning keenly noticed that there were several cracks on the already broken mirror.
"Sorry..."
he said.
Bai didn't mind. She said:
"This is how it is in the blood gate… if you are not careful, you will fall victim. So, the further you go, the more people prefer to go in groups of two or three. If something happens, someone else will be able to help in time."
Here, her eyes dimmed slightly.
It was only for a moment, then hidden.
But Ning saw it.
He knew that Bai must have been thinking of her girlfriend who had died by suicide.
In this misty world, to become a girlfriend or brother, it must have been a bond forged in life and death.
Such a partner suddenly leaving would undoubtedly be a huge blow to the other person.
But Ning didn't say anything more.
He just looked at Liu lying on the ground beside him.
He seemed to have returned to normal, but his face was pale, and his eyes were full of terror.
"Big Beard, what the hell was wrong with you just now?"
Liu slowly turned his head, covered in cold sweat.
"I… I just took a look inside, it was completely dead water, there was nothing, but then… dead faces appeared in the water!"
"I wanted to run away, but I couldn't move my body at all!"
"Later, they crawled out from the bottom of the well, grabbed my hand, and pulled me down!"
In the bamboo forest, a cold wind blew, making the three of them feel a chill down their spines.
"However..."
Liu's face changed slightly.
"They seemed to be burned by something afterwards. As they were pulling me back, I saw one of them holding something that was glowing. I grabbed it…"
The two's eyes lit up.
"What is it?"
Liu spread out his hand, a damaged wooden sign appeared in his palm, tied with a red rope.
He wiped the disgusting stains on the signpost with his clothes, and he saw a large "Ruan" written on it!
"Ruan?"
"What is it?"
"I thought it was something important…"
Liu looked disgusted.
Bai on the side smiled:
"It is indeed important…"
"To get this, it proves a guess we just had."
Liu was confused:
"What guess?"
The two did not answer him.
"It seems that this Ruan Shaman does have a big problem…"
Ning said, suddenly his gaze fell on the depths of the bamboo forest.
His expression changed, and he whispered:
"Quick!"
"Someone is coming, hide!"
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