"It's still unclear what her motives are..."
Bai Xiaoxiao glanced at Ning Qiushui inadvertently.
He lowered his head and said nothing, as if he was worried.
"In short, we have to rely on ourselves to collect clues."
"We still have plenty of time now. Let's go to the farthest place first so that the next few days won't be so stressful."
The three of them followed the signposts in the dense forest and arrived at the Everlasting Well.
The well was opened in dense green bamboo. The mouth of the well was covered with moss, and there were overgrown weeds around it. Except for a wooden sign inserted beside the well, there was nothing left.
It looks like no one has been here for a long time.
The annotation on the wooden sign is about the long history of this well, and the simple script also mentions what happened during the drought that year.
About Nguyen Khai Hoang and Quang Siu.
"These villagers do remember their gratitude..."
Liu Chengfeng praised, he came to the well and looked into the water.
Ning Qiushui and Bai Xiaoxiao stood in front of the wooden sign, looking at it for a long time.
"What do you think?"
Bai Xiaoxiao asked.
She was very interested in the newcomer Ning Qiushui.
His psychological quality...even among the old people who have been to the Blood Gate four or five times, he is considered to be the best.
"I have a very bad guess..."
Ning Qiushui's tone was solemn.
"Don't you remember that when we first saw Hou Kong, he told us that if we encounter anything strange, we can go to the village goddess Ruan?"
Bai Xiaoxiao was thoughtful:
"You mean... Ruan?"
Ning Qiushui nodded.
"Yes, with the same surname, this Ruan Goddess is probably a descendant of Ruan Kaihuang."
"What happened in the village back then was definitely not as simple as what was recorded. These villagers must have hidden a very crucial... truth."
"Do you still remember the reminder given to us by the Blood Gate? A kind person bleeds his blood and turns it into rain... What if, I mean what if, that Guangxiu who was chopped into pieces is actually a good person?"
He wanted to continue talking, but out of the corner of his eye he saw Liu Chengfeng at the side, his expression suddenly changed, he immediately went to the mouth of the well, grabbed Liu Chengfeng who was about to jump into the well and dragged him back!
"Liu Chengfeng, are you crazy?"
Ning Qiushui shouted.
But Liu Chengfeng seemed oblivious, his eyes were dull, and he held the mouth of the well tightly with his hands. While squeezing in, he murmured and repeated:
"So thirsty...I'm so thirsty..."
"Let me take a sip...just a sip..."
Ning Qiushui was quite strong. His habit of high-intensity exercise all year round made his physical condition very scary. But even so, he could only barely stop Liu Chengfeng from jumping into the well, but he couldn't stop Liu Chengfeng at all!
Seeing Liu Chengfeng's upper body about to enter the eternal well, Bai Xiaoxiao's voice came from behind:
"Qiu Shui, hold on a little longer!"
"good!"
Ning Qiu Shui gritted her teeth and almost used her body as a rope to grab Liu Chengfeng who was frantically trying to climb into the well!
But even so, it doesn't help at all!
Ning Qiushui felt that if things continued like this, he would also be taken into the well by Liu Chengfeng!
If it had been anyone else, Ning Qiushui would have let go long ago.
But in the previous bloody door, when he was caught by the female ghost in red in the corridor on the third floor, Liu Chengfeng risked his life to save him!
So Ning Qiushui didn't let go.
His teeth were almost broken, his originally delicate face turned red from holding back, and the strength of his muscles collapsed to the extreme!
Seeing that Liu Chengfeng was about to fall into the well, Bai Xiaoxiao who was on the side finally pulled out a worn-out blood-stained bronze mirror. She ducked and pointed the bronze mirror into the ancient well!
"Ahhhh——"
A terrifying howl came from the bottom of the dark well, and at the same time, Liu Chengfeng also screamed:
"Fuck!"
"Brother, brother, pull me up quickly!!"
Without the restraint of the mysterious power, Ning Qiushui's terrifying power came into play. The 160-pound Liu Chengfeng was almost thrown out by Ning Qiushui's waist!
He rolled on the ground several times, lying in a fallen leaf, breathing heavily, and his face was pale!
Bai Xiaoxiao took back the bronze mirror when she saw Liu Chengfeng breaking free.
When she took the bronze mirror back, Ning Qiushui keenly saw several cracks on the already worn bronze mirror.
"Feel sorry……"
he said.
Bai Xiaoxiao didn't take it seriously and said:
"That's how it is in the Blood Sect... you'll get tricked if you're not careful, so the further back you get in the Blood Sect, the more people like to stay together in twos or threes. If something goes wrong, there will always be someone who can help in time."
Speaking of this, her eyes darkened slightly.
It was hidden for just a moment.
But Ning Qiushui still saw it.
He knew that Bai Xiaoxiao must be thinking of his best friend who died for love.
In this foggy world, becoming best friends or brothers is a life-or-death relationship.
The sudden departure of such a partner must be a huge blow to the other person.
But Ning Qiushui didn't say anything more. He just looked at Liu Chengfeng lying on the ground next to him. He seemed to have returned to normal, but his face was pale and his eyes were frightened.
"Big Beard, what happened to you just now?"
Liu Chengfeng slowly turned his head, his face covered with cold sweat.
"I...I just took a look inside. It was originally a piece of stagnant water with nothing there, but then...dead faces appeared in the water!"
"I wanted to run away, but my body couldn't move at all!"
"Later, they crawled out from the bottom of the well, grabbed my hand, and pulled me in!"
In the bamboo forest, a rustling cold wind blew, and the backs of the three of them felt cold.
"but……"
Liu Chengfeng's expression changed slightly.
"The back of them seemed to have been burned by something. When I broke away, I saw something glowing in the hand of a dead man, so I pulled it out..."
When the two heard this, their eyes lit up:
"what?"
Liu Chengfeng spread his hands, and a broken wooden sign appeared in his palm, tied with a red string. He casually wiped the disgusting stains on the wooden sign with his clothes, and saw a big word 'Ruan' written on it!
"Ruan?"
"What the hell?"
"I thought it was something important..."
Liu Chengfeng looked disgusted.
Bai Xiaoxiao on the side smiled and said:
"It's really important..."
"Being able to get this thing can be regarded as validating a guess we just made."
Liu Chengfeng said in confusion:
"What a guess?"
Neither of them answered him.
"It seems that there is indeed a big problem with this Ruan Goddess..."
As Ning Qiushui spoke, he suddenly glanced at the depths of the bamboo forest, his expression changed, and he whispered:
"quick!"
"Someone is coming, hide!"
PS: I will try to do four updates today, and the remaining two will be posted later.
