Chapter 373: Exploring the Bottom of the Lake at Night
I told Brother Tian Ning to take a good rest, take the box of medicine, and prepare to go back to the room to study it.
"Ya'er, I have something to tell you. I don't know if it will be of any use to you."
Tian Ning suddenly seemed to remember something and hurriedly said to Lin Mengya.
"Madam, I have repeatedly told my mother not to let anyone fill in the small lake in the courtyard of the mansion. Although I don't know what it means, madam is afraid that my mother will forget, so she also told me."
Tian Ning's words suddenly gave Lin Mengya a flash of inspiration.
Indeed, when Shangguan Qing first got married, she did want to renovate the garden. But such important matters have always been made by her father.
Although my father didn't care much about the women in the family, the back of the garden seemed to have never been touched.
"Thank you, I understand. Brother Tianning, please rest early. If everything goes well, we can return to Prince Yu's Mansion tomorrow evening."
Lin Mengya suddenly remembered something. She remembered that the night she returned home, she had discovered an unusual place underwater.
Could it be that the reason why my mother didn't let anyone touch the scenic lake behind was because of the things in the water?
Suddenly, Lin Mengya wanted to explore the bottom of the lake at night.
The night was dark and windy, and Bai Zhi followed her lady with some fear.
Although she was complaining in her heart, she didn't dare to leave Lin Mengya's side.
"Master, let's go back. It's so scary here."
In the past, Lin Mengya was frightened by people near this place. At that time, people in the house were in panic, and Mrs. Qing found a Taoist priest who didn't know where she came from. She said that the lake was full of yin and she wanted to fill it up.
Later, if the master hadn't gotten angry, the lake might not have been saved.
However, there were no more people around to play. In the night, the rockery was rugged and the lake reflected a pale moonlight, which made the timid Bai Zhi feel a little uneasy.
Lin Mengya looked at the lake, thoughtfully.
He carefully reached the big stone next to the case and gently picked up a handful of lake water with his small hands.
The gentle flow of water slipped away from her hand, dripping. Lin Mengya looked at the traces of water left behind, thoughtfully.
"My good master, let's go back. Look, it's really scary here."
Bai Zhi's body was trembling a little because of fear. But Lin Mengya was not afraid at all. Instead, she showed a mysterious smile, pointed at the water, and said
"Have you noticed that there is something special in this water?"
Especially? Bai Zhi poked her head out again and looked at the deep lake water. What was the difference with the palace? It’s the same, what’s so special about it?
"The reason why the water in our yard is still flowing is because Qinghu and the others brought hot spring water. But in my memory, the lake water in our house only freezes occasionally during the cold weather.
A thin layer of ice, do you remember that when you were a child, a servant’s child, who was only three years old, almost fell into this lake? "
Bai Zhi thought for a while and nodded.
When her master said this, she remembered it.
Indeed, in the past, the master and Mama Tian refused to let her and the young lady play on the ice. Later, the three-year-old child did not drown because the adults arrived in time.
"Master, what do you mean -"
Lin Mengyali used her hands and feet to take off her shoes and socks, and let down her long hair like a waterfall. After sending everything to Bai Zhi's hands in an orderly manner, she began to prepare for entering the water.
action.
"Do you really want to go into the water yourself? No, absolutely not! Master, are you crazy?"
Bai Zhi was so frightened that her master actually wanted to go into the water in the middle of the night and in early spring!
God, she must be crazy!
"Shh, please keep your voice down and don't yell. You won't wake others up. It's okay. I just tried it. The water in this lake is only more than ten degrees. I believe there must be something down there.
What's weird? Otherwise, the temperature wouldn't be so high. Just wait for me here for a while, and I'll be up right away."
After having done some warm-up exercises and making sure that she would not get cramps in the water, Lin Mengya walked into the lake step by step.
She had already taken off all the clothes that were in the way. Fortunately, she was wearing a middle coat underneath. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to endure such a brave sport as naked swimming.
"Oh! My ancestor, please come back quickly!"
Bai Zhi was so anxious on the shore, but Lin Mengya's sharp eyes made her dare not shout, so as not to alarm anyone.
Seeing that her master had already reached the middle of the lake, Bai Zhi almost became an ant on the hot pot, wishing that she could move around in order to alleviate her worries a little.
The lake water was still a little cold, so Lin Mengya gritted her teeth.
Try your best to let your body adapt to the low temperature in the water.
I tried hard to recall that when I saw the unusual place, I went down hard. I tried hard to see what I was looking for.
The last time was also at night
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She remembered that somewhere in the lake, there was a shiny thing.
Lin Mengya looked around, getting deeper and deeper. But the water temperature was getting warmer and warmer.
It seems that her guess was correct.
If the water in the mansion was just stagnant water, it would have dried up and become smelly long ago. Moreover, any family that can build a landscape lake will get a living pool for the sake of good luck.
So, as she expected, this landscape lake is actually a hot spring. However, because the temperature is not particularly high, my mother built it into a landscape lake.
With the temperature guaranteed and Lin Mengya's movement in the water, diving became much easier.
But oxygen is a big problem. If she doesn't find it, she has to go up there to breathe before the limit is reached.
With a "swish" sound, the mermaid-like woman raised her head in the lake.
Bai Zhi, who was standing on the shore, breathed a sigh of relief quietly, thinking that her master would come up to her, but she found that before she could cheer, his master dived back again.
On the water surface, the ripples gradually disappeared. Bai Zhi's heart couldn't help but lift up in her throat again.
On the second dive, Lin Mengya's speed was much faster.
Strange, she clearly remembered that it was in that place, but why didn't she find anything?
Unwilling to give up, Lin Mengya searched again, but found the light that could not be extinguished even in the dark right opposite the original place.
that's it!
Lin Mengya swam over quickly, as gracefully as a mermaid.
When she arrived in front of that thing, she couldn't help but take a breath of air.
No wonder, at first she thought this thing was some kind of lock. But now, she carefully observed that there was not only a small box connected to the lock, but also an unknown box underneath the box.
How long had the dragon turtle lived? At this moment, his eyes were waiting to look at her menacingly!
Lin Mengya was a little frustrated. Things like dragon turtles have very fierce tempers. Normally, let alone catching it, even getting close would be very difficult.
However, for some reason, the dragon turtle, which was originally very powerful in attacking, actually ignored her approach.
Moreover, when Lin Mengya stretched out her hand to touch its head and shell, the dragon turtle actually refused to hide.
Although it was unexpected late, Lin Mengya leaned forward to find out everything about Dragon Turtle.
She discovered that the box was locked on the Dragon Turtle. The reason why it was not there last time She discovered it because she came in a hurry, and because the dragon turtle might be staying in the mud underneath, that's why she didn't notice it.
Now it looks like the dragon turtle is carrying something on its back.
The box is also strange. It looks like iron but not iron, and looks like wood but not wood. Even if it is in the water, there is still no sign of damage or corrosion.
The chains and locks connecting it look like new.
If it weren't for the fact that it was covered with algae, Lin Mengya would have thought that it had been put down recently.
She tugged on the lock with her hand, but found that it was of no use. There was no mechanism like a key around, but when she looked closer, she suddenly discovered that there was a ginseng-like substance on the lock.
pattern!
Could it be——
Fuling's heartfelt thoughts made Lin Mengya immediately swim back to the lake.
"Quickly, Bai Zhi, take out the seal from my clothes!"
Lowering her voice, she directed Bai Zhi. Although the other party had a grimace on her face, she still had quick hands and feet and helped her take out the seal.
The small ginseng shape looks particularly ordinary under the moonlight.
But when Lin Mengya accidentally immersed it in water, traces of colorful light quietly emanated from the seal.
Lin Mengya looked at the gadget in her hand in surprise and dived back to the bottom of the lake again.
The further down it goes, the brighter the light on the ginseng seal becomes. When it goes down further, it turns out to be exactly the same as the light emitted by the lock.
Lin Mengya felt ecstatic, maybe this was what she was looking for!
Carefully, he pressed the seal into the keyhole. Lin Mengya was a little surprised by the seamless feeling.
The box on the dragon turtle's back popped open in an instant. A small black sealed cloth bag floated out from it following the water flow.
Lin Mengya grabbed the small cloth bag, touched the dragon turtle's head gratefully, and swam out.
Taking advantage of the darkness, she looked at the thing in her hand. The weight seemed to be more than just a book!
Seeing her master in the water, looking at a little black cloth bag, Bai Zhi felt stupid and almost burst into tears.
He quickly dragged his mistress to the shore, helped her change out of her soaked clothes and put on a dry and warm dress.
"My living ancestor, don't scare me anymore. Let's go back quickly. When we get back, I will make ginger soup for you."
She looked at her mistress' long wet hair with distress. If she caught a cold again, it would be weird if Sister Baiji and Sister Baishao had to tear her skin off!
