Compared with the front yard, the backyard is obviously more desolate.
The place is overgrown with unnamed weeds, and it seems that they have not been taken care of for many years.
The villagers who came to fetch water forcibly cut a path through the weeds, leading to a dilapidated gray pavilion not far away.
Directly below the pavilion are moss-covered stones piled up into a thick round platform surrounded by one person.
It was a common circular shaft well during the Republic of China, and a very common simple roller was placed above the well.
If you peel back the moss, you will find that the well is actually quite delicate, even the wellhead is carved with patterns.
It seems like I am nostalgic for the time when people were prosperous.
When seeing such old objects, many people can't help but feel a sense of sadness deep in their hearts.
Unfortunately, not everyone is like this.
Boom!
The relief on the edge of the well was directly cut into pieces, and the metal hooks were locked on it mercilessly.
"Hmm...it's pretty strong."
Wang Jin tugged on the rope in his hand and nodded slowly.
The strength of the iron spider rope is quite terrifying, even when faced with the huge force of the Mud Dragon King, it has no intention of breaking.
Using it as a turning rope, Wang Jin's worries can be slightly reduced.
"Silly boy, I have to remind you first."
Hu Xiaobei frowned, and the big ears on his head shook slightly, as if he was catching something.
After a long time, she walked to the well and listened.
Then he looked at Wang Jin.
"There were irregular banging sounds inside, as if... something was swimming around."
"knew."
Wang Jin nodded.
Perhaps his hearing was far less sensitive than Hu Xiaobei's, but the sounds coming from below would be amplified by the wellhead, and Wang Jin could vaguely hear something was wrong.
After thinking for a moment, Wang Jin turned to look at Hu Xiaobei.
"Well water is opposed to certain things, and the dangers above may be no less than below."
"You have to be careful too."
"Tsk...don't be so serious."
Hu Xiaobei turned away, trying hard to hide the worry that was almost written on his face.
Wang Jin smiled, threw a stone into the well, and then jumped.
A full three or four seconds passed before a dull splashing sound came from the well.
"Ouch..."
A terrifying roar suddenly sounded in the yard.
The fog-colored crack that was about to disappear expanded again, and illusory palms continued to pour out of it.
At the same time, Xiaohua's scream came.
Clearly, something is imminent.
——
"Damn it, digging a well so deep...is there anything wrong with it?"
The young man coughed twice and cursed in a low voice.
Judging from the time of the fall, the well was at least 40 meters deep.
Equivalent to more than ten floors.
If Wang Jin hadn't thrown a stone in advance to break the water surface tension, even if Xiao Hei helped to relieve the force, it would have been slow for a while.
"The ancestral hall was kept spotless, but the backyard was left to gradually fall into disrepair."
"The people in this village are so strange."
Wang Jin sniffed and kept mumbling.
When he is nervous, he likes to think and try to distract himself.
Unfortunately, Wang Jin is quite good at multitasking.
This method has no effect on him.
So Wang Jin could only keep moving his limbs, feeling himself floating up and down in the cold well water.
"I hate swimming."
The young man sighed and adjusted his body shape.
Speed and strength will decrease to a certain extent underwater.
Wang Jin doesn't like being restricted.
In addition, he always felt that floating in the water felt strange.
A cold feeling enveloped the whole body...as if it had been swallowed by some cold-blooded animal.
Of course, this does not mean that Wang Jin cannot swim.
On the contrary, he is quite good at...
Dog Paddle.
"Really like a dog", Wang Jin had a shadow after his sister said this, and from then on he rarely went into the water.
But now that he has Xiao Hei, Wang Jin can do backstroke, butterfly, breaststroke with his help, which can be regarded as avenging his past humiliation.
"嘤嘤!"
Xiao Hei wrapped him up thoughtfully and added a layer of black diving suit to Wang Jin.
The ring on the hand filled with inspiration flickered with blazing white light, illuminating the dark bottom of the well.
Wang Jin was stunned for a moment and suddenly realized.
He understands now.
The villagers did not dig the well very deep, they just happened to dig an underground river and connected it with the cave.
Wang Jin admired the surroundings and couldn't help but feel a little dazed.
This cave is so big that the rock wall above my head is about ten meters away from me.
It's enough to be called spectacular.
"A rather wide underground river... No wonder there are strange crashing sounds. It should be that the river water is flowing."
Wang Jin looked around and regretfully found that there was no place to stay.
The older generation often said that if you dig to the Yin River, the well water will never dry up.
The Yin River is actually an underground river.
This kind of river is hidden under the surface of the earth, flowing quietly and slowly.
Unfortunately, the one below the fishing village is obviously different.
Looking up at the mouth of the well that had long since disappeared, Wang Jin slowly frowned.
The reason why I didn't turn on the lighting immediately was to confirm the river flow rate.
So in a blink of an eye, Wang Jin drifted a considerable distance without even realizing it.
The water here is fast and quiet.
"It's not a good thing if the water is flowing too fast."
Wang Jin sighed and allowed himself to drift along the current while observing the situation around him.
It didn't take long for him to discover something unusual.
Natural caves are often accompanied by stalactites hanging from overhead.
This strange geological phenomenon will turn the entire cave into a stone forest, which looks quite interesting.
With a little decoration, it can become a tourist attraction.
But there is nothing here.
Above the head is an incredibly smooth semicircular rock wall, as if someone had specially adjusted it.
Wang Jin even felt like he was swimming in a man-made tunnel.
"It's very wrong."
The young man raised his eyebrows and swam forward.
There is obviously a problem with the underground river. He should solve it quickly and find what the second platoon leader wants him to find.
——
Boom, boom.
At the door of the ancestral hall, Xiaohua used her body to hold the door, as if she was looking forward to death.
There was a rapid banging sound from the other end of the door, as if something was knocking on the door.
The crashing sound became more and more intensive, like raindrops.
Soon, the tapping turned to slapping, and then to hitting.
Bang!
There was a loud noise, and the wooden latch across the middle of the door panel made a heart-wrenching creak.
Bang!
The door latch was reduced to a piece of broken wood, and the door panel protruded inward, knocking Xiaohua upside down.
Bang!
There was another loud noise.
The door opened.
Countless pale palms poured in without hesitation, and their terrifyingly long joints twisted back and forth, making a terrifying rattling sound.