The first thousand two hundred and ninetieth chapters strange ancient well
On the way back to the county town, Xue Chen touched his chin and looked thoughtful. He felt that the more he understood, the more complex he became in spiritual practice. There were many things he didn't understand.
for example.
If possible, he wished he could live in the mountains and forests every day, and after setting up a spirit gathering array, he would immediately move on to the next one, absorbing spiritual energy without stopping, and improve it as quickly as possible.
But here comes the problem. He discovered very early on that this was not possible. Generally speaking, after a successful Spirit Gathering Array absorbs a certain amount of spiritual energy in one day, some problems will occur. For example, the absorption efficiency will become low, and the mood will also feel bad.
I am irritable, have difficulty concentrating, and need to settle for a while.
Why is this happening? What causes it? Perhaps those practitioners with a legacy understand the truth, but they don't understand and are always confused.
After returning to the county seat, Xue Chen had no interest in continuing to scare Ma Liu. It was enough to teach this man a lesson, and there was no need to waste too much time on such a person.
He has a habit that no matter where he goes, he can't treat his stomach badly. He must try the best local restaurants and taste the special delicacies.
"This is it."
Xue Chen walked around the street and passed by a donkey meat restaurant. He smelled the aroma wafting out, and there were many diners inside. The business was booming, so he opened the door and went in.
A portion of donkey meat steamed dumplings, a plate of stewed cooked donkey meat, some marinated in water, and a plate of pickled radish. When they were served, Xue Chen's appetite was whetted.
The waiter was an old lady and asked if he wanted some drinks. He waved his hand. He had never been in the habit of drinking when eating out alone.
But the old lady was very enthusiastic and strongly recommended a kind of wine brewed by the restaurant: "It tastes good, it doesn't get drunk, and I feel so comfortable when I wake up. It uses water from Qingkou Well in our South China County."
It’s brewed, if you don’t believe it, I’ll give you a cup to try for free.”
Before Xue Chen could refuse, the warm-hearted elder sister had already brought a glass and put it on the table, and then hurriedly went to entertain the new guests.
"Haha." Xue Chen couldn't help but laugh, and didn't care. He ate happily, taking one steamed dumpling at a time. The soft donkey meat was fragrant and juicy, which was very good.
Seeing a glass of wine in front of him, Xue Chen picked it up and took a sip, intending to try the lavish wine that this enthusiastic elder sister was selling.
"Um?"
After taking a sip, Xue Chen was stunned and looked down at the wine in the cup.
The wine tasted really good, but that wasn't what he cared about. Instead, he discovered that there was actually a trace of aura in the wine!
There is spiritual energy in the wine? What is this situation? He was a little confused and confused. Could it be that someone deliberately mixed spiritual energy into the wine?
For a moment, he fell into thinking.
At this time, the enthusiastic eldest sister came over again, grinning happily, and asked: "Brother, how is my wine, are you used to drinking it?"
"Uh, very good." Xue Chen glanced at this eldest sister who was most likely the boss's wife or a relative of the boss's family. One thing is certain, this eldest sister definitely doesn't know about the so-called spiritual practice, let alone has anything to do with it. That is to say
, I guess I don’t know that there is spiritual energy in the wine.
The eldest sister showed a very proud expression: "I'm not bragging. Although our wine is home-brewed, it is no worse than that bottle of wine that costs hundreds or thousands of dollars. Not to mention that the grains used are the best.
This water doesn’t exist anywhere else.”
water!
Xue Chen grasped the crux of the problem and vaguely remembered that the eldest sister Gao Xiang had just mentioned what kind of well water the water used for making wine was.
"Qingkou Well is an old well in our county. I heard it has been there for hundreds of years. It has become a tourist attraction and is surrounded by iron fences to prevent people from getting close."
Xue Chen's eyes moved, and he asked with a faint smile: "Since they have become tourist attractions and are surrounded, how did the eldest sister get the well water to make wine?"
"Big brother, you eat while I go get busy. If you want a drink, just shout." The eldest sister pursed her lips and smiled and walked away.
Needless to say, Xue Chen could also guess that the owner of this donkey meat restaurant had some connections and abilities and was able to draw water from the well to make wine. This was also normal.
"Qingkou Well, could it be because of this well?" Xue Chen took another sip of wine. There was very little spiritual energy in it, but it was a lot for a glass of wine. It's no wonder that he couldn't get enough of it after drinking it, and he couldn't wake up after being sober.
That's probably why it hurts.
After finishing the meal and settling the bill, he and his eldest sister asked where the Qingkou Well was and planned to go take a look.
The eldest sister is a good talker. She muttered a few words while looking for change: "I heard from the old man that this Qingkou Well was originally in the yard of a wealthy family. The yard was old, and I heard that there was a rockery garden, too.
I know whether it is true or not. Later, when the city was renovated, the yard was demolished and a building was built. It happened that the well was not within the planning scope and would not be in the way, so it was left here, otherwise it would have been filled in long ago."
From a distance, Xue Chen saw the so-called Qingkou Well, which was surrounded by an iron fence and had a sign beside it.
After walking in, he first glanced at the well, his eyes lit up, and he felt a trace of spiritual energy overflowing from under the well mouth!
The sign was set up by the county tourism bureau and briefly introduced the history of the well. There was no specific information, such as the surname of the wealthy family that the well once belonged to, and more of them were just random stories.
It says that once a family saved a fairy who fell into the mortal world. The fairy was grateful and dropped a few tears in the family's well. As a result, the well became magical. After drinking for a long time, the body was healthy and free from all diseases.
Xue Chen didn't take this kind of scenic spot introduction to heart, because it was too common and in line with the national conditions. As for why this well was named Qingkou Well, he saw the four square bluestones surrounding the well mouth.
I can understand.
This well looks really big. The diameter of the wellhead is one and a half meters. It is surrounded by four blue-black stone slabs. The stone slabs seem to be some years old. They are not surrounded later, but are hard steel pulleys on the wellhead.
It should be equipped later.
After walking around the iron fence outside, Xue Chen found a door that could be opened on one side and was locked with a lock. He looked around and saw people walking around from time to time. It was really inconvenient to go in and take a look directly, so he had to
Outside first.
"How come there is spiritual energy coming out of the well?"
This was something he wanted to figure out. His sight penetrated a layer of soil and entered the well. The four circles in the well were also made of bluestone that looked solid. It is no wonder that it can be preserved to this day. Otherwise, even if
If no one filled it, it should have collapsed long ago.
The water surface is about five or six meters deep from the wellhead. It is cold and very clean, and the spiritual energy comes out of the water. Although it is very small, it does exist.
What is certain is that there is no reason for the spiritual energy to emerge from the well water. There must be a reason. Then the reason must be under the water, which makes a little spiritual energy blend into the well water.
Xue Chen once again sighed in his mind that clairvoyance is so practical. What level would it be if placed in a spell? It must be at least a treasure-level spell.
The obstruction of water to perspective is much smaller than that of soil and rocks, and it can easily penetrate deep into the well water.
"What a deep well!"
There are not a few ancient wells existing in China, and there are always hundreds of them. Generally speaking, the depth of ancient wells is not particularly deep. After all, digging wells in ancient times relied on manpower, but now it relies on machines, which cannot be compared.
, so the well depth is generally about ten meters.
However, this well was obviously different from ordinary ancient wells. Xue Chen controlled his sight and went deep to a depth of twenty meters from the well mouth before reaching the bottom.
"I want to see how deep it is."
My vision passed through layers of well water, and when it reached a depth of almost thirty meters, I finally saw the bottom.
Thirty meters, if it is placed on flat ground, it can be walked over in ten seconds, but when it is erected, it is very exaggerated. It is almost equivalent to the height of ten stories. You can imagine how deep this well is.
When he was about to see the bottom, Xue Chen suddenly noticed something strange at the bottom of the well. When he looked carefully, he saw a bulge in the center of the bottom of the well, as if something was covered by a layer of mud.
"Stone?"
This was his first thought, and when he saw it clearly through the palm-thick mud, his heart trembled.
It's not a stone, it's actually... a box!
Beneath the centuries-old ancient well, there is a box. Anyone who suddenly discovers it will be greatly shocked, and Xue Chen is no exception!
Xue Chen felt that his heart was beating faster, and he was excited and excited. This feeling had not occurred for a long, long time, and he was full of curiosity about the box.
When he saw the material of the already somewhat blackened box, he became even more excited. It turned out to be a gold box! But the outside was corroded by well water and turned black, so it was hard to spot it without looking carefully!
Of course, it cannot be pure gold, because although gold is dense, that is, heavy, it is not hard in texture and has good ductility. It is not as good as iron and copper. It should be mostly gold, mixed with other substances.
Metal.
"This box should be the reason why spiritual energy comes out of this well. I want to see what's inside!"
There is a century-old well that is full of aura, and there is a gold box at the bottom of the well.
"Could it be filled with gold?" Xue Chen felt that this possibility was quite high. He did not rule out the possibility that the wealthy family who built this ancient well encountered some kind of accident. In order to save the family's property, he had to throw away the gold and silver in a hurry.
The jewelry was put into a box and sunk to the bottom of the well.
"No, if it's really gold, what's the aura about? Gold doesn't emit aura." The speculation just now was quickly rejected.
As expected, his clairvoyance ability penetrated the box. He thought that no matter what was in the box, it would be soaked in well water and look ugly, but the reality was different from what he thought. (To be continued)