171 Bottom of the well
In the panic, Shen Yan'er was so frightened that she closed her eyes and couldn't see anything. After stabbing down with a sword in the struggle to the death, there was no feeling of inserting something in his hand, but his right wrist was also grabbed to death by a huge force.
"It's me."
Just when Shen Yan'er collapsed in fright, a familiar voice suddenly sounded in her ears. When she opened her eyes suddenly, she saw the black shadow that grabbed her and ripped off the black cloth. She never expected that what was revealed under the black cloth was actually Xiao Hei's face.
"Little Black ......" The frightened Shen Yan'er looked at Xiao Hei with panicked eyes that had escaped death, and a layer of tears that had just been frightened appeared in her eyes. While she breathed a sigh of relief, she was also full of doubts about why Xiao Hei was here.
Fortunately, Xiao Hei was agile, and Shen Yan'er was clumsy and sluggish, so she didn't cause a big disaster. Otherwise, if the sword just now really stabbed Xiao Hei's body, Shen Yan'er would really regret it and burst into tears.
"Why are you here?" Shen Yan'er hurriedly dragged Xiao Hei to the corner of the wall, and asked in a low voice, "Did the prince send you?" I told him that this place is very dangerous, don't send someone to investigate it privately......"
Why is he so disobedient? Shen Yan'er was so anxious that she frowned deeply.
"It has nothing to do with the prince, it's me who wants to see my sister as soon as possible." Xiao Hei looked at Shen Yan'er, who was so anxious that she began to pull her hair, with a calm gaze. Although he sprinted all the way just now, he did not have a trace of disorder in his breathing.
When Shen Yan'er advised King Ning today, Xiao Hei was obviously also present. Even King Ning was frightened by Shen Yan'er's terrifying eyes and thought twice, but Xiao Hei was stubborn. I don't know if he should say that he is bold or overconfident.
Shen Yan'er sighed helplessly, stared at his quiet and deep gaze, and solemnly said: "I only sue you alone, the reason why I don't let King Ning secretly trespass and not for anything else is just because there are more terrible walking corpses hidden underground than the ones we have seen in mass graves." ”
After hearing the word "walking corpse", a flash of surprise flashed in Xiao Hei's eyes, and his expression became stern.
Shen Yan'er continued: "The walking corpses here not only run like wild dogs, but also have very hard skulls that ordinary swords can't pierce at all. The most terrifying thing is that they seem to have a little bit of human intelligence, and they know how to play dead to let their guard down. ”
The more Shen Yan'er spoke, the more gloomy her eyes became, and every word she said in a low tone was rendered extremely terrifying and terrifying. Although Xiao Hei didn't say anything, his calm expression gradually tightened, and he seemed more vigilant than just now.
"There have been walking corpses in that well in the courtyard, and I've seen them with my own eyes, so you'd better be careful, even if you're stunning."
"Then what are you doing here in the middle of the night?" Hearing that this place was so dangerous, Xiao Hei couldn't help but ask Shen Yan'er a hurried question. It can be seen that he is nervous, and Shen Yan'er asks so harshly and urgently.
After listening to Xiao Hei's questioning, Shen Yan'er wanted to go to her own task. She glanced at the place where Yu'er lived, and said in a low voice full of worry, "I suspect that the disappearance of Yu'er and Jinghao is related to that well, so I want to go over and take a look." ”
Although this was a decision made by herself, when this sentence was spoken, even Shen Yan'er herself realized that this decision was almost dangerous to the point of absurdity, and whoever heard her say such a thing would definitely be shocked and anxious to stop her rash action.
However, just when Shen Yan'er lowered her head and thought about how she should persuade Xiao Hei, the voice that came from the faint night breeze was not a stern accusation and dissuasion, but a heavy, responsible word: "I'll go with you." ”
In an instant, Shen Yan'er suspected that she had auditory hallucinations. She looked up in amazement and stared at Xiao Hei who said these four words. Looking at each other, Xiao Hei's firm eyes made Shen Yan'er give up the suspicion just now, and her heart swelled with warm emotion and guilt.
Needless to say, she was moved, and the uncontrollable guilt all came from Shen Yan'er's self-blame for her incompetence. If he had the ability to fight independently like Yi Xiangxi, like Kou Xuebing, and like Miao Pu, he wouldn't let Xiao Hei worry so much.
"Have you seen Bao Yin?" Shen Yan'er asked with self-reproach and anxiety.
Xiao Hei risked his life tonight to sneak into the Hail Snow Palace in order to see Bao Yin. If it weren't for the accident that bumped into him, maybe he would have slipped into Bao Yin's room by now to reunite his siblings.
Xiao Hei shook his head lightly and said, "I'll go with you first." He didn't hesitate at all, whether it was a decisive tone or a firm look in his eyes, he conveyed his will to Shen Yan'er.
Of course, it is good to have a strong martial arts Xiao Hei companion, and besides, it is just to go to the wellhead to take a look, so it should not be delayed for too long. Thinking of this, Shen Yan'er nodded, took Xiao Hei's hand and said, "Then you come with me." ”
Walking through the silent corridor under the bright moonlight, in the light of the night breeze blowing the leaves, Shen Yan'er and Xiao Hei walked quietly to the dry well with rapid and steady steps.
Together, the two of them vigorously removed the stone slab covering the wellhead, and lay on the edge of the well and looked down. It's a pity that the well is pitch black and nothing can be seen. I don't know what lies down there, and I don't know how deep it is, it's like a bottomless abyss leading to hell.
Xiao Hei took out a fire fold from his clothes, held it in his hand and shook it, and a bright flame suddenly burst out. He threw the fire fold to the bottom of the well, and Shen Yan'er's gaze followed the firelight that changed from large to small and slid down the wall of the well from top to bottom. At the moment when the firelight falls, you can follow the firelight to see the illuminated blue-gray dry well wall.
Eventually, the firelight fell deep, emitting a faint sound that is characteristic of landing.
Shen Yan'er had already made a judgment in her heart, the depth of this well was about twenty meters. However, the distant and small light of the fire at the bottom of the well did little to illuminate the field of vision other than to measure the depth. Shen Yan'er still couldn't see anything, but at least she could know one thing, that is, there were no walking corpses down there.
"I'll go down and have a look." Xiao Hei said that he had jumped up to the mouth of the well and made a gesture to jump down. Shen Yan'er was startled, hurriedly grabbed him, and persuaded: "Don't go down!" Maybe I'm too careful, they're not down there at all......"
But no one expected that as soon as Shen Yan'er said this, a faint voice from the bottom of the well suddenly slapped her loudly.
"Save ...... Help ......"
This miserable and weak cry for help made Shen Yan'er's whole body stand up with goosebumps, and her dark pupils were dilated to the limit at this moment because of nervousness.