However, whenever he thinks like this, the smiling face of Tie Dan'er comes to his heart, the most important person in his life that he loves.

Every time he did this, he instantly regained his strength, and he knew that he couldn't give up, and he couldn't let his son disappear forever in that dark place.

Niu Er's fingers were like withered branches, hanging weakly on the chain, and he no longer had the strength to climb again.

Looking up, he saw that the mouth of the well was like a crescent moon, and the faint light shone on him, as if to tell him that it was the world he had lived in.

And beneath his feet, there is an endless darkness, which may be an underworld, or another world.

Eventually, his fingers had completely lost their strength and could no longer grasp the chain.

Like a fallen leaf, he fell from the mouth of a high well. The wind whistled in his ears, and he closed his eyes and let himself fall.

He didn't know how long he had fallen, or how deep the well was, but when he suddenly stopped falling, he found himself in a cool, soft place.

The flashlight had long since been extinguished by the fall, and it was pitch black and nothing could be seen.

He tried to stand up, but there was silence around him, except for the sound of his breathing echoing through the empty space.

Suddenly, a hoarse voice sounded in his ears, "Human, what are you doing here?" ”

The voice seemed to come from the ground, and it seemed to be in his ears, which was terrifying.

Niu Er looked around in horror, but the darkness prevented him from seeing anything clearly.

He clutched the chain tightly in his hand, only the cold chain reminded him that he was still in reality.

He took a deep breath and replied loudly with all his might, "I...... I'm coming for my son! ”

His voice echoed in the air, as if in this unknown place, he was the only being.

He didn't know where the voice came from or what the outcome would be, he just knew that he had to find his son, no matter what the cost.

The hoarse voice sounded again, "You're on me." It seemed to have a hint of sarcasm.

"I ...... I'm looking for my son. Niu Er's voice was confused and anxious.

"Oh, that little one, here it is." When Niu Er heard this answer, his heartbeat instantly accelerated.

"Daddy, Daddy." A familiar voice sounded, Niu Er felt a pair of hands around his waist, and he instantly understood that it was Tie Dan'er.

Niu Er closed his eyes tightly, for fear that he would cry in the next second.

He held on to Tie Dan'er hard, and hammered him twice hard, "You little rabbit, run around, I'll let you run around." ”

His voice was full of pain and anger, but he didn't have the strength to fight anymore.

"Immortals, thank you, thank you......" Niu Er knelt down while dragging the iron egg while speaking to the darkness.

However, he felt a force stop him.

"I'm not a god, you don't have to thank me. I can send you up, but you have to do something for me. ”

The voice sounded again, this time with a hint of seriousness.

"Okay, okay, you say." Niu Er nodded, just wanting to leave this place as soon as possible.

"When you go up, pull the chain due south up until you reach your head. Do you understand? If you can't do it......"

"Definitely, definitely!" Niu Er interrupted him, he was willing to pay any price to protect his son.

"How can I be sure you're not going to lie to me? Well, I'll take this boy's soul, and when you've pulled all the chains up, I'll let him go." ”

Niu Er was stunned, he looked at his son, his heart was full of despair and fear, but he knew that he had no choice.

When Niu Er woke up from his coma, he found himself lying next to a large well, the sunlight pouring down overhead, making him squint uncomfortably. His body was exhausted, and the wounds on his hands were still aching, but when he saw his son Tie Dan'er next to him, his heart was full of joy.

He looked at the iron egg beside him, and tears flowed involuntarily.

He threw himself into the well and knelt down, clasped his hands together, and muttered thanks to the gods for their apparitions.

He knew that without the help of the gods, neither he nor his son would have been able to come out of the well.

Then, Niu Er turned around and woke Tie Dan'er.

He looked at Tie Dan'er, his eyes full of worry. "Hungry? Daddy cooks for you. He looked at Tie Dan'er, and a trace of pain flashed in his eyes.

Niu Er wiped his tears and walked home with Tie Dan'er.

He knew they still had a lot to do and they still had a long way to go.

But as long as they are alive, as long as they are together, they will surely be able to live happily ever after.

When they returned to the village, the sun was already in the west, and the sunset was red for half a day.

When the people of the village saw them, they came to ask them where they had gone, and why they had disappeared for so long, so that everyone thought that they had fallen into a big well.

The village chief looked at them with a complicated look in his eyes.

He once went door-to-door to remind the people in the village that the big well was bottomless and dangerous, so they should not approach it.

However, Niu Er and Tie Dan'er still walked back and forth by the well as if they hadn't heard.

Now seeing that they have returned safe and sound, the village chief is both happy and a little reproachful.

Niu Er looked at everyone and was a little stunned.

He knew that if he told the truth, no one would believe him.

He thought for a moment, looked at him left and right, and said vaguely: "We went hunting in the mountains, but we didn't expect to get lost. ”

His voice trembled, but it remained steadfast.

Beside him, Tie Dan'er was unusually quiet.

He sat on the ground dumbfounded, his eyes blank and motionless.

His appearance is distressing and a little unsettling. The people in the village looked at him and didn't know what to say.

The village chief looked at the father and son, and secretly decided in his heart that he would seal a huge stone on the large well early tomorrow morning, and never let people approach that dangerous place again.

At night, in the dilapidated wooden house, Niu Er looked at the moon outside the window, but his heart was full of worry.

He looked at Tie Dan'er and clenched his fists in distress.

Tomorrow, he must find the iron chain due south, and he must find the soul of Tie Dan'er.

He swore to himself that no matter what the cost, he would protect his only son and let him live happily ever after.

Niu Er's life began to enter a strange rhythm, during the day he accompanied Tie Dan'er, and at night he would secretly go to the big well and start his strange work.

He watched the chain go deep into the bottom of the well, his heart filled with uneasiness and anxiety, and he could hardly imagine what was going to happen below.