Xiao Qingfeng said: "I have already considered this just now, and I can judge from the gap in the deep pond behind the mountain and the reality of the convection of the Li family ancient well in the village below, that there should be no major potential danger in this for a long time." Even if there were, it should be just some wind-blown gravel debris, and it should basically be at the bottom of the deep position. ”

Speaking of this, Xiao Qingfeng paused slightly, as if he remembered something again, and then continued: "In this way, for the sake of safety, the doll will come over to take over the heavenly remnant, and let him, Jingxin, and the old man carry out corresponding safety protection for us." I feel that with these three of us on the side, even if there is a little danger, they should be able to deal with it, at least not so that we don't have to mess around. ”

After hearing his command, the doll hurriedly came over and replaced the little Taoist, and moved seriously to act as a strong man. After the old man and the three of them were ready, the lone wolf and the six of them began to continue the boulder movement.

After more than ten minutes of hard work, the ancient wellhead expected below was finally gradually revealed. Seeing that about a third of the time has been exposed, it should already be able to allow people to enter and exit freely, Xiao Qingfeng then ordered everyone to stop.

By this time, everyone had clearly seen that this was an unfathomable dark shaft, and nothing else could be seen except for the cold air currents that gushed out from below from time to time. The lone wolf and the mute gathered the four spotlights around them in the middle, and let them hang directly above the mouth of the ancient well, so that they could see the true face of the ancient well more clearly.

The mouth of this ancient well should look roughly the same as the octagonal stupa in front of it, and it is also an octagonal shape. What is now fully revealed is a complete north-south edge on the west side, two beveled edges in the north-west and southwest directions, and a small part of the east-west edge on the north and south sides.

Under the illumination of the spotlight searchlight, everyone can clearly see that these edges were originally artificially inlaid with ridged rectangular stone tablets. On the upward and inward planes of these edge steles, you can also see some strange line patterns, and the craftsmanship of the engraving is very exquisite, and it is from the hands of famous artists at a glance.

After careful identification of meditation, it is believed that this is some of the Buddhists' sealing talismans, which are specially used to subdue those powerful demons and monsters. In addition, on these edge steles, you can also see the corresponding Bagua patterns.

These ridged edge steles are about 60 centimeters high, and when you look down from this octagonal wellhead, you can see that the wall below is not the octagonal shape of the upper wellhead, but an irregular circle. When I looked down with a strong flashlight, I couldn't see how deep it was at all, and I only felt that the cold inside was indescribably eerie.

After obtaining Xiao Qingfeng's consent, Xiao Maitreya threw a time-delayed bright light bomb inside, and under the strong light of the bright light bullet, he clearly saw the general situation inside the ancient well. This ancient well is estimated to be at least seventy or eighty meters deep, which should not be much different from the depth of those abandoned cinnabar mine ponds behind the mountain, or even exceed its depth, which is a bit bottomless.

The upper part of the ancient well is basically uniform above thirty or forty meters, with a diameter of about two or three meters, and the irregular wall material is also local normal limestone. Thirty or forty meters below, it began to be mixed with the dark red cinnabar ore of the back mountain, and the color became heavier and heavier the further down, and the space gradually increased.

When it reaches a depth of sixty or seventy meters, it looks like a huge cave hall underneath

Constant emptiness. Going down to the bottom, you can vaguely see some scattered stone pillars, which seem to have some strange colorful colors, which are too far away to see.

In addition, in the space below the ancient well, there seems to be a certain undercurrent surging, which can be seen from the bursts of cold air gushing out of the wellhead from time to time and the undulating debris in the depths of the ancient well.

In addition to the eight well-made edge steles at the mouth of the well, and the boulder that sealed the town, there is no trace of man-made in the whole ancient well, which should be a natural "Tianzhen Well".

That is, under the magic of the earth's crustal movement in ancient times, it is a strange landscape naturally formed. It is estimated that the ancients of the year could not explain this strange "magic well", thinking that there were some powerful demons hiding here, in order to subdue them and protect the safety of the party, they used the supreme magic power of the Buddhist family to seal this place.

"The Point Guard Is Here"

After the strong light of the bright light bomb completely disappeared, Xiao Qingfeng said: "This almost unfathomable natural ancient well should be the answer to the strange mystery of Wang Lizhuang below. I think that the cracks we found in the back mine pond earlier, and the current ancient well with a lot of internal problems, plus the ancient well of the Li family in the deserted village below, which has long been blown up, is a complete chain of the whole incident. And this ancient well is precisely the most important link, and even I feel that the three of them should be interconnected. ”

After pondering for a moment, he continued: "Now I have an idea, in order to truly solve this mystery, I have decided to go down for myself and thoroughly find out what is the mystery of the deepest part of this ancient well. As long as I can prove that these three are truly connected, then everything can be explained. In this way, Maitreya and Jingxin will accompany me later, and we will still take the graded protection in the morning and advance in turn. I personally took the lead first, meditated and then covered, and Maitreya was responsible for the main rope traction and auxiliary protection. Brother Wolf and the old man, you all stay on it, responsible for the lifting and guarding of the main rope at any time, to ensure the absolute safety of the above, and mainly to do a good job in emergency response under special circumstances. ”

After listening to it quietly, he continued seriously: "Since we have spent so much effort to find this mysterious ancient well, there is no reason not to understand everything here, and I absolutely agree to go down and find out." But I suggest that the two of us swap things and let me go deeper. The reason is that I am confident that my light body kung fu is the best among us, and it is also more suitable for flexible dodging and maneuvering in the unknown space below. And you follow me closely, and once you encounter any urgent special circumstances, you can easily respond and ask for help. ”

After listening to her words, everyone understood her true intentions, she wanted to replace Xiao Qingfeng in the most dangerous first task.

Everyone was silent for a while, and the lone wolf said slowly: "I think it's best for Brother Qingfeng to take the lead below, after all, his internal skills are the purest among us, and his reaction ability is extremely strong, and his mentality is very stable, and he can calmly deal with any emergency situation." ”

Xiao Maitreya said: "Yes, I also support Brother Wolf's opinion. For those invisible potential dangers, only Hou Ye and Tian Chuan have that wonderful foreknowledge induction, which is obvious to all of us. Besides, with our Hou Ye's supernatural skills, it is absolutely possible to protect oneself even if it is not good, you can rest assured that Nangong girl is it, hehehe......"

Quietly listened to the words of the two, especially the deliberate teasing of Maitreya at the end, suddenly

His face turned red with shame, and he stomped his foot and flashed to the side. At this time, the weird and tricky doll rushed up to hug her again, and teased in a weird way: "Otherwise, I will replace our young master of Nangong, lest your old man care about it and make a mess, which will affect the normal plan of our Hou Ye." Anyway, I'm really relieved to our Hou Ye, that's a thousand and ten thousand, hehehehe......"

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help laughing, and they were even more embarrassed. At this time, the dumb man stepped forward with a smile, patted Xiao Qingfeng's shoulder vigorously, and didn't say anything, just took out his treasure python bead in his arms and handed it to him. The little Taoist priest on the side also stretched out an OK gesture to Xiao Qingfeng, indicating that he was full of firm confidence in him.

Seeing that everyone had no opinions, Xiao Qingfeng, Xiao Maitreya, and Jingxin began to formally prepare the equipment. While the three of them were actively preparing, the lone wolf and the doll once again used professional instruments to carefully test the air quality under the ancient well.

Except for the cold wind that churned upwards from time to time, and a few small fragments of weeds and branches, no other major anomalies were found.

Of course, the location of their detection is limited to a depth of a few tens of meters above, and due to various objective reasons, it is impossible to really detect the situation of the deeper position below. However, it can at least be concluded that there is no toxic gas in this ancient well.

However, for the sake of safety, Xiao Qingfeng and the three of them still wore safety helmets and protective masks more ceremoniously, and also carried out necessary safety protection for some important positions.

At this time, the mute and the prodigal son had already erected a firm and simple lifting device above the wellhead, and at the same time added double the safety protection. In order to prevent the depth of descent from being too deep and the strong whirlwind that may exist at depth, they have carried out corresponding bracket treatment for the three main ropes to prevent the danger caused by the cross-entanglement of the three.

After everything was ready, the three of them turned on the various lighting equipment specially fixed on their bodies, and began to enter the ancient well in turn along the main rope of rock climbing.

Under everyone's close attention, the three of them went very smoothly at the beginning, and within a few minutes they reached the position where cinnabar red began to appear. Jing Xin looked at the watch monitor, which showed that the descent depth was forty-six meters. When I got here, I didn't see any danger except that the wind was getting stronger and stronger below.

Xiao Qingfeng first asked Jing Xin to report his safety to the top through the watch monitor, and reported the actual situation below, and then the three of them took a break and prepared to continue to push down.

After resting for about five minutes, the trio officially began to continue their descent. But just when the three of them had just descended more than ten meters, the space below suddenly became larger and larger, and the air flow surging up from below also suddenly became stronger. With the turbid gas gushing upwards, some small pieces of sand, stumps and broken branches and leaves began to appear, floating around in the relatively empty space.

At this moment, the anxious cry of the lone wolf came from the watch monitor: "The people below have paid attention, the people below have paid attention, and now the wind above has obviously begun to increase, what is the situation below? What is the situation below? Please answer quickly, please answer quickly." If not, retreat urgently! Please answer quickly, please answer quickly!"

Xiao Qingfeng adjusted his position and replied clearly: "The current situation is okay for the time being, there is not much change, we insist on continuing to move forward." Rest assured, if it really doesn't work, I will immediately give up the emergency retreat, please be ready to respond at any time. ”