flstandardbreds Chapter 136: The Concealing Well
Chapter 136: The Concealing Well
Shen Li came to her own carriage and said, "Dad and Mom, we will be passing through the city tomorrow. Young Master Wei and I will go into the city to take a look. You don't have to wait for me to come back for dinner."
Shen Changshan was unloading his things. Hearing this, he quickly turned around and looked towards the city. "Ali, it's getting dark now. Why don't we go tomorrow morning? It's okay if we leave a little later tomorrow."
Lin Cuicui also nodded and said, "Yes, Ah Li, why don't we go tomorrow?"
The three brothers next to him also looked worried, even Lu Jing and Lu Nian had frowns on their brows.
Shen Li shook her head, "Dad, Mom, you don't have to go tomorrow, I'll be back soon."
Seeing that they couldn't stop her, the couple stopped trying to persuade her, "Okay, be careful."
"Uh-huh."
No one else said anything else. If they continued talking, it would be dark soon. It would be best if she could go in early. It would be best if she could come out before dark.
Shen Li pulled Chi Yan towards Pei Yu. Chi Yan didn't want to go at first, but Shen Li tempted him a few words before he agreed.
Pei Yu also led a horse. Shen Li saw Tian Qing and glanced at the Shen family members who were looking at her worriedly, "Tian Qing, I have a favor to ask of you."
Tianqing saw his master glance at him and quickly responded, "Miss Shen, please speak."
"If Master Wei and I don't come back too late, and my family wants to enter the city, please help me stop them."
So that's what it was. He thought it was something else!
"I understand, don't worry, Miss Shen."
"Thank you."
The two men rode their horses together towards the half-open city gate.
Pei Yu took out a purse and pulled out two brown pills. He ate one first and handed the other to Shen Li, saying concisely, "It's for preventing miasma."
Shen Li took a bite and ate it. It wasn't because she trusted Pei Yu that much, but he was the kind of person who would not bother to do such a thing.
Pei Yu was sorting his purse with his eyes lowered when he caught a glimpse of this scene and the corners of his eyes slightly raised.
"Just now, Master Wei said that there is miasma in this city?"
"Most likely."
"But there shouldn't be miasma in this place. Master Wei, do you know about Pinghe County?"
"No, but there has never been any rumor that there is miasma here."
"Let's go."
Shen Li frowned and thought, if there was miasma, then it would make sense for the people in the city to evacuate urgently.
But where did this miasma come from?
As soon as I entered the city gate, the scene that was a little blurry just now became clear. There were scattered bamboo baskets and tattered and rotten carts on both sides of the street.
The doors and windows of the shops were wide open, and the inside was in chaos.
The two of them had been inside for a quarter of an hour, and there was no sign of the refugees who had just come in.
As they went deeper, the fog around them became thicker. Shen Li looked at the man beside her.
"Is this miasma?"
"Yes."
Pei Yu's face looked a little serious. He was just guessing when he was outside just now, but now that he has come in, he has confirmed that this is miasma.
Why did the miasma appear here? This was the biggest question in the two people's minds.
"We will check separately and meet at the gate of the county government in two quarters of an hour."
"Row."
The two men wandered around in the city for a while and arrived at the gate of the county government office. They didn't find anything, so they decided to separate and come back later to take a look at the things in the county government office.
The two of them rode their horses in different directions. Shen Li's mental power spread out. Just now, when she was with Pei Yu, she was a little concerned about him, so she didn't use it extensively.
Now that they are separated, she should also explore carefully to find out what secrets this city has.
There are some residential houses on Shen Li's side. Judging from their specifications, they were all occupied by dignitaries in the past. After using her spiritual power to probe, she found that there are still many things in the secret room that have not been packed up yet.
Not a single piece of food was left behind, as any would have been taken away by the refugees who came in later.
But even if there was, Shen Li didn't dare to take it. It had been contaminated by the miasma, and it was even a question whether it was edible.
However, there were still a lot of gold, silver and jewelry hidden in many houses, which were all good. Now they were ownerless, so Shen Li accepted them all with a smile.
There was no one around, so he first put the red flame into the space, and then quickly collected the things in these houses.
The time given by Pei Yu is very tight, so we can’t waste too much time on this.
After these things were put into the space, they were stored separately in one place and not mixed with the previous ones.
After acquiring four houses, Shen Li stopped acquiring any more as he had more important business to do.
We hurried through the city and came to a well. A huge stone covered the well. There were some runes written on the stone with red cinnabar. We didn't know whether it was to drive away evil spirits or to ward off evil spirits.
There is no water in the well anymore, and there is a large space inside, with a passage that leads to nowhere.
Using both hands to exert a little force, he moved the big rock above him. After waiting for an incense stick of time, Shen Li took a deep breath, covered his mouth and nose, and jumped, landing lightly in the dry well.
He took out a torch from the space, lit it, and stood there for a while to make sure that the torch was not extinguished, then walked forward holding the torch.
This well doesn’t seem simple!
On the way down just now, I also saw that this well has never stored water. Perhaps it was just to cover up something.
The area below is all made of stone, and there are traces of engraving on the stone walls, which shows that it was obviously carved by humans.
Walking forward with a torch in hand, the cave was about two and a half meters high. It must have taken a lot of effort to dig such a cave.
Over there, after Pei Yu wandered around fruitlessly, he returned to the gate of the county government office. When the time came, Shen Li still hadn't shown up.
He tapped the white jade fan in his hand. Miss Shen had already taken the pills to relieve the miasma. With her ability, there was no need to worry too much. She hadn't come yet, so she must have been delayed by something.
Glancing at the sun in the sky, it was about to set. Pei Yu left a mark at the door and walked into the county government office.
He walked around the front and back yards of the county government office, but there was nothing special. If there was anything special, it was that he walked to a yard and stopped in front of a well in the yard.
Judging from the name of the courtyard, this courtyard is for the county magistrate to handle official business. But why is there a well where the county magistrate handles official business?
And there is a huge rock on top of it, which is not normal at all.
Pei Yu moved the stone above the well away. As for the weird drawings on the stone, he pretended not to see them.
The mouth of this well is also larger than that of an ordinary well, and there is no wear and tear on the mouth of the well, which shows that this is just a well that is used to deceive people.
Pei Yu looked at the well, wondering if Miss Shen had also encountered the same thing, which was why she wasted time.
Thinking of this, he planned to go down and investigate. When he saw the stone-carved passage inside, he was slightly surprised. It seemed that the miasma in Pinghe County was indeed not simple!