NFBE Chapter 154 Exploring the Well
Chapter 154 Exploring the Well
Except for a few people who were carrying people to the hall, the others followed Wen Shu to the back mountain.
The people carrying the woman had already walked far away and disappeared.
This time, Jueyu spoke up, "Girl, the details of that woman are unknown, and we have already taken control of this place. Why should we delay and help that woman?"
In her opinion, there were loopholes in everything the woman said and did, and they suddenly broke into the village, catching everyone in the village off guard.
The few people who were on guard around the village were the first to discover their tracks. The few people in the front did not know how to act properly, not to mention that those people were unable to resist.
In order to avoid alerting the enemy and accidentally taking their lives.
But by the time they formed a three-way blockade and pressed forward, it was too late for the people in the village to discover them.
They gave up resistance on the spot, and they couldn't find out the truth about the village leader for a long time.
Jueyu listened to what the woman said and realized that she should be the woman of the person in charge here, but for some reason she had an entanglement with Kan.
"There are only men here. I don't believe this woman came here voluntarily.
Although I don't know what the dispute is with this village or what relationship it has with Kang Wu, that is their business. I have no right to interfere and no intention to interfere.
Life in this world is not easy. Survival is hard enough, and it is even more harsh on women. I can lend a hand.
If I don't take care of her, she'll die soon. Although I'm not a good doctor, I can't just stand by and watch her die. Of course, I'm only doing my best. If she doesn't make it in the end, that's her fate.
I have no regrets either."
Jueyu listened to Wenshu's words and pursed her lips. The night blurred people's faces, but she clenched her hands and looked at the girl's back in front of her with a more determined look.
There was no conversation along the way. Wen Shu led her men around most of the mountain village and arrived at the back mountain at the early morning.
At this time, the sky was dimly lit, and the long summer days would soon be dawned.
When Wen Shudao said this, Xuanyi had already imposed martial law around the area.
"Miss, I have already found out that the situation you mentioned earlier has been resolved."
Xuan Yi came forward and reported directly to Wen Shu what he had found out here.
"Have you found that place?" Wen Shu looked around. When she came in, she met people who were on curfew outside.
"Where are the others...?"
Xuan Yi was accompanied by one or two people, and the others were nowhere to be seen.
"Girl, I have dispersed my men to be on guard around the area. They can alert us at any time if there is any situation outside." Xuan Yi glanced at the one or two people following behind him, both of whom were private soldiers of the Du family.
Xuan Yi was not as straightforward as before. After a short hesitation, he replied, "Girl, since this is a serious matter, I have arranged for others to watch over the entrance."
There was nothing wrong with what he said. She had known Xuan Yi for quite some time.
Wen Shu glanced at the people behind Xuan Yi and saw that she could not see any clues from them.
Now is not a good time.
He said, "Everyone has worked hard. Now you lead the way and we will go and take a look.
It will be dawn soon, and some things will be difficult to do!"
"Yes," Xuan Yi received the order, turned around and led the way forward.
Wenshu followed behind, and the road became narrower as they went further in.
The most difficult part was only wide enough for one person to move sideways. Even though Wen Shu and the others were quite skilled, it would still take them a quarter of an hour to reach the destination.
"This is the place you are talking about." Wen Shu stood beside the dry well and turned to ask Xu Yanyi.
There were troops from several camps standing around.
The soldiers from the tribe had heard the movements of Wen Shu and the others and came to greet them. When they heard the questions, they responded hurriedly.
"Chief, it took us a long time to find this place."
"Yes, Brother Xuanyi said that this place is not wrong."
Hearing their reply, Wenshu nodded at them.
But his eyes were still looking at Xuanyi.
"My lady, based on the information we received previously and the terrain and surrounding environment, this is the place we are looking for," Xuan Yi replied.
"That must be it. The path is narrow every ten steps. The surrounding mountains are high and there is no lush grass, let alone a place for birds to rest." Wen Shu stood at the mouth of the well. When she looked up, she could see the sky above her head, which was brighter than the sky around them.
Where they stood, even if there was a little light, it was completely blocked by the surrounding mountains.
"What's the situation down there? We've already gone down to investigate," Wen Shu said as she picked up a half-fist-sized stone at her feet and threw it down.
--clatter--
The sound of stones hitting hard objects at the bottom of the well quickly traveled back to the wellhead. Judging from the time, the wellhead was about five or six feet deep.
And there is no water at the bottom of the well.
"Girl, my subordinates have already gone down to investigate. Inside..."
He spoke halfway and didn't finish.
Just said "Girl, you will know when you go down and see it"
He really couldn't explain it. After all, the moment he got the news and followed the girl to surround the village felt like a dream. When he went underground, he was still wondering why the girl spent so much effort looking for this place.
But when he went down the well, he understood the girl's intentions when he saw the scene.
Wen Shu was also slow and told Jue Yu, "Stay here and guard. If there is any movement, you will do as you see fit."
"Xuan Yi, you lead the way, let's go take a look down there"
"Yes"
Xuanyi climbed down the well without any hesitation.
Wen Shujing followed...
After jumping down from the last stepping stone that was sticking out from the wall of the well, he stepped firmly on it.
There was an unknown thickness of gravel under my feet, and the stones were so sharp that they hurt.
After walking a few steps at the bottom of the well, I got used to it.
——呲—－
During this gap, Xuanyi took out a fire starter from his arms and lit it at the bottom of the well.
"Girl, look ahead."
With the fire, everything around me instantly became much clearer.
Only then did Wen Shu notice the direction Xuan Yi was pointing, which was pitch black.
After thinking about it, Wen Shu took a few steps forward, walked closer and reached out to explore, groping along the inner wall next to her. Sure enough, her hand found nothing in the dark shadow.
The black shadow was not small - although the mouth of the well was small, there was a lot of space at the bottom. The space below was large enough to accommodate more than a dozen strong men.
Wen Shu's hand was at the edge of the shadow, and she could still feel the cool breeze coming through her fingers.
"Throw down a few torches," Wen Shu acted decisively and shouted towards the wellhead.
"Chief, okay, I'll send it down to you." The one who responded was the tribe member who was guarding the well. When they came to the back mountain, they didn't understand why they had so many things that needed fire when they were doing things at night to hide from others.
The clan leader's personal guard Xuan Yi went down with just a fire starter.
Now hearing the order from the patriarch, he prepared to go down without thinking, holding the torch he had prepared earlier.
Wenshu heard the response but did not stop it.
……
Looking at the man with a bundle of torches on his back, a simple-looking face and a missing piece on his ear.
Wen Shu smiled at him and said, "Since you're here, why don't you come with us and take a look!"