strokinit Chapter 29 The Locked Dragon Well?!
Chapter 29 The Locked Dragon Well?!
Brother Sun turned around, walked quickly to the well platform, skillfully put down the bucket, and started turning the windlass.
As Brother Sun turned his back to the old man fetching water, a fierce light, completely different from his appearance, suddenly flashed in the deep-set eyes of the old man who was originally on the verge of death.
Immediately afterwards, he pounced on Brother Sun like a black gust of wind.
That withered, chicken-claw-like hand, with its five fingers bent into hooks, exuded a chilling aura and gripped Sun Ge's back.
The distance instantly shrank to half a meter!
Oblivious to what was happening, Brother Sun was lifting the wooden bucket onto the well platform, muttering to himself, "Huh? Why is the water a bit murky today..."
water?
"ah--!"
A bloodcurdling scream, so shrill it was almost inhuman, suddenly rang out behind Brother Sun!
Startled by the sudden scream, Brother Sun trembled, and the bucket crashed to the ground, spilling well water everywhere.
Turning around in a panic, he saw the old beggar who had been asking for water curled up on the ground, his hands covering his head, his whole body trembling violently, as if he had seen something terrifying.
"Grandpa! What's wrong?!" Brother Sun rushed forward.
"What happened?!" Jiang Qi and Zhao Xiaoqi rushed out of the washroom upon hearing the commotion.
Sun stood helplessly to one side, with an old beggar convulsing on the ground, an overturned wooden bucket, and well water spilled all over the ground.
Jiang Qi's gaze swept over the slightly yellowish well water on the ground, his brows furrowing slightly. He then quickly walked to the old man's side, squatted down, and asked, "Grandpa, are you alright? Are you feeling unwell anywhere?"
The old man suddenly raised his head!
Beneath her disheveled hair, a face contorted in extreme grotesqueness was revealed.
What's even more alarming is that his previously empty eyes have now turned completely black, with no white showing at all!
Like two bottomless black holes, they stared straight at Jiang Qi.
But in just a moment, the darkness quickly faded, returning to a cloudy white.
The old man's expression changed from extreme fear to a kind of bewildered madness.
"Don't come any closer! Don't come any closer!!"
"They're all yours! They're all yours!!"
He waved his arms wildly, screaming and scratching, speaking incoherently.
But only for a moment.
The sound abruptly stopped.
The old man's waving arms suddenly froze, and the madness in his eyes receded like a tide, replaced by a chilling emptiness and deathly stillness.
It was as if all his bones and energy had been suddenly drained away; he collapsed limply and remained silent.
Inside the waterworks, a deathly silence fell instantly.
Jiang Qi's expression changed slightly, and he reached out to feel the old man's neck and breath.
"Dead..." He withdrew his hand, his voice low.
"Dead?!" Zhao Xiaoqi and Brother Sun turned pale and rushed forward to check.
Sure enough, the old man was completely lifeless, and his body looked even more emaciated than before, truly just skin and bones, and ice-cold to the touch.
"Let's report to the authorities first," Jiang Qi said, standing up.
Although it is known that the government will most likely not care if a beggar dies suddenly on the street, the procedure must still be followed since the person died at the entrance of the water store.
"I'll go!" Brother Sun said quickly, regaining his composure.
"Xiao Qi, you go with Brother Sun."
"good!"
The two dared not delay and immediately jogged out of the water shop.
Jiang Qi stood still, his gaze shifting between the old man's withered corpse and the yellowish well water on the ground, his eyes deep and unfathomable.
The old man's extreme fear before his death seemed to be... because of the well water?
This water must have just been drawn up by Brother Sun, but it seems to have a yellowish tinge...
He walked to the well and leaned down to look down.
The well water, which should have been calm and deep, was now bubbling, and the water was murky and yellow, completely losing its former clarity.
Moreover, an even colder, more intense vapor than usual was rising from the wellhead in wisps.
Jiang Qi frowned.
The water quality in Sutaki Well has been poor at times over the years, with impurities appearing, such as the time a few months ago.
But the well water has never been so obviously churning and changing color as it is today.
Judging from the movement in the well, it seemed as if some living thing was stirring at the bottom.
"Living creature..." Jiang Qi's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and a few words flashed through his mind.
Locked Dragon Well!
Suolong Well, also known as Suolong Well!
Could it be that something incredible is locked at the bottom of the well?
He subconsciously took a half step back, then took a deep breath to calm his racing heart.
"wrong......"
Regardless of whether there is a dragon in the well, even if there is a dragon, what happened to the old beggar's death?
The old beggar seemed to have been frightened to death by the well water.
Could this beggar sense what's down in the well?
He walked back to the old man's body and squatted down to examine it.
The old man had nothing on him except for his tattered clothes and a chipped bowl.
Just as Jiang Qi was deep in thought.
"What's going on?!" A voice broke the silence of the water store.
Guo Meng strode in, glanced at the corpse on the ground, and said with a mixture of surprise and disdain, "So that's why I didn't see this old madman today. Turns out he came here to kick his legs."
"Does Brother Guo recognize him?" Jiang Qi stood up and asked.
"He used to be a scholar, and his family was quite respectable." Guo Meng pursed his lips. "Later, for some reason, his family was haunted by evil spirits. Overnight, his wife, children, and servants all died, and he was the only one who survived."
"I guess the shock was too great, and he went crazy. He wanders the streets begging all day, acting crazy, sometimes good and sometimes bad."
I used to hang out around Stone Street, I never expected to end up here today. It's better to be dead, at least I'll be free sooner.
Jiang Qi seemed to be deep in thought.
So, the old beggar's previous behavior wasn't out of fear, but rather because he was already insane.
"Huh? What's wrong with this well water?" Guo Meng's attention was drawn to the yellowish stains around the well. He walked over to the well and his expression immediately changed. "Why is it so murky? It's all yellow!"
As he spoke, he picked up the empty bucket and threw it into the well, quickly pulling up a bucketful.
The water in the bucket was indeed murky, containing mud, sand, and an inexplicable yellow hue.
Guo Meng leaned closer to the well opening and peered intently into the dark depths. Suddenly, he exclaimed, "Hey! There seems to be something in the water!"
Something's there?!
Jiang Qi walked over quickly.
Guo Meng put the bucket down again.
Bang!
This time, the bucket seemed to have hit something hard, making a dull thud.
Immediately afterwards, with a ripping sound, the well rope in Guo Meng's hand suddenly tightened!
Guo Meng snorted coldly, exerted force with both arms, circulated his qi and blood, and lifted upwards.
Whoosh!
The bucket burst through the water and was lifted onto the well platform.
In the bucket, besides the murky well water, there was a dark, indistinct object.
"What is that?" Guo Meng stared intently.
Jiang Qi felt a slight chill and stared intently at the scene.
The object in the bucket had a shell on its back, four limbs, and resembled... a turtle?
"A turtle?" Guo Meng realized what was happening, breathed a sigh of relief, but then felt something was wrong.
Jiang Qi could see clearly that it was indeed a turtle-like creature, but... next to its outstretched neck, there was another, slightly smaller head curled up.
Two heads sharing one body!
A two-headed turtle?!
"Damn it! Is this ugly thing the one that muddied the well water?" Guo Meng cursed, his anger rising as he recalled being startled earlier. He grabbed a wooden bucket and smashed it at the two-headed turtle.
"stop!"
A reprimand rang out.