The Villa

25.The Hidden Hand

　　"We're not sure about her motive yet..."

　　Bai glanced at Ning unintentionally.

　　He lowered his head, silent, as if he had something on his mind.

　　"Anyway, we have to collect clues by ourselves."

　　"We still have some time, let's go to the farthest place first. That way, the pressure on the remaining ones won't be so great."

　　The three of them followed the signposts in the dense forest and arrived at the Inexhaustible Well.

　　This well was located in a grove of emerald bamboo.

　　Its opening was covered with moss, the surrounding area was overgrown with weeds.

　　Except for a wooden signpost by the well, there was nothing else.

　　It seemed that nobody had come here for a long time.

　　The annotation on the signpost was about the long history of this well.

　　It also briefly mentioned what happened during the great drought.

　　About Huang and Guang Xiu.

　　"These villagers are indeed grateful..."

　　Liu praised. He went to the edge of the well and peered into the water.

　　Ning and Bai stood in front of the signpost, one on each side, examining it for a long time.

　　"Do you have any thoughts?"

　　Bai asked.

　　She was very interested in Ning, this newcomer.

　　His mental strength... even among the veterans who had been through four or five blood gates, he was one of the best.

　　"I have a very bad guess..."

　　Ning's voice was grave.

　　"Do you remember when we first met Kong, he told us that if we encountered anything strange, we could go to the village's Ruan Shaman?"

　　Bai pondered:

　　"You mean... Ruan?"

　　Ning nodded.

　　"Yes, same surname. This Ruan Shaman is very likely to be a descendant of Huang."

　　"The events that happened in the village back then are definitely not as simple as recorded. The villagers must have hidden some very crucial... truth."

　　"Remember the tip the blood gate gave us, kind people bled dry, becoming sweet rain... If, just if, the Guang Xiu who was chopped up was actually a good person?"

　　He wanted to continue, but he saw Liu beside him, his face suddenly changed, and immediately went to the wellhead, grabbed Liu, who was about to jump into the well, and dragged him back!

　　"Liu, are you crazy?"

　　Ning exclaimed.

　　But Liu seemed to have not heard, his eyes were vacant, his hands firmly gripping the wellhead.

　　He squeezed inside, while mumbling:

　　"So thirsty... I'm so thirsty..."

　　"Let me have a drink... just one sip..."

　　Ning was no weakling.

　　He was used to high-intensity training and had terrifying physical strength.