Well of Mystery

The coughing sound was relatively loud, and Bai Xiuqi was worried that he would wake Jiang Chenglu, so he looked back and found that he was still lying sprawled on the bed motionless.

With this quality of sleep, you don’t feel uncomfortable all over your body with stinky sweat?

Bai Xiuqi was feeling envious when he suddenly heard someone calling his name from the first floor below the balcony.

It's Jian Tong.

Because of Luo Weilu's visual impairment, Jian Tong and him rented a room on the first floor of the hotel, and the backyard platform was opened by opening the floor-to-ceiling windows.

Lao Zong raised many bougainvilleas on the platform on the first floor, white and shades of red, stacked together, it is also an eye-catching scenery.Jian Tong sat on the bench among the Bougainvillea, raised his head and invited him: "Are you okay, come down and have a seat?"

When he said this, he pointed to Bai Xiuqi by the way, and Bai Xiuqi discovered that there was an iron ladder for fire protection fixed on the wall next to the balcony, which could directly go down from the second floor to the first floor—this is another place It is likely to be a safety hazard, but it is nothing to the unpopular Rose Fire Island.

So Bai Xiuqi went down the iron ladder to the first floor, and walked quickly towards Jian Tong, who gave him a seat on the bench.

"Borrow a cigarette."

Bai Xiuqi handed over both the cigarette and the match.Jian Tong skillfully tapped one and held it in his hand, exhaling a faint puff of smoke.

"Weilu's nose is very sharp, he can smell me immediately when I smoke." He said, "Even though he doesn't like it, I still can't help it, it's smelly."

Bai Xiuqi looked at the rooster-shaped weathervane on the roof of the hotel: "This is the downwind, the sea breeze is so strong, he won't notice it."

Jian Tong smiled, and changed the subject abruptly: "So...you are a painter, and your daily life must be very interesting."

"...That's all."

Bai Xiuqi doesn't like to mention her personal affairs to strangers.So I was going to play sloppy eyes: "I got injured a while ago, and I haven't picked up my pen for a while."

Unexpectedly, Jian Tong's eyes widened suddenly: "Injured? Does it have something to do with that Jiang Chenglu?"

what's the situation?This sudden questioning tone is really creepy.

Bai Xiuqi was startled by Jian Tong, and lied involuntarily: "No, it's actually a minor injury, it's just that the wrist is not flexible enough, so I can't hold the pen."

"...So that's how it is." As if aware of his momentary gaffe.Jian Tong also quickly recovered her usual calmness and self-control.He no longer took the initiative to speak, but silently took two puffs of cigarettes, but Bai Xiuqi clearly felt that his attention was still focused on himself.

After some entanglement, Bai Xiuqi decided to open the skylight and speak bluntly: "...do you have anything else to say?"

Jian Tong's hand holding the cigarette paused for a moment, and asked coldly, "You and that Jiang Chenglu... are lovers?"

Bai Xiuqi was stunned, and then remembered the chance encounter on the beach this morning, so she nodded happily.

Jian Tong asked again: "Is he treating you well?"

This question was really a bit personal, but seeing that he was not malicious, Bai Xiuqi thought about it and nodded.But then he asked Jian Tong back: "What about you and Luo Weilu?"

"..." Jian Tong didn't answer this question right away, he was silent for about three seconds, and finally shook his head: "No, I'm not good enough for him."

How old is it, is it still worthy?Bai Xiuqi couldn't help being dumbfounded in his heart, even a blind man trusted you so much that he was willing to follow you so far.After all, it should be a good impression, right?If Luo Weilu said this, Bai Xiuqi might still believe it, but Jian Tong said it.It really makes people a little suspicious that it is his excuse.

Thinking that this was someone else's private matter, Bai Xiuqi was not interested in continuing to inquire.This conversation with Jian Tong made him feel uncomfortable, so he decided to end it as soon as possible and go back upstairs.

He made up his mind, then pretended to look at his watch, and stood up to say goodbye.Unexpectedly, Jian Tong grabbed his wrist unexpectedly.

"Your hands are very cold." He raised his head and looked at Bai Xiuqi: "And the feeling of this skin..."

Bai Xiuqi quickly withdrew her hand: "I came to Rose Fire Island to treat skin diseases, other than that, everything is fine."

However, Jian Tong obviously did not believe this statement.

"Jiang Chenglu is a cunning guy, you have to pay more attention to him." He raised his head and looked at Bai Xiuqi very seriously: "Don't let the past repeat itself."

"Past?!" Bai Xiuqi's heart skipped a beat: "What's the past? You know me and Jiang Chenglu? You know what happened to us before, who are you?"

"A person's heart cannot bear the memories of several lives at the same time. It will only bring pain, pressure and endless regret. So, you just need to remember my words, don't trust Jiang Chenglu, don't trust anyone... Only I will never lie to you."

Having said that, Jian Tong suddenly stretched out his right hand to cover Bai Xiuqi's face.Caught off guard, Bai Xiuqi was caught by him, closed his eyes involuntarily, and when he opened them again, he was still standing on the balcony.

The cigarette on his finger was still smoldering, and it had only burned to less than the length of a fingernail.Looking at the cigarette box, there is not a single cigarette missing.

So it really was just a daydream?

Bai Xiuqi looked downstairs in astonishment, the bougainvillea was indeed full of flowers, but there was no one on the bench among the flowers.

It's really evil... He secretly gasped, and subconsciously brought the cigarette to his mouth again.Because I was not mentally prepared, it was even more uncomfortable to be choked the second time.

Just as he was grabbing the railing and trying to cough out the exhaust gas from his lungs, someone walked out of the room quickly and patted his back earnestly.

"Your body now has a strong sense of self-protection, and you will never allow you to use poisonous weeds like cigarettes to endanger your health. I advise you to get rid of this bad habit psychologically."

Bai Xiuqi coughed for a while, but finally stopped, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and turned his head to look at Jiang Chenglu without saying a word.

"... What are you looking at?"

Jiang Chenglu felt a little nervous when he saw it: "Could it be that I have horns on my head?"

Bai Xiuqi shook his head to get rid of the distracting thoughts in his mind, and took the initiative to smile: "I see how handsome you are today!"

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Around five o'clock in the afternoon, the five people gathered again in Huayang's room and began to discuss the itinerary for the next few days.Finding a hot spring is definitely the top priority, but the method of finding it is also worth considering.

When everyone was taking a nap, Hua Yang went to chat with Uncle Zong, and according to the content of the conversation, he marked the hot spring locations that had been discovered on the southern island.

When he spread out the hand-drawn map that had been organized for an hour, almost everyone felt tired.

"What are you doing? Boss Huang said more than before. How can I find this?!" Hua Yin kicked the leg of the table resentfully.

Indeed, judging from the markings on the map, there are at least [-] large and small hot springs on the South Island.Even if you soak it for half an hour, you have to soak it for almost a whole day without sleep, and the skin may be burned off.What's more, Huayang said that it would take far more than half an hour to test the method of hot springs.

"My little boss and I absolutely can't try it directly. If you want to know which hot spring is effective, you must use this thing——"

Having said that, Hua Yang took out a small bag that he carried with him, opened the opening and dumped the contents on the table.

It was the jade peach bought by Huayin and Yujingquan last time.The ripe part has been completely removed, after which the whole peach is divided into several small pieces.They are currently the only means of testing spring water.

"Put the flesh of these jade peaches into the spring water and wait for a day and a night to see if the peaches will be softened. But the peaches are only so big, and I divided them into ten parts. Now that there are so many hot springs, I will try them one by one. Definitely a waste of time."

Having said that, Hua Yang frowned.

"...I have an idea." Bai Xiuqi bit her lower lip and put forward a hypothesis: "Although there are so many hot springs emerging from the ground, there might actually be a source underground. If we can figure out which spring pools are connected to each other, then throwing a piece of jade peach can figure out everything."

His hypothesis was immediately recognized by several other people.However, a related problem immediately appeared-how can we understand the interconnection of springs and pools?

"This is easy to handle." Jiang Chenglu patted his chest: "Xiaobai also knows, I have a treasure that dyes water. Let's put it in a hot spring and wait until the next day to see which pools are full of it." Isn’t the color enough?”

"What if the hot spring changes color, what if people on the island see it?" Shang Douxing raised a big hidden danger.

"You don't have to worry about this. Lao Zong said that the hot springs here often change color." Hua Yang mentioned an interesting thing: "Whenever the weather changes, some pool water will start to be stained with a faint sulfur color. Use it to predict the arrival of typhoons. So even if you see the hot springs turning white, I’m afraid you won’t be surprised.”

"Changing colors together... that's probably the evidence that the springs are connected to each other." Bai Xiuqi was thoughtful.

In any case, the plan was quickly finalized in this way.In the blink of an eye, it was time for dinner again at dusk. Although Lao Zong said that if you want to have dinner in the hotel, you can greet him in advance; but everyone still unanimously decided to take advantage of the coolness outside when the sun goes down, and it will not be too dark. When it's time, go outside for a walk.

Of course, the depressed Shang Daxiong still had to obediently stay and watch the house, waiting for Huayang to bring him a late-night snack.