Well of Mystery

Different from other purely decorative beads, the craftsmanship of this string of hand beads is very special.Each five-element bead is fixed on a small metal tube.The two ends of the metal tube are two spherical buckles, which can be strung up and worn by connecting with other metal tubes at the first place.

At this moment, according to Jiang Chenglu's previous instructions, Bai Xiuqi dismantled a black five-element bead and put it in his mouth, while silently reciting the formula engraved on the surface of the bead.

It seems that nothing happened - of course, Bai Xiuqi did not become suspicious because of this.He smiled at Huayin, then turned and stepped into the dense water vapor.

The boiling sound of the hot spring was rolling not far away, and the ceiling of the masonry structure was so damp that it became a water curtain hole.Under normal circumstances, the high temperature water vapor permeating the air would cause severe burns on the skin, but Bai Xiuqi didn't feel any pain at the moment.

He minimized the extent and frequency of his breathing, and walked towards the spring calmly.The charred ghost was still in its original position, but its eyes were already fixed on him.

Bai Xiuqi ignored him and squatted down by the spring.Take out the silk capsule containing the jade peach fruit and dip it into the hot spring, then turn your head to find a place to fix the silk capsule.

However, to his surprise, all the silk sacs were grabbed by a hand protruding from the hot spring.

This seems to be the first time in Bai Xiuqi's life to experience the feeling of grabbing things with "ghosts".The strength of the other party was very strong, and there was a posture of dragging him into the boiling water together.In desperation, Bai Xiuqi grabbed a broken table beside him with the other hand, who knew that the rotten wooden leg turned into tofu dregs the moment he held it tightly.

He was dragged by the hand in the boiling water, staggered and fell to the ground, Huayin's nervous inquiry sounded from outside the increasingly thick water vapor.

"What happened?!"

"do not come!"

Pressing the bead in his mouth under his tongue, Bai Xiuqi turned his head and issued a warning.Immediately afterwards, he dodged the two hands stretched towards him, knowing that he could never just leave the silk sac and leave.

These are not real "ghosts", but the resentment and fear that remain at the place of death, not to mention whether their existence will affect the experimental results.After all, this jade peach fruit is a magic weapon left by the fairy family. Even if there is only a small piece, it is definitely not a good thing to fall into the mouth of a monster.

With the arrow on the line, Bai Xiuqi forced himself to resolve the contradiction in front of him as soon as possible.It was obviously the easiest option to go back the same way and find Jiang Chenglu to solve the problem, but to be honest, Bai Xiuqi would not do this unless it was absolutely necessary.

At this moment, something vaguely emerged in his mind.

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Another 2 minutes passed.

Hua Yin, who was waiting anxiously at the door, suddenly remembered that she could still call Jiang Chenglu.But just as she took out her mobile phone, she saw a figure finally walking out of the mist in the room.

"Are you... all right? Put everything away?" She asked after a moment of stupefaction.

"Well, the silk sac and the color indicator are all put." Bai Xiuqi nodded, and by the way, put out the five-element bead string pressed under her tongue and put it back on her wrist: "Come over tonight or tomorrow to see the results."

"Where's the ghost in the room just now? There are also hands in the water. If I don't take them off, I'm afraid they will be damaged..."

"Don't worry." Bai Xiuqi smiled calmly: "It's all been cleaned up, and there is nothing in the house now."

"……I do not believe!"

Braving the smoky heat, Huayin peeked inside, but she didn't see anything.Only then did she stare blankly at Bai Xiuqi: "You did it all?"

"Who else could it be if it wasn't me?" Bai Xiuqi spread her hands: "But to be honest, I don't really know what's going on. Anyway, when I was in a hurry, a spell to exorcise ghosts popped up in my mind. I did it and changed my mind. As you can see now."

Hua Yin looked at Bai Xiuqi suspiciously, and after observing for a while, she didn't feel like she was lying, so she began to think again: "My brother once mentioned that when he helped you regain your soul, how did Ah Jiang find you? You couldn’t even find your soul. Later, a light jumped out of a sword, and you followed. They suspected that the light was your missing soul, so you can now remember a lot of things you knew in the past.”

"That's why my hair has also grown longer." Bai Xiuqi scratched her long hair that was damp from the steam in distress: "No matter how soulless I am, I am myself. No matter how much I know, It will not change my personality or position."

"You are not entangled at all, so you are quite straightforward." Hua Yin laughed: "But I am really curious, who are you?"

"You asked me, I still want to know." Bai Xiuqi also laughed: "I only know that I have known Jiang Chenglu since a long time ago. So you used to say that I am a mistress. Obviously unreasonable."

"Come on, I hate that guy who doesn't pay attention to hygiene, is sloppy, and looks careless."

Speaking of this, Hua Yin took the initiative to run a few steps forward, and turned to look at Bai Xiuqi: "Hurry up, I don't want to lose to the two of them!"

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A few hours later, at [-]:[-] p.m., the two separate groups met again on the platform in front of the hotel.From a long distance, Bai Xiuqi saw Jiang Chenglu standing on a high place, waiting eagerly for his return like a meerkat on the prairie.

"All done?"

"It's done." Bai Xiuqi nodded, and shook his wrist again: "This bunch of things is quite useful. Thank you."

"How can I just thank you with my mouth?" Jiang Chenglu leaned over and whispered in his ear, "I ordered oysters again for lunch, so eat more."

Bai Xiuqi pretended not to understand this sentence, and stretched his neck solemnly to look at the platform: "How is Hua Yang?"

"It's not bad, except a little bit frustrating."

Jiang Chenglu shook his head, saying that we'll talk about these things later, and now they have to talk about some personal issues.

"A few hours ago, what you said to me, enough of my overprotection... is that true?"

Bai Xiuqi didn't speak, but just looked at the person in front of him quietly, until Jiang Chenglu felt guilty when he saw him instead, and took the initiative to avoid his gaze.

At this time, Bai Xiuqi said unhurriedly: "If you don't want to be protected, you have to prove yourself that you don't need protection. Otherwise, just talking about it is a waste of time and arguing. Now, if you are willing to listen , Huayin will prove it for me."

"When did the two of you become so good?" Jiang Chenglu was speechless: "So what you said just now was really for me to stay with Huayang?"

"This is the best way I can think of to protect him." Bai Xiuqi whispered: "I promised Shang Douxing, so I must do it."

"Enough loyalty, this is one of the things I like about you." Jiang Chenglu smiled and patted Bai Xiuqi on the back, "Go back now, everyone has something to say."

Before leaving this morning, Hua Yang ordered the menu with Uncle Zong.Now the external chef has prepared almost all the dishes, but the dining place has been temporarily moved from the middle of the blooming bougainvillea to the room of Hua Yang and Shang Douxing.As for the reason, it was very simple - Shang Daxiong couldn't take it anymore.

After all the dishes were served, Huayin locked the door, and the five people sat around the long folded table that had been moved temporarily and started counting.

"We only put three pools here, and the other five are connected to the big hot pot, and the water has changed color." Jiang Chenglu first told the results of his side: "What about you?"

"Almost." Bai Xiuqi replied: "We put two slices of jade peaches, and put a dye at the same time. Now I have a little doubt that Rose Fire Island will become a five-color spring tomorrow."

Speaking of this, he ate the fifth oyster that Jiang Chenglu threw on the plate in front of him. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Hua Yang who was scribbling with a pen and paper.

"Eat your meal first, and do these things later."

Hua Yang shook his head: "I don't have much appetite, so I will mark down what you said first, so as not to get confused when the time comes."

Having said that, he marked another location, then looked at the map and frowned.

"In this way, there are still sixteen hot spring locations on the map, all of which are concentrated under the platform where we are now. We should be able to walk through them all this afternoon. They are probably our last hope."

"It's too hot in the afternoon, let's take a rest." Hua Yin pursed her lips: "Brother, don't worry, there is only so little A Jiang left to check everything."

"Yes. Leave it to me." Jiang Chenglu nodded.

Although Shang Douxing didn't speak, he seldom took the initiative to stretch out his hand and put it on Hua Yang's wrist, forcing him to put down the paper and pen in his hand.

However, Hua Yang just raised his arm and moved a position, avoiding physical contact.

"I know your good intentions, and I know that the end of my current body is approaching... However, I don't want you to sympathize with me because of this, it will only make me look like a tragic experimental failure, and even more so. What's more, the leader of this experiment is myself. No matter how I say it, it's my own fault."

Speaking of this, he gave a wry smile, but this laugh made Bai Xiuqi feel worse than crying.

The dinner was quiet for a while, Bai Xiuqi and Jiang Chenglu looked at each other, confirming that it was not the time for them to speak, so they turned their gazes to the two people sitting across from each other.

Shang Douxing, who was rejected by Hua Yang, had no expression on the plush toy's face.But since then, he hasn't moved in any way, even the crab leg chewing on the corner of his mouth remains in place.

Silence, after a long and awkward silence, he finally spoke.