imperial psychologist

Chapter 662 Curiosity

For a moment, the weightlessness of falling.

"Grab the handle!" Old Xu's voice came together with the sound of falling wind.

Bo Ling and Muyuan instinctively grabbed the bars on the iron cages—then they soon discovered that there was a movable handle on top of each bar.

Bai Ling suddenly felt that the falling speed of the cage was slowing down, and her whole body was pressed hard against the bottom of the cage by a force—it seemed that the ropes on the iron cage were beginning to tighten.

"Hold! Pull the handle down!"

While Lao Xu was speaking, there was a piercing rubbing sound, and Bo Ling and Mu Cheng turned their heads to look, only to see a light path of Mars in the dark tunnel—the hand pulled down by Lao Xu pried the door outside the iron cage. The iron claws sparked dazzling sparks with the narrow stone path.

However, the iron cage did not intend to slow down at all, at most, the acceleration of the fall was slightly slowed down.

Mucheng and Bo Ling didn't have time to think about anything, they also pulled down the handle on their side in panic.

Only then did the falling speed of the iron cage change significantly.

After a flash of lightning, Bo Ling could slowly see the stone wall outside the iron cage—and finally stopped the car.

Only at this moment did Bo Ling finally feel the heart beating violently in his chest, and his hands trembled slightly.

"Master Xu..." Mu Cheng was a little short of breath, "This kind of thing...can you talk about it earlier next time?"

"Huh?" Old Xu turned his head and glanced at the two of them, "Oh, he was still chatting about going down the well, but he forgot that the two of you have never been here... this way!"

Underground is another world.

The previous fire left Lao Xu in the iron cage. He carried a small lamp and walked in the underground corridor.

It seemed more cramped here, and it was much hotter than above. Bai Ling accidentally kicked over a bucket on the side of the road.

"Be careful where you step." Old Xu said without turning his head.

Several people continued to walk forward, only to find that there was a wooden bucket filled with water some distance away in the aisle here.

"The bottom is gray and needs to be watered frequently." Old Xu explained.

"It's quite thoughtful." Mu Cheng said, "It's better to sprinkle water."

"In such a closed place, if the ash on the ground rises, it will explode when it touches sparks." Old Xu glanced at Mu Cheng, "You are so kind as the manager here?"

Mucheng scratched his head and stopped talking.

Burling sniffed the underground air.

To be honest, although it is dull here, the smell is much fresher than that on the ground, which is really strange... Is it because the ground is sprinkled more frequently?

"Master Xu has worked in the mine before?" Bai Ling asked casually, "I think you've come all the way, and you're familiar with it."

Old Xu just grinned, "...that's all for getting the bottom line."

Berlin didn't ask any more questions.

The three continued to walk in, and after a while, Bai Ling heard the sound of knocking.

The voice was very faint, but Old Xu obviously heard it too—he suddenly quickened his pace, from a brisk walk to a trot, and when he passed a certain corner, he turned his head and said to Bai Ling and Mu Cheng, "Wait here I!"

Mu Cheng and Bai Ling stopped in an instant, and then heard the sound of Lao Xu's footsteps going away.

The two waited for a while, and finally heard cries of joy from a distance.

The cries of the children, as well as the cries of Lao Xu, echoed in the underground stone passage.

The only light source was taken away by Lao Xu, and it was pitch black. Bo Ling and Mu Cheng were leaning against the stone wall. In the silence, Bo Ling heard a slight sound from Mu Cheng.

"Brother Mu is preparing to draw a knife?"

"Yeah." Mu Cheng said softly, "...the voice is so loud, I don't know who it will attract."

"I think it's okay." Bai Ling smiled, "Since Old Xu dared to cry with the children, I guess there is no one else in this well except us."

Mu Cheng remained unmoved, "It's always good to be on guard."

Hearing the child's voice in the distance, Bai Ling suddenly thought of something, and looked at Mu Cheng, "Has Big Brother Mu married yet?"

"..." Mu Cheng didn't answer.

Bai Ling continued, "I think this Master Xu is about the same age as Brother Mu. Brother Mu has been in Yuezhou for five years, and now he is going to Zhuozhou again...the family must be very reluctant."

Mu Cheng looked over - Bo Ling began to test again without saying anything.

"...You talk too much." Mu Cheng was not fooled.

Bai Ling laughed, seeing that Mu Cheng didn't answer the topic, so he didn't mention it.

She reached out and touched the stone wall here and walked forward, feeling a layer of dust on her hands.

When Bo Ling walked four or five steps forward, Mu Cheng asked again, "Where are you going?"

"Just hanging around here, not going anywhere." Bai Ling said softly, "Just now with the lights on, I feel that the stone path here is quite deep... It doesn't look like it was dug out by people."

"Well, it should be mined on the basis of underground natural stone caves." Mu Cheng said softly, "Don't run around, the cave will be connected with the cave, and if you lose it, you won't be able to get back."

Bo Ling responded and stopped in his tracks.

After a while, Lao Xu came back with six children. The oldest one seemed to be twelve or thirteen years old and had grown to the shoulders of Bai Ling, while the youngest was probably only six or seven years old, not even reaching Mucheng's waist.

When the children saw Mu Cheng with a fierce face, they were a little timid for a while, except for the boy who seemed to be the oldest among them, the other children shrank behind Old Xu.

"Let's go." Old Xu patted the children's shoulders, "Don't delay, your second and third uncles are still waiting!"

"Hey!" The boy came to his senses first, and rushed towards the entrance with a few children, but Lao Xu didn't move himself. He held up the lamp and looked at Mu Cheng and Bo Ling, "Go up with them , there is a zipper on the bottom of the iron cage, you have to pull it together with the second and third child, so that the cage can go up."

"Master Xu won't go up with us?" Bo Ling asked.

Old Xu answered bluntly, "You go on the first trip, and on the second trip you guys will pull me up together...don't delay!"

"Okay." Mu Cheng pulled Bo Ling and quickly chased after the children.

While running, Bo Ling looked back with some concern—Old Xu didn't stand still and wait for them or follow them, he had already turned around with a lamp and went deeper into the stone path.

The six children occupied almost half of the iron cage, and Mu Cheng quickly jumped into the cage. Just as he turned around to pull Boling, Boling had already closed the door from the outside.

Bo Ling grabbed the stone on the side and knocked on the hanging chain.

There was a quick reaction from above—the chains piled loose on the top of the iron cage were pulled by the net and tightened again, and the suspended iron cage began to shake.

"What are you doing!?" Mu Cheng grasped the bars of the iron cage tightly.

"The cage is too crowded, you go up first," Bai Ling said softly, "I will come up with Master Xu later."

(End of this chapter)