The hostess only wants to earn merit

Chapter 712 The Exhausted Spring
The night before, Jane and his party rested early, so there is no need to rest now.

After sitting in the city for a while, Jane was ready to go.

The group of them went directly to the previous puddle.

There used to be a huge puddle here, but now the puddle has disappeared, and it has become a flat land, bare, with no vegetation, only some weeds grow out, sparsely.

I can vaguely see some mess left over from last time, but I can no longer see that there is a puddle as big as before.

"Uncle Xiao, besides this place, is there any other special place in the secret place?" Shi Jian asked.

How the puddle came about before has no way to study, but the location of the underwater water palace is just under the puddle, which should not be a coincidence.If this guess is true, then this puddle was probably created by the owner of the water palace a long, long time ago.

The purpose is naturally to use this puddle as a natural barrier for the water palace.

When they went down last time, they discovered that there are also secrets underwater, and it is very likely to be related to the five elements and eight trigrams.It's just that they didn't take a closer look at the time, so they can't be sure if this is the case now.

It's just that Uncle Xiao also said that the Xiao family had sent people down several times before, but the results were unsatisfactory, and there were accidents. It can be seen that the water hole is not as normal and simple as the common underwater.

And the reason why the expert from back then built a cave here is very likely related to the spiritual veins here.

But what about the tall man?In the end, did he ascend or sit down?Last time, I didn't find any things or traces related to this expert, as if the water palace...was just for Xiaobao...

Shi Jian was a little surprised that she doubted this idea.

When Xiao Yuying and the rest of the Xiao family heard her question, they recalled it in their minds, but soon discovered that there was actually no special place in the secret place, except for this puddle.But now that the puddle has disappeared, it doesn't count.

After a long time, someone said uncertainly: "It seems that there is no special place. But there is one place that may be considered special. It is not the same as before, and there have been obvious changes."

When he mentioned this, the others thought of it after being stunned for a moment, and they all echoed: "Yes, there is such a place! Now it is different from before, and it has changed a lot."

After their reminders, Xiao Yuying quickly remembered, "There is indeed such a place. If I remember correctly, it should be over there."

He pointed to the east direction, "It's about 1000 meters away from here in a straight line. If you think it's necessary, we can go and have a look."

Shi Jian nodded: "Go and see!"

Maybe there will be some connection.

So the group set off for the location Xiao Yuying mentioned. The straight-line distance was nearly 1000 meters, and it was in the mountains and old forests. The Xiao family did not interfere too much with people outside the small town, so it was quite difficult to walk.

It was almost noon when a group of people came here.

Shi Jian didn't breathe for a while, but in the Xiao family who came with her, there were two or three panting. One could tell from a glance that they had lived too much and lacked exercise.

Although she just glanced at it, it inexplicably made the three of them feel ashamed!

"It's here." Xiao Yuying was also out of breath, with little sweat on her forehead.If he changed his clothes, no one would doubt that he was a fan of outdoor activities.

Xiao Yuying introduced the situation here: "There used to be a clear spring here, the spring water was very clear and sweet. This spring water is also the origin of a river in this forest, and the water of that river is very clear. There are a lot of plants on both banks and animals living nearby, which is very nice.”

"The trees will be taller and lusher, even the wild flowers will be more fragrant, and the little animals will be more clever. But then this spring began to dry up slowly for some reason. The spring dried up and there was no water. The river is slowly drying up along with it."

"The animals and plants in that area have been affected, and even changed the ecological state of that area."

"Is the spring in there?" Shi Jian pointed to the cave and asked.

"It's inside, if you want to go in, you can, but be careful, no one has gone in for so many years, not to mention whether there are any animals inside, even the walls and roof of the cave may be loose."

This cave is actually an underdeveloped cave.

"It's okay, Uncle Xiao, the others stay outside, and we can just go in. It's not necessary for everyone to take risks together."

In the end, Xiao Yuying made the decision and asked Xiao Haotian and the other Xiao family members to stay and wait outside. He and Shi Jian had the fifth prayer to go in.

Xiao Haotian:? ? ?

These few are not young, it is understandable for him to stay outside, but why did uncle keep him?
Xiao Yuying gave her nephew a blank look.

He is the heir of the Xiao family. Although this is also the territory of the Xiao family, it is hard to say whether it will be dangerous.How could it be possible that both the principals of the Xiao family went in all of a sudden, but left the others outside?What does this make others think?
He stayed here just to get acquainted with them and get in touch with them!

He decided that even if Xiao Haotian had an opinion, it was useless, so he had to obediently stay in the end.

He walked into the cave with Shi Jian and the fifth prayer.

This primitive cave cannot be compared with the scenic spot.Although the spring has dried up, the cave is still very humid and the light is dim.

Xiao Yuying was thinking in his heart that there was no lighting tool in front of him, and the light flickered in front of him, and it became brighter. He was stunned, and then slowly turned his head to look at Shi Jian.

Shi Jian calmly said, "Uncle Xiao, I have brought small tools for lighting with me. I always like to prepare well before setting off."

Xiao Yuying looked at her, and then at the flashlight in her hand, eyes full of suspicion.

This is a gadget?This looks very similar to the kind of strong lighting tool specially used in special scenes... I didn't see anything in her hand along the way. Where did this flashlight come from?

Xiao Yuying was full of doubts, but she didn't ask any further, but continued to move forward.

With the torch lighting, walking is much more convenient and smooth.

As he led the way, he reminded the two people behind him to pay attention to their feet and be careful in case any biting animals came out, such as snakes.

It's winter now, but the temperature inside the cave is much warmer than outside, and their movements might wake up the snakes that live inside.

(End of this chapter)