Dali Temple Conspiracy Records

Chapter 233 Dry Well
When the two went downstairs for breakfast the next day, there were still a few guests sitting scattered in the lobby.Aunt Xu had already woken up, and sure enough, as Xiaoer said, she pestered the tenant all over, and went to beat the shopkeeper who had just returned, before resting in satisfaction.

It could be seen that she still coveted Li Quan a little, but she was afraid of his status as an official, so she didn't dare to make another mistake easily.

Seeing her so lively, Bai Sanxiu felt relieved.

The shopkeeper had already listened to Xiao Er's explanation of the situation, and came forward to exchange pleasantries with Li Quan for apologizing.

Li Quan only said indifferently: "I heard that there are still daily registers for the past five years in the store?"

"Master Hui, that's right."

"Deliver it to my room later. I'm going to walk around the shop later, just let Xiaoer accompany me."

The shopkeeper repeatedly agreed, then turned his head and asked the little er'er again.

Li Quan's so-called wandering is naturally to see if there are any hidden corners in the guest house that have not been discovered.

In the lobby, guest room and side room, kitchen, firewood room, etc., the interior furnishings are all clear at a glance, and there is no secret in comparing the size of the indoor and outdoor spaces.The climate here is humid, and the guest house did not dig a cellar, because the humidity is too heavy to store things at all.

Li Quan went to the backyard of the inn again.It is said that it is the backyard, but in fact there is no fence around it. A short walk from the utility room is the mountain wall.

The daily water used in guesthouses is mountain spring water.But in fact, this is a mountain torrent ditch, and the water quality is clear under normal circumstances. If there is a rainy season or a sudden torrential rain, the guest house will use the stored water.Several large water tanks in the backyard are spares.

Li Quan asked casually, "Does the guesthouse always use mountain spring water?"

Xiaoer replied: "It's really not. I heard from my brother that the well water used in the past was abandoned for some reason and sealed up. It happened many years ago."

Bai Sanxiu looked around, "Where is it? I didn't see the well!"

Xiaoer didn't know, so he asked them to wait a moment and called the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper was a smart man, knowing Li Quan's intentions, he brought the two of them to the mouth of the sealed well, asked Xiao Er to pry open the stone slab, and said, "When the county was investigating, I went into the well."

There is no curb in this well, and it is only a little higher than the ground. After covering it with stone slabs, because of the cover of floating soil and grass moss, it is really impossible to see that there is a well hole here.

Looking down into the well at this time, it has been completely dried up, and it is dark, and a little bottom can be vaguely seen.Poking in with a long pole, the soil and rocks are still a little soft, and there is nothing unusual.

The shopkeeper explained: "When the guesthouse was first built, this well was used. Later, there was an earthquake one year, and the water vein at the bottom of the well was broken, or it might have been diverted, so there was no water in the well. Look, my lord, there must be water in the well. It cannot be hidden from people..."

Li Quan was noncommittal.

Bai Sanxiu looked at the dark well, and a strange emotion suddenly surged in his heart, sadness, depression, and suffocation, as if the world had turned gray in an instant, and a sense of hopeless emptiness shrouded it.

This feeling is fleeting, and when she thinks about it again, she has no way of experiencing it.But the impression left at that moment still made her very uncomfortable, and she couldn't help leaning on Li Guan.

Li Quan glanced at her in surprise, and asked after returning to the room, "I was by the well just now, what's wrong?"

Bai Sanxiu thought about it, and said: "I don't feel very good. It's a bit similar to the call I felt in Sifang back then, but it's not quite like it. I can't say it."

When Li Quan heard this, his complexion did not improve, "Is there anything uncomfortable?"

Bai Sanxiu smiled, and comforted her: "It's just a momentary feeling, it's okay. I didn't see anything down the well, maybe it's my illusion."

The next moment, she was pulled into Li Guan's arms, stroking her back soothingly.The temperature and smell of his embrace dispelled the last bit of discomfort in her heart, so she didn't see him pursing his lips tightly and his eyes were gloomy.

(End of this chapter)