It stands to reason that the official road from Anping County to Jiuyuan County should not be so deserted.
Anping County is a land of fish and rice, and is rich in silk and tea. The products are rich and can be sold to other places for money.
Therefore, even if there are countless wild ghosts in this world and humans are very easy to die in the wild, there are still countless people working hard on the official road in order to survive.
The sun is about to set.
Suddenly.
Diao Deyang pointed forward excitedly.
"We're almost there, right here. Through the poplar forest here, we'll reach my hometown."
As Diao Deyang spoke, he hurried forward. After passing the poplar forest, a narrow path appeared.
It seems that no one has walked on the trail for many years. Weeds have grown wildly on both sides of the road, quietly invading the trail.
However, the soil of the trail is very compacted, and some glutinous rice juice may have been added, so it is not completely deserted.
Diao Deyang's eyes were complicated, as if he was timid about being close to home. After a long time, he finally took a deep breath and slowly stepped onto the trail.
Li Jun and Gou Da followed closely.
Three sticks of incense were gone.
Li Jun's sight suddenly widened. Under the setting sun, the green grassland, the children playing happily, the fat sheep grazing leisurely, and the local dogs sleeping on the ground all reminded that this was a paradise.
Li Jun remembered that he had read Peach Blossom Spring before, where the grass was delicious and the fallen flowers were colorful. Maybe it was a place like this?
"Isn't it beautiful here?"
Diao Deyang said proudly.
"not bad."
Li Jun nodded.
"After this grassland, we will reach our village. The scenery there is even more beautiful. There is an ancient well at the entrance of the village that has not dried up for thousands of years."
"There is a well goddess living in the well. Our village is not connected to the outside world, so our water depends entirely on this well. This well is the lifeblood of our village."
Diao Deyang licked his lips and showed longing eyes.
"That well water is clear, sweet, and very delicious. I have never forgotten it after wandering outside for so many years." Diao Deyang fell into deep memories.
"Your hometown is so nice, why did you leave back then?" Li Jun asked casually as he walked away.
silence.
Diao Deyang suddenly stopped, his brows furrowed, as if he was desperately thinking about something. After a moment, he finally shook his head.
"It's been too long. I don't remember the specific reason. As a man, it's not just about honoring your ancestors or becoming famous!"
Diao Deyang laughed.
The two of them turned around and crossed the green grassland.
I actually saw a well.
Ancient well.
The walls of the well are made of blue bricks, are moist, and are covered with mottled moss. Before I get closer, I feel a cold feeling.
Is this the Queen's Well that protects one side?
The ancient well looked ordinary, but Li Jun still did not dare to look down upon it. He walked over vigilantly, held the well bricks with both hands, leaned forward slightly, and looked down.
Suddenly, the cold air hit my face.
The well water is deep and translucent green. You can't see the bottom at a glance, but you can vaguely see aquatic plants growing in the well.
Li Jun stared at the ancient well for a while, but saw nothing special about it. The ancient well was very clean.
Without any resentment, yin energy, or blood evil energy, it is just an ordinary well.
It's a bit cold, but it's not the kind of biting coldness, just the ordinary kind of coldness where the sun doesn't shine all year round.
It’s not unusual for it not to dry up for thousands of years. Maybe this well is just connected to an underground spring?
This is just an ordinary well.
There is no evil lurking.
Or it can be said that the evil thing was so powerful that Li Jun could not detect it with his five senses.
After pondering for a moment, Li Jun believed that it was the latter. It was not that there were no evil things here, but that the evil things were very powerful.
"Gouda, have you discovered anything?"
Li Jun turned his head and looked at Gou Da.
The dog shook his head silently.
“This place is very clean, even cleaner than Anping County. It’s precisely because it’s so clean that this place seems even more abnormal.”
"Li Jun, I feel this time is very dangerous, shall we escape?" Gou Da said seriously.
Li Jun said nothing and turned to look at the road he came from. Weeds were growing all over the place, and the poplar forest had long since disappeared.
"We can't get out, Dog."
Li Jun said calmly.
The dog is depressed and complains about the sound transmission.
"It's all your fault. I told you not to come, but you insist on being reckless. What should I do now...you, why do you look at me like this?"
"I'll lend you your hard work again." Li Jun sent a message.
The dog was stunned.
It was just about to curse, as its little effort was already running out, but then it thought again.
This place is obviously weird, but it looks so clean. This is a dangerous place.
That’s all.
The dog gnashed its teeth.
Reluctantly squeezing out a drop of his heart's blood, Li Jun quickly took Qilin's heart's blood. In an instant, the world seemed to be countless times quieter and countless times noisier.
The five senses are strengthened.
"Li Jun, what are you thinking about just standing there?" Diao Deyang's voice said.
Li Jun slowly turned his head and saw Diao Deyang's concerned face.
Li Jun looked at Diao Deyang quietly and didn't speak for a long time. He was so frightened that Diao Deyang took a step back and trembled: "Little brother, what's wrong with you?"
Li Jun stared at Diao Deyang for a while, then suddenly smiled: "It's okay, I just got lost in my thoughts."
"Scared me."
Diao Deyang exaggeratedly patted his chest, took a breath and said, "I thought you were possessed. Let me just say, you weren't possessed in official circles, how could you be possessed here?"
"Our Wuyi Village is blessed by the Well Goddess, and all ghosts are immune to invasion."
"By the way, little brother, drink the well water quickly. If you drink the well water, the Well Goddess will bless you."
Diao Deyang walked to the well naturally, took the wooden bucket next to the well, threw it down, and with a little skill with his hands, he quickly fetched a bucket of water.
"Brother, come and drink."
Diao Deyang greeted warmly.
"I'm not thirsty."
Everyone knew that there was something wrong with the well water, so Li Jun naturally didn't know how to drink it, even if he died of thirst.
At this time, Li Jun suddenly saw a stone tablet next to the well, and his intuition told him that there was something wrong with the stone tablet.
The stele is carved from a whole piece of green granite, and it is densely covered with characters, both in seal script. Perhaps it has weathered over time, and the fonts are very blurry.
If Li Jun hadn't taken Qilin's heart blood, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to recognize it.
After reading for a long time, Li Jun finally understood the content recorded on the stone tablet.
…
Han Dynasty, the third year of Emperor Ling's reign.
The emperor arrived here incognito for a private visit. He suddenly felt thirsty and found that there was no water to quench his thirst.
Wu Juanniang, a newly deceased female ghost, met the emperor by chance and recognized the emperor's identity as the real dragon emperor.
Wu Juanniang was loyal and used the power of her soul to create a well in order to protect the king from thirst.
After drinking the well water, the emperor felt refreshed and his fatigue and thirst were relieved. The emperor was so happy that he issued an imperial edict.
The imperial edict granted Wu Juanniang the title of Empress of the Well God.