Chapter 47: The Disappearing Haizi
The scene in front of me made my brain buzz and blank. I stood there like a wood and couldn't move. I stared at the front with my eyes blankly.
The huge sea of sea, the one that should have been in front of me, disappeared out of thin air? Only a huge wet sand pit was left.
I looked around blankly, and there were still some small puddles remaining in some places, with silver light shining under the moonlight. I think the disappearance of Kong Xue and the others must be related to the disappearance of this sea.
I stepped on the wet sand and walked forward. The more I walked forward, the softer the sand under my feet became, mixed with a lot of moisture. As soon as I stepped on it, my feet were deeply trapped in.
I know that the place where I stand now is where Haizi was. Looking at the scene in front of me, how come thousands of tons of water disappeared overnight!
At this time, the sky was already lit up slightly. I didn't expect that when I woke up, I became a lonely man. I squatted at the bottom of Haizi, trying my best to think about what happened to TM! I hope to find more clues related to Kong Xue and the others' disappearance.
Suddenly I saw a black shadow in the middle of the huge sand pit left by Haizi, raising on the ground. I was shocked, and slowly stood up, looking nervously in that direction. The sky was still very dark at this time, and I couldn't see clearly what it was. I didn't dare to act rashly for a while, but after a long time, the black shadow didn't move at all, so I plucked up the courage, stepped on the sand under my feet, and walked towards that place with difficulty.
When I really got close to the shadow, I realized that it was the taken away kayak. At this time, it was already deflated and covered on the ground. The raised thing should be under the kayak.
I gritted my teeth and did not dare to lift the kayak directly to see what was covered underneath. I was afraid of seeing something terrifying. I just reached out carefully to touch the bulge through the kayak.
When my hand touched it, I found that the thing below was hard, as if it was some stones. How could there be stones in the desert sea? I touched it carefully again, yes, it was indeed like stones.
Now I got brave and reached out to grab the kayaking, and lifted it up. When I saw the bulging thing below, I was stunned. It turned out to be a well, a well made of stone. The eaves of the well had been eroded and were somewhat mottled, but the general appearance was still very clear.
I let go of the kayak in my hand, approached the eaves, and slowly looked inside. Since it was not yet dawn, it was almost pitch black, but with the help of the faint light, I did not notice whether there were water waves inside.
When I was lying down the eaves of the well, I was very scared, afraid that something would suddenly jump out of the dark well!
But imagination is the imagination, and the well is quiet and ordinary, nothing unusual happens. Despite this, this well itself is an abnormal thing. Who would build a well underground in Haizi?
I thought of a more likely speculation that maybe this well itself exists. If there is a well, there must be a groundwater source below it, and it is very likely to be a dark river. I once heard Wenmo say that the ancient country of Shanhuan is at the end of a tributary of the Tuya River. So, would the tributary of the Tuya River beneath this ancient well?
This makes sense. Haizi belongs to a desert lake. The reason for its formation is that when the underground river flows through the low-lying desert terrain or the breakage of impermeable rock formations around the river, the river water flows out and forms Haizi.
So I boldly guessed that if this ancient well connects to the underground river, then as the underground river rises and falls, Haizi has heard that the ancient well connects to the underground river, which will cause the water in Haizi to flow back into the underground river.
I thought about it seriously for a while and felt more and more that what I thought made sense. If this is the case, Kong Xue and the others were probably brought into the well by Haizi who was flowing back into the underground river. I was shocked by my own thoughts. If this is the case, then Kong Xue and the others are really in danger. I don’t know how they are now!
I reached out and pulled up the kayak, but saw a big hole on the hull. Next to the hole, I picked up a piece of debris. The mottled green rust on it showed its ancientness. It should be bronze.
I glanced at the fragment casually, and there seemed to be something similar to words, or it seemed to be a symbol. Based on the traces of the break on the fragment, it can be clearly seen that this is part of a large bronze object.
But there is no similar thing around, so where did this bronze fragment come from? There is only one answer, that is, it comes from this ancient well.
Thinking of this, I suddenly had an idea again. The ups and downs of this underground river must be periodic, and the appearance and disappearance of this seazi are also periodic. Then can I wait for the next cycle of the river, and then enter the underground river area to find the traces of Kong Xue and the others?
I am almost certain now that Kong Xue and Shi Tao must have entered this ancient well, whether they did it on purpose or accidentally got hit.
I grabbed the rubber boat, took the bronze fragment, and turned around and walked towards the tent.
The fire had already been extinguished at this time. I looked for the thin dead branches and reignited a bonfire. I sat down next to the bonfire and quietly waited for Haizi's cycle.
When I was bored, I took out the bronze fragment just now again. This time I carefully observed it all. Suddenly, I typed a word on the back of the fragment. This word did not look like the original words, it was clearly just carved to remedy. I carefully identified this word and found that it was a word "wen".
I suddenly remembered, could this be Wen Mo? No wonder we couldn't find him. It turned out that he had already drilled into the ancient well, so he left traces on this bronze fragment.
Chapter completed!