"No, I saw a monster attacking the village. I wanted to go to the head of the village to help. When I passed by the courtyard, I heard a child screaming. Seeing that the courtyard door was unlocked, I pushed the door in. I only found Inch of Gold, not Chen Guanbao and the monster." Aunt Lan shook his head and said.
"Could it be that after the monster kidnapped people, it used some magical power like Burrowing Technique to burrow directly into the ground and leave?" Hearing this, Ying Luo seemed to have thought of something again and said.
"No, it is impossible to leave no traces on the ground after using earth escape spells. There is no abnormality on the ground in the courtyard now. It cannot be Burrowing Technique." Granny Ma said in a deep voice.
"I understand!"
Shen Luo said, quickly walked to the big well, leaned down, touched the ground beside the well with his fingers, took it to his nose and smelled it, then stood up and looked into the well.
Seeing this, Ying Ruo and Aunt Lan supported Granny Ma and followed him.
Several people looked down the well together. There was no ripple in the water surface in the well. The inside was deep, like an invisible big mouth that could swallow everything that entered.
"Master Chen Xian, what do you mean, the monster that kidnapped Chen Guanbao escaped from this well?" Granny Ma asked.
Aunt Lan heard this and subconsciously took a step back, as if he was afraid that a monster would jump out and drag him down.
"It is indeed very possible. Only by walking here can we leave no trace. But if we do this, Chen Guanbao is afraid it will be dangerous." Ying Luo frowned.
"I have read some records, saying that some monsters like to capture children to assist in their cultivation, but the prerequisite is to ensure that the children are alive. If it is true, then Chen Guanbao is safe for the time being." Shen Luo said slowly.
"It is true that this statement is true, but what's the use? Can you really dive into the water to find that monster? Oh, poor boy..." Granny Ma nodded first, and then sighed.
"If you are really dragged into the water by a monster, you won't be able to breathe. Even if you find the monster, what will happen? Wouldn't it cost your life?"
"Yes! It seems that this child Chen Guanbao is in danger this time..."
"Oh, I grew up watching this child Chen Guanbao. This child is the most intelligent, clever, and responsible. It's a pity."
Seeing this situation, the villagers outside the yard started talking about it.
"I can go down and take a look." Shen Luo suddenly said.
As soon as these words came out, everyone including Granny Ma and Ying Ruo were stunned. Their eyes changed when they looked at Shen Luo, especially Granny Ma. The remaining indifference on his face disappeared.
"I'll go down with you. I don't know how strong the monster is. We can take care of each other if we go together." Ying Luo saw this and said immediately.
"Miss Ying, you don't know how to avoid water. You can't hold on underwater for too long, so don't go down there. Besides, you still need to keep an eye on the village to prevent other monsters from taking advantage of it." Shen Luo shook his head.
"But it's too dangerous for you to go down alone." Ying Luo said anxiously.
"Don't worry, I just went down to investigate. I will come up immediately if I encounter danger. And I have the means to protect myself." Shen Luo looked quite confident.
Ying Luo had no choice but to nod after hearing this.
"Friend Daoist Shen, be careful." Granny Ma also warned.
Shen Luo smiled at a few people and activated Water-Repelling Art. The blue light flashed on the surface of the body and a layer of blue light appeared. He jumped into the well and dived deep into the well.
When the villagers outside the courtyard saw this magical spell, they all exclaimed in amazement.
Granny Ma's eyes flickered, and there was a trace of thought on his face, not knowing what he was thinking about.
Shen Luo protected his whole body with Water-Repelling Art and soon reached the bottom of the well. He glanced around and found that the situation here was the same as when he dived in before. There was nothing unusual. The soil at the bottom of the well and on the surrounding walls was smooth and natural, with no signs of drilling.
"Could it be that I guessed wrong?"
Shen Luo thought so, secretly urging Water-Repelling Art, and slowly floated upwards. While carefully looking at the walls of the surrounding well, he stretched out his hand to touch.
"Eh!"
As a result, after he rose about a foot or two, his hand groping on the well wall suddenly stopped, and his eyes widened slightly, as if he had discovered something.
He didn't think much, and rubbed his hands quickly on the wall of the well in front. A large amount of yellow mud rose up, blocking his vision. However, as he thought, the water in the well in front of him suddenly surged, rushing away the mud, and the view ahead became clear again.
I saw a yellow stone the size of a millstone embedded in the well wall in front of me, and some dark shadows could be vaguely seen on the edge of the big stone.
Shen Luo took a deep breath, reached into the edge of the stone, and pulled hard.
With a "crash" sound, the yellow stone rolled down from the well wall, revealing a large black hole. It was dark and deep inside, and it was unknown where it led.
"Sure enough, this is it!" Shen Luo murmured to himself, glanced inside a few times, and suddenly his eyes fell somewhere on the edge of the passage.
There were two rocks there with a few hair-like things wrapped around them.
He raised his hand and took it over, and found a few yellowish hairs, which were much thicker than ordinary people's hair.
Shen Luo put his hair to his nose and sniffed, his eyes lit up slightly.
This smell is exactly the smell left in the courtyard.
He took a few strands of hair into his arms and quickly moved up without stopping here.
Not long after, there was a "crash" from the surface of the well mouth, and the figure of Shen Luo jumped out from inside.
"Master Shenxian is coming up!"
The villagers had already poured into the yard, and there was a commotion when they saw this situation.
"Brother Shen, how is the situation inside?" Ying Luo hurriedly came up and asked. Although Granny Ma didn't speak, his eyes also showed that he was eager to know the result.
Shen Luo did not dare to delay and hurriedly recounted the situation found in the well.
Everyone looked at each other in shock when they heard that there were such passages underground.
"The passage does not seem to be naturally formed. It is most likely dug by the monster. It seems that this monster has been lurking near the village." Shen Luo guessed.
"No wonder Uncle Du's family disappeared one after another without any reason, and Feng Xiaobao also suddenly disappeared. It seems that they were probably kidnapped by this monster." Ying Luo suddenly remembered something and said angrily.
"Also, I found this inside. The smell on it is the same as the smell left by the monster here. Take a look." Shen Luo took out the few yellowish hairs from his arms and said.
"What is this? It seems to be hair, but it's a little thick." Ying Luo took the hair and said curiously.
"This hair is so long. What kind of monster would have such long hair?" Green Ox came over and looked at the hair in Ying Ruo's hand, wondering.
"This... this is..." Granny Ma suddenly changed his expression.
"Granny Ma, do you know this thing?" Ying Luo asked quickly.
"That's right, that's right, it's that monster's hair, it's back again!" Granny Ma stared at a few hairs, with shock and anger on his old face.