Mortal Mirror

Old Can Head looked at Ergou and said, "Yes, I just came back this morning. Your Aunt Wu also came back with me."

Ergou said happily, "Really? That's great! I'll go see her."

Old Can Head's expression changed slightly, and he quickly stopped him, saying, "No, you can't!"

Li Ergou asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Did something happen?"

Old Can Head shook his head, as if he had a secret he couldn't reveal, but then he said, "It's nothing. Aunt Wu is just a little tired. You can go see her later."

Li Ergou was relieved. He thought something had happened to Aunt Wu. He immediately said briskly, "Okay, tell Aunt Wu that I'll come back to see her tonight."

"You're going out?"

"Yes, I'm going to hang out with some friends later."

"Friends? You have friends now?" He then noticed that the Big White Elephant was very close to Li Ergou, which surprised him.

Li Ergou nodded and said, "Yes, I not only have friends, but also brothers."

Old Can Head was really happy for Li Ergou and praised, "That's good. Aunt Wu will be happy to know that too."

Li Ergou grinned foolishly, thinking in his heart, 'Definitely.'

Old Can Head didn't stay long and left in big strides.

Big White Elephant immediately said, "Hurry, hurry! Let's finish this and meet up with Young Master Nineteen."

Li Ergou asked strangely, "By the way, you're so enthusiastic. Are you plotting something?"

Big White Elephant grinned, his face turning a rare shade of red. He hesitated for a moment, looked around to make sure no one was there, and then said mysteriously, "Don't laugh at me, but I think that Si Ning is very pretty."

Li Ergou: "…"

Stone, Li Ergou, Big White Elephant, Young Master Nineteen, and Si Ning walked side by side on the street, attracting the attention of countless old men and women, who pointed and whispered, not knowing what they were saying.

Big White Elephant acted as the group's guide, taking everyone to the more famous places in Tiangou Town. The first stop was the Longevity Well, which was the most famous place in Tiangou Town.

Along the way, everyone talked and laughed. They soon arrived near the Longevity Well. To their surprise, there was someone by the well, looking into it.

This person was hunched over, with a bamboo basket on his back covered with a black cloth, concealing it very tightly. The particularly outstanding goat was lying beside him, very docile.

Wasn't this the hunchback who had come to town yesterday evening?

Everyone was surprised that this person would also come here. At this moment, the hunchback looked at them, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes, and then he took the initiative to speak, "Little ones, are you also here to look at the Longevity Well?"

Big White Elephant wasn't afraid and nodded, "Of course. Who are you? We saw you yesterday."

The old man narrowed his eyes and chuckled, "People call me Hunchback Zhao. I'm just passing by and heard that there's a magical well in this town, so I came to take a look and broaden my horizons."

In the blink of an eye, they had arrived at the well. Nineteen and Si Ning were seeing a well locked with huge chains for the first time, and the well opening was so large, which was also very rare. They couldn't help but marvel at its novelty.

At this moment, Big White Elephant heard Hunchback Zhao's words and chuckled, "Then you've come to the right place. This Longevity Well is a major feature of our Tiangou Town. Coming to Tiangou Town without coming here is like coming for nothing.

You don't know, the water in this Longevity Well is even more delicious. You guys wait and see."

As he spoke, he threw the bucket hanging on the pulley beside the well into the well. After a while, everyone heard a 'thump' sound as the bucket entered the water.

Li Ergou estimated that the water was at least fifteen meters away from the well surface based on the time it took for the bucket to fall into the water. No wonder you can't see the water below from above.

Young Master Nineteen and Si Ning were curious and walked around the well, pointing and commenting as they walked.

Big White Elephant tried hard to show off and quickly pulled up a bucket full of water.

The water was crystal clear, with no impurities at all.

Everyone scooped some to drink. Si Ning said, "Oh, this water is really delicious! Sweet and refreshing, even better than ordinary mountain spring water. Young Master, should we fill some up and take it back?"

Zhao Hunchback also took a sip. He frowned slightly, not knowing what he was thinking. After a long while, he reluctantly said, "Yes, it's not bad, but I don't know what these chains are for."

Big White Elephant preempted again, "That day, Blind Wu said that there might be a Tiangou suppressed in this well, but I think that after so many years, that Tiangou is probably long dead and turned into a corpse, maybe even bloated and floating."

Upon hearing this, Si Ning frowned and whispered, "What? You said there's a corpse floating under this water?"

Big White Elephant said nonchalantly, "Yes, but you don't have to worry. The secret to the longevity of the people in our Tiangou Town is drinking this well water. This well water also cures all diseases. Look at the girls in Baihua Lou, not only are they radiant, but they are all very healthy, thanks to this Longevity Well water."

Si Ning looked at Young Master Nineteen with tears in her eyes, and the water in her hand suddenly didn't taste sweet anymore.

Zhao Hunchback also quietly poured the water in his hand on the ground. Even Li Ergou, after hearing what Big White Elephant said, couldn't help but imagine a swollen corpse floating in the water, and he couldn't drink it anymore.

Stone couldn't help but scold, "Big White Elephant, if you can talk, then talk. If you can't, then shut up. What corpse or something, those are all legends, okay?"

Big White Elephant wasn't stupid either. Seeing everyone's expressions, he thought to himself that his mouth was just running wild. He immediately followed Stone's words and said, "I misspoke, I misspoke. There must be no corpse here, at most a monster."

Everyone: "…"

Leaving the Longevity Well, everyone discussed what Zhao Hunchback was up to, feeling that he was strange.

Big White Elephant became active again and said, "You don't know, I felt cold when I got close to that guy. Could he be carrying a zombie or something on his back? I heard that children have been disappearing recently, and some people have said they've seen zombies."

Li Ergou said with a surprised expression, "Really?"

Big White Elephant slapped his thigh and said, "Hey, how come you don't know about this? It's been several days, and children have been disappearing in the town. Now the adults are so scared that they don't dare to let their children out."

Stone quickly said, "Okay, okay, let's talk about something else. Stop with the gods and monsters. Tell us quickly, where else is there a fun place to go?"

Big White Elephant chuckled, "There are plenty."

This morning, they really walked a lot. Big White Elephant took everyone to the Ancient Kiln Ruins, then to the Jinshui Pond, and also saw the Broken Bridge.

Big White Elephant also told everyone that there was also a Tiangou Cave in the legends of Tiangou Town, but no one had ever found it. Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but sigh, but didn't take it seriously.

Finally, everyone came to the Jinshui River.

At this moment, five young men and women, each lying on their backs on the grassy slope, with a dog's tail grass in their mouths, basking in the sun. Li Ergou had one leg over the other, shaking it while humming a little tune, feeling like he was back to herding sheep.

At this moment, the sun was shining brightly, and a beautiful scene seemed to be frozen there. Green water and blue sky, clear wind and white clouds, two or three orioles singing, what is the most affectionate thing? The beautiful time of five young men and women is nothing more than this, it is really very pleasant.

Li Ergou thought to himself that Big White Elephant's suggestion was good, and he could really appreciate nature.

However, at this moment, a flock of large birds flew across the sky, and then they saw countless white things falling down.