This meant that Liu Erleng no longer needed to stay in the water. He quickly came up, put on his clothes, and stood behind Meng Tianze.

"It's quite refreshing to take a dip in the water on a hot summer day," Liu Erleng said with a smile, afraid that Jiang Qinyu would feel embarrassed.

In reality, he was overthinking it; Jiang Qinyu wasn't embarrassed at all.

"Hurry up and smash it! Make the opening bigger so we can all go down and see what's going on..." Village Chief Li urged.

Jiang Qinyu was also surprised when she heard what the skinny monkey said. Could it be that this place is connected to an underground lake or a dark river?

With hope, the men worked even faster, and before long, the hole they had smashed was big enough.

Village Chief Li told Meng Tianze to protect Jiang Qinyu, and then he jumped down first.

Jiang Qinyu cut in line with the people in front of her because she really wanted to see what was going on down there.

“It’s a bit high up here, sister-in-law, tie a rope around your waist and I’ll lower you down.” Meng Tianze tied the rope that Liu Erleng had used earlier to Jiang Qinyu.

Jiang Qinyu did not refuse their kindness and was soon moved to the next floor.

When she landed and saw the ditch, she understood.

This must lead to an underground water source, but due to the drought, the caves in these rock strata have now dried up, which is why there are so many water pits.

However, the one at the very top doesn't seem to be water flowing from underground sources; it's probably formed by the melting snow from the mountaintop seeping down.

"My dear niece, what should we do now?" Village Chief Li asked Jiang Qinyu, as was his habit.

Jiang Qinyu pondered for a moment, then looked up at the dried-up ditch. "Uncle Village Chief, I suspect there must be an underground river here, not a lake, but a river. Let's dig down this ditch and see what we can find."

“Alright,” Village Chief Li nodded in agreement without hesitation. “Let’s stick to the previous plan and continue to see what happens next.”

For the entire day, they left behind a dozen or so people who were working with all their might, smashing things down.

Under Jiang Qinyu's intentional or unintentional guidance, as night fell, everyone stood dumbfounded on the bank of the silently flowing dark river.

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