Looking down into the well by the moonlight, it was pitch black and nothing could be seen. Fortunately, a rope was hanging in the well. Xiao Yanchu pulled on the rope; it was very secure and had not rotted.
"I'll go down." Xiao Yanchu didn't want Su Ruojin to be in danger.
"Okay, take Mao Mao downstairs." Su Ruojin took Mao Mao out of her arms and handed it to Xiao Yanchu.
It was Mao Mao who reminded them that led them to this place. Sometimes small animals are more sensitive than people. With Mao Mao around, they might be able to help Xiao Yanchu.
"Okay." Xiao Yanchu reached out to take Mao Mao, but Mao Mao quickly climbed up his head, held onto his hair crown, sat down, and pointed his little paws into the well, indicating that Xiao Yanchu should go down quickly.
Xiao Yanchu:......
Why do I really want to throw this guy out?
With the help of the rope, Xiao Yanchu quickly reached the bottom of the well.
The bottom of the well was only so big. He looked around and found nothing but dried and hardened mud at the bottom.
But the sound became clearer, and at this point it was clear that the sound was like singing.
Xiao Yanchu reached out and touched the well wall. The well had been dry for many years, and the bricks on the well wall were also dry to the touch.
I ran my fingers along the well wall, but still found nothing.
Xiao Yanchu thought for a moment, then climbed out of the well. "Ah Jin, there should be a mechanism in this well. I can't find it right now. Let's go down and take a look together."
"good."
Hearing that Su Ruojin was also going down, Mao Mao stretched out its two little paws towards Su Ruojin, making a gesture as if it wanted a hug.
Su Ruojin smiled and gently picked it up, and Mao Mao took the opportunity to burrow into Su Ruojin's clothes.
Xiao Yanchu wanted to throw it away even more.
On our wedding night, we must lock this troublesome fellow up!
The two arrived at the bottom of the well, and Su Ruojin looked around but didn't find anything wrong.
But I can clearly hear the sound.
Su Ruojin looked up at the well wall. "Let's come down again. You can hold me up from above."
Xiao Yanchu understood. "You mean the mechanism is in the middle of the well wall?"
"It's possible. Since it's not at the bottom of the well, we'll have to keep looking."
Xiao Yanchu tightened the rope and slowly lowered Su Ruojin down.
After Su Ruojin went down into the well, she held up a tinderbox and carefully examined the well wall.
When she reached about halfway down the well, she called out, "Stop!"
Xiao Yanchu immediately pulled the rope to a stop, secured it to the pulley beside him, and peered down into the well, ready to jump in at any moment should there be any unusual movement.
Su Ruojin noticed that some of the well bricks looked relatively clean, as if someone had touched them frequently.
She touched it gently, and it seemed a little loose, so she pressed it down hard.
Some bricks were taken into the well, revealing several dark holes.
Before Su Ruojin could even see the black holes clearly, several arrows shot out from them with a whoosh.
"Ah Jin!" Xiao Yanchu's heart jumped when he saw the arrow being shot out. Even if he jumped down now, it would be too late.
Seeing the arrows suddenly shot out, Su Ruojin knew she had been careless. She immediately pulled the rope, used the force to push off the well wall and leaped upwards, circling the well wall and barely dodging the arrows.
Fortunately, there weren't many arrows, and they were mainly aimed at the well, so they were relatively easy to dodge.
"I'm fine," Su Ruojin replied, letting him know she was safe.
Xiao Yanchu breathed a sigh of relief, but still looked nervously into the well.
Ah Jin was operating in mid-air; he couldn't go down, otherwise the rope wouldn't be able to support the weight of the two of them, and that would be troublesome.
With these arrows, Su Ruojin knew it was an attack mechanism, and she carefully examined the stones on the wall.
After observing the location of those relatively clean stones, Su Ruojin noticed something amiss.
The Seven Star Array is made of bricks. Only by following the correct order can the mechanism be opened normally; otherwise, it will trigger an attack mechanism.
Named the Seven Star Array, it also means that there are seven layers of attack mechanisms, each more powerful than the last.
The first layer is arrows, the second layer might be fire, the third layer might be poison, and so on. Only the person who set up the formation would know the specifics.
Now that she had figured out the formation, breaking it wouldn't be difficult for her.
After calculating in her mind, Su Ruojin began to press the stone bricks one by one in the calculated order.
Seeing Su Ruojin press her hand against the stone brick again, Xiao Yanchu's heart jumped again.
Fortunately, no more arrows were shot out after the stone brick was pressed down this time.
When the seventh brick was pressed down, a rumbling sound came from the well. A section of the well wall shrank back and sank down, revealing a passage.
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