False evidence

Chapter 47 Ancient Well
"Planted underwater?"

"Yes, I saw it with my own eyes."

Meng Chao nodded and said, "When the corpses were brought ashore, their bodies were soaked like over-fermented dough. I saw one of their faces, and it looked exactly like the face that emerged from the cabin that night! One was as big as three!"

"That's really strange." I wanted to ask about the cause of death of the corpse, but given Meng Chao's age at the time, he would never have paid attention to that.

Meng Chao said, "I believe in karma and I am willing to believe that ghosts really exist."

I nodded: "There are too many helpless situations in reality. Perhaps the existence of ghosts can give more people hope."

Meng Chao suddenly exclaimed, "Huh? Where did that woman go?"

My heart skipped a beat, and when I looked up, the woman was indeed nowhere to be seen.

"Hey! I was so busy arguing that she got away!" Meng Chao said in frustration.

Where could she possibly run off to?

Meng Chao was taken aback, exchanged a glance with me, and then slapped his thigh. "That's right, she can run away but she can't hide! Her car is still at the resort! That's worth much more than your phone."

Hearing what he said, I couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time.

The two of them were still drunk, otherwise they would have thought that people who drive such expensive cars would not care about a cheap cell phone worth a thousand yuan.
"Where could she have run off to in this desolate wilderness?" Meng Chao looked around.

I couldn't help but feel a little strange. Before we knew it, the two of us had crossed two small hills. The surrounding area was no longer a man-made bamboo forest; it was more like a desolate wilderness.

"Let's go over and have a look."

The two climbed up the hill and both burst into laughter.

The woman didn't escape; it's just that Meng Chao and I didn't see her because our view was blocked by the hill.

She was now at the bottom of the hillside, and had stopped.

Meng Chao shouted, "Hey beautiful, did you take my buddy's phone?"

The woman turned around and glanced in their direction.

I finally saw her face clearly, and for a moment I was amazed by her beauty.

With a near-perfect figure and a fair and delicate face, she is definitely a legendary goddess!
Meng Chao and I were both stunned. Suddenly, the woman waved in our direction, as if signaling us to come over.

Meng Chao realized what was happening and asked in a low voice, "Should we go through or not?"

"Are you scared?"

"Bullshit, why would I be a coward? Even if it really is a water ghost, what can it do once it gets to the mountains?"

As the two talked, they descended the hillside and examined the woman's face up close, where she was struck by her stunning beauty.

The woman frowned slightly, her gaze fixed on Meng Chao's face: "What cell phone did you say?"

Meng Chao is usually very talkative, but when faced with a beautiful woman, he became shy and stammered, unable to speak.

I hesitated for a moment, then said, "My phone is missing. Did you take it?"

The woman gasped, seemingly speechless, and after a long pause, she seemed to understand what I meant: "You...you came here because you lost your phone?"

The way she looked at me was somewhat astonished... no, it seemed like she was looking at a hopeless idiot.

My face flushed slightly: "You didn't take it?"

The woman turned her face away, and looking at the muscles in her profile, it was clear she had sworn an insult.

He turned around, glared at me, and said, "No!"

I'm a little confused.

This time, I wasn't amazed, but rather doubtful. What I saw by the stream before was just my imagination.

The reason is simple.

The young bride who disembarked from the ship looked like she was from ancient times.

People in ancient times also swore, but they should never have known how to swear—"Damn it."

"You also live at Bamboo Forest Villa?" I asked, changing the subject.

The woman nodded slightly, but her gaze towards me was somewhat strange.

Seeing that the other person didn't speak, I awkwardly said, "Hello, we just arrived at the resort today. I... my name is Sanqi. This is my buddy, Meng Chao." "Pearl."

"Ok?"

"My name is Pearl." The woman seemed slightly surprised, as if I should recognize her just by hearing those two words.

I looked around and asked, "It's about to rain, what are you doing here all by yourself?"

Pearl finally stopped looking at me with that strange gaze, took a step to the side, and moved aside.

It was only then that Meng Chao and I realized there was a well behind her!

The well rim is made of irregularly shaped stones, neither square nor round, which looks rather strange, but it is certain that it is quite old.

"How could there be a well in this desolate wilderness?" Meng Chao walked over and tried to peek inside.

Don't look!

Pearl suddenly reached out, grabbed his arm, and yanked him away forcefully.

She was surprisingly strong; she threw Meng Chao, who was so big, to the ground in one go.

"How could you just start a fight like that?" Meng Chao got up, his face flushed.

Pearl said coldly, "If you don't want to die, don't look around!"

Seeing that she didn't seem to be joking, my curiosity grew even stronger.

It's not too surprising to find a well in the mountains; after all, who knows if there were any people living here years ago?

But why can't we look into the well?

Meng Chao, whose face was flushed, seemed to remember something, secretly tugged at me, and whispered:
"Could it be that she is no longer herself?"

I immediately understood what he meant.

'She is not herself' means that the woman in front of us who claims to be Pearl is not the original owner, but has been possessed by the water ghost of the ancient bride.

I shook my head inwardly. Although the woman's words and actions were strange, she was definitely a modern person.

Pearl suddenly said, "Since we're already here, if you have the guts, come down with me and take a look."

I was completely baffled: "Get down?"

Pearl nodded, a hint of provocation playing on her lips: "You dare not?"

Meng Chao interrupted, "That bastard wouldn't dare! But didn't you say we shouldn't look into the well?"

Pearl pulled something out of her body; it turned out to be several strips of red cloth. "If you dare to go down, use these to blindfold yourself."

Without a word, Meng Chao took the strip of cloth and, while wrapping it around his head, said in a deep voice, "Who's afraid of who!"

At the same age, I couldn't stand Pearl's provocative gaze either, and I was even more curious about what she was up to.

After a slight hesitation, he took a red cloth and wrapped it around his eyes.

Although the sky was overcast, the red cloth was only a thin layer, so things could still be seen.

Pearl also blindfolded herself and walked to the well first, solemnly saying to me and Meng Chao:
"Once you're down there, no matter what you hear or see, you absolutely must not take off the cloth. Otherwise, if you die inside, I won't be responsible."

Meng Chao, his temper flaring up, said, "Alright, I understand, stop nagging."

But I noticed a grammatical error in Pearl's words. Why was it "inside" instead of "below"?
Meng Chao and I walked to the edge of the well and peered down, but it was pitch black and we couldn't see anything clearly.

However, it is certain that the ancient well has long since dried up.

Having confirmed this, the two were no longer worried about being harmed by the water ghost.

"Remember, you must not take off the red cloth!"

Pearl gave another instruction and then went down into the well first.

I was afraid Meng Chao would act impulsively and ruin things, so I stopped him and then followed him down.

The moment I stepped into the well, I was immediately struck by an indescribable, strange feeling...

(End of this chapter)