Start with acting, and you'll achieve immortality!

The talisman had just landed at the wellhead.

A plume of black gas suddenly surged from the well.

The aura was cold and biting, spreading outwards along the ground.

The green flame emitted by the bronze lamp went out instantly, plunging the entire courtyard into darkness.

"retreat!"

The man wearing the iron mask let out a stern shout.

It was too late by then.

The black mist swirled around the ankle of the person at the very front.

The man let out a scream as his entire leg withered away at a speed visible to the naked eye.

It was as if some unknown entity had drained all my flesh and blood.

He fell to the ground and desperately tried to crawl out.

Another person wearing an iron mask turned around and ran outside.

The steward in the blue jacket was even faster, using his body to smash open the courtyard gate.

And they rushed into that alley.

No one paid attention to their companions.

Li Ping pressed his body tightly against the wall, remaining completely still.

Black smoke swept past his shoes

The spiritual energy within his body seemed to be completely frozen, and even breathing caused him pain.

This is not the kind of Yin energy possessed by the Si family.

At least, not all of them

Something is guarding the bottom of that well.

And that thing just woke up.

After a brief moment, the black gas receded back into the well.

The entire courtyard fell silent again at this moment.

Only the corpse of the man in the iron mask remained on the ground.

The man's eyes remained open, and the iron mask he wore on his face had begun to crack.

This revealed a face that appeared thin and dark.

Li Ping did not immediately move towards that location.

He waited for ten breaths.

He then waited in the same spot for another ten breaths.

There was no further movement in the well.

At that moment, a very faint sound of a sword ringing came from outside the courtyard wall.

Li Ping turned his head away.

Su Wan stood outside the hole

She was still dressed in black, and the longsword in her hand was still not drawn from its sheath.

The moonlight shone on her profile, making her appear as cold as a piece of white jade.

Su Wan said, "I warned you not to touch this well."

"I didn't touch this thing."

Li Ping pointed to the corpse.

"The person who touched this well is now lying in that spot."

Su Wan turned her gaze to him and glanced at him.

"You seem to have a natural talent for using others to do your dirty work."

"To survive in today's world, you always need to learn some self-defense skills."

Su Wan didn't say anything more.

She stepped into the courtyard and walked to the well.

Li Ping followed two steps behind.

"Miss Su"

Stop what you're doing.

Su Wan spoke up

"If you dare to move any further forward, I'll cripple your legs first."

Li Ping stopped

Su Wan took out a copper coin from her sleeve and flicked it into the well with her finger.

The copper coin fell downwards for a very long time.

It did not hit the water.

But there was still no sound of it hitting the ground.

Su Wan's expression changed.

"The seal at the bottom of this well was broken a long time ago."

"Has that bronze box fallen into someone else's hands?"

"not necessarily"

She kept her eyes fixed on the well.

"But the core of the Dragon-Locking Formation below has already been revealed."

Li Ping's heart sank at that moment.

Ren Jun spoke up, saying that this array-breaking nail has the function of destroying one of the array's key points in the Four Directions Dragon Locking Array.

And the well in Liuxiang is one of them.

Zhou Cheng had visited this place before his death.

Shangguan Jue's men also came.

At this very moment, the thing at the bottom of the well has awakened.

This incident implies that there are definitely more than just a few factions keeping a close eye on this place.

Su Wan suddenly raised her sword

The tip of the longsword was pointed directly at the ridge of the main house.

"Get out here!"

No reply came from the roof ridge.

The wind blew over those tiles.

The next moment, an aged voice came from the shadows.

"Su girl, it's been several years since we last met."

"Your temper remains as hard as your sword."

A hunchbacked old man slowly walked out from behind the house.

He was wearing a short coat made of gray cloth, and he was carrying a lantern that had not yet been lit.

This person happened to be the coachman who hadn't left a shadow on his body and was standing in front of Chen Boyong's carriage.

Su Wan tightened her grip on the sword.

"Manager Qin"

The old man grinned.

"My lord has been waiting in that mansion for quite some time, so please, young masters, follow this old servant back now."

"The master gave the order, and now that the cover at the bottom of the well has been opened..."

"Then it's time to settle all the old scores from back then."

Li Ping gazed at the dry well that had fallen silent once more.

The cool night breeze gently blew into the courtyard.

The fingers of the mummified corpse on the ground suddenly twitched.

Following this incident

A copper nail, covered in black dirt, rolled from his palm to the ground.

Ding

The copper nail struck the blue stone.

The sound was very soft.

But it felt like a blow to everyone's heart.

Su Wan's face turned completely cold at this moment.

"This is... a formation-breaking nail!"

Li Ping did not extend his hand to take it at all.

He just stared at the nail.

The thing Ren Jun was looking for had actually been taken away from the well by someone else long ago.

But the person who brought this thing out of the well had already lost his life.

Now, it has returned to the ground on its own.

The secret hidden within this well was probably more than just a backup plan left by the teacher from the very beginning.

Duke Qin arrived just in time.

Inside the prefectural governor's mansion, there were probably people waiting long ago to find out what they had brought back from the well.