Byron's Blade

The General's Mansion in the dead of night showed a terror that could not be felt during the day. The door of Yuchan Courtyard slowly opened a crack, and two small figures flashed out from behind the door, and quietly closed the door.

It was freezing cold, and the two little guys were wrapped up thickly, not daring to use a flashlight, and slipped away to the northwest of the general's mansion in the dark.

Lan Ni led the way, and Mo Kexin followed behind.In the darkness, Lanny's fair face was slightly blurred under the weak light. If you look carefully, you can see an expression of excitement and nervousness.However, Mo Kexin, who was following her, was timid, holding a bag with tools in his arms, looking around from time to time, feeling extremely nervous and frightened.

Not long after, the two little girls came to the garden where Gujing was.Lan Ni looked around and made sure that no one was there, so she went forward with Mo Kexin.She took out the pliers from the tool bag, and took apart the nails used to fix the wooden fence one by one. She couldn't reach the top, so she didn't take it apart. She pulled the two pieces of wood apart and pulled out a small hole. Then drilled in.

"Lanny..." Mo Kexin's voice came from outside.

"Sister Kexin? What are you doing, come in quickly." Lan Ni said.

"Let's go back...don't dig for treasure..."

"why?"

"Because it's terrible. If mom and the others find out, we'll all be miserable."

"Oh, don't be afraid, nothing will happen. It's so late, and no one will know." Lan Ni comforted, then climbed out again, and pulled Mo Kexin into it again.

After drilling into the fence, the ancient well is in front of you.The diameter of the inner wall of the wellhead is about 1.5 meters, which is quite wide.The iron-wood well cover covering the wellhead is 38 centimeters thick and about 1.7 meters in diameter, just including the width of the well edge.Wild ironwood trees are not so wide, so this ironwood manhole cover is made of several ironwood boards spliced ​​together, then manually cut into a round shape, and the edge is covered with iron sheets.Ironwood is inherently hard and dense, and in addition to being so huge and thick, it really weighs more than two hundred catties.

Lan Ni took out the long crowbar, and together with Mo Kexin, they pried off the manhole cover bit by bit.The two little girls tried their best and finally moved the manhole cover about half the distance, enough for their small bodies to get in.

Then Lanny picked up a small pebble, and at the same time used a stopwatch to count the time. While throwing the pebble into the well, she stopped the watch and stopped immediately when she heard the sound of landing. She found that it was 1.42 seconds. Hmm...it's about ten meters deep, and there's no water."

"What are you doing?" Mo Kexin stared blankly at her cousin who was busy, completely unaware of what she was doing.

"Calculating the depth of the well, the free fall formula can be used to calculate, do you know?"

Mo Kexin shook his head.

Lanny only gave her cousin one comment: "You're so stupid."

Mo Kexin felt a little wronged and said, "So what if you figure it out."

"I want to see if our rope is long enough. It depends on where and what kind of knots I tie."

Immediately, Lan Ni took out the long hemp rope non-stop, got out of the enclosure again, and tied one end of the rope firmly to the colonnade not far away.When she was learning to tie shoelaces at the age of 5, she heard her brother talk about the importance of knotting.Later, she was very interested in it, and learned many ways to tie knots from her brother. Now she tied this knot, which is an anti-untie knot among sailor knots. The more she pulls it, the tighter it is, and it is the strongest among single-rope knots. One of the knots.

After tying the knot, she pulled the rope back to the well, and together with Mo Kexin, she picked up a large bundle of rope and put them all in the well.Then he stuffed all the tools into a big bag and threw them all down.Then Lanny was gearing up, tied cloth strips for hand pads on her hands, put on a big helmet on her head, turned on the helmet light, and stood at the mouth of the well.Pull up the rope and go down.

"Lanny! We...we still..." Mo Kexin was about to cry.

"Don't make noise, watch me!" Little Lanni was full of confidence, she pulled the rope, leaned back, stepped on the well wall, and rubbed it down bit by bit.

The descending process was unexpectedly difficult. The walls of the well were covered with moss, and the feet slipped when stepping on it.The hands are also hot, but within ten seconds, I feel like I can't hold on.As it slowly descended, the surrounding sounds seemed to be covered with a cloth, buzzing and inaudible.The nose is also filled with a rotten and moldy smell, which is very unpleasant.

Lan Ni was excited and nervous at the same time, her little face was flushed in the dark, she tugged on the rope and insisted on going down.After finally touching the bottom, I was so tired that my arms were sore and numb, and my palms were burning and painful.She took a breath and felt the softness under her feet. She lowered her head to look at the light, and found that it was full of dead branches, rotten leaves and mud.

Evil... Little Lannie stuck out her tongue in disgust.But she couldn't control that much anymore, she found the bag that had just been thrown down, took out a small shovel from it, and began to carefully observe where there were more likely to be treasures in the well.

Mo Ke’s frightened voice came from above:

"Lanny! Are you okay?"

The sound was transmitted into the well, as if it was amplified, and there was a faint echo.

"I'm fine! Keep an eye on me from above, I'll be fine soon." Lanny replied.

All in all, the soil was dug first, and Lan Ni began to dig the rotting leaf mud at the bottom of the well. Unexpectedly, not long after digging, the shovel suddenly touched something hard.When I opened it up and looked carefully, I found that it was actually a piece of iron.

Huh?what is this?

Lanny grabbed the edge of the iron plate and tried to push it out, but her strength was too weak to break it at all.Lanny turned on the crowbar again, pinching the edge and prying hard, but it still didn't budge.She is in a hurry, what should I do?

"Sister Kexin! Come down and help me, there's an iron plate that can't be broken!"

"Eh? I...do I want to go down too?" Mo Kexin shouted from above in surprise.

"Yes, if you don't come to help me, how can I open the iron plate? If the iron plate cannot be opened, we will not be able to dig the treasure!" Lan Ni shouted from below.

Mo Kexin struggled for a moment, then gritted her teeth, thinking that she had come to this point, if she backed down, Lan Ni would definitely blame her to death.Just put your heart down and forget it, no matter if you can dig it out or not, you have to let the cousin die.

So she followed suit, tied a cloth belt on her hand, and then pulled the rope, rubbing it down bit by bit.Her physical ability is weaker than that of Lanny. After such a trip, her hands are shaking, sore and weak.

However, the two little girls had to work together to pry the iron plate open.

While they were working hard down the well, Jiang Muli, who had been hiding in the grass far away, finally came out.She has been waiting here since 11:[-], and finally got them here.At this moment, her little face was flushed from the cold, her lips turned white, and as soon as she came out, she chopped her hands and stomped her feet to keep warm.

After getting warmer, she also got into the enclosure, came to the mouth of the well, and looked down.Then couldn't help shouting:

"Hey~ what are you doing down there?"

Lan Ni and Mo Kexin were taken aback. When they looked up, they found Jiang Muli's small head was exposed at the mouth of the well. Mo Kexin heaved a sigh of relief, but Lan Ni got angry and said:

"Why are you here? Are you following us?"

Jiang Muli replied: "Yeah, I saw you sneaking around this afternoon, so I followed you all the time."

"You hate it! Meddle in your own business. I warn you, you are absolutely not allowed to tell about this matter." Lan Ni stretched out her hand below, pointing at Jiang Muli and said.

Jiang Muli pursed his lips, and said, "I won't tell, tell me what you are doing, can you bring me one?"

"No." Lanny said angrily.

"Why?" Jiang Muli asked in a daze.

"Because you hate it!"

Jiang Muli's eyes widened in grievance, why was she hated?

At this moment, Jiang Muli suddenly heard someone whispering outside the enclosure:

"Hey! Why is there someone!"

"Shh!"

Then came the sound of rustling footsteps, slowly approaching them.Jiang Muli's whole body tensed up immediately, and he quietly hid behind the well.He pricked up his ears and listened carefully. After a while, there was the sound of someone prying open the fence.

Someone is in!

"Who's in there?" a male voice whispered.

"Go and have a look." The other person seemed to be an old woman's voice.

It just so happened that there was a sound of "boom" at the bottom of the well, followed by Lan Ni's happy cheers:

"Haha! Finally opened it, let's see what's inside."

"Huh? What is this? Bingtang?" Mo Kexin asked.

"It doesn't seem to be. It tastes weird. Bah! It's really unpalatable." Lan Ni said.

"It's two little devils!" the male voice gritted his teeth.

The other person didn't speak.

"Third Aunt, what should we do? The little devil found out about our hiding/poison!"

"Simply, do one thing and keep doing it!" The old voice said viciously.Jiang Muli, who was eavesdropping behind the well, almost cried out in fright, and immediately covered his mouth.

"You're going to kill them? You're crazy!"

The old man's voice said: "If we kill them, we still have a chance to survive. If we don't kill them, we will die. This batch of goods is no longer needed. Now drown these two little devils in the well. We will run away immediately, and no one will know. Yes. You go to pull the pipe, there is a faucet for watering the flowers over there, just use that, the water should slow down, before the water overflows, the little devil will drown."

The male voice didn't answer for a moment.

"What are you doing in a daze? Do it quickly!"

"Oh, oh!"

Immediately there was the sound of someone leaving, and then Jiang Muli heard the sound of someone cutting the rope.She was in a cold sweat, thinking about what to do.Run to call for help now?But surrounded by barriers, she is right under the eyes of the gangsters, can she escape?

Never mind, just give it a try.The fence was about as high as an adult, and with her jumping ability, climbing up it shouldn't be a problem.

Jiang Muli gritted his teeth, counted to three in his heart, and immediately rushed out, rushing towards the fence.Unexpectedly, the old woman who stayed behind to cut the rope had discovered her a long time ago, and she was caught by the old woman just as she was about to run away.

"Where are you running, you little mouse!" The old woman's hands gripped Jiang Muli's arm like pliers.

Jiang Muli gasped, and with a vigorous shake, he escaped from the old woman's restraints, and scrambled to the edge of the fence.

"You still dare to run!" The old woman looked at the old man, but she was actually very agile. She caught up with Jiang Muli in one fell swoop, grabbed her ankle, swung the knife in her hand, and stabbed Jiang Muli's calf.

Jiang Muli was stabbed in the leg, screamed in pain, and dropped the baffle.The movement here alarmed the man who was pulling the pipe outside, and the man ran back immediately.

The old woman grabbed Jiang Muli's ankle and dragged her to the well.Jiang Muli firmly grasped the ground, enduring the pain, remembering the boxing technique her mother taught her, she propped herself up, raised her other foot, and kicked the old woman's heart with a "slap".The old woman was caught off guard and staggered backwards. Jiang Muli got up from the ground with a grunt, limping, his calves were covered in blood, and his trousers were stained red.She was in so much pain that she let out a roar, and bumped her head against the old woman's stomach. This little guy was like a calf, with terrifying strength. The old woman's eyeballs protruded from the impact, and she fell to the ground, unable to get up for a while.

She took advantage of this gap to probe into the well and shout:

"Lanny! Kexin! Climb up quickly! Some villains are going to drown you!"

Mo Kexin was a little dazed, his face turned pale with fright, and he stayed where he was.Lan Ni had already heard the commotion above, and knew that Jiang Muli was not lying, because this guy never lied.It's just that she also panicked, following Jiang Muli's words, and hurriedly said:

"Sister Kexin, you climb first, and I will follow behind you."

"okay."

Mo Kexin dragged the rope to climb up, and Lan Ni followed behind. Originally, the rope was thick enough to bear the weight of the two children, but it had already been cut to pieces by the old woman. After Lan Ni's weight was added, the rope Unable to bear it all at once, it broke suddenly, the two little girls fell back, and the rope slipped from the mouth of the well and fell into the well.

At this moment, Jiang Muli has no time to take care of Lan Ni and Mo Kexin, because just as the jackal left, the tiger came again, and the man left and returned.He has big shoulders and a round waist, and his strength is somewhat stronger than that of the seven-year-old Jiang Muli. He subdues Jiang Muli in two or three strokes. Jiang Muli has been practicing kung fu since he was a child. With a child's body, he still has no way to fight against an adult.What's more, this man also has two tricks, Jiang Muli is no match at all.

He grabbed Jiang Muli's neck and held her against the edge of the well.Jiang Muli ruthlessly grabbed the big rude hand with his nails, the man was in pain and roared fiercely:

"Go down!"

Then he pushed Jiang Muli into the well.

Jiang Muli fell headlong from the mouth of the well, trying to control his body to turn an angle in the air, avoiding his head down, curled up, and finally fell sideways heavily to the bottom of the well, fortunately he didn't hit Lan Ni and Mo Kexin, fell on Lan Ni Ni was dug out on the mud hillock, got cushioned, and was not seriously injured.

Even if it was so, it also threw her so badly that she couldn't get up for a long time.

Little Lanni rushed to Jiang Muli's side, shook her, and said anxiously:

"Hey! Are you all right... are you all right..."

Mo Kexin on the side was so frightened that he cried out, standing there, his tiny body swaying.

Jiang Muli coughed twice in pain, and waved his hands, indicating that he was fine.It's just that the calf injury made her break out in a cold sweat, and her beautiful facial features were all pulled together.

During the time they were wasting time, a rubber tube had already protruded from the mouth of the well, and then the water was poured in with a splash.

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Lan Ni was also at a loss, her little face was full of anxiety, regret and anger. She tried to climb up the well wall, but the well wall was covered with moss, slippery, and there was no place to put her hands and feet, so she couldn't climb up at all. .She yelled frantically:

"You know I'm Lanny Freesman, and you dare to do this! My father will not let you go! You are dead! You are dead!"

Then no sound came back to her.

"Help!! Help!!!" Lan Ni began to shout at the top of her voice, but she didn't expect that the thick ironwood manhole cover was moved back by the two gangsters, covering nine tenths of the wellhead, leaving only A mouthful of water.In this way, the sound can hardly be transmitted at all.

"Stop immediately! Save us, I can guarantee that you will not die!" Lan Ni continued to shout.

Still no response.

No matter whether she shouted for help or threatened and lured the two gangsters, it didn't work at all.Later, Mo Kexin and Jiang Muli also joined the ranks calling for help, and they didn't expect the two gangsters to change their minds, they only hoped that someone could hear their cries for help.

According to federal regulations, children who have reached the age of 12 can receive a bracelet ID to wear.Therefore, these three 7- and 8-year-old children do not have a bracelet ID yet, and there is no other way to call for help except to shout.

The water has gradually reached the calf position, at this moment, Jiang Muli spoke:

"Lanny, Ke Xin, who of you can swim?" She wiped her dirty little face with a calm voice.

Perhaps her calmness brought courage and hope to Lan Ni and Mo Kexin, but they both shook their heads, expressing that they could not swim.Jiang Muli pursed his lips, and said:

"I can swim, and I can tread water. I guess those two people will not fill the water, at most until we can't step on the ground, otherwise we will all float up, and their purpose will be defeated. From us If you can't step on the ground, let me support you and let you float. You take the rope, chisel and hammer, and when the water stops, smash the chisel into the two ends of the well wall, and tie the rope tightly to the chisel , and then everyone pulled the rope, trying to stay afloat in the water, we kept calling for help, until dawn, the adults found that we were missing, and they would definitely find us here.”

Lan Ni's eyes lit up and she nodded hurriedly.

Mo Kexin pursed her lips, tried to wipe away her tears, and said:

"But... you're hurt..."

"Hey, it's okay! This little injury is nothing, I'm very strong." Jiang Muli sniffed and smiled foolishly.