Chapter 1451 - 511: The Water in Hong Meng Heaven
The largest well in Pan Village, which had been dry for several months, suddenly began to gush out water overnight.
Moreover, the water that emerged was clear and sweet, carrying a hint of spiritual energy.
The day after the granary in North Warehouse opened for disaster relief, an astounding news spread throughout the entire small village.
Upon hearing the news, the villagers brought their families to gather around the well.
The villagers drew water from the well, and the water in the buckets indeed had a transparent hue.
After taking a sip of the water, everyone felt refreshed, using the water to feed livestock and irrigate fields.
The dying livestock all became lively, rushing forward to scramble for a drink.
The long-parched land, once sprinkled with this mystical well water, immediately regained moisture, and previously withered crops unfurled their stalks and leaves, with heavy grains hanging off the branches.
Furthermore, the water in the well was entirely unaffected by the drought; it was inexhaustible, no matter how much the villagers used.
Needless to say, this water was drawn by Ye Lingyue from Hong Meng Heaven using spiritual power.
In Hong Meng Heaven, the Five Spirits were abundant, naturally ensuring an inexhaustible water resource.
Among them, Rainbow River had the most abundant water, but its water had magical properties that Ye Lingyue couldn’t easily provide for villagers’ use.
Ye Lingyue silently injected the water into the well, which was reclaimed underground water from Hong Meng Heaven.
Even though these water qualities didn’t match the spiritual energy of Rainbow River, they contained rich Water Spirit, which allowed the cultivated plants to quickly regain vitality.
Ye Lingyue anticipated that the crops’ growth cycle would increase at least twice as fast as before.
It was only because she had Hong Meng Heaven’s Spiritual Spring as support that Ye Lingyue dared to open warehouses for disaster relief.
However, this was merely a temporary solution rather than a permanent cure.
Since once Ye Lingyue stopped channeling water into the well, it would dry up again, and she couldn’t stay in Ah County forever.
Therefore, Ye Lingyue had been searching for the real cause of the drought around Ah County for days.
The sun hung high on the branches, and the sky was cloudless.
"We’ve been here for half a month, yet there’s not been a drop of rain from the heavens; it’s so unusual."
Guangzi sat on the ridge outside Pan Village, leisurely snacking on a White Jade Melon recently begged from Ye Lingyue.
Behind him, Qin Xiaochuan held an oil-paper umbrella, shielding Guangzi from the harsh sunlight.
"When things reach extreme, it must be due to demons. This season should’ve been rainy."
Ye Lingyue arrived in Ah County half a month ago, scanning multiple villages, finding them all lacking Water Spirit. Just drought alone couldn’t cause a collective disappearance of Water Spirit.
The drought hadn’t eased, only relying on Ye Lingyue over the past half month, rushing alone to various villages, continuously channeling Hong Meng Heaven’s water into local wells, keeping the villagers alive.
"Boss, the village well suddenly ran dry."
Just as Ye Lingyue and Guangzi were discussing, Situ hurried over.
Ran dry?
Ye Lingyue was shocked; how could this be possible when she clearly filled each village’s well daily with plenty of water.
Ye Lingyue rushed with the others to the Ancient Well Mouth.
The villagers all wore worried expressions.
The well was deep, and one couldn’t see the bottom from a glance.
Someone tossed a stone down, hearing only a faint thud as it reached the bottom much later; the well had indeed dried up again.
"You guys get a rope to lower me down for a look."
Ye Lingyue glanced at the well; with her eye power, there was no bottom in sight.
A subtle thought crossed her mind: They always assumed the drought was due to weather, but could the issue be at the bottom of the well?
Ye Lingyue immediately decided to descend and see what was happening.
"Boss, let us do it instead; it’s dark below, no telling what’s there."
Situ and others tried to descend but were stopped by Ye Lingyue; the well opening wasn’t large, only child-sized or for slender-bodied individuals.
The group found a sturdy rope and securely tied Ye Lingyue, slowly lowering her.
The initial well mouth was narrow, but the deeper she went, the well’s interior became more spacious enough for two or three people.
Ye Lingyue descended further, sliding down several dozen feet, the well mouth drifted farther away, and she couldn’t hear the villagers and team’s voices anymore.
The outside light barely feebly pierced in, with a chilling breeze blowing upward from below.
Like wind from hell, it was damp and gloomy, making Ye Lingyue’s scalp prick with goosebumps.
The rope lowered another dozens of feet, nearly a hundred feet later, Ye Lingyue noticed beneath her a patch of firefly-like lights, flickering like ghost fires.
Initially, she thought they were water reflections, but until her foot treaded on dry soil at the bottom, Ye Lingyue realized the well bottom was parched without a trace of water reflections.
As for those distant firefly lights’ true form, Ye Lingyue finally saw clearly.
"Is this an Array?"
Ye Lingyue gazed at those bizarre shapes with bird-beast figures and unreadable ancient Seal Script, utterly shocked.
If Di Shen were here, perhaps he would know what this was.
Heart stirred, Ye Lingyue reached for her Phoenix Token.
"Di Shen, can you hear my voice?"
The distance from this location to the Central Plains was quite substantial. Ye Lingyue knew Di Shen’s team was tasked with vital intelligence scouting, so she hadn’t frequently contacted him. They agreed only to communicate over urgent matters.
Assuming Di Shen wouldn’t respond, she posed the query, making the Phoenix Token’s minor warmth ignite, and Di Shen’s delighted voice came from the other end.
"Wife, you miss me?"
Ye Lingyue couldn’t help but smile, but hearing Di Shen’s gentle voice warmed her heart.
The unease of being at the well bottom vanished instantly.
Grasping the Phoenix Token tightly in hand, it felt as if Di Shen were beside her.
"I do."
She softly replied.
On the other side, hidden behind a shrub, monitoring demon beast activity, Di Shen nearly leapt for joy.
His wife finally missed him.
For heaven’s sake, these past half month, he dreamed of contacting Ye Lingyue but feared getting her upset.
"Di Shen, you’re on a mission, right? No time for words, I encountered an Array that I need your assistance identifying."
Ye Lingyue promptly summarized the well bottom Array’s appearance for Di Shen.
Since obtaining Fu Sanshi’s Array Chart, Di Shen’s understanding of arrays had deepened.
With a brief pause, he replied in a serious tone.
"Wife, the array you mentioned is likely the Water Spirit Array."
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