In the blood fog, Chen Ge could only make out the shape of a field. The scene before him slowly overlapped with the field behind Mu Yang High School in his memory.
"The well is that way." The old headmaster took good care of Chen Ge. He seemed to be worried that something might happen to Chen Ge, so he guarded Chen Ge behind him and walked ahead.
Crossing the field, with the old headmaster leading the way, Chen Ge finally found the abandoned well.
Once he got close, he heard many different cries coming from inside the well. There were men, women, and children. It sounded scary.
"Is the exit at the bottom of the well?" The fog was thick, and even with Yin Yang Vision, Chen Ge could not see what was at the bottom of the well.
"Yes."
"You entered the School of the Afterlife from here?" When Chen Ge stood next to the well, Xu Yin stopped him like the well made him feel uneasy.
The blood fog at the bottom of the well is thick, almost tangible. That is probably why the well can avoid the school's consciousness. " The old headmaster signaled for Chen Ge not to stand beside the well for too long to avoid attracting the school's attention. "Go down the well, and there's only one path. Follow that direction, and after three to fifteen minutes, you'll be able to leave the School of the Afterlife and enter the blood red city's underground. Then, we'll find the path to the surface."
The whole process sounded simple, but there were many details that did not stand up to scrutiny.
Chen Ge held the edge of the well and turned to look at the old headmaster. "After entering the well, it takes three to fifteen minutes to leave the school? Why is there such a big difference in time? If the route is the same, even if we slow down, there shouldn't be such a big difference! "
"I can't explain it. It's the same route every time, but sometimes it takes longer, and sometimes it takes shorter. Do you want to go down to take a look?" The old headmaster did not understand it himself.
If this was someone else who said that to Chen Ge, not only would Chen Ge not go down, he might even suspect that the person was purposely trying to harm him and throw them down to scout the way. However, the old headmaster was different; he trusted this old man a lot.
"With this backup plan, I'll be in an invincible position. I can also boldly do some things without worry. However, the prerequisite is that this path is not a dead end."
Chen Ge thought for a long time and asked for Xu Yin's opinion. After receiving Xu Yin's approval, he decided to go down with the old principal to take a look.
"In the past, I always went down alone without any reference. This time, we have more people, and we have the Red Specter accompanying us. There should not be any problems." To reassure Chen Ge, the old headmaster was the first to reach the well. Just as he was about to jump in, Chen Ge stopped him.
"Wait." Chen Ge took out some ropes from Lin Sisi's backpack. They were leftovers from when he jumped over the wall at the western campus. "Tie them around your waist to prevent them from getting separated."
"Why do you have everything?" The old headmaster was no longer as surprised as before.
"How deep is this well? Will two ropes be enough? "
"More or less." The old headmaster held the walls of the well with both hands. Black and red flowers appeared on his old jacket, and his eyes were slowly taken over by the color of blood.
Seeing the change in the old headmaster's body, Chen Ge realized that this Half Red Specter was different from the other Half Red Specters that he had encountered.
The old headmaster gave him a very strange feeling, one that he could not describe. When he stood next to the old headmaster, he did not treat him as a ghost. Instead, he felt like he was a living person.
"This has not happened even to a Red Specter. Is it because the old headmaster has done so many good deeds when he was alive that even after he turned into a ghost, there is not a trace of evil presence on him?"
Seeing the old headmaster slowly disappear into the well, Chen Ge hurried over. He had Xu Yin bring up the rear while he stood in the middle.
As soon as he entered the dry well, a thick blood fog assaulted his face. The fog inside the dry well was much thicker than the fog outside. For some reason, the well seemed to be actively absorbing the blood fog that was filled with negative emotions, causing a large amount of blood fog to accumulate here.
Entering it was like falling into a pool of blood.
His clothes stuck to his body, and Chen Ge felt a prickling pain on his skin like he had been bitten by someone. However, he used Yin Yang Vision to look, and there was nothing on his skin.
"Xu Yin did not warn me, so it means that I'm temporarily safe. Everything is under control."
The surroundings were covered in blood fog, and he could not see anything. If not for Xu Yin guarding him, Chen Ge would not have gone down no matter what.
"We're not at the bottom yet?" The well was much deeper than he had expected. No wonder the school did not notice this loophole.
The deeper he went, the more suffocating it became. Chen Ge was worried that something might happen to the old headmaster. He was afraid that when he reached the bottom, the other end of the rope would not be the old headmaster.
The rope was no longer taut, and the old headmaster's figure slowly appeared.
Before reaching the bottom, the old headmaster stopped.
"Why did you stop?" Chen Ge was confused. He felt like something was wrong with the old headmaster.
"I can't go down anymore …" The old headmaster's voice was shaking.
Chen Ge nudged his body closer to the old headmaster. He followed the old headmaster's gaze, and cold sweat poured down his face.
It was no longer blood fog under the old headmaster's feet but blood red water. The scariest thing was that there were many human faces squeezed under the water!
As the blood fog gathered, the water level in the well rose at a visible rate. The monsters hiding under the water opened their mouths like they could not wait to rush out and bite Chen Ge.
"When I came here last time, these monsters weren't here …" The old headmaster was anxious.
"It's fine."
Chen Ge said it was fine because Xu Yin did not react. "I've seen them in the school built by the painter. They have no skin, are covered in blood, and give off a horrible stench."
These monsters were no different from the ones that Chen Ge had seen earlier. The only difference was that they were not walking upside down.
"How are these monsters formed? Do they come from the red city outside the school, or is this well where they were born?
"If the monsters come from the red city outside the school, then why would I see them in the painter's school? And they are all upside down? Is it possible that these monsters were raised by the painter? Is it because of him that the school is changing? "
Chen Ge felt like he was one step closer to the core secret. He pulled on the rope lightly. "Sir, let's go back first."
"I feel like I've seen them somewhere before." The old headmaster stared at the monsters in the well. "They are absorbing the blood fog. These things feed on the negative emotions in people's hearts. I've heard people say that before! But … that's not right. Why would they appear inside this well? And why are there so many negative emotions here? "
"Feed on the negative emotions in people's hearts? Appear inside the well? " Something dawned on Chen Ge. He was reminded of the hint that the black phone had given him when he was at Mu Yang High School — Everyone has an immeasurable well inside their heart, and it hides unspeakable memories.
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