My dear grandaunt, you aren't eating anything. You will starve to death sooner or later if you are so picky. Zhou Wen was depressed, but he didn't say that to Demonic Neonate. Instead, he thought about it.
"Little Neonate, do you have anything you want to eat?" Zhou Wen squatted in front of Demonic Neonate and asked as he stroked her head.
Demonic Neonate thought for a moment before turning to walk out. Zhou Wen hurriedly followed. It had been days since he went out, so he found the sunlight a little blinding when he walked out of the room.
Zhou Wen lived in a courtyard house in the northwest corner of the ancient city. Such courtyards were everywhere in Guide Ancient City, so they weren't eye-catching. In fact, there were many courtyards that were bigger than this one.
As the current owner of the ancient city, Zhou Wen could have chosen a better place. The reason he didn't do so was because this seemingly inconspicuous courtyard house actually had something strange about it.
Every building in the ancient city was almost an independent space. Zhou Wen had already explored most of the buildings, and there were only a few places he hadn't found a way to enter.
For example, the Town God's Temple, the bell tower, and some strange large courtyards, he temporarily couldn't find a way to enter them. Although he could enter this small courtyard, there were some strange things that Zhou Wen still couldn't figure out.
On the one hand, he lived here to explore the secrets of the small courtyard, and on the other hand, he was afraid that something would happen here. If something really happened, he could suppress it in time.
The courtyard wasn't big, and the building itself wasn't anything special. However, there was a well in the courtyard. On special days, he could hear the sound of bubbling water coming from the well.
The sound of water in the well sounded very normal. It wasn't strange for wells with flowing water or underground springs to have water sounds.
In fact, it wouldn't be strange even if a dimensional creature produced sounds in the well.
The strange thing about this well was that there was no water in it. It was strange to hear the sound of water in the middle of the night.
Zhou Wen had once sent his Companion Beasts down to explore, but they didn't discover anything. The ancient well wasn't deep to begin with, so Zhou Wen could see to the bottom at a glance. The bottom was dry soil that had been there for years. There was no moisture at all, much less water.
Every time there was the sound of water, Zhou Wen would look down the well, but the outcome was the same. All he could see was the soil at the bottom of the well, but not a single trace of water.
However, the sound of gushing water was clear in his ears. It wasn't just Zhou Wen. Anyone who walked into the yard could hear it.
Zhou Wen had once dug the bottom of the well, but no matter how deep he dug, he didn't discover anything. Furthermore, the soil that was dug out would disappear after a period of time. The hole in the well would return to its original state as though it had never been touched.
How could Zhou Wen be at ease with such a strange ancient well in such a manor? All he could do was stay here. If anything happened, he could deal with it in time.
However, after such a long period of time, although the ancient well would often produce the sound of water in the middle of the night, there were no other abnormalities. Therefore, Zhou Wen hadn't deliberately studied the ancient well recently.
After the demonic infant came out of the house, she came to the side of the ancient well and jumped onto the edge of the well. She stretched her head out and looked into the ancient well.
After looking at it for a while, the demonic infant looked up at Zhou Wen. She held the demonic sword in one hand and pointed into the ancient well. At the same time, she said, "Down."
"There's nothing at the bottom of this ancient well. I dug more than a thousand meters deep, but I didn't see anything." As Zhou Wen spoke, he came to the side of the ancient well and looked inside. He knew that the demonic infant wouldn't speak without reason.
Just like before, he could see the bottom of the well at a glance. There was nothing down there.
The demonic infant looked down at the well again. After a while, she suddenly said, "The thing is down there."
"Where is it?" Zhou Wen focused his gaze and even summoned Doctor Darkness to fuse with him. He used his Eyes of Penetration to look down, but he still didn't see anything.
The demonic infant frowned in thought, as though she didn't know how to explain. After some thought, she suddenly reached out and plucked the suona from her waist.
Typical Companion Beasts didn't know how to use weapons. Even if some Companion Beasts used weapons, they were Connate Companion weapons. However, Demonic Infant was different. The weapons on her were basically snatched from others.
The Demonic Sword, Heaven Shrouding Bell, and suona were all snatched. However, apart from the Demonic Sword, Demonic Infant rarely used the Heaven Shrouding Bell and suona.
Demonic Infant placed the suona in front of her tiny mouth and puffed her cheeks. She was about to blow the suona.
"Don't blow!" Zhou Wen jumped in fright as he hurriedly reached out to hug Demonic Infant. With his other hand, he covered her tiny mouth to prevent her from blowing out the air.
The moment the suona sounded, it was either joy or sorrow. Zhou Wen could withstand the suona's magic, but the many ordinary people in Guide Ancient City probably couldn't.
It wouldn't be good if the entire city was in mourning.
With Zhou Wen covering Demonic Infant's mouth, she couldn't breathe out. Her cheeks puffed up as her eyes widened.
She reached out to pull away the hand that covered her mouth and exhaled. She stared at Zhou Wen and said, "Don't blow … The thing down there won't come out …"
"What's down there?" Zhou Wen really couldn't tell what was down there. He was truly curious as he stared into Demonic Infant's eyes and asked.
"Food," Demonic Infant answered with certainty.
"What kind of food?" Zhou Wen nearly vomited a mouthful of blood. All he could do was patiently continue asking.
"I don't know. It's just food," Demonic Infant answered very straightforwardly.
Zhou Wen was depressed, but he knew that he couldn't get anything out of her. He pointed at the suona in Demonic Infant's tiny hand and said, "You can blow this thing, but is there any way to prevent its sound from affecting the others in the city?"
"Sure." Demonic Infant tilted her head and thought for a moment before nodding.
Zhou Wen heaved a sigh of relief and released Demonic Infant. "Keep blowing. I also want to know what's in this ancient well."
Demonic Infant placed the suona by her lips again and puffed up her cheeks to blow into it.
The resounding suona's sound was earth-shattering. It penetrated deep into one's soul as though it wanted to take away one's soul.
Plop!
Zhou Wen's legs went limp as he knelt to the ground. His eyes were like pearls as they fell out one after another.
"Holy sh * t, didn't you say that it wouldn't affect others?" Zhou Wen's words turned into a sobbing tone. He struggled to stand up, but he couldn't.
"There's no one else here." Demonic Infant's voice sounded in Zhou Wen's mind as she continued blowing the suona.
The demonic and desolate sound constantly entered Zhou Wen's ears, causing his tears to constantly fall. The number of tears he had shed in his life was more than what he had just shed.
Zhou Wen was just about to say something when he heard the sound of water surging from the ancient well.
The sound of water in the ancient well typically sounded at night. This was the first time it had appeared in broad daylight.
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