After telling Brother Tian Ning to have a good rest, she took the box of medicine and prepared to go back to her room to study it.
"Ya 'er, there's something I don't know if it's useful to you."
Tian Ning suddenly seemed to think of something and hurriedly said to Lin Mengya.
"In the past, Madam had repeatedly instructed my mother not to let anyone fill up the small lake in the courtyard of the mansion. Although I don't know what it means, Madam was afraid that my mother would forget, so she also instructed me."
Tian Ning's words suddenly gave Lin Mengya a flash of inspiration.
Indeed, when Shangguan Qing first married into the mansion, she did want to refurbish the garden. But this kind of big thing had always been decided by her father.
Although her father didn't care much about the womenfolk in the family, it seemed that the back of the garden had never been changed.
"Thank you, I got it. Brother Tian Ning, you should rest early. If everything goes well, we can return to Prince Yu's Mansion tomorrow evening. "
Lin Mengya suddenly thought of something. She remembered that on the night she returned to her parents' home, she had found an unusual place under the water.
Could it be that the reason why her mother didn't allow anyone to touch the scenic lake behind was because of the things in the water?
Suddenly, Lin Mengya wanted to explore the bottom of the lake at night.
The night was dark and windy. Baizhi followed her mistress with some fear.
Although she was complaining in her heart, she didn't dare to leave Lin Mengya's side.
"Master, let's go back. It's so scary here. "
In the past, Lin Mengya had been frightened by people in this vicinity. At that time, everyone in the mansion was in a panic. Madam Qing found a Taoist priest from somewhere and said that the lake was full of Yin Qi and wanted to fill it up.
Later, if the master hadn't lost his temper, the lake would have been lost.
However, there were no longer any visitors in the surroundings. In the night, the rockery was rugged, and the lake reflected a pale moonlight, which made the timid Baizhi a little uneasy.
Lin Mengya looked at the lake thoughtfully.
She carefully went to the big stone beside the table and gently cupped a handful of lake water with her small hand.
The gentle water dripped away from her hand. Lin Mengya looked at the water left behind and thought.
"My good master, let's go back. Look, this place … It's too scary. "
Baizhi's body was trembling with fear. However, Lin Mengya was not afraid at all. Instead, she revealed a mysterious smile, pointed to the water and said,
"Have you noticed that there's something special about this water?"
Special? Baizhi poked her head out again and looked at the deep lake. It was the same as the one in Prince Yu's Mansion. What was so special about it?
"The reason why the water in our courtyard is still flowing is because Qinghu and the others brought in hot spring water. But in my memory, the lake in our mansion would only form a thin layer of ice occasionally during the coldest days of the year. Do you remember when you were young, there was a three-year-old servant's child who almost fell into the lake? "
Baizhi thought for a moment and nodded.
Now that her master mentioned it, she remembered.
Indeed, in the past, the old master and Ms. Tian would never allow her to play on the ice with Miss Lin. Later, the three-year-old child didn't drown because the adults came in time.
"Master, then what you mean is …"
Lin Mengya quickly took off her shoes and socks and let her waterfall-like long hair down. After handing everything to Baizhi, Lin Mengya began to prepare to go into the water.
"Are you … are you going to go into the water yourself? No, you can't! Master, are you crazy? "
Baizhi was scared out of her wits. God, it was the middle of the night and it was early spring, but her master was going to go into the water!
God, she must be crazy!
"Shh, lower your voice. Don't make a fuss. Don't wake others up. It's okay. I just tested the water in the lake. It's only a dozen degrees. I believe there must be something strange down there. Otherwise, the temperature wouldn't be so high. Wait for me here, I'll come up soon. "
After warming up and making sure that she wouldn't get cramps in the water, Lin Mengya walked into the lake step by step.
She had taken off the clothes that were in the way. Fortunately, she was wearing a shirt underneath. Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to bear the brave activity of swimming naked.
"Oh! My ancestor, please come back quickly! "
Baizhi was very anxious by the shore, but Lin Mengya's sharp eyes made her not dare to shout, in case of disturbing others.
Seeing that her master had walked to the center of the lake, Baizhi almost became like an ant on a hot pan. She wanted to run around in circles to relieve her worry.
The lake was still a little cold. Lin Mengya gritted her teeth.
She tried to adapt her body to the low temperature in the water.
She tried hard to recall the place where she saw something unusual and jumped into the water. She tried hard to see what she was looking for.
Last time, it was also at night.
She remembered that somewhere in the middle of the lake, there was something glowing.
Lin Mengya looked around and got deeper and deeper. But the water was getting warmer.
It seemed that she had guessed right.
If the water in the mansion was stagnant, it would have dried up and become smelly. Moreover, any family that could afford to build a scenic lake would want a pool of running water. It was an auspicious sign.
Therefore, if she was right, this scenic lake was actually the source of a hot spring. However, because the temperature was not very high, her mother built it into a scenic lake.
With the temperature guaranteed, coupled with Lin Mengya's movement in the water, it became much easier for her to dive.
But oxygen was a big problem. If she couldn't find it, she had to go up to the surface to breathe before she reached her limit.
With a splash, the mermaid-like girl raised her head in the lake.
Baizhi, who was standing by the shore, secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She thought that her master would come up, but she found that her master dived back into the water before she could cheer.
The ripples on the water gradually disappeared. Baizhi's heart couldn't help but be in her throat again.
On the second dive, Lin Mengya's speed was much faster.
It was strange. She clearly remembered that it was at that place, but why didn't she find it?
Unwilling to give up, Lin Mengya searched again. But she found a ray of light that could not be extinguished even in the darkness of the night, directly opposite the place where she had been before.
That's it!
Lin Mengya swam faster towards it, as graceful as a mermaid.
When she was in front of that thing, she couldn't help but gasp in her heart.
No wonder she had thought that this thing was some kind of lock. However, upon closer inspection, she discovered that the lock was not only connected to a small box, but underneath the box was a huge Dragon Turtle that had lived for an unknown period of time. At this moment, the Dragon Turtle was glaring menacingly at her with its eyes wide open!
Lin Mengya was a little depressed. Dragon turtles had a very fierce temper. Usually, it was very difficult to even get close to it, let alone to catch it.
However, for some unknown reason, the dragon turtle, which had a strong attack ability, actually ignored her approach.
Moreover, when Lin Mengya reached out to touch its head and shell, the dragon turtle did not avoid her.
Although it was a surprise, Lin Mengya stretched out her body to find out everything about the dragon turtle.
She found that the box was locked on the body of the dragon turtle. The reason why she didn't discover it last time was because she came in a hurry, and also because the dragon turtle might be hiding in the mud at the bottom, so she didn't discover it.
Now, it looked like the dragon turtle was carrying something on its back.
The box was also strange. It looked like iron, but not iron, and like wood, but not wood. Even in the water, there was still no sign of damage or corrosion.
Even the chain and lock that bound it seemed to be brand new.
If it wasn't covered with algae, Lin Mengya would have thought that it was put down recently.
She pulled the lock with her hand and found that it didn't work. There was no key or other mechanism around, but when she got closer to take a look, she suddenly found that there was a pattern that looked like ginseng on the lock!
Could it be …
Lin Mengya immediately swam back to the surface of the lake with this sudden thought.
"Baizhi, quick, take out the seal from my clothes!"
She lowered her voice and instructed Baizhi. Although the other party had a bitter look on his face, he still quickly took out the seal for her.
The small shape of a ginseng looked very ordinary under the moonlight.
But when Lin Mengya accidentally immersed it in the water, there was a trace of colorful light emitting from the seal.
Lin Mengya looked at the little thing in her hand in surprise and dived back to the bottom of the lake.
The deeper she went, the brighter the light on the ginseng seal became. When she reached the bottom, the light was exactly the same as the light emitted from the lock.
Lin Mengya was overjoyed. Perhaps this was what she had been looking for!
Carefully, she pressed the seal into the keyhole. The feeling of integration made Lin Mengya click her tongue in wonder.
The box on the dragon turtle's back instantly sprang open. A small black sealed cloth bag floated out along with the flow of water.
Lin Mengya grabbed the small cloth bag, touched the dragon turtle's head gratefully, and swam out.
Taking advantage of the darkness, she looked at the thing in her hand. The weight seemed to be more than that of a book!
Baizhi looked at her master in the water, staring at the black cloth bag in a daze. Baizhi was so anxious that she almost burst into tears.
She quickly dragged her master to the shore and helped her change out of her wet clothes, and put on a dry and warm dress.
"My living ancestor, please don't scare me anymore. Let's go back quickly. When we go back, I will definitely cook ginger soup for you. "
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