Chapter 56: The Terrifying Dry Well (8)

  "Uncle Ma, I've told the coal boss, he said someone will come to rescue us soon. What about Xiaohai? Uncle, speak up, don't scare me!" The monkey looked at the man, his voice trembling and choking with sobs.

  "Hai Zi is fine, he just fell asleep. I'll take him to see a doctor, Hai Zi is fine." Ma Zi Shu muttered.

  Who would have thought that the child nicknamed Monkey cried out "Xiao Hai is dead, Xiao Hai is dead..."

  That man suddenly went crazy and slapped the monkey to the ground with a loud slap, "Let your mother fart, Hai Zi didn't die, Hai Zi didn't die, Hai Zi just fainted..."

  The monkey got up from the ground and crouched on the slope, wailing loudly.

  At this time, the well suddenly lit up and a sound came from it.

  The monkey shouted excitedly, "We're here, we're here! Come down and save us, maybe there's still hope!" As he spoke, the monkey rolled and crawled towards the bottom of the well, straining to carry the unconscious Liangzi on his back, shaking and swaying as he climbed towards the mouth of the well.

  The frail body burst forth with astonishing physical strength at this moment.

  I have never expected and yearned for a miracle like this before, really, I have never had such a strong desire.

  Looking at the few people in front of me, I am glad for them. No matter what, at least they have survived, which is a blessing in disguise.

  I turned my head to look at Tie Yi, and found that this guy's eyes were completely red, full of bloodshot, seemingly very angry, which made me very puzzled. Through Tie Yi's eyes, I felt like something was a bit off! Suddenly, I had an epiphany, "If they really escaped, why would they still be here? Could it be...?" I didn't dare to continue thinking about it, hoping that everything I thought was wrong! The rescue team had already arrived, and the coal and gas leak had completely stopped too.

  The miracle I had been expecting never happened. After a long time, I finally heard some noise from the well and it seemed that those rescuers were finally taking action.

  And my heart was already in my throat, afraid that something unexpected would happen again. To prevent my previously opened crow's mouth from coming true at this moment, I didn't say anything, not even dare to think about it, for fear of delaying the rescue and causing another accident. Afraid that life at this moment is as fragile as a spark, which can be extinguished by a slight yawn.

  But after a long time, no one came down, and I was amazed at this moment.

  Who would have thought that the well suddenly remembered a loud explosion, and with the sound of the explosion, the entire well began to shake violently for a moment. Then, the little light at the far end of the well was instantly gone.

  The monkey, still unclear about what had happened, stood foolishly in place, with Liangzi still asleep on his back, while Uncle Ma muttered to Hai'er in his arms, as if he had lost his mind.

  But this kind of accident doesn't need blasting rescue at all, the wellhead was not affected in the first place. Moreover, even if blasting is needed, how could it be possible at the wellhead position? I just wanted to scold these rescuers for being stupid when I suddenly realized something!

  This bizarre scene in front of me has nothing to do with rescue at all. Is it... silencing?

  When this word appeared in my mind, I suddenly felt a chill all over my body. Even more terrifying than the tragic scene of the accident itself!

  Ieguchi began with many large stones rapidly falling towards the bottom of the well.

  I yelled with all my might, "Run, run, run......"

  As they watched the sudden situation unfolding before their eyes, the monkey and the middle-aged man were caught off guard, unsure whether it was due to excessive grief or being shocked by the sudden scene, in short, they stood frozen in place. And where the monkey stood was exactly the path that those falling rocks would inevitably take.

  Just as the falling rock was about to hit them,

  Inose recalled even greater scale of continuous explosions, the top began to roll down a large number of huge boulders, several people on the slope were completely unaware of what had happened when they were rolled down to the bottom of the well, and in front of us, they were crushed into a bloody mess, with blood splattering everywhere, their deaths were extremely terrifying.

  "In order to prevent the news from leaking, the coal boss found someone to blow up the wellhead, and everyone underground died, not a single one survived. The coal boss blew up the well and ran away with the money! A huge boulder rolled down and hit the monkey, its brains splattered everywhere, dying instantly, right next to my feet."

  ……

  Finally, all the miners' bodies were buried in this place without sunlight.

  At this moment, I feel an enormous anger that seems to be bursting out. I have nowhere to vent it, and the weight on my heart is almost suffocating me. The iron lips beside me are also bitten until they bleed.

  In an instant, we witnessed the disappearance of these vibrant lives, silently and quietly passing away under nature and human hearts, ultimately due to human hearts.

  No one knows, no one rescues. A humble death is like a humble life, buried in this place where the sun will never be seen again.

  I was panting heavily, as if there was a huge stone pressing on my chest. I wanted to move but couldn't, looking at the gas detector in my hand, the data was still normal, but I felt extremely short of breath and severely hypoxic!

  I really can't believe what just happened is real, I really can't believe that life could be so humble and fragile. After a while, the surging coal flow disappeared. Everything in front of me returned to the scene that Tieyi and I had just seen, a vast expanse of blackness, without a sound, just like when we first descended into the mine.

  Is this a dream or a real existence? Although the answer is very clear to me, I am unwilling to believe it. I would rather believe that all of this is just a nightmare that will eventually wake up from, and everything will be beautiful after waking up. But my rationality clearly tells me that what I see is real, cannot be avoided, and cannot be changed.

  After a long time, a strange and bizarre scene occurred. The coal-dusted face suddenly reappeared in front of my nose, and the previously dark patch was lit up again by the faint light of the headlamp. It seemed as if everything had returned to the beginning, as if time had been rewound.

  With curiosity, I looked at Tie Yi, and Tie Yi also shook his head.

  The bizarre scene before our eyes far exceeded our imagination.

  "Wait and see." Tie Yi spat out four words. I nodded.

  Then I stood up and looked at the dark face in front of my nose. In a moment, Liangzi, Shuishu, Houzi and that unknown man appeared one after another, then the accident happened, then the mine owner blasted the well, and then the coal flow surged out again.

  After a long time, the coal-dusted face appeared again at my nose tip... Repeating over and over, as if pressing the repeat key, what just happened was replayed again and again.

  At this moment, sad emotions have driven my fears thousands of miles away, and I seem to know what it is!

  "If I'm not mistaken, these vengeful spirits must be trapped here for some special reason, perhaps because of that thousand-year-old Black Gold Stone. In any case, they have to repeatedly relive the most painful moment, suffering a painful death over and over again."

  I expressed my doubts and Tieyi nodded in agreement.

  "Ah, the cycle of death, it's very likely due to the Millennium Obsidian. It's a yin object that has fixed these lost souls here! They can only repeat the scene of their death over and over again, an infinite loop with no end." Tie Yi's words shocked me.

  The people in front of me are all poor miners, why do they have to endure such suffering? Although I haven't experienced the eighteen hells like Iron Clothes, but from what I see, hell is nothing more than this.

  What is more painful than strangling hope and what is more cruel than infinite death. I urgently want to help these suffering people, oh no ghost did something.

  Recalling my own identity, that title of Yang Shi Yin Cha, I decided no matter what to break this cycle of death.

  "Cycles of death, cycles of death" are the only four words left in my mind. These four words are so cruel yet true, and unraveling this dead knot is my most important responsibility at this moment, born out of conscience, and also a duty, with no excuses.

  "I said to Tie Yi, 'In other words, these dead people are trapped in this dry well, possibly due to the absorption of yin energy by that thousand-year-old wu jin shi stone, repeatedly experiencing the last moments of their lives in infinite time, repeating death. If it's really like this, it's even more terrifying than directly going to hell. A group of kind people experience the most painful suffering, and these wronged souls are trapped in this well.'"

  Tie Yi nodded, Hell may be bloody, but this way of tormenting hope I feel is even more cruel!

  "It's too painful, such repetitive torture! They haven't done anything morally wrong, they're working hard for their families, why, why is it like this!" I tried to calm my tone.

  They died, 20 years ago they were already dead. I tried to comfort myself, persuading myself, but the tears on my face couldn't stop flowing, drop by drop falling into the coal dust, mourning these lost souls.

  It was this experience of the dry well that made me realize that ghosts are not all violent and cruel, ghosts are not all born out of resentment, ghosts can also be wronged and have tragic experiences. As a yangshi yincha, I must do something to end this endless cycle of death.

  When time is frozen at its happiest moment, there will be infinite happiness forever. On the contrary, when time is frozen at its most painful moment, only infinite sadness awaits. These poor people, who died quietly in this unknown place for various trivial reasons, may find help from me, a so-called ghost messenger, which is perhaps my greatest significance.

  Even a few months ago, I thought I was the most miserable person, constantly complaining about the unfairness of this world to me. I didn't have a prominent position, nor did I have boundless wealth, and my efforts to maintain my own happiness were all in vain. But when I saw what had just happened, and everything that kept happening over and over again, I realized that what I had experienced was actually as small as dust, at least I'm still alive, at least I still have loved ones who care about me, at least I still have iron friends who are willing to die for me at any time, at least, I still have such a beautiful memory.

  "Brother Tie, if we successfully find that thousand-year-old Wujin stone, can't we lift the seal of this place and free these wronged spirits?"

  "It should be fine," said Tie Yi.

  "What's there to hesitate about? Don't waste any more time, let's go!"

  Hearing this, I turned around and pulled Tie Yi towards the coal mining face.