PDLP Chapter 316 Finally Back to the Ground
Chapter 316 Finally Back to the Ground
Gu Ranle was extremely unhappy in her heart, and her brows were almost twisted into knots.
The pool of water in front of me is as deep as a bottomless pit and pitch black, as if it hides countless unknown horrors.
Her calves were trembling just by standing by, so how could she dare to jump in?
Don't be fooled by her usual fearless look, as if she can handle anything with ease. In fact, she is also afraid of things in her heart, such as the pool of water in this confined space, which is simply her nightmare.
Just looking at the pool of water, Gu Ranle felt his scalp tingling and cold sweat on his back. He kept muttering to himself: If I go down there, I will be scared to death.
She shook her head like a rattle and shouted at the top of her voice, "No! I won't go even if you kill me!"
"I heard that the Li family is at your house right now, discussing your marriage with Li Xiuneng with your grandfather. What do you think, if they fail to reach an agreement, can you and Li Xiuneng still get married?" Seeing that being soft didn't work, Zhou Xiaoliu started to use threats.
Upon hearing this, Gu Ranle was furious. His eyes bulged like bells, and he jumped up and down, cursing, "Well, Zhou Xiaoliu, we've known each other for over twenty years, and I didn't realize you were such a despicable villain! Fine, I'm breaking off all ties with you! From now on, you go your way, and I'll go mine. We'll keep our distance!"
Zhou Xiaoliu didn't get angry after hearing this. Instead, he became firmer and said loudly, "Let's break up! But before we break up, you have to go down to the bottom of the water and fish that thing out for me, otherwise this matter will not end."
"Dream on!" Gu Ranle would never tolerate her bad habits. He snorted coldly and turned to leave, muttering as he walked, "You want me to get involved? No way."
At this moment, Zhou Xiaoliu's coaxing voice suddenly came from behind, so sweet that it gave people goose bumps:
"Good Cici, I was wrong, okay? Please be magnanimous and don't bother with a little girl like me. Please help me to fish the things out of the water. Later, I will treat you to delicious food, all kinds of delicacies from land and sea, you can choose whatever you want! When you marry my grandson-in-law, I will also give you a big gift, and I promise to make you both very proud."
After hearing this, Gu Ranle felt no ripple in her heart. She did not even stop and continued to walk forward, thinking: Humph, don't think you can fool me with a few nice words. I'm not that easy to fool.
Seeing that soft tactics didn't work, Zhou Xiaoliu resorted to hard tactics, shouting at the top of his voice, "If you go down and help me get the things up, I'll tell you where your precious black dog is. Otherwise, you'll never see it again in your life!"
"Zhou Xiaoliu you! @￥%..."
When Gu Ranle heard this, she was so angry that she almost fainted. Her face turned red like a ripe apple. She used every curse word she had ever heard in her life.
Zhou Xiaoliu, on the other hand, wasn't angry either. He just listened quietly to Gu Ranle's scolding. When she got tired of scolding and stopped to take a breath, Zhou Xiaoliu spoke softly, "Are you done scolding? If you are, don't dawdle any longer and jump down. Don't worry, I'm here to watch over you and won't let anything happen to you. Besides, you don't want this to delay your marriage, do you? And your precious black dog is still waiting for you to rescue it."
"Zhou Xiaoliu, if you dare to play tricks on me, I will never let you go!"
Gu Ranle cursed and took off his shoes reluctantly. He put the searchlight on the shore, then took the Bee drone and walked carefully into the pool.
As soon as her feet touched the water, the icy cold water was like countless needles, stimulating her so much that she suddenly retracted her feet and couldn't help but let out a hiss.
After pausing for a few seconds, she gritted her teeth and thought: Let’s go for it!
So he just dived into the water.
The pool of water was not as deep as she had imagined, only about five or six meters.
Gu Ranle swam for a while and then dived into the water.
Without waterproof glasses, even with the light of the Bee drone, her vision was blurry and she could hardly see anything. She could only grope around at the bottom of the pool by feeling.
After feeling around for a while, she suddenly felt something smooth, like a large pebble.
She tried to pick it up with her hands, but found that she couldn't lift it with one hand, so she had to use both hands at the same time to barely lift it up.
But before she could be happy, the thing fell down again with a "thump".
She had no choice but to grope at the bottom of the pool again for a long time before she finally found it.
No wonder Zhou Xiaoliu couldn’t get it with the drone. This thing was smooth and slippery, without any edges, and it was difficult to catch.
Gu Ranle took great pains and finally got the thing out from the bottom of the pool.
When she reached the shore, she felt like a broken body. She sat down on the ground, gasping for breath. She wiped the water off her face, then picked up the flashlight, shone it on the things she had brought up, and began to observe them carefully.
At first glance, this thing really looks like a large pebble. The surface is as smooth as a mirror and can even reflect a person's shadow.
Gu Ranle stared at it with a frown on her face. At this moment, she was confused and even began to doubt whether she had made a mistake. Did she really have to go down to the bottom of the pool again to confirm it?
Just as she was thinking about it, a chill came over her. She shivered with cold and got goose bumps all over her body.
She shouted at the top of her voice, "Zhou Xiaoliu, is this the thing?"
There was silence for a long time before Zhou Xiaoliu's voice came: "That should be it. Didn't you feel anything else at the bottom of the pool?"
Gu Ranle retorted angrily: "Did you not see it?"
When she was in the water, she couldn't open her eyes at all, but Zhou Xiaoliu could see the situation under the water through the drone. She didn't believe that Zhou Xiaoliu didn't see anything.
"That should be it." Zhou Xiaoliu said slowly.
Gu Ranle rolled her eyes, feeling furious, but she still managed to hold back her anger and asked, "Where is Gu Xiaohei?"
The water was extremely cold, and she was soaked to the skin. Her teeth were chattering with cold, and she just wanted to get out quickly and find a warm place to change into dry clothes.
"When you jumped into the water, I had already sent it to the ground with a drone. Don't worry, it's fine now." Zhou Xiaoliu's voice came from a distance.
Gu Ranle bared his teeth and swallowed back the curse that was about to come out of his mouth.
Forget it, there's no point in cursing now, and things have come to this point, cursing won't help.
"Get that broken stone up yourself. I'm leaving." Gu Ranle struggled to get up from the ground, brushed off the mud on his body, picked up the searchlight, and was about to leave.
"Okay, Cici, please carry this broken stone up with you. Thank you for your hard work." Zhou Xiaoliu's voice suddenly became coquettish. "Let me tell you a little secret. This thing might be related to your biological father Song Yan's life experience. Haven't you always wanted to know the truth about your transmigration into a book? Bring the thing up with you. You'll know what happens next soon."
Gu Ranle paused after hearing this and asked doubtfully, "Just a piece of broken stone, is it related to Song Yan's life story? Don't try to fool me!"
She wondered in her heart what Zhou Xiaoliu was up to. Was he trying to trick her again?
"I'm not kidding you, really! When you come up from down there, you'll understand everything. Your great-grandfather and I are waiting for you outside the village. See you later." Zhou Xiaoliu said confidently.
"Great-great-grandfather is here too?" Gu Ranle's eyes widened when he heard this, and he felt as if a thorn in his back was thorned.
The scene of herself jumping up and down and cursing Zhou Xiaoliu suddenly appeared in her mind, and the cursing seemed to still echo in her ears.
If my great-grandfather Pei Gong saw this, he would definitely give her a good beating, right?
Thinking of this, Gu Ranle felt a panic in her heart. She subconsciously looked at the broken stone on the ground, as if this could give her some sense of security.
But this stone is big and heavy, and it is too tiring to carry it.
But no way.
Given her great-grandfather's protective nature, she could imagine the beating she would receive if she scolded his beloved disciple before she even brought the broken stone up.
That’s all.
This is fate.
Although she was loved by someone, it was a pity that her grandfather was the disciple of her great-grandfather, but he was not the most favored one.
There's no comparison, no comparison.
Along the way, Gu Ranle felt like there was a little rabbit in her heart, her heart was beating fast, and she was always worried and uneasy.
She kept thinking about how to explain it to her great-grandfather when she saw him later. Should she apologize first or play dumb? But after thinking it over, she couldn't come up with a good idea.
After a long and anxious journey, we finally arrived at the mouth of the deep pit.
Gu Ranle handed the heavy stone to one of the bodyguards and said solemnly, "You two take turns carrying it. Come on, let's go up."
The two bodyguards looked at each other, and a hint of understanding flashed in each other's eyes.
They knew that the stone might have an unusual meaning, so they took it over calmly.
One of them frowned slightly and asked, "Miss, are you going to ignore Gu Xiaohei?"
In the Gu family, the old man has only one granddaughter, the eldest daughter, and the family is not very prosperous, but if the dog Gu Xiaohei is counted, it can be said that there are two people and a dog together (of course, their bodyguards and servants are not included).
From this we can see that Gu Xiaohei's status in the Gu family is quite high.
Normally, the eldest lady dotes on it very much, so why would she leave it behind now?
Gu Ranle sighed slightly and said, "Zhou Xiaoliu said he has sent it up, let's go up and take a look first."
The three of them walked along the way they came, stopping and starting.
This underground passage is winding, deep, and dimly lit, so you have to be careful with every step you take.
They didn't know how long it had been, but they finally saw a ray of light. That light was like the dawn of hope, which made them quicken their pace.
"Wang Wang Wang!"
Before they completely came out of the dry well, Gu Ranle heard the familiar barking of Gu Xiaohei.
Gu Ranle was delighted. It seemed that Zhou Xiaoliu had not lied to her. Gu Xiaohei had indeed come up safely.
However, when they walked to the open metal gate, Gu Ranle suddenly stopped.
Her brows were furrowed, and there was a hint of vigilance in her eyes.
She clearly remembered that when they went downstairs, the door was closed tightly. Why was it open again now?
Could it be that this door opened and closed by itself? Obviously not.
There might be some hidden secret here, and she felt uneasy.
"Miss, why don't you leave?" a bodyguard asked doubtfully, following her gaze towards the open door, feeling a little puzzled.
"It's okay, keep going." Although Gu Ranle was confused, he didn't say anything.
When they finally came out of the metal door, Gu Ranle and the other two discovered that it was raining outside.
Raindrops as big as beans fell from the wellhead with a crackling sound.
Several bodyguards on the ground had already set up a tent nearby. They hid in the tent, staring at the dry well mouth. Gu Xiaohei was also lying in the tent.
Gu Xiaohei was still slightly injured. Although the bodyguards had treated his wounds simply, the pain still made him groan from time to time.
When the pain became unbearable, it would bark wildly, as if telling Gu Ranle about its pain.
Hearing the noise below, several bodyguards above immediately came out of the tent and lay at the mouth of the dry well to look down.
One of the bodyguards shouted, "Why is there so much water? Is it raining outside?"
When he saw the light, he also saw water flowing down from above. Gu Ranle guessed that it might be raining.
When she came, she checked the weather forecast and it said there would be a shower. She thought it might not rain, but she didn't expect it to actually rain.
Looking up at this moment, the raindrops are like beads that have broken off the string, and they are quite heavy.
"It's raining for more than an hour. Are you okay?" the bodyguard asked with concern.
"It's all right, go up first." Gu Ranle said.
She asked two bodyguards to go up first with the stone, while she herself closed the passage leading to the underground again.
She checked carefully and made sure there was no problem before returning to the ground with peace of mind.
When Gu Xiaohei saw her, he immediately limped to her legs, rubbed his head against her legs, and made a coquettish humming sound for comfort.
That look seemed to say: "You are finally back. I thought you would never come back."
Gu Ranle looked at it with self-blame, his eyes full of heartache.
She slowly squatted down, gently rubbed its head, and said softly: "I'm sorry, it's my fault that you got hurt. It's all my fault. I didn't protect you well."
Gu Xiaohei: [You have a conscience. I forgive you.]
[Gu Xiaohei, why can we communicate through our minds again?] Gu Ranle asked in her heart.
Gu Xiaohei groaned, "I don't know either. Maybe there's something special down there."
"Forget it, whatever. As long as we can communicate, that's fine. Do you still have the golden finger now?" Gu Ranle asked again.
Gu Xiaohei rolled his eyes, [This isn't the world in the book.]
Gu Ranle looked disgusted and asked, "Then what use do I have for you?"
[Okay, then I can't leave.]