After telling Brother Tianning to take a good rest, he took the box of medicine with him and prepared to go back to the room to study it.
"Ya'er, I have something to tell you. I don't know if it will be of any use to you."
Tian Ning suddenly seemed to remember something and hurriedly said to Lin Mengya.
"Madam, I have repeatedly told my mother not to let anyone fill in the small lake in the courtyard of the mansion. Although I don't know what it means, madam is afraid that my mother will forget, so she also told me."
Tian Ning's words suddenly gave Lin Mengya a flash of inspiration.
Indeed, when Shangguan Qing first got married, she did want to renovate the garden. But father has always made the final decision on such important matters.
Although my father didn't care much about the female family members at home, the back of the garden seemed to have never been touched.
"Thank you, I understand. Brother Tianning, please rest early. If everything goes well, we can return to Prince Yu's Mansion tomorrow evening."
Lin Mengya suddenly remembered something. She remembered that the night she returned home, she had discovered an unusual place underwater.
Could it be that the reason why my mother didn't let anyone 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, and Bai Zhi followed her lady with some fear.
Although she was complaining in her heart, she didn't dare to leave Lin Mengya's side even an inch.
"Master, let's go back. It's so scary here."
In the past, Lin Mengya was scared by people near this place. At that time, people in the house were in panic. Mrs. Qing didn't know where she found the Taoist priest, but she said that the lake was full of yin and she wanted to fill it up.
Later, if the master hadn't gotten angry, the lake might not have been saved.
However, there are no more people around to play. In the night, the rockery was rugged and the lake reflected a pale moonlight, which made the timid Bai Zhi feel a little uneasy.
Lin Mengya looked at the lake thoughtfully.
He carefully reached the big stone next to the case and gently picked up a handful of lake water with his little hands.
The gentle flow of water, dripping, slipped away from her hand. Lin Mengya looked at the water traces left behind, thoughtfully.
"My good master, let's go back. Look, this place... is really scary."
Bai Zhi's body was trembling with fear. But Lin Mengya was not afraid at all. Instead, she showed a mysterious smile, pointed at the water, and said:
"Have you noticed that there is something special in this water?"
special? Bai Zhi stuck her head out again and looked at the deep lake water. It's the same as the one in the palace, what's so special about it
"The reason why the water in our yard is still flowing is because Qinghu and the others brought the hot spring water. But in my memory, the lake water in our house only freezes occasionally during the cold weather. A thin layer of ice, do you remember that when you were a child, a child from a servant's family, who was only three years old, almost fell into this lake?"
Bai Zhi thought for a while and nodded.
When her master said this, she remembered it.
Indeed, in the past, the master and Tian's mother would not let her and the young lady play on the ice. Later, the three-year-old child did not drown because the adults arrived in time.
"Master, what do you mean -"
Lin Mengyali used her hands and feet to take off her shoes and socks, and let down her long hair like a waterfall. After putting all the things in Bai Zhi's hands in an orderly manner, she began to prepare for entering the water.
"Could it be... Could it be... Do you want to go into the water yourself? No, absolutely not! Master, are you crazy?"
Bai Zhi was so frightened that her master actually wanted to go into the water in the middle of the night and in early spring!
God, she must be crazy!
"Shh, please keep your voice down and don't yell. So as not to wake others up. It's okay. I just tried it. The water in this lake is only more than ten degrees. I believe there must be something down there. What's weird. Otherwise, the temperature wouldn't be so high. Just wait for me here for a while, and I'll be up right away."
After doing warm-up exercises and making sure that she would not get cramps in the water, Lin Mengya walked into the lake step by step.
She had already taken off all the clothes that were in the way. Fortunately, I was wearing a middle coat underneath. Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to stand such a brave sport as naked swimming.
"Oh! My ancestor, please come back quickly!"
Bai Zhi was so anxious on the shore, but Lin Mengya's sharp eyes made her dare not shout, so as not to alarm anyone.
Seeing that her master had already reached the middle of the lake, Bai Zhi almost became an ant on the hot pot, wishing that she could move around in order to alleviate her worries a little.
The lake water was still a little cold, so Lin Mengya gritted her teeth.
Try your best to adapt your body to the low temperature in the water.
Trying hard to recall, when I first saw the abnormal place, I plunged down hard. Work hard to see what you are looking for.
The last time was also at night.
She remembered that somewhere in the lake there was a shiny object.
Lin Mengya looked around, getting deeper and deeper. But the water temperature is getting warmer and warmer.
It seemed that she was right.
If the water in the mansion was just stagnant water, it would have dried up and stink long ago. Moreover, any family that can build a landscape lake needs a living pool for good luck.
Therefore, if it was not unexpected, this landscape lake was also a hot spring. However, because the temperature was not particularly high, my mother built it into a landscape lake.
With the temperature guaranteed, and Lin Mengya's movement in the water, diving became much easier.
But oxygen is a big problem. If she doesn't find it, she has to go up there to breathe before the limit.
With a 'crash' sound, the mermaid-like woman raised her head in the lake.
Bai Zhi, who was standing on the shore, breathed a sigh of relief quietly, thinking that her master would come up to her, but she found that before she could cheer, his master dived back again.
On the water, the ripples gradually disappeared. Bai Zhi's heart couldn't help but feel in her throat again.
During the second dive, Lin Mengya's speed was much faster.
Strange, she clearly remembered that it was in that place, but why didn't she find anything
Unwilling to give up, Lin Mengya searched again, but found the light that could not be extinguished even in the dark right opposite the original place.
that's it!
Lin Mengya swam over quickly, as gracefully as a mermaid.
When she arrived in front of that thing, she couldn't help but take a breath of air.
No wonder, at first she thought this thing was some kind of lock. But now, she carefully observed that there was not only a small box connected to the lock, but also under the box, a large dragon turtle that had lived for an unknown period of time was waiting for her eyes. Look at her aggressively!
Lin Mengya was a little frustrated. Things like Dragon Turtle had a very fierce temper. Normally, let alone catching it, even getting close is very difficult.
However, for some reason, the dragon turtle, which was originally very capable of attacking, actually ignored her approach.
Moreover, when Lin Mengya stretched out her hand to touch its head and shell, the dragon turtle actually refused to hide.
Although it was unexpected late, Lin Mengya leaned forward to find out everything about Dragon Turtle.
She discovered that the box was locked on the Dragon Turtle. The reason why she didn't find it last time was because she came in a hurry, and even more because the dragon turtle might be staying in the mud underneath, so she didn't find it.
Now it looks like the Dragon Turtle is carrying something on its back.
The box is also strange, it looks like iron but not iron, it looks like wood but not wood. Even in the water, there is still no sign of damage or corrosion.
Even the chains and locks connecting it look like new.
If it hadn't been covered with algae, Lin Mengya would have thought that it had been put down recently.
She tugged at the lock with her hand and found that it was of no use. There was no mechanism like a key around, but when she looked closer, she suddenly discovered that there was a pattern similar to ginseng on the lock!
Could it be—
Fuling's heartfelt thoughts made Lin Mengya immediately swim back to the lake.
"Quickly, Bai Zhi, take out the seal from my clothes!"
He lowered his voice and directed Bai Zhi. Although the other party had a grimace on his face, he was still deft and helped her take out the seal.
The small ginseng shape looks particularly ordinary under the moonlight.
But when Lin Mengya accidentally immersed it in water, traces of colorful light quietly emanated from the seal.
Lin Mengya looked at the gadget in her hand in surprise and dived back to the bottom of the lake again.
The further down you go, the brighter the light on the ginseng seal becomes. When it reached the bottom, it turned out to be exactly the same as the light emitted by the lock.
Lin Mengya felt ecstatic, maybe this was what she was looking for!
Carefully, press the seal into the keyhole. Lin Mengya was a little surprised by the feeling of oneness.
The box on the dragon turtle's back popped open instantly. A small black sealed cloth bag floated out from the 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 things in her hands. This weight seems to be more than just a book!
He looked at his master, looking stupidly at a small black cloth bag in the water. Bai Zhi's tears were about to burst out.
He quickly dragged his mistress to the shore, helped her change out of her soaked clothes and put on a dry and warm dress.
"My living ancestor, don't scare me anymore. Let's go back quickly. When we get back, I will make ginger soup for you."
She looked at her mistress' long wet hair with distress. If her mistress caught a cold again, it would be weird if Sister Baiji and Sister Baishao had to tear her skin off!