C34 (2/2)

So I reached into the plastic bag and fiddled with my phone. Through the clear plastic, we could see if there was a text message, or the number that warned us to hide. This time, it sent out the following message: Jin Shi, quickly jump into the well to hide, you will be struck by lightning! Willow dead, next is you!

I looked up and saw that the tree that had been struck by the lightning was actually a willow tree. He then asked his mother how many years that willow tree had been. My mother said I knew it, but seeing how thick it was, I'm afraid none of the five adults could carry it, at least for a hundred years. I remember when I was first married, someone worshipped this willow tree and built a small temple next to it, and since a pregnant woman was hanged on this tree, no one paid their respects to it, and even the temple was demolished.

Anxious and afraid, I lifted my head and looked up. My face was a little hurt by the sudden rain, and I squinted up at the sky. The spectacle of this school of nature is formidable. I wiped the rain from my face and said where to find a well.

His mother asked him why he was looking for her.

I said I was going to jump into a well and hide, and soon the thunder would strike me.

Mother said who said Lei was going to strike you.

I said someone sent me a text message.

Mother said it was a joke, right? You're not a monster, so what's the point of being struck by lightning?

I told you not to ask, is there a well in this area?

Mother stared at me closely, her eyes full of scrutiny, and said: ”Shier, tell me, is there something you're hiding from me?”

I angrily said, ”What the hell are you doing? Why are you still asking!?”

”There is an old well under the big willow tree,” she said, pointing to the sky, which was burning red with fire. Many years ago, your father and I were here to purchase land from someone else, and we used to get water from that old well! ”

I said, ”Mother, you should go home! If the police catch you, you'll blame everything on me. If the police ask me where I've been, you tell them I've run away. Don't tell me I jumped into a well and committed suicide! If you say that I jumped into a well and committed suicide, they will definitely ask which well I jumped into and they will come to retrieve my corpse! ” After finishing my sentence, I prepared to walk towards the burning sky.

However, my mother grabbed onto me and cried, ”Shier, do you think you can still live after jumping into the well?”

I said, ”Being able to live depends on luck. If I was struck by lightning, I definitely won't be able to survive.” In five days, if you can avoid the police, come and see me at the well. If you can't avoid the police, then you might as well not come here, in case you attract police! ”

”If I don't come,” said my mother, ”you will starve to death if you don't drown in the well.”

I said, ”Mom, don't worry about it! ”Let's go!”

His mother was crying and refused to let go.

I said, ”Mother, we are not parting ways forever. We will meet again!”

”How do you know we'll meet again?” the mother asked.

I did not answer, but broke free from my mother's grip and walked through the corn jungle, facing the sky that was red from the firelight.

Upon closer inspection, the burning old willow tree in the middle of the storm was full of vicissitudes. The body that had been split in half by the lightning was still standing upright. The huge crown of the tree was almost burnt out. As I approached the tree, steaming, I saw a well.

The stone edges of the old well were very dilapidated. It was obvious that the old well had been here for a long time. Its diameter was very thick, enough for four adults to band together and jump in. The walls are smooth marble. It was very deep, and the first glance at it was dazzling. The water at the bottom of the well rippled with the rain. It was unknown which dynasty would produce such a magnificent well.

The sky rumbled with rumbling thunder again, causing the entire world to buzz incessantly. My knees gave out and I almost fell to my knees. Clenching my teeth, I closed my eyes and jumped into the well.