C49 Auditory Part Dow Eye of the Sea (1/2)

The torrential rain continued for two days. This was an extremely rare occurrence in the north. Panic began to build in the city. The craftsmen and servants that forged the chains started to become afraid, but Dao Yan did not mind. Let the guards urge the craftsmen to continue to forge the chains. The chain was built to a height of one hundred zhang, continuing to rest at the end of the chain outside the well. The dozens of men continued to lower their chains. But the end of the chain showed no sign of stopping.

No one knew how deep this well was. Dao Yan continued to let blacksmiths forge iron chains, and for blacksmiths to change shifts, forging chains day and night. However, something strange happened. A few days later, although it was raining heavily, all the water in the well disappeared overnight.

When the chain was lowered to six hundred meters, Dao Yan called for Ma Sanbao.

In the tent, Dao Yan looked at Ma Sanbao and asked: ”I heard that you have been practicing martial arts since you were young?”

”Yes.” Ma Sanbao nodded, ”I never dare to slack off.”

”It seems that climbing will not be difficult for you.”

Ma Sanbao understood what Dao Yan wanted him to do, ”I will go down to take a look now.”

Dao Yan nodded, allowing the guards to make a short sword for him. Ma Sanbao took off the armor on his body, and only wore his personal clothes, to lighten the weight of his body. The guard used a rope to tie Ma Sanbao's waist, Ma Sanbao bit his dagger and slowly slid down the well, his body wrapped in fire.

The time Ma Sanbao hung down from the entrance of the well was set to be a quarter to one. It wasn't even noon yet, but the place Ma Sanbao descended at, was already six hundred meters below. Dao Yan and the few guards stood at the entrance to the well, looking at it. Aside from the empty hole at the bottom of the well, there was still a bit of light. It should be because Ma Sanbao had ignited a fire under six hundred meters of ground. However, the light immediately disappeared and there was no movement from below the well.

The guard was about to pull the rope to pull Ma Sanbao up. was stopped by Dao Yan.

Not even a quarter of an hour had passed when an urgent sound of metal striking metal came from below the well. This should be Ma Sanbao using his short sword to strike against the chain.

Dao Yan immediately ordered the guards to pull the ropes. A rumbling sound came from below the well, as if a monster was swallowing something.

The guard pulled on the rope faster. After pulling for a while, the rope suddenly loosened and all the guards that were pulling with all their might fell backwards.

The guard closest to the well shouted, ”The well water is up again!”

As it turned out, the sound of the lotus in the well was the sound of a large amount of underground water being poured in. Right now, Ma Sanbao was completely submerged by the water from the well, causing the rope to lose all its weight.

The water in the well quickly spread to about two zhang below the well, returning to the original water level. But Ma Sanbao did not escape before the water level rose.

Just as the guard was waiting for Ma Sanbao's drowned corpse to float in the air, a sound of ”Hua la” suddenly came from the water surface of the well.

Ma Sanbao floated to the surface of the well, holding his short sword in one hand and waving the other hand, he panted heavily.

The guard quickly threw down the rope again and pulled Ma Sanbao into the water.

After Ma Sanbao came up, and rested for a long time, he finally returned the short sword to Dao Yan. Everyone saw, Ma Sanbao's body was covered in blood, his hair was in disarray, stuck to his face, his face was pale.

Dao Yan stared at Ma Sanbao for a while, ”You are good at swimming.”

Ma Sanbao nodded, ”I will put it down.”

Dao Yan was overjoyed, he immediately asked the blacksmith to buckle up all the chains, and told Ma Sanbao to return back to the camp to rest well.

The heavy rain that continued for several days finally stopped. At night, the sky was covered with stars. Dao Yan stood by the well as he always did, and looked at the well nervously.

In the early hours of the morning, the chain suddenly vibrated slightly, like a snake being disturbed. Dao Yan and the guards around him saw the commotion.

Following that, the chain rapidly descended from the well, and the sound of the chain sliding across the well was very clear. One of the guards couldn't dodge in time and was pulled up to his calf by the chain. In an instant, he was dragged to the edge of the well by the chain, and the guard shouted for help. Suddenly, a man rushed to the edge of the well, and with a flash of his blade, cut off the guard's foot.

The guard's loud cry for help turned into a howl, and the one who cut off his leg and saved his life was the Ma Sanbao who should have been resting.

The chain kept sliding into the mouth of the well. No one knew what was happening to the giant turtle at the bottom of the well.

However, under these circumstances, no one dared to act rashly, and could only wait for Dao Yan's orders.

The chains on the ground were about to run out and there were only a few hundred feet left. However, the speed at which the chains were sliding down was gradually decreasing. It seemed like the turtle that was dragging the chains or something else was already exhausted. When the chain reached the last twenty feet, its speed was already very slow.

An iron staff had appeared in Dao Yan's hands at some point in time. He walked to the well, and facing the ring on the chain, he pierced it ruthlessly. The iron staff penetrated deep into the soil and fixed the chain.

The chain pulled on the iron staff, shook it a few times, and finally stopped falling.

Dao Yan said to Ma Sanbao: ”I can report to the King that Nezha's sea eyes have been shocked by me, and his Peiping can protect him from water for five hundred years.”

Ma Sanbao quickly left and reported back to the King of Yan.

At daybreak, Ma Sanbao returned with a piece of news:

Emperor Mingtai had passed away.

Dao Yan remained silent. He knew that everything was about to begin. His chance was coming.

However, the King of Yan did not immediately summon Dao Yan over, because the King of Yan was busy with another matter, dress up in mourning for the Great Ancestor Emperor. Dao Yan did not leave the Ocean Eye either. The two hundred craftsmen were still working in front of the furnace, the guards were still surrounding the Sea Eye, ordinary citizens were not allowed to come in and spy on them.

With the remaining five hundred people, Dao Yan arranged for them to build a bridge over the creek near the Sea Eye. After a month, the new bridge was completed. Dao Yan assigned Ma Sanbao to ask the King of Yan what name he would give to the bridge that was used to guard the Ocean Eye.

When Ma Sanbao returned, he reported to Dao Yan, ”The King said that this bridge is called New North Bridge.”

Dao Yan nodded his head and immediately instructed the blacksmiths to place a stone tablet at the side of the bridge, with the words ”New North Bridge” carved onto it.

Ma Sanbao continued: ”King of Yan wishes to see Master.”

Dao Yan smiled. He followed Ma Sanbao to the Duke Palace.

King of Yan's face was haggard, it looked like he was in great grief after the passing of the late emperor.