After hearing the introductions from Xiao Liang and Jiang Yongguang, I finally understood the extraordinary nature of Yao Guangxiao. I was surprised that the Ming Dynasty had so many talented individuals. Zhu Yuanzhang had Liu Bowen under his command, and Zhu Di had Yao Guangxiao, each a master of uncanny foresight and proficient in Yin-Yang and the Five Elements.

Then, Jiang Yongguang said, "Personally, I also believe that the theory of Yao Guangxiao building the Northern New Bridge Dragon Lock Well is more reliable, because he designed the entire capital, and the Dragon Lock Well is also part of the city's construction, so it should be under his jurisdiction. However, Yao Guangxiao was a junior to Liu Bowen, and his ability to build Dragon Lock Wells may have been learned from Liu Bowen's lineage."

We all nodded after listening. The Dragon Lock Well in the capital was indeed more likely to have been built by Yao Guangxiao, but the Dragon Lock Well in front of us seemed more like the work of Liu Bowen.

At this time, Uncle Mei asked, "So, is the Dragon Lock Well here also for calming floods?"

Xiao Liang immediately questioned, "What floods are there to calm in the Ma Mu River? Does this river even have floods?"

Jiang Yongguang narrowed his eyes and looked at the pond, shaking his head, "Logically, it shouldn't be. Even if it were to calm floods, you wouldn't build a Dragon Lock Well in a pond. I really don't understand this Feng Shui layout. I'll consult a friend who understands Feng Shui when I have time."

Afterwards, Jiang Yongguang asked me, "By the way, did anything strange happen underwater? Why did a vortex appear as soon as you floated up?"

I quickly said, "I was just about to say that. I didn't recognize the Dragon Lock Well just now. When I saw an iron chain in the well, I grabbed it and tugged, wanting to drag it out of the well to take a look. As soon as I touched the chain, it suddenly trembled, shaking violently, as if something alive was tied to the other end..."

Jiang Yongguang and Xiao Liang's faces turned pale upon hearing this.

Xiao Liang asked in shock, "Goodness, could it be that this iron chain is really tied to an evil dragon? Dragon Lock Well, Dragon Lock Well, is there really a dragon locked in it?"

Jiang Yongguang shook his head and said, "Definitely not, it's not that bizarre."

But at this moment, the two middle-aged women forcibly joined the conversation.

They chattered:

"Why not? It is! We told you a long time ago that there's an evil dragon in this pit of the dead!"

"People saw it years ago! They say it's a black evil dragon, its scales are shiny and terrifying!"

If I had heard this before going into the water, I definitely wouldn't have believed it, but now I actually had a trace of wavering.

I asked them, "Has anyone really seen the evil dragon in this water? The one locked in the well?"

The woman with the perm said, "I don't know if it's locked in the well, but someone has really seen this evil dragon, saying it's covered in black scales and has a pair of green eyes, stirring up trouble in the water!"

When I heard this, covered in black scales and with a pair of green eyes...

Isn't that the ancient Shu King who climbed out of the ancient Shu tomb in the Tuo River?

Is all of this just a coincidence, or is it real?

What is the connection between the ancient Shu King and the evil dragon?

At this time, the woman with the perm also said, "Moreover, when the evil dragon is at work, someone is bound to die. You wait and see, someone will drown in the water in a little while!"

We couldn't help but find it absurd after hearing this. This pond is only so small, where would a drowned ghost come from?

Especially since I just came up from the pond, and I just took a walk down there, but I didn't see any drowned unfortunate souls.

It can't just conjure up a dead person out of thin air, right?

But a few minutes later, Xiao Liang suddenly pointed to the vortex in the water and shouted in panic, "Y-you guys look! Look in the water!"

I looked in the direction Xiao Liang was pointing and couldn't help but feel my scalp tingle!

I saw a floating corpse being churned out of the vortex in the water.

This floating corpse didn't seem too decomposed, it shouldn't have been dead for long. The pants were gone, swept away by the current, leaving only a pair of shorts. The upper body was wearing a thin sports shirt.

The two women weren't surprised at all, they just kept saying, "It really is the evil dragon at work! Do you believe it now?"

The few of us were really dumbfounded, we didn't expect everything the two women said to come true.

We waited by the water for a while, until the vortex in the pond gradually dissipated after half an hour.

At this time, Jiang Yongguang said to me, "Xiao Chen, please retrieve the body."

Without saying a word, I took off my clothes again and plunged into the water, using my shirt to make a rope and dragged the body ashore.

After pulling it to the shore, I immediately looked at the dead man's hands, because of my experience in the Ya River last time, I had developed a conditioned reflex.

Upon closer inspection, I saw that the dead man's ten fingers were indeed very long, and there were varying degrees of abrasions and scratches on his palms and backs of his hands. Even after being soaked in water for so long, the dead man's fingernails were still full of dirt.

So, without much investigation, I could determine that he must be another tomb raider.

"Another rat," Jiang Yongguang said in a low voice.

"It seems Rongsheng was right, there really is something strange under this site," Uncle Mei followed up. "This dead rat should have been churned out of the Dragon Lock Well."

Because the two enthusiastic women were always nearby, we couldn't be too direct with our words.

Jiang Yongguang gestured with his eyes for us not to discuss it yet. He took out his phone, called a local colleague, and arranged for them to handle the body.

After completing the handover of the body, he took us back to the car first.

After everyone got into the car, Xiao Liang said, "It seems that this Dragon Lock Well should be connected to an ancient tomb, so it can churn up the rat's body. Maybe there's a tunnel connected to the Dragon Lock Well."

Jiang Yongguang thought so too. He nodded decisively and said, "As for the vibration of the iron chain just now, and the water gushing out of the Dragon Lock Well, it should be some kind of mechanism. Do you think the Dragon Lock Well is actually the entrance to the ancient tomb, and you can only enter by opening the mechanism?"

"That's possible," I replied.

Uncle Mei then said, "What should we do then? Are we going to go down to the tomb from this Dragon Lock Well? Also, how did this drowned rat die? Why was his body churned up from the well?"

No one could answer this question. I thought for a while and said, "I may have to go down to the bottom of the well to take a look before I can draw a conclusion."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Liang asked nervously, "Chen Rongsheng, you don't want to dive down again, do you? That's too risky. After all, we don't know how deep this well is."

I quickly shook my head and said, "Of course not. No matter how good I am at swimming, I can't hold my breath all the way to the bottom of the well. Do you really think I'm a Dragon Palace prince?"

After saying that, I said to Jiang Yongguang, "Officer Jiang, how long will it take for the Xiaoling Guards to deliver a set of diving equipment at the earliest?"

Jiang Yongguang looked at his watch and said, "If I notify them now, it should be delivered before 3:00 PM."

I immediately nodded and said, "Then I'll have to trouble you, notify them."