Robot K

32. Spring eye

Hailey got dressed, finished breakfast quickly, and the two drove off.According to the images transmitted by the small flying saucer, they drove all the way southwest, out of the old city, passing through a piece of countryside, and finally stopped near a dilapidated temple.

She pointed to the map where the small flying saucer flew over and said: "It seems that they have arrived at their destination, we need to wait here, otherwise they may see us when they return."

Hailey took a look at the place where the little flying saucer stopped, it seemed to be a small wooden house in the mountains, surrounded by fallen leaves, no one came and went, only two people from the bakery carried the jars up, and their car should have parked at the foot of the mountain.The people from the bakery entered the cabin, but the small flying saucer stayed outside and did not go in. They could only observe the situation outside.The two of them were not in a hurry, they parked the car behind the temple, and then got out of the car to wander around.

The temple is built on the back of the mountain, gradually upwards, in a well-proportioned way.There were no people in the temple, and the vermilion color was faintly visible at the gate. The two walked and visited.

Near a boulder in the middle of the mountain, there is a pavilion. There is no plaque anymore, but a stone tablet is erected in the pavilion.The two approached the stone tablet. It was recorded on it that a spring appeared under this rock hundreds of years ago. The latter monk built a hut here to practice and gradually became a small temple. According to legend, it all depends on the power of spring water.Later, the monk passed away, but the small temple was still there, gradually forming a group of temples, with a lot of incense and tourists, and there was an endless stream of people taking spring water.After the development of merchants, the spring water was continuously pumped out and sold to various places.One day, the spring dries up, and not a drop of water gushes out.The temple also gradually declined, and finally fell silent.

The two were silent, looking at the dragon head-shaped spring near the rock where no trace of spring water could be seen. Perhaps the monks at the time could not have imagined the ending now.

It has been seven to 80 years since the spring water was exhausted. In fact, many natural traces have disappeared due to human overuse. I don’t know what will be left in the future.

Not interested in going any further, the two of them walked down the mountain when they saw that the vehicles from the bakery that the little flying saucer was watching had passed the road they were on.

"Do you think the secret of the bakery is spring water?" Hailey said while walking.

"Probably." Kristen was almost certain, but she answered cautiously.

The two returned to the car, recalled the little flying saucer, and drove all the way to the cabin.When we got nearby, we also parked the car at the foot of the mountain, let the little flying saucer lead the way, and walked up the mountain.Turning around along the col, if it is not a small flying saucer leading the way, it is almost difficult to find here.

Walking near the cabin, the humidity was getting heavier and the ground was a bit slippery. Kristen took Hailey's hand and stopped after walking a few steps.

"What's wrong?" Hailey asked softly.

"There seems to be something in the house." Kristen replied.

The little flying saucer only saw the outside and didn't go inside, but Kristen sensed a slight heat movement in the wooden house. The temperature was a little low, but it was still different from the surrounding environment.

She pulled Hailey behind her and said to the cabin, "Is there anyone inside?" There was no answer. Kristen tried asking again, but still no answer.She gave Hailey a look, and stepped forward to open the door.

The small wooden house is about ten square meters. It is built against the mountain. Near the back wall, there is a pool with gurgling water, which is obviously a spring.The two's conjectures were confirmed, and Kristen didn't take it lightly, because she didn't see what just showed heat.

She took Hailey's hand and moved a few steps near the pool, and then found a hole in the corner of the back wall, leading to the outside. The diameter of the hole was about 20 centimeters, and it was not a place for humans or large animals to pass through.

Kristen was still wondering if it was some kind of animal that she saw just now, and she got out when she heard the movement. At this moment, she felt Hailey clenched her arm, and pointed to the corner of the pool, speechless.She also looked over and found a small snake coiled there. The color of the flower was very similar to the color of the stones at the bottom of the pool.

The snake seemed to know that it had been spotted, it straightened its upper body shaking its head, got out of the water, and looked at the two people opposite.

There was a confrontation between the two, and then the snake took a step back, turned its head to the spring, looked at Kristen and Hailey again.

"It doesn't seem to be malicious." Hailey was just startled at first, she was not afraid of snakes.

"Well, it probably thinks that we are also here to fetch water. It should be used to humans fetching water, otherwise the people in the bakery will not be safe." Kristen also saw it.

"We're just taking a look. It shouldn't attack us." Hailey looked at the snake's movements and thought it was a little cute.

"We'll get some water too, and we'll go back and make cakes for you." Kristen doesn't want to just take a look, her ultimate goal is to make cakes that are as delicious as the bakery, if the spring water here is essential, then Of course she couldn't let it go.

Kristen pulls out the water jugs from the fold-out space, which they also use when they're on the road, so she keeps some containers in her space.

She led Hailey to the edge of the pool, and stood between Hailey and the snake. The two squatted down. Hailey looked in the direction of the snake, poked his head out and said, "Can we get some water?"

The snake actually nodded, and Hailey excitedly said to Kristen, "Look, it understands!"

Kristen thinks that the snake may not understand Hailey's words, but it should understand their intentions. Of course, there is no need to explain these, making Hailey think that the snake should be happier if it understands her words.

Kristen used a siphon to collect water from the spring, and in a short while she filled up a can. When she was about to take another can, the snake suddenly moved forward. Kristen looked at it vigilantly, and it also looked at the two Individual, then nodded the jar that was already full with his head, looked at the spring again, and then slowly coiled around the spring!

Hailey was surprised: "Is it only allowed us to catch so much? This is great, so that the springs will not dry up early like the springs in the temple. This snake is really spiritual!"

Kristen looked at the surprised smile on Hailey's face, her bright eyes, she also smiled slightly, she put away the jar, then looked at the snake and nodded, said: "Thank you." The snake slowly relaxed its body , lazy again.