However, what Lin Yi never expected was that when he jumped into the water, jumped into the well, and swam directly towards the bottom, he found no anomalies at all.

In fact, this well was quite deep, with the overall water depth reaching over ten meters. However, beneath those ten meters lay slabs of bluestone without any place that could be pried open.

Lin Yi was quite certain that there was definitely no secret passage here.

Yet, this baffled him—why was that?

The old man clearly said the entrance to the secret passage was at the bottom of the well, so why hadn’t Lin Yi found anything after searching?

Suddenly, a possibility dawned on Lin Yi’s mind—could the old man be planning to harm him in secret?

Was he planning to seal the well when Lin Yi jumped down?

But as soon as this thought appeared, Lin Yi shook it off immediately, knowing it was impossible.

The old man had become utterly terrified due to the various means Lin Yi had used along the way; it was no exaggeration to say that the skills Lin Yi had displayed were the kind that could move heavens and gods.

No exaggeration—if the old man really did seal the well, could Lin Yi still not escape?

Thinking about this, Lin Yi shook his head and leaped directly towards the shore.

However, as he emerged from the water, he froze on the spot; his initial upward movement halted suddenly.

At the same time, a bitter smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Goodness, it seems I was overthinking it.

But I must say, this fellow’s design is really ingenious. Even I couldn’t discover it immediately.

If I hadn’t jumped down to check personally, I would never have imagined it was like this."

Indeed, at this moment, Lin Yi saw an opening—a hole large enough for a person to pass through. And the position of this opening was just two meters above the water surface.

Moreover, this position was extremely hidden.

The opening was located on the inside of the well wall, covered tightly by protruding rocks, so when looked at from above, there was absolutely no trace of it.

From above, from any angle, besides the well wall rocks, there was only the clear well water.

A design like this made Lin Yi unable to help but give a thumbs-up. Apparently, he had been overthinking earlier; the opponent didn’t have advanced means to dig underwater but used visual angles for a corresponding demonstration, which was undeniably successful.

Meanwhile, the old man on the shore was quite helpless upon seeing Lin Yi’s actions.

He had originally wanted to flaunt, show off his skills, but now had been unmasked by Lin Yi effortlessly, leaving him only with bitter laughter.

However, he didn’t feel any dissatisfaction at heart. After all, the opponent’s status was clear, and no matter what Lin Yi did, the old man wouldn’t harbor resentment, especially since he didn’t intend to really use this matter to see through Lin Yi—just some small pride.

Such pride was like a schoolchild encountering something they excel at and boasting to their parents.

Simply, wanting to hear praise from their parents.

But obviously, such tricks were like showing off crude skills in front of an expert.

After seeing the opening, Lin Yi didn’t linger but immediately raised his head and beckoned the old man:

"Your opening design is quite clever, alright, come down, let’s get to business."

Upon hearing these words, the old man’s face lit up with joy. Even though Lin Yi merely said it was clever, that was enough to please him.

He was joking—in comparison to Lin Yi showing a Magical Treasure with a wave, for such small tactics to be called clever was enough to thrill him.

Thus, upon hearing Lin Yi’s words, the old man nodded eagerly, agreeing while hastily setting the wooden reel used to draw water.

According to the old man’s plan, he would hang a bucket on the wooden reel, stand on the bucket, and have a couple lower him down.

Since the old man didn’t have Lin Yi’s skills to jump directly into the well, even though he was somewhat adept at swimming and could move in water, it shouldn’t be forgotten that the opening was located two meters above the water, making it unreachable from the surface.

If he jumped rashly, he would only wait for rescue.

But for such slow means, Lin Yi obviously couldn’t bear it, so he directly leaped out of the well shore, grabbed the old man, and jumped down.

At two meters above the water, a burst of pale blue flame suddenly spewed from Lin Yi’s feet, causing the water below to start bubbling instantly.

As the old man felt a wave of heat, Lin Yi extended his arm, tossing him directly into the passageway.

Furthermore, Lin Yi also squeezed himself in and immediately retracted the Iron Man Armor since its size would be cumbersome in the narrow passage.

Thus, while the passage wasn’t narrow enough to require crawling, it wasn’t much better.

In summary, standing upright to walk inside was impractical; bending to walk was the only option.

Lin Yi didn’t show any surprise because reaching such standards was already impressive.

If the passage was constructed too high, it would risk collapse; the smaller the area, the relatively safer it would be.

Moreover, upon entering, Lin Yi couldn’t help but give the old man’s back a thumbs-up again; the site lined neatly with massive logs indicated that the entire secret path had been constructed from wood.

This showcased the project’s enormity. Without such construction, the path wouldn’t be able to withstand the weight, likely collapsing long ago.

Without further delay, the two headed along the secret path quickly reaching a location identical to earlier.

Indeed, the exit was also in a well, exactly replicating the previous situation.

Gazing down from the opening, the water lay two or three meters below, while looking up required reaching a height of over ten meters to touch the well’s edge.

Such design made this spot not only impossible for the ordinary, but also hard for professionally trained individuals to locate.

Yet this wasn’t the crux—the real shock was how on earth this was built.

Digging in the middle of a well wasn’t like building on flat ground.

The difficulty was imaginable.

"How about it; will there be anyone guarding up there?"

Sitting in the opening like a frog gazing at the sky, Lin Yi lifted his head and asked the old man after scanning the surroundings.

If there were guards above, it would be troublesome.

Lin Yi would then need to first eliminate all guards.

Otherwise, if they sounded an alarm, Lin Yi’s side would face trouble.

[To be continued...]