This time it was Xiao 6 who led the way, and Lin Mo followed behind. Xiao 6 was walking very fast, and was getting faster and faster. Lin Mo told her to walk slower, so as not to accidentally step on any traps or mechanisms.

"Something is coming."

Xiao 6 suddenly said something, and the next moment he pulled Lin Mo and ran forward.

You can see that she is a little nervous at this time.

She was nervous, and Lin Mo was a little nervous too.

At this time, Lin Mo also sensed a mental force coming at him quickly.

It came very suddenly.

It's like when you are crossing the intersection and an electric bike suddenly rushes out from the side.

Lin Mo's ability to perceive mental power far exceeds that of ordinary people. Similarly, Xiao 6 and Xiao 8's ability to perceive spiritual bodies is even stronger.

So Xiao Liu was the first to discover the problem and then pulled Lin Mo to run quickly.

Faintly, they heard a strange sound.

It sounds like someone is singing.

The female voice is very sharp and has a unique accent that can only be found in opera.

Can't understand.

But very weird.

Moreover, this sound was uniquely strange, like a needle piercing the eardrum. Lin Mo's head buzzed, his eyes blurred, and he almost fell to the ground.

Xiao 6's situation wasn't good either, he also staggered.

The sound of the opera was harsh and his eyes hurt, so Lin Mo could only hold his head and close his eyes. He waited for a while, and then opened his eyes when the situation got better.

Damn it!

Lin Mo found himself in a dream.

Xiao 6 was right in front and was also a little surprised.

As an old driver in the nightmare world, Lin Mo's judgment on whether he has entered a dream is absolutely authoritative. After all, he is wearing different clothes now, and he has all kinds of nightmare equipment, which are not available in the real world.

No need to ask, it must be that weird singing voice that caused the trouble.

"Xiao Liu, I just told you to turn off your phone, but now you've been tricked." Lin Mo said as he took out the escape beans, handed one to Xiao Liu, and ate one himself.

Now is not the time to fall asleep. Who knows what ghost things are in the underworld? Let’s make sure there is no danger first.

But even after he chewed the beans and swallowed them, he still didn't escape from the nightmare world.

Xiao 6 said that we were attacked by a spirit hiding in the Netherworld.

"Also, when you asked me to turn off my phone, I had already done it." Xiao Liu looked aggrieved.

When Lin Mo heard this, he knew that this matter was a bit interesting.

The sound of the woman singing didn't come from the phone, so it could only be a spirit affecting their hearing.

It doesn't matter if it affects himself. After all, Lin Mo knows that he is still an ordinary person in the real world. He doesn't have any special skills. At most, he can use his mental power to attack and move objects.

But Xiao 6 is not ordinary.

She herself is a powerful spiritual being. If the other party can influence her, it means that he is not simple.

What's more, there is Xiao 8.

When the woman was singing before, Xiao 8 didn't say a word. Lin Mo guessed that he was either blocked or suppressed.

I contacted Xiao 8 at this time, but still no response.

It looked like something had happened.

Now they are unable to wake up, it must be because of the mysterious spiritual being outside.

But there's no point in being anxious, as it won't help.

It would be better to continue exploring.

The projections in the nightmare world will be slightly different from the real world, but under normal circumstances the differences are not big.

After walking a little further, they found a large natural cave and nothing else.

After Lin Mo discovered this situation, he cursed and said it was so mysterious, who knew it was actually nothing, bullshit.

Lin Mo had no other choice but to curse.

Now I can’t wake up, so I can only go back the same way.

In this way, at least I can meet up with Zhong Kui, the veteran, and Lin Nan.

The communicator was still usable, so Lin Mo informed Zhong Kui and the others of the situation and asked them to wait for them under the stone bridge over the dry pond in the cold palace.

The other party said it was no problem and they were there now.

That's it.

Lin Mo took Xiao 6 back.

The return trip is naturally faster than the coming trip, after all, the route is familiar to me.

There were no dangers or unexpected situations on the way. When they reached the exit, Lin Mo pushed open the stone door and squeezed out first, followed by Xiao 6.

There was no one outside.

Where is the person who was supposed to be there? Lin Mo wondered if something went wrong.

But if something else happened, it would be unlikely that Zhong Kui and the others would not tell me.

Contact via communicator.

Still able to contact.

Lin Mo was furious and asked where were the people? We agreed to meet here, why did you run away first? Even if there was something, you should have said hello in advance.

Zhong Kui on the communicator was silent for a while, and said, "We are waiting under the stone bridge. We haven't moved, and we haven't seen you come out."

This time it was Lin Mo's turn to be stunned.

He was silent for a while too.

"We are talking about the same place, the cold palace. There is a big tree at the gate and a dilapidated courtyard with a bixi in the yard."

"It's the same place. We've confirmed it before. It can't be wrong."

"Then why can't I see you?"

"I'm also confused. Wait a minute, are you sure you entered a nightmare world?"

These words calmed Lin Mo down.

He had been quite sure of it.

After all, he had all his equipment, and Xiaoyu's pencil and Sister Yue doll were also there.

If this wasn't a nightmare world, where else could it be? But Zhong Kui and the others were definitely not here.

Just as he was thinking about something, Lin Mo suddenly heard a cry.

Sad, and a little bit resentful.

Lin Mo asked Zhong Kui and the others if they heard a woman crying.

"No, it's very quiet here."

"Understood, I'll contact you later."

Lin Mo turned off the communicator.

He was basically certain that he and Xiao Liu did not enter the nightmare world, but another place.

It's like a second-level dream.

Apparently, the condition for entering this place is to first find the secret underworld passage under the stone bridge in the real world, go in, then be knocked unconscious by the sound of opera singing, be forced into a dream, and then return along the original route.

The place where this comes out is this weird and special scene.

That's roughly what it means.

Although what is happening now has completely exceeded Lin Mo's previous expectations and is beyond his plan, there is no other way. Now that he is here, he can't go back. He might as well investigate first.

As the saying goes, if you come, make the best of it.

There's no use getting anxious.

"Xiao Liu, let's go over and see who is crying."

"OK!"

Xiao 6 is very clear.

The two men climbed out of the pond and followed the direction of the mournful crying.

The sound came from the cold palace, sometimes long and sometimes short. Because it was so quiet around, the sound was even more eerie.

Anyway, it sounds uncomfortable to my ears and a bit annoying.

It's like being in a weird place and already feeling nervous, and then there's this blind guy next to you who keeps muttering "there's a ghost".

How can this not be upsetting?

The two men slowly approached the house in the darkness.

The door was half open, so it was easy to get in.

This place is obviously different from the cold palace in the real world.

There is furniture here.

The room outside was large, empty, and deserted.

The crying sound came from the dormitory inside.

And a faint light seeped in from the door.

It's candlelight.

There was a shadow reflected on the wall, and because the candlelight was jumping, the shadow was moving up and down.

At this distance, you can clearly hear the woman crying inside.

Lin Mo thought to himself, what kind of trouble did she encounter? Why did she cry so sadly?

And not only was she crying, she was actually singing.

It's the kind where you sing while crying, and the singing tone is also dramatic.

Lin Mo was puzzled. Why do the ghosts in this place like to sing opera so much? The sound that dragged them into this place before was singing opera.

The crying female ghost who was making him upset was also singing at this moment.

Rolling up his sleeves, Lin Mo prepared to rush in and tell the other party to shut up.

But after listening carefully, he could actually understand some of the other party's rap. After a short pause, the general idea was that she had a miserable life. She entered the palace at the age of thirteen, and later became a concubine with great difficulty. However, she was framed by a villain and was banished to this cold palace.

His life was worse than death. Not only did he have to eat leftovers, but he was also bullied and beaten by his former servants.

What a hard life.

It’s no wonder that Lin Mo felt that this person really had a miserable life.

But instead of crying and singing nonsense here, why not do something practical?

Or, rebel.

Lin Mo was ready to go in and give the other party some psychological guidance.

As a result, at this moment, the sound of a door opening and heavy footsteps were heard outside.

Someone comes in.

Lin Mo and Xiao Liu looked at each other and immediately hid behind a screen in the outer room.

The screen was in a good position, completely blocking the two of them, while also allowing them to see the house and some of the scenes inside.

The footsteps outside were approaching quickly.

Judging from the voices, there's more than one person.

With a bang, the door was kicked open roughly.

A chill and murderous aura surged in from outside.

If it was a ghost outside, it would definitely be a very ferocious one. The hostility and evil spirit pouring in from outside would make people suffocate.

"Lady Liu!"

A sinister voice sounded.

That shrill voice was clearly a man's, but it had an eerie feminine quality.

Understood.

Eunuch.

That's how eunuchs talk.

This is also normal. In Qianlong Palace, the people you usually meet are either palace maids or eunuchs.

With this eerie voice, the crying in the room stopped abruptly.

"The Empress has issued an imperial decree, saying that she does not want to hear anything about Concubine Liu anymore. As servants, we must share our master's worries."

The eunuch's voice had a hint of gloom.

As a result, a woman's voice was immediately heard in the room.

"That bitch will get her comeuppance sooner or later. I curse her to die a miserable death."

"You are so bold! It is a great sin to insult the queen."

After a scolding, two blurry figures rushed in immediately.

It can be seen that both figures are holding a long staff.

Lin Mo and Xiao Liu hid very well and concealed their aura, so the other party didn't notice it.

After the two figures rushed in, they heard the sound of sticks hitting bodies, followed by the woman's screams.

The scream was creepy, sharp and desperate.

After calling twice, there was no sound.

There were several sounds of sticks hitting something, and soon two figures came out dragging a corpse with a smashed head.

The scarlet blood trailed on the ground, which was shocking to look at.

Lin Mo could see clearly through the gap in the screen at this time. The two figures looked eerie, but it was obvious that they were dressed as eunuchs.

The stick in his hand was as thick as his arm and blood red all over.

It's like it's stained red with blood.

Lin Mo remembered the voice of the tour guide explaining on his phone.

It is said that there is a special kind of wooden stick in the palace that is used to kill people. The so-called beating to death is done with this kind of stick. Over time, the wooden stick is stained with blood and resentment. A normal person would be frightened to the ground when seeing this stick.

Beat to death.

This way of dying is quite tragic, as can be seen from the miserable state of the corpse being dragged away.

The two eunuchs who were dragging the corpse out looked extremely vicious and ferocious.

Outside, the two eunuchs who had committed murder asked for instructions on how to deal with the bodies. The chief eunuch who had spoken earlier said that they could just bury them somewhere.

"Do I need to teach you this? You are such a waste. Oh, and fill it with soil so that no one can see it."

After saying that, the footsteps outside faded away.

Looks like he's gone.

I witnessed the entire murder process, it was quite exciting. What's more, the person killed was not a human being, but a female ghost full of resentment. She could be beaten to death just like that.

This means that in this place, even if you are a fierce ghost, you have to be careful, otherwise you will be doomed.

It seems that this place is weirder and more dangerous than I imagined.

What Lin Mo couldn’t figure out at the moment was where this place was. It obviously couldn’t be the Qianlong Palace in the real world, nor was it the Qianlong Palace in the nightmare world.

If this is the second level dream, then why are there so many people in this Qianlong Palace?

Where did it come from? It must be the Queen's decree.

Traveled through time? However, Lin Mo estimated that the extremely high G value detected by Professor Xie of the Academy of Sciences was most likely related to this place.

Xiao 6 said she wanted to go out and see how to bury someone.

Lin Mo said there was nothing to see in that thing, and besides, if you go out now, you will easily be discovered by those two little eunuchs.

"By the way, I was just wondering why that person spoke in that tone, it was so weird. Also, what is a eunuch?" Xiao 6 has a strong desire for knowledge.

Lin Mo hummed for a long time, but it was not easy to explain. At first he said that he was a servant, a servant who served the ancient royal family.

Xiao 6 said that the servant spoke in that tone, which was not scientific at all.

"Next time you go back, check it out yourself on the Internet."

Lin Mo didn't want to explain anymore.

When Xiao Liu heard this, he got angry.

"If you don't want to tell me, forget it. I'll catch a eunuch and ask him myself."

There was no movement outside.

Lin Mo and Xiao 6 walked out and saw that the bloodstains on the ground disappeared outside the courtyard gate.

I guess he was rolled up on the straw mat.

The burial place is definitely not here, it may be in some corner of the back mountain.

It could also be outside Qianlong Palace.

Coming out of the cold palace, after several turns, we finally arrived at a main road.

They had walked this road in the real world and didn't think much of it at the time, but in this place, it looked a little different.

The fog is so thick that nothing can be seen clearly, but the fog is floating, sometimes thick and sometimes clear.

Lin Mo stared at the drifting mist in front of him.

He always felt that there was something dangerous inside.

So when the fog drifted over, Lin Mo pulled Xiao 6 and hid in a nearby yard.

The mist is also strange. It doesn't penetrate into the yard, as if it has some kind of self-awareness.

Lin Mo observed through the crack in the door.

He made a surprising discovery.

There seemed to be someone in the drifting mist.

Not just one, but a group of people.

And holding a spear.

It's a bit like an ancient army.

Imperial Guards?

Qianlong Palace is the imperial palace, and only the imperial guards are allowed to walk around and patrol in the palace.

Regardless of whether it is true or not, if it is dangerous, just avoid it. There is no need to get into a conflict.

Judging from the current situation here, Lin Mo discovered that this is another Qianlong Palace, and there are "residents" here.

Lin Mo had seen the eunuchs and Concubine Liu who was beaten to death in the cold palace. He also saw the imperial guards in the strange fog just now. Doesn't this mean that other characters in the palace also had them?

The eunuch said that he was following the Queen's order.

It means there is a queen here.

Since there is a queen, there must be an emperor.

Lin Mo deduced step by step.

He felt that it would be too inefficient to wander around and find out on his own if he wanted to find out where this place was.

It would be better to go directly and find the 'Emperor' here.

Lin Mo thought, let’s find it first.

If contact is possible, Lin Mo is not opposed to it. It would be best if everyone could sit together and have a good chat. If there are any questions, just ask directly and get answers on the spot. How quick is that?

I feel like this is the quickest way to get to know this place.

Of course, if there is no emperor, go find the queen.

In short, it is definitely right to use the idea of ​​catching the leader first to solve the current mystery.

Fortunately, they had already visited Qianlong Palace before, and through the tour guide's explanation on the APP, they also knew the functional distribution of this place.

They knew where the emperor lived.

Go straight to the goal.

But soon Lin Mo discovered a problem.

Before, they could stroll around Qianlong Palace at their leisure and no one stopped them. That was because there was no one in Qianlong Palace in the real world.

There were originally some, but the General Administration arranged for everyone to go out.

So naturally they can go wherever they want, and no one can stop them.

But it's different now.

Not only is there the ghost fog of the imperial guards floating around, but there are also palace maids and eunuchs who are hiding here and there, and they won't be able to reach their destination even if another day goes by.

Lin Mo doesn't have that much time.

He knew very well that in the Netherworld, he and Xiao Liu were attacked by strange voices and were directly thrown into this nightmare world.

I don't know how my health is now.

Especially Xiao 8 couldn’t be contacted either.

It's obvious that something has gone wrong.

Although the General Administration had been notified, Lin Mo still felt that something was wrong. Even if the General Administration found the Netherworld Road and sent people in, what if they were also caught? So there was no time to waste, and it had to be as fast as possible.

But the actual difficulty lies before us. This place definitely cannot be explored clearly in a short time.

Unless, using very special methods.

For example, just show your hand and force your way in.

I will destroy anyone who stops me.

This method is good, but there is no wiggle room. If you can win, it's fine. If you can't, then it's all over.

If it were just those eunuchs, it would be fine, but the imperial guards ghost fog would be difficult to deal with.

Lin Mo was not sure either.

"No, no, I'm being too extreme about this. Why should I force my way in? Why not just catch a weakling and interrogate him?"

With a slap of his thigh, Lin Mo's thatched cottage suddenly opened.

Aren’t palace maids and eunuchs just soft persimmons?

Coincidentally, at this moment the door of the courtyard was pushed open, and a gloomy palace maid walked in. Without saying a word, Lin Mo went up to cover the other's mouth and pressed the palace maid to the ground.

(End of this chapter)