After much persuasion, Lin Mo persuaded Brother Waitou to go back.
This guy is really difficult to deal with.
Next time you come, it will be harder to fool you.
Lin Mo felt that there wouldn't be a next time.
After opening the door to see the guest off and watching him leave the courtyard, Lin Mo wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Xiao 6 walked out from another room.
"That guy left?"
"I'm leaving."
"Did you straighten his head?"
Lin Mo glanced at Xiao Liu and told him the actual situation.
Xiao 6 was also surprised to hear that the other person's head and body were not the same person at all, and that it was deliberately reversed.
"Who did it? Do you have a grudge against him?"
"I don't know. I can ask Taoist Zhu Yun when he comes back."
At this time, Lin Mo felt his phone vibrate a few times.
I took it out and saw a call.
I guess there is news from the General Administration.
Lin Mo winked at Xiao Liu, asking him to stand guard at the door, and then answered the phone.
"Expert Lin?"
A voice came from the other side.
"It's me." Lin Mo said.
“Verification code.”
Lin Mo looked at the time on his watch and reported a string of more than ten digits.
This is a secret code that only he and the General Administration can match. It is combined according to the time and the way the other party asks. This time the other party asked for a verification code, which is a coding method; if it was a password or a command, it would be another method.
This is done to prevent some strange creatures from impersonating experts and communicating with the General Administration.
It is said that the Academy of Sciences has done research and found that most strange creatures are very disgusted with mathematics and numbers, and it is very difficult to get them to do these things.
After checking, the other party immediately said, "Expert Lin, the General Administration has sent a team of experts and an action team. They found the bloody palace gate mark and the passage you mentioned, but they haven't entered yet."
Lin Mo had said before that there was some kind of spiritual being in the Netherworld and one must never enter it rashly.
“Have the people from the Academy of Sciences gone?”
"We went there. Professor Xie arranged for someone to bring back several sets of special helmets."
"Okay, select members of the expert group who are good at exploration, and have them wear helmets when entering the Netherworld." Lin Mo was also very decisive. The helmets that Professor Xie had people bring were protective equipment for the Academy of Sciences when doing experiments.
Wearing it on your head can prevent external mental forces from affecting you.
Simply put, methods like Xiao 8 and Xiao 6 that rely on their spiritual bodies to invade the other party's consciousness, control, hypnosis, etc., are ineffective under this kind of mental protection helmet.
Previously, Lin Mo and Xiao Liu were affected by the singing of opera in the Netherworld and were pulled into this strange dream. So their bodies must still be in the Netherworld.
The purpose of arranging the action team and the expert group to go there is, firstly, to conduct further investigation, and secondly, to find and protect their bodies.
Of course, because he had suffered a loss before, he knew the opponent's means of attack, so he had to be prepared.
"In addition to the helmets, have everyone wear headphones and communicate with each other using hand gestures. If you hear any other weird sounds, such as someone singing, immediately turn on the audio jam."
Lin Mo basically thought of everything he could think of.
They were caught off guard last time, but this time the expert group and the action team came prepared, so there shouldn't be any problems.
"Okay, Expert Lin, do you have any other instructions?"
"No more, let's all be safe, we can act now."
After Lin Mo finished speaking, he saw Xiao Liu making gestures to him and realized that someone was coming outside, so he hung up the phone immediately.
After a while, the courtyard door was pushed open and Taoist Zhu Yun came back.
The other party was still wearing the human skin mask, with a white face and no beard, and looked insidious and cunning, just like a real eunuch.
"Hey, why did you come out? Why is there a bad smell? What happened?" Taoist Zhu Yun quickly closed the gate and asked.
Lin Mo then told the story about Brother Waitou’s visit.
"It's him, this guy is here again?"
Taoist Zhu Yun sighed.
He invited Lin Mo and Xiao 6 into the house, took off the human skin mask, sat down and told them about the situation of Brother Waitou.
"This guy is an acquaintance of the eunuch I pretended to be. He would come and sit and chat from time to time. But one day when this guy came, he became like that. I also found out that someone had sewed his head onto another person's body, but I couldn't tell him about it. He wanted me to help him, but I couldn't do it. I could only keep shirking my responsibilities. I didn't expect that he would come back again just after I left for a while."
Taoist Zhu Yun also looked helpless.
Lin Mo asked the other party when he became like that.
"Just a while ago."
"Then, has there been any unusual behavior here recently? I mean, apart from the eunuch's head being replaced with a body, has anything else strange happened?"
"Strange thing? Haha, this place, strange things happen every day. If you stay here longer, you will know. After seeing it so many times, you won't find it strange anymore." Taoist Zhu Yun looked as if he was used to it.
After saying that, Taoist Zhu Yun told Lin Mo that he had been exploring here for hundreds of years and had secretly explored every corner of the place.
"I have already investigated it clearly. If we want to escape from here, we can only break the Feng Shui here. In this way, this place will collapse and a passage to the outside world will be opened. Only then can we get out."
Taoist Zhu Yun continued the topic he had initially discussed with Lin Mo.
That is how to solve the current dilemma.
Lin Mo said he knew nothing about Feng Shui. What should he do? "It's just like demolishing a house. You can't demolish it randomly. Otherwise, not only will you fail to demolish it, but you will also hurt yourself. So you have to find the key. For example, if you demolish the main beam of this house, the whole house will collapse. We have to find the main beam of this Feng Shui."
That makes a lot of sense.
Lin Mo also understood the principle, but how to find it and how to dismantle it? "I didn't understand it at first, either. I was like a headless fly. In the early years, I was so desperate that I wanted to end my life. Then I thought, if I'm not afraid of death, what else should I be afraid of? If I don't know, I can learn. So in recent years, I started to study Feng Shui. Of course, I explored it on my own and made random guesses. I didn't achieve much, but I did see some clues."
"Hurry up and tell me."
Lin Mo's curiosity was aroused again. Little No. 6 over there was also sitting on a small stool, his big eyes bright and he was listening attentively.
This scene would be even more exciting if there was a plate of melon seeds.
"I've studied it. To set up a Feng Shui layout, you have to use the terrain. Only when there is wind and water, mountains and hills, can it be called Feng Shui. The other party is a master, and he is using the entire Qianlong Palace, so the simplest way is to completely destroy the Qianlong Palace. This is a brute force method. No matter what Feng Shui you have, it will be broken. After all, how can the eggs remain intact when the nest is destroyed?"
Lin Mo thought about it and asked the other party which Qianlong Palace was being demolished.
As of now, there are three Qianlong Palaces, one in the real world, and two projections in two layers of dreams.
Taoist Zhu Yun said that this place would naturally be demolished.
After all, the Feng Shui Bureau is in this place.
“If the house is demolished, will anyone take care of it?”
"Of course there are people. Those Ghost Mist Guards will be the first to not spare us."
“…”
Lin Moxin said, "What the hell did you say?"
"Is there any other way?"
"Of course there is." Taoist Zhu Yun probably realized that what he just said seemed to be nonsense, so he hurriedly said: "Find the pillar of this Feng Shui Bureau and break it, then the formation here will collapse."
"Did you find it?"
“I feel like I’ve found it.”
"What do you mean by feeling?" Lin Mo asked.
Taoist Zhu Yun said that this was an inference he made after years of observation and analysis, but whether it is true or not remains to be verified.
Commonly known as a blind guess! Whether it was an inference or a blind guess, Lin Mo asked Taoist Zhu Yun where the pillar was. "He should be in the Yangxin Palace." Taoist Zhu Yun said.
"Is it a person?" Lin Mo reacted quickly.
The other party said it was in the Yangxin Palace and used the word "he", so it must be a person.
Or maybe it's a ghost here.
Wait a moment.
The Hall of Mental Cultivation in Qianlong Palace seems to be where the emperor stays.
Lin Mo asked Taoist Zhu Yun, the pillar you are talking about, could it be the emperor of this Qianlong Palace?
"It should be him."
Taoist Zhu Yun nodded.
He said that he had been here for more than 400 years and had never met the emperor here, but he knew that the emperor existed. An emperor who had been hiding in the Yangxin Palace for more than 400 years and never showed his face was itself worthy of suspicion.
Lin Mo helped Taoist Zhu Yun sort out his thoughts and said that we should destroy the pillar of support next, that is, we should kill the emperor here? "Is that what you mean?"
"That should be what it means." Taoist Zhu Yun smiled.
Maybe he himself felt a little embarrassed.
Lin Mo slammed the table.
"Master, tell me honestly, did you just discover this, or have you discovered it a long time ago?"
"I've discovered it a long time ago, but I have no solution and no help. It's just that you guys are here, so I thought that if the three of us join forces, maybe we can accomplish this." Taoist Zhu Yun simply laid his cards on the table.
He was not sure about doing it alone before. After all, this was an assassination of the emperor. He would die if he succeeded, and he would die if he failed.
But it’s different if you have help.
There is a lot of room for layout and planning.
"There are three of us now, which is barely enough."
Obviously Taoist Zhu Yun didn't know that what Lin Mo lacked the least was people.
If he is willing, he can provide you with a whole regiment of troops.
But there was no need to tell this to Taoist Zhu Yun. After all, they were just casual acquaintances. How could he tell everything as soon as he met? Moreover, Lin Mo was sure that Taoist Zhu Yun had not told him the whole truth.
There's something hidden.
In this case, it is definitely normal to be cautious.
At this time, Taoist Zhu Yun took out a map from his clothes.
It is said to be the structural diagram of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
"The difficulty of this matter does not lie in killing the emperor, but in how to get in." Taoist Zhu Yun first asked Lin Mo if he had been to the Yangxin Palace before.
Lin Mo nodded.
He had visited it in the real world. It was an independent courtyard surrounded by high maroon walls and had only one entrance and exit. If there was someone guarding the door, it would be very difficult to get in.
"The emperor here has guards, and they are always guarding the door. If you want to get in, there is only one way, and that is to force your way in." Taoist Zhu Yun's meaning was very clear.
If he forced his way in, he wouldn't be able to succeed alone.
"To enter where the emperor is, you need to pass through the outer gate and the inner gate. At least two people are needed to help hold back the guards so that the other person has a chance to go in and assassinate the emperor."
"There are three of us, just enough."
At this time, Lin Mo asked whether the emperor's guards were powerful.
Taoist Zhu Yun said, how could that not be amazing? "If it wasn't amazing, I would have taken action long ago and would not have waited until now."
Taoist Zhu Yun flipped his hand and pulled out a dagger from his pocket.
This dagger carries a murderous aura, and at first glance it is a sharp weapon that can kill ghosts and demons.
"Look, I have prepared the weapon to kill the emperor. When I have nothing to do, I sharpen it. Look how sharp it is now."
Taoist Zhu Yun showed off the dagger he often sharpened.
It is indeed sharp enough.
The cold light is everywhere.
Lin Mo nodded, then realized something, immediately shook his head, and slapped the table again.
"Master, from what you said, it seems like you want us to help you hold back the guards, and then you go in and do it?"
Isn't it obvious?
They even prepared a weapon to kill the emperor, and they even said they would sharpen it when they had nothing to do. It has been sharpened for four hundred years. Lin Mo suspected that this dagger was a long sword before, and it was sharpened into this shape.
If it lasts another four hundred years, it will probably become an embroidery needle.
Taoist Zhu Yun did not hide anything and also slammed the table.
"I have been trapped for four hundred years, and I have been planning for four hundred years. I have been thinking about how to get out all the time. Killing the emperor and breaking the formation has become my obsession. You two should be much younger than me and have less experience in the martial arts world. What if the emperor has guards around him, or the other party is also a master, how will you deal with it? It is most appropriate for me to go. After all, this last stage is the most dangerous."
After saying this, Taoist Zhu Yun seemed to understand clearly that if I don’t go to hell, who will?
Now that things have come to this, if you continue to fight for it, you will be showing a lack of etiquette and reason.
And what Taoist Zhu Yun said makes sense.
The guards outside can be seen in advance, but the situation inside the house is unknown.
You never know what unexpected situations you might encounter.
He said it was dangerous in there, and he was right.
Lin Mo asked Taoist Zhu Yun, when do you plan to take action?
"Of course the sooner the better. After all, the longer the night, the more trouble you will have."
"You mean, just these two days?"
"Right now."
This was indeed sudden.
Lin Mo waved his hand and said, "Master, you have waited for more than 400 years. Why rush at this moment? At least, we should know whether the emperor is in the Yangxin Palace, the strength of his guards, their characteristics, how to attack, how to suppress. We should know this, right? Oh, and if the plan fails, we should also think of a way out."
"A way out?" Taoist Zhu Yun chuckled, "What are you thinking about? Since we've started, we're risking everything. There's no way out. If we don't succeed, we'll die!"
"No, wait, you are ready, but we are not."
Lin Mo continued to wave his hands.
We can't let Taoist Zhu Yun lead us by the nose. It's too hasty to start a fight just after hearing a few words.
The main reason is that Lin Mo feels that this matter has not been figured out yet.
He never fights a battle he is not sure of winning.
"What else is there to prepare for? I've figured it all out." Taoist Zhu Yun said that although the emperor's guards were not as untouchable as the Ghost Mist Imperial Guards that were automatically derived from the Qianlong Palace, their strength was definitely not weak. Basically, they would have no chance of winning in a battle.
In other words, you can't win by fighting, so forget about it.
"So as long as I can delay the guards, it won't take too long, just enough time for me to go in and assassinate the emperor." Taoist Zhu Yun finished explaining his plan.
Finally, he will wait until he kills the emperor and the Feng Shui formation is broken, and everything here will fall apart. Then he won't have to worry about being hunted down by the guards.
Of course this is an ideal situation. Taoist Zhu Yun said that if the guards still chase you, then you two just need to run away and ignore them.
After all, it was he who made the plan, and if someone had to cover the retreat or even sacrifice himself, it could only be him.
"I've thought it through. What I've been pursuing for the past few hundred years may not be escaping. It's just an obsession to break the situation. As long as I can break this situation, my wish will be fulfilled. There's nothing to regret."
Taoist Zhu Yun was actually much more elevated at this moment.
Obviously Taoist Zhu Yun had been planning this for more than a day or two, but he had no help before and was not 100% sure of breaking into the Yangxin Palace.
Now that he had Lin Mo and Xiao Liu, he felt more confident, so Taoist Zhu Yun didn't want to wait any longer.
Lin Mo pondered for a moment.
Taoist Zhu Yun has been investigating for hundreds of years. If there is anyone who knows this place best, it is definitely Taoist Zhu Yun. Xiao Liu and I are new here, and no matter how meticulously we observe, we cannot reach the level of Taoist Zhu Yun.
The other party said that the emperor in the Hall of Mental Cultivation was the key to breaking the deadlock.
Lin Mo believed this.
Lin Mo didn't understand Feng Shui, but he could feel that the most powerful aura was gathering in the direction of the Yangxin Palace. He was sure that something of vital importance was hidden there.
Combined with what Taoist Zhu Yun said, it is basically correct.
So we must go to the Palace of Tranquil Longevity.
In that case, just agree to it.
If anything happens, we will just improvise.
So Lin Mo slammed the table.
"Walk!"
Taoist Zhu Yun also laughed when he saw it and immediately prepared to stand up.
As a result, at this moment, an urgent voice suddenly came from outside.
"Eunuch Xu, Eunuch Xu, Concubine Xi has fainted, please go and check on her."
The three people in the room were stunned.
This is an unexpected situation.
The Eunuch Xu the other party called must be Taoist Zhu Yun.
The latter quickly changed his expression and said he would go right away.
At the same time, he said to Lin Mo: "I'll go take a look first."
After saying that, he changed his face, then hurriedly opened the door and walked out.
Obviously, this "Xi Fei" is the imperial concubine served by Taoist Zhu Yun.
Lin Mo walked a few steps in the room and asked Xiao 6 if Taoist Zhu Yun had mentioned before that the imperial concubine was in poor health.
Xiao 6 shook his head.
Said it seemed like it had never been mentioned.
Lin Mo asked again, do you feel that Taoist Zhu Yun is hiding a lot of things from us?
Xiao 6 nodded.
She can observe a person through many micro-expressions and movements. In this regard, Lin Mo is not as good as her.
Lin Mo asked her to express her opinion.
"He must be an expert in medicine. There was a smell of medicine in this courtyard before. And why didn't Brother Waitou go to see someone else for treatment, but had to come to him? And he has a secluded courtyard here. Most eunuchs don't have this ability. When the imperial concubine got into trouble, she came to him first. This can also prove it."
Lin Mo nodded and said that made sense.
But this is understandable, as Lin Mo himself has also been hiding a lot of things from the other party.
It's human nature.
After waiting for a while and seeing Taoist Zhu Yun not coming back, Lin Mo was just planning to take a stroll in the courtyard with Xiao Liu, when at this moment, several figures appeared in the courtyard outside.
The next moment danger struck.
Lin Mo pulled Xiao 6 behind him and activated the Iron Curse at the same time.
At the same time, arrows flew in from the paper-covered windows.
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