Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 249 Cycle of Hell
The two of them tacitly decided that they should not stay here for long. If there was anything, they could discuss it when they got back. The best thing to do was to find someone and get away quickly.

The fifth dimension first asked Ren Yuan to use his small mirror to check whether the exit was still there.

Ren Yuan reflected the sunlight as he was told, and sure enough, he saw a circle of colorful halo appear out of thin air in front of him, exactly the same as when they came in.

The fifth dimension went into the halo to investigate again, and quickly returned: "No problem, we can get out."

Ren Yuan took back the bronze mirror, and the colorful light disappeared instantly, leaving only air before his eyes.

"Let's go and sneak over to take a look." The Fifth Dimension said, and his figure disappeared out of thin air.

Ren Yuan also used the magical power of "Creating on the Wall" to become invisible, and walked out of the grove with Diwuwei, heading towards the fortress in the style of a northern dock.

After getting on the main road, I saw more and more people walking on the road, and the sound of carriages and horses was becoming more and more lively.

But this bustle itself was strange. How could there be so many people in this remote place? It was too abrupt, wasn't it?

But as soon as I thought that this was a dreamland, it seemed very reasonable.

Because dreams are the most unreasonable. No one knows when their dream started, they just appear suddenly in the dream.

Ren Yuan carefully observed the expressions of the passers-by and found that they were indeed a little dull, not as lively as normal.

The so-called "dreams are caused by the demon of the seven souls". According to Taoism, dreaming is mainly caused by the seven souls, and the souls are coarse, heavy and turbid yin energy, so people are naturally a little slower in dreams than in reality.

Of course, this is only relative, and varies from person to person. Ren Yuan clearly saw that some people are more agile than the people next to them...

He was concentrating on reading the fortunes of passers-by when he suddenly heard a sharp whistle.

When we looked in the direction of the sound, we saw a team of chariots driving out from the direction of the fort and rushing along the avenue.

Ren Yuan saw from afar that in addition to the driver, there were two or three young men holding swords, guns, bows and crossbows in each car, shouting excitedly.

Those evil young men were obviously not dull.

Moreover, the horse pulling the cart has a white body and a black tail, a sharp horn on its head, tiger teeth and claws, and the sound it makes is like beating a drum.

Ren Yuan knew that it was the "駮" in the "Shan Hai" Sutra.

Amid the billowing smoke and dust, the sounds of horse hooves, wheels, and the howling of ghosts and wolves were getting closer and closer. No matter how slow the pedestrians and businessmen were to react, they became alert.

They fled in all directions in fear, wishing their parents had not given them two more legs.

But the chariots of those evil young men were too fast. They came roaring in the blink of an eye, and then they skillfully dispersed and hunted, driving back all the fleeing pedestrians and merchants.

"Don't move, let's fight!" The evil young men brandished swords and guns, drew their bows and shot arrows, and indiscriminately shot innocent passers-by.

The people were terrified and knelt on the ground begging for mercy and kowtowed repeatedly.

The leading young thug raised his hand to signal his men to stop shooting arrows, and then said to the people: "If you want to live, hand over all your valuables!"

Upon hearing the order, pedestrians and merchants hurriedly took out their silver, money and jewelry from their pockets, and abandoned the goods on the carts, just to save their lives.

"The person who just spoke looks familiar, right?" The fifth dimension said in Ren Yuan's mind. It was obvious that Ren Yuan had no place to hide in front of him.

Ren Yuan nodded slightly, and used this to locate the fifth dimension. He also transmitted his voice into the secret message: "It looks like Xiao Zhengde, but much younger."

"Yes, this is Xiao Zhengde from 20 years ago." Diwu Wei continued, "The one in the car on the left is Xiao Zhengze back then."

"See? Is this what happened that year?" Ren Yuan asked.

"Yes. Brother Xiao Zhengde did evil things like this when they were young. They gathered a lot of desperate criminals, and at dusk on the roads outside Beijing, they would rob people and kill them for their possessions. This was called 'da ji'." Diwu Wei said, "In fact, they are not short of money at all, they just want excitement." While he was talking, the people who were robbed had already handed over their belongings, and said that they had no money left.

"Really? I don't believe it?" Then Xiao Zhengze sneered, "Strip off all your clothes, even your calf-neck pants. I want to see if you have any hidden valuables!"

"Ah..." People were terrified, especially the women, all of them looked embarrassed.

"What are you standing there for? Do you want to live?" Xiao Zhengde snorted coldly, pulled the pull of the crossbow, and shot a woman to death on the spot.

The other young villains also shot arrows, frightening people, both men and women, and quickly followed suit...

Sure enough, a lot of money was found.

"Haha, I knew you guys weren't honest." Xiao Zhengze laughed strangely and ordered, "Kill them!"

"Have mercy!" The evil young men drew their bows and arrows again, and the poor people kowtowed quickly.

"Then have sex here. If this master is pleased, he might even show mercy and spare your lives." Xiao Zhengze finally revealed his true intention.

"What?" Everyone looked at each other, unable to believe their ears.

"Don't be in a daze, there aren't many women among you." Xiao Zhengde crossed his legs and reminded them, "It's late, so you can only do it with men."

Under the threat of death, people had no choice but to do as they were told. The scene was indescribable...

Although he knew he was dreaming, Ren Yuan was still furious and couldn't help wanting to go up and kill these beasts.

But the Fifth Dimension grabbed him and said, "It's useless to kill them. It will only alert the Nightmare Beast. These villains will continue to be reborn and repeat the violence."

“……” Ren Yuan knew that what the Fifth Dimension said was right. Just like in the third dream he experienced, people were constantly drowned by the flood of Fushan Weir, and then they were constantly reborn, only to be drowned again when the dam broke.

It seemed as if their fate in the dreamland was to be drowned over and over again.

The fate of these poor passers-by in their dreams is to be robbed repeatedly and tortured in various ways.

Ren Yuan hardened his heart and followed the Fifth Dimension away from the large-scale violence scene that was taking place in broad daylight.

Only when the women's wailing, the men's screaming, and the evil boys' wild laughter faded away did Ren Yuan spit fiercely, "What a bullshit dreamland! It's just a cycle of hell!"

"Recurring hell?" The fifth dimension agreed and said, "You are right. No matter how much suffering a person endures in reality, he will be free as long as he dies. But in dreams, death is not a relief, but the beginning of a new round of torture."

"Is there no solution?" Ren Yuan asked angrily.

"There is a solution." The Fifth Dimension said, "As for the Buddhist religion, as long as you are devout in your faith, you won't have nightmares. That's why they are able to develop so fast."

"But the Buddha's temple has a passage connecting to the dreamland..." Ren Yuan whispered.

"..." The Fifth Dimension shuddered and said hurriedly, "Stop, stop. Trouble comes from the mouth."

"Yeah." Ren Yuan nodded, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Master Wei knows this place well?"

"Yes." The Fifth Dimension nodded and said, "The longer I stay here, the more I seem to remember."

"I feel like my head is going to explode." He rubbed his head in pain and said, "Let's find someone and leave this damn place."

"Okay." Ren Yuan responded. The two of them came to the outside of the fortress and went straight through the wall without going through the main gate.

p.s. The next chapter will be published later. I will be able to adjust it tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)