Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 293 Interrogation of Xiao Yuyao

Guangzhai Temple, inside the abbot's room.

"What about Dreamland?" After Ren Yuan finished asking about the history of the gods, he asked a little embarrassedly, "I think I have too many questions."

"That's fine." Tao Hongjing smiled knowingly and said, "Master, you already know much more than most people. That's why you have so many questions."

Ren Yuan smiled approvingly and said, "Teacher, my nephew is really good at talking."

"It's a pity that I don't know much about Dreamland." Tao Hongjing smiled apologetically and said, "After all, I'm not a know-it-all."

"You already know a lot." Ren Yuan Commercial praised each other.

"Young Master is really good at talking." The two looked at each other and laughed.

"But there is one person in Guangzhai Temple who should know a lot." Ren Yuan smiled again.

"Understood." Tao Hongjing understood and said, "I will order my disciples not to approach the Great Hall."

"Don't worry, if there is any problem, it's my responsibility." Ren Yuan said in a deep voice.

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After leaving the abbot's room, Ren Yuan came to the main hall.

Then he saw Zuan and his brothers already guarding the hall.

"Brother Zu, come in with me." Ren Yuan ordered.

"Yes." Zuan responded and quickly ordered his men to open the palace door.

After the two of them entered, the door of the hall closed again, and the light in the hall instantly dimmed.

"What instructions does the leader have?" Zuan asked with a smile.

Ren Yuan looked up at the tall stone Guanyin statue and said, "Let me move it out of the way first."

Then he drew a six-ding symbol:

"Nine Heavens summons, Six Dings obey, Jade Goddess incarnates, quickly descends divine light, as quickly as the law commands!"

Six majestic giants wearing golden armor appeared in the hall, each of them was as big as the stone Guanyin statue.

At Ren Yuan's command, they began to push and pull with their hands to move the heavy Guanyin statue.

"Isn't this embezzlement?" Zuan saw this and continued to speak frankly.

"It's just a trial of Xiao Yuyao. Not a hair of hers will be lost." Ren Yuan said with a smile: "How can this be considered embezzlement? At most, it's abuse of power for personal gain."

"That's fine." Zu An nodded and said, "You are the owner of the building, so you have the final say."

At this time, the Six Ding Gods moved the Stone Guanyin away, and the dark square well reappeared.

Ren Yuan then pulled Zuan and jumped in.

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The well was ten feet deep, and it was pitch black inside, freezing cold.

Ren Yuan used the Golden Light Technique, and the blazing golden light instantly dispelled the darkness and coldness, and also illuminated Xiao Yuyao, who had disheveled hair and was swollen from being soaked in water.

"Ah!" Xiao Yuyao screamed in pain and quickly covered her eyes.

It took him a while to dare put down his hand, and he saw that the thing with golden light was the one he had captured to be a ghostwriter.

"I recognized you. You look just like Ren Bi. Your name is Ren Yuan, right?" Xiao Yuyao asked, staring at Ren Yuan.

Ren Yuan nodded and said, "Yes, I am Ren Yuan." "That idiot Xiao Hong, I told him to kill you, but he was afraid to do it. Now you're done, both of you are lost, right?" Xiao Yuyao's face was full of resentment.

All the makeup on her face had been washed away, revealing a face with loose skin and obvious wrinkles. With her current expression, she looked like a scary witch.

"First, it's not that Xiao Hong didn't want to kill me. He sent several assassins a few days ago, but we in the Gou Chen Division are no pushovers and didn't let him succeed." Ren Yuan raised two fingers and said, "Second, you are the only one who is unlucky. Xiao Hong is still at large."

"Why?!" Xiao Yuyao was furious when he heard this. He slapped the well water with both hands and shouted, "This is not fair! He killed the person and destroyed his soul, so why am I the one sitting in jail? This is not fair!"

"Is this woman crazy?" Zuan asked in a low voice.

"Then are your magical powers still useful?" Ren Yuan asked.

"That doesn't matter." Zuan said.

"Then let's get started." Ren Yuan nodded, and then said to Xiao Yuyao sternly: "Answer our questions well, and I will get you out and let you continue to be your princess."

"Really?"

"Of course, I am the leader of the Gou Chen Division. How can my words not have any effect?" Ren Yuan said proudly.

"Okay, go ahead and ask." Xiao Yuyao believed such obvious nonsense. It was obviously Ren Yuan's magical power of 'All is fair in war' that worked.

"How did you become the dream master?" Ren Yuan asked in a deep voice.

"You have to tell the truth." Zuan added, "Haven't you heard that 'a man without integrity cannot stand' and 'deceit is worse than honesty'?"

"Okay, I'll tell you." Xiao Yuyao had no way to hide her secrets under the collusion of the two men, so she could only tell the truth:

"Twenty years ago, I had a dream. In the dream, a man who called himself the Great Dream Master said that the gods were going to create a miracle and everyone would participate in the dream. He gave me two choices: either become his dream master and create nightmares for others, or suffer torture day after day in the nightmares created by others."

"Of course I chose to be the master of dreams. To be honest, I have lived a very happy life over the past twenty years. I have done many things that I could never do in reality, and enjoyed happiness that you could never imagine..." Xiao Yuyao said with a look of aftertaste on his face.

"Isn't it just 'drunkenness, lust and debauchery'? I've seen the good things you do." Ren Yuan snorted disdainfully, "Wine and meat, living a life of drunkenness and dreams, torturing and abusing people in various ways, is this the source of your happiness?"

"You've been to my dream?! Did you discover my secret?!" Xiao Yuyao suddenly woke up after hearing this and stared at Ren Yuan with flaming eyes.

"That's right. This means if you don't want others to know, then don't do it yourself." Ren Yuan sneered.

"I'm going to fight you!" Xiao Yuyao was so angry that she was about to pounce on Ren Yuan.

"Freeze." But he was fixed in place by a talisman.

"Master, try not to provoke her, otherwise it will affect the effect of your magical power." Zuan reminded Ren Yuan softly.

Ren Yuan nodded, and then comforted Xiao Yuyao: "Okay, I was just kidding you, I don't have that ability."

"I told you..." Under the influence of Ren Yuan's "All is fair in war", Xiao Yuyao immediately calmed down. He said disdainfully: "How can you be that capable?"

"Your magic is so useful for coaxing my wife." Zuan couldn't help but admire: "Unlike me, I just make my wife mad all day long."

"Hehe..." Ren Yuan looked at Zuan sympathetically and continued to interrogate Xiao Yuyao: "You created a nightmare, then what? Who will use this nightmare? How will they use it?"

"After a nightmare is created, Birch will devour it and bring it back to the Temple of God. The Great Dream Master said that it is used to help the gods maintain the operation of the dreamland." Xiao Yuyao answered seriously: "Of course, we can't believe everything he said. It's impossible to go through so much trouble to create a dreamland just to keep it running. Who would do something that has no benefit?"

"That makes sense." Ren Yuan nodded, and then asked, "So, the Great Dream Master is not a god?"

"Of course not." Xiao Yuyao agreed: "He said it very clearly that he is a servant serving the gods. From what he said, he sounded more like a monk, but he still has hair..."

(End of this chapter)