After I got into the drama, I led the plot astray

Captain Chen suddenly lowered his voice and said, "It is said that the concubines who did not want to be buried with the deceased had too much resentment and turned into evil ghosts. Everyone says this place is a den of ghosts."

Ghost lair?

Although there were gusts of cold wind, I didn't see any ghosts wandering around. I don't understand the formation, but I can see that the small drums on the side of the imperial mausoleum are placed in a staggered manner, and they don't look like they were buried randomly. Perhaps this is the reason why the dead souls cannot leave their own graves at will.

Captain Chen pulled my arm and said, "Master Zhao, let's leave quickly. Everyone in the capital knows that you must not get close to the imperial mausoleum. In order to avoid trouble, we'd better leave here quickly."

The other two yamen runners also kept nodding their heads, and it was obvious that they were very wary of this place.

I broke free from Captain Chen's hand and said, "No, I have to go check it out. There's someone calling me in my ear. I want to find out who she is."

After saying that, I squeezed the horse's belly, and Little Huihui let out a long neigh, then galloped forward with a "da da da" sound.

Xiao Huihui's legs were extremely fast and he arrived at the edge of the imperial mausoleum in the blink of an eye.

As soon as my horse appeared around the imperial mausoleum, several people immediately surrounded me and shouted at me: "Who are you? The imperial mausoleum is a forbidden area. Anyone who trespasses will be killed!"

I was just about to say I was just here to take a look, but when they saw the gold medal around my neck, they were all stunned.

In the entire imperial city, the gold medal is the most prestigious item after the jade medal.

This desolate and gloomy place is rarely visited by outsiders, but today a man holding a gold medal actually ran over. Could it be that something happened to His Majesty and he came to inform them to prepare in advance?

These people were just wondering when a few more people on horseback came running over from a distance.

When the few people who had come earlier saw the man on horseback coming, they quickly stepped aside.

Several horsemen came up to me quickly. When they saw the gold medal on my neck, they were also shocked. The leader quickly dismounted, bowed to me, and said, "General Cheng Kai, I wonder what brings you here, sir?"

Cheng Kai is not very old and looks about the same age as Du Changfeng. He has thick eyebrows and big eyes and looks very heroic. He is wearing a black fox fur cloak, which makes his angular face look a little cold.

I quickly dismounted, bowed to Cheng Kai in return, and said, "General Cheng, you are polite. Captain Li from the government office and I were doing errands nearby and entered the imperial mausoleum by mistake. I hope General Cheng can forgive us."

Cheng Kai obviously didn't believe what I said, because it looked like I wanted to break into the imperial mausoleum directly, and it wasn't an accident at all.

But Cheng Kai was reluctant to expose my lie in person because of the gold medal around my neck, so he had to say, "Sir, the imperial mausoleum is a forbidden area. No outsiders are allowed to enter at will. Please go back, sir."

At this time, Captain Chen also came hurriedly on horseback with two yamen runners.

Captain Chen naturally knew Cheng Kai, and he quickly dismounted and stepped forward to salute.

Cheng Kai looked at me, then at Captain Chen, and asked, "What errand did Captain Chen come to Xishan for today?"

Captain Chen recounted in detail the story of Su Bowen appearing in his dream to seek justice.

Cheng Kai's official rank is higher than Captain Chen's. In front of Cheng Kai, Captain Chen can only behave properly and cannot hide anything or act presumptuously.

Cheng Kai frowned and thought for a moment, then said, "Now that the mountains are covered in snow, it's not easy to find a cave. As far as I know, there's no cave with a crooked jujube tree at the door near the imperial mausoleum. You'd better go back. If it's too late, the snow may block the way out, and you won't be able to leave even if you want to."

Cheng Kai was driving people away without any courtesy.

The closer I got to the imperial mausoleum, the clearer the voice in my head became.

"I've been waiting for you for a long, long time."

"You finally came."

"Come find me now."

Every time the sound appeared, my head felt like it was being pricked by needles.

I covered my head and asked in pain, "Who are you? Where are you?"

"My name is Bai Qianqian."

"How could you forget?"

Bai Qianqian?

I looked a little confused, I didn't know anyone named Bai Qianqian at all.

Captain Chen, who was talking to Cheng Tian, ​​finally noticed that something was wrong with me.

My face was terribly pale, my eyes were lifeless, and I held my head in my hands, muttering the three words "Bai Qianqian".

Captain Chen was startled and asked Cheng Kai nervously, "Mr. Cheng, is there a place to rest here?"

Cheng Kai glanced at me with a very ugly expression.

They are the guardians of the imperial mausoleum and have seen a lot of strange things. He just reminded me to leave quickly, but I didn't listen. Now I'm half crazy and half stupid.

Cheng Kai said unhappily, "Come with me, let Mr. Bai take a look at him."

Captain Chen had heard of Mr. Bai's name. Mr. Bai's full name was Bai Nanzhu. He was a minor official in the Ministry of Personnel, responsible for registering the information of all people buried in the imperial mausoleum.

Although Bai Nanzhu was only a minor official, he was born with the ability to see ghosts and spirits and was obsessed with the five elements and gossip. He was a powerful exorcist and feng shui master. Even the late emperor and Zheng Xian had to show him courtesy.

Upon hearing this, Captain Chen said happily, "That's great. Thank you, Master Cheng."

The people who guard the imperial mausoleums are all of bad temper. In addition to the fact that the imperial mausoleums are far from human habitation and are accompanied by the dead for years, which is so lonely that it drives people crazy, they can always hear some inexplicable noises and even be teased by ghosts.

If it weren't for Bai Nanzhu, I'm afraid no one would dare to come to this imperial mausoleum no matter how much salary they offered.

Captain Chen supported me and followed Cheng Kai to a row of houses.

This row of houses is built behind a pile of graves and cannot be seen unless you look carefully.

No wonder these tomb keepers have such bad tempers. There are graves everywhere in front of and behind their houses. It would be strange if they were in a good mood.

Cheng Kai walked to a room, knocked on the door gently, and shouted, "Mr. Bai, someone seems to be possessed by evil spirits. Please help me take a look."

As soon as Cheng Kai finished speaking, the door was opened from the inside and an old man with a white beard, white hair, but few wrinkles and a bright and rosy complexion walked out.

Cheng Kai bowed respectfully to the old man and said, "Mr. Bai, sorry to bother you."

Bai Nanzhu was still holding a pen in his hand. His sleeves were red and black, and his clothes were dirty. It was unknown how long he hadn't changed them.

Bai Nanzhu frowned and said, "The imperial city has been in turmoil recently. The Crown Prince and the Seventh Prince have both been possessed by evil spirits. His Majesty asked me to draw more talismans. Didn't I tell you not to disturb me unless it's urgent?"

Captain Chen stepped forward and saluted, saying, "Mr. Bai, this young man is also from the palace. Please help me take a look at him."

When he heard that I was from the palace, Bai Nanzhu raised his head and glanced at me. This glance was so frightening that the pen in his hand fell down. He stepped back several steps with a glare, pointing at me and said, "Take him away quickly, go!"

Everyone was frightened by Bai Nanzhu's reaction. They had never seen Bai Nanzhu lose his composure like this. The only possibility was that the ghost in me was too powerful, and even Mr. Bai couldn't handle it!