He started as a shepherd and took on countless jobs.

Chapter 27 Nightmare

Lu Shuangshuang shook her head.

Lu Shouhuai leaned closer, his voice low and somber: "Brother Pei, do you know what I hate most in this life?"

Pei Si: "?"

"I hate that you're not surnamed Pei. If only you were," Lu Shouhuai shrugged.

Pei Si: "..."

Fifteen minutes later, the lots were drawn again.

Pei Si stepped onto the stage, while his opponent wore a black outfit with a thick braid.

Fang Shimu.

Fang Shimu smiled, revealing two cute little tiger teeth, and clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Please give me some pointers, Junior Brother Pei. Let's spar as fellow disciples and stop when we've reached our goal."

His surname is Fang, and he belongs to the Shi generation, so he should be related to Fang Shixiao.

We'll take this opportunity to find out about the case later.

Pei Si smiled in response and clasped his hands in a fist salute: "Senior Sister Fang, let's stop here."

After a moment, Fang Shimu cupped his hands and said generously, "Junior Brother Pei is unfathomable. I admit defeat."

"Pei Si wins!" Lin Zhong announced Pei Si's victory.

"Senior Sister Fang's Black Tiger Fist has reached its peak, its power is truly remarkable. If I hadn't used a trick, I probably would have lost to her." Pei Si and Fang Shimu walked side by side, chatting casually.

"Junior brother, please don't flatter me to death," Fang Shimu said with a wry smile.

"Does Senior Sister Fang know about the matter at Yanyu Tower? Just listening to the idle gossip of common people doesn't get to the point," Pei Si said, sitting next to Fang Shimu.

Fang Shimu's eyes were bright. He turned his head to look at Pei Si and joked, "No wonder Junior Brother pulled me to chat. So you're concerned about this matter."

"Since you've gone easy on me today, I'll tell you the story."

Fang Shimu cleared his throat and said softly, "That shopkeeper hanged himself at home. He used to have a tuft of hair on his left cheek, so some people called him 'Tuft of Hair'."

"The coroner examined the body and said it was a suicide due to excessive shock."

"But..." Fang Shimu's tone suddenly turned low as he stared intently at Pei Si.

Pei Si stared intently into Fang Shimu's eyes, pursing his lips.

"But after he died, the wart on his left cheek disappeared and grew on his right cheek instead."

Left and right reversed? Pei Si pondered intently.

"After this incident, rumors spread throughout the city that the Misty Rain Pavilion was unclean, and that the shopkeeper had seen an evil spirit and was scared to death."

"The theater business has plummeted." Fang Shimu said, fiddling with his braided hair.

"What did the county government say? Have they found anything?"

"County Commandant Lu sent a constable to investigate the case, but so far there are still no clues."

Upon hearing this, Pei Si was unsure whether this matter was related to Zhang Xiao.

"By the way, Senior Sister Fang, I heard that a paper beauty was placed in the Misty Rain Pavilion. Is it still there?" Pei Si asked curiously.

"Paper figures might be spiritual beings."

Fang Shimu was taken aback, then quickly realized: "You mean that paper figure...? That makes sense! That paper beauty has only been at Yanyu Tower for a few days, and she's already caused trouble."

"I will go back and inform the head of the family."

…………

That night.

Pei Si was dreaming.

It was raining heavily, and he was wearing a raincoat.

Pei Si looked up and saw the Yanyu Tower plaque hanging on the opera stage with its flying eaves and corners.

The signs on both sides read: "If you can't see clearly, don't shout. Ask the wise one in front." and "If you can stand still, then leave room for others to see."

"Yanyu Tower?"

"It seems he's been thinking about it all day and dreaming about it at night," Pei Si thought to himself, already on high alert.

Could it be that there's a method to pull people into dreams? And then use those dreams to commit murder?

"Squeak!"

Suddenly, the gate of the Misty Rain Pavilion swung open, the dark entrance resembling the gaping maw of a ferocious monster that devours gods and men.

Before Pei Si could react, a terrifying suction force came from the door.

The next moment, Pei Si realized that he was already sitting under the stage.

The room was completely packed with people, every seat was taken.

"Clang clang clang".

The opera troupe has entered the stage.

A woman dressed in plain blue cloth patched with holes, with a white headscarf wrapped around her head and carrying a tattered bundle on her back, was followed by a pair of pale-looking children. The three of them staggered along, singing as they went.

Amidst a drought in her hometown, and with nowhere else to turn, a woman dressed in plain clothes took her children and left home to search for her husband.

Then came a prince consort dressed in a crimson-gold python robe, with a jade belt and black gauze, holding an ivory tablet. A woman in plain clothes knelt and begged to recognize him, but the prince consort turned his back on her and angrily rebuked her.

Two or three guards stepped forward and shoved the woman in plain clothes away.

Subsequently, a martial arts performer dressed in black with a sword secretly followed them, intending to kill them to silence them. Upon hearing the woman in white recount the truth, he drew his sword and committed suicide.

A woman in plain clothes sued the prince consort in court. An official in a black python robe, with a dark face and a long beard reaching his chest, presided over the case and was determined to execute the prince consort.

"Don't think that just because you're the prince consort, you won't be spared, not even by the emperor's sons and grandsons!"

With that, the guillotine fell.

The more Pei Si watched the plot, the more familiar it seemed. Wasn't this just the case of Chen Shimei?

This life has many similarities to the previous life, and there are commonalities in opera, which is not surprising.

The next moment, Pei Si leaned forward.

A tall, smiling paper figure gracefully walked onto the stage and picked up a guillotine.

Click!

The severed head spun around on the stage, and then a horrifying scene unfolded.

Actors lined up and knelt before the guillotine, where they were beheaded one by one by the paper beauties.

With a series of sharp, cracking sounds of beheading, the dark-faced official, his eyes wide with rage, raised his blade and beheaded himself.

"Gurgle gurgle..."

"Bang bang bang!"

A large number of heads rolled around on the stage, occasionally colliding with each other and making a loud banging sound, which was quite lively.

"good!"

"You acted so well! I wish I could roll around on stage like that without a care in the world."

The onlookers applauded and cheered, the crowd became agitated, and some even rushed onto the stage and beheaded themselves.

Pei Si: "???"

The next moment, on and off the stage, heads and eyes all turned toward Pei Si!

Pei Si felt a frantic warning in his mind, trying to move, but found that he couldn't control his body at all.

In an instant, a great red light shone brightly.

One by one, the heads spun around and turned into red lanterns that floated into the air.

"The Red Lantern Goddess has arrived!"

Pei Si exclaimed inwardly.

In a daze, I heard a majestic yet somewhat sharp tiger roar.

"roar!"

Pei Si suddenly woke up with a start and opened his eyes.

Sometime later, a black shadow appeared as a pillow in front of his bed.

Pei Si recognized this thing. It was called a nightmare, which specifically invaded people's dreams. If one could not wake up from a dream, one would continue to sink into it until death!

Pei Si instinctively grabbed Xi Yue from beside him and slashed it to death.

Suddenly, a burning sensation came from the back of his hand, and Pei Si took off his gloves.

The red palace lantern on the back of the hand became more solid, while the colorful mountain king's head covering the lantern faded.

"They've come knocking, but they don't want to break ties with Lord Mengshan, so they sent a 'Nightmare' to claim my life."

Pei Si went out, and the east was already turning a pale white.

"Let's go up the mountain first."

…………

Mengshan.

Mountain God Temple.

The gates of the mountain god temple are wide open day and night.

Pei Si stood before the altar, took out a large string of incense money, respectfully placed it on the altar, and whispered:

"Disciple Pei Si thanks Lord Xie for his protection."