Ghost City
"In the north there is Delusional Woman who feeds on young children. She is skilled at bewitching people and manipulating their minds. If an ordinary person were to encounter her, they would not only become her lackey, but also have their heart and lungs ripped out!"
"The Su Family had a strange child, eight feet tall, who could speak as soon as he was born, had three eyes, and liked to suck Human Blood. He was discovered by the servants and beaten to death with sticks!"
"..."
Lin Mu looked through it for a while longer, then put it aside, a thoughtful expression on his face.
He knew very well that, according to the Examiners's plan, this must be where the clues lay.
But these things right now are completely useless.
His gaze swept over the Undead: "Are there any other clues?"
Among the Undead, an old man in his seventies or eighties coughed twice. "We don't know what exactly happened back then, and we also want to know the answer. Unless you can see the Undead of the city lord, it will be difficult to get the information you want from us!"
Lin Mu nodded slightly, his eyes scanning his surroundings as his Mental Power spread outwards.
He was exploring every inch of this land.
After a long while, he finally withdrew his Mental Power.
A system notification followed.
"Completed a mental probe, gaining 144 times the efficiency!"
Many memories surfaced in Lin Mu's mind, as if he had explored this place hundreds of times.
Many details then emerged.
His pupils contracted slightly as he looked at a broken pillar.
He went to the pillar, brushed the soil at the base of the pillar with his hand, and a line of text appeared.
"Kill them! Kill them! A bunch of unruly people, daring to dream of justice!"
There are several scratches on the text, and they were applied with considerable force.
It's clear how angry the person who wrote these words was at the time.
Lin Mu's pupils contracted slightly as he looked at the Undead.
"Besides the city lord, were there any other nobles in the city back then?"
The sallow-faced, emaciated middle-aged man pondered for a moment, then immediately said, "There are several. They are all merchants who monopolize many businesses in the town and are extremely wealthy!"
"Before this incident, did anything major happen in the city that was related to these merchants?"
Lin Mu asked again.
There was a hint of thought on the faces of the Undead. After a while, a young man raised his hand.
"I know that before he fell into a coma, Merchant Jia's daughter died mysteriously. He even went to the city lord to investigate the truth, but he didn't expect to be beaten to death with sticks as soon as he entered the City Lord's Mansion!"
"Where does the Merchant Jia live?" Lin Mu asked.
"To the west, not far from here!" the young man said.
"Take me to see it!" Lin Mu said.
The young man nodded and led Lin Mu westward.
Cui Boxuan followed closely behind.
The Undead followed behind.
Before long, they arrived at the Jia Mansion, which was also dilapidated, but it was similar to the City Lord's Mansion, and one could still see the luxury it had once been.
The two stone lions placed at the entrance alone are quite valuable.
As Lin Mu entered the Jia Mansion, his Mental Power spread outwards, bringing with it a flood of information.
About half an hour later, his face turned somewhat pale.
This method of using Mental Power to investigate is very energy-consuming.
A system notification followed.
"Complete a mental probe and gain 231 times the efficiency."
Numerous memories flooded back, causing Lin Mu's pupils to contract slightly as he looked to the side.
He came to a dilapidated house with a broken desk inside.
Lin Mu swept away the pebbles on the desk, pulled out the drawer, and found it empty.
Lin Mu exerted force again, and something fell out.
Cui Boxuan looked somewhat surprised.
Could it be that Lin Mu has Heavenly Eye?
How could he discover such a hidden clue?
But what he didn't know was that Lin Mu possessed a system. It seemed that he had only scanned it once with his Mental Power, but in reality, he had already examined it hundreds of times.
Naturally, some clues can be discovered.
Because the desk itself is very heavy, but the drawers are very short, there must be a hidden compartment.
Lin Mu picked up the thing that had fallen to the ground; it was a blood-red sign with several large characters written on it.
Warm Blood Sect!
Lin Mu stood up and took the sign in his hand.
"Do you know what this is?"
The Undead looked terrified when they saw the sign.
"The Warm Blood Sect! Merchant Jia is actually a member of the Warm Blood Sect!"
"No wonder he was beaten to death by the city lord. So that's how it is. The Warm Blood Sect is a remnant of the previous city lord's faction, and they've always wanted to make a comeback!"
"Could his daughter's disappearance be related to this?"
"..."
Lin Mu looked somewhat surprised when he heard this.
"The remnants of the previous city lord, what does that mean?"
An old man explained at this moment, "Actually, our New Land City has undergone two changes. The first was two hundred years ago. At that time, the new city lord was licentious and tyrannical, and the people could not survive. A city lord surnamed Wen gathered a group of people, stormed into the City Lord's Mansion, and killed the city lord. Since then, the city lord of this city has been a person with the surname Wen!"
"After the man surnamed Wen came to power, he did a lot for the people and was loved by them. However, his good fortune did not last long. After his descendants took office, the same thing happened again, which led to the second change. Our city lord took advantage of the old city lord's drunkenness to assassinate him and successfully took power."
"But just a few years later, New Land City was invaded and turned into this!"
There was a hint of thought in Lin Mu's eyes.
He always felt that these things were connected.
Moreover, if what the old man said is true, then Archives records in the City Lord's Mansion are about the first city lord.
Having undergone two reforms, why are these Archives still being preserved?
Lin Mu's expression changed slightly for a moment.
He rushed towards the City Lord's Mansion.
Cui Boxuan looked somewhat puzzled.
They ran forward together with Lin Mu.
Lin Mu arrived at the City Lord's Mansion once again, holding the Archives in his hands and constantly probing them with his Mental Power.
Before long, he discovered that there was a hidden layer beneath the Archives.
He took out a torch from his Space Bracelet and carefully roasted the charcoal for a while.
Some writing then appeared.
"Ghost City, born on the border, is a place where two worlds meet, an extremely dangerous place!"
Cui Boxuan looked puzzled when he saw these words.
"What's the meaning?"
Lin Mu took a deep breath. "If I'm not mistaken, the so-called New Land City is actually a Ghost City!"
Cui Boxuan's expression changed drastically, and there was a hint of fear in his eyes.
"You're not kidding?"
Lin Mu nodded. "The invasion back then was very likely not an invasion at all, but rather some major upheaval. These so-called Undead are not real Undead, but vengeful ghosts!"
Cui Boxuan swallowed hard, a look of fear on his face.
Having lived this long and seen Fierce Beast and Demon, this is the first time I've ever seen a ghost.
However, Lin Mu knew very well that these so-called ghosts were probably evolved forms, and it was hard to say whether they actually existed in the world.