At the foot of White Mountain.
Xiao Qiuqiu and Da Zhou looked at the six black SUVs blocking the road ahead and exchanged bewildered glances.
The six SUVs were surrounded by more than twenty spotlights, illuminating the area as if it were daytime.
On both sides of the road stood twenty men dressed in identical black suits, their bodies ramrod straight, exuding the distinctive Aura of soldiers.
"What should we do?" Da Zhou asked.
"Should we go back?" Xiao Qiuqiu suggested.
"Ignore them. They're from STE; they're just here to collect data," Ling Yi's voice echoed in their minds.
What is STE?
" The Special Events Administration is an official organization that was established less than a week ago. You and that Lü Bo are both under their observation, and they plan to recruit you into their organization."
"Am I included too?" Xiao Qiuqiu asked, completely oblivious to his own limitations.
Is your brain still fresh?
" Da Zhou, look, he's calling me stupid again."
Da Zhou ignored the Xiao Qiuqiu, frowned and thought for a moment before asking, "What data should we collect?"
"The monster data, and your data too, show that the pace of Spiritual Qi resurgence is accelerating, and the frequency of various Ghost appearing is increasing. The authorities must find an effective solution as soon as possible."
"Take the talisman you created, for example."
Da Zhou nodded knowingly, then asked again, "Is there anything special about that Lü Bo?"
"I've seen his videos too. I don't think he can handle the Ghost King, which you couldn't even defeat."
"No, you're mistaken." Ling Yi chuckled. "I just wanted to trick him."
"Huh? Isn't this a bit inappropriate? And why? Do you have a grudge against him?"
"We have no grudge. I'll explain that to you later."
Knowing that Ling Yi didn't want to talk about it, Da Zhou didn't ask any more questions and walked straight ahead.
Sure enough, the people who blocked the road did not stop them. They politely moved their cars to make way for Da Zhou and the others, and then blocked the road again after they had passed.
"I looked up some information online. This White Mountain Abyss Mine existed seventy years ago and was mined for almost twenty years before it was completely abandoned due to a mine collapse," Xiao Qiuqiu said while looking at her phone.
"Some people online say that the collapse was man-made, that someone dug a bottomless cave deep inside the mine, and that there were supposedly monster roars coming from inside, and some even saw monsters crawling out of the cave."
"To prevent these monsters from coming to earth and harming people, the mine was eventually destroyed, burying them inside."
"About a month ago, a reckless streamer hired dozens of people to do an adventure livestream in the White Mountain Mine. They spent a week clearing a passage into the depths of the mine, but after they entered, they lost signal."
"After that, they completely disappeared."
"This matter has been circulating online for a while, but the streamer isn't very popular, so not many people are paying attention to it."
Xiao Qiuqiu put down his phone, and the three of them were now standing in front of a dark cave.
"Do we really want to go in?" Xiao Qiuqiu asked with a look of refusal.
"You can wait at the door for that Ghost King to come and take you back to be his wife," Ling Yi teased.
"Don't want!"
"Alright, let's start the live stream, Ling Yi, professional photographer, let's get started!"
Da Zhou wasn't too afraid. After all, he had been through a lot with Ling Yi, and with his own abilities, he was more excited than fearful.
Two mobile phones used for live streaming lit up and floated into the air, pointing at Da Zhou and Xiao Qiuqiu from two directions. At the same time, five high-powered searchlights hovered around the two of them, and instantly, the five beams of light shone into the mine.
At the same time, their live streams also started one after the other.
The once pitch-black mine was now illuminated by five beams of light.
While interacting with the audience, Da Zhou led Xiao Qiuqiu deeper into the mine.
The mine shaft is four meters wide and three meters high. There are traces of tracks on the ground, but the original tracks have long since disappeared.
The abyss ahead was bottomless; even with five searchlights shining out, the end remained shrouded in darkness.
Not far behind them, five STE personnel, armed with Firearms and various testing equipment, followed at a distance.
Looking at the cell phones and searchlights that were automatically levitating in mid-air, they were somewhat bewildered. Had technology really advanced this far? Why hadn't they known?
"I'm afraid it's not the power of technology," said a middle-aged man who was leading the group after observing for a moment.
He is Shen Bin, the first director of STE, an instructor in a mysterious unit, who has now taken over STE.
"If you observe closely, those two live-streaming phones and spotlights are extremely intelligent. Not only do they automatically adjust their angles, but they can also automatically adjust according to the wishes of the two female anchors."
"It's like..."
Someone nearby chimed in, "They look just like they're alive!"
"That's right, it was like it was alive. I asked some Daoist School practitioners, and they confirmed that the Da Zhou used Daoist Arts last night. Although it was only at the beginner Entry, it was indeed an extremely profound Daoist Arts."
"Even those Daoist School sect leaders highly praise this streamer's Daoist Daoist Arts. If our STE can master these Daoist Arts, dealing with Ghost will be much easier in the future."
"Chief, that Lü Bo seems to be very hostile towards us," a subordinate said with dissatisfaction.
"It's normal for him to be resistant to us. People with big secrets will naturally be resistant to official forces. Let's ignore him for now. Since he's also fighting Ghost, it doesn't matter whether he joins us or not."
"But we must fight for this Da Zhou."
In truth, Shen Bin had many questions in his mind. Where did she learn the Daoist Arts of the Da Zhou? She rarely even left her house. Did someone come to her door to teach her? Or was she truly self-taught, as she herself claimed?
He naturally didn't believe the claim that someone was self-taught; the Da Zhou must have had a master.
In just a few days, Da Zhou went from an ordinary person to a Little Gao in Daoist Arts.
And all of this started precisely when Da Zhou fainted from fright during that live broadcast.
Therefore, Shen Bin guessed that the Changes in Da Zhou were most likely related to that Ghost Body.
As for the fake Daoist priest, he was arrested by STE people that same day. Based on the fake Daoist priest's description, it basically confirmed Shen Bin's guess.
This is why they haven't taken the initiative to talk to Da Zhou. They still don't know the details about that mysterious entity, and observing the situation is the best option.
The group ventured deeper into the path, and after about ten minutes, the road was blocked by a pile of rubble. However, in the lower right corner, there was a low opening about 1.5 meters high and 1 meter wide.
"This hole should be the path that the adventure streamer dug through back then." Da Zhou sighed. She really didn't want to crawl into this hole; just thinking about it made her feel extremely uncomfortable.
"Are we really going to crawl through?" Xiao Qiuqiu, his face full of reluctance.
Da Zhou is doing well; at LV3, her physical abilities have improved significantly.
But Xiao Qiuqiu couldn't handle it at all. In this confined space, she felt incredibly oppressed, and she really didn't want to crawl into this low hole.
Da Zhou Mental Voice Transmission to Ling Yi: "Do you have any ideas? This is so uncomfortable, we're all Meimei girls."
"..."
Before Ling Yi could speak, Shen Bin, who had been following them, stepped forward and said, "Our men can scout ahead for you."
Da Zhou shook his head. "You are just ordinary people. If there is anything inside, you won't be able to handle it at all. I'll stay in front."
"No, Da Zhou, I'm afraid you don't realize how important you are. Even if all of us were to sacrifice ourselves, we wouldn't want anything to happen to Da Zhou."
"Is the situation bad?" Da Zhou asked.
Shen Bin sighed and asked, "Could you two please turn off the live stream for now?"
Da Zhou glanced in Ling Yi's direction, and Ling Yi obediently turned off the live stream.
But why do I feel like I've become a tool of the Da Zhou?
"Things are terrible, completely out of control. The nearby Red City City has been completely occupied by a Ghost King, and the entire city is shrouded in a thick fog. We sent many warriors in, but without exception, we've all lost contact with them."
"Modern weapons are almost useless against these Ghost, and the traditions of Mount Mao and Mount Shu have been almost completely severed over the years. The leaders of Mount Mao and Mount Shu can't even defeat Ghost General."
Da Zhou thought for a moment and said, "You should go back first. You can't be of much help here. I'll think of something after this live stream ends."
"Could you...?"
"I'm sorry, this live stream is very important to me." Da Zhou didn't explain further. Was he supposed to tell them that he needed Fear Points to become stronger?
"Okay, I understand. We'll wait for you outside."
Shen Bin and the others eventually left. His message had been conveyed, and Da Zhou had given him a clear answer, which was already very good.
At that moment, Da Zhou suddenly felt a sense of responsibility.
" Ling Yi..."
"Do what you want to do."
"Thank you!" Da Zhou smiled. As long as Ling Yi supported her, that was enough.
It was then that she noticed something was wrong with the Xiao Qiuqiu.
At this moment, Xiao Qiuqiu was half-asleep, in a state between sleep and wakefulness, standing there loosely.
What's wrong with her?
"Asleep."
"What? Sleeping standing up? No, that doesn't even look like she's asleep; her eyes are open."
You can think of it as sleepwalking.
The level 9 Forced Dream Entry directly put Xiao Qiuqiu's consciousness into a dream state, and incidentally took over her body.
"Isn't she afraid of crawling through holes? We can wake her up after she crawls through."
Da Zhou blinked, took two steps back, and asked warily, "You actually know this kind of trick? Have you used it on me before?"
"I'm Ghost Body now, what do you think I can do to you? Besides, I have no interest in you."
"Hmph, I'll beat you up sooner or later." Da Zhou was so angry that he almost vomited blood. He said viciously, then bent down and started crawling through the hole.
It took Da Zhou and the sleepwalking Xiao Qiuqiu a full twenty minutes to squeeze through the low hole. To be honest, it didn't feel very good.
At this moment, Ling Yi started his live stream again...