Siheyuan: Tathagata's Palm suppresses the entire courtyard!

"Guide?" Xu Mingjie's mind was in a mess. "Where should we go?"

Lao Wang did not answer directly, but pointed in the direction of the basement: "We have to go there again. I doubt what those voices want to tell us."

Xu Mingjie's heart was beating like thunder, and he almost wanted to refuse, but he knew he had no choice. They had been drawn into this mystery and had to find the truth.

The two walked towards the basement again, Lao Wang still holding the compass, and Xu Mingjie followed closely behind him. After entering the basement, the depressing atmosphere became even stronger, and Xu Mingjie felt a little difficult to breathe.

"The sound is getting stronger..." Lao Wang suddenly stopped and looked ahead with a serious expression. Xu Mingjie followed his gaze and found that a faint halo began to appear in the corner of the basement. The light was weak but clear, as if some kind of power was driving them to appear.

"What is this?" Xu Mingjie's voice almost trembled.

Lao Wang stared at the halo, slowly approached, and whispered: "These lights may be some kind of residual spirits. They are repeating a scene or trying to convey some information."

Countless questions suddenly emerged in Xu Mingjie's mind, but at this moment, he could only watch Lao Wang nervously approach the halo step by step. Just as Lao Wang approached the halo, the light suddenly became brighter, and at the same time, the low knocking sound became more rapid, as if responding to something.

Xu Mingjie felt a shudder all over his body, and his mind suddenly flashed with last night's dream, in which the figure of the imperial physician seemed to overlap with the halo in front of him. He suddenly had a strong premonition that the key to solving all the mysteries might be hidden behind the halo.

"Old Wang, be careful!" Xu Mingjie couldn't help but remind him, his heart full of worry.

Lao Wang nodded and continued forward. He placed the compass in his hand near the halo. Suddenly, the compass needle began to vibrate violently and pointed to a corner of the basement. Lao Wang's face became more solemn. He looked back at Xu Mingjie with a hint of determination in his eyes.

Xu Mingjie and Lao Wang were busy in the basement, but the sky outside the courtyard gradually darkened. Suddenly, Xu Mingjie felt a sudden sense of oppression, as if something had fallen from the sky. He looked up at the tunnel entrance and found that the sky outside the patio had become overcast, with faint thunder rolling, as if it was going to rain heavily.

"Lao Wang, the weather outside is bad. It's going to rain." Xu Mingjie whispered, trying to temporarily divert his attention from the depressing atmosphere in the basement.

Lao Wang nodded and continued to move the stones in the corner of the basement with concentration: "No matter what happens outside, we have to hurry. Do you feel it? The atmosphere here is getting more and more wrong."

Xu Mingjie also felt the invisible pressure, as if the air in the basement was getting heavier. He recalled the heat and uneasiness before the storm in his early years, and an inexplicable fear rose in his heart. He was a little distracted, wondering if he should put this matter aside and continue after the rain stopped and the sky cleared.

At this moment, a dull thunder sounded from above the basement, and then raindrops began to hit the patio, the sound was like countless pebbles hitting the ground. The rain was getting heavier, as if the sky was pouring out all its anger, and the whole courtyard was shrouded in a damp and cold rain curtain.

Xu Mingjie listened to the sound of rain, and his mood became more complicated. He was afraid of thunder since he was a child, and every time a rainstorm came, he would always feel an inexplicable anxiety. Today, this anxiety was even more intense, because he knew that although the sound of rain was noisy, it could not cover up the low knocking sound in the basement.

"This rain... is really weird." Xu Mingjie said to himself, with a slight tremor in his voice.

Lao Wang stopped what he was doing, looked up at Xu Mingjie, and a trace of worry flashed in his eyes: "Mingjie, are you okay? If you feel uncomfortable, you can go upstairs and rest first. I can continue alone."

"No, no, I'm fine." Xu Mingjie shook his head hastily, trying to make his voice sound more resolute. "We have to figure out the secrets here together. I don't want to give up halfway."

Lao Wang nodded, then turned his gaze back to the stone in front of him and continued to move it. Xu Mingjie looked at Lao Wang's determined back, and a feeling of admiration rose in his heart, but also mixed with deep worry. He knew that Lao Wang was persisting, and he must persist too, otherwise this nightmare would never end.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, almost pouring down, and the atmosphere in the basement became more depressing. Xu Mingjie felt that the surrounding walls seemed to be closing in on them, and the chill in the air was getting stronger. He suddenly had a strong premonition that something big was about to happen.

"Lao Wang, hurry up! I have a bad feeling!" Xu Mingjie couldn't help but urge him, with a hint of urgency in his tone.

Lao Wang did not look back, but moved the stones more vigorously. Finally, with a dull sound, the last big stone was moved away, revealing a small hole below. The hole was not big, and it seemed that it could only accommodate one person bending over to get in, but the cold air emanating from the hole made Xu Mingjie take a step back involuntarily.

"It seems that there is something hidden here." Lao Wang's voice was low and solemn. He turned back and glanced at Xu Mingjie. "Do you think we should continue?"

Xu Mingjie was struggling fiercely. He wanted to retreat and leave this strange place immediately, but another strong curiosity drove him to continue. He knew that he had come to this point and there was no room for turning back.

"Go ahead." Xu Mingjie finally made up his mind, his voice firm and low.

Lao Wang nodded, raised the oil lamp in his hand, and carefully reached out to the cave entrance. The light from the oil lamp shone into the cave entrance, appearing weak and pale, as if swallowed by the thick yin energy.

Xu Mingjie followed Lao Wang, and the two entered the narrow cave one after the other. The passage at the cave entrance was narrow and slippery. Xu Mingjie could feel the thick moss on the wall and the smell of decay in the air. Every step seemed so difficult, but he knew he had to keep moving forward.

The passage was not long, and they soon came to a small basement, with mottled murals all around the walls. The patterns on the murals were blurry, and seemed to be some kind of ancient sacrificial scene, but the erosion of time made them appear fragmented.