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However, at this moment, the two suddenly stopped and a solemn look appeared on their faces. Shang Qiu looked at Shang Hui and asked seriously:

"Lao Shang, did you hear any noise?"

Shang Hui nodded quickly and said:

"It seems... to be the cry of a woman..."

In their ears, they could indeed hear the faint sound of a woman crying amidst the gusts of wind. The sound seemed very far away, as if it was there and not there. But how could there be a woman in the Forbidden City, which had been closed for a long time, in the middle of the night?

The two looked at each other, and their hearts seemed to be struck by a heavy object. A chill ran down their necks and into their heels. They were all experienced people, and although they were not afraid, this strange scene still made them feel a little uneasy.

"The sound seems to come from the direction of the East and West Six Palaces..." Shang Hui said, while quickening his pace and walking towards the direction of the East and West Six Palaces.

Shang Qiu was naturally unwilling to lag behind. Although the situation before him was incredible, this was exactly the purpose of their visit. Since there was a strange cry, perhaps it meant that what Sun Qing said was true. Then, their arrival was even more necessary.

Shang Hui used the light of the flashlight to check the map in his hand to determine the direction of travel. The two soon arrived at the location of the East and West Six Palaces. Sure enough, after entering this door, the crying became clearer.

At the same time, a muffled thunder was heard. The two looked up, with a hint of doubt in their eyes. Before coming to the Forbidden City, they had contacted the Meteorological Bureau and confirmed that the weather in Beijing today would be clear and there would be no thunderstorm. Therefore, this muffled thunder seemed a bit inexplicable.

The sound of thunder echoed around along with the woman's crying. At this moment, the two of them understood why Sun Qing was so scared. If they hadn't been prepared, if they hadn't seen the miracle from Zhao Qi before, they would probably be panicking at this moment.

Shang Hui gritted his teeth, looked at Shang Qiu and asked:

"Old Liu, how are you, can you still hold on?"

Shang Qiu smiled calmly and said:

"No problem. Let's go and look for the crying sound. I want to see what's playing tricks here!"

The two encouraged each other and walked deeper together. However, after passing through the six east and west palaces, they still did not find the source of the crying sound.

Shang Hui stopped, checked the map again, pointed in a direction and said:

"Go further and you will reach the Ningshou Palace. The door in front is the Zhenshun Gate of the Ningshou Palace..."

Shang Qiu looked in the direction Shang Hui pointed, frowned meaningfully and said:

"Why do I feel like the crying sound came from over there?"

Just as he finished speaking, another muffled thunder exploded, and lightning flashed across the sky, illuminating the surrounding darkness.

At this moment, Shang Qiu took a step back in surprise.

Because just now, when the lightning illuminated the surroundings, he seemed to see several figures flash past the wall beside him.

Although it was only a moment, Shang Qiu was sure that he was definitely not seeing things.

Those figures were so real, as if they were right next to me.

Shang Hui also obviously noticed something, his eyes were full of surprise, because at the moment the lightning flashed, he seemed to see a team marching on the straight road in front of him.

But as the lightning disappeared, the figure also disappeared...

The two of them stood there stiffly, and only at this moment did they truly realize that something was going wrong...

"This place is indeed a bit weird, we have to be vigilant..."

Shang Qiu's face was solemn. While speaking to Shang Hui, he quickened his pace until he arrived in front of Zhenshun Gate.

However, before they pushed open the door, clear crying sounds came from behind the door, hitting their ears directly.

"This should be it, are you ready?"

Shang Hui nodded heavily, and then Shang Qiu pushed open the Zhenshun door.

"Crack!"

At this moment, a flash of lightning streaked across the sky, and the entire Forbidden City was illuminated again.

In this brief moment of light, the two were surprised to find that there was an ancient well hidden behind Zhenshun Gate.

And above the ancient well, there was a woman sitting and crying.

Just then, they heard footsteps. The two men looked back and saw several Qing Dynasty officers and soldiers in yellow robes waving machetes and hacking at them.

At such a close distance, the two men clearly saw pieces of rotten flesh falling from the faces of these officers and soldiers, accompanied by a foul smell.

"Shh..."

At this critical moment, the lightning disappeared, and the yellow-robed soldiers also disappeared.

Both of them were so scared that they broke out in cold sweats, with beads of sweat oozing from their foreheads.

After a long while, the two came back to their senses. Shang Hui asked in disbelief:

"What was that just now?"

Shang Qiu also shook his head in confusion:

"I don't know, but it felt so real, I could even smell the stench of rotting flesh."

"Woooo..."

The crying sound was heard again, and the two of them froze in place.

Just now their attention was attracted by the yellow-robed officers and soldiers, and they completely forgot about the ancient well behind them and the woman sitting on it.

Now that the lightning has disappeared, is the woman still there? What's the reason for the crying sound?

The two men turned around mechanically and were surprised to find that the woman had not disappeared. She was still sitting by the ancient well with her head down and her hair covering her face.

What surprised them even more was that water was dripping from the woman's hair, as if she had just climbed out of a well.

But this well has been dry for many years, how could there still be water?

Looking at this scene, Shang Hui seemed to have thought of something and said in astonishment:

"This well is called Zhenfei Well. In the 26th year of Emperor Guangxu's reign, when the Eight-Nation Alliance attacked the capital, Empress Dowager Cixi drowned Zhenfei in this well..."

Hearing this, Shang Qiu asked in disbelief:

"Old Shang, do you mean this woman is Concubine Zhen?"

"Crack!"

I don’t know if it was a coincidence or something, but when Shang Qiu mentioned Zhenfei, lightning appeared inexplicably again.

In an instant, a large number of yellow-robed officers and soldiers appeared again outside the Zhenshun Gate, which was originally empty.

At the same time, the woman who had covered her face and wept bitterly raised her head, revealing a drowned face.

Her face was swollen and rotten, and Shang Hui felt nauseous at just one look.

But at this moment, the two men had no time to react, as the long swords in the hands of the yellow-robed soldiers were already in front of them.

At the same time, the woman also rushed over with a howl.

In a hurry, Shang Qiu instinctively wanted to raise his hand to block, but found that he could not move.

The same was true for Shang Hui. His eyes were full of fear. Death had never threatened him so closely before.

"boom!"

However, at this moment, a white light suddenly shot up above Shang Hui and Shang Qiu's heads. This white light seemed to frighten these ghost soldiers, and they all stopped charging.

But the drowned woman was still crazy, stretching out her pale hands and trying to strangle the two men's necks.

Shang Hui and Shang Qiu seemed to be frozen in place, unable to move, with only their eyes able to clearly see everything that was happening.

At this moment, the two found that the white light above their heads began to slowly gather.

Immediately afterwards, the shadow of an old man in white clothes walked out from the white light!

At just one glance, the two felt that the old man looked familiar. He had white eyebrows and beard and a kind face.

"It's...it's him!"

The two men suddenly realized that this old man was the one who had played chess with Zhao Qi in the back mountain of the Kunlun Mountain Security Zone.

Guiguzi!

At this moment, the old man stood in the air and lightly tapped the cane in his hand. In an instant, a strong ray of light spread out.

Wherever the light passed, there was no sound, but it was extremely powerful. The female ghost and the yellow-robed soldiers disappeared in an instant!

Then, the old man turned around and glanced at the two of them indifferently, nodded slightly, and then a gust of wind blew, and the old man disappeared without a trace.

"Old Shang, be careful!"

At this moment, Shang Hui suddenly heard Shang Qiu's urgent call.

Only then did he realize that he had walked to the edge of the well without knowing when, with half of his body almost in it.

Shang Qiu's situation was not optimistic either. Fortunately, at the critical moment, the two of them woke up and pushed each other, thus escaping from danger.

After being temporarily safe, Shang Hui looked around in astonishment and said anxiously:

"What happened just now? Was it an illusion?"

Shang Qiu shook his head heavily and spoke slowly:

"No, that was definitely not an illusion. Do you still remember what Captain Zhao Qi said at that time?"

He touched the top of his head, where there was a bump from being hit while watching chess, but now it had miraculously disappeared.

"Before, in the garrison area, we got a bump on our heads after being hit by the old man in white. Captain Zhao Qi said that was our good fortune. Now it seems that it was that hit that allowed us to escape the deadlock!"

After hearing this, Shang Hui broke out in a cold sweat:

"That's true. We were able to escape death only because the old man in white appeared again. Also, the bump on my head is gone..."

He looked around, but where was the sound of the woman crying and the shadow of the yellow-robed soldiers?

Even when I looked up at the sky, I saw only a bright moon and sparse stars, with no sign of thunder or lightning.

But both of them knew that everything they had just experienced was real.

If it weren't for this good fortune, if it weren't for the old man's shadow coming to rescue them, they would probably have died in the well long ago.

"It's a pity that this good fortune is actually used here..."

"Yes, this is definitely a special opportunity, otherwise it wouldn't have saved our lives."

"Just one strike has brought about such a good fortune. This old man is really amazing. Moreover, he is an equal to Captain Zhao and they even play chess together..."

"Captain Zhao's strength is probably far beyond our imagination!"

For a while, Shang Hui and Shang Qiu talked in a low voice, still standing there in a daze, recalling the various scenes in the Kunlun Security Zone, and their admiration for Zhao Qi was growing deeper and deeper.

The more they met him, the more they realized how powerful Zhao Qi was. They couldn't help but admire him, he was indeed a master.

"Don't think about it for now. There's something wrong with this place, there must be something wrong!"

Shang Qiu gradually came back to his senses, and while pulling Shang Hui away from the well, he said:

"If this matter is not resolved, the Forbidden City will never have peace. It will be useless to recruit more people. They will be scared away after a few days. Even worse, if someone dies, it will be a big trouble!"

Shang Hui nodded:

"That's right, we have to find the 788 Exploration Team! Only they can solve this problem!"

As they talked, they quickened their pace, not wanting to stay here any longer.

The person in charge had been waiting outside the door for a long time, but they still didn't come out. He was extremely anxious. After finally seeing Shang Hui and Shang Qiu hurried out, the person in charge was about to step forward to talk to them when he found that their faces looked extremely bad.

"Director Shang, are you okay?"

Shang Hui waved his hand hastily and left with Shang Qiu. The person in charge looked at their departing backs, confused...

After returning, Shang Hui and Shang Qiu both developed high fever that night.

The two were rushed to the hospital. While in a daze, they only felt a warm light at the Baihui acupoint traveling throughout their bodies.

The next morning, the high fever of the two men subsided. Although they thanked the doctor, they knew in their hearts that the high fever could go away so quickly because of the blow on the top of their heads...

At this moment, the two of them sighed sincerely that this was truly a blessing, a blessing that could save their lives!

Moreover, they knew very well that even if they had not gone to the Forbidden City today and had not encountered the haunted incident, this good fortune would definitely save their lives in other crisis situations in the future!

Therefore, the two did not stay in the hospital for long. After Shang Hui and Shang Qiu discussed it, they returned to the bureau.

They decided to submit a formal application to the Western Theater Command in the name of the Cultural Relics Bureau and the National Security Bureau, respectively, to allow the 788 Exploration Team to come and assist in the work.

This is also because they are considering Zhao Qi. After all, the 788 Exploration Team is a team formed by the military, and it is best to obtain approval through formal channels in order not to cause trouble for Zhao Qi.

As a result, documents from the Cultural Relics Bureau and the National Security Bureau were sent one after another to the Western Theater Command.

After doing all this, Shang Hui and Shang Qiu breathed a sigh of relief.

Everything that happened last night is still vivid in their minds, and it takes them a long time to recover.

They couldn't tell anyone about this matter, and it wasn't even easy to publicize it too much, so they could only wait for the arrival of the 788 Exploration Team.

Only then, perhaps we can truly uncover the secrets hidden in the Forbidden City...

Not long after, the documents from the Cultural Relics Bureau arrived at the Western Theater Command first and were delivered directly to the office of the top leader, Commander Zhang Wei.

Commander Zhang Wei examined the document with a frown on his face:

"China Cultural Relics Bureau? How come even the Cultural Relics Bureau knows about the 788 Exploration Team now?"

Deputy Commander Yang Jianjun asked doubtfully:

"Lao Zhang, what's wrong with the 788 Exploration Team?"

Zhang Wei shook his head and handed the document in his hand to Yang Jianjun:

"No, the Beijing Cultural Relics Bureau suddenly sent us a request for cooperation, hoping that we could send the 788th Exploration Team to Beijing to help them investigate a case."

Yang Jianjun looked at the document and was also confused:

"This is really strange. How come the whole world knows about the 788 Exploration Team, but we know nothing about this team? What kind of case does the Cultural Relics Bureau have that requires the army to assist, and specifically asks for the 788 Exploration Team?"

Just then, there was a knock on the door:

"report!"

Li Xin walked in quickly with a document in his hand:

"My two leaders, the Beijing National Security Bureau has also sent a document of assistance, hoping that the 788 Exploration Team can go to Beijing to assist the National Security Bureau's operations."