Nightmare Light

Chapter 140 Entering Lushan
As the administrative center of a huge theocratic dynasty during the Three Emperors period, Lushan Villa has an astonishing area that matches its function.

The huge and solemn square extends from the entrance to the depths of the villa.

In Lin Wang's opinion, the area of ​​this square is at least the size of two football fields.

When the vehicle drove into the square, about one or two hundred people ran out of the villa.

Some of these people wore black robes, while others wore purple robes.

As they ran, these people gradually formed two rows - those wearing black robes on the outside and those wearing purple robes on the inside.

There are two people wearing different clothes. The one in purple robe holds a sun-shaped scepter, and the one in black robe holds a deer antler-shaped scepter.

Two rows of people ran, holding their scepters diagonally toward the sky. In this way, the two rows of people leaned against the scepters to form a solemn passage in front of the vehicle.

The car that Lin Wang was riding in was moving forward through this passage.

"This is the ceremony we use at Lushan to welcome distinguished guests," said Ji Xuanyun.

"It inherits the ritual from the ancient Three Emperors period, which was only used to welcome meritorious generals and warriors returning from other lands, or important messengers from the gods. Ordinary ministers or ordinary royal relatives are not qualified to use this ceremony."

Lin Wang understood what Mrs. Lushan meant.

He smiled and didn't respond.

He narrowed his eyes slightly and switched to a super-dimensional perspective.

From a super-dimensional perspective, as the vehicle drove into the square, he saw that when the two rows of people on both sides raised their scepters, a force of energy spread deep underground in the square, forming a huge formation.

The formation emitted a faint light, and the energy covered the entire Lushan Villa.

Lin Wang has not yet felt the true effect of this formation.

But at the moment, it has the effect of calming the mind and purifying evil, but it does not have the function of suppressing and attacking, so Lin Wang did not act rashly.

The car drove to and stopped right in front of the villa.

A butler came forward, opened the car door, and everyone got out.

Lin Wang raised his head and looked at the huge building in front of him.

Lushan Villa is called a villa, but in fact it is more like a huge castle - a four-story building with twenty or thirty rows of windows if you count left and right.

The pure white building has a protruding part at the front, which is the main entrance. There are also side entrances on both sides, as well as several protruding towers.

Many people in different attire were busy moving between the windows and entrances of these buildings, running back and forth silently.

It looks like a real government building, with many civil servants busy at work.

"Mr. Lin Wang, please."

Ji Xuanyun stretched out his hand and motioned Lin Wang to enter the villa.

At this time, she saw the expression on Lin Wang's face.

"Why, Mr. Lin Wang, are you... dissatisfied with Lushan?"

Lin Wang withdrew his gaze calmly and shook his head. "I can't say I'm dissatisfied—this place is very beautiful and luxurious. There are so many facilities that I can't even name them."

"In terms of area, this place is probably hundreds of times larger than my little shabby house. But... in my opinion, this place doesn't feel like a home anymore."

"Lushan has many functions. It's really more than just one place..." She was silent for a few seconds and said one word lightly, "Home."

As they were talking, the door opened and people walked into the villa.

Lin Wang has become a little numb to the luxury of this place.

But when I looked around, I always felt that there was a sense of oppression in this huge villa that was a bit too luxurious. Although the interior of the villa was extremely high and there were bright windows and lights, the atmosphere of alienation and oppression was always there, making people feel breathless.

When Lin Wang reached the center of the villa's lobby, he noticed that on the right side, on a staircase, stood a middle-aged man and a teenage girl. At first glance, the middle-aged man looked a bit like Ji Xuanyun—both had slender, oval faces, straight, hooked noses, and large, hazel eyes.

The girl's facial features were somewhat similar to the boy's, but because she was still underage, she still had some baby fat on her face, which made her face look less elongated and more gentle.

Lin Wang noticed the presence of these two people as soon as he entered the villa.

However, when Lin Wang entered, the two men remained standing on the stairs, without speaking or exposing themselves.

They maintained a "just right" distance and posture. When Lin Wang and Ji Xuanyun walked to the middle of the hall, they "happened" to walk to the stairs and made gestures as if they were about to go downstairs.

When Ji Xuanyun and Lin Wang saw the two of them, the leading man showed expressions of "what a coincidence", "surprise" and "pleasant surprise" on his face, and then switched to a proper welcoming expression, walked down quickly, and greeted Lin Wang and Ji Xuanyun.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lin Wang carefully observed the two people - the middle-aged man walking slightly ahead, whose facial features looked very similar to the hostess of Lushan.

It was obvious that the two were related by blood, and he happened to have a kind, decent, but very social smile on his face - this was the kind of smile that Lin Wang had seen on the faces of many so-called social elites before he traveled through time.

Behind him, the young girl looked much more nervous and reserved. Although she tried hard to force a smile, Lin Wang could clearly see from her eyes that they were a pair of childish, nervous and shy eyes.

It's in line with her age.

The man walking in front spread his arms wide, revealing a perfectly proportioned, enthusiastic smile. "Oh! This must be the renowned, the light of wisdom of Tangsheng City, the unrivalled hero of the North, Mr. Lin Wang! Lushan is saved this time!"

A series of slightly corny compliments came out of the man's mouth.

He had an extremely warm smile on his face and walked quickly towards Lin Wang, posing for a hug as he moved forward.

Lin Wang was not used to being hugged, so he stretched out his hand towards the other person. The man instantly and smoothly switched from a hugging posture to a handshake posture.

At the same time, he walked forward a few steps with great enthusiasm, held Lin Wang's hands with both hands, and shook them vigorously a few times.

"Mr. Lin Wang, let me introduce you. This is my younger brother, Ji Xuance."

Ji Xuanyun pointed at the man who was shaking hands with Lin Wang vigorously.

She pointed to the girl next to her and said, "This is his daughter, my niece, Ji Shuying."

After saying that, she pointed at Lin Wang and said, "This is our guest... You already know him."

Ji Xuance smiled brilliantly: "Welcome! You are most welcome! The welcome banquet is ready!"

Lin Wang was stunned: "Aren't we going to solve the case?"

"Of course the case is important, but we can't neglect our guests. We can't let them go to help us on an empty stomach, right? The people of Lushan can't afford to lose this person..."

Ji Xuance laughed loudly and clapped his hands at the air: "Let's get started! Our guests are starving!"

After the applause, classical music immediately filled the room.

Along with the sound, a group of young male and female dancers walked into the room with light and quick steps.

The female dancers wore chest-length skirts embroidered with gold bells, wore phoenix hairpins and were barefoot, with lotus flowers painted on their foreheads.

The male dancers wore black clothes and tied their hair, with red tassels hanging from their sleeves;

They arranged the Bagua formation with women inside and men outside;

The women danced, the men held instruments: pipa, reed sheng, jade pestle, and golden bells;
Ji Xuanyun, Ji Xuance and Lin Wang walked forward among the dancers' dance formation and entered the banquet hall next to the hall.

In the banquet hall, a wide variety of food was placed on the table like flowing water.

When Lin Wang saw the food, he showed an expression of surprise, confusion and incomprehension.

"……what?"

(End of this chapter)