"We need to get the key, the key to unlock the forbidden land!"

  When the middle-aged man mentioned the key, Xiao Mo thought of the white object in his hand. He pursed his lips and asked inexplicably:

  "What is the Forbidden Land? What is the Key? And how are we supposed to get it?"

  The middle-aged man looked at Xiao Mo with a smile and then replied with a sigh:

  "Even if you've lost your memory, you're still the same person, always full of questions."

  Xiao Mo's smile was undeniable, he was a person with a strong curiosity and a strong desire to learn about the things that piqued his interest.

  The middle-aged man continued to enlighten Xiao Mo after a sigh:

  "The forbidden land refers to a region located at the boundary of Qingyuan City, which ordinary people cannot see, only people like us can see it. The place is shrouded in an extremely dense black fog, with gloomy winds blowing all year round, and eerie ghostly howls are often heard."

  At that time we had analyzed the place, you defined it as a den of those evil spirits, the source of all evil. Things like ghosts and evil spirits were coming out from there.

  "Although this possibility is great, we don't have substantial evidence to prove that this speculation is correct."

  At this time, Xiao Mo interrupted him in confusion and asked:

  "Is it just one area?"

  "No, there were two more doors inside. At that time, you entered the first door and then completely lost contact with me. We all thought you were dead."

  The middle-aged man looked at Xiao Mo and said slowly:

  "I know you must be very puzzled, at that time why only you went in by yourself while we didn't enter. And also why once we lost contact with you, we would think you were definitely dead. Is that right?"

  Xiao Mu nodded subconsciously, and then heard the middle-aged man reply:

  Before you went in there, we had gone to stop a paranormal event once before. That one was a disaster. We sent ten people in and only three made it out.

  That incident had a great impact on you, so you proposed to bring the key to the forbidden land. Tianyi and I advised you against it, but you wouldn't listen, insisting on going there. You also told us that this was a gamble, if we won, not only could we verify the authenticity of the notebook, but also have a chance to take out the equipment to resist the ghost. If we failed, it didn't matter, just consider it a kind of liberation.

  You went in alone and I and the Heavenly One waited outside. We kept in touch with wireless telegraphy, but this connection was cut off five minutes after you entered.

  "After that, Tianyi and I took turns waiting there. It wasn't until a month later that we gave up. In our opinion, being trapped inside for so long, even if we were starving, would be better than dying."

  Xiao Mo stared into the middle-aged man's eyes, and for some reason, he felt that this person's gaze was a bit evasive, just like someone who was telling a lie.

  "These aren't things you made up, are they?"

  The middle-aged man's expression didn't change as he naturally denied it:

  "Why should I cheat you? We are brothers who have fought side by side!"

  Xiao Xiao smiled and didn't say anything, after a moment of silence, he asked again:

  "What was the note you just mentioned?"

  "The way to thoroughly get rid of all this is recorded in this notebook. Moreover, the notebook also records some non-cognitive things and has an analysis of those ghostly objects."

  I'll show you this notebook later, now I want to tell you about the situation here.

  We want to get rid of the ghost's pursuit, we must gather the keys to open the forbidden land. I told you before that there are two doors there.

  Opening the first door requires three keys, and opening the second door requires fourteen keys. That is to say, we need to accumulate seventeen keys in order to have the qualification to enter there, but just entering is not enough, we need to close the second door.

  That door can be said to be the medium between those ghosts and reality, as long as that door is closed, the ghosts will completely disappear. If we don't do this, we will be entangled with the ghosts forever, until we are brutally killed."

  Until he heard all of this, Xiao Mo still looked calm and composed. He didn't shout out loud like ordinary people would, nor did he cry out for help after believing it. Instead, he adhered to the principle of relying on himself rather than others, desperately digesting this information, just because he wanted to continue living.

  Xiao Mo's calm and composed demeanor was all observed by the middle-aged man, who was extremely surprised by Xiao Mo's mental quality and super strong adaptability. At the same time, he was also very uncertain in his heart, suspecting whether Xiao Mo had really lost her memory.

  Then, the middle-aged man talked to Xiao Mo about some things, some things they usually did in their daily lives.

  What they have to do is naturally collect the keys, and the keys only exist in the hands of various ghosts. If you want to get them, you can only find them and snatch them from their hands.

  Although this approach is no different from snatching food from a tiger's mouth, they are not invincible and can only be slaughtered by the ghosts. In fact, they also have ways to harm the ghosts, either by restricting their movements or directly attacking them, or even exposing their whereabouts.

  As for the specific method, the middle-aged man didn't say and Xiao Mo didn't ask. After all, he had already received a lot of information today, and he could leave the rest to be understood slowly in the future.

  The middle-aged man also spoke with a dry mouth and tongue, constantly drinking water, but still patiently answering all sorts of questions for Xiao Mo.

  "According to what you said, as long as the keys are gathered and the second door in the forbidden area is closed, the ghost will be completely eliminated. Does that mean I can go home now? And wait at home for your good news of success?"

  "Otherwise, the outcome would be the same, so why bother fighting with you guys."

  Xiao Mu's words made the middle-aged man pause for a moment, and then he burst out laughing: "Haha"

  "Of course it won't be that easy, we're involved in stopping paranormal events and collecting keys to enter the forbidden area, the biggest benefit is that it can slow down the pursuer's footsteps."

  "Under normal circumstances, the pursuers will conduct a passive hunt on us every three days. We have no knowledge of when they will find us, so the chances of being killed are very high. However, if we actively prevent paranormal events from occurring, this time period can be postponed to as long as once a year."

  Xiao Mo was slightly surprised after hearing this and asked a question:

  "Is this also recorded in that notebook?"

  "Not bad, and it's already been verified."

  Xiao Mo took an interest in the notebook, of course, what he was most interested in was actually the owner of this notebook. It was clear that the owner of the notebook was far more than they knew.

  Xiao Mo basically had no more questions now, he didn't hand over the key he got, after all, there were still some things that needed him to identify the authenticity. The two fell silent for a while, and Xiao Mo suddenly thought of asking the middle-aged man's name, so he asked in a hurry:

  "I don't know what to call you yet?"

  "Just call me Old Gao as before."

  "Old Gao?"

  "What's wrong?"

  "Uh... why does Li Shuai call you a worm?"

  Lao Gao was taken aback at first, and then his face turned iron-green. Presumably, if the person asking wasn't Xiao Mo, he would have already exploded in anger by now.

  "It's not that Li Shuai is a bastard with a cheap mouth, saying that the scars on my face are moving around like a worm crawling on top..."

  "Hah...haha"

  Xiao Mo couldn't help it and awkwardly laughed out loud.

  After laughing, Xiao Mo suddenly remembered the young man with no pupils who was with Lao Gao at that time, and he couldn't help but ask:

  "By the way, Old Gao, what happened to that young man who was with you when you were looking for me? Did he..."

  "What you said is Tianyi, he went to Xu'an City one step ahead of us, and we will also go there tomorrow. A supernatural event occurred there, and we need to go and solve it."

  Xiao Mo nodded, but then he thought of something else:

  "Are paranormal events happening everywhere something we need to search for ourselves?"

  "No, we just need to carry out the execution, there are people who specialize in investigating this aspect."

  At this point, Lao Gao's expression became serious again, and he warned Xiao Mo:

  "Join us and you can never quit, otherwise... you will definitely be torn limb from limb."