Crossing the wilderness to survive, starting with a broken kitchen knife

An Ye pointed to the ground and continued.

"Huojiacun is quite special. It is at the intersection of three timelines: the past, present, and future. In layman's terms, the time and space where Xiu Xiu is located is the past, and the time you are in is now. The reason why you can see and view the past It has a certain impact on time and space because the soul-binding bell brings you from the 'past' to the 'present'."

"Furthermore, if you get the Soul Understanding Bell in the present, you can't take it back to the past. This is one of the reasons why I stopped you."

Zhang Shi was confused by An Ye's words. He always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't explain it for a while.

He stared at Mr. An, trying to find flaws in the other person's expression, but there was nothing else on Mr. An's shining golden face except a bit of kindness and helplessness.

“Then according to what you said, wouldn’t it be true that ‘now’ I will never be able to get the Soul-Relieving Bell here?”

Mr. An nodded.

"Yes, because of the function of the soul-binding bell, although you can touch things in the 'past', when you return to your 'past', everything will be restored. Time will erase the things you have caused. Influence."

Zhang Shi's mouth crooked, and Lao Duan's hand reached over the soul-binding bell again.

"In that case, why did you bring me here?"

Mr. An waved his hand quickly.

"Hey, don't worry, just listen to what I have to say."

"Although you can't take the bell back, you can know the development of things in advance and pay attention to the location of the bell. Wouldn't it be nice to wait until you return to the normal 'past' and then go get it?"

Zhang Shi nodded, feeling that what Mr. An said was somewhat reasonable. He took out Mr. An's porcelain pot and asked again.

"What kind of method is this black tiger? What's going on with this spirit gathering array and the crypt in the cemetery?"

At this time, Huo Xiuxiu and Huo Linjian had stopped searching. The two of them didn't seem to find what they were looking for, so Huo Xiuxiu destroyed all the porcelain pots in the underground palace in anger. Countless souls flew out, and Huo Xiuxiu and the others also left towards the exit of the underground palace.

Zhang Shi glanced at Mr. An and asked.

"I don't know about the conflicts in your family, but these are your clan members, and you just watch like this?"

Mr. An shook his head helplessly, stretched out his finger to the exit, and signaled Zhang Shi to leave.

"Follow Xiuxiu, let's talk as we walk."

…

Outside, because of the souls, the dark wind howled in the courtyard of the ancestral hall. An Ye indeed emits bright golden light, like a walking moon, which is incompatible with the night.

"If I guess correctly, your special ability should be copying."

Zhang Shi was silent. An Ye was also present when he opened the treasure box. He couldn't hide the secret of getting double the supplies.

Seeing that Zhang Shi didn't speak, Mr. An didn't care and continued to talk to himself.

"I was originally placed on the soul-suppressing platform. When you opened the seal, I saw with my own eyes that the soul-binding bell turned into two and appeared in your storage space. Even my soul felt torn apart. . If Lao Chan doesn’t have some tricks, I’m afraid even the soul will be split into two.”

Zhang Shi thought of the soul-binding bell that suppressed Huo Xiuxiu in the porcelain pot in the crypt, and the feeling that something was wrong in his heart became stronger.

Without showing any doubts, Zhang Shi just continued to ask about the village after taking a look at the requirements of the main mission.

"Don't change the subject. I just want to know what happened in this village. Why can't I see a living person?"

Mr. An stopped, raised his head, and looked like he was reminiscing about the past, and then slowly walked forward.

"It's a long story. Ever since the black fog appeared, strange things have happened in the village from time to time, and some villagers have disappeared."

"As time goes by, more and more people are missing, and every household's food consumption has bottomed out. Everyone in the village is in danger and panic is getting worse. In order to stabilize people's hearts, the village chief decided to conduct a ritual ceremony in the village. ”

"After paying a certain price, the village chief successfully awakened the black tiger and I with the help of two bells. However, the black mist is quite strange and dangerous, and even we cannot get through it."

"I originally wanted to set up a large formation to gather spiritual energy in an attempt to disperse the fog, but I didn't expect that the fog had an independent consciousness. It had already quietly eroded some villagers, and even the black tiger was not careful. "

"My golden body was shattered by multiple blows, and I had to rely on the soul-binding bell to barely protect myself."

"The black mist eroded and ordered the black tiger to kill normal villagers, place their souls in spirit gathering jars, and arrange them into a spirit gathering array in an attempt to completely wipe out Huojia Village."

"Seeing that the situation was critical, the village chief chose to abandon his soldiers to save his chariot. He sacrificed the lives of some villagers and arranged a similar spirit gathering array to fight against the black tiger. Xiuxiu's family was the chosen sacrifice and died in the cave. altar."

"What is unexpected is that Xiuxiu was born with three souls in one body. Her soul is immortal after death. She retains her intelligence and memory, becomes extremely powerful, and tries to take revenge on the village chief and Black Tiger."

"The village chief was attacked by two parties, so he had to use the bell as a magic weapon to suppress Xiuxiu. But this also gave the black tiger a chance. Taking advantage of both sides, it took advantage of the situation and killed all the living villagers. So far. , Huojiacun became a ghost land.”

After listening to Mr. An's statement, Zhang Shi glanced at the task panel and found that it had not changed. He knew that the old boy was lying, but he did not point it out.

"So, the culprit of everything should be this inexplicable black mist?"

Mr. An nodded, and then looked at Zhang Shi with burning eyes.

"Since you outsiders can find a way to pass through the black mist, I saved you from the black tiger's mouth just to be brave enough to ask you a favor."

Zhang Shi had already guessed what Mr. An was going to say and replied lukewarmly.

"But it doesn't matter."

"Now, all the villagers in Huojia Village have died, and I have no worries, but I am not willing to sink into this ghostland forever."

"Young man, if you can leave the village, please take Lao Chan with you. Lao Chan is willing to teach me all his life's knowledge and magical powers to repay your life-saving grace."

Zhang Shi stopped. Ahead, Huo Xiuxiu and Huo Linjian had returned to the crypt in the cemetery. Zhang Shi played with the soul-binding bell, then looked at the porcelain pot in his backpack, and smiled meaningfully.

"This black tiger swallowed another soul-binding bell. Now it's in this soul-gathering jar. Don't you have any thoughts of revenge?"

"I rely on you, and my behavior will be corrected after returning to the 'past'. Good and evil will be rewarded in the end. It's not that the time has not come yet. I have no cause and effect with this black tiger. Maybe someone will go there soon." Deal with it."

Zhang Shi nodded, his smile growing deeper in his heart.

"I already know Huo Xiuxiu's location. In that case, just teleport me back to the 'past'. I'm more worried about the safety of my friends. I promise you that I will take you out of here when the matter is completed."

Hearing this, Mr. An showed a kind smile and nodded in agreement.

"In that case, let's go back."