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The sun slants west, and the twilight is getting darker.

Before the last dim yellow light faded away, An Ji, Wu Shi and others found the ruins of Xiaoshi Village.

What appeared in front of them at this moment was a deserted village that had been abandoned for an unknown period of time. Insects and unknown wild birds occupied the place, flapping their wings and flying away as soon as they saw someone approaching.

The whole village was silent and desolate, without a trace of people.

This is what Little Rock Village really looks like. When the meme disappeared completely, the village where the "villagers" lived for seventeen years also collapsed. In the seventeenth year, the seasons have changed and the years have changed, and the real Xiaoshi Village has long been in ruins.

Everyone searched for a long time, but no villagers were found. Everything about them has evaporated, and if it weren't for the ruins of the collapsed wooden houses and the millstones left in the village square, no one would even recognize that this was a village.

Even Meng Li, they couldn't find it.

Just as everyone was about to leave empty-handed, An Ji suddenly noticed something was wrong with the soil at the entrance and exit of the village, and asked everyone to dig up the soil.

At the bottom of the slate is a small line inscribed in the common language of the Dodo kingdom.

[Dear friend, thank you for your help from afar. This stele records your exploits, and at some point when you need to be honored, it may help you to be crowned with supreme glory. ]

"Is this what Montrey left us?"

Wushi looked over it twice, but did not understand what the purpose of the stele was.

Angie shook her head: "This is what Meng Li left, but it should only be given to one person, let's take it back."

Intuition tells her that this is a gift from Mengli to Tang Xiao, and only Tang Xiao can afford it.

…

When leaving the village, Saipo stumbled upon something that seemed to be stacked on the woods path farther from the Xiaoshi Village ruins. He thought it was a hidden treasure, so he acted greed, pretended to be relieved and sneaked away from the team, and went around to the back of the woods.

"A group of terrifying and violent civilians, gods... Hmph, idiots with poor eyes. When I find the treasure, I will leave, go directly to the capital, and then kill all those who have insulted me. Prosecute them all before the king, and let you all be hanged!"

Cursing and cursing, Saibo remembered that Tang Xiao and Anji were gods. According to the supreme law, the king couldn't judge and punish the gods, so he couldn't help but get even more angry, and quickly walked into the woods. .

"Let me see where—see!"

Seeing the items stacked like a hill in front of him, Saibo was overjoyed, and hurriedly ran to the front to take a look. His face turned pale, and his footsteps staggered twice and almost fell over.

Where are these treasures that are stacked like mountains... It is clearly his missing guardian!

In my memory, it was only two days ago in the companion Dendrobium forest that I was forced to part with these loyal savior's servants, but now, these servants have their eyes wide open and their bodies are bloated, stacked horizontally on top of each other. At the same time, it is clear that he has lost his breath for more than ten days.

Recalling the conclusion he heard in Xiaoshi Village, Saibo only felt numbness in his scalp, and a chill surged up his back, spreading to his throat like a choke in his throat.

It looks like a mountain of treasure chests from a distance, but how can it suddenly become like this when you get close?

Until this point, Sebo regretted it. He wanted to look back to find An Ji and his party, but the sky was completely dark, and the trees in the distance were so shadowy that no one could be found at all. Only the guard behind Shishan was staring at him all the time.

There was a shrill bird call in the distance, like a whimper and a mockery.

***

Back to the resting place, Red Nose suddenly snorted.

Someone asked what was going on, the red nose scratched his head and said, "I didn't seem to see Saibo just now, did any of you see him?"

No one was impressed. It seemed that after returning from Xiaoshi Village, Saibo naturally separated from them.

"Then let's go back and find him." Someone suggested.

Though the young people from Flo Village are often rude and stubborn, they simply do not hold grudges. Having experienced a danger together, they had forgotten that a few days ago Sebo was their enemy and captive, and now they are a little worried about his safety.

"Don't look for it."

Tang Xiao's voice suddenly came from a height, everyone looked up and saw Tang Xiao resting on the treetops.

"This is his own choice, let him face it himself. You can rest on your own and start directly tomorrow morning."

When Tang Xiao spoke, everyone stopped discussing this matter. An Ji brought the slate to Tang Xiao, but saw Rusa leaning against the tree in despair.

After thinking about it for a while, Angie understood: Tang Xiao must have asked in person. Lusa, who had already seen how powerful Tang Xiao was, had no choice but to tell the truth one by one. Malaise.

When I think of this sinister old guy who is always calculating others, he has finally suffered a loss, and a sense of joy and pride arises spontaneously. An Ji tried his best not to laugh too loudly, and handed over the stone tablet pretending not to have seen Rusa, and then prepared to wait for Tang Xiao's praise.

—This stele was entirely discovered by her, and the credit is rounded up to 90%.

Who knew Tang Xiao had no interest in the stone tablet engraved with the mysterious blessing, but jumped down and called her to a distance, making An Ji a little confused.

"A few questions to you." Tang Xiao said straight to the point, "I hope you can answer truthfully, otherwise lying will be impossible and a waste of time."

Anji gave birth to an ominous premonition: "...what do you want to ask?"

"After you became an envoy in the last life, have you heard of a war called 'Bloody Dodo'?"

The vague distant memory can only recall a few words, and the classics probably recorded that "Bloody Dodo" was a war between sages and monsters. Because the king was tyrannical and unrestrained, many man-eating monsters appeared in the kingdom. In order to protect the safety of civilians, several sages from all over the world gathered in the capital of Dodo to discuss ways to defeat monsters. In the end, they worked together to seal the monsters back into the endless abyss. Because the Dodo Kingdom suffered heavy losses in that battle, blood flowed into rivers, and all the sages who participated in the war were honorably sacrificed, so it was also called "Bloody Dodo".

Tang Xiao nodded with eyes closed, and then asked again: "When did Bloody Duoduo start and end in the records you checked in your last life?"

Angie: “…”

Although Angie at this moment does not know that the terms "quiz" and "class question" will appear in modern society, but at this moment, she is racking her brains to recall the time line. The feeling of being asked.

"Probably... Twenty years ago based on the current standard? Thirty years ago?" Angie hesitated.

"Then, do you remember the main characters of the 'Bloody Dodo' war?"

"Maybe...maybe...don't remember."

An Ji complained in her heart that she was busy every day as an envoy in her past life, and she didn't enjoy enough glory and wealth, how could she have time to learn about these historical materials?

I don't know what Tang Xiao is asking these for, does it have anything to do with Lusa... Wait!

As soon as this idea appeared, Angie suddenly had an epiphany, and she asked: "Could it be that the sages who died in the 'Bloody Dodo' war... Among them are Tells?"

Rusa once said that Ters died a long time ago, and that Rusa lost his identity as a sage and came to the remote Abbes Mountains twenty years ago.

Corresponds to the timeline of "Bloody Dodo"!

Tang Xiao did not reply directly, but asked again: "What do the gods of Mount Olympus think about the battle of Bloody Dodo?"

This is the first time Tang Xiao mentioned the gods to An Ji, An Ji did not feel restrained, but answered truthfully: "No reaction, they don't pay attention to these wars in the mortal world at all. "

Mortals always think that the gods know everything, so they love to pray, hoping that the gods can come down and help. In fact, there are only a few Olympian shrines in total, and the gods have their own quirks. The only thing in common is that they don't care about the death of mortals.

For gods, mortals are like ants that die in the near future. Whether it is natural disasters or man-made disasters, as long as the country is not destroyed and the species is not forced to the point where mortals are about to abandon their beliefs, there is no need to help them.

Bloody Dodo is a strong part of the history of the northern continent, but on Mount Olympus, it may be just a few words in the classics. Even those sages who died in the war, An Ji, have no impression, and it is estimated that they are not famous people.

If Tells was really a member of the sages in that war, then the records in the classics were wrong, and it was not impossible to record those who were still alive as dead.

"Is that so..." Tang Xiao nodded thoughtfully.

Angie couldn't help but be curious and asked, "Did Russa confess the identity of Teres? What exactly does he want to do?"

"Identity?" Tang Xiao smiled, "No identity, just like you said, just a person who died in the past."

Angie was a little unconvinced: "If it is a dead person, how can it be resurrected. Did he use some kind of secret technique that can preserve the soul..."

Of course, Angie is most concerned about the purpose of Tris. She always felt that if this person was left alone, it would definitely be a great threat to the future.

Tang Xiao did not continue this topic, but asked her another question:

"The last question, how did you die in your last life?"