Through the description of the caravan boss, Zhang Ze was basically sure that it was the Shimen they were looking for.
"Boss! What do you mean by the black moon? When will it appear next?" Zhang Ze asked hurriedly.
This is related to whether they can leave the Demon Realm, so they must ask clearly.
The caravan owner scratched his head and explained: "The black moon is a strange phenomenon in which the moon completely covers the sun."
"This phenomenon is very rare, because in our world, day and night alternate very regularly, and there will not be a sudden change from day to night..."
After hearing his description, Sky Melancholy couldn't help but say, "It sounds like this black moon is very similar to our lunar eclipse."
Yiye Zhiqiu nodded and said: "It should be the same type of astronomical phenomenon. It's just that here, they gave the lunar eclipse another name."
The caravan boss continued: "However, the appearance of the black moon is very irregular. I don't know when it will appear, but there is one person who can predict it, and that is my mother."
"Your mother? Why can she predict the black moon?" Zhang Ze was a little curious. Could it be that the mother of the caravan owner is an astronomer?
"Haha, she is the wizard of my tribe. When encountering some important events, everyone will ask her for divination." When mentioning his mother, the caravan boss looked proud.
Because of his mother, their family is very respected in the tribe, and because of this, he is qualified to travel with the caravan.
"Then where is your mother? Can you take us to find her?"
Zhang Ze was very happy. As long as they found the wizard and determined the specific time when the black moon appeared, they could go to Shimen.
"However, before we find the stone door, we must first look for the key to the stone door. Perhaps the boss's mother can help us divine the location of the key."
Zhang Ze was full of hope.
"completely fine."
The caravan boss agreed immediately. He felt that establishing a good relationship with these heavenly beings would be of great help to him in the future.
Xiaolan couldn't help but pull her father aside and reminded him again: "Dad, do you really want to bring these outsiders to our tribe? Grandma will definitely be angry!"
"Won't."
The boss laughed and said nonchalantly: "Although your grandma is old, she is not confused. As long as I explain things clearly, she will definitely not object, let alone get angry."
The legends about heavenly beings across the entire continent are the same: they are the creators of this continent and the ancestors of all humans. They have provided a lot of help to humans and allowed humans to gain a foothold in the world. Moreover, they also promised to take humans to heaven in the future, so heavenly beings are very popular here.
There are very few people like his mother who hate the existence of heavenly beings very much. He doesn't know the specific reason. He only heard from his mother that when he was very young, heavenly beings visited their tribe. As a result, her parents and tribe members She was killed by the gods, and she was the only one left to escape.
Later, she ran to this tribe alone, and finally got married, had children, and settled down. That's why she hated and feared heavenly beings so much.
However, the caravan owner believed that his grandma must have been ignorant when she was a child and mistook bandits from other tribes for beings. After all, those guys would dress up in strange shapes to hide their identities, so it was normal for his mother to misunderstand him.
Xiaolan tried to persuade her to no avail, and she was so angry that she stamped her feet.
After discussing with the boss, everyone was ready to say goodbye to the Tinder Tribe and leave with the caravan.
The people of the Tinder Tribe were reluctant to leave and tried their best to persuade Zhang Ze and the others to stay, but Zhang Ze and the others had already decided to leave and they did not dare to stop them, so they gave a lot of gifts, which were temporarily placed in the caravan owner's car. .
In the eyes of the tinder people, everyone slowly left and disappeared at the end of the vast wilderness.
Sitting on the wooden wheel cart, listening to the creaking sound of the wheels, Zhang Ze chatted with the boss who was driving the cart next to him.
The caravan owner's name was Parker. He proudly told Zhang Ze that he had traveled to almost every corner of the continent. Many tribes knew him. The leaders of those tribes were very polite to him. After all, the caravan could bring them a lot. Something that doesn’t exist in the tribe.
Zhang Feng asked Parker curiously, would he encounter robbers on the road?
Parker laughed and said: "The robbers will not attack me because I know their tribal leader. If they attack me, let their tribal leader know and they can go back and wait to be punished."
The environment on this continent is very harsh. It is difficult for a single human being to survive. No one can live without the tribe.
"And I'm not a vegetarian myself. If they want to trouble me, they have to consider their abilities!"
As he spoke, Parker stretched out his hand towards a large stone weighing several tons on the side of the road and used his strength. The large stone actually floated and stayed in mid-air for more than ten seconds. Then, as he waved his arm, the stone It landed heavily on the other side.
Parker wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "This is my ability. I can move heavy objects. Although it is a waste of physical strength, it is enough to deal with those bandits."
"Do everyone here have this magical ability?" Zhang Ze asked.
"Not really."
Parker shook his head, "Ordinary people probably just run fast because of their strength. Only a few people will awaken this ability. Like the chief of the Tinder Tribe, you should have seen that he can use the power of fire."
"As for my mother, her ability is divination... In short, people who can awaken special powers will receive special treatment in the tribe, because they are all important forces that protect the tribe."
After listening to Parker's explanation, Zhang Ze roughly understood.
In this world, human beings have changed or evolved, their life span has been greatly increased, and their bodies have become stronger. Occasionally, some people will awaken a special ability, which will allow them to gain a higher status in the tribe.
The name of Parker's tribe is Qingshi, and it takes at least one day to get from the Tinder Tribe to the Bluestone Tribe.
In order not to arouse suspicion and panic, Zhang Ze did not summon the Dark Dragon King. Everyone followed the caravan and drove on.
After a hard day's work, we finally arrived at our destination. Everyone felt like their bones were about to fall apart.
"Look! My tribe is ahead!"
Parker was filled with joy when he saw that he was about to arrive home. According to him, his caravan would go out four times a year, and then use the things in exchange to subsidize the tribe and let the people in the tribe live a better life.
Therefore, Parker is very popular in his tribe, more popular than the village chief.
"Look, that tribe has appeared again." The Dragon King pointed to the small village in front and said, "They must have shown their true colors when they saw us leaving."
"This time, we go in with the caravan, and with Parker speaking for us, the Bluestone Tribe will no longer reject us, right?" Moonlight Rabbit said.
"It's hard to say." Shandao Buxin shook his head and said, "Based on what Parker said before, I think the person who makes the decision in the Bluestone Tribe should be his mother, that wizard."
"The decision to hide the village from us last time was probably made by the wizard, so it's still unknown whether Parker can convince his mother."
Everyone nodded. It was right to use the knife without emotion. Now it was up to Parker to convince his mother.
The convoy stopped outside the tribe, and many people poured out from the village to greet them. However, when they saw Zhang Ze and others jumping from the carriage, their faces suddenly changed, and they screamed and fled back to their village. .
"Hey! What are you afraid of? They are heavenly beings!"
Parker was very strange, but when he thought about it carefully, he understood that it must be his wizard mother who spread the terrible things about heavenly beings to the people, which made everyone afraid of heavenly beings.
Shaking his head with a wry smile, Parker turned to Zhang Ze and said, "Sorry everyone, please wait here with the caravan for a moment while I go in to explain to my mother."
Zhang Ze nodded, and then Parker took Xiaolan into the village.
Just as he entered the tribe, he saw his mother tremblingly walking toward him with the support of Xiao Ke. He hurriedly stepped forward to say hello to his mother.
"You idiot! Who asked you to lure the heavenly beings to our tribe? Have you forgotten what I told you?"
As soon as the old wizard met, he scolded his son.
Parker explained: "Mother, what you said is the same old story. People all over the continent think that heavenly beings are good people, but you are the only one who thinks that heavenly beings are bad people. You should get rid of your prejudice."
"I have no prejudice! Have you forgotten how my parents died? Those gods killed them like livestock!"
The old wizard became more and more excited as she talked, and couldn't help coughing violently. She had lived for more than six hundred years, and her body was already in ruins. When she was emotional, she started to suffer from old habits.
Parker hurriedly stepped forward to comfort his mother. Although he thought her mother was too stubborn, he respected his mother very much and didn't want to make her angry, so he had to change his words and said: "Okay, okay, if you say heavenly beings are bad people, they are bad people. Don't do it again." If you’re angry, take care of yourself.”
After finishing speaking, he turned back and shouted to his daughter: "Xiaolan, come and treat your grandma quickly."
Xiaolan hurriedly stepped forward, reached out and gently touched her grandma's chest and back. A gentle force penetrated her palms, helping the old wizard to calm down, and the old wizard's body slowly recovered.
She let out a long sigh and said earnestly: "Son, listen to your mother's advice and never interact with these heavenly beings, they will harm you!"
"But... I asked them to come to you. How can I explain to them if I don't let them in now?"
Parker scratched his head in embarrassment. He was a businessman and he was very trustworthy. If he broke his promise, it would make him very uneasy.
"What does credit mean compared to your life?"
The old wizard glared at him and lectured: "You are still a businessman, can't you tell the difference between what is important and what is important?"
Parker nodded helplessly and said, "I understand, I will go out and explain to them."
Although he wanted to help Zhang Ze and the others, his mother had the final say in this tribe, and there was nothing he could do if his mother disagreed.
At this time, Zhang Ze and others had been waiting outside the tribe. When they saw Parker finally walking out of the village, everyone immediately gathered around him. However, seeing his ugly face, everyone had already guessed the result.
"Your mother doesn't agree?" Zhang Ze frowned and said, "We don't have to enter the tribe, or even meet her, as long as she helps us predict when the dark of the moon will occur, where it will occur, and the location of Shimen. It only matters where the key is, we won’t force anything else.”
Parker sighed and shook his head: "I'm sorry, my heavenly friends, my mother said that she doesn't want to meet you, let alone have anything to do with you. I tried to persuade her for a long time, but she refused to listen. I really can't help. "
The Dragon King couldn't help shouting: "Your mother is too stubborn! We have already said that we will not enter the tribe and we will not meet with her. Can't we just ask a few things?"
The giant god pulled the Dragon King aside and said sincerely to Parker: "I hope you can help us persuade your mother again. We really have no ill intentions, we just want to find what we are looking for, and then we will leave your world. Sorry to bother you, brother.”
"...Okay! I'll try again."
Parker had no choice but to nod and turn around to return to the village. Everyone continued to wait in the carriage.
As a result, they waited until night. It was Parker's daughter Xiaolan who came out to meet them. She conveyed the words of her grandmother and father to everyone: "Dear gods, my grandmother said she can't help you, please leave. .”
"Where is your father? Why doesn't he come out to see us?" Xiaoniao Yiren asked curiously.
"My father...the carriage and horses are tired and have rested. Please leave quickly!" Xiaolan obviously didn't want to say more, so she turned around and returned to the village.
The Dragon King raised his foot and was about to follow. Unexpectedly, the village disappeared in an instant, and the other party activated the invisibility effect again.
"Son of a bitch! Do you want to be so awesome!"
The Dragon King jumped to his feet angrily and cursed.
"Dragon King, come back."
Zhang Ze called the Dragon King back and said, "Something must have happened to Parker, otherwise he would definitely come out to see us."
"And you see, the caravan's goods are all outside. He can't leave them alone. I don't think we should go in again. I'm afraid there will be no results if we go in."
Everyone sighed. This situation was indeed very difficult. The only way was to wait and wait for the other party to change his mind.
Parker's carriage stopped in place. Zhang Ze and others did not touch anything on it. Then they moved to a place a few hundred meters away from the tribe and set up camp, deciding to settle here temporarily.
After all, the only ones who have clues to the Shimen now are the old wizards in this tribe. Instead of running around, they might as well stay here and look for opportunities to eliminate the other party's misunderstanding, and maybe make the other party change their mind.
People in the Qingshi tribe had been observing the movements of Zhang Ze and others. They saw that they did not touch the caravan's belongings, but moved to a place a few hundred meters away to settle down. Everyone was talking in low voices.
Parker stood in the crowd and said to his mother: "Look, mother, these gods are completely different from the ones you met when you were a child. They did not rob my caravan's property, nor did they rush into our tribe. I I think they are very polite and will not do anything harmful, and I hope you can reconsider."
"What to consider?"
The old wizard glared and said angrily: "What I have to consider is how to protect my tribe and your safety! These people are just pretending to show us, I will not be fooled by them!"
After saying that, she let Xiaolan and Xiaoke support her back to her residence, never to see anyone again.
