Xu Nuo's heartbeat accelerated, and he couldn't believe his eyes. He couldn't help but reach out to lift the cloth again, trying to see the face of the corpse clearly.
But the moment his fingers touched the cloth, he felt a powerful counter-shock force that knocked him flying out and hit the wall heavily.
He spat out a mouthful of blood, his vision went dark, and he lost consciousness.
When he woke up again, he found that he was no longer in the wooden house, but lying on an open grassland, with a blue sky above his head and the sound of birdsong in his ears.
He sat up slowly, touched his body, and found that the injury had healed without any traces. I can't help but wonder, what is going on?
Is everything that I just experienced true or false?
He looked around and found a figure beside him, it was Bai Jiaren.
She also looked unconscious, the wounds on her body had disappeared, but her face was a little pale.
Xu Nuo walked forward, touched her nose, and found that she was still breathing. He gently shook her shoulders and tried to wake her up.
"Bai Jiaren, wake up."
Bai Jiaren slowly opened her eyes and was a little surprised and confused when she saw Xu Nuo's face.
"Why are you here? Aren't we in a winery?"
Her voice was a little hoarse, as if she hadn't spoken for a long time.
Xu Nuo smiled bitterly. He didn't know how to explain what just happened. He could only briefly explain it to Bai Jiaren.
Including Hong Ning'er being controlled by Gu insects and trying to attack the two of them, Xu Nuo briefly stated it, but only what she saw and heard in the village before, Xu Nuo did not tell her directly, but concealed it. down.
Bai Jiaren was a little confused after hearing this. She thought about it and found that she had some vague memories, but they were not very clear.
She only remembered that she was stabbed by Hong Ning'er in the winery, and then she didn't know anything else.
She looked at Xu Nuo with some gratitude and some apology in her eyes.
"If I had known earlier, I shouldn't have come here to drink today. Being too drunk is really not a good thing."
Xu Nuo shook his head and said: "The crisis has not been resolved yet. Although I don't know where this place is, I think that only you can save yourself now."
"Me, save myself?" Bai Jiaren was a little confused. She didn't understand the meaning of the promise.
Xu Nuo nodded and said, "Do you have any impression of this place?"
"Here..." Bai Jiaren frowned and thought, and after a while she suddenly said: "I remembered, this is the small grassland I often came to when I was a child!"
Then, she looked at Xu Nuo, her eyes full of doubts. "
"So do you remember how to get to the village?"
"I remember, but..."
Bai Jiaren hesitated and said, "Do I have to go?"
"Our current state is somewhat special. Although it can activate the true energy in the body, it does not exist in the form of a physical entity. Of course, this is my guess."
Xu Nuo said slowly: "If I guessed correctly, this should be a world made of your mental images."
Then, he carefully considered his words and briefly recounted what he had seen and heard in the village.
But Bai Jiaren still had a puzzled expression on her face, and then she said apologetically:
"Although I remember that I was born in a small village and that my master took me out, I can't recall the details at all."
Xu Nuo frowned slightly, it sounded like he had lost his memory, but Xu Nuo always felt something was wrong.
After thinking for a while, and combining what he saw and felt in the village before, Xu Nuo concluded that there was indeed a gap in Bai Jiaren's memory.
According to what she said, there was a famine in the small village where she lived, but Xu Nuo had not found any signs of famine. The villagers were completely self-sufficient, and the children lived carefree, and it was not as if they were worried about hunger. look like.
Bai Jiaren wanted to ask Xu Nuo for more details, but Xu Nuo shook his head and said, "I only stayed there for a short time before I touched something forbidden in your mental world. What happens next, I'm afraid, I can only witness, but cannot directly intervene.”
"Only you can know these things. I'm just a bystander. I can't answer them for you. You have to find the answers yourself."
"The village you mentioned is your past, your roots, your source, and everything about you. You must face it, understand it, and accept it, in order to truly release yourself and truly gain freedom. .”
After hearing this, Bai Jiaren lowered her head slightly: "After knowing the truth of the matter, will I be able to survive?"
Xu Nuo shook his head: "I don't know, but it's better to make some attempts than to do nothing."
Xu Nuo said, reaching out and holding Bai Jiaren's hand firmly and forcefully.
She bit her lip in emotion, her eyes were a little moist, turned her head, and shouted angrily: "Thank you for coming to help me. I owe you a favor, auntie."
Xu Nuo breathed a sigh of relief, stood up, and followed Bai Jiaren in the distance.
Of course, there was one thing he didn't tell Bai Jiaren.
Ever since he came into contact with the corpse in the wooden house, he had a vague feeling that further exploration would not be of any benefit to him or Bai Jiaren.
But we have to move forward and find a way out of here. We can't stay trapped in this place forever.
After walking for a while, they saw a hill with a path leading to a small village at the bottom.
Xu Nuo stopped, looked at the small village, and said, "That's your village, are you ready?"
Bai Jiaren squeezed her hand tightly, feeling a little uneasy. She didn't know what she would see there or what would happen, but she knew that this was a step she had to take, and this was what she had to face. everything.
She took a deep breath and said, "I'm ready, let's go together."
Xu Nuo nodded, and he and Bai Jiaren walked along the path towards the small village.
Not long after they left, they arrived at the entrance of the village. At a glance, they saw that the small village still maintained its original appearance, no different from the scenery Xu Nuo had seen before.
People in the village are also busy with their own things. Some are farming in the fields, some are cooking at home, some are fetching water from the well, and some are chatting under the trees. It is still a peaceful and peaceful scene.
Xu Nuo and Bai Jiaren walked into the village and quickly attracted the attention of some people. Some people looked at them curiously, and some people greeted Bai Jiaren warmly.
Finally, Xu Nuo found a look that could clearly feel hostility among the many sights. He looked in that direction and saw an old man with a drooping hair hurriedly hiding his figure.
That man was the village chief whom Xu Nuo had met before.
