What I saw in front of me was a dilapidated old house.
Most of the houses are brick and stone structures with blue tile roofs.
Some houses are even decorated with hanging fish and grass.
But now, all the houses are extremely quiet.
The front and back yards are overgrown with grass.
The wind blows through the doors and windows and even makes a low whine.
This place seems increasingly desolate and desolate.
Su Mo stared at the surrounding environment quietly, his brows furrowed slightly.
This place is very different from the Chenjia Village he imagined.
Logically speaking, it is pretty good that this ordinary village can afford to build large adobe houses.
But now, just looking at the size and structure of these houses, no one would doubt that they are the residences of rich people in the city.
If there are only one or two rooms, that’s it.
Dozens of them are like this at a glance.
Is Chenjiacun so wealthy?
Where did they make so much money?
Su Mo walked forward while thinking.
The sound of footsteps stepping on the bluestone floor spread emptyly around.
Although no one can be seen around here, and no monsters or monsters can be detected.
But Su Mo's keen sense told him that something was quite wrong here.
There was an extremely faint evil aura in the air.
But when he used his mental power to capture.
The breath disappeared quickly again.
It seems to be a complete illusion.
"Interesting, really interesting."
Su Mo held a red sticker that was blown by the wind.
Looking at the ancient seal character "Feng" written on the sticker, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly.
At this time, a crisp sound of footsteps suddenly came from the front.
He raised his eyes and looked forward, and saw a familiar figure suddenly running forward.
The half-curly hair dyed gray, the neat black suit, and the gold-rimmed glasses on his face.
There is no doubt that this person is the bar owner with whom he originally traded Po Yun Fist.
Chen Shuo is also one of the three leaders of the Peace House.
"Master Su, you are here too!"
Chen Shuo ran forward with a look of surprise on his face.
Su Mo raised his eyebrows slightly, and a big airy hand suddenly appeared in front of him and grabbed him.
Being restrained suddenly, Chen Shuo looked stunned and asked anxiously:
"Master Su, what are you doing? I am Chen Shuo!"
Su Mo glanced at his whole body with a strange look in his eyes:
“When I first heard about Mirror Man, I wanted to see it.
Looking at it now, it is indeed unique.
Both the physical body and the breath are all imitated perfectly.
Even the tone and expression of the response seemed flawless at first glance.
What makes me curious is, how do you know me?
Could it be said that you can copy part of the original owner's memory? "
The anxious expression on Chen Shuo's face slowly subsided, becoming cold and dull, like a wax figure.
Su Mo clapped his hands and said:
"It seems I was right.
No wonder I noticed a scanning wave when I came in just now.
It's a pity that the wave couldn't break through my mental barrier at all.
I'm afraid the mirror person you created based on me is just an idiot with no appearance.
Anyone who hits it can immediately tell something is wrong.
In this way, I can be considered as making a contribution to the explorers. "
Su Mo stopped talking, looked at Chen Shuo, and asked:
“So can you tell me how you were formed?
I'm quite interested in the reasons and mechanisms behind this.
If you can tell me honestly, maybe I can spare your life. "
Facing Su Mo's suggestion, Chen Shuo tried to struggle, but was unable to break free from the big hand of air.
It seemed that he realized that there was no possibility of escape.
The next second, Chen Shuo's whole body exploded and turned into a black cloud.
Su Mo used the Chiyang Kung Fu to disperse the cloud energy, but he didn't feel much reality.
He finally realized that this cloud was just an external appearance and did not involve the essence of the formation of the mirror person.
If you want to find out the root cause of this, you have to go deep into the core area of the foreign land.
"Core?"
Su Mo thought of the plan he had made outside the area earlier.
Because it is a random landing point, the first thing all parties have to do after entering a foreign land is to find a way to reunite.
As for the method of rendezvous, they had already been prepared beforehand.
Su Mo casually took out a short reddish-brown incense stick as thick as a thumb.
Lit one end of the short incense, and the hazy red smoke immediately spreads in all directions.
This soul-seeking incense has recorded the scents of Song Ruyuan and Xue Lansu.
If you can detect the opponent's position, the smoke will condense into threads of guidance.
But now, there is no corresponding instruction.
Su Mo then took out Xunqi Powder, Dingshen Yin and other special treasures for pursuit.
But no matter what, the whereabouts of the other two people were not discovered.
“It seems that it was either interfered with by the foreign land itself.
Either the distance is too far and exceeds the sensing range. "
Su Mo's eyes showed a look of thinking:
"No matter from which perspective, the convergence is difficult to achieve, so we can only adopt backup plans."
As early as in the outside world, they had already made relevant plans.
If they cannot meet up, all parties will go to the three closest families to prepare for the festival.
Theoretically speaking, it would be the best outcome for the three of them to arrive at the three major families.
But it is also possible that two or three people arrive at a certain family at the same time, which can also indirectly achieve the result of convergence.
"Let me compare it with the map."
"Well, the terrain structure and the number of houses here should be close to the southwest corner, closest to the Han family of the three major families."
"Then let's go to Han's house and have a look first."
Su Mo opened his eyes, his figure suddenly rose up, and he reflexively wanted to rush away.
However, he only moved for a moment before his figure suddenly stopped.
Looking at a small courtyard in front of him, he suddenly became further away from him... The previous movement not only did not move forward, but actually moved backward!
"Sure enough, the space structure here is extremely chaotic. Once the speed exceeds a certain limit, it will enter a chaotic space.
In other words, the speed above a certain limit is deliberately limited.
According to actual experience, those below level 3 will not be affected, while those above level 3 will become confused.
What is the reason for this? "
Up to now, Su Mo has been to many foreign lands and accumulated considerable experience.
He knows that there are often unique rules in foreign lands.
Those rules are often related to the derivatives inside.
It is often related to their nostalgia, self-preservation, offense, killing, etc.
But as Xue Lansu said, this place is very different from ordinary foreign lands.
Not only are the surrounding environment real, but even the rules set here are very special.
Su Mo keenly realized that the so-called speed limit was actually to protect something.
What happened here?
Looking at the festive stickers scattered on the ground, Su Mo's eyes were covered with shadows.
After a moment of silence, he stepped forward.
While walking, observe the situation around you.
All you see along the way are dilapidated houses.
Occasionally there are still festive stickers on the doors and windows that have not been taken off.
The ancient seal characters such as "Feng", "Fu" and "Nong" are written on the paper.
At first glance, it seems that every household is celebrating the Saturn Festival.
On the ground, in addition to stickers blown away by the wind, you can also see children's toys such as rattles and nine-ring rings.
Occasionally, you can see overturned and damaged carts, boilers for making snacks, and other items.
You can imagine what a chaotic scene it was at that time.
But the only thing that makes people feel weird is that there are no corpses or bones left on the ground.
Not even a remnant of clothing.
It was as if the villagers who were noisy on the street had collectively evaporated without any trace.
Including those dark houses, after scanning with spiritual power, there was no sign of anyone's presence.
"Is this... the smell of blood?"
Su Mo's nose moved slightly, and he suddenly smelled the faint smell of blood.
If he hadn't awakened the talent of the spleen, he might not have been able to detect such an extremely weak aura.
But now that I can smell it, it means a clue.
After all, he had just relied on the blood in his body to identify Chen Shuo's identity.
After all, mirror people are just special creations based on rules, and they have no real flesh and blood in their bodies.
This also means that the blood that is smelled now must come from a real person.
Stuck at the speed limit of level 3, Su Mo walked quickly and soon came to the source of the blood energy.
What he saw before him was a young corpse dressed in modern clothes.
He collapsed on the wooden wheelbarrow, his eyes were blank, his mouth was slightly open, a large blood stain appeared on his chest, and a small pool of blood remained under his body.
"The time of death was close to twenty-four hours, that is, he came in last night."
Su Mo glanced at the sky which was still bright.
Time here is not consistent with the outside world.
It was already after ten o'clock in the evening when he came in.
Judging from the sky in a foreign land, it's only around five or six in the afternoon, and there's still some time before dark.
Considering that the time nodes for the opening of this foreign land are relatively regular.
The deceased should be the person who came in last night.
It's very likely that you'll hang up as soon as you come in.
There was a high probability that he was killed by the mirror person.
Su Mo couldn't help but think of Chen Shuo, whom he had just met.
The answer is obvious.
"For the innocent people who are accidentally involved, this is really a narrow escape from death."
Su Mo sighed, and suddenly his heart moved.
He was keenly aware of the fluctuations of blood in the distance.
"It's a living person!"
Su Mo immediately rushed over.
…
Inside a courtyard with blue tiles and red walls.
Several people were rummaging around the house.
Suddenly, a long-haired young man in his early twenties suddenly smiled and said:
"Look what I found?!"
Everyone looked over.
I saw a dark jar in his hand.
A yellowish-brown sticky substance can be seen inside the open mouth of the jar.
"Is this...honey?"
A big man with pigtails on his head said suspiciously.
"Yes, Brother Hao, this is honey!
The shelf life of honey is far beyond imagination.
This is edible honey! "
Facing the long-haired young man with an excited face, Brother Hao said coldly:
"What's the use of getting honey? There's no way to help us get out!"
"You can't say that."
Another lady in red beside her quickly added:
“We don’t know yet how long it will take to find an exit.
Even if everyone is a practitioner, they will still get tired and hungry.
At most, it only lasts a little longer than ordinary people.
Wait until all the compressed dry food on your body is eaten.
The jar of honey that Xiaoyu found will be of great use. "
"I agree with Sister Hong!"
The punk girl with tongue studs in the back said with a smile.
"Brother Hao, Sister Hong, Xiaoyu, Xiaoning, look here is a diary."
An older young man wearing a hat pointed to the notebook in the drawer and said excitedly.
"A Tao, don't move yet, wait for me to deal with it."
Brother Hao strode forward, took out a bottle of crimson liquid, and poured it on the diary.
The medicinal liquid quickly seeped into the diary, and the entire diary quickly hardened.
He picked up the diary and opened it on the spot.
All five people crowded together and looked at each other with curiosity.
Because so much time has passed, many of the words in the diary have become blurry.
From the fragments of words above, one can vaguely tell that this is a diary written by a girl named Chen Wanxing.
It recorded many trivial things, such as what knowledge the Master taught today, how difficult the homework was, and how he secretly liked someone.
But as everyone quickly looked through it.
The subsequent diaries gradually revolved around the same theme.
That is the Saturnalia.
For example, a position in a festival is selected by drawing lots.
Communicate with others about the festival.
and some preparations for the festival.
The contents of the entire diary seem unremarkable.
But one article caught everyone's attention.
"The Han family's treasure?"
Looking at that diary entry, everyone's faces showed a look of concentration.
Chen Wanxing had a good relationship with a legitimate daughter of the Han family and was his childhood sweetheart's playmate.
In order to prepare for the Farm God Festival, the Han family invited several treasures that they had never seen before.
There is an extremely detailed description of one of them.
It was even said that it was the key to meeting the God of Agriculture!
"Does the so-called Farm God in this village really exist?"
The long-haired young man Xiaoyu asked suspiciously.
A Tao, who was wearing a hat, replied solemnly:
"It's very possible that it does exist, and the fact that Chenjiacun has become what it is now is very likely to have something to do with the God of Agriculture."
"Listen to this, the God of Agriculture is not a good thing."
Punk girl Xiao Ning's eyes rolled.
The mature sister Hong said with gloomy eyes:
“We are in this foreign land now.
The God of Agriculture is probably not dead. If we can't find a way to escape from the foreign land, the end may be very miserable.
Don’t forget, we started out with ten people and now there are only five left! "
"Maybe the others just spread out and haven't run into each other yet?"
Xiaoyu said without confidence.
"It's not a good thing to deceive yourself, especially when you're facing danger."
A Tao reminded meaningfully.
"Anyway, let's go to Han's house first."
Brother Hao put away his notebook and said:
"While it's still dark and the monsters haven't come out at night, we have to find a way out and search around this foreign land as much as possible.
Since it is mentioned above that the Han family has a treasure that can see the God of Agriculture, maybe the treasure is still in the Han family, so we can go and take a look first.
Even if you can't find the treasure, you can rest at Han's house at night to prevent disaster. "
When they heard the word disaster, the expressions on everyone's faces became a little ugly.
And just when everyone agreed, a voice came from the room again:
"Can you take one with me?"
(End of chapter)
