The Great Witch waved to Yan Chiyu, signaling her to go out first. Only she and Jiang Yuebai were left in the room.
There was a floor stove in the middle of the room. The Great Witch slowly sat down beside it and motioned Jiang Yuebai to sit down as well.
"You must be wondering how I know you're from the outside world, right?"
Jiang Yuebai sat down and nodded, his eyes burning.
The Great Witch had a hoarse voice and laughed twice, "To be honest, my people and I have died countless times."
Hearing this, Jiang Yuebai opened his eyes wide. He didn't expect that this place would be just like the Black Sand Wasteland where he came from, also trapped in a time loop, and the great wizard in front of him actually remembered it all.
Could it be that she is also a witch who practices the Taoism of Chaos
As for how she could tell that she was an outsider, if she remembered everything... then it would be much easier.
"Is it because you didn't see me appear again in the previous repeated times, so you guessed that I was an outsider?"
The Great Wizard nodded slowly, "You are quicker in reaction than the outsider I met before, but it's a pity it's useless."
Jiang Yuebai turned his head and looked at the witches outside, "Do they remember it too?"
The Great Wizard shook his head tiredly, "Actually, every time I die, everything is reset, and I don't remember anything. It was Tao Xian who recorded everything in this valley and told me every time it was reset."
"Peach Fairy? The peach tree outside?" Jiang Yuebai asked.
"Yes, it is a branch of the 'Peaches', one of the ten innate spiritual creatures born in the chaos during the ancient times. It is contaminated with the power of innate chaos, so it will not be affected by the laws of chaos here. However, it can only record everything in the valley and cannot make any changes."
Jiang Yuebai's eyes widened. She didn't expect that the Great Witch would be so bold as to tell her so bluntly. Wasn't he afraid that she would kill people for the treasure
The Great Wizard raised his eyelids, glanced at Jiang Yuebai, and snorted and laughed, "Even if you massacre everyone here now, it will be useless. In just one night, everything will be restored to its original state. Here, we are equivalent to immortal beings."
"Without the power of chaos from the same source, you can't take Peach Fairy away. No matter what you do, it will be in vain. If you don't kill us, everything will restart when the time is up. This is the eighth restart."
Jiang Yuebai suddenly felt a little sympathy for the great wizard in front of him. It must be that every time the Demon Abyss was opened, there would be outsiders coming here, and among them there must be some cruel and ruthless people who slaughtered the entire valley in order to seize the treasure.
However, after one night, they will be resurrected again, and perhaps some cruel people will kill them more than once.
As for Tao Xian...
Her power of chaos might be able to take it away. When the fire dragon attacked the valley before, it was Tao Xian who helped protect the entire valley.
The peaches are a fairy fruit that only exists in legends. It is said that eating the nine thousand year old peaches can give you immortality. But I don't know if this peach fairy can grow nine thousand year old peaches.
Jiang Yuebai temporarily put aside his thoughts and asked the Great Wizard, "What kind of world is this?"
The Great Wizard thought for a moment and shook his head, "It doesn't matter what kind of world it is. No matter what we do, we can't break the doomed death. If you want to know, you can go to Zhangwei Mountain to find Zhu Jiuyin."
"Zhu Jiuyin has mastered some of the laws of time. Perhaps he knows the cause of the chaotic time here, but Zhu Jiuyin is very cruel. If you don't have the ability to subdue him, he won't tell you anything."
Jiang Yuebai sighed. As expected, she still had to go to Zhangwei Mountain.
After all, this world is strange to her. It is not where she originally lived, so no matter what, she has to find the way back. Everything she cares about is in her own world.
Thinking of this, Jiang Yuebai suddenly shuddered all over, thinking of Lu Xingyun's matter.
Wuweishanren said that Lu Xingyun came from another world, and everything she did was to find a way back.
Isn’t this the same situation I’m facing now? Trapped in another strange world, the biggest thought in my mind is of course to go back, back to my original world.
"Excuse me, Great Witch, how long will it take for the Zhu clan to get here?" Jiang Yuebai asked.
The Great Wizard thought about it, then looked at the several large vats filled with water in the corner of the room. They were scattered at different heights and had gurgling water. They seemed to be some kind of timekeeping device.
"About two months."
Two months is a bit short.
"Do you still want to kill us? If not, you can leave."
Jiang Yuebai: … …
The corners of Jiang Yuebai's mouth twitched, and he was impressed by the Great Witch's mentality.
"Great wizard, whether I stay or go, it won't affect you. We have had a very pleasant conversation. Can I stay here for a few days? Even if you will die in the end, at least I can help you do what I can in these few days."
Although she wanted to find the way home quickly, she didn't want to leave just because she had finally had the chance to come into contact with things from ancient times.
Maybe when Lu Xingyun traveled around in those days, besides looking for a way back home, he also had the same idea, wanting to see a different world.
The Great Wizard frowned and said, "It's up to you, but please don't tell others about what I talked to you about. They are all innocent and don't need to endure this pain."
Jiang Yuebai nodded, and the Great Wizard looked tired.
"Go out now. I'll ask Yan Chiyu to show you around."
Jiang Yuebai stood up and said goodbye, then walked out of the thatched hut. Yan Chiyu was called in by the great witch again, and after giving some instructions, he came out and took Jiang Yuebai to a thatched hut in the village to stay.
There was only one girl from the Wu clan named Yan Miao in this hut, who looked about fifteen or sixteen years old. Yan Chiyu said that her parents and elder sister all died at the claws of the fire dragon, leaving her alone.
When Jiang Yuebai saw her, she was wearing tattered animal skins, her face was dirty, her hair was disheveled, and she was putting her left arm on the table, dipping a knife in dragon blood, trying to carve something on her arm.
Seeing this, Yan Chiyu rushed over and knocked the knife out of the girl's hand.
"Are you crazy? Only experienced elders in the tribe can carve bone charms. If you try privately, you will be burned to death by the dragon fire if you are not careful!"
Yan Miao had a stubborn look on his face. "I'll die if I want to. You all think I'm weak. You won't carve bone talismans for me and won't let me go out hunting. How can I become stronger? How can I kill that beast and avenge my family?"
"That's an adult fire dragon, its strength is far greater than mine. Even if you have bone charms carved all over your body, you can't do anything to that fire dragon! Our tribe has an honored guest here, you have to accompany him for the next few days, don't cause any trouble!"
Yan Miao looked towards Jiang Yuebai and saw that Jiang Yuebai was even thinner than her, with delicate skin and flesh that was not at all toned. She immediately looked at him with contempt, ignored him, and turned away.
Jiang Yuebai smiled awkwardly but politely, and Yan Chiyu laughed dryly twice, "Don't mind, Kun, although this child has a bad temper, she is not a bad person. You will know it after you get along with her for a few days."
Jiang Yuebai nodded, not caring about Yan Miao's attitude at all. His eyes were shining as he stared at the stone slab on the table with the bone totem painted on it.
New knowledge, happy!
See you tomorrow for the monthly ticket~
(End of this chapter)