Everyone hurriedly raised their heads and looked into the air following the gluttonous instructions, only to see that a few black spots suddenly appeared faintly on the edge of the sky that was white with fish belly.

"That's ...... Helicopters?"

With the roar of the propellers, the black dots on the horizon grew larger and larger, and the villagers were surprised to find that they were actually several rescue helicopters with official government logos, and just when everyone was at a loss, only a gentle female voice came from the forest.

"That...... I notified the outside rescue. ”

Jiang Yao was stunned, looked back, and found a familiar figure slowly walking out of the woods, and this person was none other than the long-missing white pheasant.

"After I got lost with you before, I went outside to call for rescue, I'm sorry for coming back late......" Bai Pheasant looked at Jiang Yao apologetically, then looked away again, and subconsciously stroked the diamond stud earrings on the earlobes, but at this time, the earrings seemed to have no orange light.

"I already know about the situation of the villagers, and I have informed the rescuers that the helicopters were sent by the government to rescue them. ”

"We ...... Are we really saved, and we can finally get out of this life of no human beings!?"

Seeing the hope of life appear in front of them, the doubts of the villagers were suddenly put aside, they could no longer think about it, and under the guidance of the white pheasant, they left Jiang Yao and others one after another, rushed up to the helicopter in the distance, and waved their hands excitedly.

"Is it really okay to let them out of here? Although your statement has frightened them, in fact, their crisis has not been resolved, right?" Jiang Yao frowned and looked at the glutton, still full of doubts in his heart. "Xuan Ming told me earlier that the souls of the villagers are bound in this area, and if they leave rashly without destroying the 'medium', I am afraid it will be ......."

"Wasn't the word 'medium' destroyed by you a long time ago?" Tao Tao looked back at Jiang Yao, and casually pointed to the black iron long sword on the ground that had long been broken. "Actually, it's this thing that has been cast to bind the souls of the whole village, and after you break it with the 'power of the beast', the spell will naturally break, as long as the sun shines, their souls will naturally return, well, now, it should be about the same. ”

Hearing this, Jiang Yao hurriedly followed his gluttonous gaze to the villagers who were excitedly facing the helicopter, only to see that in the first rays of dawn, the originally pale faces of those villagers seemed to be faintly dyed with a layer of blood, and the originally dull pupils also became shining under the sunlight.

"Now that it's over, it's time for me to go. Xuan Ming raised his head, looked at the helicopter that was slowly flying in front of him, and suddenly spoke.

"You...... Will you continue to stay in this dense forest?" Jiang Yao asked.

"Not anymore. Xuan Ming shook his head. "The purpose of my stay here was originally to protect that circle and my people, but now that everything is gone, there is no reason for me to stay any longer. ”

Xuan Ming said, looking at Jiang Yao and Tao Tao.

"Back then, my people were coveted and almost destroyed because of their immortal bodies, and if the outside world knew of my existence, it would definitely cause some unnecessary trouble, so for me, it may be the best choice to hide my identity in the world, and I hope you can keep this secret for me. ”

"I understand, don't worry. Jiang Yao solemnly promised, and the gluttonous face also had a natural expression.

Xuan Ming nodded, but as if he remembered something, he looked back at Jiang Yao again.

"Finally...... There is a saying, I would like to remind you. Xuan Ming said, and then his gaze moved to the black mark on Jiang Yao's collarbone.

"The 'Seven Stars Soul Bundle Array' is a magic circle that uses the power of the Netherworld to seal the target, it can be said that where you have this magic circle, the boundary between the earth realm and the Netherworld will be relatively blurred, and the events that occur within the scope of this circle will also be easier for the Netherworld to be perceived, so for those who are targeted by the underworld, this place is not suitable for a long time, especially for you. ”

"......" Jiang Yao's heart moved, and his expression became a little complicated.

"It is often said that 'destiny cannot be disobeyed', but it is not without 'turning points', and at the moment when it deviates from the established track of fate, it may ...... It is the moment when the "turnaround" begins, and it depends on whether you can grasp it yourself. ”

Xuan Ming looked at Jiang Yao's expression, sighed slightly, and looked up at the vast sky where night and dawn intertwined.

"Reversing destiny is like sailing against the current, hardship and hardship are always with you, but you must remember that the person at the helm of the ship of destiny is always yourself...... Take care. ”

The breeze gently swept through the swaying trees, and in the dawn of dawn, Xuan Ming's figure disappeared silently into the depths of the dense forest like a light smoke.

"Hey...... Why are you still stunned, you don't plan to let them lie on the ground all the time, do you?"

The gluttonous ridicule sounded at the right time, pulling Jiang Yao back from his stunned state, and Jiang Yao remembered Zhou Wentao and the others who were still in a coma, so he hurriedly calmed down and stepped forward to help.

"They...... It shouldn't be okay, right?" Jiang Yao carefully picked up Zhou Wentao, after the previous treatment of Xuan Ming and Jiang Yao, Zhou Wentao's breathing at this time was stable, but Jiang Yao still had no bottom in his heart.

"Don't worry, you can't die. Tao Tao carried Mu Jianyun and Qing Yu one by one, and said without changing his face. "Anyway, this incident has been resolved, Zhou Wenhai's remnant soul has also been brought back, and the rest will be handed over to Lu Jingyi and them to deal with, it is not appropriate to stay here for a long time, let's go." ”

"......" Jiang Yao caressed the mark on his collarbone, and the words left by Xuan Ming still kept beating his heart, and a vague uneasiness lingered in his heart.

He remembered his loss of control in the cave earlier, the mysterious point of light that floated into his body, and the roar that had appeared many times from the depths of his soul...... He vaguely felt that these seemed to have some connection with his "death mark" branded by the underworld, but he could not grasp the rope that connected all the clue fragments, but this seemed to be the key point to solve the mystery of his "living dead".

Jiang Yao raised his head and looked at the gluttony walking in front of him, those bits and pieces that had never thought about it but were full of doubts quietly surfaced in his heart, and those seemed to be inextricably linked to this mysterious red-haired man.

"When black and white impermanence came to hook the soul, my body seemed to have some abnormal changes, and the black and white impermanence suddenly gave up hooking the soul, and I have never been able to figure out the reason for this, you ...... Do you know something?" Jiang Yao stared at the back of the glutton, and suddenly asked.

"......" gluttonous figure paused, and glanced back at Jiang Yao. "What's wrong?" suddenly asked. ”

"No...... I just feel like you know why. Jiang Yao hesitated and looked away. "And judging by your tone at the time, you seem to have known black and white impermanence for a long time, haven't you?"

"Knowing is knowing, but that doesn't mean I'm familiar with those people in the underworld, right?" Gluttony shook his head and sighed. "In fact, for an existence like me that is directly reborn in the earth realm and does not enter reincarnation, I am not qualified to cross the Lethe River and enter the real Netherworld......

Don't look over, look at the villagers in front of you who are crowded to greet the helicopter, and you don't know whether you are self-deprecating or lonely.

"Sometimes I really envy you, once you enter the reincarnation, happiness or pain, all memories will be forgotten, and every life is a new beginning...... But I can't, I can only watch the people around me come and go, and in the end everyone forgets about it, and I am the only one who guards these memories, and I can't throw them away. ”

“……”

Jiang Yao didn't expect that the glutton, who had always been not very serious, would have such a sad side, but he was a little overwhelmed for a while, and even the questions that were full of questions before became unsure of how to speak, and after hesitating again and again, he finally had no choice but to temporarily give up the question and divert the topic.

"Forget it, let's not mention this for now...... By the way, you don't seem to be alone since ancient times, do you?

"Ah, where did I come from, brother?" Tao Tao raised his eyebrows, glanced at Jiang Yao with some amusement, and his expression, which was still slightly sad before, suddenly changed to his usual mocking face.

"I'm referring to the other three beasts...... Are they also working for the Spirit Throne?"

Jiang Yao looked at the face that changed in a second, and always felt as if he had been fooled just now, while the gluttony pursed his lips nonchalantly, with an indifferent expression.

"Oh, you said they...... I don't know what's going on, I haven't seen it in hundreds of years. Gluttony spit out casually. "I only heard that the two 'Qiqi' and 'Hanqi' were sealed with the same demonic power as me, but they didn't want to do anything for the Lingyutai, and now I don't know where they are under house arrest; ”

"This ......"

Jiang Yao was speechless, looking at the man in front of him with a self-deprecating and fake look, as if the sadness he showed before was just Jiang Yao's illusion, but for some reason, Jiang Yao's mind suddenly sounded Mu Jianyun's words:

[Do you know how we discovered the gluttony of this life a century ago...... He killed people, to be exact, he ate an entire village. The sins on his body cannot be washed away by doing things for the Lingyutai alone. 】

"That's right...... One more thing, I want to ask you. Jiang Yao looked at the gluttonous eyes, and his heart was panicked for no reason.

"What was your reason in the first place...... Helping the Spirit Imperial Table, helping the human race?"

"Hehe, this ......"

Gluttony smiled, the expression on his face dimmed in the shadow of the helicopter slowly landing behind him. I saw that he seemed to open his mouth slightly, as if he had said something, but before Jiang Yao had time to hear it clearly, the sound was drowned out by the huge roar from the helicopter, and the leaves in the forest flew wantonly towards Jiang Yao's face under the wind pressure brought by the propeller.