Chapter 3 The first hint of it

The person who spoke just now was none other than the little girl who Lin Yuan had rescued by the river and almost accidentally eaten the poisonous fruit, and at this moment the girl approached from a distance with a torch, followed by two adults.

The primitive man called the blade heard the order, and quickly used the stone knife to cut the hemp rope on Lin Yuan's wrist, not to mention, this stone knife that looked very ordinary was no less sharp than the fruit knife of modern society.

"Uh, how did you ......?"

Lin Yuan rubbed his wrist that was worn out by the hemp rope, frowned and asked the little girl to arrive.

Unexpectedly, the little girl didn't pay attention to him, just stretched out her finger and pointed at him, turned her head to the two people behind her and said:

"Oh, that's him!"

In an instant, a familiar object crossed his sight, and Lin Yuan noticed that there was also a black watch on the little girl's wrist, which was the same as his own touch.

It turns out that she is also a traverser!

Lin Yuan seemed to see a savior, and he said loudly:

"Hey, hey! You also crossed over? Great, what's going on? Why are we in this place? Why ......"

"You're number 73?"

A bearded man standing behind the little girl said, with a non-standard accent that seemed to have a little Hong Kong and Taiwan accent.

"My name is Lin Yuan, what do you say?" Lin Yuan replied in confusion, he noticed that the two people behind the little girl were a man and a woman, both of whom looked older than the little girl, and seemed to be between 30 and 40 years old.

The bearded man frowned, and a grown woman beside him said:

"Your name is Lin Yuan, my name is Anna, look at your watch."

After being reminded by this woman named Anna, Lin Yuan hurriedly looked at his watch, and when he clicked it a few times with his hand, the screen of the watch showed the text displayed before: "DNA test... Identity confirmation: No. 73 - Lin Yuan

"Uh, I seem to be number 73...... What's going on? How did you get here? You guys...... Is it a family? ”

"Hahaha...... Of course not! ”

The bearded man laughed a few times in embarrassment, spread his hands, and said with a smile:

"We are not relatives and we didn't know each other before, but we were just unlucky enough to take refuge here together......"

"How did you get here? How long have you been here? Lin Yuan hurriedly asked.

"I've been here with Anna for a while, and Qiao Jing was just discovered last week......"

Anna is a mature woman who is down-and-out and generous, Qiao Jing is the naughty little girl, at this time, it seems that she has relaxed her vigilance against Lin Yuan, stepped forward, straightened the animal skin on her body, bowed to Lin Yuan, and said:

"Thank you Brother Lin for saving your life, I almost ate the poisonous fruit, because my clan hunters are afraid that you will hurt me, and insist on tying you up, I'm really embarrassed!"

Lin Yuan looked at the little girl in surprise and made another 90-degree bow, touched her head and said:

"It's okay, it's okay...... Your tribe? How, can you understand the words of those primitive people? ”

The little girl came to her senses, smiled and praised the hand on her wrist, and said to Lin Yuan: "Of course you can, you just need to use the watch......"

"Qiao Jing, don't be naughty, you wait a minute, we still have something important to tell him," Anna interrupted Qiao Jing, she stepped forward generously, waved her hand, and several primitive people immediately moved a few tree stumps, and Anna and his party sat on them.

When Lin Yuan also sat on the stump like this, Anna said:

"I know you have a lot of doubts and questions, and I have encountered them all, don't worry, we will tell you slowly."

Lin Yuan nodded.

Anna looked at the beard, and then continued:

"We, like you, don't know why, and suddenly travel directly to this era, in the beginning, I struggled to survive in the primeval jungle, and I also died a few times......"

Anna noticed that Lin Yuan didn't have a surprised expression, and she smiled slightly:

"Mr. Lin Yuan, have you also died?"

"Near-death teleportation, well, yes." Lin Yuan nodded.

"Hehe, then you understand the rest a lot...... When I was struggling to survive in the jungle, I met some primitive people, some wanted to eat me, but others were very friendly, and I became friends with some friendly primitive people..."

Anna took a sip of water, paused, and continued:

"And so, a long, long time has passed, and in this forest, there are dangers everywhere that cannot be seen, and many people I know have died, most of them primitives, and a few traversers...... Of course, you know, near-death teleportation, so they don't really die, they just travel to places I don't know. ”

"Originally, I thought I would have to die sooner or later, and then teleport...... Until that damn teleportation power is exhausted, maybe I'll actually die...... Later, though, I met Zheng Jing. Anna smiled and glanced at the beard.

"Zheng Jing saved me when I was in the most danger and brought me here, the only refuge in the Wild Ancient Period!"

Lin Yuan looked up at this stone cave, it could indeed block the wind and rain.

"When I came, it was full of people, all from the Zheng Jing tribe, and he was a very good leader, who managed the tribe in an orderly manner, and here we had a detailed plan for where we were, why we were here, and what to do next...... At that time, we ......"

"Uh, wait, you guys, oh, how many of us are there in total?"

Lin Yuan discovered the point of the conversation and suddenly asked.

The bearded Zheng Jing leaned forward and said in Mandarin with a Hong Kong and Taiwan accent:

"At the peak of our time, there were 13 people, but now there are only four of us."

"What about the others?"

“…… Dead, or probably near-death teleportation. ”

Lin Yuan was stunned for a moment, "How did you die?" ”

Anna sighed and lowered her head, while Zheng Jing stared at Lin Yuan and said meaningfully:

"In this primeval forest, there are countless tribes, some of them peaceful and friendly, some of them fierce and warlike, and recently a powerful tribe has appeared in the south of the forest, and they have many fierce soldiers under their command, and they have begun to raid everywhere, taking people as slaves."

Zheng Jing paused for a moment, then continued:

"More than a month ago, our tribe met with the other party's raiding team, and there was a very fierce fight, and although we won, we also paid a painful price, and many of our friends were sacrificed at that time......

Lin Yuan nodded and said, "Well, I understand, so let's take refuge here now, so that we can escape the raids of those barbarians?" ”

"Yes, they don't just rob food and women, they ...... Cannibalism ......," Anna chimed in.

Lin Yuan frowned, cannibal? It's not good news that there are such tribes in this era.

He thought about it for a moment and decided to change the subject:

"Well...... I'm number 73, so what number are you? Could it be that there are hundreds of people who have crossed over? Who's behind this? What do they want to do? Why don't you discuss it, why do you leave us here......" Lin Yuan said all the questions that had been lingering for a long time.

Zheng Jing pondered for a while and said:

"I'm number 21, your guess is correct, it seems that there is some kind of force that we don't know about controlling all of this, including this black bracelet...... Oh, by the way, you call it a watch. This watch has strange powers, such as being able to teleport in time and space when we are on the verge of death, and it also allows us to communicate with primitive people. ”

Anna nodded, and interjected:

"Yes, Zheng Jing feels that this is a cruel game, and we are all pawns of the game...... But I don't think so, I think it seems like some kind of experiment, some kind of future experiment from 2055 onwards. ”

Lin Yuan touched the back of his head and asked:

"Why 2055?"

Anna touched the little girl Qiao Jing's hand and said softly:

"Because, among all the traversers, the one who comes from the back of time is Qiao Jing, she is from 2055."

"What?" Lin Yuan was taken aback.

Zheng Jing noticed Lin Yuan's surprised expression, and he asked seriously:

"Lin Yuan, is your era later than Qiao Jing?" Zheng Jing looked at Lin Yuan.

"No, it's just ...... Are you all from different times? Lin Yuan calmed down a little.

"Yes, I'm from Shanghai in 2027." Anna said.

"I'm from Beijing in 2055!" Qiao Jing said playfully.

Zheng Jing touched his beard and said in a deep voice:

"I am from Taiwan ...... in 1675"

Lin Yuan looked at the bearded man in surprise, and the history lesson in his mind that had never been math turned quickly, 1675, it was the early Qing Dynasty...... Taiwan at that time...... It should not have been returned to the Qing Dynasty and was ...... by Zheng

Lin Yuan opened his mouth, couldn't close it for a long time, and said for a long time:

"Are you Zheng Jing? Zheng Chenggong's eldest son? ”

"Haha, I didn't expect you to learn history well? Where are you from, and listening to your accent, it should be the five northern provinces? Zheng Jing asked happily.

"Uh, yes, I'm from Yancheng Qianxian in 2015." Lin Yuan said, he took the cup handed by a primitive man and took a sip of the water inside.

It seemed that in an instant, Lin Yuan thought of something.

"Then say so, Zheng Jing, you are the king of Yanping County on Taiwan Island! How did you get here? ”

Zheng Jing touched his beard and said embarrassedly:

"Ahem, in fact, the contemptible man is no longer the king of the county, when he was 14 years old, my uncle was already regent and submitted to the court, and the king of Yanping County has long been gone...... I wanted to lead the rest of the Ming righteous people to hide on Alishan and wait for the opportunity, but I don't know why, I got up and arrived here, and in a blink of an eye...... It's been several years, alas. ”

Lin Yuan carefully recalled his historical knowledge, because he often liked to play historical computer games, he had some impressions of the history of the late Ming and early Qing dynasties.

"No, the island of Taiwan should be returned to the Qing Dynasty after your son succeeds to the throne, how can this history ......?"

Anna suddenly interjected:

"You are wrong, Lin Yuan, at the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, the island of Taiwan had never become independent, Zheng Chenggong repeatedly failed to attack Taiwan, and then he was arrested by the Qing Dynasty, and there is no such person as Zheng Jing in the history books...... I argued with him several times because of this, and I once thought he was a paranoid patient......"

Zheng Jing snorted, he sighed and stopped talking.

Lin Yuan's brows furrowed even tighter, and a strange thought became stronger and stronger.

He looked at Qiao Jing, who was playing on the side, and said:

"Little girl, did you learn ancient Chinese history in school?"

"Learned." Qiao Jing walked over and replied smartly with wide eyes.

"Then in your textbooks, in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, was there a person like Zheng Chenggong?"

Lin Yuan asked cautiously, he knew that although Zheng Jing didn't say anything, his expression was very nervous.

"What the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty?" Qiao Jing asked strangely.

"It's the last years of the Ming Dynasty! The Qing Dynasty conquered most of China, and the old ministers of the Ming Dynasty retreated to the southeast and prepared to retreat to Taiwan......" Lin Yuan patiently explained, after all, the other party was just a teenage girl.

"Oh, let me think about it...... Tang, Song, Yuan, Huai, Luo, Min...... There is no Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty! ”

"What ?!!!"

The remaining three shouted in unison.

"Yes, it is clearly written in our history books, I have to take every exam, I have memorized it many times, I am a famous student in the school! Definitely not mistaken! ”

Qiao Jing said categorically.