When Wei Yi returned to Broken Soul Bridge Village, it was already late at night. He dragged his tired body and walked slowly in the direction of the village. As he was walking, he suddenly saw a group of people coming towards him.

Wei Yi raised his eyes and took a closer look, and found that the leader was none other than the village chief of Broken Soul Bridge Village, the old man who had advised him to go and fetch seawater the next morning. Wei Yi hurriedly walked over to meet them.

As soon as Wei Yi walked up to them, those people were startled. The village chief was also surprised. He looked at Wei Yi in surprise and blurted out, "Why aren't you dead yet?" ”

The words that Wei Yi was about to say in his mouth were choked by the village chief's words, and he forced them back. Wei Yiwan smiled and said, "What you said, why should I die?" ”

"No, no, I didn't mean that." The village chief knew that his words were inappropriate, and hurriedly explained.

Wei Yi waved his hand and smiled, and said, "It's okay, it's okay, I can roughly understand what you mean." Where are you going so late? ”

"Hey." The village chief shook his head and waved his hand at the villagers around him, motioning for them to go back first.

He looked up at Wei Yu for a while, and said slowly: "Our village, since a long time ago, has been specially collecting the corpses of those who want to escape from the sea. ”

Wei Yi was stunned when he heard this, and hurriedly asked. Under Wei Mi's questioning, the village chief slowly told Wei Mi. Only then did Wei Yi understand the fundamental origin of this village being called the Broken Soul Bridge.

It turned out that a long time ago, when Broken Soul Bridge Village was still called Longquan Village, the whole village was next to the sea. At that time, not far from the village, there was a long arched bridge. One end of the bridge is connected to Longquan Village, and the other end spans the entire sea and enters the real world.

"At that time, we would often go to the real world to play." The village chief walked back with Wei Yi as he continued, "When I was very young, I often went to the real world. I still miss that life now. ”

When the village chief said this, the topic changed and continued: "But, just a dozen years ago, that bridge suddenly collapsed. The sea receded. Now, if you want to go to the beach, you can only have the opportunity in the early morning. If you miss this time, no matter who you are, you will never return. Every time we meet such a person, we dare not go to collect his body until midnight. ”

When Wei Yi heard this, he hurriedly asked, "Is it because it's extremely hot there now, so there's no way to go to the beach at all, right?" ”

The village chief nodded, shook his head again, and said, "It's not just that. What you see is only part of it. If you go back now, you will find that the temperature is extremely low right now. It has become an extreme world of alternating hot and cold. ”

Wei Yi didn't figure it out until this time. He shook his head and smiled, and said, "I didn't expect such a big change to happen here. I thought it was just to get some seawater, but I didn't expect it to be such a trouble. ”

Wei Yi said, and slowly walked back to the village with the village chief. Under the arrangement of the village chief, Wei Yi stayed in the village that night. At night, while Wei Yi was asleep, someone suddenly walked to the door of his room and knocked softly.

Although Wei Yi was very tired, he was instinctively very vigilant in an unfamiliar environment. As soon as the people outside the room approached, Wei Yi had already woken up. He lay quietly on the bed, his ears furrowed, trying to hear what the man outside would do.

When the person outside the room knocked lightly on the door, Wei Yi got up slightly surprised, walked over a few steps, and opened the door. Outside the room, there was no one else standing, it was the head of the village.

Wei Yi looked at the village chief in surprise and asked, "You came to me this big night, is there anything wrong?" ”

The village chief smiled apologetically at Wei Yi and said, "I know, it's indeed a bit abrupt to come to you so late. But when I think about it, maybe you're the only one who can help us. That's why I'm here to do it, and I hope you don't get surprised. ”

Wei Yi hurriedly shook his head and said with a smile: "Then how can it." You arranged for me to live here, and I appreciate that you haven't been able to do it yet. What can I blame you? Say, what are you looking for me? Oh yes, come on, you come in, let's talk inside. ”

Wei Yi said, turning sideways and letting the village chief into the house. He beckoned the village chief to sit down at the table, took several cups, and poured a bowl of white water for the village chief and himself.

The village chief sat down at the table, picked up the bowl, and took a big sip of water. He touched his mouth and said to Wei Yi, "That's right. You also know the history of our village today. The village is not what it is now, not what we were back then. So, I'd like to ask you a favor. You don't think it's going to work. ”

Wei Yi hurriedly sat down at the table, smiled, and said, "Hey, you can say it." What the hell is going on? I'll see if I can do it. If I can do it, it's my duty. If it's beyond my means, there's really nothing I can do, and I think you can understand that, right? ”

The village chief nodded and said slowly: "I can understand, I can understand." You can really do it. Listen to me. Here's the thing. ”

As the village chief spoke, he explained in detail what he wanted to ask Wei Yi. It turned out that the wells in the center of the village had always had water in the past. But since the sea receded, the water in the well has become what it is now, and only in the early morning does it appear.

And this situation has been going on for more than ten years. In the past ten years, the village chief has not been idle. He carefully observed the rise and fall of the well water, and then went to the beach to make detailed observations. On his careful comparison, he found that the water in the well rose and fell with the sea.

The retreat of the sea water, after years of research by the village chief, has also found a solution. As long as someone can swim all the way along the sea, close to the exit, and reopen the entrance to the real and virtual worlds, then the sea water from the outside world can flow here again.

After hearing this, Wei Yi was greatly surprised. He hurriedly asked, "You mean that the end of this sea is the connection point between the real world and the virtual world?" ”

The village chief nodded. When Wei Yi heard this, he was suddenly a little embarrassed. Although he was very excited about the news, he didn't know if he would be able to keep swimming to the beach.

"This," Wei Yi said with some hesitation, "although your news makes me very excited. But I'm afraid I insisted on not swimming to the beach. The sea is too big. How long do I have to swim to the end? ”

The village chief smiled slightly, reached out and took out something from his pocket, and handed it to Wei Yi. Wei Yi took it and looked at it suspiciously, and was a little stunned. Lying on his hand was a small boat carved out of black wood. This kind of wood is the kind of strange black wood that Wei Yi saw when he first entered the village.

"This," Wei Yi looked at the village chief in confusion and asked, "What's the use of you giving me this thing?" ”

The village chief pointed to the boat in Wei Yi's hand and said with a smile, "Don't underestimate this thing. It grows as soon as it sees the sea. When you get to the beach, throw it into the sea, and immediately you will find that it will grow on its own. This one boat, very soon. You paddle it, walk for half a day, and you can get there. ”

The village chief said, and explained Wei Yi in detail. After Wei Yi listened, he knew the magic of this black wood. But unfortunately, when Wei Yi asked to collect some, the village chief told him a very unfortunate news. This black wood grows extremely slowly, and all the wood that is now ripe and ready to be collected has been consumed.

Wei Yi had no choice but to give up his plan to collect this magical wood. After discussing some specific matters with the village chief, he agreed to the village chief's request.

The next morning, before Wei Yi had fully woken up, he was called by the enthusiastic village chief. Wei Yi looked at the hazy sky outside the window, shook his head, and got up from the bed with some difficulty.

"Village Chief, you got up early enough." Wei Yi walked out of the room and greeted the village chief who had been waiting for a long time.

The village chief laughed and said, "In order not to delay your departure, I didn't leave last night." Let's go, it's just in time for this. I'll take you to fetch some water first. ”

As he spoke, the village chief turned around and led Wei Yi towards the wells in the center of the village. Wei Yi followed the village chief in a daze, yawning from time to time.

But as soon as he walked to the wells, he was awakened by the way. Several wells here are overflowing with water. The well water that is constantly flowing out is bubbling with a hint of cold.

This cold air made Wei Yi's sleepiness disappear all of a sudden. He hurriedly stepped forward, picked up a handful of well water, and wiped his face indiscriminately. A refreshing feeling instantly made every cell in Wei Yi's body wake up.

"The water is so refreshing." Wei Yi praised.

The village chief grinned and said, "Many years ago, the water in our village was always full like this. ”

As he spoke, he let a few of the village names who came with him carry a few large buckets. "Take advantage of the present, let's hurry up and fill the water, now this water is when it is cold, you bring more, this is used on the road." As he spoke, the village chief commanded the villagers and began to quickly fetch water.

Wei Yi was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly shook his hand and said, "This, this bucket is too big." I can't carry that much by myself. ”

As he spoke, he looked at the vats, which were nearly half a man high. Such a tall vat, Wei Yi has seen it for the first time. I'm afraid this is the only place that can prepare such a big and tall vat.

"Who said you went alone. We'll go with you. You don't care. Just follow us later. The village chief grinned and said with a big grin at Wei Yi.

Wei Yi was stunned, smiled bitterly, and had to let them toss. He took out several empty bottles from his backpack and filled them with water from the well. The water here is indeed a rare and good water. Wei Yi just tasted it, and felt that his lips and teeth suddenly became fresh.

After a short while, the preparations on the village chief's side were completely done. He patted Wei Mi on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Let's go." When I get back, I'll ask you to drink enough. ”

Wei Yi grinned, didn't speak, and followed the village chief and the others into the distance.