Time quickly rewinds.

Ji Qianqin was supported by the oath bearer next to her, and could only passively look at the man in the black trench coat opposite.

The man flicked his wrist slightly, as if trying to pull a box of cigarettes out of his pocket.

Soon, however, his movements paused slightly.

I don't know why, Ji Qianqin seems to see some kind of ...... from him Annoyed and angry.

But he always kept his composure.

Reaching for a cigarette, he pried the lighter open and shielded the flame with his palm.

Surrounded by the purgatory-like black shadows of the Ji family next to him, the flame in his palm was like a miniature sun, dancing between square inches, lighting up the dark and cold night around him.

Shaking off the flame of the lighter, the man gently spat out a smoke ring.

"It looks like the negotiations have broken down," he said to himself, "and the ferryman's reaction has faded, and I haven't been able to feel my ascent to the 'origin.'" ”

"What a troublesome guy, although he said that he had the same essence as me, but he was so naïve that he wanted to laugh."

With a sneer, the man refocused his gaze on the oath-bearer and Ji Qianqin.

He stepped on the burning cigarette butt with one foot: "Okay, don't be like a great enemy." ”

"You're safe, but only temporarily," he said, "and I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing for you, and although you can survive, you will still be reduced to a life that is worse than death in the end." All will face collapse, without exception. ”

Looking at the man, the oath-breaker said coldly, "It seems that our prophet did not follow your wishes. ”

"yes," the man shrugged, "he refused, and I lost completely." But it's normal, after all, they haven't experienced the deepest night, and anyone thinks that they can become a spark that illuminates other people. ”

"Anyway, I'd love to watch him fall into the abyss, shatter his bones, and then struggle to his feet in pain and despair, and finally face bigger and deeper malice."

Waving his hand, the man snapped his fingers: "Then let's do this today, since there is no one on his side who can contain him, then I am afraid that if I continue to stay here, I will be completely killed." Tsk, the power of time is disgusting. Luckily, I had plenty of time to retreat. ”

"Bye-on, the other 'me'."

After saying these words, he put his hands in his pockets and left Ji Qianqin's consciousness space leisurely.

Only Ji Qianqin was left standing alone, not knowing what was going on.

"What's ......going on," she said, a little incomprehensible, "and we win?" ”

The Oath Bearer standing behind her jumped on her back, "No, it has nothing to do with us. ”

"If I'm not mistaken, that guy probably wasn't trying to get a breakthrough from me in the first place," she explained. From the very beginning, he had someone else in mind. Speaking of which, he was able to move such a big battle, I am afraid that he was eyeing the identity of the 'ferryman'. ”

Rubbing his chin, the oathbreaker said, "But it's clear that our 'prophet' doesn't have a brain problem like that guy. He turned down the guy's offer, and presumably in 'The Future'. ”

"So the final result is also clear, the guy didn't get any benefits from the 'prophet', and he was afraid that he would be solved by the prophet, so he ran away in ashes."

Saying this, the oath-breaker sneered: "Don't look so chic, in fact, it's just to maintain the image in the end." Oh, even when it comes to burning eyebrows, I pay so much attention to 'details', which really makes people feel that there is something wrong with the brain. ”

How do you know that?

Ji Qianqin turned her head to look at the oath-breaker, although she didn't speak, her eyes revealed similar thoughts.

But soon she reacted to something: "Wait, you just said ...... Prophet? ”

Hearing this, the oath-breaker crossed his hands on his hips: "Of course." ”

"There is only one person who can pull the gaze of that guy, the ferryman, or even the guy at the top of the hierarchy from beginning to end."

The oath-breaker raised a finger: "If the sense of existence of a normal person is 1, then the presence of that guy is 1 followed by 99 to the 99th power of 0." As the benchmark of 'time', even Hermes and the present eyes must be on him. He's a real 'big star'......"

Ji Qianqin didn't say anything about the words of the oathbreaker.

She just felt relieved, like some big rock in her heart had finally fallen.

With his hand pressed on his chest, Ji Qianqin muttered to himself: "It's good to come back, just ...... when you come back."

Before she could finish.

A voice sounded from beside her: "Looks like I'm late?" ”

Hearing this voice, Ji Qianqin reluctantly turned around.

The next second.

One hand reluctantly tore through the pitch-black space in front of him, like a knife, through the once dark night.

Ji Qianqin had seen such a scene once in the past.

It was in the game hall of the creator god El, when she redeemed the "mechanical séance" to project the most secure person in her mind into an illusion and pull herself out of the game that was impossible to beat.

And this time, the people who came were the same, but they were no longer phantoms.

Seeing that person's figure, Ji Qianqin couldn't help but smile on her face.

"It's not too late," she said, "just right." ”

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Sitting in the car, Bering looked at several people in front of him.

At this moment, the former "net weaver" and the current "Ling" had jumped up and hugged Ji Qianqin.

And Li Jingwen also had a twinkle in the corner of her eyes, looking at Ji Qianqin with a smile.

As for Ji Qianqin herself.

Her expression was very complicated, a little embarrassed and a little touched.

Under everyone's gaze, she could only hold back one sentence in the end: "...... I'm sorry. ”

She was probably a little shy, and even her ears were a little red when she said this.

This is the first time Bering has seen such a young Ji Qianqin.

Maybe it's because he knows the fate of his Ji family, although he doesn't say it, the stone in his heart does fall to the ground, which makes Ji Qianqin feel a little more relaxed and emotionally enriched.

And Ji Qianqin, who was lax, finally told Bering everything not long ago.

According to her, her mother was a real psychopath and a madman.

She has been honed by that madman since she was a child, urging Ji Qianqin to grow up like a doll. She was born to no one other than her mother. And her mother Ji Zi also beat and scolded her at every turn, and even left indelible traces on her body.

Since she was a child, Ji Qianqin has never spoken a word to others. In her life, the only people who can accompany her are the souls of her ancestors.

This unimaginable loneliness made Ji Qianqin extremely afraid of being alone, and when her mother died, she suffered a lot because of her childhood experience during the period when she entered the society.

Because of this, she began to become curious and persistent. According to her idea, if she can be famous and anyone can know her, then she will probably not feel the loneliness of the past again.

That's why her obsession with being famous is so deep.

Sounds like a poor kid who has gone to the other extreme after failing to educate his native home.

While listening to this, Bering remained silent throughout the whole process, just silently listening to Ji Qianqin's words.

When Ji Qianqin's last sentence ended, he just stretched out his hand and patted her shoulder.

He knew that the words that followed were no longer necessary.

Today's Ji Qianqin is no longer as extreme as in the past, and now she has companions, friends, and more work that she is willing to do and likes to do.

Therefore, there is only one sentence that Bering can give her in the end.

"Congratulations, you are no longer a reserve member," patting Ji Qianqin's arm, Bering said softly, "You have turned positive." ”

Today, Ji Qianqin is already a member of the "Bright Day".

And Ji Qianqin herself was also a little excited about the news.

At least her sobbing voice couldn't fool anyone.

After hearing Bering's words, everyone surrounded Ji Qianqin and congratulated her.

Only Bering sat alone in a chair with a deep look in his eyes.

Although the matter is almost over here, Ji Qianqin's situation has also come to an end. But there are still a lot of doubts in this, which makes me feel very strange. ’

Bering rubbed his chin: "First of all, it is the curse of the Ji family, that is, the contract signed with the ferryman. Why would the ferryman do this? And why was the Ji family able to find a ferryman from the narrow space of time? You know, even Hermes has never fallen into the narrow space of time, how did Ji Shen, the ancestor of the Ji family, do it? ’

"Also, how did Ji Zi die? ’

Ji Qianqin had no way to describe the cause of her mother's death, according to her, on a rainy night, her mother died tragically in front of her for no reason.

And for this point, even the "wood carver" Zou Ye can't understand it at all.

You must know that Zou Ye, as a complete licking dog, must have investigated the cause of Ji Zi's death for so many years. However, even with his strength, he didn't understand how Ji Zi died at all, and the doubts in this made people very curious.

And there's the most critical part.

That is Ji Zi, how did she know about the game hall of the god El, and obtained her daughter from that game hall, that is, Ji Qianqin.

If it is really to reproduce a ferryman, then there is no need for Ji Zi to make such a complicated and troublesome move. You must know that there is almost no similarity between Ji Qianqin and the ferryman, otherwise the oath-breaker would not recognize her at first sight.

But that's what she did, and even sealed Ji Qianqin as if she were a prisoner.

I don't know why, when thinking of Ji Zi's approach, Bering instinctively felt that there seemed to be some threads that were difficult to bypass.

From the beginning, Zou Ye's narration of Ji Zi's character, as well as the supplementary explanation of the oathbreaker later, made Bering puzzled.

He even vaguely felt that Ji Zi was contradictory to the point of incomprehension.

It's like ...... It was as if two forces were manipulating her through her body.

A force brought her into contact with Zou Ye, turning this soul that was incomparably compatible with Bering into a monster, and at the same time, she also put his mask on Bering's path;

And the other force allowed Ji Zi to use unbelievable and strange means to obtain his "daughter", and raised his daughter in an inexplicable way, and finally died in front of his daughter......

Uncanny.

Although Ji Qianqin's matter is over, the matter of Ji Zi and the Ji family is probably not over. ’

Bering's finger tapped on the table: "I have a hunch that maybe the two forces behind Ji Zi are related to the time I need to face in the end. ’

You must know that outside of Ji Zi, there is actually a special "individual", as if he is being manipulated by two forces.

And that individual is now Bering.

A dead "prophet", a guy who is obviously a mistake, but can invoke the power of the prophet and is still feared by the prophet.

The existence of Bering himself means that there is some power that is fighting against time.

After all, the birth of a mistake cannot be accidental, and if it is accidental, it is impossible for "time" to be able to look through the long river of time without a means to deal with it until now.

So, what is that guy who can play against time?

'Do I really need to ferry's body and dive into the deepest depths of the sea of consciousness to find the answer?' ’

Bering pressed his eyebrows and couldn't help frowning.

After a long time.

He craned his eyebrows again, then glanced at his companions next to him.

After pondering for a moment, Bering clapped his hands.

"The words of welcome can be saved for later," he said, rising from his seat, "and now I have something to announce." ”

"Soon, about twenty-eight days later, I'll be going with a guy to a very dangerous place. That place does not belong to this world, it is the origin of the xenomorph birth, where you can see the beginning and the end of everything. ”

Looking at the others, Bering said word by word, "I will go there and completely cut off the root of the xenomorph." From now on, there will be no distractions related to xenomorphism in this world, and all people will be in peace and tranquility. ”

"So I'm here to ask you."

Bering looked around at the others and slowly spoke, "Which of you would like to go to that place with me and completely cut off the root of the distortion?" ”

Listen to Bering's words.

Everyone looked at each other.

Soon, Ji Qianqin stood up and said firmly: "I will go." ”

"I can feel that the affairs of the Ji family are ...... It's not completely over yet," Ji Qianqin clenched his fists, "so if necessary, I'll end it with my share." I've had enough of it and don't want to go back to the past. ”

"And boss, you're my savior, and you're the one who pulled me out of that chaotic place. So don't say it's particularly dangerous, even if you ask me to go to the sword mountain and the sea of fire, I won't frown! ”

After hearing Ji Qianqin's words, the others couldn't help laughing.

And Bering himself smiled.

"How could you be allowed to do such a pointless thing," he said, "and if you're sure, then I'll take you and the others with me." ”

When this side is over, I'm afraid Hermes will know.

By that time, he would probably bring quite a few people with him. Bering, on the other hand, also needs help.

One month.

At that time, he and Hermes will go to the abyss, the root of it all.