The woman opened her eyes, and after a blank moment, she was a little puzzled.

"I shouldn't have ...... Is it dead......"

The last memory is the pain of being tortured by illness and being paralyzed in bed and unable to move.

After her husband injected her with an analgesic, she fell asleep groggily, and in her dreams she felt light, as if her soul was about to break away from this heavy body and fly up to the clouds.

But just as she was about to touch the warm clouds, a domineering gravitational pull came from below, tearing her off and falling to the dark earth!

In her terror, the moment she made contact with the ground, she woke up.

Strangely, the feeling of sickness disappeared, and the body was extremely relaxed, as if it was ...... Fully recovered?

But that's not possible.

But although this body is healthy, it always feels a little strange, as if it is ...... She's not human anymore.

"So, is this the afterlife? Am I a soul now? ”

The woman got up, walked barefoot to the window, opened the light gray curtains, and a vast sea of white flowers came into view, which made her exclaim.

"This must be the kingdom of heaven......"

Behind him, the door opened.

The woman turned and saw the familiar figure.

His face was tired, but his eyes were full of joy: "Wife, you are awake." ”

"Husband?!" The woman was surprised, and immediately reacted that she was not dead.

"Where is this? How do I ...... All right? ”

The man took the woman's hand and sat on the edge of the bed: "There are many mysterious powers in this world, and this is one of them, as long as we live here, we can live a long life without illness and disaster, and we only need to abide by some inconsequential rules." ”

"Rules?" The woman was at a loss.

"Hmm." The man said solemnly: "The rules must be followed, you can walk around the sea of flowers at will during the day, but you can't cross the small river to the other side; You can't go out at night, you can only move around this house and yard. ”

"Oh......"

The woman didn't understand, but nodded obediently: "I know." ”

They live here.

But people are curious, and women always have a lot of questions, such as "what is on the other side of the river", "why doesn't the sun in the sky move", "why do these flowers keep blooming and not wither", "why do flowers turn red at night", "I saw a monster with a head like a durian walking around in the distance last night, what is that"......

Men are always patiently answering women's questions.

The woman just listened silently.

But the man didn't know, and the delicate-minded woman knew in her heart that he was lying, but she didn't expose him.

Gradually, women stopped asking questions, because they simply did not get real answers.

She began to observe and think all day long.

The disguise that men think is perfect is actually full of holes in front of their closest people.

As more and more information is gathered, the woman gradually piecing together the truth.

A truth she couldn't accept.

So, one day, after sending off her husband as usual, she cut her wrist with a kitchen knife.

The man seems to sense that his wife is in danger, and he goes and returns, successfully preventing her suicide.

The two confessed.

A heated argument ensued.

In the end, the woman was knocked unconscious by the man and injected with drugs, and she couldn't move.

After that the man went out.

This time it was a long time, and it took a full six days to return.

When he returned, he brought with him a woman wrapped in a black robe and wearing a mask.

The black-robed woman looked at Jun Ru.

The man said a little tiredly: "This is the case, I have no need to deceive you, can you trade with me?" ”

The black-robed woman nodded: "You must know that the frost sand monopoly is in the hands of the void spirit, it is very difficult to get it, and the price you give is too low." ”

The man frowned: "Let's go out and talk." ”

The black-robed woman chuckled lightly and said indifferently: "What does it matter, anyway, she won't remember it later." ”

The man's eyes widened slightly, revealing joy: "You agreed to a deal?" ”

"It can be traded, but the price is not, and one more condition needs to be added."

The man's face was solemn: "You say." ”

The black-robed woman said word by word: "That lord, I need you to control this node. ”

"Isn't this a fantasy?!" The man became excited: "How can I control the node with a grotesque?!" ”

"Heh~" The black-robed woman chuckled: "Isn't controlling the ethereal spirit of this node equivalent to controlling the node?" ”

"Frost Sand is useless against the Ethereal."

"Frost and sand can't, but the ring does." The black-robed woman pointed to the violet gemstone ring on the woman's finger on the bed.

"That thing is broken."

The black-robed woman took out a round stone with five-colored brilliance from her arms: "I don't have frost and sand, but as long as you agree to this condition, this five-color stone will be given to you, how about it?" ”

The man didn't answer, but stared at the black-robed woman with an awe-inspiring gaze: "You guys investigate me?" ”

"Don't be angry, it's not aimed at you, we will investigate every customer, and besides, your business is not a secret in Xuanqing City."

"I want frost sand."

The black-robed woman took back the five-colored stone and turned around to leave: "Then it's a pity that this business can't be done." ”

"Wait a minute!"

The man looked at the woman on the bed with a look of pain on his face.

Closing his eyes and taking a deep breath, he stretched out his hand: "I agree to the deal." ”

"That's right!" The black-robed woman said with satisfaction.

She handed the five-colored stone to the man, and took out a beast skin scroll for him: "After controlling the ethereal spirit, whether you coax or other means, let the ethereal spirit arrange this magic circle at the core of this body." ”

"What does this circle do?"

"You don't need to know that."

“…… Good! ”

"So...... Happy working together! ”

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"After that, I was tampered with and forgot everything." After Jun Ru finished speaking, she stood quietly.

The four of Long Qisheng were silent, each digesting this huge amount of information.

Junru revealed a lot of information about this node.

This node was originally the lair of the huge ethereal spirit before, and after his death, this place was assigned to an E-class ethereal spirit under the command of the same lord, which is the current ethereal spirit.

This ethereal spirit is weak, but he has a knack for what his lords value: making anchors.

The lord assigned this good place to him in order to allow him to use some of the organs of the dead ethereal spirit to make an anchor, turning this node into a fixed node that invaded the living realm.

This active, intact, B-class ethereal shell was his reward.

As long as he can successfully fuse this body, he will be able to transform from a weak chicken into a powerful B-class ethereal spirit.

These things were told to Che Jingxing after he was controlled by Che Jingxing.

When the ethereal spirit arrived, he first drilled several holes in the main body of the body, draining out the bodily fluids that had turned into strong acid inside, and freeing up several large and small spaces for him to use.

The strong acid flooded the original jungle and turned it into a strong acid lake, and all the original creatures died, but some amphibian fish who liked the strong acid environment came to live here, and gradually became what it is today.

Che Jingxing took Jun Ru into the Void Spirit Realm to transform into the Void Spirit, and it happened that the Void Spirit was recruiting his subordinates, so he followed several other Grotesque into the inside of this huge plant to do things for the Void Spirit.

Of course, after he took control of the ethereal spirit, in order not to leak the news, all the other grotesques have been killed by him.

"Miss Junru, do you know where those people who make deals with Che Jingxing come from?" Mo Xun asked.

Jun Ru shook her head: "I don't know. ”

"Could it be someone from the 'Unionists'?" Cymblero guessed.

Mo Xun thought for a while: "It shouldn't be, although the Unification faction has a different concept from ours, but everyone has the same purpose, they want to expel the Ethereal Spirit Realm from our world, and they have no reason to control a node of the Ethereal Spirit Realm." ”

"It could be the 'Night Meeting.'" Mo Xun added.

"The Chamber of Commerce that dares to do anything?" Xin Bailu showed a look of disgust: "There are them everywhere. ”

Long Qisheng and Long Hao were confused when they listened to the newcomer.

Mo Xun took the things in Jun Ru's hand, looked at Jun Ru's calm face, and suddenly said, "Miss Jun Ru, you don't seem to have been completely assimilated?" I can feel that your mind is still a human mind. ”

Assimilation is not just physical assimilation, when the body becomes grotesque, the three views of the mind will change together, just like if you become a beast, you will use the beast's mind to think about the problem.

But Junru would actually write a letter to Xuanqingcheng's parents, which is impossible for grotesques.

Judging from this, Junru has not been assimilated into the grotesque for a long time, and she still completely retains the human way of thinking.

Hearing Mo Xun's words, Jun Ru smiled bitterly: "Sooner or later." ”

Mo Xun nodded, didn't ask this question again, and stuffed the thing to Long Qisheng: "Smash it!" ”

"Okay!"

It's another bang.

The droplet-like thing shattered into eight petals.

Only then did they realize that the smooth surface was actually a plant, with several layers of plant tissue growing in the smooth shell, and a pool of milky white thick liquid was wrapped in the middle.

As the shell shattered, the liquid spilled to the ground.

The sky lit up.

It was not the brightness of the daylight, but the dots of green fluorescence evenly distributed in the dome overhead, and where the "sun" was located before, was a huge circular hole, black and swarthy, and it was not known where it led.

Large swaths of the ground have disappeared, revealing a dense road like a spider's web.

One of the routes is particularly striking with its gray-white stone slabs.

"It's fine to walk along the slate." Jun Ru pointed to the road and smiled: "Let's go!" ”

"Then let's go, goodbye!"

The four of them said goodbye to Junru and turned to leave.

Junru stood in front of the courtyard gate and quietly watched the four of them leave.

When they turned a small slope and disappeared from sight, Junru silently turned around and returned to the house.

She stroked everything in the room one by one, and finally, holding a bowl and being silent for a long time.

Suddenly, Junru let out a mournful sigh and slammed the bowl on the stone countertop.

After a crisp cracking sound, the porcelain bowl shattered into several petals.

Junru picked up the sharpest piece of it, tears flowing uncontrollably down her cheeks.

"Choosing to die before being completely assimilated is the last dignity of my humanity......"

Laugh at!

Blood splattered!

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