The sudden surprise caught Su Nian off guard.

He didn't expect that the pendant around Xiao Rou's neck turned out to be the missing functional part of Shadow City, and it was three.

He was no stranger to this pendant.

I remember that when I first met Xiao Rou, this pendant was worn on Xiao Rou's neck, and he thought it was an ornament given to Xiao Rou by his father, but now it seems that the situation is more complicated than he thought.

A conjecture came to his mind.

Could it be that Shadow City has something to do with Xiaorou?

He clearly remembered that the first time he dreamed of the ruined temple was not long after Xiao Rou came home.

Thinking of the three missing parts of Shadow City hanging on Xiao Rou's body at this time, he suspected that his acquisition of the Shadow Godhead might have something to do with Xiao Rou's arrival.

Xiao Rou's origin, he didn't ask his father.

After all, when Xiao Rou first arrived, he was only 11 years old, and he was not interested in this aspect of the problem.

His father just told him to take care of Xiaorou as if she were his own sister.

Over the years, he has had some speculations.

There are even suspicions that Xiaorou is the illegitimate son of her father outside.

But he never thought about doing a paternity test, because no matter what the result is, Xiaorou is his relative.

Whether the frenulum of blood ties exists or not will not affect the relationship between them.

"Su Nian, why are you in a daze, could it be that you were kicked in the head by a decaying creature while exploring the decaying world, leaving sequelae?"

"It's okay, let's go home."

If in normal times, when he encounters Xiaorou's provocation, he will definitely fight back head-on and start a war of words.

But now his mind was all on the missing parts of Shadow City, and he didn't have the heart to quarrel with Xiao Rou.

When I got home, it was nine o'clock in the evening.

Su Nian and Xiao Rou sat on the sofa, Xiao Rou held a frog pillow in her arms, and listened to him talk about his experience in the decaying world with a nervous expression.

"Damn scarecrow."

Xiao Rou, who has a strong sense of substitution, couldn't help but clench her fists and swung a punch into the air when she heard that the death scarecrow suddenly appeared and her brother's life was hanging by a thread.

It was as if this punch could penetrate the barriers of time and space and hit the death scarecrow that appeared at that time.

When Su Nian told that he returned to his personal space, but unexpectedly landed in the dilapidated temple, Xiao Rou's expression was obviously stunned:

"Is it the ruined temple that often appears in your dreams and lingers?"

"Hmm."

"Why is that?"

"I don't know why, don't interrupt, continue to listen to me."

Su Nian then told in detail about his encounter in the temple and the function of the temple.

After listening to his description, Xiao Rou's expression gradually became excited from the initial nervousness:

"So...... Brother, you have now become a god of one faction! ”

"Although Shadowcity is now incomplete due to the loss of a lot of features and buildings, I can't compare to the Faction Gods such as the Infernal God...... But one thing is for sure, I am the God of Shadows. ”

"Wow, brother, when I'm eighteen years old, I'll go to your shadow camp and become the strongest relation...... The main quest for me is best to sleep and eat every day, it is easy to complete, but the reward for completing the quest is high! ”

Looking at Xiao Rou who was smirking, Su Nian gave him a blank look.

He had thought about recruiting Rou before, but the problem was that he didn't know where the lost "Banner of Recruitment" in Shadowcity was.

But now, Xiao Rou has the missing parts he wants.

Then he spoke:

"Xiao Rou, give me the necklace around your neck."

"Oh."

Xiao Rou did not refuse, and obediently took off the necklace around her neck and handed it to Su Nian, but her eyes were full of doubts.

Taking the necklace, Su Nian looked down.

The necklace looks very ordinary, each link is connected by small white beads, and the hanging pendant is a bone fragment in the center, which is inlaid with three dark green gemstones, and the interior is as deep as a cat's eye.

If you look closely, inside the dark green gem at the top, you can faintly see a broken flag.

This is clearly the missing Recruiting Banner in Shadowcity.

"Xiaorou, do you remember the origin of this necklace?"

Faced with the inquiry, Xiao Rou tilted her head and thought for a few seconds, then sighed decadently:

"I forgot, my memory before I was brought home by my father was very vague, and I couldn't remember it, so I remembered that I always wore it around my neck...... By the way, what do you want this necklace for? ”

Xiao Rou couldn't help but ask curiously.

"The three gems on this are all missing functional parts of Shadow City."

"Huh?! Why is it on me? ”

"I don't know, maybe only our dad knows the truth, but it's a pity that he's gone."

As he spoke, Su Nian turned his head to look at the family photo hanging in the corner of the living room.

In the photo, the father is wearing a pair of rimless glasses, a gray jacket, his left hand is pressed on his head, and his right hand is pressed on Xiaorou's head.

"So brother, do you suspect that the ruined temple you often dream about has something to do with me, or with our dead father?"

"Well, it does seem to be a little related, but the truth is unknown."

When Xiao Rou heard this, she leaned her chin on the pillow and fell into deep thought with a frown.

"I took this necklace, are you okay?"

"Take it, what's mine is yours, and all yours is mine." Xiao Rou immediately nodded and said it didn't matter.

……

chatted with Xiao Rou until ten o'clock in the evening, Xiao Rou got up and went back to the room to sleep, and Su Nian also went back to the bedroom at this time.

Lying on the bed, tossing and turning.

He felt that what happened to him must have something to do with his father.

Daddy is an archaeologist, and when he thinks that many of the missing parts of Shadowcity are prehistoric artifacts, it's easy for him to connect the two.

Unable to sleep, he summoned the Infernal City panel at this moment.

In the real world, there is only one option for the Infernal City panel:

[Return - Personal Space.] 】

Below the options, there is a countdown to the break.

Return time remaining: 37 hours, 28 minutes, and 12 seconds.

……

He can choose to return early, or he can wait for time to run out and be forcibly teleported back to Purgatory City.

Su Nian reached out and picked up the necklace that was placed on the bedside table.

"Return."

Make your choice, and darkness will flood in from all directions.