Tricked by a ferocious beast into time-traveling, the story begins with fleeing famine.

In the end, no matter what she said, coaxing, luring, and provocative methods were all used, and the other party showed no signs of showing up.

On the contrary, Yin Kejing gently tugged on her sleeve, attracting Qingyan's attention, looking at the lines on his rough fingers, it didn't look like a soul body in a fantasy.

"What's wrong?" she asked softly.

Yin Kejing didn't speak, but quietly pointed to his right under the cover of his sleeve.

Qingyan didn't move her head, her eyes squinted towards the direction he pointed.

There is a small recess in the wall over there, and there is a carved shrine in it, but instead of a statue or a spiritual tablet, it is a stuffed bird.

It's dark and looks a bit like a crow. I don't know what kind of hobby this is. Generally speaking, the stuffed birds that are made into ornaments are usually eagles, and crows are really rare.

Maybe it's because of the light, maybe I misread it, maybe it's a more realistic black bird.

In this palace, traces of black birds can be seen everywhere, like the carvings on the throne, the feather decoration in the copper pot on the table in front, as well as the incense burner and lampstand.

So the enshrinement of a mysterious bird in this shrine is not so obtrusive, it's just very realistic.

Qingyan looked at it for a while, but didn't find anything strange about the ornament, so she looked back at Yin Kejing with some doubts.

Yin Kejing looked around, didn't know what to say, so he simply pulled her sleeve and took her out.

Qingyan didn't resist, and followed his strength to go out, and followed him directly to the outside of the palace, knowing that the other party should have discovered something and wanted to tell her.

She didn't tell the other party that if the so-called ancestor had spiritual consciousness, as long as they were within the scope of the other party's spiritual consciousness, they would be able to hear each other's words wherever they hid.

Anyway, it's useless to talk about it, she also wants to hear what Yin Kejing discovered, anyway, they are already here, and now they can know more.

They didn't stop until they reached the outside of the palace, near the steps. Yin Kejing turned his back to the direction of the palace, and said to Qingyan almost in a breathy voice: "Miss Yang, when you were talking just now, I accidentally noticed , every time you finish speaking, the beak of that bird over there will move, as if talking..."

Qingyan squinted her eyes, as if she had grasped some key clue in an instant.

Every time she finished speaking, it was the so-called ancestor who answered. If the voice came from there, could it be that the spirit of the ancestor was attached to the bird's body?
Before she could figure it out, Yin Kejing continued: "I just listened to what you said, although I didn't quite understand many parts, but I still listened to some of them.

What do you mean by saying that the people in the village are dead people, soul bodies?Does it mean that we are not human?Are we all dead, so we can't leave the village, and we will disappear if we get far away from the village? "

Seeing that he could think of so much, Qingyan didn't hide it from him, and directly told him her guess, including the conversation with that old ancestor just now.

Yin Keqin: "So, you have been talking to your ancestor just now, but I don't know why I can't hear his voice?"

Qingyan nodded, "It may be that "he" has some different means, he can control the voice so that only I can hear it.

You should have heard what I said just now, "he" said that it was five years ago, that is to say, he brought my soul back to the time period five years ago.

I passed by here before, and entered the village in order to avoid bandits, but at that time, just in time for the village to disappear, I left for Yunling County, and was brought here while resting at the inn. It was already five years later, now It was five years ago.

"He" said that Yin Keqin's mother and son and the patriarch and patriarch were all soul bodies, and they all died in this year. You were sent in as a sacrifice this year. I waited by my side.

Later, when you wanted to escape, you were discovered by "he", who trapped you in an illusion, made you keep repeating the process of being sacrificed, and let you constantly experience the panic of being selected as a sacrifice and what's more. pain. "

Yin Kejing couldn't react for a while after hearing this, he stretched out his hand to look at his palm, and clenched his fist vigorously.

He raised his head and said to Qingyan: "How could I be illusory? This is obviously real. I still remember that I went to the town to sell prey with Brother Keqin and the others three days ago. I still remember the people I met in the town. Remember clearly."

Qingyan is actually a little puzzled about this. Although she has never seen what a real soul body looks like, she has seen it many times on TV and read it in books. It is said that a soul cannot be separated from it. The body is too long and too far away, otherwise it will not be able to go back, and the body will die.

A dead soul is a ghost, afraid of the sun, afraid of barking chickens and barking dogs, afraid of all positive things, and a semi-transparent illusory state, it is impossible to have this kind of physical feeling.

Also, whether she was eating, drinking or washing in the past two days, her touch was very real, so she felt that what "he" said was not necessarily true.

After hearing Yin Kejing say that there was something wrong with the bird that was suspected to be an ornament, she felt that she could take a closer look, maybe she would find something.

"I'll go in and have a look at that thing, maybe there's a breakthrough, you wait for me outside, I'll just go in by myself."

After speaking, Qingyan looked around, they were all talking like this, and they didn't deliberately lower their voices just now, I believe that the old ancestor should have heard it, but the other party didn't make a sound, could it be that she guessed wrong, The other party has no consciousness?
No matter, go ahead and take a look.

Qingyan was about to walk inside.

Yin Kejing hurriedly followed, and whispered: "I'll go in with you, no matter what I'm a man, how can I hide behind a little girl like you, I'll go in with you, and I can help you take a look around. I can also remind you."

Qingyan nodded in agreement, one more person is indeed more strength, like just now she was only focused on talking to that guy, and didn't take into account the surroundings, if Yin Kejing hadn't discovered the abnormality of the bird, she would have found out by herself no.

The two stepped into the palace again, without hiding anything, and went directly towards the shrine with a clear goal.

While walking, Qingyan raised her head and shouted to the surroundings: "Ancestor of the Yin family, are you still there? If you are, please reply, I still have something to ask you."

The other party did not answer, and there was silence except for the footsteps of the two of them.

Qingyan frowned, looked around, and then fixed her eyes on the shrine.

When they were only four or five steps away from the shrine, the black bird suddenly came alive and flew into the air!
This turn of events startled both Qingyan and Yin Kejing, they didn't expect it to be a living bird!

Looking at the bird that flew out, it was indeed completely black. Its upper body was almost exactly the same as that of a crow. Its beak and feathers were both black, but the tail feathers at the back were somewhat different. The body should be longer.

Of course, the overall stature is also larger than that of a crow, and the tail is almost three feet long, so I don't know what kind of bird it is.

The two looked up and watched the bird fly higher and higher, and finally landed on the high wooden beams on the top of the palace.

"Were you talking to me just now? What kind of spirit are you? Are you a crow spirit?"

Qingyan said deliberately, the other party who was trying to provoke her opened her mouth again.

The result was not answered.

The other party had nothing to do with Qingyan without making a sound, so she had to turn to look at the shrine to see if there was anything inside.

I saw that the shrine is a horizontal rectangle, made of wood, carved with auspicious and wishful patterns, emperors, generals, heroes, Taoist gods, and splendor.

From this point of view, it is a shrine for gods and Buddhas. If it is an ancestral shrine, it should be a vertical rectangle with a shrine door.

Could this be the mysterious bird that the Yin Shang royal family believed in?Didn't it mean that Xuanniao is actually a black phoenix?Although the tail of this bird is a bit long, there are still many differences from the phoenix. At least the legendary phoenix should have a crown, the feathers on the back are like fish scales, and the tail is even longer.

The birds have nothing in common except that they are completely black.

Of course, the theory of the black phoenix is ​​just a rumor, maybe it is this kind of bird that people believe in.

The wood of this shrine does not know what kind of wood it is, and it is also black throughout, but it can be seen that it is wood, and it will not be regarded as other materials.

The characters carved on it are also lifelike, even very agile, which shows that the sculptor is skilled and not an ordinary person.

There is also a small pedestal inside the shrine, Qingyan looks a little awkward, the bird was a little cramped when it just stood in it, this pedestal is completely redundant.

After thinking about it again, this redundant setting might be an important clue.

Qingyan reached in to touch it, and then a sharp cry suddenly appeared in her head, "What are you going to do!"

Qingyan was startled again by the scream that almost pierced her eardrums. Not only did her eardrums hurt, but her head was also buzzing.

Shaking his head, he turned to the bird and shouted, "Are you talking? What are you? Are you really a crow spirit?"

She said this on purpose, just to annoy the other party. If it is really this guy, she will pluck its fur when it comes down!
The bird finally couldn't help it, jumped on the beam and shouted: "You are presumptuous! I am a mysterious bird, how can you compare me with that ordinary bird! I am a divine bird, a divine bird!"

Looking at the hopping little black bird, Qingyan sneered and said, "What? Don't pretend to be an ancestor? Don't tell me that Yin Shang is really your descendant. How did you give birth to a human? Find out about reproductive isolation."

Hei Niao ignored her words, still jumping, "What is your attitude? Is this the attitude of seeing Master Shenniao? You have to bow down to me and show your loyalty, otherwise I will punish you!"

Qingyan smiled and said: "You'd better stop bragging and show your loyalty to you. You don't really think that you are a black bird, do you? Look at your appearance, except for the same color and a longer tail. Is it similar to the black bird on the totem? You don't think you can pretend to be a black bird because you are all black, do you?
Since you are a divine bird, you must have divine power, so let us see if you use your divine power, what's the use of shouting there, thinking that the loudness is true? "

Blackbird was choked up by what she said, and became even more angry.

"If I hadn't been sealed here, how could you, a little girl, be arrogant here, and you could be turned into ashes with just a flap of your wings!"

Qingyan raised her eyebrows, oh!It turns out that staying here is sealed. It seems that this guy is suppressed by someone so he can't leave.

No, since its divine power was sealed, how did it get her here from Yunling County?
This is not impossible for someone who is incapable. This place is more than 20 miles away from Yunling County, and it takes half a day to walk there, let alone getting her here.

So, if it is not lying, then it is also being controlled, no matter whether it is true or not, it can turn her into flying ash with a wave of its wings, Qingyan doesn't believe it anyway.

Even if it is really possible, it can't be used now anyway, so just pretend it doesn't exist.

The question now is, how did the other party get him here?Whether it's the phantom formation or the formation that can hide a village, with such strength, it doesn't do anything now. What's going on?

Or is there a bigger boss behind?This bird is just a little guy, and the really powerful one hasn't appeared yet?
Only, after Qingyan tried for a long time, the other party repeated these words over and over again, either talking about her great achievements in the past, or telling her current grievances, or asking her if she would agree to exchange her soul with it.

Of course, Qingyan couldn't give the other party a satisfactory answer, but the other party became angry and flapped her wings angrily and shouted: "Didn't you just say that you would consider me when I answered your question? How can you say nothing! "

Qingyan took it for granted and said: "Yes, I said I would consider it, but I didn't say I would definitely agree. I thought about it, but in the end I just didn't agree. Is there any problem?"

"You... Humans are really cunning!"

Perhaps it was the first time he had encountered such a rascal, the black bird was so angry that he almost fell off the beams, but he waved his wings to stabilize his figure.

"Forget it, I won't play tricks with you, now I tell you, since you are here now, you can't leave even if you don't agree, if you trade with me, there is still a way out, otherwise I will trap you here to death! It’s because the outside world is slower than the time inside, and if the time is long, you will be dead!”

Qingyan saw that the other party was already in a hurry, but she still didn't do anything to her, so she was sure that the other party had no way to force herself, only with her own consent.

It seems that there is something about him that makes the other party afraid. At least for now, his safety is safe.

Qingyan rolled her eyes, and quickly reached out and snapped off the base of the shrine!
By the time the shrill screaming sounded in her ears again, she already had a palm-sized flat box in her hand...