Void Jigsaw Puzzle

Guo Ling entered the void again.

He immediately sent a direct message: "Hydrogen Chen, please reply when you receive it."

Very clear, without a trace of ambiguity.

However, there was still no response.

Guo Ling remembered the agreement with Zhong Chenmu and sent more than a dozen similar messages regardless.

"Who cares! If it's exposed, it's exposed!"

He even had a little anticipation: What would it be like to be possessed by the turtle clan in a virtual state?

Still nothing happened.

Just as he was about to switch back to his physical form and return to Wuming City, a strange message came over: "Are you looking for someone?"

Guo Ling answered cautiously, "Yes."

"I know where she is."

"Who are you?" Guo Ling remained alert.

"That's not important. The key is, do you want to find her?"

"Of course. Is there any price to pay?" Guo Ling lived to be forty years old and knew the truth that "if someone shows kindness without any reason, he is either a traitor or a thief."

"Is your world such a naked exchange of interests?"

"I'm sorry, but I won't feel at ease until I know what the price is."

"If I told you there was no price, would you give it a try?"

"..."

Guo Ling fell silent.

He initially suspected that the voice came from the Turtle Clan, or from the Hydrogen Clan who had been infected by the Turtle Clan, so he remained highly vigilant. However, he did not feel any strange reaction from beginning to end, not even the fleeting feeling he had when he met Hydrogen Ao in his physical form on Taibai Star.

According to Zhong Chenmu's previous statement, when in a virtual state, being infected by the turtle clan happens in an instant, and often occurs during active communication. This time, he has been communicating with this person for so long, and nothing abnormal has occurred. It is highly likely that the other party is not a turtle clan member.

In that case, just listen to what he has to say. There's nothing to lose anyway.

So Guo Ling asked, "Where is she? How can I find her?"

The voice laughed, "Okay, you just have to do what I say."

"Stop talking nonsense and speak quickly!"

"First, silently recite in your mind: Take me to the nearest elemental node. After receiving the feedback, confirm it."

"Okay..." Guo Ling was about to do as he was told when he suddenly realized something was wrong!

"Elemental node? This term sounds familiar. Isn't this what Hydrogen Chen once introduced to me? It's used to achieve interstellar transmission!"

The other party seemed to see his hesitation and said, "What's wrong? Do you have any questions?"

Guo Ling asked, "Why do you do this? What does this have to do with finding her?"

"I have no obligation to answer these questions. If you don't want to, forget it."

In a split second, Guo Ling chose to persuade him to stay: "Okay, I'll do it."

"That's right, don't worry, I won't lie to you."

After Guo Ling silently repeated the words in his mind, he received a response from the void: "Are we going to the dome element node of Taibai Star?"

"Yes."

Sure enough, after a brief feeling of dizziness, Guo Ling received a prompt: "You are already at the elemental node of the Taibai Star dome."

At this time, the voice said: "Go through the elemental node to the Helium Clan's territory, Kunlun City on the Xumi Star in the Andromeda Galaxy."

Guo Ling was shocked again.

No, it's more than just shocking, it feels extremely weird!

These words had been deeply imprinted in his mind over the past few days.

That's where Hou Chang is!

Could it be that Hydrogen Chen was sent there? How could it be such a coincidence?

He asked again, "What do you mean?"

"What do you mean? The person you're looking for is right there. She's right there."

Guo Ling was unwilling: "Why did you send her there?"

"I just said that I have no obligation to explain it to you. Believe it or not."

Guo Ling gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I'll go!"

The moment he made this decision, he could no longer tell whether it was because the task assigned by Zhong Chenmu had not been completed, or because of the vague yet extremely firm thought in his heart.

"Good luck." The voice said these four words and then did not send any new messages.

Guo Ling uttered the words that had been deeply engraved in his heart for a long time, and then he felt himself spinning, and the speed was getting faster and faster, and he had the illusion of dizziness for a while.

When he regained consciousness, he found himself on a bridge that spanned two opposite cliffs. Deep below was a roaring stream. From a distance, the water's surging force was even greater than that of a river in Wuming City.

A faint reminder came to my mind: This is the Xumi Star Baihe Element Node in Kunlun City, Xumi Star, Andromeda Galaxy. From here, transmission can be made to any element node in the universe.

Guo Ling looked down at his now-reincarnated body, then looked around, muttering to himself, "Is this Kunlun City? Hou Chang is here? And Qing Chen is here too?"

Since Zhong Chenmu had already explained Kunlun City's basic situation, especially its topography, he wasn't frightened by the sudden downhill steps as he stepped off the Baihe Bridge. He followed Zhong Chenmu's original route, first walking down to Sifangping and finding the small shop where Zhong Chenmu had once stayed.

However, the owner of the shop has changed.

In his impression, Zhong Chenmu told him that the owner of this store was a middle-aged man, but now Guo Ling was facing a young woman.

The woman was said to be young, but not too young. She was definitely over 30 years old, of medium build, with a pale face and slightly protruding cheekbones, as if she was not in good health.

Guo Ling hesitated for a moment, but still walked forward and asked, "Where is the boss from before?"

The woman asked, "Which boss are you talking about?"

So, Guo Ling described the appearance of the boss he had met according to Zhong Chenmu's original brief introduction.

The woman looked up, thought for a long time, and then answered, "You haven't been here for a long time, right? The boss has been gone for almost a year, and after him, there have been two other owners. I just took over not long ago."

Guo Ling was stunned: "Is the turnover rate of your store so high?"

"You're definitely not from Kunlun City. You talk so nicely, and your turnover rate is so high..." The woman smiled bitterly: "It's just that the business can't continue. It's easy to go bankrupt."

"Ah? Why?" Guo Ling blurted out.

In fact, Zhong Chenmu had already introduced the answer to him, but when he was there in person, he was still a little shocked.

So, he learned again from the woman the reason that Zhong Chenmu had once said.

He decided not to waste any more time and simply asked directly, "I want to buy a few things from you and ask about someone. I wonder if you've met him before."

The woman smiled and said, "If you don't need it, you don't have to buy it. If I can help, it's fate and a good deed."

After expressing his gratitude, Guo Ling described the appearance of Qingchen.

After hearing this, the woman frowned slightly and thought for a long time before looking up with a puzzled look on her face: "The person you are talking about seems to be my sister-in-law..."