Two Years Before, Eight Years Later

"I previously managed to get information out of Zhao An, and I learned that the first two characters of his name are Zhao Yi. Later, when I was looking through his book, I came across a single character, Yi," Lu Li explained. "People whose names have three characters usually don't just write one character when they write their names."

"Plus, that kid said before that Second Brother would avenge him, and at that time, the only one who could avenge him was probably Zhao An. So there's a high chance that the Second Brother was talking about the ghost that replaced Zhao An," Lu Li guessed. "Therefore, I speculate that his name is Zhao Yiyi."

"Of course, there's a chance of something going wrong, but let's try it first," Lu Li said, shrugging as he watched the approaching corpse.

"Let's give it a try." Wang Wencheng took out the light orb and quickly entered Zhao Yiyi's name. He then saw Zhao An, who was running over with a kitchen knife, suddenly fall to the ground. The information provided by the light orb also confirmed the identity of a deceased person.

But the next moment Zhao An stood up again, saying, "That kid is unreliable; I have to do it myself."

"You ghosts, get the hell out of my way! Don't block my resurrection!" The new Zhao An brandished a kitchen knife, driving away all the dead villagers. He stood before the five people and casually said, "I can't kill any more. I'm still short one spot. You guys figure it out yourselves."

"Don't wait too long, it's almost dawn. I have to turn myself in before dawn," Zhao An said impatiently, holding a kitchen knife. He even had the leisure to tease the dead people gathered in the distance.

"Hey, isn't this Village Chief Zhao Li? What's wrong? You told me to kill that guy who smeared mud on your face? Ugh, when I asked you for a favor, you made all sorts of excuses and demanded kickbacks. Now you're a dead man, and you still want to order me around."

"Oh, isn't this Ma Rongrong? See who I am now? Your husband. Too bad you're dead, otherwise I'd like to kill another one so you can come back to life too. Women like you are rare, what a pity."

Just as Zhao An was harassing the deceased, Wang Wencheng slapped his head and said with a wry smile, "How did it turn out like this? We shouldn't have performed this so-called 'Ten Methods of Seeing Ghosts' in the first place."

"It's fortunate that I died here because of my own stupidity, but Bai Lu is still in the Life-Death Interstice, waiting for someone to save her." Wang Wencheng wiped his face, then suddenly grabbed Lu Li and said, "Counting the Spirit Eye, we've already seen ghosts eight times, and we still have two more to go. I'm begging you, after we get out of here, please rescue Bai Lu."

Lu Li raised an eyebrow and nodded in agreement. Wang Wencheng placed the ball of light in Lu Li's hand, walked towards Zhao An, covered his eyes, and said, "It's me. Let's do it."

"This kid is quite loyal and righteous, I admire him!" Zhao An exclaimed, then swung his cleaver and severed Wang Wencheng's neck. Blood spurted out, creating a beautiful scene against the rising sun.

Lu Li's Time Answer Sheet was instantly filled. Zhao An touched the blood on the knife, took out a cell phone, and dialed a number. "Hello, is this the police? I'm reporting a crime to turn myself in. Yes, yes, in Zhao Family Village in the mountains, I've killed someone."

"It takes this long just to go through the motions." Zhao An turned around and saw that the other four people had disappeared. He paused for a moment and said, "They're gone already? What about me? What am I supposed to do?"

The gradually rising sound of police sirens told him the answer.

Lu Li held the ball of light in his hand, the mark on his right hand emitting a pale blue glow. The surrounding space and time changed rapidly, and then he landed on solid ground. Looking around, he was still in Zhao Family Village, but where there used to be an open space, there were now three red brick houses.

These three red brick houses were brand new, as if they had just been built. Lu Li and the people behind him were stunned for a moment, and then they saw the door of one of the red brick houses be pushed open, and Wang Wencheng, who had a youthful appearance, walked out of it.

Upon seeing the four strangely dressed people in front of him, Wang Wencheng was slightly taken aback before saying, "Are you also enthusiasts of the mysterious? Did you come here because you heard about the mountain village massacre?"

"That's right." Lu Li replied, feeling surprised. Based on all the signs, this place should be eight years later and two years before, that is, eight years after the mountain village massacre and two years before Lu Li and the others arrived.

Wang Wencheng had previously mentioned that he had been here two years ago and obtained the orb of light, but he had no memory of it until two years later when he activated it through a ghost-seeing ritual and the mark on Lu Li's right hand.

"But haven't we already filled the void left by the dead? Logically speaking, eight years later, Wang Wencheng should no longer exist." Lu Li was puzzled, but still followed Wang Wencheng into the red brick house, where he saw two other people inside.

"Chen Qiao, Brother Long!!!" Jiang Xuanmo suddenly called out from behind, because the two people inside were Chen Qiao and Brother Long, who had not been in the mountain village in the first place. They looked much younger, just like they did two years ago. However, Lu Li's gaze was instantly fixed on the Three Suns Seven Stars magic pendant on Chen Qiao's chest.

This thing was made by Lu Li's original body two years later. Their bodies had become younger, but why was something from two years later brought along as well?

"You two know each other?" Wang Wencheng was a little confused.

"That's right, I've been waiting for you for a long time. Hand over the Time Light Orb." The two men said excitedly.

Chen Qiao chanted incantations with a devout expression. A ball of black flame appeared in his hand, radiating heat. He said excitedly, "Although this is a body from two years ago, and I haven't yet gained the ability to control blood, with the incantations I've learned, you mortals are no match for me."

"So you'd better just obediently hand over the Time Light Orb to us." Brother Long thought the same. He chanted a spell, inserted needles into several acupoints on his body, and then his body swelled up as if it had been inflated, making him look like a giant.

"Forget it, it's better to kill you all as sacrifices." Chen Qiao said impatiently, and with a wave of his hand, a ball of black flame flew directly towards Lu Li and the others. The terrifying temperature swept over them, and Lu Li quickly reacted. The mark on his hand emitted a pale blue flame, and his speed instantly doubled. He pulled Wang Wencheng next to him and dodged away.

Behind Lin Tong, a flash of light reflected off the black flames, blocking them. His expression turned serious. This journey had been somewhat unexpected; many of his tools were not with him. Did he really have to unravel that mystery?

"As expected, the enemy predicted by the gods has appeared." Chen Qiao and his group said with fanaticism, their behavior clearly that of fanatical cult followers.

"And you, you're really lucky. I didn't expect you to actually gain superpowers because of that mark." Chen Qiao put away his fanatical expression and said seriously, "I originally planned to use you as sacrifices, but since you awakened your abilities, you are qualified to become servants of the gods."

"Now hand over the Time Light Orb to us, let us summon the descent of God, let you witness the greatness of God, and become a part of us," Chen Qiao said fervently.

Lu Li's expression suddenly became somewhat subtle. He took out the ball of light and asked, "Then what is the name of the god?"

Chen Qiao Brother Long, with a look of fervent admiration, exclaimed, "Of course it's the great God of Black Heaven!!!"