Disaster Strikes.

Chapter 1242: Corridor Circle
Chen Mo kept muttering the name "Corridor Circle".

He didn't know the meaning of this for the time being, so he had to continue to follow the other party into the small mountain village as a mouse.

It was late in the night and it was quiet.

There are not many people in the mountain village, only a dozen households, and it is midnight.

The frog brought Chen Mo to the edge of the pond. With its croaking sound, two small animals soon ran over, a gecko and a cicada.

"Let's welcome the new members."

Following the sound of the frog, the gecko and cicada heard it and looked at Chen Mo.

"Congratulations, Mouse, you have escaped from the Yin-Yang Pendant. This is a strange circle of corridors. As long as you can solve the mystery here and crack the power behind it, you can escape the restrictions of the laws here."

"There are only four of us here now. If you have any good ideas, you can share them at any time. We will actively cooperate with you."

After hearing this, Chen Mo stretched out a mouse paw and touched his chin, examining the three of them.

"Why is this place called the Corridor Circle? How long have you been trapped here?"

After hearing this, the frog, gecko and cicada looked at each other.

Then Chan responded, "Let me answer this question. The reason why this place is called the Corridor Circle is because a god-level creature once came here and used its law perspective to perceive this place. It found that this is one of the centers of the Yin-Yang Pendant. Every day here is a reincarnation, so this name was given, and the stone tablet at the entrance of the village was changed to Corridor Village. As for what the original name was, I have no idea. As for the three of us, I have been trapped for more than a thousand years, the gecko has been trapped for more than six hundred years, and the frog is younger and has only been here for more than a hundred years."

"One of the centers?"

Chen Mo said thoughtfully: "So, there should be other similar places?"

"We don't know about that. Anyway, that's what the stone tablet says."

"You just said that every day here is a reincarnation. What do you mean?"

This time it was the frog who responded first: "No matter how we interfere with the operation of this village, everything will return to the starting point the next day. I have tried countless options and countless sabotages, but to no avail."

"correct."

The lizard added, "Before you came, there was originally another person here besides the three of us, but his lifespan seemed to be insufficient to support him to continue exploring. He has been assimilated into the environment here and has become a member of this place. Now, this is it."

Following the direction of the lizard, Chen Mo saw a dragonfly.

But it had lost all its rationality and looked normal, sitting motionless on the lotus.

Afterwards, Chen Mo went to take another look at the so-called stone tablet.

He could clearly see that the word "Corridor" was carved after being painted over, and there were some notes underneath. It seemed that someone had indeed cracked the secret here and the authority behind the laws of this place.

The sky gradually became brighter.

As the roosters crowed, Chen Mo squatted on the stone tablet and couldn't help but wonder secretly whether there might be some unlucky ones who had been assimilated among these roosters.

"Hey, you better be careful."

The frog beside the pond reminded: "During the day, we can't use any power and can only be trapped in this skin. Only at night can we exert some of our strength. If you die, you will be assimilated by this place. Be careful!"

Then the frog croaked and jumped into the pond.

Chen Mo noticed that three yellow dogs ran out of the village in a group. They were very smart. They soon found Chen Mo squatting on the stone tablet and immediately surrounded the place, barking constantly and trying to bite Chen Mo, but the stone tablet was too high and they could not get up at all for a while.

Looking down at the big mouths constantly biting towards him, Chen Mo was speechless.

"It's really like a dog trying to catch a mouse."

After complaining in his heart, Chen Mo, as a natural disaster creator, did not show any panic even when facing danger. The reason why he did so was, of course, that he still had one last life-saving trump card on him, which was his identity as the messenger of doomsday.

The Black Lotus Evil God's identity as a messenger has been completely blocked here.

But as the messenger of doom, he cannot be stopped even here. From this, it seems that as the master of power, the right of interpretation held by the God of Ashes is likely to be much higher than here, or even covers this place.

As the messenger of doomsday, he can temporarily leave the disaster world and return to the disaster world at any time. If he did not consider that this place is already the edge of the Canghai world and it is not easy to come here this time, then he might have returned to the disaster world now.

Thinking of this, two rays of divine light shot out from Chen Mo's eyes.

The three big yellow dogs screamed in fear and ran away with their tails between their legs.

"Da Huang, Er Huang, and Dan Huang, what's wrong with you?"

A girl's voice was heard from the entrance of the village. She looked about seventeen or eighteen years old, with freckles all over her face. Her skin looked a little rough, but her eyes looked very clear. She squatted down and stroked three yellow dogs. The three yellow dogs kept circling around her, as if telling her about their grievances.

The girl did not understand their words, and soon left when she noticed Chen Mo squatting on the stone tablet.

"Amei, wait for me!"

Another little girl caught up with them. She looked to be about fifteen or sixteen years old and was prettier. The two of them carried their shoulder poles and walked out of the village.

Chen Mo followed the two people, but after walking for a while, he was teleported back to the corridor circle. He could only watch the two people walking farther and farther away until they gradually disappeared at the end of his sight.

“It seems that they are not the protagonists here.”

After muttering to himself, Chen Mo returned to the vicinity of the stone tablet.

That’s right, Chen Mo felt that everything that was reasonable must have a center, that is, the so-called protagonist. By exploring and trying around him, maybe he could break this vicious circle and leave here.

After a while.

An old man carrying a shoulder pole and holding a pipe in his mouth passed by the stone tablet and walked towards the fields.

Chen Mo noticed the golden juice at both ends of the carrying pole and instinctively covered his nose. The smell was too strong. The old man was humming a tune as he walked. Upon closer listening, he found that it was a dirty tune, which was extremely vulgar. He immediately lost interest.

"He can't be the protagonist either."

Back to the stone tablet, this time there were three young men, they walked towards the field together, one tall, one fat, and one black, they were very distinctive, chasing and playing with each other, without any worries, Chen Mo tried to get some useful information from their laughter, but during the three of them, apart from mentioning girls including Ah Mei, the fat man who was at a disadvantage shouted, "Wait for me, I'll go back and tell Brother Daqiang tonight."

Chen Mo kept this so-called Brother Daqiang in mind.

When Chen Mo returned to the vicinity of the stone tablet again, there were more people going out of the village to farm. He did not have time to observe carefully, so he could only take a quick look and mark the protagonist he suspected.

At noon.

As the weather gradually got warmer, Chen Mo noticed a big boy walking back from outside the village.

He was wearing silk clothes that clearly did not match the villagers' attire. His eyes looked somewhat gloomy. He walked towards the village step by step. Chen Mo was stunned.

"No way, the protagonist has appeared?"

After thinking it over again and again, he followed the man from a distance and watched him enter the village.

Several old men were playing chess at the entrance of the village, another was fishing by a nearby pond, and another was grinding flour with a whip on his donkey.

"Hey, isn't this the eldest son from the old Ma family? You're finally back!"

Someone recognized the man, greeted him in surprise, and then shouted at the top of his voice: "Lao Ma, your eldest son is back!"

The old man who was pickling kimchi at the door of the hut in the distance heard this, slowly straightened up and looked at the boy in a daze.

"You're back?"

"father!"

The boy fell to his knees, and the old man sighed and said, "Glad that you're back. Your sister Amei married Daqiang last year and is living a happy life now. I'll go and burn incense for your brother later..."

Before I knew it, the day passed.

As night fell again, the village returned to its tranquility, with only the croaking of frogs and the chirping of cicadas. The four guys trapped here gathered together again.

"How is it, did you gain anything?"

The frog couldn't wait to ask Chen Mo.

"Well, Ma Li from the old Ma family should be the protagonist here. I feel that he is a cultivator, perhaps the young Mahayana cultivator behind the Yin-Yang Pendant. This should be his initial successful cultivation. From the conversations of the villagers, the old Ma family has three children. The second child is A Mei, and the third child is Fu Sheng, who drowned in this pond when he was nine years old. The person Ma Li liked was called A Yuan, who married the wealthy Jin family in the neighboring village. Ma Li couldn't get the love he wanted and finally chose to leave..."

After Chen Mo expressed his guess, the other three couldn't help but laugh.

"It seems like you are the same. The three of us have conducted countless experiments around him. Ask Frog. When he first came here, he would kill that guy or the people around him in different ways almost every night. He slaughtered the entire existence countless times. It was useless."

The frog said awkwardly: "Well, after persisting for more than ten years, it was really boring, so I gave up."

The lizard sighed and said, "I persisted for a few years at first, but it doesn't work. This path is different."

Chen Mo raised his eyebrows and said thoughtfully: "It doesn't matter if you do it once, why don't you show it to me again?"

The frog said indifferently: "It's not impossible, but even at night, the power we can mobilize here is very limited. It will be a little troublesome to take action. Do you want to kill everyone or seal off the village?"

Chen Mo couldn't help but think of the three big yellow dogs.

"Then... leave no one alive."

What followed was a one-sided massacre. The power that the frog could mobilize was only at the level of a second-level natural disaster enhancer, which was not very strong. However, there was really no one in this village who could fight back. Even Mali was just a small cultivator at the seventh level of Qi training, and was easily killed by the frog.

Chen Mo soon saw what it meant to leave no one alive.

This guy seemed to have gained a lot of experience and even knew where the chicken coop and dog kennel were. The whole process was smooth and there was not a single unnecessary movement.

At this time.

The lizard next to him sighed, "Come to think of it, I was even more ruthless than he was. After being trapped here for a while, I couldn't help but think that if I killed all the creatures here, I might be able to break out of this vicious circle. So I didn't even let go of the bugs in the ground, and I killed them for more than a year."

About half an hour later.

The frog came back hopping and said, "Well, there is no one left here."

Chen Mo didn't say much, just chatted with the three of them until dawn. As if in a trance, the ruins in the village began to recover, with chickens crowing, dogs barking, frogs croaking, and cicadas chirping. It was a peaceful and beautiful scene. "A new day has begun."

Seeing this, the lizard and the cicada sighed, their abilities gradually disappeared, and they left, leaving only the frog, who smiled and said, "You can continue the experiment. I believe in you."

The first ones to move were still the three idle big yellow dogs, wandering around Huilang Village.

Then there are Mei and Sakura.

Then came the old man carrying dung and three young men humming dirty jokes...

Chen Mo waited for Ma's eldest son, Ma Li, again. This time he became extremely patient and carefully observed Ma Li's every move. There didn't seem to be anything too noteworthy throughout the whole day, except that he was absent-minded sometimes.

At night.

Chen Mo recovered some strength, and the four people trapped here gathered together.

"Tie them all up. I want to interrogate them personally and see if I can get some secrets. After all, there are some things they won't reveal."

"You've come this far so quickly."

The lizard sighed, laughed, and started to work immediately.

The three of them were familiar with the situation and quickly tied up everyone in the village according to Chen Mo's arrangement. Fear was written on everyone's face, including Ma Li who had just returned from outside.

Chen Mo was the first to come to the old man who sang dirty songs every day.

"Ayuan is your daughter?"

The old man nodded desperately.

Seeing this, Chen Mo stretched out a claw, took out the heart of a big yellow dog, and threatened coldly: "Can you sing the dirty tune you sang this morning again?"

After hearing this, the old man had no choice but to sing the vulgar pornographic song again.

This time Chen Mo finally heard the descriptions clearly, and they were indeed very vulgar.

He sneered, "So the woman depicted here is Ayuan, right?"

The old man was stunned for a moment, then he shouted, "It's unfair. Ayuan is my daughter, a married virgin. How could this be possible? This is a song that all the men on both sides of the Qiong River can sing. I used this song to chase Ayuan's mother, but it's a pity that her mother died early..."

Chen Mo couldn't help but frown.

"Then how much dowry did you receive from the Jin family?"

"Well... well, it was Ayuan who wanted to go there herself. How could I possibly accept too much betrothal gift?"

"You bullshit!"

Ma Li struggled and said, "If you hadn't coveted those two acres of land, how could A Yuan have abandoned me? Don't think I don't know. It was you who wanted those two acres of fertile land in the east that made you marry A Yuan to the Jin family!"

After a night of being tied up and interrogated, Chen Mo indeed learned a lot of secrets.

Chen Mo did not choose to kill everyone.

But the result was the same. As the sky gradually brightened, Chen Mo's strength was gradually suppressed back into his body. Everyone disappeared one after another, returned to their rooms, and started a new day.

Seeing this, the lizard said, "I can tell you some of the secrets I collected before. I hope it can be helpful to you. Hehe, after so many years, I even know the shady things those old guys did when they were young."

"Oh?"

Chen Mo became interested.

Then, as the lizard told his story, Chen Mo couldn't help but widen his eyes, shocked by the complicated interpersonal relationships in this village. So many ridiculous things had happened in this seemingly quiet and peaceful village. That unremarkable old woman had ambiguous relationships with almost all the men in the village. However, Chen Mo felt that these were all useless things and should have little to do with the nature of the corridor circle here.

Before I knew it, a month had passed.

Chen Mo conducted many experiments, including forcing someone to kill another person, or forcing someone to express their guilt, and having sex in public to sow discord. However, no matter how he experimented, the village would be restored to its original state the next day, which made him feel very difficult.

However, the frog showed great interest in Chen Mo's various experiments.

"Mouse, how did you come up with all these tricks? I'm really optimistic about you more and more. What are you going to do today?"

After a brief thought, Chen Mo responded, "From the complex interpersonal relationships and background stories here, it is hard to imagine that this is a man-made illusion. No one can design such a complex and harmonious story background, including the origins of the three dogs, which can be clearly investigated. This must have really happened before, just like the plots of the Yin-Yang Pendant, there must be an option that has not been chosen, that is to say... maybe in the real story, after this day, countless endings were derived. He has made countless attempts. In addition, I found a problem. All our activities are carried out at night. During the day, we can only be observers. I want to try it during the day."

"You are crazy!"

The frog croaked, "During the day, we are just ordinary animals here. What can we use to experiment? The old man over there will be able to fish me out in a while!"

"Ordinary animals?"

Chen Mo thought thoughtfully: "We just don't have strong power, but we are not ordinary. For example, we can speak, right?"

"But what can we do during the day? If you make a mistake once, you will be assimilated here! In fact, I have a secret in my heart. I have always suspected that the hen might be the guy who was assimilated before!"

Chen Mo also looked at the hen the other party was pointing at.

This is the hen in Old Man Feng’s house. There is only one of them and it has never laid eggs. What makes it special is that it looks particularly sluggish. Its movements seem to be stuck and it often stays motionless, which really looks weird.

Chen Mo responded: "Maybe it's the fool among the hens."

The frog seemed speechless. After croaking, it jumped into the pond.

Seeing this, Chen Mo thought: "Yes, we can only talk during the day, so what can we test?"

He muttered to himself and slowly looked at the three dogs wandering at the entrance of the village. He seemed to have an idea and decided to start the experiment on them first.

"Dahuang, Erhuang, or Egg Yolk?"

Chen Mo tried his best to imitate Ah Mei's voice.

The three big yellow dogs stopped moving and looked around. After a while, they discovered the talking mouse. There seemed to be some fear in their eyes. The danger that Chen Mo had imagined did not happen. The counterattack he had prepared also subsided, and he began to conduct various experiments on the three yellow dogs.

After a morning, the three big yellow dogs seemed to be completely intimidated by Chen Mo. They were terrified of this mouse that could speak human language, and they all crawled on the ground in a submissive manner.

Seeing that his experiment was successful, Chen Mo immediately showed excitement.

This experimental path may be the right one.

After Chen Mo shared his experimental results in the evening, the three were amazed, but they did not seem to have Chen Mo's frequent lurking experience. Even after listening to Chen Mo's description of various details, they still felt that it was a bit magical.

unconsciously.

Another two months passed.

Chen Mo started the experiment with the big yellow dog, and then began to target the old men in the village, then the girls, and then the young and middle-aged men. He almost figured out the temper of each one. In the middle, he made several mistakes and was attacked, but he also escaped from danger with the little remaining power of the Messenger of Doom.

This is probably where he has an advantage over frogs, lizards and cicadas.

this day.

After accumulating a wealth of experience in dealing with the situation, he finally decided to start attacking Mali, whom he had identified as the protagonist.

"horsepower."

Mali, who had just entered the path at the entrance of the village, was startled when he saw the rat speaking in human language in front of him. He was stunned for a long time before he reacted.

"who are you?"

As a cultivator, although he was only at the seventh level of Qi training, he was more knowledgeable than the people in the village. He vaguely guessed that this was a rat spirit who had achieved enlightenment, and that he actually knew him. Perhaps he had grown up under his care!
There were subtle changes in Ma Li's expression, which were caught by Chen Mo.

He had made various plans before this, and now seeing the change in the other party's expression, he immediately made a decision and smiled, "I have been practicing here for a hundred years, and have received the grace of your family for food many times. It can be said that I have watched you grow up."

Sure enough!

The thought in his mind was confirmed, and Mali's expression suddenly became extremely excited.

Chen Mo was even more excited than he was. He suddenly thought of an experimental direction and said, "Actually, I think you two have misunderstood about Ayuan. It's hard for me to explain it clearly at the moment. How about this? You go call her back and I'll clear up your misunderstanding in person."

Upon hearing this, Mali actually burst into tears.

Then he nodded and ran back without looking back. Everything in the village remained the same, except that there was no horsepower and less talk about him.

night.

Chen Mo stopped the frog, lizard and cicada, and the four of them spent the night quietly, as if nothing had happened.

the next day.

Things have changed and the horsepower has not reappeared!
Chen Mo informed the three of this information, and they were immediately surprised. The strange circle in the corridor seemed to have been broken, which was something they had never seen before. It seemed that it was no longer the same day after day.

"Perhaps, as long as people leave here at night, they will not enter the vicious circle?"

Chen Mo made a guess.

"Great, great!"

The frog kept murmuring. It seemed to see hope of escaping from here and was even more excited than Chen Mo.

that's it.

Two days later, everything in the village seemed to be the same as before, but Chen Mo, the frog, the lizard and the cicada who were watching knew that Ma Li had not appeared in the strange circle in the past few days.

Something must have changed.

It wasn't until three days later that Ma Li appeared again.

But there was another girl beside him, who was obviously Ayuan, the daughter of the old man who sang dirty songs.

(End of this chapter)