Trading system, I exchanged vegetables for golden pills.

After another day of rapid marching, the group was less than 80 kilometers away from their destination.

This distance isn't short, but it's not long either. However, if we want to find traces of the giant snake in the vast mountains, we have to start from scratch.

They had to go to the village first and then follow the clues.

Otherwise, there's no clue what to do.

Even if large snakes do venture out in winter, they are unlikely to go very far.

Therefore, once this point is established, there is still a considerable probability of finding it if you search diligently.

With Ye Chen's spirit servant keeping watch and alerting everyone that night, Ye Chen felt much more relaxed.

Perhaps the previous events were just a coincidence, because the night was quite peaceful and nothing strange happened.

Only two leopards, who were out hunting, lingered at a distance, but they probably realized that Ye Chen and his group were not to be trifled with, so they did not choose to approach.

They escaped a disaster and everyone is at peace now.

The next day, the group continued their journey and arrived at the attacked village around noon.

The first house they saw upon entering the village was half-collapsed, looking as if it had been smashed down.

Everyone was stunned.

The houses here are not made of brick or tile, but are made entirely of wood.

What a huge snake it must be to damage the house like this!

Ye Chen immediately began a mental investigation, and the more he investigated, the more alarmed he became.

Almost all the buildings in the village were damaged; the damage to the house at the village entrance was considered minor.

There are also houses in the village that are completely unrecognizable, as if they had been run over by some huge object.

The bloodstains suggest that the crime occurred there.

The air was filled with a faint smell of blood mixed with a foul odor, which was not pleasant to smell.

"Look at the sky over there!" Zhao Tianlong shouted.

Hearing the sound, everyone looked in the direction Zhao Tianlong was pointing, and saw a cloud of black mist swirling around for a long time.

"Holy crap, black mist is everywhere, could it be some kind of demonic aura?" Dongzi exclaimed in surprise.

"Don't scare me, you idiot! Where did that demonic aura come from? It's probably just a swarm of black mosquitoes!" Wan Shengjie said, trying to convince himself.

"Who knows? The village suffered a terrible disaster, and it's possible that resentment is well up inside!" Zhou Changsheng sighed.

Ye Chen used his Qi Observation Technique and indeed it was only black, so it seemed to pose little threat.

This wasn't the kind of ghost he'd seen all the way; he didn't know what it was.

It's possible that, as Zhou Changsheng said, this is the result of accumulated resentment.

Or rather, it's a malevolent aura!

"Everyone be careful. Form teams of three, search around for clues, and meet back at the village entrance in half an hour. Report any developments immediately," Ye Chen said solemnly to the group.

"Captain, I want to be on your team!" Wan Shengjie immediately approached him.

"Do it the way we assigned before! I can do it all by myself!" Ye Chen glanced at him sideways.

"But, but I don't feel safe without you!" Wan Shengjie said weakly.

"Didn't you say it was a black mosquito? What are you afraid of!" Ye Chen kicked him. "Go on, you're the hope of the whole village. Besides, Xiao Zhou is pretty strong, he'll protect you!"

Wan Shengjie had no choice but to leave dejectedly.

Zhou Changsheng glanced at Wan Shengjie: "Hmph, we don't feel safe, do we?"

Wan Shengjie retorted, "You guys definitely don't give me the same sense of security as the captain, and I wasn't wrong!"

......

The group walked away, bickering.

After everyone left, Ye Chen also began searching for clues.

Judging from some of the traces, it does indeed seem to be the work of a large snake.

Ye Chen looked at one of the less noticeable damaged areas of the house. He went over and pieced together some broken planks, then compared them and frowned.

The hole is about 1.5 meters in diameter.

If this was caused by that big snake, then that snake must be quite frighteningly large.

A snake at least 1 meter in diameter, that would be terrifying.

They'd probably need to make several episodes of Anaconda.

Ye Chen looked around and recalled the scene. In that instant, he seemed to feel the emotions of the surrounding vegetation.

This is a feeling I've never had before; it must be a change brought about by breaking through to the Golden Core realm in terms of spiritual power.

Gradually, Ye Chen entered a strange state.

The surrounding scenery seemed to come to life at that moment.

Like a movie rewinding rapidly, scenes flashed through his mind.

Ye Chen saw the law enforcement team members and several people in special uniforms, who were probably from Beidou.

They explored the area for a while before leaving.

The scene is still receding...

Then screams rang out, and blood splattered.

Finally, Ye Chen saw a large snake quickly disappear into the distance. The snake was entirely black, with a leg hanging from the corner of its mouth, and its eyes were bloodshot. It looked quite frightening.

Just as Ye Chen had predicted, the giant snake was over a meter thick and an astonishing thirty to forty meters long...

This completely shattered Ye Chen's understanding of the world.

However, what shocked Ye Chen the most was that there was a long-haired woman standing on the back of the giant snake. The woman was wearing a mask and could not see what she looked like.

However, her figure is comparable to that of a masseuse in a bathhouse, and she doesn't look too old. I wonder...

Ye Chen exited this strange state as his thoughts were in turmoil.

The surrounding scenery returned to its original state.

Ye Chen shook his head, his face full of disbelief. Was that just an illusion?

Or is it about tracing the timeline of this area?

Ye Chen looked around with some suspicion. It would be a stretch to say that it was an illusion.

With his current mental strength, it's impossible for him to have such a fabricated illusion.

It's not easy to prevent him from hallucinating; at least a Golden Core expert would be needed to do it.

Therefore, the latter is more likely, and what he just saw should be the so-called time travel!

This is something that actually happened in this area.

Holy crap, this actually works?

Ye Chen was quite excited, as this was the first ability he had spontaneously comprehended without relying on the system.

Its commemorative significance outweighs its practical significance.

The spiritual power of those at the Golden Core realm is truly amazing; they can even trace back through time.

Of course, it also has something to do with his exceptional talent.

If this were in the criminal investigation department, there wouldn't be a single case that's hard to solve.

To verify whether it was indeed time travel, Ye Chen once again focused his mind and entered the same state as before.

After a few attempts, the same scenes reappeared.

This time, Ye Chen was certain that it was definitely time travel.

He moved to another place, and sure enough, the scenery changed.

But the black snake and the person on its back remained unchanged.

Finally, Ye Chen looked in one direction, the direction where the woman and the giant snake had left, and frowned.

While looking back in time is certainly exciting, returning to the essence of the issue, it seems that this matter is not as simple as it appears.

If it's just a giant snake, then it can be understood as a beast without boundaries, acting recklessly.

However, there was a person on this large snake, which means it's not just a simple case of an animal injuring a person.