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"Zhang Ye...Zhang Ye..."

The misty and ethereal call seems to come from the distant sky, and it also seems to come from the extremely cold Jiuyou, deep underworld. It is hard to hear, but the heart is swaying.

Zhang Ye slowly opened his eyes, and he saw a bright starry sky, with a huge full moon hanging directly above his head, exuding a cold and mysterious brilliance.

Under Zhang Ye, there was an invisible force gently supporting his body.

"This is... my backpack space?"

Zhang also pinched himself in some surprise, but it didn't hurt.

"Is it a dream?"

Suddenly, a bright silver radiance attracted his attention, it was the "Yuan Biting Hammer".But at this moment, the silver leaf hammer has become a bit hazy, it doesn't look like a real entity, and even the complicated patterns on the hammer's head have become blurred.

"Yuan Yan... what's wrong with you?"

Zhang Ye hurriedly ran over, anxiously trying to grab the "Yuanyan Heavy Hammer", but his hand went through the handle of the hammer, and he didn't grab anything.

"How is this going?!"

Zhang couldn't help but his eyes were tearing apart.Not long ago, he just used the "Yuan Biting Hammer" to kill the Yin spirit transformed by the resentment of the ancestor of the Qi family.I didn't expect to see such a scene now.

But no matter how hard he tried to grab the hammer handle, his hand would always pass through.It's like... the "Yuan Biting Hammer" in front of me is just a phantom.

"Phantom? Am I still trapped in the illusion clothed by ghosts?!"

Zhang couldn't help being shocked, he was on guard and looked around.

At this moment, the full moon hanging above his head gradually turned red, and the full moon instantly turned into a blood moon!
An indescribable breath filled the entire space.The breath was full of desolation and loneliness, which made Zhang Ye's heart sink immediately.

The next moment, a pale flame suddenly ignited on the blood moon.

It is said to be a flame, only because the white radiance looks like a flame that is swaying and burning when it is burning.In fact, if such a huge blood moon "burned", Zhang who was staying nearby would have been burned long ago!

But Zhang didn't feel the slightest heat. On the contrary, the surroundings became extremely cold, even colder than the Yin Qi lingering around Yin Ling before!
Zhang couldn't help but put his hands on his chest, silently rubbing his arms to keep warm.

At this time, the space in front of him twisted for a while, and then a tall figure wearing silver armor and a black hood appeared.

Zhang also took a step back instinctively.

"You... who are you? Why... why did you appear in my backpack space?"

The man lowered his head, Zhang couldn't see his face clearly because of the hood, but he clearly heard the other party sneer twice.

"Who are you?" Zhang Ye asked loudly, "Did you do all this?"

"Me?" The man chuckled, moved his right hand slowly, and then spit out a word - "Come!"

Zhang Ye had a bad premonition in an instant, and subconsciously turned his head to look at the "Yuanyan Heavy Hammer". As a result, the silver leaf hammer disappeared in an instant, and appeared in the hands of the man in silver armor the next moment!Even from a hazy state to become real in an instant!
"impossible!"

Zhang also yelled, and his body retreated instinctively.

"Yuan... Yuan Yan is...my soul weapon! How can you use it? How can you use it? This must be fake!"

Zhang also yelled in disregard of his image, his eyes tearing open.

The man swung the "Yuan Biting Hammer" lightly twice, and then slowly lifted the black hood on his head.

Zhang Ye's eyes widened instantly, and he screamed strangely: "Impossible!"

Those are the faces that are all too familiar. They are the faces that he will see every morning when he washes his face, and he has seen them for 23 years-these are his own faces!
"Who are you? Why are you pretending to be me? What's going on with all this?" Zhang also yelled at the other party.

"Can't you guess it?" The man stared closely at Zhang Ye, and then slowly said: "I...is you, Zhang Ye!"

"how is this possible……"

"To be precise, I am your future self."

The man sighed, and lightly threw the "Yuanyan Heavy Hammer", and then Zhang Ye's right hand sank suddenly.

The "Yuan Biting Hammer" appeared in Zhang Ye's hands.

"Yuanyan..." Zhang Ye was overjoyed, he quickly stretched out his hand to feel around, and at the same time he said doubtfully: Originally, the "Yuanyan Heavy Hammer" had almost no weight in my hand, and I held it like a feather.Why is it like holding a piece of wood now?

"You consumed too much spiritual power when you dealt with Yin Ling before, and 'Yuan Shi' couldn't maintain its shape. Just now I used my spiritual power to warm it up a little bit, and it recovered most of it." The person who claimed to be Zhang Ye in the future Explained, "It's just that it is contaminated with the breath of the future, so it will be rejected by this world, and you will feel a little different when you hold it in your hand."

After Zhang Ye heard it, he subconsciously waved the silver leaf hammer in his hand. Sure enough, the feeling of being commanded by an arm was missing, but a little more strange.

"Can this...can be recovered?" Zhang Ye asked subconsciously.

"Yes." The other party nodded.

Zhang couldn't help but silently heaved a sigh of relief, turned to look at the man who was exactly like him, and asked, "Since you said you are the future me, let me test you with a few questions..."

"Your first system task is to assist Su Can in defeating Seng Gelinqin. The reward for the first task is a string of strangely shaped golden bells. The person you like the most is Li Yanzhen...what else can I say?" The man grinned, Looking at Zhang Ye who was stunned and flushed.

"Ahem... so what, I... that... the future... is... that... you know... who is it?" Zhang Ye asked a little awkwardly.

The other party's face suddenly turned pale, and then he smiled wryly: "It's really me. I'm full of questions, but I want to ask my future partner..."

Zhang Ye's face turned as red as a monkey's butt in an instant, and he was afraid to look at the other party, but he didn't change his words.

The man sighed softly, and said, "Sorry, I can't answer you this question. Not only this, I can't answer you any questions related to the future."

Zhang Ye's expression froze suddenly, and he laughed instead, "Oh... don't tell me... it's okay, I don't want to know that much anyway..."

In the end, Zhang Ye's voice became very low, which was enough to show his guilty conscience.

"It's not that I don't want to say it, but once I reveal too much, the heavens of all worlds will turn against you. Because for heaven, the future cannot be changed!" the man explained.

"Oh... so it's like this." Zhang also seemed to understand.

"Presumably you already know that every exhibit in the 'Museum of Rare Treasures' is connected to a world, so you who own the 'Museum of Rare Treasures' are equivalent to the 'gatekeeper' of the heavens and worlds. Therefore, your attitude towards all For the Heaven and Ten Thousand Realms, it has some weight."

"Huh? So I'm so awesome? Why didn't I know..." Zhang couldn't help curling his lips. He didn't believe a word of the other party's statement!
"Okay, if you know about the 'Museum of Treasures' and my first mission, I believe you are the future me." Zhang Ye curled his lips and said: "But you are from the future, so you are older than me now, So... what are you talking about here, Brother Zhang?"

Future Zhang Ye raised his eyebrows slightly, and muttered, "Why didn't I know that my former self was so annoying..."

"Ahem, you've got the point." Future Zhang also said sternly, "I'm here to guide you to unleash your true strength!"

"What?"

Zhang also froze.

"Are you... are you changing history?" Zhang Ye asked in a low voice.

"To some extent... yes!" Future Zhang also nodded, "But as you can see, this is your personal backpack space, a new space specially opened up for you by the 'Museum of Treasures and Treasures'. There is no The rules of heaven, or your will is the rules of heaven here."

"So...is this a way to hide the truth?" Zhang Ye asked back.

"Smart!" Future Zhang also gave a thumbs up, and then said with a smile: "But don't try to inquire about the future from me. Although in this space, you can talk freely without being afraid of the rules of heaven, but you know the future You will definitely make some decisions that are completely different from you in the normal timeline, and these decisions will deviate from the established timeline, so it is against the law of heaven. But I am not in this category to stimulate the real power for you in advance, because You will still be inspired by this power in the near future. In other words, this power will belong to you sooner or later, and I will just induce this power for you in advance. Therefore, when you go outside, you only need to pay attention to it, and the way of heaven will not will notice."

"Hiss—how do I feel that this is not cheating, but trying to kill..." Zhang couldn't help being speechless for a while.

What will happen to me in the future to become so aggressive and reckless...

"I have two questions." Zhang Ye stared into his future self with a serious expression.

"You ask." Future Zhang also said.

"First, you said that the people who own the 'Museum of Rare Treasures' are equivalent to the 'gatekeepers' of the heavens and myriad worlds, but there are thirteen employees in the group of colleagues alone, and there is also an administrator 'paper man'... Are we all 'gatekeepers'?"

Future Zhang also pondered for a while, as if he was considering his words, before he opened his mouth for a while and said: "There is only one 'gatekeeper' in the heavens and worlds! I can only say so much."

"Huh? You're really teasing me." Zhang couldn't help but rolled his eyes.

Future Zhang also shrugged, as if to say, "I can't do anything~"

"Forget it, since you can't say it, I won't pursue it." Zhang also let out a sigh of relief, and said, "Second question, what is the real power that belongs to me? Do I have any special status?"

"These are two questions." Future Zhang also smiled.

"Don't be poor, tell me quickly." Zhang also curled his lips.

"Okay..." Future Zhang also touched his smooth chin, and said, "The real power you possess is called 'Fire of the Five Elements', and your identity...'Servant of Fire'!"

"Huh?" Zhang Ye was stunned for a moment, "I can understand the fire of the five elements, that is, the ability to control fire? But what is that 'fire messenger'? A spokesperson?"

"It's not an 'messenger', but a 'waiter'." Future Zhang also corrected, "You and I are just 'slaves' of the Five Elements Fire."

"Heh... After you say that, I don't want to awaken the ability of the 'Fire of the Five Elements' at all!" Zhang Ye pouted.

"It's okay." Future Zhang also glanced at his past self lightly, and said, "It's okay to wake up later, at most you will be like me when the time comes! The timeline remains the same, just pretend that I haven't been here before." gone."

After finishing speaking, Future Zhang, who was dressed in silver armor, turned around and planned to leave.

"Hey, why are you in a hurry..." Zhang Ye called out to his future self with a depressed face.

The two Zhangs from different time and space also looked at each other, and the same thought arose in their hearts at the same time——

"Future me/past me is so annoying!"

"So...you mean, you came here specially to change the future to some extent?" Zhang Ye asked in a low voice.

Future Zhang also smiled, but did not answer.

"Going back from the future to the present...is it difficult?" Zhang Ye asked suddenly.

Zhang Ye was stunned for a moment in the future, then smiled and waved his hands, saying: "If you can change everything, it doesn't matter how difficult it is."

"It seems that something really changed in the future..." Zhang Ye touched his chin and said, "Okay, anyway, you are me, and I am you. If you help yourself, you are helping yourself. There is nothing to say. What should I do? you say."

Future Zhang also let out a deep breath, and turned to solemnly said: "I have sealed the root power of the 'Fire of the Five Elements' into this blood moon, you just need to absorb all the power in the snow moon."

Hearing this, Zhang Ye looked up at the blood moon hanging above his head that was the size of a building, raised his eyebrows inadvertently, and said, "How long will it take me to absorb this..."

"Two hours is enough." Future Zhang also grinned.

"What are you talking about?" Zhang Ye jumped back suddenly, and the "Yuanyan Heavy Hammer" in his hand fell to the ground with a bang.

"Two hours? Are you kidding about Interstellar?!" Zhang couldn't help but get a little crazy.

"As I said, this power originally belongs to you. As long as you get its approval, you can absorb it in an instant." Future Zhang also said seriously.

"Wait...whose approval did you get?" Zhang Ye asked back.

"Blood Moon!" Future Zhang also grinned.

"This thing has intelligence?!"

Zhang also looked at the blood moon, completely messed up.

In the future, Zhang will not care so much, just a wave of his hand will make Zhang unable to move.

"Fuck, let go, you, you, you, what do you want to do? I warn you, I'm a girl now, and it's against the law for you to use force!" Zhang Ye was also a little speechless.

Future Zhang Ye grinned, took out a mirror out of nowhere, held it in front of Zhang Ye, and said, "Look at whether you are a man or a woman."

As expected, it was the face that Zhang Ye was most familiar with. His chest muscles were not so developed, and his waist was not so slender...

"I... have changed back?" Zhang Ye muttered to himself, as if he couldn't believe it.

"You are in the backpack space, and what enters here is your soul, so naturally it is your original appearance." Future Zhang also explained with a smile.

"So that's it...wait! I'm a man now, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, I like women, you, you, you know!"

In the future, Zhang Ye's face was covered with black lines, and he stretched out his hands suddenly. Zhang Ye's mouth was closed immediately, and he could no longer speak a word.

Immediately afterwards, the white flame that was originally burning on the surface of the blood moon suddenly landed on Zhang Ye!
Future Zhang also twitched his lips, and said, "Bosses and laborers also like women! Hmph, with such a cheap mouth, you deserve to suffer more."

As Zhang Ye's voice fell in the future, Zhang Ye only felt an indescribable cold force invade his body, and then spread to all his limbs...

Zhang Ye's eyes flickered, but when he saw clearly again, he found that there was a park surrounded by singing birds and fragrant flowers.

A beautiful figure that made Zhang Ye both familiar and sad appeared in front of him.

Jiang Tingting.

"Hey, why are you walking so slowly? Hurry up!" Jiang Tingting turned around, smiled at Zhang Ye, and urged him eagerly.

Zhang Ye was stunned for a moment, then responded with a smile: "Here we come!"

After speaking, he ran towards Jiang Tingting.

How is this going?

Isn't this the first time I climbed a mountain when Jiang Tingting and I first established a relationship?Could it be... everything I experienced before was fake?Now is it real?
No, not right!

I clearly remember that Jiang Tingting has broken up with me!So everything in front of me is fake!
With this in mind, Zhang Ye walked quickly behind Jiang Tingting and slapped her on the shoulder, which startled her.

"Hey, what are you doing, you scared me!" Jiang Tingting pouted angrily.

But Zhang Ye said calmly: "You don't have to pretend. I know this is an illusion, and you are not Jiang Tingting. Tell me, how should I inherit the power of the Five Elements Fire?"

Jiang Tingting was stunned for a moment, then stretched out her small hand to touch Zhang Ye's forehead, then touched her own forehead, and then said puzzled: "I don't have a fever...why are you talking nonsense?"

Zhang Ye was taken aback for a moment, and then his expression turned cold.

"I have to admire you, you really look alike. But I'm in a hurry, please hurry up." Zhang Ye said in a deep voice.

"Zhang Ye!" Jiang Tingting frowned, "What the hell are you talking about? Is dating me so boring? Are you tired of it now?"

After finishing speaking, the corners of Jiang Tingting's eyes were slightly red, and there were already faint tears in her eyes.

Zhang Ye felt a sudden pain in his heart.

During the three years of dating, what he was most afraid of was Jiang Tingting crying. As long as she cried, Zhang would unconditionally succumb.

Therefore, looking at the other party's crying appearance, Zhang Ye immediately said: "Okay, okay, it's my fault, let's... let's go on."

Seeing that Zhang Ye gave in, Jiang Tingting didn't say anything, although her mouth was still pouted, she slowly took Zhang Ye's hand and continued to climb towards the top of the mountain...

Throughout the whole day, Zhang Ye accompanied Jiang Tingting to climb mountains, go shopping, and watch movies. Although he knew that Jiang Tingting standing in front of him was a fake, Zhang Ye's heart was still melted.

This Jiang Tingting is more gentle and clingy than she is in reality, making Zhang Ye's original apology and tenderness towards Jiang Tingting in reality poured into her.

I have to say, this dream is very addictive.

But no matter how beautiful the dream is, there will be a time to wake up sooner or later.

In the evening, Zhang Ye sat by the river with Jiang Tingting, watching the sunset reflected in the river, Zhang Ye felt a rare sense of tranquility and ease in his heart.

"Zhang Ye, thank you. I haven't been this happy for a long time." Jiang Tingting looked at the river with a gentle voice.

"No, I should be the one thanking you. At first I was very angry that she dumped me, but now it seems...it's actually my problem." Zhang Ye grinned and said, "I'm very happy today, really happy Happy. So happy that I don't even want to go back to reality..."

"But you have to go back." Jiang Tingting turned her head and stared at Zhang Ye with burning eyes.

"Well, I understand." Zhang also nodded, "Then you... plan to give me your power?"

Jiang Tingting smiled sweetly at Zhang Ye, and then a bright white flame suddenly burst out from her body, and the surrounding scenes faded away like a tide.

Zhang Ye calmly looked at "Jiang Tingting" who had turned into a burning man in front of him, with a trace of reluctance and solemnity in his eyes.

"Jiang Tingting" chuckled, and threw herself into Zhang Ye's arms in an instant, and the white flame "burned" onto Zhang Ye along the place where the two touched.Suddenly, a terrible cold breath enveloped him.

"This is the 'source of fire', the first fire in the world. Mastering it is equivalent to mastering all fires in the world. From then on, the flames can no longer hurt you, they are just your friends and relatives."

As "Jiang Tingting" finished speaking, pale flames entered Zhang Ye's body along his mouth, nose, eyes, and ears, which looked terrifying.

But "Jiang Tingting" knew that Zhang was about to succeed.Because this "source of fire" was given to him by himself.

The last trace of flame disappeared, and Zhang Ye's body slowly returned to its original shape.

But "Jiang Tingting"'s body became transparent. In the end, her body was unrecognizable, but she still leaned her head gently on Zhang Ye's shoulder, as if she was enjoying the last tenderness.

"You...what's your name?" Zhang Ye asked softly, clasping his arms in his hands.

"Jiang Tingting" smiled slightly, and said in a faint voice: "...Shiyue, Qin Shiyue."

After speaking, her body completely dissipated.

Zhang Ye stood still on the spot.

Shiyue? !
She is Shiyue?The moon that hangs in my personal backpack all the time... Is it Shiyue? !

In the future, Zhang Ye walked up to Zhang Ye lightly, and stretched out his right hand to pull him up.

But Zhang Ye smiled bitterly, and said: "So she is Shiyue... It turns out that she didn't disappear for no reason, but because of you!"

Having said that, Zhang also stared at his future self angrily, and said coldly, "Why?"

Future Zhang also smiled wryly, and said, "Actually... this is her plan. She is also the one who pulled me from the future to the present."

Zhang Ye was full of disbelief, and snorted coldly: "But because of this, she disappeared completely! Completely!"

Future Zhang was also taken aback, and said anxiously, "Wait! You're right...you're right! She disappeared...this time she disappeared completely!"

Zhang Ye was so angry that he jumped up from the ground and punched Future Zhang Ye hard in the face.

"Bam—"

Zhang Ye did not move in the future, but his expression was very stunned.

"You hit me?" Future Zhang also frowned, and said, "I tried my best to come from the future to help you...and you hit me?"

"You killed Shiyue!" Zhang Ye said loudly.

"I didn't kill her! It was you! She did it for you!" Zhang Ye angrily shouted in the future, "Don't you understand? She died! She disappeared completely! And in the future where I am, she is still there! It means that she has changed the future! She has changed the future with her own power! And this is all for you!"

Zhang was also completely stupid on the spot.

"It's... for... me?" Zhang Ye muttered to himself, his eyes dull.

"She left all her strength to you, so she wants you to live?" Future Zhang also snorted coldly, and said, "You'd better adjust your mentality quickly. Otherwise, you will blind her for nothing!"

Zhang Ye was shocked when he heard this.

"But... why?" Zhang Ye asked in a low voice, "Why did she do this? I'm not worth it..."

Future Zhang also hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "Shiyue...was the first fire in the world. Her appearance brought light, warmth, and...death to the world. All differences are born because of this. Therefore All life worships and fears her. Until those life forms with inconceivable powers enslave her, use and squander her power wantonly. Because she has fallen into war and disaster in the world, she is suffering endlessly, but there is nothing she can do about it.”

"Until one day, a life form with a strange soul found her and used his body as a container to contain all her power. The disasters in the world finally stopped, but the power of the source fire never appeared in the world.

"Day after day, year after year of symbiosis, he taught her many things. After she walked through every inch of land in the world. Even though his soul is extremely powerful, he can't escape the burning power of the source fire day and night. Burning. She could only helplessly watch his soul weaken day by day...

"Until one day, his soul couldn't hold it anymore, and after saying goodbye to her, he completely disappeared from the world. The source of fire has no container to hold it, and the world is about to suffer from war again. At this time, a mysterious force Found her and controlled her power by strange means.

"In the end, she reached a contract with the mysterious force and became the 'Fire of the Five Elements', responsible for maintaining the balance of the world."

"Then what? What does this have to do with me?" Zhang couldn't help asking.

Future Zhang also looked at him, and then slowly said: "The mysterious force told her... that she found the reincarnation of the person who carried her power back then."

"Reincarnation? What is that?" Zhang Ye frowned and asked, "Who is that person?"

Zhang Ye didn't answer in the future, but just stared at Zhang Ye with complicated eyes, and didn't speak for a long time.