Amidst the swaying wildflowers and jagged rocks, a figure seemed to be sitting quietly.

Yu Xiangnan couldn't help but frown.

Was that... an old man?

She cautiously moved forward a few more steps, each step taken with extreme care. After getting closer, she finally saw the figure clearly.

He was indeed an old man.

However, the situation was somewhat strange.

Like Luo Pin, he also seemed to be cursed. The old man's head was that of a normal human, with a face full of wrinkles, staring blankly into the distance, motionless, as if he had become one with the jagged rocks around him.

What was astonishing was that his body was entirely that of some kind of furry animal, looking just like a raccoon. The furry body paired with the human head looked particularly incongruous, adding a touch of eeriness to the silent environment.

It looks... incredibly eerie.

No, to be precise, it should be "absurd".

It feels like a scene straight out of a folktale: "Red umbrella, white pole, after eating, we lie down together on a plank."

Yu Xiangnan's curiosity and wariness grew stronger. She cautiously approached the old man step by step, until finally, the two were less than five meters apart.

The old man remained motionless.

His eyes were cloudy and fixed on the distance, and his sparse white hair was scattered on his scalp, showing his old age.

Yu Xiangnan didn't sense any hostility, so he took a deep breath and asked first, "Excuse me, sir, do you know Luo Pin?"

After a moment of deathly silence, the old man turned his head, his cloudy eyes finally focusing on her. His chapped lips trembled slightly, and he squeezed out a hoarse, dry word from his throat: "Who?"

Yu Xiangnan felt hopeful and repeated, "Luo Pin, I'm looking for Luo Pin."

"Luo what?"

"Luo Pin"

"What frequency?"

"Luo, surname Luo, and Pin is the Pin of frequency."

The old man shook his head in confusion. "Luo Pinpin? I don't know this person."

Yu Xiangnan: "......"

collapse.

Why do two words take so long to be reversed?

She patiently repeated it several times, and the old man finally understood. He suddenly looked at another place, slowly raised his withered hand, and said in a hoarse and low voice, "Luo Pin, I know him."

"That child, is cursed just like me..."

His voice carried a hint of helplessness and sorrow.

The old man continued, "That child comes from the Banir family, a noble family renowned throughout the entire planet Mudi. The Banir family is adjacent to a mysterious mine, which contains a very special and mysterious ore. Legend has it that this ore can lift the curse on Mudi."

"Therefore, whoever controls that mine controls the fate of this land. The Barnier family also became extremely wealthy and honored because of this mine."

"A couple in the family had a son and a daughter and should have been enjoying endless wealth and happiness, but misfortune struck. For some reason, both children were afflicted by a strange curse. The mysterious ore that was originally seen as a lifeline also lost its power."

The old man lowered his head, then raised his hairy arms, crossed his hands in front of him, and slowly tucked them into his sleeves.

His hairy paws were curled up, completely hidden by his sleeve.

"Then, an even more terrible disaster swept in, mercilessly devouring the glory and hope of the entire Banir family. The Banir family rapidly declined in this catastrophe, and family members disappeared in the chaos, especially Luo Pin and Luo Qi, leaving behind only legends, some true and some false."

"Along with the decline of the Barnier family, this devastated planet also fell into ruin."

The old man's sunken eyes, his cloudy pupils rippled with emotion once more, and he slowly raised his head, his gaze locking onto Yu Xiangnan. His cracked lips suddenly turned up, and he let out a "giggle" of laughter.

"I haven't seen a human being in such a long, long time..."

The old man seemed to be speaking to Yu Xiangnan, or perhaps he was muttering to himself.

"Where are you from?" The old man stopped laughing, a hint of barely perceptible curiosity flashing in his eyes, as if he wanted to find the answer on her face.

"Blue Star".

Yu Xiangnan met the old man's gaze and answered.

Upon hearing this, the old man nodded slightly, giving a brief response that revealed no emotion, leaving one unable to guess what he was thinking.

Yu Xiangnan paused, pursed his lips, and his doubts grew stronger. He couldn't help but ask again, "Could you tell me more about that disaster?"

"That disaster..." The old man started to say, but then stopped abruptly.

A bright red notification box suddenly popped up in front of Yu Xiangnan's eyes.

[Notice]: The countdown for the "Time-Space Ticket" to take effect is about to end. Players will be automatically teleported back to Earth in three seconds.

【3......】

【2.......】

I'm fed up, it's happening again!

Yu Xiangnan could only watch helplessly as the blinding white light gradually spread, engulfing the scene before him bit by bit, and his vision slowly became blurred.

At this moment, the old man suddenly spoke again.

"You can come find me here again..."

"I will always be here..."

Yu Xiangnan opened his mouth, but in the blink of an eye, he was back in the [Domain].

She had no choice but to quickly organize the clues and information she had obtained on her trip to Mudi Star.

The Barnier family once prospered thanks to a mysterious mine and a ore that could break a curse, but later, their children were cursed, the ore became ineffective, and the family was destroyed in a disaster...

The old man who had been staying in Million Valley was also plagued by a mysterious curse. Although his identity was unknown, he was likely closely related to the Barnier family.

She never imagined that Luo Pin's background was so complicated.

Why did Luo Pin write on the paper that he might not come back? What did he mean by that?

Yu Xiangnan felt helpless. The current situation left her with no choice but to temporarily put aside matters related to Luo Pin and the Treasure Shop of Goodwill, and deal with them after the next survival dungeon.

The "Time-Space Ticket" has a limitation: after one use, there must be a two-day interval before it can be used again. At this moment, there is only one and a half days left until the end of this rest period, making it impossible to use the "Time-Space Ticket" again to travel to Mudi Star or any other planet.

Yu Xiangnan sighed inwardly, took out the [Star Devouring Beast's Teeth] and [Star Devouring Core] obtained from defeating the Star Devouring Beast in the current plain from his card album, and then opened the "Collection Manual".