After the petty criminals hiding in the city were cleared out, Wen Wen felt the air in the city had become sweeter.
Then he walked to the bronze door, placed his palm on it, and pushed gently. The massive bronze door swung open.
To outsiders, the inside of this door was a giant white vortex; stepping into it, one would not know where it led.
But to Wen Wen, as the vortex spun, various scenes would appear. The largest among them was the world where they had been trapped before.
The incomplete control of the crooked dragon over Yuliannu made even opening the bronze door a strenuous task. It was considered good fortune if they could occasionally explore within the bronze door, let alone achieve the level of control Wen Wen possessed.
After some thought, Wen Wen stepped into the bronze door.
His first destination was the place they had previously visited, the Xia Mansion. Wen Wen appeared in mid-air and flew towards a city he spotted.
After a simple inquiry, Wen Wen discovered that the time flow in this world was the same as in the real world.
Additionally, Wen Wen sensed the aura of the Demon God Qilin. However, Wen Wen did not disturb it. Wen Wen had an idea regarding the Qilin, but he was unsure if it could be realized.
Subsequently, Wen Wen withdrew from this world, stepped into the massive vortex, and plunged into another time silhouette.
The geographical features here differed greatly from the real world. The oxygen content in the air was outrageously high. Wen Wen didn't recognize any of the plants, and occasionally, terrifying giant insects could be seen crawling on the ground.
Suddenly, Wen Wen heard a mournful cry. He turned his head and saw a giant tree one hundred meters tall.
On one of its branches was a gruesome wound, from which tree sap was dripping. The sap dripped onto a pitiful Tyrannosaurus Rex, gradually engulfing the entire dinosaur.
Wen Wen scratched his head, now somewhat understanding how the Tyrannosaurus Rex in amber at the Truth Society's museum came to be.
A colossal centipede quietly appeared behind Wen Wen. It was the first time it had encountered such a strange creature. However, before this centipede could strike, it was bitten by a dinosaur several meters tall.
The dinosaur didn't find the millipede particularly repulsive. It chewed vigorously, and the crunching sound was quite satisfying.
Seeing it eat so contentedly, Wen Wen's mouth watered.
"I've never eaten grilled dinosaur before."
Wen Wen cut off half of the poor dinosaur's tail, stopped its bleeding, and then shooed it away before eagerly starting his barbecue.
After it was cooked, Wen Wen took a couple of bites and then stood up, leaving this time silhouette with disappointment.
"Cummin-grilled lamb ribs are still tastier."
Next, Wen Wen visited several different time silhouettes, greatly satisfying his curiosity.
The largest was a city called 'Crispy Noodle City.' The city was suddenly overrun by zombies. The zombies here were diverse, but before Wen Wen could fully study them, the entire city was leveled by a bomb.
It was worth noting that the bomb was the most powerful one Wen Wen had ever seen, which also indicated that these time silhouettes could pose immense risks, and sending containment personnel into them required caution.
The smallest silhouette was a castle. Inside the castle, a vampire tried to turn Wen Wen into a blood relative, but Wen Wen slapped it to death.
Wen Wen was having a great time in the time silhouettes. He checked the time and decided to visit one more silhouette before attending to important matters.
However, when he stood in this silhouette, he froze, as the scenery was very familiar.
This was Lugang City, Wen Wen's former home.
He took a deep breath, inquired about the date at a convenience store by the roadside, and his pupils contracted violently. He instantly disappeared.
When he reappeared, Wen Wen was floating by a residential window, watching a blood-soaked teenager kneeling in the room, holding the corpse of a woman.
"Alas, I'm too late. This still happened."
Time silhouettes, without external interference, would generally correspond to history. Therefore, what happened in the past would happen here now.
Wen Wen shook his head. He could now face everything that had happened back then and seeing this scene did not affect him.
He only regretted not arriving here before the incident, so he could have at least spoken with his mother.
Just as he was about to leave, Wen Wen happened to glimpse a stunned middle-aged man standing at the doorway. This man was Wen Wen's father, Wen Rui!
"So back then... he was also here."
A scarlet madness flickered in Wen Rui's eyes. His hands, as if spasming, opened and closed. Intense killing intent appeared in his eyes.
He had deliberately left home at that time to control the madness within him, not wanting to harm his family.
But every so often, he would return home to check on them. Just seeing his wife and son would greatly ease his heart.
However, he never dreamed that upon returning this time, he would witness such a scene.
Gradually, the intense killing intent was controlled, and Wen Rui turned and left.
Wen Rui knew that he carried uncontrollable madness within him, so upon seeing this, he imagined the course of events.
Someone had entered the house with malicious intent, Wen Wen's inner madness had erupted, and after killing the intruders, he had lost control and killed his mother.
This guess was somewhat different from the truth, but the death of Wen's mother was indeed related to Wen Wen losing his sanity, so it wasn't entirely incorrect.
He couldn't blame Wen Wen, as this madness was inherited from him. He only wished to end it all, to end the cursed fate of the Wen family.
Wen Wen quietly followed behind Wen Rui, his heart aching as he watched his desolate figure.
Wen Rui tracked down the hideout of the intruders who had entered the house. To vent his anger, he directly killed dozens of people, thus avenging his mother.
Afterward, Wen Rui returned home, knocked Wen Wen unconscious, and contacted a mysterious organization, which was the 'Truth Society.'
Wen Rui expressed his willingness to dedicate himself to the 'Lord of Knowledge and Wisdom.' In exchange, he made a request to the Truth Society.
That request was to seal Wen Wen's extraordinary potential, and not only Wen Wen but also his descendants would be unable to awaken supernatural powers.
In Wen Rui's view, this would resolve the madness curse plaguing his lineage.
After this matter concluded, Wen Rui stayed in Lugang City for over ten days. The emotions in his eyes gradually disappeared, replaced by a cold pursuit of knowledge.
In just over ten days, Wen Rui transformed into an entirely different person. He even stood before his mother's grave without any emotional fluctuation, his thoughts more occupied with the meaning of life and death.
From that moment on, the original Wen Rui died, and a Wen Rui willing to sacrifice everything for knowledge was born.
After that, Wen Rui left Lugang City.
This time silhouette covered an area only a quarter the size of Lugang City. As soon as Wen Rui left, Wen Wen could see nothing more.
Wen Wen observed the entire process with a cold eye, knowing that this was merely a time silhouette. Even if he had stopped Wen Rui, he would not have been able to change anything.
However, following Wen Rui for over ten days significantly altered Wen Wen's attitude towards him.