Let's suffer a little longer, fellow Blue Star folks.

The boy stopped and dropped the telescope on the ground.

"Explain it."

Seeing that the two had no intention of resisting, Tieguo carefully looked at the old man and the young man. Finally, he looked at the old man who had been controlled by Rouzong and asked in a serious tone:

"Who are you?"

Chapter 407 Hidden Mission!

"Banxi Village..."

After listening to the old man's explanation, Tieguo looked directly at the rice dumplings.

"Is this the village that Oxygen and the others encountered?"

"Yes."

Rouzong nodded immediately.

Regardless of whether the word "Banxi" is correct or not, at least the pronunciation is the same.

"When did the demon attack your village?" Tieguo then looked at the old man and asked.

"Eight days ago."

The old man said without hesitation. He would never forget this time.

"It's been so long..."

Tieguo nodded thoughtfully.

Then he looked at the old man opposite and the very honest boy under his command.

So these two are really NPCs?

Moreover, the planner specially arranged two people here. Maybe they are the key NPCs for subsequent tasks?

So now they...

"Cough cough."

After thinking for a while, Tieguo coughed twice, then silently put away the long sword that was on the boy's neck, walked around to the front of the boy, and very considerately helped him straighten his collar.

"These are extraordinary times, so we must be vigilant. Please forgive me if I have offended you."

Seeing this, Rouzong put away the sledgehammer in his hand, walked to the side of Tieguo, and nodded following Tieguo's words.

"It's okay, it's okay. This is what we should do."

The old man immediately waved his hand.

Not only did he not feel any anger now, but his heart was filled with joy.

The fact that they were able to capture him and the young man without him noticing showed that the cultivation levels of these two people were far superior to his.

Then these are most likely two practitioners in the late Yellow Stage, or even powerful Xuan Stage masters!

They are saved!

"Let me introduce myself. We are from the Yunshan River gathering place. Currently, under the instructions of the Yunhe Army, we are heading east to explore the intelligence of the main force of the demons."

Tieguo looked at the old man again and his tone became more serious.

"So if you two have more information about the demons, you can tell us directly. We and the Yunhe Army will drive these demons out of Yunhe Town as soon as possible and restore peace and order to everyone."

Upon hearing this, the old man nodded vigorously. Then he took another step forward silently and asked tentatively:

"You two, I was just being too naive, but we don't have much information about demons."

"Also, Mr. Wu knows that your mission is very important, but if you can spare some time to take us to Yunhe Town, especially him..."

As the old man spoke, he patted the boy's head gently, then looked at the iron pot and the rice dumplings and continued:

"Over the years, Wu has become quite wealthy in Yunhe Town. I will definitely reward you handsomely!"

There will be a generous reward!

As soon as these four words appeared in the ears of the two players, their eyes began to light up instantly.

I'm coming!

The hidden mission is finally here!!

"no problem."

Tieguo immediately straightened his back, and the tone of his voice instantly became even more righteous than before.

"It is also our duty to escort the victims to a safe place. After all, people are always the most important at all times!"

"Thank you both then."

The old man's face also showed obvious joy. He immediately continued, "You two may not be from our area and are not very familiar with our roads."

"Wu is a few years older than me and has lived nearby for decades. I know the fastest way to get to Yunhe Town. All I have to do is..."

"grandfather."

Before the old man could finish his words, the young man suddenly interrupted him.

The iron pot and the rice dumpling also looked at the boy at the same time.

"I want to go check on the village." The boy's eyes were instantly filled with determination. "I want to see what the village is like now, and whether there are still people who have not been captured by the demons."

"These past few days, whenever I close my eyes, all I can see is the scene of that day. I really can't help but think about it, thinking about the scene where all the villagers were killed by demons."

"But maybe they're not dead? Maybe they're hiding in a cellar? Or maybe they escaped like we did?"

As the boy spoke, hope gradually appeared in his eyes.

The old man didn't respond immediately.

In fact, his first reaction was to refuse. After all, he knew the villagers' strength best. Under the attack of so many monsters, if he escaped slowly, he would die in the village, and there would be no chance of survival for others.

But when the old man was about to say something, he saw the young man's eyes again.

He was obsessed. If he was taken back to Yunhe Town directly this time, the events of Banxi Village might become a thorn, stuck firmly in his heart.

This will have a great impact on your future practice.

So the old man fell into hesitation again.

Tieguo and Rouzong looked at the two NPCs in front of them who suddenly fell silent, and subconsciously looked at each other.

There is also this kind of link.

Rice Dumplings Taste Better: So we have to talk? It feels like this quest is supposed to take us to Banxi Village.

Iron pot stew itself: Hmm.

Tieguo nodded slightly, and then his eyes kept shifting between the old man and the young man.

Stew Yourself in an Iron Pot: This is a bit like the branching choices in those RPG games. I guess going to Banxi Village and going directly back to Yunhe Town should be the two difficulty levels of this task.

Based on his many years of experience in playing games, if they persuaded the old man to go directly to Yunhe Town at this time, they would most likely not encounter any danger on the way, it would just waste some of their time.

And if they choose to follow the young man and go to Banxi Village, they will definitely encounter several powerful small BOSSes on the way, and maybe even a high-level late-stage BOSS will appear.

"Late high-level..."

Tieguo muttered softly.

Just when he was hesitant, a famous quote from Lu Xun suddenly rang in his mind:

“The louder the storm, the more expensive the fish!”

Then his eyes fixed instantly.

Hey!

Isn't it just a high-level late-stage demon?

Done! !

"Let me tell you my suggestion."

Tieguo took a step forward and said to the hesitant old man.

"Ms. Rouzong and I are both at the early stage of the Xuan level, so as long as we are not surrounded by many high-level demons, we can handle it."

"And if the demon army attacked your village eight days ago, they are most likely not there now."

"We're just going to check out the village and see if there are any other survivors. There shouldn't be any risk."

The old man heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

He was actually just waiting for the iron pot and the rice dumplings to open.

And since they don't object to going to Banxi Village, let's go and take a look.

After all, that was where he had lived for most of his life. Even if it might no longer exist in the future, taking one last look at the village would put an end to his and his grandson's thoughts of it.

"Thank you both for your hard work." The old man nodded slightly and said.

Chapter 408 New life?

I'm Not a Traitor: Huh? Did you encounter the quest NPC east of the trading point?

Rice dumplings are more delicious: Yes, now Tieguo and I are going to take them to Banxi Village to have a look. I feel there will be clues about the demon army there!

Phosphorus pentoxide: That’s great, I can even encounter hidden tasks.

Dian Chong, please take me away: It's not fair! It's not fair! It's not fair! Why can't I even meet these quest NPCs? I've fought my way through the demon-occupied area, so even if I don't have any credit, I've definitely worked hard! The planner must compensate me with a hidden quest! Otherwise, I'm going to make a scene!

Iron Pot Stewed Himself: Then go ahead and make a fuss.

Dian Chong, take me away: Ahhhhhhhh!!

Yu Wenbobo: @肉宗更好吃@铁锅屠自己, you two should not be careless. What if the demon army doesn't go far, or if they come back after these eight days, you may not be able to protect these two NPCs.

Phosphorus Pentoxide: Indeed, isn't that old man seriously injured? I'm guessing there's only skin left. If he gets hurt by anything, he'll really die in front of you.

I'm not a traitor: And isn't that little NPC also below level 10? His health might not even be as high as that old man's.

Lemon: So do you think there is a possibility that there are no high-level demons near the two of them?

Electric shock, please take me away: Then I’m really going to have plasmolysis! !

Yu Wenbobo: The probability is very low, and the planners of Dawn are not that kind. They are likely to receive the main missions this time, and these missions are strongly related to the main force of demons.

Yu Wenbobo: There may not necessarily be fighting in the mission process, but there is a high probability that you will encounter one or two BOSSes.

"Oh my god, that makes sense!"

Tieguo looked at the reminders from the big guys on the forum, and his eyes unconsciously moved back and forth between the young man in front of him and the old man following behind him.

Judging from the conditions for completing the mission, the mission he and Rouzong took on was indeed of an "escort" nature.

Those who frequently perform escort missions know that the greatest difficulty in an escort mission is protecting the safety of the personnel.

In particular, some crappy planners like to make the protection personnel do some "intelligence-reducing" behaviors, such as "shouting and yelling when seeing monsters", "wanting to touch things when seeing things", "walking around for no reason", etc.

"Hiss—could these two also have this hidden attribute?"

Thinking of the various disappointing records of "Codename: Dawn", Tieguo immediately took a breath of cold air and looked at the two NPCs with alertness.

"Crack..."

The young man was obviously unaware that the Xuan-level master behind him had already regarded him as a 'suspected moron'. He was still carefully using the hatchet he brought with him to chop away the bushes blocking his way.

His movements were very light, obviously intending to cover up the sound of the four of them moving forward.

"How far is it from here to your village?"

Tieguo stared at the boy's actions for a while, and after making sure that he had no intention of doing anything strange, he turned to look at the old man and asked in a low voice.

The old man did not answer immediately, but thought for a moment before answering seriously:

"If we take the two of you along the main road, it's less than thirty miles away."

"But Wu Yong secretly went to the avenue to take a look. There were many demons over there who were constantly overturning the road surface. There were also many demons near the avenue who were laying large stones or digging ditches."

"I guess they were targeting the Yunhe Army in the north, so they took him away from the main road."

"Then we hid here for a while and found that there were indeed fewer demons in this direction than in the north. However, the journey from here to the village is definitely longer."