The old Taoist is worthy of being a veteran. Now, of course, he is not the old Taoist who tried his best to survive in front of Xiao Wan, nor is he the old Taoist with a puzzled look on his face when he was arguing with Xiao Lang just now. He finally has some "Taoism"

"Of course, it's just a little bit. I just heard him continue: "If you don't explain clearly, how will I know where I have a flaw? If there is a next time, how will I deceive those goblins?"

"Is there a next time?" To be honest, Xiao Lang almost had black lines on his head. For such an old man, Xiao Lang really rarely saw such a "spineless" person, but then again, if he wasn't like him,

In terms of performance, Xiao Lang would not call him an old man, not to mention that as the saying goes, only a man who can bend and stretch can be a real man.

Admittedly, with his Taoist character, he doesn't disdain to be a real man.

The old Taoist didn't dwell too much on Xiao Lang's "There will be a next time", but directly answered the question that Xiao Lang was most concerned about: "Because I don't know where the lair of these goblins has moved. Since someone can take me directly to their

Lao Lao, then why should I go to all the trouble?"

"Is it that simple?" Xiao Lang's head was already full of black lines.

"How complicated a reason is needed?" The old Taoist question was quite reasonable.

!!!, Xiao Lang felt that facing this kind of character setting, he couldn't complain anymore. In order to find someone's hometown, he didn't even give up on his moral integrity. Xiao Lang thought, if he had the time, he could find it by himself.

, you can probably find it here. After all, this temple is not a hidden place.

The old Taoist opened his mouth again and continued to explain, maybe because he felt that the statement just now was too simple, and he was not very responsible for this young man: "This temple has the universe inside and the formation outside, even if I

, it’s not as simple as you think to find this place.”

"It shouldn't be difficult to catch a monster and interrogate him." Xiao Lang said, because not all monsters have the integrity to die rather than let go.

"Generally, it's useless to catch little demons whose intelligence has not yet been awakened. I can't communicate with them. I can only meet the little girl like the one just now." The old Taoist thought for a while, as if he wanted to hide something, but

He also felt that now that the matter was over, there was no need to deliberately hide anything from this young man, so he simply said: "If it were someone else, I would definitely use the method you mentioned, but that little goblin is

After becoming an old friend, I can't do anything."

"After the old friend?" Xiao Lang just recited these four words silently in his heart, and suddenly felt that the situation seemed to be starting to become a little more complicated. He ***, the fairy named Xiaowan was the old friend after the old way.

Doesn't that mean that the old Taoist and an old demon are old friends?

Although this obviously does not conform to the secular ethics of this world, for players like Xiao Lang, there is no psychological barrier.

Not to mention that this old Taoist might have a relationship with an old demon, Xiao Lang would at most be amazed at the fact that this old Taoist and an old demon gave birth to Xiaowan.

The old Taoist looked at Xiao Lang's expression and didn't see any feeling of contempt. As usual, he quietly breathed a sigh of relief. After all, in this world, humans and monsters should only exist to kill and be killed.

The relationship between eating and being eaten.

There may be friendship between humans and dogs, but I have never heard of humans and cockroaches being brothers. Well, Xiaoqiang is not included.

"How did you recognize her? It seems like she didn't recognize you?" Xiao Lang asked.

"She was able to detect my extraordinary strength because I didn't deliberately hide myself at first. Even so, she could only detect a rough idea. Do you understand?"

"I see, that means you found the aura of your old friend on her body and couldn't do anything about it, so you chose to take the initiative to be captured." Xiao Lang said, "So, you are not here to eliminate demons and protect the Tao?

"

"Yeah." Lao Dao answered very directly: "I'm looking for someone."

"It can't be your old friend..." Xiao Lang guessed.

"It's an old friend, but not the one you think." The old Taoist repeated again, "It's an old friend, a human being, not a monster, don't worry."

Xiao Lang did not answer, but just nodded to show that he understood. What he was thinking at this time was not at all whether the old Taoist saw a human or a demon. It was not important. What was important was that the task he was facing now was probably not short-term

It can be completed within the time limit.

Fortunately, I had made sufficient preparations before connecting to the game. I can hold on for another six or seven hours, which should be enough to cope with this trial mission. But if I encounter a mission that lasts for several days, there is no chance that the mission will fail.

The reason is not bad luck or lack of skills, but the internal anxiety.

Therefore, this is what Xiao Lang is thinking about now - wouldn't it be funny if the person who got this trial mission was not himself, but an ordinary player? He would be so hungry that he couldn't stand it or he would give up the mission out of guilt?

The trial tasks are randomly assigned. Everyone only has the right to choose whether to enter the trial task, but not which specific trial task. Therefore, now Xiao Lang slowly has a feeling that the trial he is entering now

The tasks do not seem to be assigned randomly.

This is just a feeling, and there is not much evidence to support this feeling, so Xiao Lang cannot be sure yet.

Although I signed a contract similar to a selling contract to [Second Heaven], I can still be regarded as their official employee. In other words, [Second Heaven] has no reason to cheat me. In other words, this trial mission

There may be good rewards waiting for you.

Although Bluetooth has been emphasizing that [Fantasy World] is now running on reading power, in order to ensure fairness, the world's eight major optical and brain game companies, including [Second Heaven], have no right to change anything about this game. However, after all, it is made by

If the games developed by these companies are not at all fishy, ​​Xiao Lang would not believe them.

However, I think this trick is limited and cannot be exposed openly. Otherwise, once others discover it, even [Second Heaven] will not be able to avoid this loophole.

"By the way, young man, this is for you." Just when Xiao Lang was still thinking about what kind of benefits would be both real and not too outrageous, the old Taoist suddenly said to Xiao Lang, holding a cup in his hand.

Holding a gray earthenware jar.

"What is this?" Xiao Lang asked, and he took the unsightly earthen jar without hesitation: "Thanks in advance."

No matter what it is, I think the thing Laidao gave me shouldn't be anything bad, and of course Xiao Lang didn't expect it to be anything outrageous.

The old man seemed to be amused by Xiao Lang's "quick skills" and said first: "Why don't you ask me why I gave you this thing?"

"Isn't this easy to guess? There are only two reasons. One is self-defense. After all, this is also the lair of monsters. It doesn't matter to you, but to me, it must be full of dangers and startling you every step of the way.

It's normal to give me one or two self-defense treasures because you're worried that I won't be able to protect myself. What's more, it seems that even if you have friendship with the monsters here, it's a mixed relationship. Otherwise, even if you can't walk in openly, you won't be able to protect yourself.

I will choose that method." Xiao Lang looked left and right, but he couldn't see what the earthen jar was used for: "Secondly, it's nothing more than thanks. Thank you for just picking out the so-called perfect plan.

Loophole."

"Uh..." The old Taoist smiled helplessly: "It's easy to talk to smart people."

Xiao Lang is right. The old Taoist gave Xiao Lang this earthen pot now because of his gratitude. Of course, it is not a thank you. Strictly speaking, it is actually what Xiao Lang said just now, which is quite consistent with the old Taoist.

Appetite also helped Lao Tao a small favor. If Lao Tao didn't want to owe anyone anything, he would naturally express it.

"Then what is this thing used for?" Xiao Lang was a little strange. Logically speaking, the old man had given this earthen jar to him, so it should be regarded as his own, so why couldn't he see it?

any information?

"I also want to ask first, where are you going to go next?" The old Taoist was not in a hurry to answer Xiao Lang's question.

"Where to go?" This really embarrassed Xiao Lang, and he didn't know what to answer.

At this moment, the task panel that Xiao Lang had been waiting for for a long time, but had not seen any sound for a long time, finally made some movement:

【Trial Mission】

Mission Name: A Hundred Years of Shock - Looking for Friends

Mission requirements: Assist Lao Dao in finding his old friend

Mission description: This is a simple mission, as long as you don't be stupid

Mission reward: 10 experience points

Failure penalty: Level returned to 1, experience returned to 0

Branch task: not triggered

Do you want to accept it?

"Yes!" Xiao Lang did not hesitate.

And Xiao Lang understood that the old Taoist was asking himself whether to go with him to find his old friend, or to leave first.

There is no doubt that if you choose "No", it means that you have to leave here and say goodbye to the old Taoist. There will probably be no follow-up tasks and this trial will end directly.

Of course, this is something Xiao Lang cannot choose. Furthermore, this task is not difficult to complete from the description, and the failure penalty for Xiao Lang is nothing more than 30 experience points now, so Xiao Lang cannot just give up.

"Of course I will go with you to find your old friend." Xiao Lang answered after understanding why the old man asked this question.

The old Taoist seemed to breathe a sigh of relief before continuing: "In that case, I will explain to you what this thing is."

With that said, he took back the earthen jar from Xiao Lang's hand, took out a black pill-like thing from his arms, and smeared it on the mouth of the earthen jar.

Even Xiao Lang may not realize that this is actually a branch of the trial mission.

Of course, the branch mentioned does not simply refer to the plot branch, but the reward branch.

If Xiao Lang was not so "clear" and was deceived first by Xiao Wan and then by the old Taoist, then the old Taoist would never have taken out the jar and handed it to Xiao Lang before the task was issued. In other words,

There is no reason for the old Taoist to give anything to repay Xiao Lang. If Xiao Lang chooses not to accept the task at this time, then Xiao Lang can say that he got nothing from this trial task except the pitiful 30 points of experience.

And now, even if Xiao Lang leaves right now, the earthen jar is already his belongings, but there will definitely be no more of the black pill that the old master showed later. Similarly, if Xiao Lang's performance earlier was not so eye-catching, then

Now even if the old Taoist took out this earthen jar after Xiao Lang accepted the mission, he would definitely not add another pill in vain.

(This is not because the veteran is stingy and unwilling to give up anything, but because he is like this as a person. Of course, it can also be understood as the system stipulates this)

Therefore, Xiao Lang never does anything meaningless, but there is some meaning that cannot be seen on the surface.

Bounty hunters are not just ordinary killers who get paid to kill people. Maybe you have to make a guest appearance as Captain Jin when the employer needs to rob a tomb. Many times, deceiving the employer is more important than simply completing the task. And since you want to deceive the employer, you have to say

Make sure it is well-founded and there should be no mistakes while using as much nonsense as possible.

This is what he has trained as a bounty hunter for so many years. It can be said to be both an advantage and a drawback.
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