The old man suddenly turned around and waved his hand behind him, "Hey, everyone, come out! It's not the Demon Dragon Bandit, it's the green barbarian's friend!"
As the old man finished speaking, many people in the surrounding houses curiously opened the doors and came over, very interested in the two people in front of them.【】
"Friends of Green Man? Are you really friends of Green Man?"
People in the village all rushed out of their houses one after another, but some still couldn't believe it.
"Brother, are you really friends with Sister Luman?" A little girl in a pink skirt stood timidly in front of Lin Yu and looked at Lin Yu curiously.
"Haha, of course, Lu Man and I are good friends!" Lin Yu smiled, but the scene in the Killer's Tower appeared in his mind. The scene of Lu Man before his death still lingered in Lin Yu's mind.
"Hehe, that's great. He is really a friend of Sister Luman, not a member of the magic dragon. Big brother, where is Sister Luman? Are you here to see Sister Luman? But Sister Luman is not in the village.
oh!"
The little girl seemed to be very happy. She put her hands behind her back and looked at Lin Yu with a smile on her head. When she smiled, two small dimples would appear at the corners of her mouth.
"Xia Da, be polite. Big brother must be very tired when he gets here. Let him go to the old man's house to rest first!" The old man from before smiled down at the little girl and touched the little girl lovingly.
's head.
"You two, since you are friends of Luman, you are guests of our Mingzhu Village. I am the village chief of Mingzhu Village. If you don't mind, come and sit at my house first!"
Lin Yu and Xue Wu looked at each other, and then smiled at the old man, "Old sir, you will beg for mercy if you do this!"
The group of people came to the old man's home, and Lin Yu and the two saw the pure and simple side of the villagers. The other party's polite reception made Lin Yu a little uncomfortable.
"Haha, you two don't have to be formal, just treat this place as your home. My name is Luo Sang, and I am the village chief of Mingzhu Village. This is my poor wife. You can just call him Grandma Tian.
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Lin Yu stood up quickly, "Boy Lin Yu, this is my friend Xue Wu, we are all good friends of Lu Man!"
"Haha, sit down quickly! Just treat it as if you are at home here. Don't be so polite!" The old woman who was pouring water on the side quickly pushed Lin Yu back to the chair and poured tea for the two of them.
"Haha, you two came to our Pearl Village to find Luman, right? But this girl hasn't been here recently!"
"This girl, Green Man, has been out for several months and hasn't come back yet. When she left the village, she told us about finding a way to break through. After she comes back, she won't have to be afraid of the magic dragon.
Who would have thought that this trip would last for several months!"
"Grandpa Luo, um, I often hear you talk about this magic dragon. What on earth is this?" Lin Yu asked with some confusion.
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Hearing Lin Yu mention the magic dragon, the old man suddenly sighed softly, and the rest of the people in the room also fell silent, as if Lin Yu said something very scary.
Lin Yu and Xue Wu looked at each other, and both felt a hint of doubt in each other's eyes. Lin Yu could find that each of their bodies was trembling slightly, as if they were thinking of some lingering nightmare.
"Luo...Grandpa Luo..."
After a long silence, Lin Yu tentatively called out softly. The old man raised his head and glanced at Lin Yu, and then took a long breath.
"Alas! Brother Lin Yu, this demon dragon refers to a bandit group, which is in the forest not far from our Mingzhu Village. There are about a hundred people in number. It is said that their leader is a strong man with the strength of the Spirit King.
Or, the Demon Dragon Bandits rule all the villages around here. In the past, they would come to the village every six months to collect money. If they couldn't get the money, they would rob people, burn, kill, loot and commit evil. Several villages around here
We are even more deeply affected by it! We villagers who have been born as hunters all year round are even more angry and dare not speak out."
"In the past, the Demon Dragon Bandits did not collect the annual tax every six months, but starting from this year, they did not come once a month, and the amount of tax they collected became higher and higher every time. We hunters who make a living by hunting all year round simply cannot make up the money.
After collecting so much money, they would smash, loot and kill, snatch away the women in the village, and capture the men to make young men. We also united many people from several villages to attack each other, but that time we went
One hundred and fifty people, not one of them could come back alive."
"Is there such a thing?" Xue Wu asked in surprise, "Isn't this the territory of Dahuang County? Why is no one in charge of it?"
After hearing Xue Wu's question, the faces of several people present became even more bitter.
"Alas, although our place is a territory of Dahuang County, the geographical location is too remote. No one usually visits us. Moreover, even if the powerful people in Dahuang County know the situation here, they will not come.
Help, because in their eyes, we people are all ants, and life is cheaper than grass!" The old man shook his head with some self-deprecation.
"Moreover, even if the other party is willing to help us, we can't raise the salary at that price. Without the salary, no one will pay attention to what is happening in this remote place!" A villager on the side also sighed.
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"However, fortunately we have Green Man!" Just when everyone was feeling heavy, the old woman who had not spoken suddenly said with a smile. When talking about Green Man, Lin Yu could tell the happiness that overflowed from the corners of her mouth.
"Yes! We have Green Barbarians!" The others immediately echoed, and the gloomy expressions on their faces disappeared and turned into one of happiness and pride.
"This girl Luman is very impressive. She is the first practitioner to come out of our village. Moreover, this girl is also willing to endure hardships. Although Luman's strength is not the opponent of the Demonic Dragon Bandit,5 the other party seems to be a little afraid, so
The tax rate in our village has been the lowest among the surrounding villages in the past few years. A few months ago, Lu Man told everyone that she needed to go out and find a way to break through. When she comes back, she will not be afraid of those Demonic Dragon Bandits. Moreover, in the future
We no longer have to pay taxes to those vampires!"
The old man's face was full of pride when he told the story. It can be seen that Green Barbarian occupies a very important position in the hearts of each of them.
"By the way, Brother Lin Yu, you are very unfamiliar. I don't know when you met Luman. Also, do you have any business with Luman this time?" The old man suddenly asked softly as if he was remembering something.
Lin Yu and Xue Wu looked at each other, and suddenly they didn't know how to tell them this cruel fact!
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