"He Lao, don't talk nonsense!"
Nangong Zhu said in a deep voice, her beautiful eyes filled with anger, obviously very dissatisfied with what the old man just said.
The old man surnamed He shrugged nonchalantly and said to Ling Xiao: "Look, she has a bad personality. Whether she can succeed or not depends on your ability to pick up girls."
"He Lao!"
Nangong Zhu was so angry that if he hadn't been concerned about the old man's special status, he would have killed him with a knife.
Ling Xiao glanced at her and gained some understanding of the relationship between the two people.
From this point of view, Nangong Zhu has nothing to do with the old man, and is also a newly recruited night watchman under certain conditions.
"Thank you for your love, senior. Unfortunately, I'm used to being idle and it's really difficult for me to take on important responsibilities. Please ask senior to hire someone else!" Ling Xiao hesitated for a moment, but still refused.
No matter what the chance of forming a pill, what a 50% chance, people will die for wealth and birds will die for food, Ling Xiao still feels that his life is important.
"Everyone has his or her own ambitions, so I won't force it." The old man could only sigh and put away the tokens on the table, seemingly giving up. However, he paused and suddenly changed the topic, "I've already repaid you. If you don't want it, there's nothing you can do about it. Now let's discuss compensation!"
A glint flashed in Ling Xiao's eyes, and he couldn't help but take a step back, asking in surprise: "How do you say this?"
The old man shook his head and said: "You took my Zhu'er's storage bag, of course you have to return it. Forget it, I don't ask you to compensate, as long as you return the contents of the storage bag as they are, I will forget the blame, how about it?"
Ling Xiao was secretly angry.
Why should I give you back the storage bag I grabbed based on my ability?
Ling Xiao gritted his teeth and said: "The rules don't say that you are not allowed to snatch the storage bag. This is also one of the ways to win. I am a contestant in the competition. No one is allowed to do anything to me in private, otherwise..."
The old man smiled ambiguously, "Don't worry, little friend, I won't do anything to you during the Chengyunxian Meeting."
As for what happens afterwards, only God knows.
Never underestimate the power of a Nascent Soul cultivator.
The more Ling Xiao thought about it, the more he started to sweat. Looking at that cunning face, he wanted to punch him.
"I still!"
After hesitating for a moment, Ling Xiao obediently took out the storage bag and threw it back to Nangong Zhu.
"Senior, is there anything else going on? I still have to practice and prepare for the next round of competition..."
Ling Xiao has issued an eviction order.
The old man had no intention of leaving at all. Instead, he grabbed Nangong Zhu's storage bag. After checking it, he said in surprise: "Zhu'er, where is the fourth-level spiritual stone I put in your bag?"
As soon as these words came out, Ling Xiao and Nangong Zhu were stunned.
"He Lao, when did you put the fourth-level spirit stone in my bag?" Nangong Zhuhu asked.
"I put it in just this morning when you were brushing your teeth." The old man said without changing his face, and then looked at Ling Xiao, the deep meaning in his eyes was obvious.
"My little friend, you are dishonest." The old man sighed.
Ling Xiao's anger suddenly rose.
Be honest with your mother!
Is there a shitty fourth-level spirit stone?
Do foundation-building monks need that thing?
Also, next time you want to blackmail, at least collude with your pig before doing it, right?
"What do you want, senior?" Ling Xiao gritted his teeth and asked word for word, with a hint of cold murderous intent in his eyes.
He considered asking Xiaoshu if he could restrain this shameless old man.
"What's going on? I lost a fourth-level spiritual stone, and I must get it back. Little friend, please hand it over quickly. Don't delay your cultivation!"
The old man was indifferent to his murderous intent and said with a smile.
"I didn't take it." Ling Xiao said stiffly, while his eyes scanned Nangong Zhu aside.
If this old man is really strong, he must take Nangong Zhu as a hostage.
Although there is little hope, he can only give it a try.
The old man noticed that something was wrong with his expression, and a deep meaning flashed in his dim eyes. He said with a smile: "You didn't take it, how could the spirit stone be gone? My little friend, you have to be honest. If you use up the spirit stone, I won’t blame you. Otherwise, if you guard the Ancient Forest of Ten Thousand Demons for thirty years, you can just repay the money, how about that?”
After going round and round, they finally returned to the Ancient Forest of Ten Thousand Demons. Now even Nangong Zhu saw through the old man's treacherous plan, his face turned slightly red, and he did not dare to look at Ling Xiao.
"Senior, by forcing me in this way, aren't you afraid that I will directly release the restraints of Ten Thousand Demons Gusen and release all the demons to take revenge on you?" Ling Xiao asked ruefully.
The old man laughed, shrugged and said, "If you can unlock the restriction, that's up to you. Don't worry, I'm not an unreasonable person. Thirty years later, I will still give you the opportunity to form an elixir."
Ling Xiao's face was as gloomy as water.
After traveling thousands of miles to come to this Yunhuang Continent, I thought I could live a carefree life, but I didn't expect that I would still be plotted against at every turn!
Damn thing!
He gritted his teeth, finally suppressing his anger, and said: "Your Excellency, please introduce me to the Ancient Forest of Ten Thousand Demons first. What are the responsibilities of the guard? What is the night watchman? What dangers are there?"
At this point, he could only consider agreeing to the other party.
Otherwise, it would not be easy for a Nascent Soul cultivator to knead him.
Of course, Ling Xiao is not stupid. If it is really dangerous, he will not mind rejecting the job. At worst, he will work in vain for a few years and pay back the fourth-level spiritual stone!
Don't fall into my hands again, old dog!
The old man couldn't help but feel happy when he saw that he finally relented, but then he became suspicious and stared at Ling Xiao, "You don't even know about the night watchman?"
Ling Xiao was furious and said loudly: "You know why I'm still asking you?"
Seeing that his expression didn't look like he was faking it, the old man finally believed it. Nangong Zhu on the side couldn't help but look shocked.
Not knowing about the Night Watchman seems to be a very strange thing.
"What should I tell you?"
The old man scratched his head, feeling a little embarrassed.
He originally thought that Ling Xiao's previous refusal was because he wanted to ask for more benefits. After all, there was a precedent. For some reasons, the Night Watch always had to pay a higher price to recruit people.
The old man didn't like being blackmailed the most, so he simply turned around and forced Ling Xiao to submit.
Unexpectedly, the other party really didn't know what the Night Watchman was, so the matter of "coveting the benefits of the Night Watchman" was naturally out of the question.
The old man was silent for a moment and said, "Do you know about the Red Clothes Sect?"
Ling Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly, "Are you a branch of the Red Sect?"
"You know the Red Cult, but you don't know my Night Watchman... damn..."
The old man muttered and hummed: "It should be said that the Red Sect is a branch of the Night Watch!"
"What?"
Ling Xiao was startled.
The old man continued.
After listening, Ling Xiao was speechless for a long time.
It turns out that the Night Watch and the Red Clothes Sect are both mysterious organizations that have been circulating on the Yunhuang Continent for thousands of years. They even have the same origin and were both founded by the first leader of the Red Clothes Sect.
However, in their long history, the Red Order and the Night Watch gradually took two completely different development paths.
