As soon as I left the humble abode, I didn't walk long before I felt the feeling of being overcrowded with monks. The number of people on the usual roads was several times greater than before, and everyone was carrying a heavy evil spirit.
When Xie Huan came to Daosi, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. The scene that he thought would be crowded was completely gone. Instead, it seemed very deserted.
After going in to inquire about it, I found out that Lingqi Residence has been rented out a long time ago, so the business has basically stopped. As for taking missions to make money... Now everyone has joined the guard team and is keen on doing sea beast missions, but few people take ordinary missions.
And a new rule has been issued. Now, whether you are renting or renewing a house, or taking on ordinary tasks, you must join the escort team and participate in the defense of Luoxia Island. Otherwise, the nameplate is equivalent to being locked up, and all rights and interests on the island will be lost. Unable to enjoy.
I'm forcing you to join the escort team.
Xie Huan was speechless for a while, but among the basic terms of Luoxia Island, there is indeed such a clause. When the island is in crisis, the monks on the island have the obligation to protect the island and need to obey the orders.
"Tell me about joining the escort team."
Xie Huan said to a young monk in front of the window who was responsible for registration.
"Senior, if you have a nameplate on the island, you only need to operate it on the nameplate. It is very simple. After joining the guard, you don't have to do anything at ordinary times. You can receive a salary of 300 low-grade spiritual stones every month. Need to wait and be dispatched.
“The tasks are mainly to clean up the sea beasts, clear the island shipping routes, protect the islands, etc. The sea beast corpses you obtain are yours to handle. After you join the escort team, you can receive other ordinary missions, but the ordinary missions cannot conflict with the escort missions. "
When the young monk saw that he was a senior in the middle stage of Qi refining, he immediately explained it clearly and respectfully.
"Help me operate it."
Xie Huan handed the nameplate to the other party. It sounded quite free, and he received a salary every month. Although it was not much, the resistance in his heart was not that strong.
After some operations, the young monk returned the nameplate to him and said respectfully: "You have joined. Based on your strength, senior, you will be assigned to the 23rd team on your own."
Xie Huan found that there was a group chat for Team 23 among his contacts. However, the total number of people in the group on the nameplate could not be viewed, and the information about the group members could not be known. If no one spoke, you would never know who was in the group. .
"Can I take on normal missions now?" Xie Huan asked.
"Yes, but in extraordinary times, there are fewer ordinary tasks, and most of them are on the main island, because the procedures for going to sea are very complicated now." The young monk explained patiently.
"Okay, help me sort out the bounty criminal tasks."
Xie Huan is too lazy to do those miscellaneous tasks, which are time-consuming and cost-effective. He can earn more money by punishing evil and promoting good.
After a while, he left with a lot of information.
…
At sunset, on a cliff near the sea.
The sunset burns the sea and the sky into a bright red. The rays penetrate the island protection array and turn into seven colors: red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue and purple, evenly sprinkled on the beach, mountain peaks and streams.
A graceful woman with long hair fluttering in the wind stood elegantly on the edge of the cliff, smelling the fragrance of flowers in the mountains, waiting for something.
Suddenly a gust of wind blew, the woods swayed, and a figure stepped on the branches. After a few ups and downs, he came behind the woman and called out affectionately: "Pingping."
He is a monk wearing ordinary robes, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, his eyes are firm and clear, giving people a sense of honesty and reliability.
"I've been waiting for you for a long time."
The woman turned around, threw away the wild flowers in her hand, and murmured, showing a cute and charming look.
The male monk looked at it with eyes filled with fascination. He laughed innocently and stretched out a fist in front of the woman: "How many do you think I got?"
The woman's heart skipped a beat. How many more were there? She suppressed her excitement, pretended not to care, and said casually: "Two."
The male monk opened his fingers, and a milky-white round pill lay in his palm, exuding a warm luster. He scratched his head in embarrassment and said slyly: "I guessed it right, I still owe you one."
"Pfft."
The woman was amused: "I didn't know you were glib."
The male monk smiled sarcastically, looked at the woman with eyes full of happiness, and said tenderly: "In these extraordinary times, prices have skyrocketed. A Taiqing Pill of this quality costs 20,000 pieces, and the price is unavailable. I spent a lot of money." It took strength to get it.”
"Fool, it's too expensive. Don't spend so much in the future. I still have three years before the red line. I can wait until the beast wave is over before buying it. It's not easy to save some money."
The woman's eyes turned red, and she continued with a choked voice: "I don't have many friends around me, but you are the best to me. We have only known each other for a few days, and you gave me such an expensive gift."
The male monk blushed and said quickly: "I can't wait. Three years will pass in the blink of an eye. Once you miss it, you will regret it for life. Take it quickly. I will protect you here. If you take this elixir, you will most likely be able to enter the middle stage." "
"Um."
The woman nodded tenderly and smiled through her tears: "It's nice to meet you."
She put the elixir into her red lips, swallowed it gently, and a spiritual power spread through her body.
She was overjoyed and hurriedly sat down cross-legged to work on the elixir.
That charming and delicate face suddenly turned red and white in the sunset.
This fool is still reliable. He is in the late stage of Qi refining. He has a simple mind and gives generous gifts. He is an honest man at first glance and is easy to control. In the future, I will spend more time on this idiot instead of spending time on other spare tires. .
The woman thought happily.
Suddenly a feeling of dizziness appeared in her mind. She hurriedly exercised her energy and breath, but the dizziness became stronger and stronger, and she lost her consciousness little by little. She hurriedly opened her eyes in horror: "Peng, this Taiqing Pill... seems to be a little... Something's wrong?"
"No way, I've used this too-obedient elixir no less than ten times, and it works every time. How could something be wrong?" A sunny smile appeared on the honest face of the male monk.
"Too obedient Dan..."
Horror flashed across the woman's face, but it instantly became dull, her eyes completely lost their energy, and she sat there like a sculpture, expressionless.
"Ha ha ha ha."
The monk laughed loudly, and the temperament on his face changed from honest to evil. There was sarcasm in the corner of his mouth: "Woman, don't you know that the real hunter often appears as the prey."
"Snapped."
The man snapped his fingers, and the air in front of him swayed slightly, and an exquisite dharma sedan slowly flew out and landed on the flat ground.
The sedan body is covered with bright red paint and engraved with many strange runes. The sedan curtain is a white curtain embroidered with various postures. There is a melodious sound inside, which makes people's blood spurt when they hear it.
"Go up and let me have a taste of this fairy of yours and see what price I can get for it."
The monk said contemptuously, his face full of undisguised contempt.
"Yes, Master."
The woman stood up numbly and walked to the Dharma sedan like a puppet.
"It's wonderful. Why bother getting into the sedan chair? It's better to use the heaven and the earth as a seat and let me, my brother, learn."
Suddenly a burst of laughter came from far to near in an instant.
"who?!"
The monk's expression changed greatly, and he stretched his hand toward the direction of the sound.
A burst of mana exploded, turning into several arcs of spiritual power that bounced off in all directions.
But where is the person?
The male monk was startled when he suddenly saw a blurry figure appearing in the void not far away. He took a step forward and his whole figure became clear.
"Hua Pengyun, kidnapped and sold female cultivators. The disappearance of about thirty female cultivators is related to you. You are cunning and cunning, and difficult to capture. You have failed in several encirclement and suppression campaigns. The reward is 9,900 low-grade spiritual stones."
The visitor smiled and threw out a piece of paper, which was like a fallen leaf swaying in the air. It was a reward notice, which depicted a man whose appearance was somewhat similar to the male monk in front of him.
"Bounty Hunter?"
Hua Pengyun rolled his eyes, stared at the surroundings of the visitor warily, and stepped back.
Because the person who came was only in the middle stage of Qi refining, and if he dared to show up so calmly, he must be cheating or have a helper.
The visitor saw what he was thinking and smiled: "Don't worry, it's just me."
Hua Pengyun suspiciously used his spiritual sense to check and found nothing. Then he was half-convinced and stared at the person in front of him and asked, "How did you find me?"
His methods and paths of committing crimes are extremely hidden, and it is impossible for him to leave any traces. This is also the main reason why he can continue to do evil and get away with it.
"It's a coincidence that I only have two contacts on my nameplate, one of whom is Zhang Ping. This morning her status was still 'Why doesn't she appreciate such a good man?', and by the evening it became ' I wish to win the heart of one person and never be separated'."
The visitor smiled and said: "I somehow remembered that among the bounty prisoners there was a pig-killer who specialized in flirting with girls. He liked to extract the Yuan Yin from female monks and then sell them as cauldrons. I thought it couldn't be such a coincidence, right? So, I just planned to come and take a look, and when I found out there was a shelter ban nearby, it was basically confirmed."
"Stupid woman, ruining my good deeds!"
Hua Pengyun glared at Zhang Ping angrily and asked with a sullen face, "Do you know this person?"
"I know you. Report to the master. His name is Xie Huan." Zhang Ping responded numbly.
“We are tea drinkers who have not yet had tea.”
The visitor added that it was Xie Huan who looked at Zhang Ping and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that it was just a one-time relationship, but you still remember me."
Zhang Ping works at the front desk of Daosi and interacts with hundreds of monks every day. More than two years have passed, but she didn't expect to recognize him at a glance.
"You are so handsome, of course you will remember it." Zhang Ping said.
...Can Shuai have free tea?
"Bitch! Are you interested in him?"
Hua Pengyun's face twitched and he cursed angrily. Under the control of Tai Obedient Dan, everything he said was true, which directly hurt his heart.
"It's a bit interesting, mainly because he is handsome and rich, but he only has the early stage of Qi refining, so I put him at the end of the first echelon."
"Bitch!"
"Snapped!"
Hua Pengyun slapped Zhang Ping in the face, causing her face to swell and the corners of her mouth to bleed. She asked, "Is he more handsome or am I?"
"He's handsome."
"Bah bang bang!"
Three more slaps were slapped on the face without mercy at all. Zhang Ping turned into a pig's head, her face was covered in blood and her hair was messy.
But there was still no emotion in her eyes, no sadness or joy, she just stood there numbly, confused about everything.
