In the silence of the room, the old man's hoarse voice was extremely harsh. The great grief and anger were mixed into the shout, as if they were going to cry blood in the next second, and it was difficult for people to recover for a while.

"Grandpa!"

Lily panicked, and almost threw herself on the old man—I don't know if it was because of his overly excited emotions or the content of his words. The gray-haired old man choked a few times, as if he had used up his strength, and fell back to his original place.

The little girl hurriedly fed her grandfather a glass of water, which gradually calmed the heaving chest of the seriously ill.

The old man lay on his back on the old mat, his eyes half-open, his lips slightly twitching.

He hummed a song softly.

"Where the dark sun rises and sets,"

"The far away where the snow and dust bury everything—"

"The Son of God praises the boundless wind and snow,"

"The Son of Man sings of the barren sun. ”

"It's an ice field that shines brightly on the horizon. ”

"That's the ice field where the sacred tree took root. ”

"There, where the black sun rises and sets......"

The song died down, and the desolate tune melted into the howling wind outside the cabin. The old man closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

The sister and brother from the south were still stunned, speechless for a while. And when Xiao Ye met Lily's unconcealed panicked gaze, everything she saw in the Wind and Snow Villa flashed through her mind like a glimpse of light.

She recalled the solemn assembly, the butler's dark robes, the applause and the reverent gaze of the people. Eventually, she said, "Adventurers are happy to be silent, as you may know. ”

Lily's look was shocked. She hesitated and cautiously looked at the foreigner in the white robe, and her expression gradually relaxed, and finally turned into a lingering exhaustion.

"Thank you for your hospitality, and today we will explore the ice fields to the northwest of the lodge. The adventurer said gently, "If there is anything that can help you, please do not hesitate to ask." ”

The Terashima siblings seemed to immediately understand Saya's intentions. My sister straightened her face and said in a businesslike tone: "Of course, regarding the corresponding remuneration, we will consider your family situation as appropriate. ”

The younger brother then tacitly agreed: "We will stay at Fengxue Mountain Villa for more than a week, and you can pay the payment in installments before we leave." ”

After transforming the ethereal human affection into a contract held together by money, Lily seemed relieved.

She bit her lip and carefully confirmed that her grandfather had indeed fallen asleep before sitting upright.

"I do have something I would like to ask you adventurers. The little girl's face was solemn, and she looked like she had already taken on the responsibility of a few people, "At the end of the ice field, in the dangerous Warcraft Forest, there are "sacred trees" growing all over the mountains. Its leaves can be used in medicine – the most important herb that can cure my grandfather. ”

"Can you please collect the leaves of the sacred tree, dry them with a flame, and give them to me?"

After leaving the girl's house, Lily, the three of them stopped for a moment in a sheltered place where no one was in the wind.

After briefly recording what she saw today on a yellowed piece of paper, Saya closed the notebook provided by the Himi family for adventurers and looked at her temporary teammates.

"Tell me what you think?"

The Nanguo siblings had obviously been waiting for this sentence for a long time. Hearing this, Li Jiu immediately said, "The amount of intelligence now is not enough, and there is no way to speculate on the specific incident, but we can be sure of one thing——"

Long Xing said firmly: "According to what the Third Elder said, killing the 'Demon Beast' is not necessarily the correct way to clear the level. ”

Xiao Ye nodded, "I agree with you. ”

Regardless of the many doubts in the Wind and Snow Villa, just the old man's words and Lily's reaction can prove that in the not-so-distant past, the Bingjian family used to coexist amicably with Warcraft.

As soon as the words fell, Xiao Ye saw Li Jiu and Long Xing looking at her with sparkling eyes, and their mature and steady skin had fallen off before they had been draped for three seconds.

"How's that Boss, aren't we smart?"

"The cooperation when I talked to Lily just now was seamless, wasn't it?"

Xiao Ye hesitated for a moment, really didn't want to really say the "boss" style compliment, and finally only spit out one word succinctly.

"Yes. ”

The Terashima siblings obviously didn't care whether the boss was talking or silent, and actively continued to report their testimonials, "In addition, I think the song that Lily's grandfather sang must be an important clue, but unfortunately I can't guess the meaning at all......"

"I've memorized the lyrics, and it's never too late to explore them later. Xiao Ye raised the notebook in his hand, "Let's go to our last stop first." ”

"Order!!"

Before they left the lodge and headed to the vast ice fields, they had one more place to explore.

- The tallest and most striking building next to the Assembly Square, the Elder's House.

Even the most dull-headed contestants knew that the residence of the leader of the Wind and Snow Villa must be one of the most important and clue-dense places in the entire Villa. Far away, I saw a lot of people around the Elder's Mansion, and at least twenty or thirty contestants gathered here, pulling the people in the mansion around, trying to get some information.

Seeing this, the Terashima sisters and brothers were not to be outdone, and a fierce son plunged into the crowd, giving full play to the talent of the southerners in the social field, and soon found out a lot of news.

According to the servants of the Elders' Mansion, the head of the Bingjian family is away all the year round, and the three elders who are in charge of the affairs of the villa are personally selected by the head of the family. Among them, the eldest elder is already very old, the second elder is sick in bed, and most of the work is taken care of by the third elder.

Xiao Ye and his party turned around the residences and offices of the three elders - not to get any useful reports immediately, at least to recognize the faces of important NPCs first.

The three elders in charge of the practice of the villa seemed to be very busy, and the entire table was full of all kinds of brown paper rolls, and it really didn't look like they had the spare energy to chat with the adventurers. The sick Second Elder rested in the room - I heard that this elder used to be the strongest warrior of the Himi family, and even when he was sick, he was very vigilant, and he did not allow anyone to come near his room except for a few servants. As a result, the only one who could talk to him was the Great Elder who sat leisurely in the courtyard.

The gray-haired old man looked to be in good health, sipping tea and smiling at the visitors. Trainers who wanted to gather intelligence were already lining up at the door.

Li Jiu and Long Xing hurriedly lined up to the end of the line, and looked ahead—each adventurer team could get a few minutes to talk to the Great Elder alone, and the people who came out of the house were all majestic and high-spirited, and they had a curious reaction when they knew the shocking secret and wanted to do it immediately.

Soon, the three of them were introduced by the maid to the cedar-planted garden.

The kind-faced old man leaned back on the chaise longue and beckoned a few people to sit down without any shelf, more like the grandfather next door than the tall magician elder.

"Children, is there anything I can do to help you?" asked the Grand Elder with a smile.

"Hello, Honorable Great Elder. Before taking her seat, Xiao Ye bowed to the white-haired old man, "I'm the adventurer Beidou." ”

The Terashima siblings followed behind Xiao Ye in a regular manner, concentrating on playing the role of a little follower. Seeing that the sister and brother who had already entered the play had no intention of speaking first, Xiao Ye had no choice but to shake her head helplessly, and then looked at the old man in front of her.

"As risk-takers, we naturally come here to better serve our employers. ”

The young man in the white cloak said calmly.

"We know that many people at Blizzard Lodge have different worries. If we can do our part for you and your people, I believe that our trip will not fall for the ancestors who dared to explore unknown lands. ”

She spoke cautiously, hiding the slightest hint of temptation in a few words. But the Great Elder still seemed to have captured the true meaning of his words—his smile did not change, but the words he uttered made everyone's faces look surprised.

"Since you have this heart, I have something to say. The white-haired old man said calmly, "Morton, the third elder, he has already embarked on a crooked path that is too extreme. In order to gain a place in the human race and prove that he is not an outlier, he even did not hesitate to cut off the relationship between the Himi family and the demonic beasts, and killed his mother. ”

Sayo: "......"

Lijiu: "......"

Long Xing: "......"

In the expressions of the three of them who were down because of the excessive amount of information, the Great Elder continued without changing his face: "Although there is no blood relationship, I have watched Morton grow up with my own eyes, and to me he is no different from his own brother - therefore, I believe that family affection and justice still exist in his heart. ”

“……”

"Please go to the ice field on this trip and look for a snow demon girl wearing a pendant of the ice family crest. At this point, only Morton's mother can recall his frozen emotions. ”

“……”

"What, adventurer, are you unwilling to accept my commission?"

“…… It's not ......"

"That's great. Children, the future of Wind and Snow Mountain Villa is entrusted to you. ”

Until they walked out of the courtyard, the three of them still had trance-like expressions. Although I was already mentally prepared to learn some big secret...... But this is too explosive, can the live broadcast really be broadcast!?

"Boss, what do you think ......?"

Without waiting for Long Xing to finish his confused words, Xiao Ye said: "His words are suspicious, you come with me." ”

Nanguo's siblings follow Night's wandering into an uninhabited alley in a daze—and then almost exclaim.

Xiao Ye grabbed them one by one and flew straight up the wall, like a flaming chicken, gently and skillfully avoiding the sight of the people on the ground. The unlucky siblings were shaken off by weightlessness, and they couldn't figure out how the "boss", who was a little shorter than them, dragged the two of them and was as light as a swallow, and for a while they only cared about trying to keep their mouths shut to prevent them from accidentally screaming and being knocked out of the Elder's Mansion as an assassin.

Finally settling down, the two looked around with trepidation and found them crouching on a low wall behind the courtyard. The cedar's obstruction made it difficult for the servants to notice, but through the needles, they could clearly see the appearance of the Great Elder and the contestants he was talking to.

Xiao Ye gestured to the two of them in silence, and then pricked up her ears.

"So, is there anything I can do for you?" the adventurer asked.

"Thank you for your kindness, kid. The Great Elder smiled kindly and said, "To tell you the truth, Morton and I are fellow mothers, and we will always stand on the same front. Although the clan is currently on Morton's side, Ralph, the second elder of the Himi family, is a war hero of the past and has unimaginable charisma. Once he's healthy and trying to get back in power, it's hard for us to be an enemy. I want you to help me find out who Ralph is and what his purpose is......"

Xiao Ye: "?"

Lijiu: "??"

Long Xing: "?????"

The Terashima siblings didn't know for a moment whether they had amnesia or auditory hallucinations in their ears, and they were so dazed by the words of the Great Elder that they gave up thinking completely. And Xiao Ye tried to listen for a while, and after receiving five different versions of the "love and hatred between the three elders" - but also outrageous - , she finally couldn't bear it anymore and dragged the two sisters and brothers to jump down.

She found a servant who was sweeping the floor, and after a few small talks, asked tentatively, "I may be a little presumptuous to say that suddenly...... But seeing that the Great Elder is in good health, why don't I share some of the work for the Third Elder?"

The maid smiled awkwardly but politely.

"Lord Adventurer, you may not know it, our Great Elder...... The mental state is not very good. The servant tapped his temples and said tactfully, "The third elder is not at ease to hand over the work to him. Just the day before yesterday, the Great Elder had instructed me to prepare a well-fitting dress for him......"

Sayo: "......"

Lijiu: "......"

Long Xing: "......"

After the servant walked away, Long Xing turned his head with an indifferent expression, "Boss, let's hurry up and fight monsters on the ice field." There is no point in listening to the crazy words of the old fool here except for wasting his life. ”

The contestants didn't know that the barrage in the live broadcast room had already laughed at the moment, and the long series of "hahahaha" was so brushed that even the faces were covered. Some people enthusiastically summarized all the speeches of the Great Elder in the comment section, trying to count how many kinds of nonsense he could say in seven days, and the contestants who believed the nonsense of the Great Elder and rushed in the wrong direction became a regular laugh of the day.

For example, the young trainer who was too deep into the play, angrily rushed into the office of the three elders, and shouted angrily, "You are so ungrateful that you want to kill the great elder, he is your father" - the expression of the third elder who had a father inexplicably was extremely exciting, which caused the audience to laugh, and quickly took screenshots with words to make an emoji to express the ecstasy in his heart.

Of course, Xiao Ya and his party, who were temporarily away from the place where the laughter took place, failed to watch the farce. After completing their first comprehensive exploration of the Wind and Snow Villa, seeing that it was still early, the three of them walked along the winding stone road to the outside of the villa.

As the stone pillars, wooden houses, and the hustle and bustle of people receded, a sudden view of the scenery suddenly crashed into view. Even though they had expected it, they unconsciously stopped at the exit of the valley, shocked by what they saw.

The sky is far away, but the earth is vast.

- It was a mysterious ice field covered in vast white snow.

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Small Theatre:

- After the game -

Netizens with dark circles: The statistical results have been released! In the whole competition, the elder told a total of 1,836 completely different stories!

Audience in the live broadcast room: .jpg in awe

Deceived and dizzy contestants: .jpg in awe

Although they have not been deceived, their worldview is still affected: .jpg in awe