Early the next morning.

The slaves in the Garden of Beasts are already in place, and they are going to their respective areas of responsibility to start their day's work.

The D area is quiet, and no one has taken care of this area yet. The hungry Tanuki and the Roe showed impatience, and they were a little restless in the iron cage and clutched at the dirt. In District C, opposite District D, the newly appointed Cao Ming was looking in this direction uneasily, he was thinking, his unlucky fellow from the Southern Wilderness, he hadn't shown up since he was beaten up yesterday, could it be that something had happened?

Just as he was thinking about it, there was a sound of footsteps.

I saw a young man with a little embarrassed clothes and a little bruised face running over in a hurry, he was Xia Gui. After coming to the Ding area, his face was as usual, as if nothing had happened, and he picked up a few pieces of raw meat and threw them to the raccoon and the deer in the cage. Watching them chew in large gulps, the expression on Xia Gui's face did not change at all.

Last night, he fell asleep in the middle of his cultivation. Although the night wind in the north was extremely cold, because of the extremely weak energy generated during the practice, this part of the energy protected him from catching a cold. Xia Gui, who woke up in the morning and felt in good spirits, hurriedly returned to work and started a new day's life.

Cao Ming finished the work in his hand and moved it carefully.

"Where did you go last night?" asked Cao Ming.

Xia Gui replied lightly: "I got lost and slept on the haystack in the mountains for a night." ”

"You didn't return all night, I'm really afraid that you will be killed by that number nine......" Cao Ming said.

Unexpectedly, there were still people in this villa who were worried about their life and death, Xia Gui looked at Cao Ming, and suddenly said in a low voice: "Thank you for worrying." ”

Cao Ming touched his head, "Thank me, we're fellow countrymen." It is also human nature for fellow villagers to care about their fellow villagers. ”

Xia Guidao: "Well, I thank you for what you said to me yesterday." ”

Cao Ming let out an "oh", remembering that when the black and white of No. 9 were reversed, he weakly clarified for Xia Gui in the corner. He rubbed his head embarrassedly, "I was really scared at the time, so I didn't help you much......

Xia Gui smiled slightly, grateful in his heart. Although Cao Ming's voice is a little small, in such an occasion, daring to speak up for himself is definitely risking a huge life.

"Ah, that's right," Cao Ming touched his head and said with a somewhat nervous expression, "No. 9 said, if I can't see you this morning, I'm going to apply for new manpower from Lord Jiang." ”

New manpower?

Xia Gui glanced at Cao Ming suspiciously, but saw Cao Ming reply: "If he applies for new manpower, then you will become redundant manpower and may be sent to the secret base in the north." Cao Ming lowered his voice, "I heard that it is a very terrifying place, eating people without spitting out bones." ”

A secret base in the north?

Xia Gui was stunned for a moment, he suddenly remembered what his teacher Budan told him yesterday that there was an extremely powerful sky-high resentment in the north! Could it be that it has something to do with this secret base?

"What does that secret base do?" Xia Gui still wanted to know more.

"I don't know, I'm just hearsay. Hurry up and report to Nine!" Cao Ming said.

At this moment, a heavy footstep came.

"Ahem, what are you talking about!" came Nine's gruff voice.

As soon as Cao Ming saw it, he hurriedly bowed down and said, "Honorable lord, you are here!"

Xia Gui was stunned, and then tilted his head to look at Cao Ming. He didn't expect that he hadn't shouted this "honorable lord" yet, but Cao Ming couldn't wait to speak first. Cao Ming's posture and tone of bowing down and shouting adults are much more natural and skilled than himself, and he is simply naturally carved and decorated, and the water comes out of the hibiscus.

Nine nodded in satisfaction.

As everyone knows, since last night's beating incident, the slaves of the entire Hundred Beast Garden have honored No. 9 as "Venerable Lord", which makes No. 9 happy.

No. 9 looked at Xia Gui with scorching eyes, and said sneeringly: "No. 63, you're back, why don't you go to me to report first?"

Xia Gui said: "The raccoon dog and the fox didn't get a drop of water all night, so I'll come back and feed them some water first." ”

Nine snorted, "Where did you go last night?"

Xia Gui lowered his head and replied: "I didn't know the road when I first came, and I couldn't see clearly when it was dark, so I accidentally bumped into the back mountain and was trapped all night. It wasn't until dawn today that I found my way back. ”

No. 9 looked at Xia Gui like a torch, "Really?"

"Yes...... My lord. Xia Gui bowed his head.

Nine raised his head and stared at Xia Gui, "What did you call me?"

Of course, Xia Gui naturally understood the meaning of the nineth. He waited for the cry of "Your Excellency." ”

Xia Gui was a little angry in his heart, but he was also a little crying and laughing, this No. 9 was really obsessed with his title.

Although he was not convinced, Xia Gui also knew that No. 9 was a cultivator of the fourth layer of the Dripping Water Realm, and he couldn't do it now, so he had to admit it for the time being. So Xia Gui said in a low voice: "Yes, noble lord. ”

Nine nodded, "Okay, let's do it." I don't think much about yesterday. You have to remember that in our Jiuhou Villa, a slave is a slave, and if you are in order, don't run around. The only areas you can move around every day are the six slave work areas, the rest area, the cafeteria, and the first floor of the library cabinet. Actions like last night's are considered to be running around without permission, and you don't return home at night. If I had reported to you, I would have cured you of your sins! But if you know that you can change your mistakes and your attitude has changed, I will not care about you this time. ”

Xia Gui nodded, "Thank you, honorable lord." ”

No. 9 said: "Also, no matter what happens in the future, let me know as soon as possible." I just came here for a walk, and if I didn't see you, I'm going to ask for manpower, you know? You're going to be extra manpower, which is troublesome. ”

Xia Gui nodded and said, "Not in the future." ”

After the ninth walked away, Cao Ming let out a breath.

He looked at Xia Gui and said helplessly: "Yes, if you don't report to him, I'm afraid you will really be sent to the secret base in the north." ”

Xia Gui exhaled softly, "What a terrible place. How can there be so many things in our southern wilderness country. ”

Cao Ming said: "The Southern Wilderness Country treats slaves very politely. When I first came here, I didn't know there were so many rules and exquisiteness. I heard that here, if you are not careful, you will lose your life, and the average life expectancy of slaves in the Hundred Beast Garden is only three months......"

Xia Guiyi was stunned, "What? three months?"

"Hey, yes...... Cao Ming said dejectedly, "the slightest mistake is likely to kill you." I don't know how long I'll live here. Seeing that this mountain villa is heavily guarded, it is impossible to escape, and it is impossible in this life. I just hope that I can be careful and try not to leak anything. ”

Xia Gui nodded, and when he heard Cao Ming say this, he couldn't help but be cautious. It seems that as the teacher said, staying in this place for a long time will kill you. You must get strong as soon as possible before bad luck comes.

......

A few days before he first came, Xia Gui was unfamiliar with the place, and he didn't dare to walk around, so as not to cause any trouble.

He fed the beasts during the day, practiced at night and became familiar with the environment of the Jiuhou Villa, so Xia Gui gradually became familiar with this place.

This villa belongs to the ghost marquis of the ghost country, and the ghost marquis is the prince of Yin Shang himself, and his status can be called one person and ten thousand people. The Ghost Marquis attaches great importance to the management of the villa, and there are guards with heavy troops inside and outside the villa, which are guarded layer by layer, and the place is tightly defended.

It's impossible to escape.

Slaves here, assigned tasks by the group leader every day. Those who are lucky will be assigned one-star tasks, and those who are unlucky will be assigned two-star and three-star tasks. And the people who are assigned to the three-star task basically have no return. Relying on this task distribution mechanism, the slaves in the mountain village are working in an orderly and orderly manner, maintaining the strict operation of the mountain village.

The slaves in the cottage were lazy. After a hard day's work, they would rather lie on the thatched pile and sleep in a daze or chat and complain. No one thought about how to escape or learn skills.

Xia Gui can't waste time in a daze. He had to practice without delay in order to reach the first order of the Dripping Water Realm as soon as possible.