Chapter Twenty-Eight: Re-entering Greentree Town

"His Highness Aichen!"

A guard stopped the menacing Ai Chen.

"Puppet people don't get in the way!"

"Puppet people? Are you talking about me? ”

"Damn! Did that impostor use some advanced puppetry? He has such a strong consciousness. ”

Ai Chen's anger is not in one place.

"I don't know what you're talking about, but for now, please go back. The city lord, he is a little depressed now. ”

"Is he still entitled to be low? What's the garlic?! ”

Aichen clenched his fists.

"Please go back first, Your Highness Ai Chen, it will be inconvenient for the city lord to see people...... Uhh ”

Ai Chen didn't say a word, and directly shot the guard to death.

"No matter what tricks you play, I'm going to show you your fox tail!"

He then threw the body of the guard into the moat.

(Grass Town)

"By the way, what about the little fruit people?"

Aoi always finds the key point at the critical moment.

"Uh, Xiaoguo said that his parents told him to go back and have some housework to do......"

Bean panicked.

"However, his parents are not already ......"

"Oops, Aoi! Don't listen to Xiaodou's nonsense, he hasn't slept well in the past few days! In fact, it was like this, a distant relative of Xiaoguo picked him up. I'll be back in a few days! ”

Xiao Zuo hurriedly broke the siege.

"Hmph, I didn't expect you, a peppy puppy, to surprise others~"

Gluttony said leisurely on the side.

"What do you mean by that?!! You leaky guy who eats!! ”

"Cut, I don't know as much as you kid."

"You're such a nuisance! I hate it even more than Xiao Zuo! ”

"Say whatever you want."

Seeing that the situation was not right, Gluttony immediately retreated.

"Hey, hey, hey! What do you mean by being more annoying than me?! ”

"It's literal!"

Xiaodou is like eating gunpowder, seeing who scolds whom.

"I was impressed by your kid, but it turned out to be so unpleasant!"

Xiao Zuo is not to be outdone.

"If you're not happy, come and cut me! If it's a brother, cut me! ”

"you! Who is a brother with you! However, it's not impossible to cut you! ”

Xiao Zuo said and raised the long knife.

"Hey! Where did you get your long knife?!! ”

Xiao You complained.

"Kids, that's enough~"

Garlic and Dave walked into the room.

"Grandpa Garlic, what are we going to do next?"

"Garlic! I apologize to all of you! ”

Garlic fell to his knees.

"Grandpa Garlic is fine, after all, it was also an emergency~"

"In order to make up for the mistakes made by the old man, I will take you to Green Tree Town again this time."

"Huh?! Oh yes! Our next companion is still in Greentree! ”

"No, it's going to Green Tree Town to cultivate!"

The garlic old man is serious.

"Huh?!!! I think we'd better take commissions and make extra money. ”

"You haven't forgiven me yet...... Woowoo"

"I think our priority at the moment is to add a little bit of entanglement."

"Are you willing to stay so weak?!"

The old man garlic is unforgiving.

"Isn't it true that the protagonist on TV wants to cultivate and asks the master to train him? How can you force the protagonist to cultivate?! And your cultivation is like a child's play...... Same"

Before Xiao Zuo finished complaining, the old man garlic squatted on the side and drew a circle.

(Hey man, I think you guys should go, there's an old buddy of mine there.) He should be of some help to you. οΌ‰

"I told you a long time ago that you should tell them that today's children really don't cherish empty nesters, woo woo woo woo ......"

Old man garlic reproached Dave.

(Oh sorry man, I'm running out of ink, so I'm going to talk as little as possible.) )

"It turns out that Dave's bubble text is limited......"

There were disdainful glances from the crowd.

"Alright, without further ado, let's hurry to Greentree Town!"

"Hmm!"

(At this time, Xiaoguo is still enjoying the "torture" of You.) "Ah~Tap~" "That's up to you! Hahaha! ”)

(Towering Tower)

"Wow! Dad, is this what you call a secret base? ”

Elsie looked out of the elevator at the elevator, her sister's death had long been thrown out of the sky.

The elevator of the building is located in the center of the building and has a total of one hundred floors. The reason why Elsie thought she saw the scenery outside the building was because every floor of the building was a small city. The scenery on each floor is comparable to the scenery outside the building, or even more charming.

So, what Elsie actually sees is the scenery outside the elevator, not the outside of the building.

As the scenery shifts, Elsie realizes that it is not the outside world.

But the ever-changing scenery was enough to dazzle her.

"Sissi, we're here."

The elevator stopped at the top floor.

Although the entire building is in the shape of a column, it is an irregular cylinder. Because, the city at the top is obviously wider and more spectacular than the city below.

"Wow!! It's beautiful! ”

Dizzying glass, colorful fountains, and a variety of stalls. It's just a beauty comparable to heaven.

"Come, kid, let's have a chance to play later. Come with Dad, let's go to the secret base to get down to business. ”

Ai Rong took Elsie's hand, but Elsie was still reluctant.

"Dad, I'll play for a while~"

"Sissi, have you forgotten what we're here for? Have you forgotten all about your sister and your mother? ”

Aeon never wanted to drain Assie's innocence.

"Mom...... Mom"

Naturally, the young Elsie could not bear such devastation, although in the eyes of a mature adult, it was just a common sentence. However, for Elthy, it was like a bomb in the depths.

I saw little Elsie propping up her limbs on the ground in pain, her eyes were broken, and the corners of her mouth were still drooling. It seems that he can't even control the opening and closing of his mouth.

At this moment, Aeon took the opportunity to stuff a black lollipop into Elsie's mouth.

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Father! What did you give me food?! ”

Elsie tried to take out the lollipop, but Iron's hand was held down hard.

"Don't worry, it's delicious. It's your favorite ice bean. ”

(I didn't expect that guy's information to be really human, and even such a secret information as Ice Ice Beans could get my hands on it.) )”

"Wow, but why is it black?"

Elsie still took out the lollipop.

"This is the latest."

Ai Rong seemed to be a little impatient.

"Didn't you buy it in Grasstown?"

"Grass Town?! (What is this place?) Anyway, this is what Dad worked so hard to buy for you, so eat it! ”

"Uh-huh! Although the taste is not as good as that of Grass Town. But it's pretty sweet! ”

Elsie shoved the sugar into her mouth again.

(Nonsense!) I sprinkled sugar on it, do you think it won't be sweet? No, we have to find a way to let her swallow it directly. Once the sugar is licked up, it is exposed. )”

Ai Rong thought about it, and at this time, a passerby passed by.

"Ouch! I'm sorry, I'm sorry haha......"

Aeon deliberately bumps passers-by into Elsie's body.

"Ahh Father! ”

"What's wrong, Sissi?"

"My sugar fell down the drain!"

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Belch... (holding his breath, holding his breath) It's okay, we don't want that candy! ”

Ai Rong's patience has reached its limit.

"So, shouldn't we go to the secret base? For you to become stronger as soon as possible and avenge your sister! ”

"I picked it out!"

Elsie happily ran to Aeon with the candy from the sewers.

"Then you can give me something to eat!"

Ai Rong didn't say a word, and suddenly stuffed the sugar into her mouth.

"Woo woo woo...... Dad would never bully me like this before, his mouth was full of stink! ”

Elsie pulled out the lollipop, but the black lump of candy fell off and down Elsie's throat.

"Daddy, Daddy! Stuck ......"

"Women are trouble, but as long as you swallow it, everything will be fine, I, who is a father, will come and push the boat!"

Ai Rongyun punched Elsie in the back, thinking that the sugar would fall naturally. However, it was spit out by Elsie.

(Xiaodou: "It's hard for you to use your palm like that without spitting it out.") ”)

"Damn! You, now! Immediately! Right away! Swallow this piece of candy! ”

Ai Rong roared.

"Dad, your eyes are so scary......"

Elsie was visibly frightened.

"Hey, I wanted to make you my corpse seamlessly, but who would have thought that you would be so able to toss!"

"Corpses? You're not a dad! …… Not! ”

Taking advantage of the fact that the people on the street did not notice, Ai Rong covered Elsie's mouth and ran into a dark alley.

In this world of the jungle, the weak are at the mercy of the strong. No matter how reluctant you are, you can only be forced to pinch your mouth open and poured strange things.

Soon after, Aeon led Elsie out of the alley, and at this moment, Elsie's eyes had faded.

(Ice Inner City)

"Bastard Ai Rong! Get out! ”

Ai Chen was disrespectful.

"What bastard kid dares to be so rude?!"

Ai Rong jumped out of the palace.

"Your ancestor Ai Chen! Today I am going to do the right thing for heaven!! Destroy you impostor!! ”

"Do you know you can't beat me, but you still want to be so rebellious?!"

Ai Rong touched his chest with one hand.

(Isn't this the usual move of that guy Ai Rong?) Wrong wrong! It must be where this imposter got the information from! )”

Aichen shook his head.

"Since you think you can kill me, come on!"

Ai Rong stood in place, not moving.

"Do you think that if you are like this, I will not dare to kill you?!!"

Ai Chen summoned the Ice Gatling, and with a quick movement, a waterfall of Ice Peas flew towards Ai Rong.

Ai Rong unhurriedly summoned a huge icicle pea from the palm of his hand, and the forces on both sides collided, stirring up a piece of cold ice.

"You, who never came to visit the city, have really improved. It's been a few years since you were unfilial. ”

Ai Rong patted the ice residue on his body.

"What?! You impostor! What qualifications do you have to say about me! Watch me tear you to pieces......"

"Wait! Counterfeit? Why? If it is said that it is the king of this Youma country, then the king has personally entrusted it to me. If I am not one of the kings, then what am I imposting? ”

"You bastard! Die to shame! How long do you want to impersonate Ai Rong?! ”

Ai Chen couldn't bear it anymore, and shot several cold ice waterfalls in a row.

Ai Rong took it easily.

"Wait! You say, fake, me? ”

Ai Rong thought back to being knocked unconscious.

"It's all like this, and it's still garlic! Hurry up and get my sister and the Ice Core back!!! ”

Aychen transforms Gatling's form into a long sniper.

"Sister? Ice Core? ”

Ai Rong's brows tightened.

"Don't act rashly! Say it! Where did you hide them?! That Ai Rong used to be too, and now this imposter is too! Do you have to kill us all?! ”

Ai Chen held up the long sniper tremblingly.

"Listen to me, I'm Ai Rong! It doesn't matter if you believe it or not. But at least for now, don't kill me just yet. ”

Ai Rong's face was expressionless.

"Is the fox's tail finally exposed? Want to live?! ”

Ai Chen's face was broken.

"That's right!"

"And you are not ashamed to say such things? Is the desire to survive so strong? ”

Ai Chen loaded his gun and pointed the muzzle of the gun against Ai Rong.

"But what I want is for your two younger sisters to live!"

Ai Rong is unwavering.

"Nope! You don't deserve it! ”

"I'm Ai Rong!"

"Even if you're real, you're not worthy!"

An ice shot suddenly appeared in the air, and it slapped Ai Chen's face.

"You, actually hit me?!"

"Now is not the time to let you do whatever you want! I don't know what that impostor did when I fainted, but you said that my sister was captured by him. So now the top priority......"

"Don't talk to yourself there! You were, and you are, and you never have taken us into account! ”

"Without further ado, ask if there are any soldiers who know the situation."

Ai Rong didn't intend to pay attention to Ai Chen's unreasonableness.

"It's useless, those are puppets. Just like you, cold-blooded and ruthless. ”

Ai Chen sneered.

"Puppet people? There is a ...... on the body The smell of zombies! However, it has now slowly dissipated. So in the beginning, all the soldiers were controlled? ”

Ai Rong rested one hand on the shoulder of one of the guards.

"If it's controlled, they're supposed to be unconscious, and that's going to be difficult."

Ai Rong held his cheeks.

"I know! I still remember! ”

One of the guards said.

"What?"

"Actually, we all have memories."

Several other guards also responded.

"Tell me, what did that fake me order you to do before this?"

"He first called His Highness Ai Chen, and then ordered us to go to his bureau and take the Ice Core during this period."

"What?! The Ice Core has always been with you! ”

Ai Rong's expression was terrifying.

"In order to make your plot unsuccessful!"

Ai Chen said contemptuously.

"Go on!"

Ai Rong urged the soldiers.

"Then I thought of countermeasures and found out where the princesses were! Moreover, he did not let us go, but sent his other subordinates after we learned the location! ”

"Damn! When you say that, it reminds me of a horrible guy......"

Ai Rong trembled.

"Who?!"

"Let's not mention this first, where is the location of the princess you found out?"

"The curtain of green leaves."

"I didn't expect that it was actually a place of cultivation, the curtain of green leaves? This brother of yours really has a big heart, and he puts his sister in that dangerous place! ”

Ai Rong rebuked angrily.

"Or else! It's the only safest place I can think of! Is it possible that you still have to live with you scum?! ”

"Enough!! Whatever you think of me, it's important to find them now! ”

Ai Rong went out of the city with a group of men.

"Don't want to run! I see what else you're going to do! ”

Ai Chen also followed.

(Curtain of Green Leaves)

"Wow! I didn't expect there to be such a place in Greentree Town?! ”

Xiaodou let out another exclamation like the countryside entering the city.

"Oh, buy it! I wonder if I should bring this kid here. ”

Garlic slapped his forehead helplessly.

"Huh! There's a cottage here! ”

Bean discovers Elsie's home.

"It's... aumaum……”

Xiaodou picked up the candy stick on the ground and snorted.

"I finally know how this guy came back to life alone......"

Everyone complained.

"That's right! There's absolutely nothing wrong with that! Although the taste is not as delicious as Grass Town, this one is definitely the taste of ice and snow jelly beans! ”

Xiaodou said excitedly.

"Listen to him like a fool and say things that are useless for a long time."

Xiao Zuo wants to cry without tears.

"Ice jelly beans? How does it feel so familiar? Oh yes! Brother Bean, Illustrated! ”

Little Potato suddenly realized.

"Huh?!"

Xiaodou himself was kept in the dark.

"Sure enough, the next tip is Ice Jelly Beans."

"Well, I'm going!"

Azuki held up the candy stick and inserted the illustrated book. Then, a flash of golden light appeared.

"Ahem, ahem, ahem...... Vomit ~ cough, cough ......"

"Who is it?! Who's coughing? ”

Xiaodou said vigilantly.

"What kind of immoral thing fed me, it stinks?"

"Who's talking?!"

Xiaodou looked around nervously.

"Little ghost, that's the you fed me, right?"

"I'm going to be angry if you don't come out again!"

The bean was dripping with beads of sweat the size of a bean.

"Bastard! I'm right here! hetui! ”

A mouthful of spit flew out of the illustrated book and stuck to Xiaodou's face.

"Ah!!!! The illustrated book speaks!! ”

Bean shook the illustrated book and ran around like a headless fly.

"Hmm! Not...... Gott~"

The illustrated book of the Great Spit Galaxy.

"You stinky boy! Is it easy for us to the kisser? Give me back something that smells so bad! We are kissers, not smellers! ”

The illustrated book yelled.

"Are you talking about this candy stick? But I think it's pretty sweet. Hey, hey, hey......"

Xiaodou opened his mouth and smiled, only to see that the green liquid in his mouth was mixed with purple condensation and a dry green breath on his face.

"Your mouth, I haven't washed it for a long time, there's ...... Poison ......"

Tushu died on the spot, and the cause of death: Azuki's tone.

"Hey! Don't play dead, hey! ”

But no matter how much Xiaodou shakes the illustrated book, it is useless.

"Well, now the only clue is gone......

Xiaodou was inexplicably lost.

"Ice and snow jelly beans should just be a hint, just like at that time, Xiaoguo's hint was a genius in a daze in Baiyun Town, it's the same reason."

Xiao You said.

"Huh?! Kind of makes sense. ”

The crowd fainted.

"If this is a hint, then will it have any connection with this household?"

Little Potato analyzed.

"Then let's get inside!"

Xiaodou didn't say a word and prepared to enter the house.

"That's not good, without anyone else's consent...... Huh! It's in! ”

Before Xiao Zuo finished speaking, Xiaodou had already walked in.

"The door is not closed! Come on in! ”

"Ouch, great Creator, but don't reproach me, foolish child. Amen! ”

Rub garlic with both hands.

"The TV is still on."

"The house hasn't been turned over."

"The heart of this host is so big! Even if you don't have anything valuable, you should close the door. Even if you are no longer afraid of being stolen, you have to turn off the TV. What a lot of electricity! ”

Xiaodou turned off the TV as if he was at home.

"You're embarrassed to say it! Just go into someone else's room! ”

The crowd rebuked.

"Grandpa Garlic, is that old acquaintance you and Mr. Dave talking about the owner of this house?"

Xiao You asked.

"No, I heard Dave say it's along that road, and you have to go inside."

Garlic pointed out the window.

"Well, let's go meet Dave's old face first! Anyway, now the owner of this house is not there. Maybe it's a tough guy to deal with. Now that we've gone to cultivate, we'll come back to him again, so that he can be a little more obedient!" ”

Xiao Zuo said excitedly.

"Hey, hey, hey! He's our companion! If it's really that kind of stubborn person...... Hey, hey, I agree with you! ”

Azuki smiled and responded.

"Well, then the old man will accompany you......"

"Grandpa Garlic, are we really going to leave like this? What I'm afraid of is that this family ......"

Xiao You wanted to speak and stopped.

"What's wrong with the family?"

Gluttony leaned in and asked.

β€œβ€¦β€¦ It's nothing (I'm afraid the family has already suffered an accident, but the current situation is unknown, so it's better not to say.) )”

Xiao Right pondered for a moment.

"Then let's go!"

"Hmm!"

Soon after Xiaodou and his party left, Ai Rong led the people to the Green Leaf Curtain, followed by Ai Chen.

"You're going to put them in this kind of backwood?!"

Ai Rong looked at the dilapidated house, and anger was born.

"No way, I live at the police station. There wasn't that much money for them to live in a better place. However, if you don't know where they live, you're all right. ”

Ai Chen still didn't give up.

"So, in order to hide from me, did you hide your sister?"

Ai Rong also used the same contemptuous tone as Ai Chen, and it was indeed his own.

"Hmph, I've brought you here, what should I do next? You, the king of a country, can you come up with any good ideas? ”

Ai Chen looked down on him.

"Hey, do you blame others for the mistakes you made?"

Ai Rong turned his back to Ai Chen, but he was not angry.

"You!"

"That's it! Don't waste time, have you investigated the clues? ”

"I've investigated it a long time ago, and there are no valuable clues, but it may be that I haven't investigated carefully. It depends on you, the king of a country, whether you can find any clues. ”

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Hum! I'll find it myself. ”

Ai Rong pushed Ai Chen away.

Ai Chen still followed.

"Don't! I'm just going to see if you're going to play any tricks on you, an imposter! ”

Ai Chen deliberately turned his face to the side.

"Whatever you want! …… There is nothing unusual on the first floor, go and look at the second floor. ”

"Hmph, sure enough, it's still for nothing."

Although Ai Chen said that he was unforgiving, he also followed Ai Rong in a hurry.

β€œβ€¦β€¦ It seems that there is nothing unusual on the second floor either......"

Ai Rong was a little disappointed.

"That TV?! (I was so emotional that I forgot to turn it off.) If I'm not mistaken, the TV was on at the time. )”

Ai Chen saw the TV turned off.

"What's wrong? Are you trying to say that this TV should be on? Needless to say, I saw it a long time ago. Moreover, this TV still has a temperature. instructions, before being turned off. ”

Ai Rong said solemnly while touching the TV.

(I guess I started mentioning you and you found out!) Moreover, you were obviously still in the loss just now, how could there be such a brazen person! )”

Ai Chen complained.

"Who could that be? Let me scan it...... Breath of Ice! ”

Ai Rong clicked on the holographic glasses, and the glasses emitted a blue holographic light screen, and all traces in the room were visible at a glance.

(Breath of Ice?) Is it really the father? Bah! Don't be naughty about my inner monologue! )”

Ai Chen looked at the man in front of him, both familiar and unfamiliar.

"Well, it's basically tellable! These messy footprints are the people involved in the event! As long as you follow these footprints, you will definitely find the whereabouts of your daughter! Cher, don't worry, I will give you an explanation. ”

Ai Rong bowed deeply to the window, stuffed a hairpin into his pocket, and then led everyone downstairs.

(Towering Tower)

A zombie training ground on the hundredth floor

"Not bad! Sissi was great! ”

Elsie summons an ice pick to destroy a bald zombie.

"Is it really related to age? Even if she was given a contract, it could only stimulate her strength. Hmph, looks like we're going to need our big baby, mua! ”

Ai Rong kissed the icy core.

"Sissi, it might hurt a little bit next, can you bear it?"

Ai Rong asked with a pretended worry.

"Father, Elsie can bear it."

Elsie replied with a blank face.

"Good!"

Without saying a word, Ai Rong slashed Elsie's fingers with the edges of the ice core.

"Come, feed it with your blood, and it will give you infinite power in return!"

Elsie put her hands on the core, only to see the core slowly turn red. Elthy's face grew paler, but the core grew greedy.

Until, little Elsie collapsed due to excessive blood loss.

"Hey, is it still too small? It seems that it will take some time to fill up~"

Aeon put away the core, then picked up Elsie.

(Deep in the Curtain of Green Leaves)

"Be careful!"

Gluttony prompted.

I saw a large area of green thorns falling from the sky. The group struggled to escape, but they were hit by the oncoming sun.

"Ahh It's hot, it's hot, it's hot! ”

Xiaodou touched his ass and jumped up and down.

"Brother, it seems that this guy is our admirer."

Xiao Zuo said to Xiao Right.

What do you mean by that? …… Huh! ”

Xiao You didn't finish speaking, but saw another burst of cherry rain coming to his face.

"Carving insect skills! Look at me! …… Yes!!! ”

Xiao Zuo is swallowed by the cherry rain.

"Ah Zuo! Damn it! ”

The little right took the little left who was blown unconscious.

"This cherry is much stronger than ours!"

Xiao You broke out in a cold sweat.

"Wait! Not again! ”

Little Potato said.

I saw that many clay sculptures of nuts rose from the ground around the people, and rushed towards them at a rapid speed.

Even if they tried their best, they were still bound by the clay sculpture after all.

The clay sculpture slowly rose, and everyone was lifted into the air. At the same time, the ground suddenly had a lot more bulges.

"Wait! That's ......"

Little Potato looked at the bulge and said.

"How do I feel that these sculptures are going to let us go?"

Azuki said something out of place.

"Crow's beak!"

The crowd was thrown down by the sculpture, and the clay sculpture then disappeared into the air.

"If I'm not mistaken, this should be, mashed potatoes!"

The little potato wants to cry without tears.

"It's okay, look at me!"

At the last moment, Xiao Right threw out Xiao Zuo.

"Huh! That's what you're thinking?!! ”

Xiao Zuo and the mashed potatoes below were fried and crushed.

Everyone also fell to the ground smoothly with the help of the aftermath of the explosion.

"Little right! That's how you sold your brother!! ”

Little Potato complained.

"Here I am!"

Gluttony spits out a skeleton from the seed.

"Huh?!! Already digested?! ”

There were frightened looks in the crowd.

"Oh oh oh, sorry! Inside this one seed! ”

Gluttony casually summons a second seed.

(Tyrant: "What?") Did I say anything to him about retaining his strength? No! Absolutely nothing! Hey, hey, I'm going on a date with my family, don't bother me! ”)

"By the way, whose skeleton is it?"

Aoi asked.

"Well, a cow that I ate not long ago."

Gluttony said very easily.

"Oh, that's good...... A cow !!! ”

The crowd was stupefied.

"What's all the fuss about, the battle isn't over yet! Here it comes! ”

As he spoke, another large thorn fell from the sky. However, this time the thorn is blue in color and has a frost effect when it hits the ground.

"What? Is there a second wave? Well, the next step must be the hot plate! ”

Xiaodou squatted slightly, looking like he was winning.

"Azuki!"

Xiao Zuo looked worried.

"Huh?!"

Xiaodou looked back at Xiao Zuo happily.

"Godaiku~"

Xiao Zuo's voice kept echoing in Xiaodou's ears, but it was too late.

Bean's ass was knocked out by the flying steel fangs.

"Everyone, be on alert!"

Xiao You didn't care about Xiaodou and signaled to everyone.

I saw that more steel teeth were coming from all directions.

"This steel tooth ......"

Gluttony stops.

"Do you know that?"

Xiao Zuo came over.

β€œβ€¦β€¦ I like it! ”

Gluttony smiled slightly.

"Don't say such laid-back things in this situation, okay?!"

Xiao Zuo complained.

"You're all here, don't gossip in this situation, okay?!"

Xiao You complained.

Although everyone tried their best to dodge, due to the consumption of the previous mechanisms, and the increasing number of steel teeth.

Finally, everyone fell.

The steel tooth machine stopped, and a man walked over.