When Ye Xingyu came to the entrance of the village, there were already a bunch of people crowded here, most of these people were young men and young men.

The expressions on the faces of the villagers were different, some were angry, some were a little worried and scared, and some frowned, Ye Xingyu had not seen the bandits they were talking about.

It didn't take long for Ye Xingyu to suddenly see a faint figure appear behind the windblown grass on the grassland facing the entrance of the village.

After another moment, the figure had become clearer, accompanied by the sound of horses' hooves.

"Huh~" When the people stopped in front of everyone, Ye Xingyu finally saw their true faces clearly, it turned out to be a group of grassland horse thieves.

There are a dozen or so horse thieves in this group, but all of them are strong and fierce.

The person at the head is a big man with a scarred face, with a burly figure, Ye Xingyu estimates that this person is at least 1.8 meters tall.

[NPC Scarface]

Level: 20 (Elite Boss)

Identity: Horse thief

Attack:???

Defense:???

Skill:???

Attribute:???

Ye Xingyu was slightly surprised, this turned out to be a level 20 elite boss, no wonder the villagers were so afraid of this guy.

Afterwards, Ye Xingyu looked at the other horse thieves, these are also level 10-15 NPCs, and the average level of the villagers is only about level 10, and the difference in strength is really a bit big.

"Call out your village chief to Lao Tzu!" The scarred man at the head looked at the villagers gathered at the entrance of the village and shouted.

After a while, a young old man in his fifties stood up.

"Little old man, are we ready for the grain tax?" The big man looked at the little old man contemptuously and asked.

"Didn't it happen at the end of the month? I hope that you will give us more time to prepare, and we will definitely collect the food tax by the end of the month. The little old man said with a somewhat ugly face.

"Oh? Is it? It doesn't matter if you don't have it, just give me the scroll and I can exempt you from half of your food tax. The scarred man laughed.

"Reels? What scrolls, I don't understand what adults mean. When the little old man heard this, his face changed.

"Don't understand?" The scar-faced man sneered, and suddenly shook his hand, and the big knife on his waist came out of its sheath, and stabbed on the ground next to the little old man with a "poof", more than a few inches into the ground.

The little old man was so frightened that he sat on the ground. When the others saw this, they all looked at the scarred man with an angry face.

And the people behind the scar man also drew their knives, looking at everyone unkindly, and the atmosphere became tense for a while.

Seeing this, the scar man sneered again, his eyes were slightly cold, and the momentum around him changed.

Ye Xingyu only felt a sense of oppression coming to him, which actually made him want to surrender to the scar man.

"Ding, you are affected by the mental power range skill, which has the following effect: Deterrence, and within five seconds, your attribute value will be reduced by 20%"

Ye Xingyu was slightly surprised, such a domineering skill, it was still ranged. Looking at the others, their faces are obviously not very good-looking.

"I'll give you a day, and I'll come again this time tomorrow." The scarred man laughed, pulled the reins, turned around, and drove away with the horse thieves.

"Alas, what can I do about this, the inheritance handed down by the ancestors can't be kept." The little old man looked at the horse thief and said with tears in his eyes.

"This group of horse thieves is getting more and more excessive, isn't that driving us to death?" A big man said angrily with a red face.

"Otherwise, we'll just fight them!" A young man in the crowd said.

"But how can we beat this group of horse thieves? It's not like you've never seen that horse thief leader. Another voice in the crowd sighed.

"Otherwise, or else, let's hand things over." A voice said weakly.

When they heard this, the crowd fell silent.

"No, absolutely not, this is something that our ancestors have asked us to guard for generations, and no one will be allowed to take it away until that adult comes back! Don't mention this again! The little old man slowly stood up and objected loudly.

When everyone heard this, they were all a little red-faced, how could they not remember the ancestral teachings of the ancestors? It's just that they were terrified at the thought of the terrifying strength of the horse thief leader.

Just when the situation was at a stalemate, Ye Xingyu knew that his opportunity had come.

"I have a way to get rid of the horse thieves, but I need your cooperation." Ye Xingyu stood up and suddenly said to everyone.

"Can you help us get rid of the horse thief?" The expressions of the villagers varied, but most of them obviously did not believe Ye Xingyu's words.

"Your strength is not even as good as ours, how can you help us get rid of horse thieves?" A voice questioned.

"Sometimes, you don't have to rely on force to defeat an enemy? And you don't have a choice, do you? Ye Xingyu didn't care, and said with a faint smile.

When the people heard this, they were silent for a while, and if they did not hand over their things, the whole village would probably suffer tomorrow;

If they hand over something, they will violate the ancestral teachings, which is a lifetime of shame for them. They really don't have a choice.

"How sure are you?" The little old man, the village chief, looked at Ye Xingyu's eyes and asked.

Ye Xingyu smiled, didn't speak, and stretched out a hand.

"Okay, then I'll leave the task of dealing with the bandits to you!" The little old man gritted his teeth and said.

"Ding, system prompt: Have you accepted the task to eliminate the horse thieves who have invaded the village?"

"Yes!" Ye Xingyu was overjoyed in his heart and chose to accept it without hesitation.

【Guardian Scroll】

Task Type: Hidden task

Reward: Unknown

Mission Punishment: Unknown

Content: You need to help the villagers of the nomadic village repel the invading horse thieves and help the villagers protect the mysterious scrolls

Ye Xingyu touched his chin, and then it was time for his performance.

…………

A day later, the sound of horses' hooves sounded again on the grassland outside the small village, and it didn't take long for the sound of horses' hooves to reach the small village from far and near.

"Phew~Stop!" I saw more than thirty fierce horse thieves riding tall horses and stopping in front of the village, led by the scarred man who had come the day before.

"Boss, it doesn't seem right, why is there no one? Could it be a fraud? A tall and thin man beside the big man with the scar said.

"Stupid! Don't I have eyes? I want you to say it. The scar man scolded angrily.

The tall and thin man nodded, and hurriedly said yes and retreated.

The scarred man looked at the silent village in front of him, pacing back and forth on his horse, as if thinking about something.

Suddenly, he looked at a big man behind him and said, "You, bring two people in for me to see what these dirt buns want to do." ”

The man did not hesitate, and the two men behind him rushed into the small village with them on horseback.

The horse thief waited outside the village for about a quarter of an hour, but there was no sound in the village, and even the three people who had entered before were silent.

The big man with the scar rode on his horse and fiddled with the big knife in his hand, his face impatient.

"Isn't this village haunted?" The tall and thin man said with some fear.

"You can go in for me and see what the three of them are up to." The big man with the scar pointed at the tall thin man and said coldly.

"Me, I'm alone?" The tall and thin man's eyes widened and he shuddered.

The scarred man looked cold and touched the big knife in his hand.

Seeing this, the tall and thin man had no choice but to ride into the village.

"Something that is not enough to achieve and more to lose." The scar man snorted coldly.

After another quarter of an hour, the tall and thin man who entered was the same as the three people in front of him, without the slightest sound.

The scarred man frowned, it stands to reason that it shouldn't be, these horses are from the same herd, even if they are in danger, these horses should be able to cry a warning, and there will be no movement at all.

As for the gods and ghosts, he doesn't believe in these, he only believes in his own fists, as long as the fists are big enough, Lord Yama has to make way for himself when he comes.

Thinking of this, the scar man waved his hand, and planned to rush in with everyone, he didn't believe that any trap could stop so many of them, the reason why he didn't do it yesterday was because he didn't have enough people, and now that his own people are here, he doesn't have to worry about anything.

But at this moment, the sound of horses' hooves suddenly came from the village, and after a while, the figure of a tall and thin man appeared at the entrance of the village.

"Why are you alone and the others?" Scar Man asked.

"Big brother, these villagers are still preparing for the grain tax, but they have already prepared a banquet waiting for you, big brother, and the three of them are also inside." The tall and thin man said with a little red on his face.

"Why doesn't your face look so good?" Scar Man asked.

"Ah, it's okay, it's okay, it's a little hot." The tall and thin man waved his hand and hurriedly replied.

The big man with the scar looked at the tall and thin man with a red face, and then at the person behind him, and always felt that something seemed to be wrong.

After thinking about it, the scarred man said to the people behind him: "Leave half of the men and horses to guard outside, and the other half of the men and horses will follow me in, and if you hear the sound of fighting, the people outside will rush in immediately." ”

"I'd like to see what tricks you're playing." The scarred man's eyes were cold, and then he led everyone into the village.