Under the guidance of Master Leighton, the group finally reached their destination when it was completely dark.

The canyon passage, which was originally only twenty or thirty meters wide, suddenly became open after a bend, if you look down from a high altitude, you will see a pothole similar to a basin appearing in the canyon, which is completely different from the surrounding environment, unless you climb the high cliffs around you, the only exit is the position that Gong Bing and they walked into at this time.

At the entrance to the basin, an iron brazier stood, and a fire burned in it, illuminating a limited area.

At this time, an elderly man was sitting on a wooden chair next to the brazier, an old hound lay at his feet, he was stroking the long shotgun in his hand while looking at the brazier in a daze, when Gong Bing and his party approached, the man instantly came back to his senses, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes, and he immediately got up from the chair, even faster than the reaction of the old hound next to him.

As the man aimed his shotgun at the entrance to the basin, the old hound came to his side, and one dog and one dog stared vigilantly at the darkness ahead, until Master Leighton's figure was revealed in the firelight, and the man lowered his muzzle and relaxed his vigilance.

The two didn't speak, and Master Layton nodded to him and continued to walk inside with the three people behind him.

This is a strong secret martial arts master, when approaching the other party, Gong Bing concluded in his heart.

According to the other party's long breath and various body movements, with Gong Bing's current vision and strength, this is not difficult to judge.

Although the middle-aged man didn't stop them, Gong Bing could feel the other party's gaze that was always there, and it took a lot of time to fall on him, obviously he was the object of the other party's attention.

As he passed by the other party, Gong Bing looked up at the middle-aged man, then suddenly turned his face to the other side, glanced at the darkness in the distance, and then turned around and continued walking.

It wasn't until he left far away that the man's undisguised gaze finally disappeared in Gong Bing's senses.

After Gong Bing and the group left, the man turned around and sat down by the brazier.

The old hound seemed to be a little afraid of Gong Bing, and he had been silent since the beginning, and when Gong Bing approached, it trembled even more, and jumped directly behind the man to hide.

"Old Jack, was it just my delusion? The little guy seemed to be glancing over to me. ”

Suddenly, a flirtatious voice sounded, and a figure stepped out of the darkness opposite the man.

The man was obviously a familiar man, so the man still sat upright in his chair, and even the old hound did not move.

"No, you read that right."

"There aren't many little guys with such strength now."

The man didn't look up, and replied as he rubbed his shotgun.

"Isn't there one in front of you?"

The visitor was a young man, dressed in a dark suit that blended in with the night, and was talking with his head crossed and his arms held high.

"No, he's better than you."

"No way, I'm a genius, that guy is younger than me, how can he be stronger than me?" The young man immediately retorted.

"In my opinion, you are all little ones." Old Jack shook his head noncommittally, not intending to explain anything.

"Cut, look at everyone is a little guy." The young man sighed.

"By the way, Old Jack, do you know who they are?"

"What are they doing here?"

"We don't have very many guests here, is it for the boy? Still is...... Another girl? ”

In the blink of an eye, the young man put the question of who was strong and who was weak, and asked other questions like a bullet.

"I don't know."

"But the man with the glasses came in once before the sun went down."

Those people were brought back by Master Layton himself, so naturally they would not be suspicious people, and out of trust in Master Layton, Old Jack had no interest in inquiring.

"Master Leighton would go out to pick them up himself? It's a rare thing, you must know that Master Layton hasn't left the Cross Sky Canyon for many years. ”

"That's Master Layton's business, don't worry about it, Yitzhak, since it's your turn to be on duty tonight, then, shut up, turn around, go back, and do what you have to do now."

Old Jack, apparently not interested in Yitzhak's question, touched the old hound's head and decisively stopped the conversation.

He knew Yitzhak too well, and if he hadn't interrupted the other party earlier, this guy would have been able to talk to himself for a long time.

Old Jack is over half a hundred years old, and he is not as energetic as Yitzhak.

But being old also has the advantage of being older, that is, he has more knowledge than ordinary people, but the disadvantage is that there are not many things that can arouse his interest now.

The curiosity of his youth has long since worn out with the passing years, so although Old Jack understands Yitzhak, it does not mean that he will agree.

Compared with gossip, he cares more about his current work, and supervises the work of others by the way.

"It's boring, old Jack, you know? You're like a piece of wood. ”

Yitzhak pursed his lips and complained, but what came to mind was the look that Gong Bing looked at him.

"Will this little guy be better than me?"

"Tsk, that's interesting."

Yitzhak stopped pestering Old Jack and slowly retreated as he muttered to himself, disappearing into the darkness of the night again.

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After leaving the entrance of the basin, there is a gentle downward slope, and everyone continues along the slope towards the depths of the basin.

Except for the moonlight overhead, there is no other light source along the way, but fortunately, although the road surface is not a cement surface, it is flat enough, and there are no weeds and gravel, so it is not difficult to walk, and there are rows of trees planted on both sides of the road, and it can be seen that there are people who usually clean and maintain this road regularly.

Not long after this time, there were dots of light in the distance ahead, and when he got closer, Gong Bing noticed that the light was coming from one wooden house after another.

These wooden houses, which can also be called villas, are loosely spaced and have many trees in between, rarely next to each other, but from a distance, they look like small villages.

Most of these villas are two or three stories high, and some are built to four floors, each building covers an area of not small, because the basin has enough land, so each family uses a wooden fence to enclose a yard in front of the villa, and there are one or two warehouses seven or eight meters high.

Gong Bing roughly counted, if each firelight represented a villa, there were more than thirty within his sight.

Because the night was too dark and there were trees everywhere, Gong Bing didn't know if he had missed anything, but at present, there were at least thirty or forty families in this small village, and at least two or three hundred people lived.

This surprised Gong Bing a little, because he didn't expect that there would be so many people living in such a remote and remote place.

After all, it is located in the far northwest, far away from the people, the traffic is not smooth, it is said that the mountains and rivers are beautiful, but there will always be too many inconveniences.

After entering the village, Master Leighton did not stop, and led the group to continue walking deeper than the villas, and finally stopped in front of a four-story villa.

The door of the villa opened from the inside, and the light in the house poured out, shining on everyone, and a teenage girl walked out of it.

The girl came to Master Layton, and after the two whispered a few words, at Master Layton's command, the girl enthusiastically grabbed Rita's hand and pulled her into the room.

"This is Ms. Duoduo's home, a warm, cheerful, gentle-tempered old man, and the girl was her granddaughter." Sean whispered to Gong Bing, and it could be seen that he knew this Lady Duoduo: "With Lady Duoduo taking care of her, I think Rita should be able to adapt to life here quickly." ”

"I hope so." Gong Bing looked at it and replied insincerely.

After all, it is under the fence, how can it be compared with being with your family.

Sean glanced at his son, sighed, shook his head, and walked into the house.

I can protect it for a while, but I can't protect it for a lifetime.

It is better to rely on others than on yourself.

Instead of overprotecting Rita, let Rita grow up quickly.

This is what Sean thinks now, in the canyon, he confessed to Gong Bing like this.

After more than a decade of hard work broke down, it's not hard to see a shift in thinking.

But unlike Sean, who has already seen his potential, Gong Bing feels that he can be stronger, and with the existence of a golden finger like an evolution point, he believes that if he pins his hopes on others, it is better to work hard to make himself stronger.

Only when you become stronger, will you have the right to speak.

In order to make any person or force who wants to use his brains against Rita, first consider whether they can withstand his anger before making a move.

And just as Gong Bing was about to follow him into the house, Master Leighton stopped him.

"Gabriel, come with me, although it is already dark, the messenger wishes to meet you now."