"Don't say you still don't believe it, last time we captured a fifth-order water demonic beast, that beast is really fierce, our twenty brothers, almost all of them were killed by it, but fortunately, in the end, the boss made a move, and finally slaughtered the beast and sold it for a good price. ”

"That's why you have the money, you can go and spend all your days drinking and finding women. ”

This is a small town near the Misty Forest, and the townspeople rely on the various merchants and mercenaries who travel to and from the Misty Forest, providing them with food, lodging and rest, and making ends meet.

In the town's only bar, after dark, the residents and a group of mercenaries and guards who have been busy all day gather here to drink and brag and have a leisurely pastime.

"Squeak"

The wooden door of the bar was pushed open, and a young man walked in, with red lips and white teeth, a face like a crown of jade, handsome and extraordinary, and the most striking thing was the young man's golden hair, which reached the back and flew in the wind. As soon as the young man came in, he attracted all the attention of the audience, not only because of his outstanding appearance, but also because of his warm and bustling, like a sunrise temperament.

Ignoring everyone's gaze, the boy walked straight to the bar and said to the boss, "Please give me a hot meal and a month's worth of dry food." With that, he took out a gold coin and put it on the bar.

The boss grabbed the gold coin, grinned, and said enthusiastically: "Okay, please wait, I will immediately order the kitchen to prepare it for you, please sit down." With that, he dodged into the backstage.

"Little brother, are you from outsider?" As soon as the boss walked away, several men surrounded him.

"This little brother must be from the big city, right? You see that you are a gold coin as soon as you make a move, this is a lot, those things are not worth this money, don't do this next time." A thin man said "kindly".

"This little brother, I know that you must be planning to cross the misty forest, right?" said another person, "I can introduce you to a reliable guide." ”

"Go, go, you old bastard, you want to kill this little brother? Your leader is your son at all, can he tell the difference between the south, the south, the west, and the north? If you want to be the leader, I think it's all about making money and killing people, little brother, you must not be deceived, this father and son are not good people. ”

"**, who are you scolding?" The old man who was nicknamed Wang Ba because of his surname Wang scolded angrily: "You are Wang Ba, get out of the way, don't hinder Lao Tzu's business." ”

"What's your business?" the little brother didn't promise you. ”

"That's it, it's ・・・・・・"

"He's back. At this time, the middle-aged man who was sitting on the side, who had been listening to the noise of these guys, suddenly spoke, and as soon as these words came out, the whole bar immediately fell silent.

"When are ・・・・・・ back?" asked a chubby man.

"Just now. The middle-aged man replied. After speaking, he ignored the others and turned his head to face the young man: "Little brother, what's your name?"

The "Long Ze" teenager was eating, and when he heard the middle-aged man's question, he replied.

"Brother Long, you don't know what a leader is, do you?" The middle-aged man asked again.

"Please also ask the eldest brother to teach!" Long Ze nodded and said.

"Hehe, I can't talk about teaching, the guide can be said to be a special industry here for us, that is, it specializes in taking people through the misty forest, and just now these guys, as well as me, are the intermediaries of their respective leaders, responsible for soliciting business for the guide and earning commissions. The middle-aged man said with a smile.

"Big brother wants to introduce me to your guide?" asked Long Ze.

"That's right, and this guide is the best here, as long as he leads the way, he can take you safely wherever you want to go in the Misty Forest, and of course, his fee is also the most expensive here, how about it?"

"I have a question for my eldest brother. Long Ze said, "Why didn't you come to contact me in the first place?"

"Hehe, that's because he just came back, he took a merchant group through the misty forest ten days ago, and he came back just before I opened my mouth just now, oh, this thing ・・・・・・" He took out a small green pebble, handed it to Long Ze, and continued: "This is the connection between us and the guide, if the guide is at home, this pebble will shine, and we will solicit business for him." ”

Long Ze looked at the small stone and knew that it was a magic crystal, which could sense the owner's location, but the distance would not be very far, and it was indeed very suitable for use as a prop to determine each other's position.

The middle-aged man continued: "If the leader is not there, it is useless for me to tell you, is it? "They have been in contact with you since the beginning, hoping to make your business, but as soon as I opened my mouth, they all shut up, and they did not dare to interrupt us at all from the time we talked until now, and this is the ability of the guide, who is very famous in our place." ”

"And big brother, you deliberately let me see this scene, didn't you?" Long Ze asked with a smile.

"That's right, how about it? Can you let me do your business?" the middle-aged man was also laughing, and he could feel that Long Ze had agreed.

"Okay. Sure enough, Long Ze nodded and agreed.

"Okay, you eat first, go to my house for the night after eating, and I'll take you to him at dawn tomorrow." ”

"Why are there any other people?"

"Yes, it's another young lady about your age, and she's the one who is looking for the guide. The middle-aged man said, "Oh, by the way, my name is Taru. When Ryuze finished eating, Taru led him home.

As soon as they left, the people in the bar immediately chattered.

"Why did he come back so soon? I remember he had only left with a caravan ten days ago. ”

"He's amazing, and Tharu was lucky to work with him. ”

"Who said no, I heard that the fee is expensive, but the commission to the intermediary is also quite high. ”

"Why didn't we have this good luck in the first place?"

All the conversation revolves around that great guide.

The next morning, Taru took Long Ze and the others to find the guide.

"Hello, I'm Long Ze" Long Ze greeted the young lady who was traveling with him.

"Hello, my name is Fang Li" The other party also returned the salute to him.

"Two, here we are. After walking for a while, Taru reminded them that they were at their destination.

I saw that several grass houses appeared in front of me, and the grass houses were full of weeds, but these weeds seemed to be taken care of, and each kind of weeds grew in their own flower beds, and they did not grow beyond the boundary at all, and the surroundings were also trimmed cleanly.

Long Ze thought it was incredible, yes, this is indeed a weed that can be seen everywhere on the roadside, but here it is like a medicinal herb that is classified by people, and it is not confused at all, it seems that this leader has a different hobby and likes weeds very much.

"Little Grass Girl, are you home? I'm Taru, and I've brought a guest. ”

Girl, woman, Long Ze was stunned for a while, what's the matter, the leader is a girl?

"That's why I'm looking for her because she's a woman. As if understanding Long Ze's stunnedness, Fang Li said with a smile.

At this time, the door of the grass house in the middle opened, and a woman walked out, dressed in white clothes and white robes, with black hair tied behind her head with a green ribbon, and a shallow smile on her face.

"It's Taru, you!" said the girl who walked up to the three of them, "But you're late, I'm leaving." ”

"Are you leaving?" Grass Girl has something to do?" asked Taru.

"No, I'm leaving here and not being a guide anymore. ”

"This ・・・・・・ little grass girl, why did she suddenly say she wouldn't do it, did something happen?"

"No, it's just that I've been here long enough to think of walking somewhere else and seeing, and I'll never come back. Xiaocao said with a smile on her face.

"Miss Kokusa, please forgive me for being rude. Long Ze suddenly said, "Since you don't have anything important to do, I wonder if you can take us through the misty forest before leaving?"

"Yes, Miss Grass, please trouble again. Fang Li also spoke.

"These two are the guests this time?" Grass asked Taru.

"Yes, little grass girl, do you think you can take them first?" Tharu nodded.

"Taru, have you told them about my rules, maybe people will change their minds after hearing about it?" After speaking, he said to Long Ze and Fang Li: "You two, you want me to lead the way for you, but do you know my rules?"

"I've heard that your charges are more expensive than others, is that correct?" Ryuze said.

"It's not just that the fee is expensive, there are other rules, let me tell you, first of all, I charge three times the market price each time, that is to say, others charge a hundred gold coins, I will charge three hundred, secondly, I am only responsible for leading the way, nothing else, any dangers on the road are all dealt with by the guests themselves・・・・・・"

"No problem," Long Ze agreed.

"I'm not done yet," still a smile on his face, "I had already planned to leave and no longer be a guide, and if I had to lead the way, then this time the fee would have to be ten times as much, which is a thousand gold coins." The little grass lion opened his mouth.

"You're sitting on the ground. Long Ze was a little angry.

"I promise you, that's the price. After speaking, Fang Li took out ten crystal coins, according to the market price, one crystal coin is equal to one hundred gold coins, and ten crystal coins are one thousand gold coins, and handed them to Xiaocao.

"Why?" Xiaocao didn't take it, but asked Fang Li.

"I'm looking for a female guide, and you're the only one here who meets my requirements. Fang Li replied.

"I see, well, I'm going to walk through the misty forest anyway, so I'll take you with me. After speaking, he looked at Long Ze again, "What about you?"

"Brother Long, come here. Taru pulled Long Ze to the side: "Brother Long, I know that the price that Miss Xiaocao said is too high, but she is really the best guide here, with her leading the way, the guarantee is foolproof, of course, if you think it is too expensive, I can introduce you to another guide, it is my brother, but his ability cannot be compared with Miss Xiaocao." ”

Long Ze thought about it for a while: "Forget it, it's not that I can't afford to pay, just her, don't bother." ”

In this way, Long Ze also hired Xiaocao as a guide, and the group of three prepared to march towards the Misty Forest.

"Taru, this is for you. With a wave of his hand, a small package was thrown out, "It is a farewell gift that you and I have cooperated for many years." ”

Taru opened the package, and there was a bulging money bag that appeared to contain a thousand gold coins, as well as a roll of sheepskin, which was a map.

"The money is for you, the map is for your brother, this is the topographic map of the Misty Forest that I have drawn, and with his ability to add this map, it is enough to make him the best leader here. Xiaocao said.

"Little Grass Girl, this is too precious for me to accept!" Tharu looked terrified.

"It's all things I don't need anyway, so if you don't want it, you can throw it away. Xiaocao waved her hand nonchalantly, "Goodbye, Taru." ”

The three of them turned and walked towards the Misty Forest.