Maple Leaf Village, an unnamed village in the northernmost part of the Immortal Kingdom. This place was originally a rich landscape, but ......

The sun was blazing, and the heat wave was rising against the ground. The scorching air makes breathing painful. At the entrance of Maple Leaf Village, the gravel path spreads outward. The road is lined with dead grass and fallen leaves, and the dry season has brought the once clear water to the bottom. Dead animals can be found everywhere on the riverbed, and mosquitoes, vultures, and crows surround the carcasses to enjoy their own feasts, but they are the greatest harvesters in this season.

"Alas, this kills the weather. Our Maple Leaf Village is also coming to an end. On the lookout at the entrance of the village, an old man dressed in gray linen was looking at the "scenery" in front of him, which was supposed to be a peaceful place. The old man's face was haggard, and a pair of pupils in his sunken eye sockets were exuding a faint sorrow.

At the age of more than half a hundred, he is already the fourth village chief of Maple Leaf Village, but the village has become this situation in his hands, and the old man can't help but feel a little more self-blame in his heart.

"Village Chief Mubei!" a strong man hurriedly ran to the bottom of the lookout and shouted to him.

"Ah Da, what's so flustered. Mu Bei looked down, and the worry on his face receded for the time being.

"Village chief, everyone has taken out the grain. But what if there are still twenty pounds missing?" Ah Da gasped as he spoke, looking very anxious.

Mu Bei didn't answer, but just beckoned to Ah Da to come up and speak.

Ah Da went up to the lookout in two or two, and before he could stand firmly, he said: "At noon, the third master should bring someone to collect the monthly payment." What can I do?"

Mu Bei paced back and forth, then raised his head and sighed deeply and said, "Alas, go and let the flowers be ready." I had to let her try it. When he said this, his eyes were blank, as if something was missing from his heart.

"She's your granddaughter, how can you ......?" asked Ah Da with wide eyes, unable to believe what he had heard.

"Do you think I want to!" Mu Bei suddenly became furious, and slapped his hand on the wooden board of the lookout. "I'm the village chief! ”

Ah Da was also frightened by the village chief's reaction, he had never seen the village chief make such a big fire. "Isn't there any other way?" said Ah Da, looking into Ge Cheng's eyes.

Mu Bei didn't answer him, just turned around silently, and then waved his hand to signal him to leave. Knowing that no matter what he said, it was useless, and he clenched his fists and retreated from the lookout.

"The sky is going to kill me..."Mu Bei looked into the distance, holding the plank of the lookout fiercely with both hands. His nails sank into the plank from excessive exertion, and blood flowed out of the gaps. "Flowers, don't blame grandpa for being ruthless. He hated himself bitterly, it was his incompetence that caused his powerlessness today.

At this time, a vague figure entered Mu Bei's field of vision. "How can anyone enter the village at this hour?" Mu Bei's eyes stared ahead, and he couldn't see whether the other party was male or female due to the dazzling light. The heat rising from the ground also made the figure appear hallucinatory.

"Who's ahead!" Mu Bei shouted, but the other party did not respond.

Mu Bei rubbed his eyes and confirmed again. At this glance, the original vague figure had disappeared, and there was nothing in front of him. "Is my old eye dizzy?"

"Senior, is there water to sell here?" Without any warning, a young man's voice sounded in Mu Bei's ears.

This scared Mu Bei a lot, and he hurriedly stepped back and fell to the ground carelessly.

"You... Who are you!" Mu Bei looked at the young man in front of him and asked in a panic. The young man was dressed in plain white warrior clothes, and his dark skin and pale gray hair made him look more like a wandering poet. A big sword was slung behind his back, and it was strange that this big sword was more than a man's length but only a peachwood sword.

"In the next day, a traveler is just a traveler, and the seniors don't panic. Min Tian said after bending down and saluting.

"You're not from the Immortal Kingdom, are you? Mu Bei asked vigilantly. He joined the army when he was young, and he also met many people from other countries when he was fighting abroad. That's when you saw the problem at a glance.

Min Tian helped Mu Bei, who fell to the ground, to his feet, bent down again and saluted and said, "Haha, seniors have good eyesight." It's true that I'm not from the Immortal Country, seniors, don't be afraid that I'm just here to ask for water to drink. ”

Mu Bei saw that the other party was so polite to him, and he didn't think much about it. patted the dust on his body and said, "It's been a long time since anyone has passed by our Maple Leaf Village, and you are a rare guest." However, during the dry season, this water can be bought. ”

Min Tian smiled lightly, took out a small bag from his arms and threw it to Mu Bei and said, "There are a few pieces of gold in here, seniors only need to let me fill these four water bladders, and the gold will be yours." ”

Mu Bei was secretly shocked in his heart, these four bags of water couldn't be sold for a few dollars if they died. The other party actually offered the price of a bag of gold, and the strangest thing was that the gold coins that circulated in the market in various countries were processed and formed, and few people directly traded gold. This made Mu Bei's heart raise his guard again.

Min Tian naturally saw the other party's doubts, and said with a smile: "The old man can accept it with peace of mind, there is nothing wrong with this gold." ”

Mu Bei didn't answer directly, but looked at the other party quietly for a long time before saying, "Okay, you come with me." ”

Min Tian smiled slightly, then stepped back and made a gesture of please. Mu Bei was not polite and climbed down the lookout alone. But when he went down to the ground, he was shocked, how did this Min Tian get in? The gate at the entrance of the village was not opened, even if the other party was a person who practiced martial arts and cultivated the Tao. There is a six-meter-high observation deck, and it is not easy to go up.

At this time, Min Tian had already fallen to the ground, and when he saw Mu Bei standing still, he stepped forward and asked, "Senior, what's wrong?"

"It's okay... It's okay. Mu Bei replied repeatedly, even if the other party had any problems, this gold was too important to him.

In this way, the two came to a well in the village. Mu Bei put his hands behind his back and said, "You can get water here." Let's get out of the way. With that, he turned and departed, when the sound of horses' hoofs came from afar.

Min Tian also looked at the entrance of the village and said, "Senior, it seems that your village is very busy today." ”

"Hmph. Mu Bei didn't say much, just snorted coldly and left.

Min Tian scratched his head in surprise and whispered, "This temper is really weird. After saying that, he took care of himself and started to fetch water.

Outside the village, the sound of horses' hooves is getting closer.

"Someone, open the door for our third master!" one of the bandits shouted below. It didn't take long for the gate of Maple Leaf Village to slowly open, and out of it was Namubei.

"Haha, third master. I'm really sorry to bother you to come over to collect the monthly payment on this hot day. Mu Bei said respectfully, and then quickly ran to the third master horse and lay down.