In the early autumn of the 67th year of the Shenlong calendar, on an ordinary day, the sun set, and the giant tree on the edge of the cliff of the Dragon Scale City was covered with a layer of intoxicating golden yellow. At this time, there are not many people who come here to enjoy the scenery, the clouds and mist under the cliff are shrouded, and the Shenjian Mountain opposite is even more hazy.

Master You put his hands behind his back, leaning on the railing and looking into the distance, the hazy scenery on the opposite side is like his upcoming old age and future, which is so vague and unknown. Only then did I remember that he had retired from the "Royal Demon Master Army" for a full 19 years! The scenes of getting along with his comrades-in-arms day and night in the past appeared in front of him, and people couldn't help but sigh.

After standing for a while, he turned around and walked in the direction of the city. Now that I'm alone, I'm going wherever I go, and I've been lonely since I retired. Thinking that maybe in another thirty or twenty years, he would have to drive the crane west, and he might still maintain the status quo, and he couldn't help but laugh at himself in his heart.

As soon as I got into an alley, I saw an inconspicuous "Shiye Station" in the corner, and I walked over unconsciously. As soon as I entered the door, my eyes were dark, and it took me a long time to get used to it, and then I found a remote place to sit down.

There was a young master at the table next to him, and when he looked at his whole body, he was the "Royal Demon Master" of Dragon Scale City. He glanced at Master You, couldn't help frowning slightly, drank the tea in front of the table and walked away.

The latter was stunned for a moment, looked at himself carefully, and sniffed his sleeve again, and there was nothing abnormal. Although Master You is dressed in old clothes and a little unkempt, his clothes are clean and decent, and they don't make people feel sloppy.

Immediately, he was relieved: most of the current demon masters are young and vigorous, and he, a bad old man who has passed the age of sixties, has long been eliminated. Now it is the world of future generations, he is a homeless old man, and he is afraid that no one will take a second look when he walks on the street.

Thinking like this, he looked up and asked the store to make him a cup of green tea. After a while, the tea was served, this kind of Maojian tea produced in Shantiancheng, the taste is rich, bitter and fragrant. Take a sip, the aftertaste between the teeth is long, which makes people feel refreshed.

Master You listened while drinking tea: The people who drink tea and rest their feet in this master's post are basically masters who travel south and north all year round, and when Master You has nothing to do, he always likes to drill into this kind of place. The content of the conversations between the masters, in addition to tying the name cloth, is mostly interesting stories about going out to perform tasks, or where something big or small happened.

Sometimes, sitting for an hour or two will give you a clear picture of what has happened to Shenya recently. Even if he has already retired, he can know the pattern of the world, and he will not go out and have a black eye. In this way, while drinking tea and listening to those people from all over the world, foaming at the mouth, time also flies by unconsciously.

Until the cup of green tea in Master You's hand, I don't know how many times I added water, the taste of tea became weaker and weaker, and I wanted to get up and pay and leave. Suddenly, there was a shake at the curtain of the door, and a tall and thin figure walked in.

The man's figure was on the thin side, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and he looked too old to stand up, and occasionally there was a hint of unruliness between his eyebrows and eyes, which added a touch of frivolity to him. It's just that I don't know if this person has some difficulties, he clutched the stack of silk books in his hand tightly, and his eyebrows were full of anxiety.

For Master You, this kind of thing is not strange, and most of the people who walk into Master You's post are in a hurry. Then he didn't look at him again, and was about to get up and leave. I didn't think that the person who came in hadn't found a place to sit down, and at a glance he saw Master You in the corner, and he couldn't help it, the light in his eyes flashed, and he walked straight over.

"This master, can you sit here?" Master You shrugged his shoulders indifferently, motioned for this position to sit casually, and got up to get out of the way. Unexpectedly, the man gently pressed his slap on the former's shoulder, and grinned: "It's so late, it doesn't hurt to sit for a while! Can I ask my seniors for their names?"

With a suspicious look, Master You took a closer look at Master Jin, and he didn't know what the latter wanted to do. However, when the two met for the first time, they were so polite, so they hugged their fists and replied: "I dare not take the title of 'senior', and I don't know what Master Jin has to do?"

Master Jin invited him to sit back, and he sat opposite Master You by himself, and raised his head and ordered two more good teas. Only then did he turn around and say: "It turned out to be Master You, I have been looking up for a long time! I don't know if Lao You is free? I want to delay you a little time, and I want to ask you for something!"

Master You thought about it, and it was okay anyway, so I just listened to what he had to say first. Then he stretched out his hand and signaled, but said that it was okay.

The former didn't seem to expect him to be so refreshing, rubbed his hands a little excitedly, quickly cleared his throat and said: "Now, the contemptible person has a task of 'tying a famous cloth', I wonder if Lao You is interested?"

Master You stretched his neck and looked at it a few times, but his face became more and more strange, and finally he couldn't help but wonder in surprise: "Fengya Forest?!"

Master Jin hurriedly took back the map, and "shhh Previously, Jin had already found two candidates, if Master You was interested, with your strong joining, the action should be executed immediately! Would you like to accompany us on a trip?"

At this point, Master You was not in a hurry, but clasped his hands, stared at Master Jin's eyes, and said word by word: "Recently, it has been an eventful autumn, and the corpse monsters in the Divine King's Palace are about to move, so why should they go to the adjacent Fengya Forest to carry out a mission at this time? I'm afraid it's not appropriate! You Mou has been used to it all these years, this kind of life-accompaniment ...... Don't go!"

When Master Jin saw his expression, his eyes immediately darkened, and he muttered: "Master You, I can't hide it, this mission is very important! This is not a mission assigned by a private person, and there are no ulterior secrets, but it is related to the life and death of the innocent people in the world!"

At first, Jin didn't want to take on this task, but he thought that if this matter was successful, it would affect everyone's fate, and maybe it could also affect the future pattern, so as to greatly reduce the casualties of the Demon Master Army...... Since Master You is unwilling to contribute to the common people in the world, then I have to find the next one......"

After saying that, before even the tea was served, he hurriedly got up and left, looking really urgent. Master You sat still, his mind was already full of thoughts, and then, he stopped the former coldly: "Master Jin, slow down! Regarding the details of this task, can you tell You Mou?"

Master Jin was stunned for a moment, then sat back, but shook his head slightly: "It's not that Jin deliberately conceals it, but this task involves too much, if the news leaks, it will definitely cause chaos in the industry! The only thing Jin can reveal is that the client of this task is a person who is highly respected and we can absolutely trust."

But he could not be sure of the nature of his mission itself, the only thing he could be sure of was that there were only four of us, and that we could die at any moment!

We only need to go to Fengyalin to investigate, and if we find anything wrong, we will try to collect the information that the client needs, and if we find nothing, we will go back to our home and still get paid. What's the matter, Lao You is willing to go with Jin Mou?"

After listening to his words, Master You was confused, what "about the nature of the task itself, even the client is not sure"? Then what kind of "name tie" is this? Could it be that this Master Jin deliberately set himself a trap?!

seemed to know what he was thinking, and the former was not ambiguous, so he immediately turned around and made a fuss in the package, and then took out two bags, one large and one small, and put them on the table: "Lao You, there are three hundred taels of silver here, and a token, and when the task is completed and returns, the other seven hundred taels will be given in full." If you've thought about it, take it!"

Master You first picked up the small bag, gently flipped out a corner, and found that it was a bronze order with extremely exquisite workmanship. Judging from this appearance, the identity of the client is really unusual. Glancing at the big package, I was a little moved: I had retired for many years, and I had no fixed place to live these years, and my body was actually "stretched". One thousand taels of silver is not a small amount, enough for him to spend a hundred years later!

In fact, in the past few years, he has not taken over the task of tying up famous cloths, some of them are easy to say, and there are all kinds of accidents when they arrive at the destination, which has long been commonplace. Due to his age, there are not many masters who come to him to partner. Now that Master Jin has taken the initiative to find the door, the task is certain to be dangerous, while he can still move, if he doesn't move, this old bone will rot if he doesn't move~

"Take care of him, the soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, and he is already a man who is about to die. This task can not only get a considerable reward, but also do good things for the people in the world, even if you unfortunately die on the battlefield...... It doesn't matter, you can still leave a good reputation, why not!" Thinking like this, he simply put away the two things: "You can promise you, but I want to know who the other companions are." ”

I thought it would take a lot of talk, but I didn't expect Master You to agree so easily! Master Jin grinned and couldn't help but slap his palms: "Okay! Lao You is really a straightforward person! Now with your strong joining, we can be said to be 'like a tiger with wings'!"

...... There are four people on this trip, and the other two masters will arrive tomorrow morning, and we will discuss the details and other matters at that time. Tonight, I also ask Lao You to go with me to eat and rest, and when I have enough energy, I can set off. ”

After speaking, the two talked about some marginal topics. Master You wanted to inquire about the origin of this Master Jin from the side, but the latter seemed to be deliberately concealing it, and always answered ambiguously. On the other hand, the former is also deliberately closed. After going back and forth, neither of them got more personal information about the other, so they gave up.

Until it was already dark, the two of them walked out of the master's post and went straight to find a restaurant to eat. I didn't say anything all night, and when I woke up the next day, I went to the master's post as usual. At this time, there were already two masters waiting one step earlier.

I had heard Master Jin talk about the two of them last night, so Master You politely greeted them one by one: "Master Zhang, Master Zeng, fortunately!" The other two looked at the old man in front of them: Although it is past the age of the sixtieth year, the clothes also look a little old. But the momentum emanating from his body faintly felt like a fairy wind bone, so he got up and made a move.

The four of them invited each other to sit down, and Master You carefully looked at the "Lao Zhang" and "Xiao Zeng", looking at the former: the appearance was ordinary, and even a little rough, the skin was dark, similar to bronze, and the hands were very rough and covered with calluses. Looking at the age is near, it is not confused.

Looking at Xiao Zeng again, he looks much younger, and he looks even smaller than Master Jin. Looking at his uninhibited expression, he looks quite delicate, but his horizontal physique gives people a feeling of explosive power.

He was looking at these two people, and similarly, Lao Zhang and Xiao Zeng were also looking at Master You. This kind of person who has never met before and is about to carry out a mission at the first contact, it is natural to have a good understanding of his accomplices. When you are away from home, it is easier to have some unexpected situations, and if you can take care of each other more, it will save a lot of trouble.

The four of them talked to each other for a long time, and like the mission itself, it felt like everyone's origin was quite mysterious. This kind of strange task, Master You is also the first time to encounter it, and he can't help but feel a little Jiujiu in his heart.

After drinking a cup of tea, I finally got down to business. Master Jin took out the cloth from last night, motioned for everyone to approach, and spread it out to see that it was a detailed map and a few lines of precautions. Obviously, several people have seen it, so they didn't speak, but only looked at it carefully.

The former lowered his voice and said: "This trip can be described as dangerous, everyone is a master who travels south and north, so Jin will not remind him more." There are many things to pay attention to in this mission, and now that the war in the northwest is tight, we will encounter all kinds of accidents on the road.

But everyone should always keep in mind: no matter what happens, try to focus on the task as much as possible! The time limit is half a month, and the time is quite urgent, so when we enter the designated place in the depths of the Fengya Forest, we will quickly collect information separately, and we must ensure that we do not lose our lives. Remember to contact your accomplices more often, don't be taken advantage of by some high-level corpse monsters!"

At this time, Xiao Zeng asked suspiciously: "Then~ What information do we need to collect?" Master Jin glanced at him and said: "There are no specific requirements, let's try to turn the designated target location upside down, no matter what happens or what we see, just keep it in my mind! That's all~ Okay, do you have any questions?"

That Xiao Zeng and Lao Zhang glanced at each other, and nodded without any traces; Master You crossed his fingers and tapped lightly on the table, as if he acquiesced; and Master Jin saw that a few people did not speak, his eyes rolled around, and then he clapped his hands and said: "Okay! Since the big guys have no opinions, this matter is settled! Xiao Er......!"

In this way, the four of them each conceived a "ghost fetus", and decided this matter. After completing the procedure of "tying the name cloth", Master You took the cloth strip in front of his eyes and took a look, in addition to his own name, there were three more names on it: Jin Kui, Zhang Chongde, and Zeng Huajiang.

As soon as everyone put away the famous cloth, Master Jin got up and said: "Okay, since you are all sure, then I wish us a smooth journey and success! If there is nothing else, they will disperse first, and at noon, Jin is waiting for everyone under the dragon scale tree" After speaking, he hugged his fists and left first.