Star Trace Gate

The lights in the restaurant were dim.

Ren Ye listened to Jiang Qin's abrupt words, and his first reaction was that the other party was trying to blow him up.

He pretended to be confused and paused for a moment, then chuckled and said, "Old man, did you recognize the wrong person?"

"hehe."

Mr. Jiang chuckled, raised his hand and put down the wine glass on the table, looked at Ren with slightly yellow eyes and asked, "Young man, do you know what aging brings to people besides disease and pain?

Ren looked at him calmly without responding.

"And a pair of eyes that have seen a lot of things." Mr. Jiang's words were simple and straightforward: "Even if a pig lives for a hundred years, it will become a spirit, not to mention a human. Sometimes, appearance can change, but behavior habits cannot. A woman who is always very cold and silent; an old bastard who is sloppy and talks nonsense; and a very clever brain. I have only seen this combination and member temperament once here, and that was the three people who had a conflict with Weifeng. But I don't know why you have become four people. Did you find a new teammate? A new teammate with a poker face?"

Ren Ye was a little surprised.

"When we were in the backyard just now, I felt that you two looked alike. After I sat down and took a look, it was really you." Old Master Jiang spoke without beating around the bush: "Young man, since we are going to move forward together, there is no point in hiding any longer, because the road is still long, and you can't possibly not use supernatural powers. Giving a heads-up in advance will give everyone some assurance."

"Haha." Ren also smiled, neither denying nor admitting it in person.

Seeing his reaction, Mr. Jiang was satisfied. "I still say the same thing. The matter between you and Xiao Yu is a personal grudge, and someone died, so I won't say anything more about it. But there is one thing. You all took on a mission with the same goal, and that is public affairs. Children of the underworld should distinguish between public and private affairs and not involve others. After you leave Star Gate, whether you sit down and reconcile, or someone kills someone else, there is nothing wrong with that. Do you agree with what I say?"

Ren Ye thought it over again and again, and said softly: "I respect the rules, and I respect you. Just like before, if no one is looking for trouble with me, then I will not take the initiative to look for trouble."

"Great!" Old Master Jiang raised his glass and said, "Let's clink glasses."

Although Ren Ye was not good at drinking, he still clinked glasses with the other party and drank it all in one gulp.

"Clap!"

After drinking a glass of wine, Mr. Jiang didn't say anything more. He just stood up, patted Ren Ye on the shoulder, and left.

"It's over. I've been recognized after all." Old Liu sighed, "Age makes people wiser, and ghosts become more clever. We should still act deliberately in front of this old man."

Ren Ye looked at the old man's back and thought that the other party could recognize his identity just by looking at the four people's body shapes and little habits. That was a bit scary.

However, he had heard other players talking about how, although Mr. Jiang looked only in his sixties, he actually seemed quite old, he just didn't look that old. He had spent fifty years to build a family with a great reputation and a good reputation in the Central Plains. His experience and skills were naturally beyond words.

To put it bluntly, this old man is a veteran in the player group. It is reasonable that he has excellent vision and rich experience.

Ren also looked up at his three teammates and said calmly, "This mission obviously requires everyone to be online and cooperate with each other, and the reward is also very high. Under such circumstances, as long as Yu Weifeng is not mentally ill, he should not openly cause trouble, which will harm the interests of all. But we must be on guard against others, so everyone should be careful. If there is anything wrong, it is better to give up the mission and take the initiative."

"I will keep a close eye on them." A Pu nodded.

"Yes." Xu Qingzhao nodded.

"If he dares to cause trouble, just beat him." Old Liu glanced at Yu Weifeng with a fierce expression: "Being able to beat him is equivalent to beating that underground dancer. It's worth it."

"Xuanfan, get ready to go." Ren also greeted.

……

Around 8:30 in the evening.

The four members of Ren Ye's team, the eight members of Yu Weifeng's team, plus Mr. Jiang and Old Qu and their four companions, a total of sixteen players, gathered in the backyard of Gao's mansion.

Not long after, the housekeeper Liu Tang and the head of the security guards Xu Bangzi, led thirteen servants and came over from the front yard carrying six large boxes of birthday gifts.

"Everyone, have you eaten and drunk enough?" Liu Tang asked with a smile.

"I've eaten."

"Let's go quickly. The flowers we wait for have all withered."

"...!"

Everyone responded in unison.

Liu Tang nodded slightly and emphasized again: "This trip is full of dangers. You must remember not to be greedy and act alone. You must consult me ​​on everything. Otherwise, if the Wang family finds out and executes you, don't blame me for not warning you in advance."

"No problem." Mr. Jiang replied.

"Okay, please help carry the birthday gifts, we will go to the dock together." Liu Tang called.

When Mad Dog heard this, he was a little unhappy: "Fuck, I'm a plundering player, and I still have to be a laborer?!"

"Stop talking nonsense and hurry up." Yu Weifeng urged, walked to the birthday gift box and lifted a corner.

Ren Ye and the others naturally didn't care about these details, and they all walked towards the side of the birthday gift box, ready to help carry it.

Unexpectedly, when Liu Tang saw Ren Ye, he politely dissuaded him: "My little brother, you don't need to carry anything. Just go ahead with me and Lao Xu."

Ren was slightly stunned: "Okay."

Everyone felt a little strange, but didn't say anything.

In this way, the group finished their gathering and quietly left the Gao Mansion.

When leaving the back door, Lao Liu inexplicably felt a cold wind blowing on the back of his neck. He said with discomfort, "To be honest, I have a bad feeling about this mission... I always feel like someone is going to die."

A Pu was carrying the box with him, with a very defensive expression on his face: "Brother, what you said is very unlucky. I suggest you say it again...!"

"It's true. I really feel a little uncomfortable." Old Liu turned his head and looked at him: "You have to trust the instinct of a person who has been sentenced to two labor camps."

“?!” A Pu didn’t understand.

Only after they were completely far away did Old Liu's discomfort fade a little, but he still looked back at the Gao Mansion frequently. He felt that... the Gao family compound was a little gloomy, as if someone was watching them in secret.

On the path leading out of the village, Liu Tang was very polite to Ren: "Little brother, I don't know your name yet."

Ren Ye rolled his eyes and said, "My name is Li Yan, with the courtesy name Santong. Some friends like to call me - Garden Hermit."

"Ya! This is called Da Ya!" Liu Tang clapped his hands and exclaimed: "Huayuan Hermit, it is full of artistic conception!"

The two chatted along the way, and soon they arrived at the dock of the Wrathful Village. After everyone moved the birthday gifts into the cabin, the boat, which was loaded with dozens of people, sailed away against the wind and waves.

……

After a bumpy ride, when the boat stopped, everyone was already in Greedy Village.

After leaving the cabin, Ren Ye stood on the dock and looked around. He saw that the scenery and environment here were completely different from those of the Desire Village and the Rage Village. The villages here were compact, the roads were wide, and the crops grown in the farmland were mostly sorghum and corn, just like a northern village.