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"Why don't you go and ask the shopkeeper of the pharmacy just now to see if he is willing to take us in?"

Jiang Kefan nodded in agreement.The two walked back together.But before they reached the door of the shop, they happened to see the shopkeeper of the pharmacy stumbling against the wall, and with difficulty closed the door with a "bang" in front of their eyes.

"..."

Ruan Su frowned and patted the door, "I'm from the store just now, I have something to ask, can you open the door?"

"Hey, anyone?"

"..."

In the end, there was no response.

Ruan Su wiped his face without laughing.Although the two villains who robbed the money escaped in the end, anyone with a discerning eye should be able to see that he is not a bad person, right?

Or is it that the NPCs here have settings that automatically avoid players?

So how does this game go on.

Ruan Su turned to look at Jiang Kefan, who shrugged indifferently, "Let's look for it again."

"It's really impossible, let's go to Peng Ming first." Jiang Kefan took out another hair from his pocket, "I know, he must be in this game, but I haven't met him yet."

"Am I the first person you meet?"

Jiang Kefan nodded.

Ruan Su suddenly had an idea, it would be great if they could never meet other players in this game.Anyway, this ancient village is so big, they may not be able to see it when they go around.

But the thought just passed away.

Ruan Su turned around, and when he was about to walk forward with Jiang Kefan, he suddenly found an old man with gray hair coming out of the corner of the alley.

The old man is estimated to be about 60 years old, dressed in commoner clothes, and hale and hearty.Probably came over after hearing the movement just now.

"You...are two foreigners?"

When the old man stood still in front of them, this was the first question he asked.

Ruan Su and Jiang Kefan looked at each other, both of them couldn't help being a little surprised.So far in the game, the person in front of him seems to be the first game character to talk to them actively.

Wait...is it really a game character?

Ruan Su asked tentatively, "Is your purpose here the same as ours?"

The old man smiled calmly: "I'm afraid it's not the same, I've lived here for half my life."

The two immediately understood.

"People here... all have some xenophobic complex, and you should all feel it." The old man smiled and said, "I have seen what happened just now."

Jiang Kefan frowned, but his tone was still somewhat guarded, "So, you..."

The old man shook his head, "I just live here, an ordinary farmer."

Jiang Kefan's words were blocked immediately, and he looked at Ruan Su with a complicated expression, only to find that Ruan Su was also staring at the old man thoughtfully.

Ruan Su looked at the old man and fell into deep thought. He always felt that something was not right.Looking at the old man's appearance, he seems to know something inside.Moreover, he was willing to talk so much to outsiders like them, and this old man with a strange style of painting made people even more curious.

Maybe...he will be the key NPC who is about to trigger the plot.

Ruan Su frowned, and finally decided to cut in from a different angle, "Then old man, do you know a man named Ai Ye?"

When the name "Master Ai" was mentioned, the old man's eyes suddenly froze, and his complexion became a little dignified.Said in a deep voice, "I would like to advise you, it is better not to delve into some matters."

Ruan Su and Jiang Kefan looked at each other, it seems that this "Master Ai" is indeed a sensitive person.

This is the advantage of the new game mode. They can explore more plot clues by directly contacting NPCs, which improves the efficiency of the game to a certain extent.

However, sometimes it is easy to be confused by invalid information.

At this moment, the two suddenly didn't know what to say.

"However, I do know the man in the pharmacy just now." The old man took the initiative to break the deadlock, and his face gradually eased as he spoke, "His name is Li Ren. He has no father or mother. He is 30 years old and has not married yet. Wives and children. So... in this area, they are always not very popular."

No father, no mother, no support, runs a small drugstore by himself, is often bullied by local hooligans, and is also nicknamed "yin and yang person"...

Ruan Su continued to ask, "Li Renhui is always stalked by those bullies, is it because of..."

Old C nodded.

"That's right. He really isn't a native. When he was very young, he was wrapped in swaddling clothes, and the tub was washed down from the river. Therefore, he was often bullied when he was a child. Those eyes, that is I was dug blind by those people back then."

"So, old man, are you acquainted with that shopkeeper?"

The old man just smiled, shook his head, and said flatly, "You can call me Lao C."

After that, he turned around and said as he walked, "It will be dark soon, young man... It will be very dangerous for you to stay outside overnight."

These words reminded the two of them of the warning that the man left them before he left: "Instead of meddling in other people's business, it's better to worry about self-protection first."

The two couldn't help feeling faintly at the same time that this ancient village might hide a huge secret...

At this time, the old man walking in front suddenly interrupted their thinking: "If you don't mind, you two can stay at my house..."

"Exactly, I have a spare room in my house."

This invitation is like timely rain.Seeing that the plot was progressing smoothly, the two naturally couldn't find a reason to refuse.

"Then thank you for your hospitality."

Lao C's house is an ordinary two-story tile-roofed house, with a kitchen on the first floor and three bedrooms on the second floor.

Sitting around the square table, Ruan Su and Jiang Kefan quietly drank the hot porridge served by Lao C.This is a special rice with soup. Soak the soybeans until soft and then add chicken broth. The taste is very folk.

Although it is not a delicacy, but compared to the boiled vegetables they ate in the game before, the taste of the soup with rice is simply amazing.The two surrendered with little resistance.

After eating a bowl of hot soup, my whole body warmed up a lot.At this time, Ruan Su noticed that the sky outside the window was gradually getting dark.

Jiang Kefan also finished his porridge and fed his stomach, and his thinking ability slowly recovered.He was looking at Ruan Su, his eyes seemed to have something to say.

Ruan Su was actually a little strange.

In this indifferent and xenophobic ancient village, why is this old man so enthusiastic about them, let alone cooking porridge, and even willing to provide them with a place to live?

Ruan Su was thinking about what to do next, Jiang Kefan tugged on that hair, and murmured suddenly, "I want to find Peng Ming."

"Worried about him?"

Jiang Kefan nodded.

Ruan Su glanced at the door of the kitchen, and could vaguely see Lao B's busy figure.He lowered his voice a little and said, "Then let's go and look around again when the night is late."

"Have you warmed up a bit? Do you want to serve some more?" At this time, Lao C came out of the kitchen and took another small pot of soup for rice, "This porridge is a specialty of our place, and it is also my specialty. The taste is very special, sweet and fresh."

Special national costumes, special national food.It can be seen that this village should have a rich and long history.

Jiang Kefan had just tasted something, stretched out the bowl knowingly, and was about to say "have another bowl" - suddenly Ruan Su took it first and interrupted: "No, it's much warmer already, thank you .”

Lao C's hand holding the spoon trembled: "Then..."

Jiang Kefan was not greedy, so he put down the bowl: "It's delicious, thank you."

Ruan Su glanced at him, then put down his chopsticks, and nodded his thanks.

At this moment, Lao Bing covered the small pot and nodded, "If you're done eating, just walk around with me."

The two followed Lao C around the house, and came to the backyard through the small door of the kitchen.There are chickens and cows in the backyard, and the smell of livestock is overwhelming.

"I live alone, and my wife left early. I often farm by myself and raise chickens."

Hearing this, Ruan Su and Jiang Kefan couldn't help cheering up at the same time. Are we going to explain the background of this game now?

After Lao C took them to familiarize themselves with the environment in the backyard, he simply walked around the house.At this time, Ruan Su noticed that there seemed to be many candy boxes stored in his home, and one candy after another could always be found in every corner of the house.The candy was wrapped in red sugar paper, and it should be a kind of dessert similar to hard candy.

On the way Lao C took them to visit the environment, he subconsciously took a candy from the candy box on the bench beside the stairs, peeled off the candy wrapper, and chewed it carefully in his mouth, making a sharp creaking sound. Quite a bit laborious.Seeing the two of them watching, Lao C smiled embarrassingly and explained: "When you are old, you have a sweet taste, and you can't get rid of this sugar."

Ruan Su couldn't help feeling a little puzzled, this old man is old, he probably would have struggled to eat corn, how could he love this kind of hard candy so much?

But he didn't ask this question for a while.Finally, Lao C led the two of them up to the bedrooms on the second floor, pointed to one of them and said, "If you don't mind, you two can stay in this one tonight. My bedroom is next door. If you have any questions, you can Come find me."

Ruan Su accidentally glanced at the inner room, and was taken aback for a moment: "Is there only one bed?"

"Uh, because there are not many guests at home on weekdays, so..."

Ruan Su looked at Jiang Kefan with questioning eyes, the latter's expression was still very ignorant, he was staring out of the window in a daze, as if he was not in the situation yet.

Ruan Su sorted out her emotions, and said, "It's okay, just take one piece. But, compared to this..."

As he said that, he turned his head to look at Old C again: "I'm really confused—Uncle Bing, why are you willing to take us in?"

Lao C heard the sound and smiled faintly at the two of them.

"Outlanders," Lao C suddenly looked melancholy, "you should know something about this village, right?"

"Not a lot."

"Then, you must be very curious, why do the people here reject outsiders so much? Why are the walls here covered with bronze mirrors of various colors?"

"Actually, all of this... starts with a legend."