Seeing Zhao Xi's attitude, the bald man breathed a sigh of relief.
Although he held a weapon in his hand, the vigilance in his eyes had faded a lot, and he replied in a deep voice: "Walter, my name is Walter, others call me Old Walter!"
He pointed to the young man behind him: "He is my grandson, Little Walter."
Zhao Xi nodded and said: "I'm really sorry. I saw him just now and thought he was some kind of monster, so I chased him with my companions. Please forgive me for any offense!"
While saying this, Zhao Xi saluted to the other party.
"No, it doesn't have to be like this..."
Zhao Xi's apology caught Old Walter off guard. He hurriedly put down his weapon and replied: "I was also at fault. I shouldn't have attacked your companion. I thought he wanted to hurt Little Walter."
Zhao Xi smiled and looked at the other person's shoulder: "It's just a misunderstanding. Are you injured?"
Old Walter's shoulder seemed to be seriously injured, probably because of the strenuous exercise just now, the wound opened and more blood flowed out, soaking the straps and overflowing.
Old Walter smiled bitterly and said: "I was injured while hunting yesterday. The little guy was worried about me, so I went out hunting today. Fortunately, nothing happened."
He pulled his grandson over, stretched out his hand and stroked the other person's head, with loving eyes in his eyes.
Xiao Wo lowered his head shyly, looking at the ground without speaking.
Zhao Xi took the opportunity to wink at the prodigal son from the border town, who stepped forward and said clearly: "Mr. Walter, I am a priest, can you let me help you treat your injury?"
Player priests can heal NPCs. Zhao Xi cannot do this due to the limitations of professional skills. NPC priests can also heal players and improve their status, but such situations are rare.
"Ah?" Old Walter was surprised: "Master Pastor, why are you so embarrassed?"
The prodigal son of the border town smiled slightly, raised his staff and cast a healing spell towards the opponent.
Priests are auxiliary professions that specialize in healing and blessing. However, apart from their own teammates, they cannot randomly heal and bless others with magic. Otherwise, it is very impolite behavior.
Especially for NPCs, if the other party does not agree, blessing skills will be regarded as provocation.
The holy white light fell on old Walter's body, turning into countless light spots and integrating into his body. The linen straps tied around his shoulders fell off, and the shocking wounds were healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
He seemed to have been scratched by the sharp claws of some ferocious beast. The three wounds were deep enough to show the bones. The skin and flesh were turned up in a terrifying way.
However, under the advanced healing techniques of the Border Town Prodigal, Old Walter's injuries quickly recovered.
Little Walter watched this rather magical scene curiously, with a happy smile on his face.
And his grandfather, the NPC who didn't know whether he was a hunter or a fisherman, completely let down his guard and said happily: "Thank you for your help. If you don't dislike the simplicity of my home, please come and sit at my home!"
"Then excuse me!"
Zhao Xi is also not polite. He treats the other party with good intentions, but of course he has other purposes, so he will not reject the opportunities he created hypocritically.
Old Walter's home is not far from the woods, but the place is very special. It is actually in a cave from the foot of the mountain to the mountainside, not a stone house or an earthen house.
This cave is not very big, but the entrance is very hidden. Zhao Xi noticed that there was a huge rock placed inside the cave entrance. As long as it was pushed over, the cave entrance could be firmly blocked.
Old Walter, who was off guard, was very enthusiastic. He invited Zhao Xi and other members of Yangmei Team to enter the cave, and also ordered his grandson to boil hot water.
The layout inside the cave is very simple. Although it can accommodate dozens of people without any problem, there is no decent furniture. There are just a lot of animal skins hanging on the rock wall, and they are all illuminated by a grease lamp.
After everyone found a place to sit down, Old Walter rubbed his hands in embarrassment and said: "I don't have anything to entertain you distinguished guests. I only have a little bit of wild tea that I usually collect, which is pretty good. Let everyone try it later."
Zhao Xi waved his hand to show that he didn't mind, and asked: "Mr. Walter, why do you and your grandson live here, and what is going on in the fishing village below?"
Zhao Xi's words made Old Walter look dim, and he sighed and said, "This is a long story."
It turns out that old Walter was originally the village chief of a lakeside fishing village. There were thirty or forty families in the original fishing village, and they usually made a living by fishing in Heilong Lake. They lived a poor but peaceful life.
But two years ago, a giant python appeared in the lake. It was extremely powerful and could cast magic. It swallowed up several fishing boats and made the fishermen afraid to go into the lake.
What people didn't expect was that although the fishermen stopped fishing, the giant python refused to give up. At night, it swam to the shore and hunted in the fishing village.
Old Walter's son and daughter-in-law died in the mouth of the giant python, leaving only one grandson. The other villagers also died or escaped, and the entire fishing village was completely abandoned.
As a last resort, Walter Sr. moved his grandson to a cave here to live in seclusion.
After listening to old Walter's story, Zhao Xi asked: "Then why don't you leave here, old man?"
Old Walter sighed: "It's hard to leave our homeland, and I also want to avenge my son, but that giant python is too powerful, and I am no match for it!"
He lowered his head and held the hunting knife in his hand tightly, with veins bulging on the back of his hand.
Zhao Xi and Border Town Prodigal looked at each other, and the latter asked: "Excuse me, old man, is this giant python a green-striped python?"
Old Walter thought for a while and said: "I don't know its name either. Its waist is as thick as a bucket, its skin is green, and there are circles of gray and white lines. I think it should be the green python you mentioned!"
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At this point, his eyes suddenly lit up and he said excitedly: "Master Paladin, Master Priest, can you help me kill this giant python? Even if I am a cow and a horse, I, Walter, will repay your kindness."
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System prompt: Do you want to accept Old Walter’s revenge mission?
Zhao Xi chose OK without hesitation. This was obviously a triggering plot mission. If he hadn't come here to hunt the green python, he might not have been able to meet old Walter at all. Now he could kill two birds with one stone.
"Very good!"
Old Walter stood up excitedly, with tears in his eyes: "Thank you!"
Zhao Xi quickly said: "You're welcome, we originally wanted to kill the green python, but the green python is hidden in the lake. We can't go to the water to hunt it. Old man, what can you do?"
Old Walter said: "At night, as long as there is a moon, the green python will definitely appear, but if you want to lure it to the shore, you need to use other methods!"
A look of determination appeared on his face: "Leave this matter to me!"
Zhao Xi clapped his hands and said: "That's best. As long as you can lead it to the fishing village, leave the rest to us to ensure that it never comes back!"
Zhao Xi and his Yangmei team are absolutely sure that they can win the level 24 boss BOSS. The prerequisite is of course that the environment is favorable to their own side, otherwise they will drown without even fighting.
"It's great. I've been waiting for this day for a long time!"
Old Walter wiped the tears from his eyes and sat down again.
At this time, Xiao Wo put the boiled tea in an earthenware bowl and brought it over.
When Zhao Xi took the tea bowl, he heard Old Walter say: "Master Paladin, can you promise me one more thing? If I die by then, can you please help take care of my grandson?"
System prompt: Do you want to accept Old Walter’s commission?
Zhao Xi was stunned for a moment.
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