In the village chief's room, Sister Qin and the four of them knocked on the door and came in with anxiety.
The layout of the room is simple and plain.
An old man with gray hair was carving a piece of rotten wood with a carving knife, seriously and carefully.
This person is the village chief of the Misty Village, the head of the southern branch of Cerberus, and the owner of the purple fire emblem with blood on his hands!
It is said that he has a contribution value of 30,000. He is a veteran of Cerberus and has performed more than 2,000 missions. His true strength is that of a high-level warrior, but he has already stepped into the semi-saint with half of his feet. He has rich assassination experience and can be called a ghost assassin.
, all things in heaven and earth are its blades.
Gao Gai was standing next to him, his attitude was quite respectful, the kind of respect that came from the heart.
"Senior!!" Sister Qin and the other four have never seen this legendary figure, but they have heard rumors about him. He is a legendary figure. In terms of bloodline and talent, he is actually not outstanding, but in this world full of people
Fight your way out of a dangerous world.
His promotion to the Martial Lord, and the current high-level Martial Lord, relied on repeated killings and insights, and he steadily reached the high end of martial arts step by step, and condensed his own killing field.
He was able to wear the Purple Fire Emblem, which also relied purely on the accumulation of contribution points. The number one figure in Cerberus personally issued the emblem to him, and he was highly regarded.
"Miss Qin, right? I've known you for a long time, and I often hear Gao Gai mention you." The old village chief showed a gentle smile on his face.
"Ashamed!!" Sister Qin was somewhat flattered.
"Tell me about it?" The old village chief put down the carving knife in his hand and looked at everyone with a smile.
At first glance, he looked like a simple old man. Like Gao Gai, he looked like a pure farmer and ordinary person. However, the four sisters Qin felt a deep sense of oppression and did not even dare to raise their eyes and speak directly to the old man.
See.
"We have already briefed Senior Gao Gai on what happened."
"Yes, I've said it all, but I want to hear what you haven't said."
"We..." Sister Qin and the four of them hesitated. They usually consider themselves calm and steady, but in front of this old man, they felt like children. They couldn't help but show their thoughts and put it on their faces.
"Don't be in a hurry, think about it slowly, I can afford to wait." The old village chief was very kind, but the more he was like this, the more oppressed they felt, and even his gentle words felt sharp in their ears.
The four people exchanged glances with each other, all very hesitant. As for what they were hesitating about, they themselves might not be too clear.
Keeping secrets for Tang Yan? Why do you do this?! Tell everything to Gao Gai and the others? It doesn't feel very moral.
The room was very calm, and neither the old village chief nor Gao Gai was forcing anything, but Sister Qin and the four of them gradually developed a strange feeling of being interrogated while sitting in a cell.
After a while, Sister Qin made a decision.
"We picked up Tang Yan in the Ehe Rainforest. He was very seriously injured at the time. We thought he was going to die at first, so we used him as bait to hunt. Later, Tang Yan woke up inexplicably and made an offer.
Let us protect him, and then..."
Sister Qin explained in detail what happened after meeting Tang Yan, including Tang Yan asking them to guard him, what happened in the mountain village, Tang Yan's inexplicable extra bodyguards, and what he was looking for for his partner.
But Sister Qin is not a fool. She deliberately concealed the information about Chocolate and Ling Pheasant in her statement. She only said that Tang Yan had a very strong bodyguard who was a killer.
Doing this can be regarded as leaving a way out for himself, so that he can have an explanation when he meets Tang Yan in the future, and it can also be regarded as protecting the principle... that he has always adhered to in his heart...
"He has a bodyguard? A killer of a high-level warrior?" the old village chief murmured to himself, secretly thinking about something.
Gao Gai asked: "How much do you know about his identity? Have you found any clues?"
Sister Qin stood up slightly and said seriously: "He said that he and his companions all escaped and have been controlled for a long time. They have forgotten what the world is like. He doesn't even know the energy we use
Shi, don’t know the situation in our southeast.”
"Oh??" The old village chief raised his eyes and looked into Sister Qin's eyes.
"If I have any lies." Sister Qin bravely faced the old village chief's gaze this time, because what she said was indeed true.
"Escaped? Lost his memory?" The old village chief slowly turned to Gao Gai in deep thought: "Has his bloodline been checked?"
"After checking, I can confirm that he has no connection with those big forces."
"Interesting things."
Zairos said: "By the way, he seems to have many lost friends."
At this moment, the attendant knocked on the door and came in, bowing respectfully to the old village chief: "Tang Yan is back, and he brought two people with him, one is a high-level martial master!"
"Huh?" Gao Gai was slightly wary.
"That high-level Martial Lord makes people feel terrible. How about..."
The old village chief stroked his sparse beard and pondered for a while: "Don't neglect the guests, Gao Gai, go and invite Tang Yan in personally."
"Village Chief, do we need to avoid it?" Sister Qin suddenly felt ashamed. After all... they ran away last night...
"No need. Come and sit next to me."
After a while, Tang Yan, Langya, and Youzhui were led into the village chief's hut by Gao Gai.
The eyes of Tang Yan and the others immediately fell on the old village chief. With the experience of Tang Yan and Lang Ya, they could naturally see through the extraordinary nature of this man.
The old village chief first stared at the wolf's fangs, and his heart suddenly suddenly felt slightly, and he spontaneously felt a sense of vigilance and danger, just like a sleeping wolf suddenly smelling the scent of other wild wolves.
Killer!! An extremely experienced killer!!
The old village chief directly defined Langya, and then his eyes fell on Tang Yan, staring for a long time because he noticed the details - Tang Yan was in front, the girl and the man in black automatically fell behind, separated on both sides, obviously the three
The 'leader' among people is Tang Yan!
Sister Qin and the four others stood up immediately, but... Tang Yan didn't even look at them. The four of them opened their mouths to explain something, but they didn't know what to say.
Gao Gai introduced: "This is our village chief."
Tang Yan took out the treasure box that Chocolate gave him: "Mission accomplished! This is the treasure box you want!"
"Oh?" Gao Gai was slightly surprised, and after checking the treasure box carefully for a while, he smiled: "You gave me a surprise, which turned the slave camp of Simetaye into chaos, and you can even bring it back.
Target."
The old village chief smiled and nodded: "Tang Yan, right? Well done. I've heard about it. The task is more difficult than expected, and the contribution value is more than fifty. I made a private decision and raised it to one hundred. Congratulations, it's completed.
Task."
Gao Gai said: "According to the regulations of the organization, the task value needs to be divided equally among all participants, but because you have the majority of the credit, I will give you fifty points, and the remaining fifty points will be divided between Miss Qin and the others. What do you think?"
Tang Yan agreed smoothly: "Yes!!"
"Mr. Tang, we deserve it." Sister Qin took the initiative to speak.
Tang Yan waved his hand: "You deserve it."
Gao Gai put away the treasure box and said: "Ximetaye has sent people to entrust Cerberus to investigate the whole matter and arrest you, but you don't have to worry, everything has been settled."
"Thank you, Senior Gao Gai, for taking your trouble. I brought two of my partners today, and they also want to join Cerberus. I wonder...if Cerberus is willing to accept it?"
The old village chief looked at Langya again for a while, and then looked at Youluo: "I am a rough man, and I always say what I say. Cerberus recruits all casual cultivators, and the original intention of establishing it is to provide a shelter for all casual cultivators.
, we will never recruit any asylum seekers, nor will we recruit anyone with a background or power.
So...give me a reason to accept you to stay in Cerberus, and to accept the two of them to join Cerberus together."
Tang Yan said calmly: "I can't give you a reason to be convinced, I can only give you a guarantee that we are not refugees, have no background, and have no power.
Our real purpose of joining Cerberus is to find an organization worthy of entrustment. It is definitely not the purpose of Cholera Cerberus, let alone spies sent by other forces. We are willing to accept any assessment, no matter how long it takes!"
The old village chief was silent for a while: "Cerberus always adopts an attitude of observing first before hiring uncertain participants. When dealing with particularly suspicious people, it will also take some extreme measures, such as... signing a blood contract!
The simple explanation is to put a curse on your body. Once we detect that you are suspicious, we can directly destroy you."
"Yes!! Please, I said, we will accept any assessment."
The old village chief looked at him seriously for a while and couldn't help but laugh: "If you don't ask me what type of spell this is, are you afraid that I will hurt you?"
"If I were the person in charge of Cerberus, I would adopt two attitudes towards people who are questionable. One is to observe, but to make exceptions for hiring. Not all doubtful people are bad people. If Cerberus wants to grow better,
We should be more inclined to the latter, and secretly observe them for a period of time after they are hired until they feel reassured, and then... train them with all their strength."
"Haha..." The old village chief laughed on the spot: "Little guy, are you giving me advice?"
Tang Yan looked at the old village chief: "I feel that today's matter is very simple, there is no need to make it so complicated. You hire me, give me a task, and I will carry it out for two months, or half a year, or even a year.
Before you completely trust me, you can observe and assess me in various ways, or you can prevent me from having access to your secrets. If you really still don't trust me, then expel me.
Or you can conclude now that I have bad intentions and refuse directly, and I can look for other organizations. Cerberus is my first choice to join, but it is not the only choice!"
"Okay! Have some backbone!!" The old village chief's eyes never left Tang Yan. This time he snapped his fingers cheerfully: "Gao Gai, get the Fire Emblem for these two friends. Starting today, they will officially join
Cerberus."
"Thank you." Tang Yan clasped his fists and looked very calm.
The old village chief stretched out his finger and nodded Tang Yan: "According to what you said, I will continue to evaluate you within half a year. After half a year, if you gain my trust, I will recommend you and your friends to the senior management.
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PS: The sixth update is here! Call for flowers! Thank you to ‘Hu Ben Malatang’ for the 10,000-yuan reward, and thank you to ‘Hu Ben* Rat’ for the 588-yuan reward!