Ding Liu is a broker who wanders between the town and the mountain trails all year round. After all, Chiyu Villa is well-known in the martial arts world. Although no one comes to visit for no reason, people from the martial arts world will come here every now and then, visiting it like a tourist attraction... uh, to pay homage. Sometimes out of curiosity, or pretending to be curious, I would naturally want to ask about the situation at the villa. According to experience, at this time, you should ask the well-informed people in the town at the foot of the mountain. But in fact... Ding Liu is a member of the assassination organization led by the villa's steward He Ren, and is specifically responsible for intelligence. The truth is, you trap me and I trap you. The world is dangerous and hard to guard against. Liu Yuan glanced at him, not showing any surprise, but rather a familiar look: "No need for directions, I have a question." Ding Liu, in the Novice Village, left a deep impression on this NPC. Because most of the tasks during the novice period require him to complete a stage.
Things like delivering things, finding cats and dogs, running errands, and all sorts of side quests are basically all posted on his end. It can be seen how extensive this person's network of contacts is in the town. People go to him for everything and he is very close to the grassroots level of the people. Ding Liu nodded repeatedly: "Just ask." Liu Yuan lowered his head, and suddenly narrowed his eyes and smiled: "Have you recovered from the arrow wound in your knee twenty years ago?" Ding Liu's expression froze for a moment, then he immediately smiled: "Master, I don't understand what you are saying. My knees are fine, but my legs are a little short. You can't make fun of me." He jumped on the spot, and his fat ball shook, making a "DuangDuang" sound. Liu Yuan kept smiling and waved his hand: "I'm not laughing at you, I just suddenly remembered something funny. I don't have anything to help you with, go find someone else to do business with." After saying that, he walked towards the alley. What he said was true. Although he had just taken Yue Longzhang's storage bag back from Ma Shu, there were only spirit stones in it, no money. Liu Yuan took two steps and then stopped, turning back and saying, "If I remember correctly, a group of people from Jianghu will come here in a few days, and they have Yunhan Jade in their hands." Then, leave again. When Liu Yuan walked away and his back disappeared in the alley, Ding Liu's smile immediately fell. He rubbed his hands together, and there was a sound of metal clashing. If you look closely, you will find that his chubby palms suddenly became muscular and the skin became black and hard with a metallic luster. The hard skills practiced in the martial arts world cannot reach this level. Only cultivators of immortality have the magical power to change their body shape. Ding Liu, the broker who roams the market, is an immortal cultivator. "Twenty years ago, I defected from the Biluo Mansion and was shot through the knee by a flaming arrow. Although I recovered later, the root of the disease still remained. How did this person know?" Ding Liu murmured. "And I have been looking for Yun Hanyu..."
Ding Liu, who was puzzled, certainly didn't know that he had once issued a task to players called "The old soldier is not dead, just has a sore knee." - Liu Yuan walked around for a few times and finally found the location of Xie's mansion. There is a tall gate and a large courtyard, with a few banana leaves sticking out from inside the gate, which seems out of place with the surroundings. As for Ding Liu's reaction, he is now a distinguished guest of Chiyu Villa. Ever since he was rescued by Gu Feidao twenty years ago, Ding Liu has been loyal to this Marquis Ding'an. Without Gu Feidao's permission, he naturally would not be hostile to Liu Yuan. Moreover, Liu Yuan also showed him a clear way forward. Liu Yuan was stunned. This is a side quest indeed, but we are not in the game now and Ding Liu will not give any rewards. What's more, he can hardly protect himself now, so why would he do a few side quests? "Fuck, I'm used to taking on side quests." Liu Yuan, with a melancholy look on his face, stood in front of the door of Xie's house. The guards at the door hesitated when they saw his look. This person, this look... Could it be that you were once pissed off by your master using that trick of “I’m blatantly not seeing you but I’m still playing the piano for you in the yard”? But I have no impression. The security guard felt it was a difficult situation for a moment, not knowing how to deal with the guest who had the determination to come a second time. Chapter 17: I Was Here First Liu Yuan and the security guard looked at each other affectionately for three seconds, somewhat confused. Why does he look so sorry towards me? "Cough cough." Finally, Liu Yuan was the first to speak: "Xie Qian, you're not home today either?" Oh no! He is here to seek revenge! The guard immediately became alert and not only called the master by his name, but also used the word "also", which was too obvious. Moreover, he had a fierce look in his eyes and revealed a murderous aura. Even though he looked like a weak scholar, he must have killed someone not long ago. "My master is at home today..." The experienced and reasoning guard paused and said in a friendly manner, "He is at home today." "?" This time it was Liu Yuan who was confused. Your approach is wrong. The guard saw the black-haired young man frowning, as if he was very dissatisfied, and he understood everything in his heart.
So you are fishing after all, right? As long as he says that the master is not at home, the other side will take action directly and fight all the way in. Humph, he has seen through this routine! The guard gave himself a thumbs up for his cleverness. Liu Yuan thought that after all, they were now in the game world, so it was understandable that there were some differences. If someone is there, he can visit. "Can I go in then?" Liu Yuan pretended to walk up the jade steps in front of the door. “Hey hey hey——” The security guard quickly stopped him, “No!” Liu Yuan stopped and looked kindly: "Why not?" The guard was stunned for a moment, scratched his cheek, and said in embarrassment: "Today, today is not possible, my master is receiving guests now..." Liu Yuan questioned, "We are both guests, but they can come in, but I, Liu Junxuan, can't?" The guard was speechless for a moment, his eyes were blank for a long time, and suddenly he clenched his left fist and hit his right palm, and suddenly realized: "This is different, the master is receiving other guests, the atmosphere will be very awkward if you go in, and the master doesn't know who to entertain, and what if they are discussing something important, so you can't go in now!" "..." Liu Yuan looked at the guard, who looked very righteous and excited, and felt a subtle and complicated feeling in his heart. Why does he seem to think I will just charge in? I haven't interacted much with this security guard in the game, and I didn't know he had such a personality. He's quite lively. "Well...what if I have an appointment with your master?" Liu Yuan felt that he had started to fool people. Just fool people when you need to. The favorability gained by giving away items will not decrease. There is nothing wrong with cheating. Players who spend money on games are so arrogant. "A date? This..." The guard was stunned. Liu Yuan continued: "Since we have an appointment, then I am the one who came first. I was obviously the first one to come, why can't you let me in?" Why do you feel something is weird? The guard was completely confused, but he couldn't find any logical loopholes. The most important thing was... His master didn't even let him chase them away. "Okay... okay, you come with me." The guard opened the door reluctantly. Liu Yuan was led into the house and took a look at the layout of the mansion. There were small bridges, flowing water, rockery and real trees, pavilions and towers. It was a very elegant Su-style garden with twists and turns and shaded areas.
I marvel at the rich people in my heart. He had never entered this map in the game, or rather, no player had ever entered it. In the Novice Village, this map is the only one that is still undeveloped. The others have already been turned inside out by players. What? Robbery? Can what the players did be called burglary? This is called collecting materials for something important that can affect future development. Under the guidance of the guard, Liu Yuan passed by a cool lotus pond and came to a pavilion beside the pond. Although he tried his best to suppress his envy, Liu Yuan still couldn't help but look around a few more times. One of his greatest wishes before was to have a house like this. Of course, he was not talking about the entire Xie Mansion. Only Jack Ma could create a garden of this level. He just wanted a small yard like the lotus pond, with some plants planted around it, so it could provide some shade in the summer. "My friend, do you seem to like this yard very much?" A refined and easy-going baritone. Although I haven't heard it for a long time, I still want to know what it means to beat someone up. Liu Yuan looked in the direction of the sound and discovered that the lowest level of the pavilion was connected on both sides, shaped like a pavilion, with pillars and railings on all four sides supporting the weight. From here, one could see directly to the lotus pond on the other side. There are long landscape silk paintings hanging all around, some of which are fully framed, while others are just a piece of silk, fluttering slightly in the wind. In the middle of the hall, there was a desk with three people sitting on it. The one sitting at the top was a man in his thirties, with loose black hair, handsome features, a thin figure, and a pair of eyes as dark as thick ink. He was wearing a green robe with a Buddha head pattern, and only a white shirt underneath. He was holding a brush in his hand and seemed to be painting. It was Xie Qian. Judging from his appearance, Xie Qian is definitely worthy of the description of a modest gentleman, gentle as jade, and he even has some of the unrestrained and uninhibited nature of the famous scholar Xie Jin. On the desk were the four treasures of the study and a guqin. ...I guess this guy played this piano to piss off all the players, but they were helpless, so much so that the forum offered a reward for Xie Qian's information, allowing Liu Yuan to get an advantage. Liu Yuan complained in his heart, and when he moved his eyes upwards, he saw the golden progress bar. Gold represents card drawing. Liu Yuan was very pleased that his food was not in vain. Look, isn’t this a room full of experience scrolls hanging? Free!
Apart from Xie Qian, the two people kneeling opposite him should be the guests he was receiving. One old and one young, one man and one woman. The old man had a hunched back and was wearing a soft white robe. His entire back was arched and looked a little scary. His face was covered with wrinkles, his white hair was fixed with a wooden hairpin, the sides of his neck and cheeks were covered with rough veins like dark green bark, and so were his slender fingers. He turned his head and looked at Liu Yuan out of the corner of his eye. His narrow eyes had the dark golden vertical pupils of an animal. As for the woman, she sat quietly with her fingers crossed on her knees. She had a fair and pretty face, a pair of bright and tender eyes, and was also wearing a white robe.