Chapter 22: Re-exploring the Fire Spirit Cave
When I was sorting out my equipment, I glanced at the thirty pieces of fire spirit stones in my backpack, and suddenly remembered that the flying pig told me that as long as this thing goes out of the Fire Spirit Cave, it will disappear in half an hour. Now I have been out for about ten minutes, which means that the thing will disappear in a while. Should I wait for it to disappear by itself or throw it away directly?
After thinking about it, I decided not to throw it away. Instead, I touched it into the Fire Spirit Cave again, and canceled the sneaking, pretending that I had just come out of it.
"Stop." The two NPC spears at the door of the Huo Ling Cave blocked me and blocked me in the door.
I took out ten fire spirit stones from my backpack, handed them to one of the npcs, and said with a smile: "I understand the rules, there are ten fire spirit stones."
"You are still sensible." The npc took the fire spirit stone from my hand, raised an eyebrow at the guy next to me, put away his spear and stood back to his original position.
I saw this little detail, and I didn't leave immediately, but pushed the guard who collected the fire spirit stone and asked in a low voice: "Brother, why do you want this fire spirit stone?"
"This is not your business." The npc said coldly to me without even raising his nose.
Damn, what's the bad thing!
I raised my neck and snorted, "I would like to say that if you need this thing, I will give you a few more pieces. Since you don't say it, I'll throw away the remaining fire spirit stone."
Originally, I made up my mind that if these two NPCs were not mentioned, I would throw away the remaining fire spirit stones, or wait for them to disappear. But as soon as I finished speaking, the guard on the other side suddenly shouted loudly: "The thing about Zhurong Fire God. How can you, a lonely ghost, let it be ruined at will!"
Ha, I'm just let it go, it turns out that this thing is indeed useful.
My eyes rolled, and I turned around and smiled at the npc who was angry and said, "Don't be angry, this brother. If you don't let me throw it away, I won't throw it away, and I can give it all to you. But you should always tell me what the use of this thing is, otherwise I will really throw it around everywhere, and it would have ruined good things."
Just as NPC was about to say something, the guard who had collected my fire spirit stones before gave him a wink, so he changed his words and said, "We can't tell you too much about this. You just need to remember that you can give us all the fire spirit stones."
Don’t say it? I won’t ask if I don’t say it? Besides, you won’t say it now. I don’t mean you won’t say it in the future.
Anyway, I can see that these two NPCs are strict and the other are relatively simple in mind. As long as they can gain their trust, I think I will know the answer I want one day. Who makes NPCs in the world so humanized? People have weaknesses. No one can block their mouths when I want to know what Xiao Yin wants to know.
After thinking about it, the fire spirit stone disappeared anyway. I simply handed over the remaining twenty or so fire spirit stones to the npc who was not very strict. I smiled and said, "You two don't want to tell me, so I won't force you. I still have some fire spirit stones here, so I will give them to you. If you need it, I'll talk about it another day."
"You are so honest." Another guard said: "If everyone is as sensible as you, we two don't have to work hard. Remember, give all the fire spirit stones we get in the future to us brothers, don't ask too much about the others."
"I know, I know, I understand..." I slapped my mouth, patted my butt and was about to leave, and then looked back at the two foolish birds guarding the door. A name actually appeared on the top of my head: the one with a tight mouth is Huo Jia, and the one with a relatively honest name is Huo Ding.
Could it be that because I talked to them, can I see the name? Huo Jia, Huo Ding, it’s interesting, where did Huo Yi and Huo B go?
I was just thinking about it casually, but I didn’t care whether there were Huo Yi and Huo B. However, I actually saw a guy named Huo Yi at the gate of General Thunder in the north of Xuanyuan Tomb.
How hard these brothers have lives? How can they always look after the door?
The day before yesterday, I saw the token that was lit before the sunlight entered the cave. I guessed that there must be other tasks in the cave, so this time I went online, I didn’t rush to enter the cave to level up, but went to Xuanyuan Tomb to sneak around. I just sneaked to the gate of General Thunder’s Mansion.
Looking at Huo Yi standing at the door, I was very entertained and walked up to say hello to him: "Second brother, I look good today. Why are you here alone? Where are you?"
"Are you?" Huo Yi looked at me blankly, unable to remember when he met a ghost.
When I saw his expression, I knew I was right. A, B, C and D were indeed four brothers, and this Huo Yi was obviously the second in the ranking.
I walked up, put my arms around his shoulders intimately, and said with a smile: "Second brother, you may not be familiar with me, but Huo Jia and Huo Ding are good friends. I chatted with them for a long time yesterday. I heard that you are doing business here, so I came to see you."
Who knows whether we will make a special trip or a side trip? Anyway, I don’t need to make drafts when bragging with NPC.
"That's right." Huo Yi smiled at me, and then asked strangely: "Since that's the case, then you should know that the third brother is not here, so why would he ask me about him?"
Oops, almost broke.
I waved my hand and whispered, "I heard from Brother Huo that the third brother might come to see you today, so I ask you if he has been here."
"Really?" Huo Yi said excitedly: "The third brother will come to see me today? Could it be that the flame demon has already caught it?"
Fire Demon? What kind of fun?
It seems that when they entered the Fire Spirit Cave yesterday, the Sunlight under the knife, they also said that they were going to catch the Fire Demon. So, Huo Bing should be in the Fire Spirit Cave.
My eyes rolled and I smiled bitterly and said to Huo Yi, "The Fire Demon is not that easy to catch. The third brother said that there are not enough staff in the Fire Spirit Cave, so I want to come to the general to send a few more staff. Your elder brother and fourth brother want to guard the Fire Spirit Cave, and he can't leave for a while, so he plans to come back and run for himself."
The NPC in the world is really easy to deceive. After hearing what I said, Huo Yi no longer had any widows and shook his head and said to me: "Actually, the third brother is really. He told him that the Fire Demon is not so easy to catch. Now he finally wants to be open and is willing to bow his head to apologize to the general, which is also a good thing."
Apologizing for guilt? Why is it apologizing for guilt?
A small question arose in my heart, but I didn't dare to ask Huo Yi directly, but said in a circle: "You know that third brother, you are good at everything, but you have a stubborn temper. If he had figured it out earlier, maybe the general wouldn't have to worry so much. You brothers would have a few drinks together as soon as possible to talk about your brotherly feelings."
"It's still this elder brother who understands the hardships of our brothers." Huo Yi was so moved by us that he sighed and said, "You don't know. The general hasn't slept for several months for the third brother to accidentally let the flame demon go. If we don't catch the flame demon back one day, we brothers and others will not be able to explain to the general for a day. By the way, this elder brother, if you have time, you go to the market for me, do you have to sell Ningshen fragrant land? It won't work for the general to continue like this. The lady is upset all day long for this matter, saying that I can let him have a good sleep."
Ha. I didn’t expect that we cheated myself for a task, a Ningshenxiang, right?
I didn't go directly to the general to take on the task. I ran to the incense shop and bought a portion of Ningshen incense, and ran back and handed it to Huo Yi.
"Thank you, this big brother." Huo Yi took Ning Shenxiang, looked behind him, and said to me: "But I want to bother you again and hand over this bag of Ning Shenxiang to the general's wife. She was in the wing room on the left hand of the door, just tell her that I asked you to buy it."
The general's wife, I don't know if she is beautiful or not.
I took Ning Shenxiang back and entered General Thunder's Mansion.
The general's mansion of the demon clan is indeed extraordinary. Although it was built in this cave, the carvings of stone gates everywhere show the heroic spirit of the owner here.
I looked forward. Several teams of NPC guards were patrolling back and forth, and I guess the general's mansion could not rush around casually. I ran to the wing room on the left obediently, and smelled a strong fragrance before I even entered the door.
"Who is outside?" An extremely gentle female voice came from the carved stone window, which made my bones sore. I thought this general's wife must be a great beauty, and you can guess it just by listening to the sound.
I calmed down and shouted inward: "I am the Hundred Ghost Yasha of the Ghost Clan. I was entrusted by Huo Yi to send my wife a Ningshen incense."
"Oh, it's their brothers who think so well." With a creak, the stone gate opened and the general's wife walked out of it.
Wow! It’s so fragrant that it makes people fascinate.
I took a deep breath and looked up at the general's wife.
Damn! Can't see it!
The general's wife was wearing a pink long skirt and had a good figure. She was covered with a thick veil, making people unable to see her true face.
Could it be that she just sounds nice and is actually an ugly guy, so she has to cover her face to avoid scaring people?
I handed Ning Shenxiang angrily, nodded to the wife, and said politely: "The general and his wife are worried about the matter in the Flame Demon Land. The Huo brothers asked me to tell the wife that the general should take care of his health. Only with a good body can he deal with powerful enemies."
Although I don’t know whether this lady is beautiful or ugly, it’s always right to get the relationship well. I think there is always a reason for Huo Yi to hand me this task, otherwise why would we make a special trip?
The general's wife took Ning Shenxiang from me, sighed quietly, and said softly: "Actually, I also know that Huo Bing lost his mistake and let the Flame Demon go. If he had admitted his mistake with the general earlier, or... maybe he would not have fallen to this point today. Brother, can I ask you something?"
"Tell me." Of course I will accept the task if I have it, let alone the general's wife.
The general's wife looked at the side, suddenly grabbed my hand nervously, and said in a low voice: "Although you and I are only meeting for the first time, since you are friends with Huo Yi and the others, I can only trust you. I ask you to find Huo Bing in the Huo Ling Cave and tell him that the reason why the general sent so many people to the Huo Ling Cave was actually not to catch the flame demon, but to kill him."
"What?" I asked in a lost voice: "Why do people who hear me say they are the Flame Demon?"
"That was the general who deliberately asked them to say this." The general's wife said, "Believe me, everything I said is true. The general did not let those people tell the truth because Huo Jia and Huo Ding who guarded the Huo Ling Cave are Huo Bing's brothers. I ask you not to tell Huo Yi and his brothers, but only secretly find Huo Bing, tell him one person, and ask him to escape quickly."
"How could he listen to me?" I asked. There must be something like this, such as a token.
The general's wife hesitated for a moment, took out a sachet from her arms and handed it to me and said, "After you find him, give it to him, and then said Hanxiang told him to leave immediately, and he will listen to you."
Incense?
This general's wife really smells so good. Could it be that she is the one who is Hanxiang?
Her husband wants to kill the landlord but she wants to save him. She doesn't want people to know. If it weren't for her having an affair with Huo Bing, I really wouldn't think of any reason to let a woman do this.
After taking the sachet and putting it in my backpack, I said to the general's wife: "You told me not to tell Huo Jia and their brothers, then how do you want me to enter the Fire Spirit Cave? You also know that Huo Jia and I are brothers. If I sneak in and are discovered by them, I can't tell you something, they won't let me go."
"This is easy to deal with." The general's wife said: "You go to the square to find the guards there, and then say that you want to take on the task of chasing the Flame Demon, and the general will naturally give you a token. At that time, Huojia and Huo Ding will not make things difficult for you, just find Huo Bing as soon as possible. Remember not to tell the Huo Jia brothers the truth, otherwise the lives of their brothers will not be saved."
So that's how it is. It's all my fault if they can save their lives or not. As long as we do the tasks and get rewards, it's OK.
I walked around the edge of the square and found the recruitment list. It turned out that there were no mercenary guilds in the Eastern Continent, and all the public tasks were on this recruitment list. Of course, there were also orders shared by the system and players next to it.
The second time I came out of the General's Mansion, I held the Thunder Token in my hand and thought to myself: The General's wife is so beautiful and has a good figure. Unexpectedly, the Thunder General looks like a pig. No wonder my wife wants to steal a man by her husband. The lady asked someone to find Ning Shenxiang, maybe she wanted to murder her husband while he was asleep.
As the general's wife said, General Thunder did ask me to chase Huo Bing, but on the surface it was to capture the Fire Demon. Both tasks were related to Huo Bing, one was to kill and the other was to save. Which one should I do?
Chapter completed!