Excessive ferocity due to caution

From the moment Zhou Junqiang revealed his murderous intent towards Zhao Yi, Zhao Yi had no intention of letting him go.

The reason Zhao Yi asked the old village chief to help capture him was because Zhou Junqiang was level 18 and dared to take risks in Zili Village. Zhao Yi believed that the other party probably had a resurrection item.

Higher-level players have experienced more dangerous situations, so their judgment is more mature.

They will not put themselves in a desperate situation unless absolutely necessary.

Since we've already confirmed they're the enemy, it's best to clear out their resurrection items all at once.

Moreover, this kind of thing isn't something Zhou Junqiang can just collect whenever he wants.

Without the resurrection item, he will no longer be able to revive the next time he kills Zhou Junqiang.

Looking at the pile of minced meat on the ground, Zhao Yi put the shredder away with satisfaction.

That's all.

After leaving the dungeon, Zhao Yi took the village chief's daughter and granddaughter with him and prepared to leave the place.

At the village entrance, many villagers came to see him off.

On one hand, there is fear.

On the other hand, they wanted to be sure that Zhao Yi, this fearsome figure, had left Zili Village before they could feel at ease.

In the past, they would never have allowed any woman in the village to leave, but now that Zhao Yi is the apostle of the mountain god, his decision is the mountain god's decision.

These villagers naturally dared not express the slightest reluctance.

Liao Yun was probably the only person in the village with a relatively good complexion.

His daughter and granddaughter have always been a source of heartache for him.

Now, the problem has finally been resolved.

"Father...you really aren't coming with us?"

Liao Hongsong bit his lip, his eyes filled with worry.

She has always been timid and indecisive throughout her life.

The only daring thing he ever did was elope with the butcher Sun Long.

The blame naturally fell on her father, Liao Yun.

Liao Yun went to great lengths to protect her and her daughter, enduring much hardship and suffering over the years.

It was precisely because of them, mother and daughter, that those old fogies in the village committee had an opportunity to take advantage of the situation!

In the past, they wouldn't have dared to covet Liao Yun's position!

Liao Yun glanced at the mother and daughter and said coldly:

"What will happen to the village if I leave?"

"You and your daughter are going out; don't cause any trouble!"

"And by the way, tell that bastard Sun Long that he still owes me 50,000 yuan in betrothal gifts!"

Sun Baibai pouted, blinked, and hid the tears welling up in her eyes, a mixture of reluctance and tears.

"Grandpa...take care of yourself."

Liao Yun patted the little girl's head, his expression softening slightly.

"Bai Bai, it's all in the past. Listen to your father."

We said goodbye to Zili Village.

Zhao Yi led the two women away, leaving the village.

Meanwhile, atop the clouds on the back mountain, within the temple of the mountain god, a pair of enormous eyes, hidden in the darkness, watched Zhao Yi's figure before finally disappearing completely...

...

On the way, Zhao Yi asked the two women about some things about Zili Village. Hong Song told Zhao Yi that each household in Zili Village could only keep one or two women to have children, while the other women had to be sacrificed to the mountain god.

Ever since the mountain god was corrupted by his unclean body, his personality has changed drastically. He has fallen from a mountain god who once brought blessings to the villagers into a monster that brings disaster and suffering!

Every year, girls born in the village are offered to the mountain god as wives, while boys are given to him as servants.

According to information revealed privately by village chief Liao Yun, the boys ultimately fared worse than the girls.

They were called slaves, but in reality, they were transformed into terrifying, unclean monsters through torture and pain.

Their bodies were constantly enduring terrible pain!

Their souls will never find peace!

Liao Yun paid a heavy price to protect the mother and daughter; otherwise, they would have been torn to pieces for their defection from Zili Village and betrayal of the mountain god!

After arriving at the railway tracks outside Zili Village, Zhao Yi contacted the train conductor through the system, who then drove the train to pick them up.

Seeing that Zhao Yi not only came out alive, but also brought two women from Zili Village, the train conductor was filled with admiration!

After sending Zhao Yi back to the abandoned station, Zhao Yi took the mother and daughter to the butcher shop.

After many years, the butcher saw the mother and daughter again and was stunned, thinking he was dreaming!

The face he had been longing for suddenly appeared made him feel extremely unreal.

It wasn't until Sun Bobo called out "Dad" that the butcher hurriedly dropped the cleaver in his hand, casually wiped the blood and oil off his hands, took off his stained apron and threw it aside, and strode towards Sun Bobo!

"Bai Bai!"

He hugged his daughter tightly, too excited to speak.

Liao Hongsong came to the butcher's side, smiling, his eyes filled with tears as he watched this scene.

After so many years, their family has finally been reunited!

While the three of them were cuddling together, Zhao Yi went to the butcher's shop, picked up the butcher's cleaver, cut off a large chunk of braised beef, sliced ​​it, and started eating it by himself.

The clown from the first-floor general store brought two bottles of wine to the butcher shop, sat down opposite Zhao Yi, and poured him a bowl.

"To be honest... you surprised me."

Zhao Yi clinked bowls with him:

"Zili Village is indeed very dangerous."

"However, things will soon settle down there."

A minor scandal made him raise his eyes.

"How so?"

Zhao Yi explained:

"There is a creature in the village that is almost extremely ominous."

"It threatens me."

"So I'm going to find an auspicious day to kill him."

puff!

As soon as Zhao Yi finished speaking, the clown sprayed a mouthful of wine all over himself!

"Are you crazy?"

It stared at Zhao Yi with an incredulous look in its eyes.

Zhao Yi replied:

"I'm not crazy."

"I'm really prepared to tear it to pieces."

If anyone else said this to the Joker at this moment, the Joker would definitely suspect that the other person had some kind of illness.

But when it came to Zhao Yi, the clown had no doubts whatsoever.

It was determined that Zhao Yi was seriously ill.

But this is not important.

Importantly, Zhao Yi successfully helped the butcher accomplish something that seemed almost impossible.

So, even the clown was somewhat tempted.

"Could you do me a favor too?"

Zhao glanced at it.

"benefit?"

The clown chuckled:

"I can give you a rule-based item."

Rule-based items!

Zhao Yi's heart skipped a beat.

Isn't that a tool on the same level as a body shredder?

This thing is quite rare; it's not even sold in the store.

Currently, Zhao Yi knows of only two ways to obtain it: opening Destiny Chests and completing certain NPC quests in the open world.

Moreover, special NPCs like the Joker, even if they have quests with rewards based on rules and items, will absolutely not easily grant them to other players.

Because the level of goodwill and trust hasn't been reached yet.

This shows how rare and precious rule-based items are!

Zhao Yi would naturally not refuse such a rewarding task.

"you say."

The clown poured Zhao Yi another bowl of wine and chuckled.

"Here's what happened..."

"My father, Lao Chou, made several guest appearances at the variety shows of Luan Jie Entertainment Co., Ltd., and almost every time he received a standing ovation. Many bigwigs and company executives praised my father's performances, and the host of the show invited my father to join the company on stage many times, which my father gladly accepted..."

"We entertainment enthusiasts spend our entire lives aiming to join this entertainment company and become a celebrated comedian. My father was naturally one of them..."

"He was once very close to his goal, but for some reason, he didn't receive a response to the job application he filled out many times."

"According to my father's last words, the executives at the entertainment company were probably too busy to tell the onboarding staff. He left me a phone number and address, but I've called the number many times, and it's always disconnected. Now all I have left is the address..."

"Because I have to look after the general store my father left me, I can't go out. Could you go and ask around for me?"

Zhao Yi took the note from the clown's hand.

There is indeed an address written on it.

However, in the abandoned city.

That map is not yet available to guilds known as "Hunter Guilds".

"By the way... the entertainment company from the Chaotic Realm has a small branch in Valley Suspension Town. If you have time, could you take some ghost money and go ask them for me?"

The clown transferred 50,000 ghost money to Zhao Yi's account.

Zhao Yi looked at the ghost money and nodded.

"OK."

The clown thanked Zhao Yi several times and told him that if he had any special difficulties, he could contact it and it would help him out.

[Congratulations, player Zhao Yi! The special NPC, The Clown, has slightly increased his favorability towards you.]

The system sent a message.

Zhao Yi pondered the message carefully, seemingly realizing something.

Special NPCs.

My impression of you has improved slightly.

The increase in favorability shows that the clown, this special NPC, is not as easy to win over as other NPCs.

The fact that the Joker is not easy to defeat also means that there will be many follow-up missions and rewards!

After the butcher's family finished their tender time together, it came to Zhao Yi and thanked him.

[Congratulations to player Zhao Yi! The killer's favorability towards you has increased to "Awe"!]

The butcher took out a finely preserved, bloodstained pig-slaughtering knife from his room and handed it to Zhao Yi.

"Thank you so much, Brother Zhao, for helping me find my daughter and wife. From now on, you'll be my big brother!"

"This knife was left behind by a mysterious organization when the strange event occurred in Moye Village. I became what I am now because I was tainted by the resentment residing on this knife..."

"I have nothing to offer in return, so I'll give you this knife; it might come in handy..."

Zhao Yi took the butcher's cleaver and his expression changed slightly.

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[Item: Oink's Blade]

[Quality: Special Item]

[Synopsis: After killing the Cardinal with his butcher knife, the Heavenly Butcher Oink fled with the blood-stained weapon. Later, Oink was captured by a mysterious force, and his butcher knife was left behind in the outside world...]

[Effect: The key to unlock a private sanctuary.]

[Note: Private instances are presented as dungeons and require one entry slot per month.]

[Oink's message: Chirp!]

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P.S.: I switched computers, and now there are no more garbled characters when pasting! Hahahaha!!!

Thanks for reading. I'm going to take a break and go poop.