Chapter 267 How Dare You Be so Arrogant without Help?

"There seems to be something wrong with the car."

The driver said that he restarted the car several times but failed to start it. He got out of the car and checked, then got in and announced, "The car broke down."

"What should we do?" A group of people looked at him.

"I'm going to make a call in the village to see if the company can send another car over," the driver said.

"Can't it be repaired?" someone asked.

The driver waved and got out of the car. Without saying anything, Xia Yanzhen stood up and followed.

"Huh?" The driver looked at him in surprise.

"I want to make a call too." Xia Yanzhen said with a smile.

"Oh, yes, yes." The driver showed a surprised expression, "Come with me. I run here often and am fairly familiar with the people in the village."

Xia Yanzhen nodded and followed the driver into Xing'an Village.

As soon as we entered Xing'an Village, information emerged:

[The first round of tasks has been completed. 】

[The second ring mission begins: Don’t leave Xing’an Village and spend three days in Xing’an Village. 】

[Second ring mission success reward: randomly unlock an ability, or take out an item from the imprint (team) space (optional), or unlock some enhanced physical fitness. 】

[Penalty for failure: Failure in promotion mission, random erasure of three abilities and then return. Insufficient abilities cannot be replaced, and those with insufficient abilities will be erased. 】

[During the second ring mission, depending on the situation, the third ring mission will be triggered in advance. 】

[Please select the first ring mission reward...]

"The rewards are still the same. I don't know how many steps there are in this promotion task." Xia Yanzhen thought to himself.

There was no choice for his reward, so naturally he took out a piece of equipment.

He originally planned to take out the Blood-Burning Sword, but Xia Yanzhen took a look and found that there was no Blood-Burning Sword in the imprinted space, only the Wrath of the Sun.

The Wrath of the Sun is naturally considered a piece of equipment, while the Burning Blood Sword and the Weeping Blood Spear are included in it and are not separated separately.

Xia Yanzhen only needs to take out the Wrath of the Sun, the Burning Blood Sword, the Weeping Blood Spear and other weapons.

Without any hesitation, Xia Yanzhen made the choice to take out the Wrath of the Sun and put the beads on his wrist.

The driver walking in front didn't notice that the person behind him had a string of Buddhist beads on his wrist. He led Xia Yanzhen forward, walking slowly and leisurely.

Xia Yanzhen observed his surroundings.

This Xing'an Village is larger than expected, but looking over it, you can still see that it is surrounded by mountains. Only the road you just entered connects to the outside world, and you will pass a bridge on the way.

A standard scenario where an island will form if something goes wrong.

The main road of the village is a cement floor, which looks quite clean, with three, four, and four- and five-story buildings on both sides.

It's a little different from a small bungalow, but it's not that bad in appearance.

It is a tall and spacious self-built house in rural areas. The decoration inside depends on one's financial resources. Some of them are well decorated.

Some are on the first and second floors, where commonly used areas such as bedrooms are decorated.

The three, four, and five floors above are all rough.

There were only a few pedestrians on the road. There was a small supermarket on the roadside. The driver said to Xia Yanzhen: "You are here, I will make a call first."

"Okay." Xia Yanzhen was not in a hurry about the phone call. He was just looking for an excuse and could just fool him when the time came.

The driver walked into the small supermarket, and Xia Yanzhen saw the boss behind the glass counter leading the driver inside.

After a while, the driver came out with a look of helplessness on his face: "It's bad luck. There was a problem with the phone line in the village a few days ago and it hasn't been repaired yet."

"Where's the signal?" Xia Yanzhen asked.

"No, I don't know what the situation is." The driver took out his cell phone and checked it, but there was still no signal.

"It doesn't matter to me. I don't contact my family much anyway." Xia Yanzhen said, "But what about those people?"

"We can only stay in the village for one night," the driver said. "We had agreed to be received by someone at the resort in the evening, but if we didn't arrive, they would definitely come looking for us."

Xia Yanzhen nodded.

The driver quickly walked out of the village and returned to the car. After a while.

A group of people got off the car and took out their luggage from under the carriage.

There are inevitably dissatisfaction and complaints on the face.

Monitor Cao Fang and the tour guide kept comforting everyone, and the tour guide even offered a full refund and a free group tour.

After all the hard talk, he finally calmed down his emotions.

A group of people dragged their suitcases into Xing'an Village, all that was left was the fatigue of the journey.

Everyone was standing on the roadside chatting, while the driver, tour guide and squad leader went to discuss with the village chief.

The driver and tour guide said that they knew the village chief and had some friendship and could ask him for help.

Xing'an Village is not small, but it certainly does not have a hotel.

There are two small supermarkets, one vegetable market, and several small noodle shops and restaurants.

There is a village clinic. If you have a headache or a fever, you can go and see one.

Dozens of people wanted to stay one night, and they had to go to the village chief to see if they could make arrangements.

Xia Yanzhen followed the three people and said he wanted to help, but the three people rushed back and asked him to "protect" the group of warblers.

Xing'an Village is quite deserted.

Except for the door of the small supermarket that was open, the doors and windows of the houses on both sides of the road were closed.

Xia Yanzhen did not go back for "protection", but wandered around the village.

The basic "form" of a village road is similar to a tree.

The road into the village is the main road.

In addition to the houses on both sides, there are also roads that branch off continuously. They are much smaller. The four lanes of the main road have become a barely two lanes. They are still on cement roads.

There are houses on both sides of the trail, and at the end there will be four, five, seven or eight or even more houses.

A little further inside is the foot of the mountain.

There are a few scattered houses on the lower part of the mountain, which are much "older".

Most of them are uninhabited.

There are also several rivers passing through Xing'an Village and converging at one place in the village to form a pool.

It's summer vacation now and the weather isn't too hot.

The current was so strong that the pebble beach on the river bank was submerged.

The pool looks relatively deep.

"Young man, where are you from? I've never seen him before. He's not from the village." Xia Yanzhen was still wandering around when the door of a house on the side of the road opened.

An old man who looked to be in his sixties or seventies came out and asked with a smile.

"Yes, I'm not from this village." Xia Yanzhen said.

"Coming for a trip?"

"That's right. The car broke down. I have no choice but to stay in the village for one night." Xia Yanzhen said.

"Well, why don't you stay at my house tonight? My grandson's room has been newly renovated, but he hasn't come back yet, so it's empty and no one has lived in it." The old man said with a smile.

But his expression was rather cold and his smile was cold.

It doesn't look like hospitality at all.

Even if it is not a village in the mission world where promotion missions are carried out.

It also looks a bit weird.

"Okay." Xia Yanzhen agreed immediately.

It was the old man's turn to be stunned, and then he laughed again: "That's a good feeling."

"Does the old man live alone?" Xia Yanzhen asked.

"Well, my children and grandchildren are not around, and the rooms have been prepared for them. They can't go back home a few times a year." The old man sighed.

"Where's your wife?" Xia Yanzhen started talking.

"I died of illness a few years ago," the old man said.

"My condolences." Xia Yanzhen said without emotion.

The old man shook his head: "We should have looked away. At our age, we might not be able to wake up one day, and our legs would be gone with just one kick."

"Can I go in for a drink of water?" Xia Yan really couldn't empathize.

The old man nodded and welcomed Xia Yanzhen into the house.

There is a smooth cement floor inside, which is empty, with some rather old furniture, and the walls are painted with white paint.

The lighting in the room is not very good and it is a bit dim.

But in summer, it's cool.

At night, open the front and rear doors so that the night breeze can cool you down.

The old man took Xia Yanzhen to the kitchen at the back and poured him a glass of water.

Xia Yanzhen took it and drank it in one gulp: "Old man, can I go see the bedroom?"

"Okay." The old man agreed and walked towards the stairs first.

"There are no handrails on this staircase. Isn't it dangerous?" Xia Yanzhen asked.

The stairs leading to the second floor in the house are also made of smooth cement and have no handrails, which is not very friendly to the elderly.

"I'm used to it." The old man chuckled, holding on to the wall on one side and walking up slowly, "I usually live downstairs."

Arriving on the second floor, the old man pointed to a south-facing room and said, "How about staying here at night?"

Xia Yanzhen looked over and saw that this was a specially decorated room where you had to take off your shoes before entering.

There is a wooden floor slightly higher than the cement floor, a large bed inside, and a TV opposite the bed.

There were some sundries placed on the bedside table, and the quilt on the bed was still bright red, which was very coquettish.

"I'm not used to living in a place where others have lived." Xia Yanzhen shook his head, expressing his disapproval. .

"How can you not? I haven't lived in it since it was renovated."

"Aren't those things yours?" Xia Yanzhen said, pointing to the clutter on the bedside table.

Those are personal items such as water bottles.

"...I want to watch TV here." The old man replied dryly.

"There's a TV downstairs, too."

"The TV downstairs is too small. I'm old, and it's comfortable for my eyes to watch a big TV." The old man said, gradually showing a fierce look, "Young man, I kindly asked you to stay for one night, and you still resisted. Isn't that okay?"

"Oh, are you angry?" Xia Yanzhen said.

"Of course, a brat like you who doesn't know how to respect your elders needs a good education." The old man showed a twisted smile, "Don't worry, there is no one at home and the neighbors are not here. You can shout louder and no one will hear you. of."

"No one?" Xia Yanzhen further confirmed.

"Even if there is someone, don't expect anyone to save you." The old man smiled, showing two rows of very neat teeth.

"How dare you be so arrogant without help?"

Xia Yanzhen kicked him out.

The old man reached out and grabbed Xia Yanzhen's shoes.

"Oh?" Xia Yanzhen raised his eyebrows, "It seems you are no ordinary person." As he said that, he exerted force with his left foot.

The old man rolled backwards like a cannonball and flew out, smashing the wooden door of the room behind him and crashing into the room.

At the beginning of this kick, Xia Yanzhen didn't use any force at all.

It was the power to kick an ordinary person over, but to my surprise, the old man was able to defend himself.

Far more powerful than he looks.

One day later, I still feel uncomfortable, and the pain has moved to the left side.

It's close to the heart. I'm a little panicked. I won't wait any longer. I'll go to the hospital to check and rule it out tonight. There's only one update today. Please forgive me.