Lan Yun-tian followed the voice and saw a girl standing at the entrance of the village, hesitant to come out.

She looked presentable enough, but her words were far from elegant.

Maintaining a friendly smile with a slight twitch at the corner of his mouth, Lan Yun-tian whispered to the teammate beside him.

"What's her background?"

"Reporting to Captain Lan, the people of Guyue Village say she seems to be a slave of Doctor An."

"A slave?"

Lan Yun-tian chuckled.

"Cut out her tongue."

The teammate was stunned.

"That... wouldn't be appropriate, would it? After all, she's Doctor An's person."

"Hmm... you're right, that's a bit much. How about we feed her some dumb-gu grass as a slight punishment?"

"..."

"What are you waiting for? Go feed her!"

"Yes, sir!"

The man hesitated, then beckoned two others, who flanked Chen Xiaomiao on either side.

"What are you doing? Guyue Village and Manshui Village have a friendly, class-based relationship, you said it yourselves! Don't mess around!"

Chen Xiaomiao was visibly nervous.

She hadn't had a chance to catch her breath while fleeing with the main group earlier. Now that she was finally safe, couldn't she even say a few words?

Chen Xiaomiao struggled fiercely.

But the two men beside her were surprisingly strong, far beyond what her 1 point in Force could overcome.

With one on each side holding her down, the man in front took out three blue blades of grass from his pouch, kneaded them into a ball, and stuffed them into her mouth.

"Eat it!"

Help! Help! Help!!

I just said a couple of things, is that worth this?!

Chen Xiaomiao struggled desperately, tears welling up in her eyes.

She felt wronged. In reality, she was forced to work by Manager Liu, working overtime every day, barely having time to play the game.

She could only hang up often, occasionally sneaking online to check the situation.

Tonight, she was supposed to follow up with the families of the drivers involved in that car accident, but instead, she encountered a bizarre pursuit in the game, burying her head and running with the group.

Although she was unharmed, she was exhausted.

Now, someone was getting triggered just because she said a few words? No way, right? Are the people of Manshui Village really that sensitive?

"Let... let her go!"

The three men from Manshui Village, who were in the middle of stuffing the grass, suddenly heard a voice from behind.

They turned and saw two young girls.

Ignoring them, they intensified their efforts, forcibly prying open Chen Xiaomiao's tightly closed mouth and shoving the grass inside.

The dumb-gu grass slid down her throat and into her stomach like a living thing.

"You... you!"

Wei Ba and Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu stamped their feet anxiously and trotted forward, but the three men had already released Chen Xiaomiao.

"This is just a small punishment for her disrespect towards Captain Lan. Remember, next time you spout nonsense, it won't be this easy!"

With that, the three men returned to Lan Yun-tian's side.

Lan Yun-tian glanced at the three of them and continued to gaze into the distance, where his horse had disappeared.

"Are you okay?"

Wei Ba and Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu asked with concern, but when Chen Xiaomiao opened her mouth, she found that she couldn't speak.

Anxiously, she pointed to her neck, indicating that she couldn't make a sound.

"...Uh, are you imitating Niu Niu?"

Imitating? Imitating my foot! I can't make a sound!

Chen Xiaomiao gestured frantically, but suddenly stopped.

That's right, Niu Niu!

After adding her as a friend, she quickly sent a message.

"Sisters, help! I can't speak!"

Wei Ba and Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu exchanged glances and shook their heads.

They didn't know any healing techniques and couldn't save Chen Xiaomiao.

Chen Xiaomiao panicked.

She didn't want to become the second Niu Niu.

Lan Yun-tian ordered the feeding of the poisonous grass, so he must have the antidote.

The question was, how could she get him to hand it over?

As Chen Xiaomiao was thinking, she saw a faint light in the far darkness, causing a stir among the team.

"A baddie?"

After the previous battle, they had no energy left to fight.

But soon, they were relieved.

As the light quickly approached, Fang Yue's figure appeared before them.

"Giddyup!"

On Fang Yue's horse was a person with a broken leg - Doctor An!

"He's not dead?"

Ma Ling'er in the team looked surprised, but quickly regained her composure.

The others cheered and went up to meet them.

"He lost too much blood and fainted on the village road. Fortunately, no baddies passed by, or he would have been done for."

Fang Yue explained as he led the group into the village.

"Are there any doctors in Manshui Village? Get someone to treat Doctor An first!"

"No problem! I'll arrange it right away!"

Doctor An had a widespread reputation, and Lan Yun-tian didn't dare to neglect him.

They were all working with their heads on the line, and who wouldn't want to curry favor with a skilled doctor who was willing to travel and treat people?

The group entered Manshui Village, and Lan Yun-tian quickly arranged temporary lodging for them.

With so many injured, Lan Yun-tian had to wake up more doctors for assistance.

Manshui Village was indeed much larger than Guyue Village, with a much larger population.

Their medical resources were also much more advanced, with experienced doctors whose skills seemed to surpass those of Hong, their village doctor.

Xiao Hu was wasting his time with Doctor Hong; he would be better off in Manshui Village or following Doctor An to Mo Village.

Unfortunately, Xiao Hu was worried about problems along the way and refused to come.

"So lively!"

"What happened?"

"I don't know, I heard some baddies appeared at the village entrance, and many people got injured."

"That's not right, why are there so many unfamiliar faces? Did new refugees enter the village? Haha! I can finally bully some newbies!"

Besides the villagers of Manshui Village, those who had already entered the village as refugees curiously poked their heads out, pointing and gossiping.

These people were useless at everything, but experts at watching the fun.

The villagers of Manshui Village disliked them, but after the previous baddie invasion, the village had suffered heavy losses, so they had to accept people to fill the manpower shortage.

Under Lan Yun-tian's orders, the large inn that was being used as temporary residence for the members of Guyue Village was quickly cordoned off by the guard team, and all irrelevant people were prohibited from approaching.

The Manshui Village players who were watching the fun were chased away grumbling, but they were still excitedly asking about the news, feeling that something good was about to happen.

"A big mission! Definitely a big mission! We must contact the people of Guyue Village, there must be missions to take!"

"That's right! Based on my years of gaming experience, they will definitely need our help, asking us to join their team or something. Once we complete the mission, we will definitely get a large amount of yang essence, maybe even divine weapons and martial arts manuals!"

With this discussion, everyone became excited, eager to rush into the inn and find someone to take on a mission.

Unfortunately, they were no match for the guard team and could only wait outside, hoping the escort team would come out themselves, or the cordon would be lifted, and then they could contact the escort team and see if there were any missions to take.

While they were imagining the escort team offering epic quest chains, Fang Yue in the inn had already approached Lan Yun-tian.

"Captain Lan, can I bother you for a moment?"

"Of course! I admire a man who can come to me anytime to pour out his troubles."

"... It's just, what's the deal with your Manshui Village's Lord Lan?"

Lord Lan?

Lan Yun-tian was taken aback.

"You want to know about Lord Lan?"

"Yes!"

"... That's a long story."

Lan Yun-tian suddenly changed his voice, slowly speaking in the same disgusting, mature tone as before, "Lord Lan is the guardian deity of our Manshui Village. No one knows what he is, or how long he has lived."