At the seaside, Zifeng used the eight trigrams he had learned from the secret records of Peach Blossom Island to find a good place for the dead children. Then, he followed the only surviving child and buried the children. Then, he took the child back to the cave and gave the wild fruits he had collected to the child.
It was likely that he had suffered a lot and had not eaten for a long time. When he saw a pile of wild fruits, the child did not hesitate, nor did he think about whether Shen Xiao was a good person. He picked up the wild fruits and ate them. He only stopped after finishing a small pile of wild fruits. Of course, Shen Xiao did not stop him. Looking at the child, he must have suffered a lot. It should have something to do with the Wood Cloud Stronghold!
Ding!
"System blue mission! Punishing evil! You have killed Yang Biao, the leader of the bandits in Wood Cloud Stronghold. You have received 200 exchange points! Exterminate all bandits of Wood Cloud Stronghold and obtain 150 exchange points! You have subdued all the bandits of Wood Cloud Stronghold and obtained 200 exchange points!”At that moment, the system's voice suddenly sounded. Shen Xiao was shocked and quickly sized up the child beside her. Seeing that he did not have any reaction, she heaved a sigh of relief.
Very quickly, Shen Xiao learned about the so-called mission system in her consciousness. The mission system was the same as the quality of the item. The red mission was the most difficult, and the white mission was the easiest. What made Shen Xiao curious was that the exchange points for subduing the criminals were actually more than for exterminating them. That was a little strange, but very quickly, the system gave an answer. It might be easy to kill a group of people, but it was not easy to subdue them instead of killing him. Therefore, the reward was naturally a little more.
"You look tired too! Have a good rest!" After understanding the general mission, Shen Xiao said to the child beside her. Then, she walked to the side and sat down cross-legged. She closed her eyes. The mission did not specify a time, so Shen Xiao was not particularly anxious. It was still daytime, even though those people's strength was not that great.
However, the so-called Wood Cloud Stronghold should have quite a number of people. Although his strength had improved by leaps and bounds after this period of cultivation, the chances of winning against a stronghold alone were still not high. Moreover, there was a mission to eliminate the Boss in this mission. The Sea-overturning Dragon, with such an arrogant name, should be quite powerful. Therefore, it was best to be fully prepared before attacking. Only then would he have a 100% chance of winning.
As the saying went, the best time to kill someone in the dark was naturally at night. This was already the best time because he had just killed three of them. Although he had thrown them into the sea, three people were missing. They might not be noticed for a while, but they would definitely be discovered after a long time. Therefore, even if the system did not specify a time to complete the mission, he did not have much time.
"That…that!" Seeing Shen Xiao sitting cross-legged on the ground with his eyes closed, the child seemed a little restrained. After hesitating for a while, he still spoke carefully. However, after a long time, he still didn't say anything. He just kept on saying…He didn't know what he wanted to say…
"If a man has something to say, say it! Don't be shy like a woman!" Shen Xiao was a straightforward person. Usually, he was too direct and straightforward. When he was working, he was the same with his superiors. That was why he offended his superiors and was fired. That was why he came out to relax. Even after experiencing all that, his personality did not change. When he heard the child's hesitation and indecisiveness, he was immediately a little unhappy.
"Please teach me martial arts!" Seeing that Shen Xiao had opened his eyes and was stared at by Zi Feng, the child was shocked. However, he quickly suppressed the fear in his heart and looked straight at Shen Xiao. At that moment, Shen Xiao actually saw a strong determination in the child's eyes. Moreover, there was no longer any fear from before.
"Why should I teach you martial arts?”Looking at the child's expression, Shen Xiao was surprised. She did not expect a child to have such an expression. At that moment, she recalled the feeling that the child gave when he was facing death…Yes! He felt like an injured tiger. Although he was injured, the danger was far greater than usual.
"Because I want to become stronger! I want to kill all the bad guys! I want to save the others!" After hearing Shen Xiao's words, the child did not hesitate or fear at all and spoke directly. When Shen Xiao saw this, her heart skipped a beat…That's right! This child seemed to have some connection with the Wood Cloud Stronghold. He was going to complete the mission, but he did not seem to understand the Wood Cloud Stronghold well enough.
"Others? Are you saying that there are other children like you in the Wood Cloud Stronghold?？”Shen Xiao was not in a hurry to answer the child's question. Instead, she took the initiative to ask. If that was the case, they had to think about it carefully. If there were other children, they could become hostages at any time. They had to be more careful.
"Yes! The Wood Cloud Stronghold was actually inhabited by a group of pirates. They would intercept passing ships, kill everyone on board, and seize their belongings. The children would be brought back by them to find out about our family's situation and offer conditions to redeem them. If they could not find out, or if their family members had already been killed on the ship, they would be left in the stronghold! They make us work every day and abuse us!”
Perhaps it was because he had experienced a lot, but the child clearly told him about his experiences and the actions of the Wood Cloud Stronghold. From his words, Shen Xiao also learned that the Wood Cloud Stronghold was a small stronghold with less than a hundred people. However, the Sea-overturning Flood Dragon that was the leader was not weak. It usually relied on intercepting some medium-sized ships to make money. To put it bluntly, capturing the child was akin to kidnapping. If no one redeemed him, he would be left behind to be a servant.
According to the child's information, there were six other children in the village who were slightly older than him. They were all captured when they were very young and had no family to redeem them. In the village, they were raised until they were five or six years old and forced to do odd jobs. If they did not do well, they would be punished. This time, they could not take it anymore and ran out together with a few children.
It was the scene that Shen Xiao had encountered. In other words, most of the children had been killed by the three dead burly men. The remaining children, including the one beside him, were still in the stronghold. Thinking of this, Shen Xiao could not help but feel a headache.
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