Luo Tian smiled and said, “Let me hear you call me Boss!”

Since he had agreed, Tang San didn’t hesitate much and respectfully said, “Boss.”

“Hahaha…”

“Awesome!”

Being called “Boss” by Tang San made Luo Tian as happy as a child celebrating the New Year.

He looked like a country bumpkin who had just turned nouveau riche.

Of course, he never cared about how others saw him. It was enough for him as long as it felt good. Being called “Boss” by Tang San was something he had never dreamed of, and now that it had come true, shouldn’t he laugh with joy?

At this time…

“Ding!”

The system suddenly gave off an alert.

Luo Tian was now 100% certain that the Tang San in front of him was the Tang San from Douluo Dalu. He felt more and more happy inside and said out loud, “Good! From today onwards, you are my, Luo Tian’s, brother in life and death!”

Tang San smiled and didn’t say anything.

Luo Tian looked at the sky and said, “It’s still early. Whatever you can’t let go, just tell me and I will definitely help you do it. That way, you can go to Misty Cloud City with me without worries.”

Logically speaking, there should be some sort of quest at this time.

Just like when he met Lin Dong, there would definitely be a quest. Even though the system had already given an alert and given him experience points, that didn’t prevent a quest from triggering. It was just that he hadn’t touched upon the key yet.

Tang San’s brow furrowed as he looked at the mountains in the distance.

The old man sighed softly and said, “San’er, don’t worry about the village’s affairs. We won’t die. You should just follow this good sir.”

When Luo Tian heard this, he felt a tightening in his heart. He became more and more certain that there was definitely a quest in this village. And judging by the looks of it, the quest rank wasn’t low. He immediately said, “Old man, tell me what difficulties you have, and I will do everything I can to help you. That way, Tang San can leave without worry.”

The old man lowered his head and didn’t say anything.

Tang San looked at the mountains in the distance with a hint of hatred in his eyes. Under his sleeves, his fists were clenched so tight that cracking sounds could be heard.

Luo Tian looked at Tang San and said, “Do you take me as your boss? If you really take me as your boss, then tell me what’s going on. If you just think that following me will get you out of these mountains, then pretend that I didn’t say any of those things earlier.”

After saying that, Luo Tian turned around to leave without the slightest hesitation.

The moment Luo Tian took his first step, Tang San suddenly said, “Can you really help us?”

Luo Tian’s mouth curved into a faint smile. He turned around with a serious expression and said, “How would I know if I can help if you don’t tell me? Even if I can’t help, I will do everything I can to try. Just because you are my, Luo Tian’s, brother. If my brother is in trouble, and I, as the boss, can’t help you solve it, then what kind of boss am I?”

A trace of emotion appeared in Tang San’s eyes.

Just as he was about to speak, the old man shook his head and said, “Don’t say it. Don’t say it…”

Tang San’s brow furrowed as if he was trying to make an important decision.

Before he came to a decision, a series of loud noises were heard at the village entrance. A thick aura of bandits permeated the air, along with a strong surge of killing intent.

“Everyone who isn’t dead, scram out here!”

“If you don’t scram out here this instant, I’ll send you to the Western Paradise one by one!”

“Hurry up! Hurry up!”

“Today is the day for you to pay tribute! If there’s too little, I’ll have to kill someone!”

Eight large and strong men gathered at the village entrance.

Each large man carried a machete on his shoulder and rode a black horse. Each horse flickered with strange auras similar to demonic beasts. But they weren’t quite demonic beasts, more like they carried a demonic nature.

As soon as the words fell, the village became chaotic with chickens flying and dogs jumping.

Right after that, the old man’s drunken demeanor quickly sobered up. He grabbed the large bag of xuan coins that Luo Tian had just given him and hurried out.

Tang San tried to stop him, but couldn’t.

“They’re here again!”

“They’re here again!”

Extremely hateful individuals.

Luo Tian asked again, “Who are they?”

In this remote wilderness, could there really be bandits? What could there be of value in this godforsaken place? What bandit leader would gain wealth in this kind of place?

Luo Tian couldn’t figure it out.

He was waiting for Tang San’s answer and was hiding his anxiety. If Tang San hadn’t spoken and didn’t ask him, then the quest he wanted wouldn’t appear. He couldn’t help but urge, “You can tell me anything.”

However, Tang San still didn’t say anything. He walked out and looked back at Luo Tian before saying, “You want to know what kind of difficulties we have, right? Come with me and see, and you’ll know.”

At the village entrance, more than a hundred people from the entire village were kneeling on the ground with heads bowed and bodies shivering. They didn’t even dare to breathe loudly, afraid of disturbing the eight fierce, demon-like large men in front of them.

“Is that all?”

“It seems like it’s a big difference from the amount I was told.” The leader said with an unhappy expression.

He moved his horse knife and placed it directly on the old village chief’s neck. He smiled coldly and said, “I think you’re tired of living!”

“N…no, no, I wouldn’t dare!”

“Sir, we really can’t come up with that much!”

“Sir, please be kind and put in a good word with Earth Dragon King. Could you possibly…”

Before the old village chief could finish speaking, the large man withdrew his knife in one fell swoop and decapitated the old village chief’s head.

Only then did he say with a smile, “No!”

Right after that, the large man pointed the bloody knife at the person in the front and said, “From today on, you are the new village chief. If it’s like this again next month, your head will be relocated as well. Hahaha…”

The strong men around him all laughed loudly in unison.

The large man stopped laughing and asked, “Where is the other girl? Why haven’t I seen her?”

Everyone kneeling on the ground trembled even more.

At this time, a girl of seven or eight years old burst into tears in her mother’s arms in fear. “Mommy, I’m scared! Qin’er is so scared! Mommy, Mommy, don’t hand me over! Don’t hand Qin’er over…”

The large man’s mouth curved into a hideous-looking smile. He stomped heavily with both feet and directly flew into the air, instantly landing beside the woman. He then grabbed her and lifted her into the air. He stared at the little girl holding her hand and smiled gently, “Don’t be afraid, little girl. Uncle will give you something good to eat.”

As he spoke, he took out a piece of candy from his pocket.

The little girl shook her head crying, not daring to take it. Seeing her mother being lifted into the air, she was even more frightened and turned pale. She shook the large man’s leg and said, “Let go of my mommy, let go of my mommy!”

“Qin’er, quickly run!” The woman shouted anxiously.

The little girl saw that the large man wouldn’t let go, so she bit him on the thigh.

“Agghhh~!”

“You damn dog thing dare to bite me?! The large man shouted. He then kicked the girl and sent her flying.

At the same time, Tang San leaped up and caught the little girl.

The large man was briefly stunned before glaring, “It’s you again, you damn brat!”