Who was this?
Old Fru's lips twitched whenever he thought of how many tis he explained his current appearance to those who couldn't recognize him. And the worst part was that at the rate he was going, he did expect to breathe through to the 12th Dan of the True Qi realm in another month or so.
Then when that happened and he got younger again, wouldn't he start explaining things all over the sa way he was doing now?
Sigh... If only he had successfully ranked up all those years back.
Then, he would've maintained his appearance and avoided all this useless Mombo Jombo stuff.
Alas... even the Village head, Yangku, couldn't rember him.
'Eh-erm!' He coughed: "Village Chief Yangku. It's ... It's Old Fru!"
"What?... Old Fru, is that really you?"
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The gang of n looked at Old Fru in disbelief.
Besides Miroku, the Village head's son, all the other n had seen Old Fru years back. Whether briefly or up close.
And what they rembered was an old man with very gray-white, long hair and a face full of wrinkles and aging lines.
So seeing him like this gave them a great shock!
But they also seed to understand why he suddenly got younger.
Yes! That's it! He broke through, didn't he?
Instantly, their blood boiled with excitent, as any struggling cultivator would when coming across this scene.
One should know that they were already sowhat old-looking too.
No... it was accurate to say that they looked like 45-year-old n.
It was just 7 years ago that people in their small village had an accidental encounter that made them shed their mortal shells and begin the road to cultivation.
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At that ti, they found a group of lower-grade pills in a sac that dropped off from the side of the road close to their village.
It looked like it fell off a transportation wagon or the back of a transport beast.
And maybe the traveling rchants it belonged to didn't bother looking for it because it was the lowest and cheapest pill for cultivators.
Yes. To mortals, the pill was heavenly. But once on broke their mortal shell, there was no use taking such a pill again
Of course, depending on one's talent, so people need to take 6 pills to break their mortal shells/bodies, while others only need 1. And the absorption rate for many might also be different, aning so people could use 3 years to absorb 6 pills while others used just a single month.
That was the difference between innate talent and trash! And at that ti, they found a massive gathering of these pills.
Of course, they first had soone validate one of them to see if they were suitable for consumption. And after that, most n in the village took the pills.
From then on, they did manage to buy a few low cheap techniques and breathing exercises that everyone could practice.
And as one would expect, life beca seemingly less stressful for them
Cutting wood and hunting for ordinary animals beca easier.
But they still dared not hunt Animals that also broke their mortal shells.
Anyway, when they took the pills 7 years back... at the ti, Village Chief's son, Miroku, was already 29 years of age.
But because he entered the 1st Dan, even after 7 years, his appearance resembled that of a 23-year-old.
The sa could be said for the other n.
They were all above 55 but looked 45 instead.
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Well, things in the village seed to be going great for them... That is until a new bandit group called the Fire Flas Bandits suddenly erged and situated themselves within close range to themselves and several other villages.
During this ti, they realized that their 1 Dan and 2 Dan strengths were nothing in the face of ultimate power! And that's why they ca here for help.
Back then, when the forr Town Lord was still alive, they had co here to ask for food relief during a bizarre food shortage period.
That is... out of nowhere, a strange occurrence happened that made the entire region seem affected.
Even Wenji Town at the ti was suffering too.
But luckily, the Old Che man gave them powerful elixirs in vials that reverted the land to its original state.
And after 2 months, their crops could finally grow again.
But more importantly, they didn't have to risk their lives hunting very often.
During that ti, they found that the fishes seed to have vanished, fleeing deeper and deeper into Large waters as if scared for their lives.
Even the streets had no fish in sight. And the village n dared not go towards the large water bodies deep in the forest since all sorts of creatures would be in it.
What if they get swallowed and eaten by a beast?
No! What about the other Beasts that would typically go to the water beds to drink?
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Additionally, during that ti, even hunting ordinary animals seed scared and decided to hide.
In short, the entire scene was too shocking for words alone.
But back then, a few people claid that during that ti, they saw a great light shine from the sky onto Wenji Town.
And by the end, the Town Lord's estate was brutally damaged.
No one knows if the light was the real cause of the famine or sothing else.
But during that ti, the current Town Lord of Wenji had provided food to any village or communities that had been affected sohow.
Of course, no one paid attention to the gossip and only felt that the Old Che man was kind.
After all, no matter how one looked at it, he saved them from starvation.
Chu Chu looked at the group of people curiously.
Old Fru seems to know them... but his predecessor had no mory of them.
So who were they?
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"Ah!... Young Master, this is Village Chief Yangku and his n... They co from the Hyu Village a bit further away from here."
Eh? ... The Hyu Village?
Chu Che took note of this. And likewise, the blade n also took note of Chu Che too.
Their eyes burst with excitent as if finally eting their prey.
So this was the Young Town Lord?
No doubt he had a striking resemblance to the deceased old man!
Yangku quickly bowed, and the rest followed: "Great Town Lord! We have co to plead for your help! Please, save our village... We are ready to pay any amount. So... Please save our won and children from being sold into bondage!"
-Silence-
Everyone walking around paused when seeing these n humble themselves so much before Boss Chu.
And even Chu Che was feeling embarrassed as well.
"It's okay. It's okay. I'll listen to you first, alright?"
Hearing this, the n all raised their heads with grateful smiles: "Thank you, Town Lord! Thank you for giving us a listening ear!"
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Looking at the adults who were about to cry joyfully, Chu Che could only shake his head wryly.
But soon, he noticed that they had mbership cards on them.
And almost imdiately, the system's notification popped out.
~Ding.
[Side Mission: Save The Hyu Villagers, and set up a teleportation point in their village.
Mission Rewards: None. The Host should already feel rewarded by doing this. After all, it will only continue to boost the Park's popularity.]
Eh?
Chu Che looked at his side mission calmly before turning towards the group of villagers before him.
"Well, since you're here, why not join us?"
"Join you?"
"Hmhm... It's ti to enter the world of Snakes & Ladders."
With that, the villagers joined Chu Che's group.
And off they went into the new realm.
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[Simulation Comncing In 3... 2... 1...]
~Swish!
The scene before the villagers changed.
[Welco all players to Snakes & Ladders!]
WHAT????
Miroku looked at the scene before him in a daze.
When? How? You! This! ... Sorcery!
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