Tianyang was surprised to hear that the old man had two items in his hand, one of which could shorten the expedition distance and the other could wake up Lin Jianping.
At the same time, he glanced back with some concern.
Although Tu Ge, Gao Xinghu and others were standing far away, they were at the Heavenly Rank and had sharp ears and eyes. They must have heard what the old man said and knew that Lin Jianping was the Ultimate.
Unexpectedly, the old man seemed to know what Tianyang was thinking, and he chuckled, "Don't worry, they can't hear me, unless you want to tell them yourself."
Hearing the old man say this, Tian Yang was relieved, and then he looked at the old man and said: "Old man, who are you and why are you helping us?"
"You will soon find out who I am."
"As for why I'm helping you, no, it's actually helping myself."
The old man said impatiently: "Do you want these two items or not?"
"Yes, yes, yes." Tian Yang said quickly, and asked, "Then what do I have to pay?"
The old man looked at him, shook his head and said, "You can't. You still have a debt to pay to me."
"Go find two people and I'll make a deal with them."
Tianyang had no choice but to convey the old man's meaning.
Hearing that the item in the old man's hand had such magical effects, Tu Ge couldn't help but feel a little skeptical.
Tian Yang said: "I have dealt with this old man before, and thanks to him, I was able to resolve a crisis."
"I think these two items are effective, and he said he was doing himself a favor by doing this."
"So I think he won't do anything about it."
"Also, if we feel that the 'price' he offers is too outrageous, we can refuse it."
Since Tianyang said so, Tu Ge and Gao Xinghu nodded, and they walked towards the old man.
Coming to the 'Immortal Merchant', the old man glanced at Tu Ge and Gao Xinghu, then handed the door and the puppet to Tu Ge and Gao Xinghu respectively.
Then, he pointed at Tuge and said, "You, tell me a joke."
"What?" Tu Ge didn't respond.
The old man said unhappily: "What a joke, just to make me laugh. This is the 'price' of the door!"
Tu Ge finally understood and couldn't believe his ears.
The 'price' the old man proposed turned out to be a joke.
But Tuge was not the one who could tell any jokes. He was a serious person and usually taciturn.
Asking him to tell a joke is more difficult than asking him to fight a strong enemy.
He asked, “Can you change it?”
"No!" the old man said expressionlessly.
Tu Ge said in embarrassment: "But I have never told a joke."
"I know, that's why I made this request, so you won't think my stuff is 'cheap'."
The old man urged, “Hurry up, if you can’t tell, give it back to me.”
Looking at the door in his hand, Tu Ge could only bite the bullet and say, "Okay, let me think about it."
He racked his brains, his face flushed, and finally he coughed dryly.
“Yes.”
"Once upon a time, there was a crow who fell in love with a frog in a well."
"In order to see his lover sooner, he kept throwing stones into the well every day."
"Hard work pays off."
"Finally one day, the water reached the wellhead."
"But what came out of the well was not a frog, but a toad."
"Then the crow asked anxiously, "Excuse me, have you seen the frog?"
"At this time, the toad said, I am a frog, don't you recognize me?"
"The crow was shocked, but you... don't look like a frog at all."
"You are so bold to say that," said the Toad angrily.
"Who is it that throws stones at me every day? Look, I got a lot of bruises on my head!"
Having said that, Tu Ge listened.
The old man asked in bewilderment, "Is it over?"
Tu Ge's forehead was covered with sweat: "It's over."
"Is this the joke you told?" The old man snorted, "How cold."
"Forget it, a joke is still a joke. Okay, the door is yours. Here's how to use it..."
After explaining to Tu Ge, the old man looked at Gao Xinghu again.
As a 'mystery mentor', Gao Xinghu knew a lot of knowledge, even the jokes circulating in the market, he knew a few of them.
He looked at the old man with a smile and said, "Old man, what kind of 'reward' do I need to pay?"
"You can do it."
The old man smiled and said, "I want to know a secret about you."
Gao Xinghu was stunned.
Don't buy the 'joke' anymore
He asked, "What secret do you want to know?"
The old man put his hands behind his back and asked, "Who was your secret crush when you were young?"
Gao Xinghu almost vomited blood.
He looked around and saw that Tianyang and Tuge had turned around. They were chatting about something deliberately, and their smiles were as awkward as they could be.
"Um, can you change the question?" Gao Xinghu asked cautiously.
The old man laughed and said, "Of course not."
“And you have to say it out loud.”
Gao Xinghu suddenly became like Tu Ge, his face turned red and sweat broke out on his forehead.
After a long while, he gritted his teeth and said, "When I was young, I had a crush on Ms. Zhao Qingqing!"
Except for Tianyang, everyone else was inexplicably shocked and looked at Gao Xinghu with wonderful expressions on their faces.
Although Tian Yang was extremely curious, he ultimately did not ask Tu Ge who 'Zhao Qingqing' was.
But thinking about it, the person who could make Gao Xinghu secretly in love with him and shock so many Heavenly Ranks must not be an ordinary person.
The old man laughed a few more times, clapped his hands, and told Gao Xinghu how to use the puppet. Finally, he said, "The transaction is completed. You can continue on your way. I have to go back too."
He looked at Tianyang again, but said nothing, turned around and went into his tent.
The tent suddenly started to spin, and it kept shrinking until it turned into a red turtle with a bloated belly.
This thing fell to the ground, and before it knew what was happening, its belly was suddenly torn open, and another red turtle crawled out from inside.
Looking at this scene, Tianyang was shocked and felt that the old man's methods were very strange.
He easily dealt with the two black men, and everyone got back into the car, except Tu Ge who remained outside.
Following the old man's instructions, Tu Ge activated the item in his hand. The door in his hand that looked like a work of art jumped up by itself, kept getting bigger, and finally turned into an arch similar to the Krafft Gate, standing in front of the expedition convoy.
The archway opened, revealing a pitch-black space inside. After Tu Ge gave himself various defensive abilities, he walked into the door alone.
A few seconds later, he came out again, happily announcing that the item was indeed useful. On the other side of the door was the city once occupied by Sargeras, the 'Crimson Scar'.
Crimson City!
When they heard that they could reach the "Crimson City" through the gate, everyone was excited.
Excited, after Tu Ge got on the car, the convoy set off and entered the gate.
Tianyang was sitting in the base vehicle. He saw a brief darkness outside the window before he could see light again.
Sure enough, not far away was the 'Crimson City', and Tianyang could clearly see the twinkling crimson stars in the city.
Now that the item has been proven to be useful, everyone has high hopes for the 'doll'.
Everyone came to the outside of Lin Jianping's room. Gao Xinghu took the doll into the room and activated the doll according to the method taught by the old man.
Outside the door, Tu Ge and others were waiting anxiously. A few minutes later, Gao Xinghu came out.
He smiled and said to everyone, "City Lord Lin has woken up, but his mental state is not very good and he needs to rest. Everyone go back first. City Lord Lin said he will meet with you tomorrow."
After hearing this, people finally felt relieved.
Lin Jianping had already woken up, so they no longer had to worry about this level 10 super strong man meeting with any accidents, and they all dispersed.
When most people had left, the doctor who served Lin Jianping came over, called Tianyang, and whispered, "City Lord Tianyang, please stay. City Lord Lin has something to say to you."
Tianyang was stunned for a moment, then nodded and walked in.
He met Lin Jianping.
Not as Gao Xinghu said, Lin Jianping was in good spirits. He had gotten out of bed, stood at the window, and looked towards the "Crimson City" in the distance.
Tianyang came in, Lin Jianping gave a wink, and the doctor retreated and closed the door.
Lin Jianping then smiled and said, "Lord Tianyang, you should have awakened as well, right?"
Tianyang nodded: "I am already the 'Dark Wing'."
"This is the ultimate posture of the 'Avenger Class'."
Lin Jianping smiled faintly: "Sure enough, when I had a connection with the Lord of Tianyang City before, I was curious and thought that Lord Tianyang City, you might be a 'God of War'."
"According to some books, only one Ultimate will be born in each class."
"Only when the Ultimate dies can another Ultimate be born."
"The Lord of Tianyang City is from the East Continent. I know that the first 'Avenger' was born in the Skyfortress in the East Continent. I guess he must be the Lord of Tianyang City, right?"
At this point, Tian Yang naturally didn't need to hide anything, and nodded and said, "It's me."
Lin Jianping exclaimed: "Not only is Tianyang City Lord incredibly talented, but he is also extremely lucky. This new class has only been around for a few years, but Tianyang City Lord has already reached the Heavenly Class, and now he has even awakened the 'Ultimate Posture'."
Tian Yang shook his head and said, "Since City Lord Lin has also awakened, he should know that awakening the 'ultimate posture' is not a good thing."
Lin Jianping smiled and said, "That's true, but I think that even though the gods may revive from our bodies at any time, there is no need to be too pessimistic."
"correct."
"I would like to ask the Lord of Tianyang City how you fight against the will of God."
"Did you also use the item given by the 'Undead Merchant'?"
Tianyang then realized that Lin Jianping had kept him here because he wanted to know about this matter.
He shook his head: "No, but I can't reveal the details."
"But I can tell City Lord Lin that my example cannot be replicated, and it is not controlled by my own will."
Lin Jianping was stunned for a moment. After waking up, he heard Gao Xinghu mention Tianyang. Hearing that Tianyang was acting as usual, he thought that Tianyang had special methods to fight against gods.
But now it seems that although Tianyang is unwilling to disclose it, it also shows that his example cannot be replicated and is out of control.
After two seconds, Lin Jianping sighed: "If this is the case, the Lord of Tianyang City is really lucky."