Chapter 275 - BACK TO THE SILENT MARSH (1/2)

”OH, Noctis! It's good to see you again. Have you been doing well?” the Gatekeeper suddenly said when he saw Luo Yan.

He glanced at the NPC. The other seemed to be much more energetic compared to the last time he saw him. In fact, he looked like he drank a gallon of coffee. ”Yes, I've been doing quite well.”

When the Gatekeeper noticed Shen Ji Yun's presence, he became even more excited. Luo Yan was no longer surprised seeing that after the scene of the other moon elves clamoring over Shen Ji Yun. He was already expecting the Gatekeeper to go on fanboy mode the next moment. But he didn't. Instead, he bowed respectfully to Shen Ji Yun.

”Welcome to our village, exalted one,” the Gatekeeper said.

Luo Yan raised one of his brows when he saw that.

After Shen Ji Yun nodded, the Gatekeeper walked towards Luo Yan and whispered, ”Are you friends with the Qilin?”

”Yes.”

The Gatekeeper's eyes suddenly turned brighter. ”Then could you drop by later at my cottage together with your friend?”

Luo Yan suddenly became suspicious. Why did the Gatekeeper's reaction differ from the other NPCs here? Could this lead to another hidden task? ”Sure. But may I ask why?”

”You see, when you left the village, I found a clue as to what happened to my wife. And I think your Qilin friend might be able to shed some light to it.”

Luo Yan remembered that when he saved Filli – the Gatekeeper's son – the other mentioned that his wife died from a curse after doing an errand outside the village. He smiled wryly. So, that was really some kind of chain task event and this would be the follow up. He glanced at Shen Ji Yun. This guy's presence was probably the trigger. The most probable reason he could think of was because he's from a Legendary race.

He looked again at the Gatekeeper. So, this was the reason why he seemed to be more energetic.

”I'll try to drop by later,” he just said, though he really wasn't sure if he could. Since he wasn't sure if they had enough time to capture that black dragon. Because later he still had to go back to his pavilion to meet with that Alchemist. He wondered if he would have enough time.

After the Gatekeeper said his thanks, they bid farewell and walked to the forest.

”Did that NPC said something to you?” Shen Ji Yun inquired.

”Oh, that.”

Luo Yan explained how he triggered a hidden event task when he was still in this village that involved the Gatekeeper and his son. And they most likely just triggered the follow up event to that task because of Shen Ji Yun's presence.

”I see. Maybe what happened to the Gatekeeper's wife was connected to one of the Legendary races,” Shen Ji Yun commented. ”Let's go later. Chain task like this usually give some good reward. And since it's a hidden event, the reward would probably be even better.”