The old man was the influential figure of the Nangong family in the capital.
After Nangong Zhenghao was chosen as the village chief's disciple, his standing in the capital increased significantly.
However, the village chief issuing such a notice now made him lose face.
"Do you two know you were wrong?"
Nangong Zhenxing trembled with fear.
"Grandpa, I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have offended the village chief!"
"Me too, I shouldn't have offended him!"
Nangong Hongliu's face was ashen.
"What exactly happened? Tell me the truth!"
Nangong Zhenxing dared not speak.
If he hadn't instructed the steward to order Nangong Zhenghao to ask the village chief for equipment, this would not have happened today.
Nangong Hongliu looked at Nangong Zhenxing and shook his head.
"How can our Nangong family have a useless person like you? September, you tell me!"
Although Nangong Zhenxing was the main instigator of this matter, Nangong Jiuyue knew the entire story.
Under Nangong Hongliu's intimidation, Nangong Jiuyue did not dare to hold back and explained everything.
"How audacious! So you're in charge of the Nangong family now, aren't you? Jingtian, look at the good son you've raised, kneel here!"
As the current head of the Nangong family, he walked to the pond like a child who had made a mistake and slowly knelt down.
"Father, I was wrong in this matter. I failed to manage them properly. Punish me first!"
"Be quiet, who told you to speak? Do you think you can escape punishment? If this matter is not resolved to my satisfaction today, you don't have to be the patriarch anymore!"
Nangong Jingtian looked at his father in surprise. Was this a bit too much?
"Dad, isn't this a bit too much? At most, it's just an apology. Besides, he's just a village chief. I don't think it's a big deal!"
Nangong Hongliu suddenly threw the ruler in his hand at Nangong Jingtian.
"Useless! Do you think this game is that simple? The information I received is far more than what you have. Perhaps in a year, perhaps in two years, the entire world will undergo earth-shattering changes. If we don't seize the opportunity of this game, 'Mythology', we will be eliminated, and our Nangong family will be the one."
Nangong Jingtian frowned. Can the words of the game developers be trusted?
Although this game was indeed beneficial to the human body, it was only a benefit so far, and it hadn't shown many substantial effects. Therefore, whether it was Nangong Jingtian or the heads of other major families,
although they had entered the game, their main focus was still on reality.
In their opinion, with their family's scale, dominating the game was only a matter of time.
There was nothing that money couldn't solve.
"Father, what is going on?"
"Hmph, what's going on? I've seen the video sent by the military. The content is classified, so I can't tell you, but you must remember that even the military has infiltrated the game. Do you think this game is simple?"
Nangong Jingtian's face was filled with horror. The military's involvement meant that this game had its unique capabilities. This also meant that what the game developers said was absolutely true. If that were the case, the entire world would undergo a great change.
"Now you know why you can't offend the village chief? Currently, in the entire 'Mythology' world, the village chief has the final say. As the patriarch of the Nangong family, haven't you understood the current situation of this game?"
Nangong Jingtian nodded and said, "Of course I understand. Currently, the three major cities and Pingfan Town all belong to the village chief's sphere of influence. And the area that players can currently access is precisely within the village chief's sphere of influence. It can be said that the village chief has absolute power. If you offend him, you will be unable to move in the game."
"Since you know, you should know what to do."
Nangong Jingtian picked up the ruler that had fallen on the ground.
"Father, I know what to do."
Nangong Hongliu flicked his sleeves and left directly.
Immediately afterward, pig-slaughtering screams echoed in the ancestral hall.
"Ah, I was wrong, I'll never dare again, ah!!!"
Nangong Zhenxing cried out in pain on the ground, while Jiuyue watched with lingering fear.
Nangong Jingtian glared at Nangong Jiuyue fiercely.
"Don't worry, you're next. I've wanted to teach you two a lesson for a long time. You've caused so much trouble this time. If I don't teach you a lesson, how will you gain experience?"
The two mothers standing outside the ancestral hall, even though they heard their son and daughter screaming inside, did not dare to step inside.
An hour later, the two emerged, shamefaced, and entered the game again.
This time, they were going to apologize to Changsheng.
At this moment, Changsheng was already waiting for them at the entrance of the Pingjiang City Lord's Mansion.
They said they had something to find him again, so he could only stand there and wait.
Before long, Nangong Zhenxing and Nangong Jiuyue walked over.
"Nangong Zhenghao, it was our fault before. We apologize to you here. If you want any compensation, just say the word, and I can satisfy you!"
Changsheng never expected that the two would come here to apologize.
His master's words were indeed effective.
Changsheng's admiration for Zhang Pingfan grew even more.
"It's okay, I'm used to it anyway. I don't take these things to heart anymore!"
Nangong Jiuyue said coldly, "You should still state your terms, otherwise, it will be difficult for us to explain!"
"Alright, then don't come to me again from now on! That's the only condition!"
"Okay, we won't come to you again, but don't forget, you are part of the Nangong family!"
"You don't need to remind me!"
"Very good, I hope you can tell your master that we mean no harm and will never let this happen again!"
"Well, if there's nothing else, I'm going to level up!"
The two parted ways. Although Nangong Zhenxing and Nangong Jiuyue were extremely unwilling in their hearts, they had no choice but to say so.
The pain they felt had not yet disappeared.
Nangong Zhenxing had been beaten until his skin was torn and bleeding.
And all of this was because of Zhang Pingfan's words.
In the afternoon, as the expansion progressed, the moment the last bit of the progress bar was completed, Zhang Pingfan's悬着的心 finally relaxed.
【Ding! System Prompt: Pingfan Town has officially completed its expansion. Pingfan Town has been officially upgraded from a village town to Pingfan City, becoming the fourth major main city!】
【Ding! System Prompt: Pingfan Town has been upgraded to Pingfan City. The wild monsters outside Pingfan City have a maximum level of 60!】
【Ding! System Prompt: Pingfan City is now officially open to all players. Players can go to Pingfan City after reaching level 30!】
【Ding! System Prompt: Congratulations on completing the expansion quest for Pingfan Town. Reward: One willow tree!】
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