Asking Fu Dongliu to take charge of those people, Xu Yan went directly into the village to find Niu Jingang.
"Finally here!" Niu Jinjiang said with a smile: "I feel uncomfortable staying in this poor place, but I can finally enter the mountains."
"Brother, it will only become more uncomfortable in the mountains!" Ergou quickly reminded.
"I know, I know, aren't I just expressing my eagerness to go into the mountains!" Niu Jingang laughed heartily.
Honglian on the side raised her eyebrows slightly, as if she noticed something strange about Xu Yan.
"Are the wrong people here? Did they also hire help?"
"Probably not." Xu Yan smiled, "It was Shi Shouya with his son and two nephews. You should have seen them."
Niu Jingang also noticed something was wrong with Xu Yan's expression, and asked curiously: "Then what are you..."
"I suddenly thought, since Shi Shouya and the others have designated to meet at this village, would they have known that the people in the village raise Gu?"
Xu Yan smiled and said: "After all, you said before that the Shirenzhai people have been active around Yunzhou, and they know this place relatively well."
Niu Jingang was stunned for a moment and said with a smile: "Doctor Xu, you are too worried!"
They probably don’t know about it. I mentioned it before, but they’ve only heard of such a village.”
"And haven't we talked before? They are both cursed people. Shirenzhai and Niujiadong have not recorded each other. Maybe it's just because they are not sure of their positions."
"We went through life and death together last time, so there should be no problem."
"Maybe I'm too nervous!" Xu Yan smiled, "By the way, how many people were there last time you went into the mountains together?"
"There are also four people. Shi Shouya brought his son and two nephews." Honglian glanced at Niu Jinjiang and said, "Doctor Xu, did you find anything wrong?"
Xu Yan pondered for a while.
"How should I put it? I always feel like he was surprised to see me after he came."
"Doctor Xu, this is normal!" Ergou said curiously: "This is originally the village of the mountain people. When outsiders come, everyone will think that they meet the mountain people first, right?"
"Yeah, it seems reasonable." Xu Yan smiled, "Let's go, there's nothing else to do, let's go over and greet him!"
"Oh, by the way, I really don't like to appear in public, so just treat me as the doctor accompanying the team. After all, Lao Fu was once a member of the Taoist sect, so just treat me as a consultant and listen to him in everything!"
This is strange, even a bit inexplicable.
However, the Niu family brothers and sisters have gone treasure hunting with Xu Yan a few times, and I have the impression that whatever Xu Yan proposes, no matter how strange it is, is always reasonable.
So Niu Jingang took the lead and nodded in agreement, and Ergou and the others naturally had no objections.
Niu Jingang rushed to greet Shi Shouya and others, but Honglian deliberately lagged a few steps behind and asked in confusion: "So, there is a problem with those people, right?"
"Why do you say that?" Xu Yan asked with a smile without comment.
"It's impossible for you to ignore a problem that even second brother can think of." Honglian curled her lips and whispered: "So, when those people from Shiren Village showed up, their reaction should be very wrong!"
She spoke very firmly, not sure whether she believed in her own judgment or Xu Yan's shrewdness.
Xu Yan narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Miss Honglian is still the backbone after all. This is good."
"I do feel that something is wrong with Shi Shouya and the others. His reaction was more like he was surprised that we were safe and he repeatedly confirmed how to deal with the poisonous bug."
"I passed the matter on to you and Lao Fu, it seems more reasonable."
Honglian frowned, but actually the matter had been explained quite clearly.
The reaction of the people from Shirenzhai when they arrived must have been ambiguous.
Even if Xu Yan describes it, it will make people feel reasonable.
But the problem is that Xu Yan is the one who actually faces their first reaction, so only he knows some of the details, and it's not even easy to describe them.
"I'm actually also worried. They are the first group of treasure hunters like us we have encountered in these years. What if they are really competitors?" Honglian Liu frowned slightly.
"You don't have to think about these things for now!" Xu Yan shook his head and said, "There is one more thing you can pay attention to."
"After last time, you came back to me for help. Why did you come to me?"
Honglian was slightly stunned, "Because the situation is more complicated than what we have encountered before. The benefits are high but the risks are also great. In this case, of course we have to ask you for help."
"Even if you don't come, my eldest brother will find a way to find a team of familiar treasure hunters. Some people will be tempted to follow. After all, everyone knows that those who dare to enter the Hundred Thousand Mountains are large troops. Without people, the risk is higher.
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"Yes!" Xu Yan exhaled: "It's very obvious."
"Then why is there only four of them in Shiren Village last time, but this time there are only four of them?"
"They are near Yunzhou, we are all here, why do they come later?"
Honglian's beautiful eyes were stunned, and then her eyebrows knitted together.
After hearing this, she went from being just a little skeptical to completely questioning and vigilant.
At this time, Niu Jingang and others had already arrived together with the people from Shiren Village.
Perhaps the last shared experience really narrowed the distance between them, and they seemed to be very enthusiastic about each other.
However, Shi Shouya looked for opportunities to know more about Fu Dongliu. Niu Jinjiang finally listened to Xu Yan's words and showed respect for Lao Fu, but refused to say more.
Lao Fu is also a good actor. He walked proudly at the front with his hands behind his back, as if it was natural.
Anyway, the few people behind him couldn't see his expression, so he simply blinked at Xu Yan from a distance, as if he was giving a signal.
Xu Yan ignored him, just took a slight side step and came to Honglian's side naturally.
Hong Lian's pretty face was slightly red. She knew clearly that Xu Yan was deliberately keeping a low profile and lowering his presence, but he still couldn't help but feel his heart beat faster.
Bastard, he is obviously just acting, Honglian, you are so disappointing, your heartbeat is speeding up, don't speed it up!
The more she thought about it, the more she couldn't help but think about it, her pretty face turned bright.
Shi Shouya saw that Niu Jinjiang was unwilling to mention Xu Yan in vain, and thought it was too confidential to say more, so he simply changed the subject.
He raised his eyes and saw Xu Yan and Hong Lian. He laughed in a low voice and said, "Nephew Niu Xian, this little doctor Xu you brought this time has good medical skills?"
"That's not bad, Doctor Xu, he is..." Ergou spoke first when he heard this. He is Xu Yan's biggest fan.
"Ha, yes, the medical skills are very good!" Niu Jinjiang glared at Ergou and said with a smile: "If you encounter some harmful substances or something on the way, Doctor Xu can probably handle it!"
"Judging from my last experience, it is indeed not easy to go through the difficulties in the mountains. That's why I invited him here!"
"Haha, I don't think he was invited here, right?" Shi Shouya laughed and said, "I'm afraid he insisted on sticking to Miss Honglian? I can see it!"
"Ah haha, that's right!" Niu Jingang was puzzled, thinking why did this old man suddenly talk to me about this? Could it be that he saw Xu Yan's strength?