Early the next morning, before dawn, everyone woke up one after another to tidy up.
Xu Yan noticed that Shi Shouya left the house a little late and his expression was not very good. It seemed that he had really fallen ill last night.
"Mr. Shi, are you feeling uncomfortable? Maybe I can help!"
There was no chance to get to know each other closely last night, so Xu Yan simply took the opportunity to speak.
"Thank you, Doctor Xu, no need!" Shi Shouya's expression was a little stiff. He rubbed his face and tried to smile: "I'm fine, it's just that I'm old and don't have enough rest."
Xu Yan smiled and said nothing more, turning around to pack his backpack.
Not long after, everyone finished packing and left the village together, heading towards the unknown depths of the mountain.
The mountain road is rugged and difficult to travel. Apparently, except for Xu Yan and Fu Dongliu, everyone else is a warrior, so the traveling speed is naturally not slow.
Fu Dongliu was very strong on his feet, so when he encountered a really difficult section of road, he simply let Ergou carry him calmly, while Xu Yan and Honglian lagged behind slightly, earning the disdainful looks from time to time from the Shi brothers.
Xu Yan didn't care about this and just observed the changes in the surrounding mountains and atmosphere. It seemed that with Honglian's help, he wouldn't be left behind.
In fact, the depth of the Hundred Thousand Mountains is far beyond imagination.
After marching all day, until nightfall, there was still not much contrast in the surrounding mountains.
According to what Fu Dongliu and Shi Shouya said, this place was actually just an extension of the Shiwan Mountains. In other words, it was still not really close to the Shiwan Mountains.
In this extremely complicated and unfamiliar mountain forest, traveling at night is tantamount to courting death. Anyway, they were not in a hurry this time. After summing up, they simply found a place and set up camp early.
After the sun sets, the night is like an infinite giant hand, completely covering the entire mountain forest.
While the mountain wind howled and the birds and animals moaned, a few people beside the two bonfires ate and chatted in low voices.
"Senior Shi, you are more familiar with this place. When can we enter the Hundred Thousand Mountains?"
Niu Jinjiang asked curiously: "If we still have to travel, we might as well take the route we took last time."
"We are sure that we can't walk that route last time. It's useless to go there again!" Shi Shouya explained: "The route this time is actually right next to the last route at the end!"
"You should all remember the big mountain that blocked the road at the end. The miasma was like thick fog and there were swarms of evil and poisonous insects. How to get through?"
"If this route goes well, it should be able to just bypass the mountain. We won't have to face the troubles last time, and we will have the opportunity to go deeper. Wouldn't it be a good thing?"
Niu Jinjiang smiled and gave a thumbs up, without thinking much.
Hong Lian glanced at Xu Yan, and rarely said: "Senior Shi said before that you rarely venture into Shiwanda Mountain, so how can you still determine two routes?"
"It's not like I've never been here before!" Shi Shouya narrowed his eyes and smiled: "We are all the same kind of people, and I don't hide it. Our ancestors have been tortured for generations. What can't you do when you are forced to do something?"
"There are always some ancestors who took risks. It is said that some even broke into the depths of the Hundred Thousand Mountains. Unfortunately, they never came back, and naturally they didn't bring back a passable route."
These words sounded reasonable and reasonable. Honglian had nothing to refute and just nodded with a cold face.
Xu Yan took advantage of the situation and asked, "They say this Hundred Thousand Mountains is dangerous, but I haven't found it all the way up to now!"
"And isn't it said that there are many powerful masters coming here to take risks? We haven't encountered them at all?"
Shi Mangu snorted when he heard this: "What do you know about a doctor? With a team like ours, especially with a burden like you, how can we dare to meet those people?"
"This is a path that only we know, and it does not lead to the depths of Shiwanda Mountain, but rather goes around the outside."
"Man Gu, why are you talking to Dr. Xu?" Shi Shouya reprimanded and then said with a smile: "Be careful if you get poisoned later, Dr. Xu will hold a grudge and won't save you!"
Shi Mangu muttered something and didn't dare to say anything more, but everyone laughed when they heard the words. Xu Yan also laughed and said: "That's not the case. We are our own people when we enter the mountain. We should be of the same mind."
"I might have Brother Mangu carry him on his back. How could I not save him?"
"This makes sense. We should all work together as one!" Shi Shouya turned around and scolded Shi Mangu with a smile, "You bastard, learn from Doctor Xu. Look at how stupid you are!"
The atmosphere was very good. Xu Yan spoke again seemingly casually: "Brother Mangu, don't stare. I haven't even entered the depths of the mountain yet, and I already feel that the road is difficult."
"Why don't you choose a better way? That way I can walk a few more steps and don't have to bother Miss Honglian all the time."
When Shi Mangu heard this, his face immediately filled with contempt, "Do you still want an asphalt road leading inside? Let me tell you clearly, this road is already relatively easy to walk nearby!"
"Mangu!" Shi Manshan, who spoke very little, suddenly spoke, glared over and said, "What nonsense are you talking about again? Is there any other way around here? Can't you get out?"
Shi Mangu was suddenly embarrassed, scratched his head and said: "How can I have that ability? Even if you give me ten lives, it won't be enough!"
"I just said it casually. Isn't it because I think he has too many things to do?"
Niu Jingang blinked, looking like he didn't want to investigate, and asked everyone to eat meat quickly. The delicious deer meat on the bonfire was already golden and oily, and the fragrance was overflowing.
After a lot of excitement, Xu Yan left to relieve himself, and Niu Jinjiang took the opportunity to follow him laughing and joking.
"There is indeed something wrong!" Niu Jinjiang sighed: "Doctor Xu, you may not be able to understand. It is not easy for us to meet people who have the same fate. It feels like we are in the same boat."
"I really don't want to think bad things about them, even if there is a slight possibility."
"But I just heard that something is not right. I said before that I only knew one trail into Shiwanda Mountain, but now it is the second trail, and it sounds like I have more than one trail..."
"This doesn't mean anything." Xu Yan comforted him, "Honglian and I are just observing. We are making preparations in both directions, so it's not a bad thing."
"You don't have to think too much, lest they worry too much, just leave the rest to us."
Niu Jingang was silent, obviously very troubled.
The two walked back, and Xu Yancai whispered: "Brother Niu, you have to understand one thing."
"If people's hearts are separated from each other, only God knows how things will turn out."
"But no matter what happens on this trip, as long as we people are fine, we will definitely gain something in the end, because they seem to know more than you!"
Niu Jingang looked slightly shaken, thoughtful, and nodded heavily after thinking for a long time.
He knows what to do, just continue to maintain the original state.
Because he trusts Xu Yan enough, he also trusts Hong Lian. If there is something clearly wrong, they will definitely control it and prevent it from causing a big problem. This is enough.
After all, this is not a trip, but a treasure hunt, or a ghostly place like Shiwandashan. It’s strange that it’s not dangerous!
When he returned to the campfire, Shi Shouya had already walked back to the tent, his steps were a little heavy and his body was stiff.
"Mr. Shi!" Xu Yan suddenly spoke, trotted up and said solemnly: "You must be feeling uncomfortable somewhere, right? You have just entered the mountain, so let me show it to you, so as not to have any conditions after entering the mountain!"
Shi Manshan immediately became vigilant and stood in front of Shi Shouya.
Shi Shouya slowly raised his hand to pat him and looked at Niu Jinjiang, only to see Niu Jinjiang's face full of astonishment.
Mainly because Niu Jinjiang didn't expect that Xu Yan would suddenly take the initiative to say this.
His reaction, in Shi Shouya's eyes, turned into helplessness towards Xu Yan.
Shi Shouya said in a weak voice: "Thank you very much, Dr. Xu. It's just some old ailments that will relapse if exposed late at night. It's not a problem!"
"Let's take a look!" Xu Yan said seriously and continued to approach, "I am a person with some obsessive-compulsive disorder. I don't want to see patients tortured by illness!"
"I know you think I am young and unreliable, but you must give me a chance. I will prove my medical skills and avoid everyone thinking that I am a drag."
With these words, Xu Yan's move seemed more and more reasonable.
It seems that he just wants to take the opportunity to prove himself, which is very reasonable!
Shi Shouya didn't think any more and said with a faint smile: "No need, Doctor Xu. Thank you very much for your kindness, but I'm afraid you will be hit!"
Xu Yan was not happy when he heard this, and said anxiously: "You still don't believe me!"
