Under Xu Chunru's organization, a group of them quickly got together.
Du Yifeng cast a questioning look at Jiang Yue.
"I didn't say anything, let's go."
The situation was obvious, the bus was definitely out of reach. Although Jiang Yue was strong, he had no intention of carrying the bus.
Besides, this is not a shallow pit on the ground, and there is no place to stay at all. The smallest drop on the slope is several meters, and the larger drop is more than ten meters. In this situation, Jiang Yue cannot stand out.
Besides, he didn't want to be in the spotlight and attract other people's attention for nothing.
Jiang Yue would definitely not do this kind of thankless thing that might actually attract hatred.
Aren't they just legs?
Twenty or thirty kilometers of mountain road are filled with awakened people. How can they still not be able to walk this small distance?
Zhang Jiye couldn't help but complain again: "If this road doesn't work, we can't change to another road! The road is dead, but people are alive!"
Jiang Yuequan pretended not to hear this kind of retarded complaint.
Go ahead and explore the terrain on your own.
This landslide is quite large and cannot be crossed.
Even if you can barely pass through the slope below, you must first open a path.
There were overgrown weeds at the bottom of the downhill slope, and there was obviously no road. Moreover, the slope was extremely steep, and it was very possible to fall down if you were not careful.
Although it's not a cliff down here, if you really fall down, you will inevitably get injured.
Jiang Yue holds a multifunctional engineer shovel and leads the way.
This engineer's shovel is made of excellent materials, coupled with its high level of military industry, and has a wide range of uses. For operations like this, it is indeed much more practical than carrying one or two weapons.
Weeds were removed along the way, and a narrow path was slowly cleared that could allow one person to pass through. Although it was sloping and difficult to walk, it was finally possible to pass.
Back among the crowd, Zhang Jiye was still chattering and changing equipment leisurely.
Even Xu Chunru couldn't stand it anymore.
"Zhang Jiye, why are you so whiny? Either hurry up or go back with the bus. Don't think that anyone is obligated to listen to your nonsense and waste time with you."
Everyone else has almost changed into military boots and is fully armed.
Only Zhang Jiye was still carefully taking off his pair of limited edition luxury brand sneakers.
"I'm not wrong. Can't we go another way? I don't believe it. This is the only way to go to the ecological park?"
Xu Chunru was furious: "Are you a pig? Are you not familiar with the road as a bus driver? People choose this road because they must think it is the most convenient and most likely to be accessible. This road is all
It's impassable, and other roads must be in worse condition. Besides, do you think you can go around the detour if you want? This is already a mountainous area, and it may be dozens of kilometers to go around. Think about us
How long did it take to walk dozens of kilometers all the way here?"
If it's a sunny era with smooth roads, just a few dozen kilometers would be fine.
The problem now is that if we take another road, there will definitely be potholes and obstacles everywhere, and the situation may be even worse than this.
At that time, we changed to a more difficult route, and by the time it got dark, we might still be dozens of kilometers away from our destination.
At that time, there was no village in front of me and no store in back. How could I spend the night in the wilderness?
The key is that the mission requires them to arrive before seven o'clock.
There are still three or four hours before seven o'clock. Walking more than 20 kilometers is a completely achievable task.
But if we take a detour, wait two hours and then stop halfway, we will definitely not be able to get there before seven o'clock.
"Jiye, please stop nagging and hurry up. If you really complain all the way, I advise you to follow the bus back. This is a transcendent certification mission, not a tourist trip."
Even a sophisticated egoist like Du Yifeng spoke up, which shows how dissatisfied he is with Zhang Jiye's behavior.
Jiang Yue has always regarded himself as a tool, and he will not interfere in the affairs between the five of them.
However, he observed that among the more than eighty players, there were quite a few like Zhang Jiye. Many people complained and reluctantly changed their equipment.
This shows how passive their mentality was beforehand.
Of course, there are also people with positive attitudes. Many people have already walked along the trail opened by Jiang Yue and crossed this landslide area.
Of course, walking from behind also has the advantage of walking behind. At least the road is smooth, and those walking in front have already cleared the road.
As a result, the team of more than 80 people became disconnected one after another.
Jiang Yue and his group, including Han Jingjing, were naturally together, a total of seven people.
Under Xu Chunru's continuous beating, Zhang Jiye did not dare to slack off even though he was reluctant, and his foot speed was not slow enough to hold him back.
It's not that Xu Chunru has much prestige in his heart, but he is still afraid of death after all.
If you don't arrive at your destination before dark, in the wilderness, your life will not be guaranteed.
The mountain road is not easy to walk.
There hasn't been much rain recently, so the road is not muddy. But along the way, there are landslides from time to time, so they have to take a detour.
These rockfalls were obviously not mudslides caused by rain. Jiang Yue estimated that they were caused by earthquakes that lasted for several days.
Whenever such falling rocks block the road, they must take a detour.
After a few hours, the team had only advanced six or seven kilometers.
At this rate, many people have begun to doubt whether they can successfully arrive before seven o'clock.
Fortunately, the road sign showed that there was a village ahead.
The road leading to the village gradually became wider. Everyone quickened their pace and soon arrived at the mountain village called Maxi Village.
Maxi Village is said to be a good place, surrounded by mountains and rivers.
There is a big stream in the south, backed by mountains. The mountains are a continuous mountain range that looks like a galloping horse, hence the name Pegasus Mountains.
There are two old camphor trees at the entrance of the village, guarding this ancient village like door gods.
When we arrived at the village entrance, there was a fork in the road.
One opening leads to the big stream ahead, and the other opening leads to the village.
Both roads are not wide, and can only accommodate one car entering or exiting. It is almost impossible to intersect, and the only way is to use the yard of the farmhouse next to the road.
"Jiang Yue, shall we enter the village?" Du Yifeng walked up to Jiang Yue and asked after discussion.
Jiang Yue pondered undecided for a moment.
Zhang Jiye sneered at the side and said: "Yifeng, aren't you talking nonsense? To go to the ecological park, you have to pass through this village. If you don't enter the village, why don't you fly there?"
That being said, Du Yifeng still felt that he wanted to listen to Jiang Yue's opinion.
Han Jingjing on the side suddenly said: "Why do I think this village is a bit weird?"
"Why is it weird?" Du Yifeng asked curiously.
"Don't you think this village is too quiet?" Han Jingjing asked.
"Quiet?" Several other people looked at each other.
With so many people pouring into the village, how can the village be quiet? It is obviously very noisy.
This Miss Han should pretend to be shocking, isn't she a big idiot?
Zhang Jiye deliberately suppressed his laughter, with an exaggerated expression on his face, as if he was afraid that others would not know that he was suppressing a smile.
If he laughed, he might not be so hateful.
This strange look of Pi Liyangqiu makes people feel full of malice.
Han Jingjing, however, was not used to Zhang Jiye's bad habits and glared at him rudely.
Jiang Yue suddenly said quietly: "This may really be an empty village."
"Empty village?"
From a distance, the village is not that big, but visually there are at least dozens of households. Some of the houses look relatively new, so it shouldn't be the kind of abandoned old village.
How could a village of this size be empty?
As if eager to slap Jiang Yue in the face, Zhang Jiye said angrily: "If it's empty, you'll know if you go in and take a look! We're spending time here, and the people in front may have rested in the village."
This time, he was more motivated than ever and took the lead.
"Let's go in and take a look." Du Yifeng also greeted Xie Feng, Yu Siyuan and others.
Xu Chunru deliberately lagged behind, walked up to Jiang Yue and muttered: "Don't be as knowledgeable as Zhang Jiye. This guy is spoiled by his family, and he doesn't know what to do."
Jiang Yue smiled: "Sister Ru, don't worry, just treat me as a tool this time."
Xu Chunru glanced at Jiang Yue thoughtfully, sighed, and said nothing more.
As soon as they entered the village, people were already standing on both sides of the village road.
"There is no one in the village!"
"Strange thing, where have all the people in this village gone?"
"Many people's doors are open? Where can I go?"
"There must be people living in this village. You can see that under the eaves there are clothes hanging out, salted fish and meat, and all kinds of dry goods."
Anyone with a little bit of brains can tell whether a village is inhabited or not.
When Jiang Yue and the others approached, Du Yifeng had already wandered around the village for half a circle.
"Jiang Yue, you guessed it right, this is really an empty village. However, the people here must have gone to escape the disaster, right? Not a single living person has been seen."
"There are no cattle, sheep, pigs, dogs, or even chickens or ducks."
"If they are trying to evacuate, why do so many people have their doors open? Even if you go out to evacuate, you should always lock the door, right?"
Jiang Yue did not answer, but walked into a house with the door open.
After walking through several houses in this way, Jiang Yue's face became extremely solemn.
Just like Du Yifeng said, if you really want to go out, why don't you even lock the door?
What surprised Jiang Yue even more was that all the clothes and food in these people's homes were there, which was completely different from what they should do when going out.
In other words, except for living animals, these people’s homes were untouched.
Many of these participating contestants are city dwellers and do not know much about the daily life of people in mountain villages, but Jiang Yue knows that people in mountain villages attach great importance to food beyond imagination.
If I really want to go out, I will never leave the food at home just like this!
Something must have happened to this mountain village.
"Have you noticed anything?" Xu Chunru asked with concern.
Zhang Jiye curled his lips: "Isn't that what happened! Sister Ru, everyone has almost left, do we still have to pretend to be detectives here?"
As Zhang Jiye said, although other contestants were puzzled by this empty village, most of them felt that it was none of their business and continued on their way without staying too much.
According to the road signs, pass through the village and continue walking along the mountain road, turning around several mountain cols, and you will almost arrive at the ecological park.
Jiang Yue and the others were originally the last to enter the village, but they checked around again, wasted some time, and became the last group of people.
Look at the time, it's almost five o'clock in the afternoon.
At this speed, if there are more obstacles on the road ahead, there may really be a question mark as to whether we can make it to seven o'clock.
Seeing that Jiang Yue was still thinking about something, everyone couldn't help but feel a little anxious.
Xu Chunru advised: "Jiang Yue, what are you thinking about? You don't want to meddle in the business here, right?"
"Tch, we don't know when. Please don't waste everyone's time, okay?" Zhang Jiye said in a weird voice.
Jiang Yue didn't even bother to talk to Zhang Jiye and just regarded him as nothing.
"Sister Ru, I have an idea, maybe we can get there faster."
"Oh?" Xu Chunru's eyes lit up.
"I saw that many people here have bamboo rafts. Based on the terrain estimation, if you go all the way down from the big stream in the south of Maxi Village, you can reach the area near the ecological park. I remember seeing the planning map of the ecological park. It is surrounded by mountains and rivers.
It should be this big stream."
"Yes, yes!" Han Jingjing suddenly thought of something, "I remember someone told me that they had been to the ecological park two years ago. They went by boat and took the waterway."
The person who told her about this was actually her good friend Yang Xiaoxiao. Because Yang Xiaoxiao's family changed families and married a political opponent of the Han family, the relationship between the two was estranged, so Han Jingjing did not want to mention her name.
"You mean, we also take the water route?" Xu Chunru looked at Jiang Yue.
"While it's still dark, it may take less than an hour to take the waterway. Of course, I'm just making a suggestion. The five of you will discuss the specific decision."
Jiang Yue left the decision-making power to the other party and consciously positioned himself as a tool.
"I agree." Xu Chunru expressed his stance first.
"I agree too." Du Yifeng followed up.
Xie Feng and Zhang Jiye looked at each other, and it was obvious that they wanted to play devil's advocate.
The gentle Yu Siyuan suggested: "We can go to the river to investigate. If the water flow is stable and it can save time, why not take the waterway?"
When everyone came to the edge of the big stream, the water flow was generally stable and the water was so clear that one could even see the sand and stones underneath.
The depth is also just right, allowing the bamboo rafts to float without drowning people.
So the choice was easy.
"Let's go drag the bamboo rafts. There are many of us, so we may need two."
Originally, this kind of thing was naturally the job of gay men, but Zhang Jiye and Xie Feng were obviously hands-off shopkeepers, so these two men would definitely not do anything about it.
Jiang Yue and Du Yifeng had to take action.
Du Yifeng quickly dragged a bamboo raft to the shore, but Jiang Yue was several minutes late.
He was dragging the bamboo raft with one hand and holding a large sack in the other hand. He didn't know what was in it. Judging from the weight he was carrying, it looked quite heavy.
Seven people and two bamboo rafts naturally had to ride separately.
Han Jingjing definitely wanted to be with Jiang Yue. Xu Chunru didn't say it clearly, but her body movements showed her attitude. She also wanted to be on the same bamboo raft as Jiang Yue.
Du Yifeng smiled bitterly: "Yes, it seems I have to be a boatman for a while. Siyuan, are you going to sit here with me, or follow Sister Ru and the others?"
Yu Siyuan thought for a while, and after seeing the sad eyes of Zhang Jiye and Xie Feng, she decided: "I'll go with you on the same boat. Sister Ru and the others have an extra sack, which looks quite heavy."
This is a good reason. There is no distinction between closeness and distance, so naturally neither party will be offended.