12 Devil Mountain

Fang Chengjin walked ahead, with Zhou Yun following. Watching their backs, Pan Fei smiled and then followed.

Seeing this, the little girl exclaimed, "I want to go take a look too!"

The other man and woman exchanged glances, and the man smiled, "Sister Qingqing, do you want to go take a look?"

Chen Qingqing glanced at Zhao Ping, her gaze lingering on his chest muscles, and smiled, "Let's go take a look."

The two followed, and the six of them walked together toward the end of the path.

After walking for a while, Fang Chengjin was the first to emerge from the side path. In front of him was a precipice.

It was bottomless, spacious and bright. In the distance, a mist shrouded the area, obscuring the view on the other side. A swaying wooden bridge, about ten meters long, stretched along the cliff edge, disappearing into the mist at its end.

"There are mountains within mountains!" Pan Fei exclaimed as he stepped out from behind them.

"Wow, this looks a bit mysterious..." The little girl also came out, looking around with a bit of excitement.

Zhou Yun followed along and saw the sign. "Is this bridge really safe?"

Fang Cheng looked up and stared ahead, choosing not to immediately step forward; he was observing.

Pan Fei, standing behind them, spoke up, "This bridge should be safe. If it weren't, it would have collapsed long ago. Why don't we go take a look?"

Zhou Yun didn't move because Fang Chengjin didn't move either.

Pan Fei thought she was scared, so he deliberately took the lead and walked briskly a few steps towards the wooden bridge. He even ran a few times, causing the wooden bridge to sway a few times, but it did not break.

Fang Cheng moved quickly, stepping onto the wooden bridge and walking towards Pan Fei. Zhou Yun immediately followed, but the wooden bridge swayed, and if they walked too fast, the planks would shake.

Zhou Yun originally wanted to get closer to Fang Chengjin to say something, but as soon as she stepped on him, she swayed a few times and had to hold onto the railing rope to walk forward step by step.

Although the other three hesitated for a while, they all chose to follow suit.

The wooden bridge is suspended in mid-air by ropes, with cliffs on both sides, shrouded in mist, and completely silent except for the occasional sound of the ropes rubbing together.

Pan Fei, who was walking at the front, looked back and could feel the excitement and tension of everyone under the layers of clouds.

Humans love adventure the most; they always think they have unlimited courage to control the world.

**

In front of them was a lush forest road; if it weren't for this sign, they probably wouldn't have guessed that there was a guesthouse behind it.

Chen Qingqing, a woman with short hair, hesitated: "This place... doesn't feel very legitimate."

Zhao Ping moved closer to Chen Qingqing and laughed heartily, "Don't worry, with me here, what's there to be afraid of!"

Chen Qingqing glanced at Zhao Ping with a helpless yet shy expression.

Pan Fei said, "Let's go take a look; they've already come this far."

After saying that, he was the first to walk inside, and the others looked at each other and followed.

Zhou Yun glanced at Fang Chengjin, noticing his taciturn demeanor and apparent confusion. She didn't press him further; since Fang Chengjin didn't object, she decided to follow him and see for herself.

**

After walking for a while, the view suddenly opened up, revealing a building hidden in the mountains. It was a black and white building in the Lingnan style, with many paintings of exotic flowers and animals on the walls. From a distance, it looked like a secluded mansion.

The young woman exclaimed, "My goodness, how magnificent! Is this really a guesthouse? It looks like someone's house! It could even be their ancestral home!"

Chen Qingqing, a woman with short hair, stepped forward with a disdainful look on her face: "It's probably the ancestral home of a villager in the mountains. This area was attacked by pirates before, and maybe some wealthy family took refuge in the mountains. Their descendants probably all moved away, but since they still had the house, they started agritainment businesses. I've been there before, and they're all pretty much the same."

Zhao Ping's eyes were filled with envy: "Sister Qingqing is really knowledgeable. I used to stay in ordinary people's houses when I went to guesthouses. I've never stayed in one as grand as this!"

Chen Qingqing smiled and said, "The guesthouses in Moganshan are pretty much the same, as are the guesthouses in the snow-capped mountains of Changbai Mountain. I've stayed in both. Well, the service is so-so, but the main thing is the great environment. They emphasize being close to nature. I think this is about the same, around a thousand yuan a night."

The three chatted, with Pan Fei always smiling. "Why don't we go take a look?"

The others had no objections, so they walked a little further and arrived at the gate of the mansion.

Upon arriving at the entrance, the group discovered that the main gate was not closed at all; it was wide open, and they could glimpse the general layout of the interior from the outside.

Pan paused for a moment, then turned to look at everyone, "This guesthouse is really quite unique."

Zhao Ping raised an eyebrow: "Let's go in and take a look, we're already here anyway."

No one else objected, so everyone continued walking inside.

**

The guesthouse estate looks large, but it's actually quite well-organized, with a unique sense of space reminiscent of Jiangnan architecture. The flowers and plants are also very well maintained. After walking about ten meters along the stone path, you arrive at the lobby. The lobby's decor actually has a touch of modern guesthouse style, with a tea table for guests, stemmed glasses on the bar, a blackboard menu... all very modern.

“Self-service guesthouse, all prices are clearly marked, please scan the code to pay.” The little girl read out the sign at the entrance, word by word. “Isn’t this just one of those trendy self-service shops? Guesthouses are doing this too? Aren’t they worried about people stealing things?”

Pan Fei suddenly pointed to the camera on the roof, "There's surveillance, right? The red dot is flashing."

Zhao Ping shrugged: "It depends on the customer's character. Some people don't want to pay, but from my observation, most people will pay."

Chen Qingqing pointed to the words on the blackboard, "Look at this! The Manor Rules!"

Zhou Yun approached Chen Qingqing and looked at the words on the sign: "Rules: 1. No photos may be taken and uploaded online; 2. No harm may be done to others; 3. If you use anything from the manor, please pay for it yourself."

The little girl skipped over, saying, "The owner of this manor is quite the player. He's probably a young man, maybe even a descendant. Young people don't like living in the village anymore."

Zhou Yun felt that everything here was strange. She returned to Fang Chengjin's side and said, "Professor Fang, why don't we go back?"

Zhou Yun felt that staying in this place for one night would be expensive and uncomfortable.

Fang Chengjin insisted, "Let's stay here for one night. It says upstairs that you can choose your own room, and it's reimbursable, so don't worry. Come upstairs with me and let's see the room."

After saying that, Fang Chengjin took the lead and went up the stairs to the second floor. Seeing this, Zhou Yun had no choice but to follow.

While the others were still discussing in the hall, Pan Fei walked to the high stool next to him, sat down, poured himself a glass of wine, and kept glancing at Zhou Yun out of the corner of his eye.