After getting out of the car, the leader said to the man who had picked them up the day before, "Brother, we've arrived. Shall we head up the mountain now?"

"Don't rush, go get something first. Come on, I'll take you there."

The man who picked me up yesterday was wearing a purple shirt today. He's a local from the village. He had some things at home and came back to get them. He said, "There are hardly any people living in our village anymore. Most of the houses are empty, so I'm not afraid of them being stolen if I leave some tools at home."

As he spoke, he led everyone to a tile-roofed house, and then carried out some tools from inside, such as hoes and shovels. Jiang Yan looked at those things and didn't understand why they were taking these things. It wasn't until they divided the tools equally and led him up the mountain that he guessed something.

"Where are you taking me?"

Jiang Yan finally raised questions with them. Although she had a rough idea, she still wanted to verify it.

The leader laughed upon hearing Jiang Yan's words, saying, "Heh, kid, you probably already guessed what we're going to do, right? Can't you figure it out by looking at our tools?"

The man who went to get the tools also said, "Hehe~ Actually, don't be afraid. As long as you stay with us obediently, nothing will happen. Otherwise~"

As he spoke, he gave Jiang Yan a threatening look and said, "Otherwise, you might not even know how you died."

Because the village is located at the foot of the mountain, vehicles cannot enter the mountain; they can only walk. Therefore, they all had to carry their food supplies and tools on foot into the mountain.

After seeing them go up the mountain, Yue Jiu followed them leisurely. In this kind of place, they were not afraid of getting lost. Before, there were too many people outside and the atmosphere was chaotic, but now it was different. The air in the mountains was so fresh that they were not afraid of getting lost at all.

However, during the tracking process, Yue Jiu Nian and her group discovered that another group of people were also following those 'ground rats'.

"What's going on? Why are other people following them? Are they also here to search for treasure?"

Yue Jiuzai climbed a big tree and used her hands as a telescope to look at the people on the mountain. She said with some confusion, "That's strange. Those people are following us way too closely. Shouldn't they have been discovered by now?"

Another group of trackers followed Jiang Yan and his group very closely, only a dozen meters apart. It felt like they weren't tracking each other at all, but rather that they were going up the mountain together.

In fact, Yue Jiu's guess was correct. They had already discovered that they were being followed, and at the same time, they tacitly allowed the follower to do so, because they knew the person who was following them.

"Hey, since you're here, let's all come up together."

The person in purple had noticed they were being followed long ago, but they didn't expect it to be an old acquaintance. However, their relationship with this old acquaintance wasn't very good.

They had worked together before, but later disagreements arose, so their relationship isn't very good now. But since they've met again, they might as well go together. Anyway, everyone's goal is the same: to get up the mountain. As for how to find the treasure once they're up there, that's up to each of them to do.

The white-haired old man heard the man in purple calling them and led his men up the mountain. He snorted and said, "Hmph, Old Black, who did you bring up the mountain this time? We've been to this mountain several times, but we've never found a way to actually get in. What? Have you found a way this time?"

As he spoke, his eyes kept glancing at Jiang Yan, a look that sent chills down Jiang Yan's spine, making him fear that they would kill him right there.

The man in purple naturally noticed the old man's gaze. He chuckled and called out, "Uncle Zhao, Uncle Zhao, you know perfectly well why we came up the mountain today. Of course, you all came along for the same reason, didn't you?"

He paused for a moment and then said, "Uncle Zhao, actually we're not very confident about going into the mountains this time. How about this, Uncle Zhao, let's work together again. I know the people around you are all skilled. If we work together well again, maybe we can succeed this time!"

The man called Uncle Zhao smiled and said, "Cooperation is not impossible, but I want you all to cooperate with me properly, otherwise it will be like before."

"Of course that's fine."

The man in purple immediately agreed, but the leader next to him seemed confused about why they should cooperate with someone else and had some objections. However, the man in purple gave him a look, and he fell silent.