Si Cheng and his group planned to stay in the deep mountains for a few days, so everyone was well-prepared.

Because of the potential for unforeseen dangers, even though Monkey and Angkor had won the contest, they were still asked to remain in the village. After all, they were all veterans, and were certainly better off than the villagers.

Of the forty-odd people who went into the mountains, more than ten were women. It seems that the women in the village are starting to refuse to be mediocre and are beginning to compete with the men for the right to go out, which is what the village elders like to see most. It is precisely because of the struggle that there is progress. Some people even suggested to Sicheng that a women's brigade could be formed, since many of them are no less capable than the men in the village.

Si Cheng certainly shared this thought, after all, many women in his previous life possessed formidable martial prowess. Yun Qi also gradually learned these techniques step by step, even acquiring several deadly moves from the older women.

The first day in the mountains was uneventful. Apart from catching a few wild rabbits and having a snack while camping, there were no other gains.

The next day, when they entered the deep mountains, Si Cheng and his group discovered traces of large animals and began to carefully explore forward.

Liu Fengya was the weakest member of the team. He was surrounded by everyone and carefully followed their steps, trying his best not to hold them back.

"Let's go this way." The purpose of this trip into the mountains was to find these large animals, so Si Cheng led everyone forward, following the tracks left by the animals.

Yunqi and her group of female soldiers also placed themselves in the middle of the team. It wasn't that Sicheng didn't trust them, but this way everyone's fighting strength would be more balanced. Besides, the crossbows in Yi Shenshan's hands were all drawn and ready to be fired at any time.

"Did something just flash by over there?" Chen Rongtian asked Ouyang Feng, pointing in the direction in front of him.

"I only saw a shadow, but it shouldn't be a large animal." Ouyang Feng is nothing like her brother, Da Xiong. Although she is petite, her explosive power is no less than that of other men.

"Could it be a lamb? I'm getting a craving for mutton." Chen Rongtian licked his lips, his mouth watering. Although many people in the village raise goats now, they are generally not slaughtered until they have bred to a certain number or become too old to walk.

"Stop being greedy, stay alert! Don't forget, we're deep in the mountains right now." Ouyang Feng chatted with him casually, but her eyes kept wandering around.

Sicheng and Yunqi did not stay together today. Sicheng led the way, while Yunqi led the men to cover the rear, since the two of them were considered to have higher combat strength in the group.

After searching for animal tracks for a long time without finding anything, Sicheng found a relatively open area and let everyone rest and fill their stomachs.

"The further we go in, the less we see any small animals. Yesterday we managed to hunt a few rabbits, but today we haven't seen a single one." Someone looked at the dry rations in their hand, feeling that they tasted bland.

"This suggests that the small animals here may have been killed by the larger animals, or they may have run away to other places to seek a way to survive."

"Then we need to be even more careful from now on, and we must avoid encountering a pack of wolves, or we'll be in trouble."

"Shut your mouth! If you attract a pack of wolves, they might push you out to feed them first."

"You're scared already? You forgot, we came out with Brother Cheng this time. Last time in Baijia Village, Brother Cheng single-handedly took on dozens of wolves. Maybe we'll get to see that this time."

Upon hearing this, Yunqi couldn't help but retort, "We'd rather see your heroic figure taking on a pack of wolves one-on-one. If we encounter one, I'll definitely push you up for a one-on-one battle and see how many you can take on."

The group of people who had been chatting there quickly smiled ingratiatingly when they saw Yun Qi, "Sister, we were just chatting and joking around, don't take it to heart!"

Yunqi wasn't really going to hold a grudge against them. Holding the bag in her hands, she walked towards her husband.

"Brother Cheng, time to eat." Yunqi took out the steamed buns he had just taken out of his spatial storage from the bag. He had deliberately let them cool down before putting them in, so they weren't hot, but they were still soft when you bit into them, not dry.

"Have you eaten?" Si Cheng knew what was going on and took it directly.

"Not yet, let's eat together, it'll taste better." Yunqi placed the bag between the two of them and took out a bun from the bag to start eating.

"It's so quiet here. There aren't any small animals. Could there be some large animals living around here?" Yunqi asked while eating, as the quietness was unusual.

"It should be, but I don't know what kind of animal is here. I hope it's not the kind I'm thinking of." Si Cheng had many guesses along the way.

"Which one did you guess?" Yun Qi put down the bag of salted vegetables in his hand and asked curiously.

"King of the Forest".

After Si Cheng finished speaking, he saw that Yun Qi almost dropped the bun in his hand, so he quickly reached out and caught it.

"No way, we haven't heard any shouts in the village. We're not far from the village, so we should have heard some noises." Yunqi still felt it was impossible.

"What's impossible? Its range of activity isn't limited to this area; this might just be its periphery."

"Should we continue forward?" Yunqi was starting to have second thoughts when he heard about the potential opponents they might encounter.

"It's just a possibility, nothing's certain." Si Cheng still wanted to go deep into the mountains to find out. "Besides, we're too far from the ecological zone. If there are any, they might have escaped from the zoo, and their lethality certainly can't compare to that of wild animals."

“Even animals that escape from the zoo have their own nature. Besides, after so long, the fact that it can survive in the deep mountains means that its hunting instinct has been restored.” Yun Qi was not so optimistic.

"We have to go and explore. Otherwise, since we're so close to the village, if it runs out of food one day, it'll definitely go and cause trouble in the nearby villages." Si Cheng finished his bun in a few bites and took another one from the bag.

"Drink some water, you'll choke if you keep eating like this." Yunqi handed him a thermos and gestured for him to drink quickly.

After finishing their food and resting for a while, everyone started walking deeper into the mountains again.

The further you go in, the more decaying wood there is in the deep mountains, and the more dried wood ear mushrooms and wild fungi appear everywhere. Perhaps because of the higher humidity here, reptiles that have disappeared from the villages are starting to reappear.

"It's such a waste to leave these things here. If we could take them all out, it would solve a lot of problems. Besides, we could use them to exchange for some supplies." Some people couldn't resist taking the items back with them.