The group of people following Jiang Qiao had been traversing mountains and valleys for a long time, and even the grown men were almost at their breaking point.

"Jiang Qiao, when will you arrive? It's so far away."

Gu Zhengfeng chuckled and remarked, "It's better to be a little further away; otherwise, how can it seem mysterious? We're almost there; it's just ahead."

Song Zhidu felt that Jiang Qiao's physical strength was beyond that of ordinary people. These people had all undergone training, and although they were all getting on in years, their physiques were still impressive. He believed that his physical strength was much better than that of the average young person.

I never expected to lose face in front of that little girl. No wonder she can stick to exercising every day. Look, you can see that advantage now.

He had already thought it all out. He would have his children learn from Jiang Qiao and train them personally. He didn't expect them to become martial arts masters, but at least they would have the ability to fight back if they were bullied in the future.

Especially for girls, they should learn from Jiang Qiao. After they get married, they won't be able to see or touch their husbands anymore. What will they do then? It's better to be strong themselves so that outsiders won't dare to bully them.

With his arm around Gu Zhengfeng's shoulder, he said, "Now I finally understand why you didn't stop Jiang Qiao from exercising every day. Look, you can trust this girl no matter where she is."

Gu Zhengfeng said with a proud look, "Even if we wanted to say something, do you think the child would listen? We also feel sorry for him. He's on call 365 days a year, not a single day is a break."

"But that's for the best. It's better for her to be strong than weak, a girl. If she gets bullied and can't fight back, wouldn't I be even more worried? You should teach my niece the same way. I don't expect her to do anything special, but at least she should be able to protect herself."

Chen Fang spoke the truth: "This girl is more than just good at self-defense; she's better than all of us."

"We're here! Look, that's the place—"

Following the direction Jiang Qiao pointed, everyone looked and saw Zhao Jian sitting down on the ground first.

"Oh my god, we've finally arrived. But I don't see anything special here."

Gu Zhengfeng shook his head. "I didn't think it was anything special at first. I was also wondering what those people were looking for."

After resting for a while, the group continued into the valley. The scenery was quite beautiful, with wildflowers in full bloom and the valley filled with fragrance. They also saw many small prey darting past them.

However, by the time they got their guns ready to fire, they had already vanished. But Chen Fang's throwing knife skills really broadened Jiang Qiao's horizons. That department really had no weaklings. No wonder he could become a section chief. Without real skills, he really couldn't keep his subordinates in check.

"I'll take a few first, and save them for everyone's lunch later."

"Old Chen, do you see anything different here? Is there any ore or some kind of large tomb?"

Chen Fang shook his head. He had really looked carefully along the way, but he hadn't found anything unusual.

Shaking his head, he looked puzzled. "Look at where these stones are placed. Someone must have lived here a long time ago, but we can't tell when. Maybe they were hiding from the Japanese, or maybe someone lived here even earlier. Let's go inside and take a look."

Further in, the variety of species increased significantly, and they even saw red deer. However, considering they hadn't reached their destination yet, the group could only watch helplessly as the red deer escaped.

"Don't worry, don't worry, there's definitely more ahead—"

The group watched helplessly as their prey escaped, feeling a pang of heartache. However, it didn't interfere with their other tasks. Fresh wild vegetables and mushrooms were plentiful, just as Jiang Qiao had said. These things weren't heavy, so everyone picked them as they walked. After all, they would be eating soon, and having these as a snack would surely make for a delicious meal.

When they reached the pool, Jiang Qiao could feel a powerful vitality, but for some reason, she couldn't feel it in other places.

Gu Zhengfeng decided to set up camp here and prepare lunch. Zhao Jian and Jiang Qiao were in charge of the food. They planned to continue walking in, but before leaving, they hunted two deer for Jiang Qiao and the others.

"Goodness, we can finally have a big meal at noon. Jiang Qiao, I'll peel the skin."

Jiang Qiao was worried that Zhao Jian would ruin the good stuff. "No, go gather some firewood nearby, I'll handle it. I can do this too—"

Zhao Jian is actually not good at skinning people, but since someone else has taken on the task, he's more than happy to do so.

Jiang Qiao instructed Zhao Jian to drag the deer to a farther place, "Otherwise, the wolves will smell the blood and come over soon. I'll take care of it in a bit and cover it with soil. You hurry up and gather firewood. With fire, we have nothing to fear."

Without Zhao Jian around to get in the way, Jiang Qiao managed to smuggle all the good stuff from the deer into her spatial dimension, except for the deer whip, which she kept in plain sight.

She rolled up the deerskin and set it aside, ready to give it to whoever needed it; she didn't need it.

After Zhao Jian finished igniting the fire, Jiang Qiao also cleaned up the mess. "Hurry up and come help."

"My God, you're all done? That was so fast!"

Jiang Qiao tossed him the knife. "Don't forget, I used to go into the mountains to gather herbs all the time. The smoked rabbit and smoked chicken you eat were all hunted in the mountains."

Zhao Jian had to admit defeat, but seeing all that meat, he was a little worried: "How am I going to get this stuff back? It's so heavy."

Jiang Qiao helplessly spread her hands. "You can choose to eat as much as you want, but what then? If you can't take it with you, you'll just have to leave it behind."

Zhao Jian glared and said, "What are you throwing away? Isn't that a waste? Take it all with you. I'll crawl if I have to, to get the meat back. We can't even buy it anymore, and you're still throwing it away? Am I crazy?"

Jiang Qiao smiled and looked at Zhao Jian, "That settles it then. Let's hurry up and grill the meat, eat more!"

Jiang Qiao took out some dry food and seasonings from the basket. "You take charge of grilling. I'll rest for a while. I'm too tired. I got up a little early this morning. You go ahead and do your work. I'll come and help later."

It was tiring, but Jiang Qiao wanted to take this opportunity to absorb the enormous vitality. She hadn't had the chance before, so she had to make the most of it now.

Seeing Jiang Qiao resting with her eyes closed, Zhao Jian kept quiet, focusing all his attention on the meat. As he grilled the meat, he kept swallowing his saliva, salivating. It smelled so good, especially since it was fresh venison.

After Jiang Qiao finished her breathing exercise and opened her eyes again, if anyone were paying attention, they would have noticed a flash of light in her eyes.

Full of energy, Jiang Qiao carried a water bottle and prepared to go to the pool to fetch some water to make a meat soup for everyone.

The pool wasn't too big, but it wasn't small either. Water flowing down from the crevices in the cliff fell into the pool, and the overflowing water formed a small river that flowed eastward.

The water should be spring water, but Jiang Qiao didn't dare to drink raw water. Who knew what was in it? She also observed the pool, which was bottomless, and strangely enough, there wasn't a single fish in it.

Just as the meat soup was being prepared, Gu Zhengfeng and his companions came over looking disheveled and still in shock.