Chapter 502: Infiltrating the Team
Shi Lang was furious, but what was most frustrating was that after thinking about it carefully, he realized that he actually knew what color the bastard's underwear was.
"red."
"ha?"
"This is your zodiac year, and you've bought over a dozen pairs of red underwear since the beginning of the year, saying you'll wear them until the end!"
"..."
Now it was Shi Yuyan who was dumbfounded. Under the curious and mocking gazes of everyone in the car, he wished he could jump out of the car on the spot.
Ugh... He shouldn't have been so sarcastic!
With Shi Yuyan's involvement, Shi Lang stopped worrying about the relationship between Feng Tianyu and Ye Wanxi.
The shock of his usually inseparable best friend suddenly becoming an unattainable "immortal" was quite significant.
So much so that he sat in the passenger seat for more than ten minutes, processing what he was going to say, before finally stammering out, "Um..."
"Um?"
Does your master still accept apprentices?
"..."
"I won't accept you." Feng Tianyu thought for a moment, then added, "I won't accept you."
"Why?" Shi Lang asked anxiously. Who didn't have a youthful, immature dream when they were young?
If I didn't know before, that's one thing, but now that I know there are so many talented and extraordinary people in this world, and they're right here beside me, so close to me, how could I not have some restless thoughts?
"Too stupid!"
Shi Lang: "..." He shouldn't have brought this humiliation upon himself!
The young Taoist priest listened to the mutual harm between the people for a long time and found it quite interesting.
Seeing that the group had finished their conversation, he started discussing their next destination with Ye Wanxi and the others while driving.
"My master and Director Xiao heard that you were going to Miao territory, and before they left, they asked me to pass on some messages to you."
"What did you say?"
“My master said that the Miao people are more reclusive and different from others. They do not obey Director Xiao’s father’s control, but the higher-ups have not ignored them because of this. Director Xiao has another complete map of the Miao people, which records the secluded places of several Miao groups in various parts of the country.”
"It seems that their ancestors had an agreement with the higher authorities to not interfere with each other. As long as they did not use their possessions to harm others, the higher authorities had no right to interfere with their daily lives."
Ye Wanxi was slightly surprised, not expecting there to be such a connection.
"My master also said that the Miao people who live in seclusion are generally quite xenophobic and do not welcome outsiders who are not of their ethnicity to enter their territory without permission. Outside their territory, there are often barriers that ordinary people cannot enter, and one must be very careful to get in."
This was within Ye Wanxi and the others' expectations. If they liked the hustle and bustle of people coming and going, why would they want to avoid the world?
They had already prepared themselves for the danger before they came, otherwise they wouldn't have insisted on having Ye Wanxi come with them.
"The Miao people in Y Province who live in seclusion are located near Yunlai Mountain. To get in, you have to cross a mountain and a forest."
Upon hearing the young Taoist priest mention Yunlai Mountain, Ye Wanxi knew that this place was indeed their destination.
The Shi brothers were also invigorated. During the waiting period, their family had sent people out to inquire about the whereabouts of Tao Wan and his grandson.
After eliminating several obviously wrong locations, they set their sights on this place. However, since Ye Wanxi didn't speak up, they couldn't be sure, and so it has been delayed until now.
Now that the young Taoist priest had mentioned it, they breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that they had indeed not gone in the wrong direction.
The young Taoist priest peered back during the pause at the traffic light and said, "Mr. Feng, Ms. Ye, Director Xiao has prepared some things for you. They're in the trunk. You should be able to see them if you reach over there."
The two people in the back seat exchanged a glance, then turned to look at the back of the car and sure enough, they saw several rectangular boxes.
Upon closer inspection, I realized it was...
"Clothes?" Ye Wanxi rummaged through the contents of the box and found that in addition to a few distinctive outfits that were different from what they usually wore, there were also a few pretty pieces of silver jewelry.
"These are all prepared for you by Director Xiao. When the time comes, we'll wear these clothes and find an opportunity to blend into the Miao people's returning caravan and see if we can successfully enter their territory."
Although the Miao people live in seclusion, they are not completely cut off from the outside world.
Every so often, they would send some of their people out to gain experience and purchase things that were not available in the village.
All they had to do was blend into the group returning from their purchases and go back with them.
Ye Wanxi touched her clothes, seemingly lost in thought, and said, "Has anyone tried to sneak in this way before?"
"have."
"Did it work?"
The young Taoist priest's expression stiffened slightly, and he scratched his face somewhat embarrassedly: "I failed."
Shi Yuyan instantly bristled: "Then why are you making us try? Isn't that just blatantly sending us to our deaths?"
The young Taoist priest gave an awkward laugh, but then turned his gaze to Ye Wanxi and the other person.
Director Xiao and his master knew this was a difficult task, but they still held onto a sliver of hope, thinking that while others might not be able to do it, Miss Ye and Mr. Feng might... succeed.
Ye Wanxi did not receive the little Taoist's anxious and expectant brainwaves. She turned her head and saw her senior brother staring at the clothes in her hand, slightly lost in thought.
Thinking he had noticed something, she asked in a low voice, "Is there anything wrong with these clothes?"
Feng Tianyu remained silent for a moment, then said in a hoarse voice, "It's good, I want to see more."
Ye Wanxi was stunned, but quickly understood what he meant: "You want to see me wear this?"
"Um."
He had never seen his junior sister wear such brightly colored clothes before, and that whole set of beautiful jewelry would definitely look great on her.
Ye Wanxi actually liked the outfit quite a bit too. Hearing him say that, she smiled slightly and said, "Then let's try it on."
That being said, there aren't return teams every day, and the journey takes too long; they can't just wait indefinitely.
Coincidentally, on the morning of the second day after they arrived at Yunlai Mountain, the young Taoist priest received news that a group of returning travelers would pass through the grove north of Yunlai Mountain that evening.
This is a great opportunity; they can take advantage of the terrain and the night to sneak into the group.
As it turned out, their choice was correct.
The mountains and forests are lush, and with the darkness of night and the shadows of the trees, it is difficult to spot where someone is hiding in the woods. Even if you notice someone next to you, it is hard to see what they look like.
If they see that someone is wearing clothes similar to theirs, they will assume that the person is one of their own.
Of course, besides these two conditions, there was another important reason why Ye Wanxi and the others were able to successfully infiltrate the team.
That is, this group of people seemed to have something urgent to do and had to turn back. They were in a hurry to get back and were only thinking about returning. Naturally, they wouldn't have the energy to care whether there were a few more people in the main group behind them.
"Tell me what happened? Why did you suddenly come back like this? I haven't even bought all the things that the Third Elder asked me to buy. I'm sure I'll get scolded again when I go back."
(End of this chapter)
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