Chapter 190 Being Excluded
The next day, Ye Xin slept until noon.
Xuanxuan was lying on the head of her mother's bed, and her soft voice rang out: "Mom, Uncle Li has prepared breakfast."
Ye Xin blushed. It was not her fault. She slept too late last night. It was already this time when she woke up.
Hearing the noise in the house, Li Yanwu shouted at the top of his voice: "Sister, get up and eat! Fragrant sweet potato rice porridge!"
Ye Xin got up quickly and washed up with the water she had prepared yesterday.
Li Yanwu had already taken the big pot off the fire, and the air was filled with a sweet smell.
Ye Xin walked out of the room, her eyes lit up: "Hey! Where are the sweet potatoes?"
Li Yanwu laughed and said, "When Lao Bai and I were jogging in the morning, we found a cellar next to the grove. There were a lot of sweet potatoes piled up in it!"
He pointed forward and saw, as expected! There were four or five snakeskin bags piled up not far away, filled with what must be sweet potatoes.
Li Yanwu smiled and said, "I remembered that we still have rice in the car, so I cooked rice porridge with sweet potatoes. Sister, try it."
Ye Xin took the bowl of porridge and was filled with aroma. The fragrance of rice combined with the sweetness of sweet potato whetted her appetite.
Liu Mingfei came over with his teammates, looking embarrassed: "It seems we have to take advantage of Miss Ye. Hehe, if you have any problems in the future, just tell me, I, Liu Mingfei, will do my best."
Ye Xin took a sip of the boiling sweet potato porridge and her mouth became so stiff that she could hardly speak.
"Captain Liu...Captain Liu, what are your plans? Are we still going up the mountain today?"
Liu Mingfei held a bowl of porridge and sighed: "What do you think, Miss Ye? I discussed with my teammates last night. If we don't go, we won't be able to find the spirit fox. If we go, the chances are still too small if we just wait outside the forbidden area."
"We still have to think of a different way. The best way is to avoid the patrolling wolves and sneak into the depths of the forbidden area."
Liu Yong suddenly said, "We don't know what kind of wild beasts there are in the depths of the forbidden area. They might be more ferocious than the wild wolf. We must prepare sufficient ammunition."
Liu Mingfei did not refute, but nodded in agreement: "Liu Yong is right, the wolves outside are so amazing, and no one can predict what is deep in the forbidden area."
He turned to look at the group and continued, "There are only eight of us. I'm afraid we are not yet qualified to venture into the forbidden area."
"I have already contacted the base yesterday. This morning, the base will send us a batch of firearms and equipment. I plan to try it out after the equipment arrives."
Ye Xin lowered her head and drank her porridge without saying anything.
Liu Mingfei glanced at Ye Xin and said, "Miss Ye, what do you think? Liu Fangfang is gone, and Xuanxuan is indispensable in our team."
Ye Xin put down the bowl in her hand, stared at Liu Mingfei and said, "Captain Liu, if we can go directly into the depths of the forbidden area, what do you think is the probability of finding the spirit fox?"
Bai Muran was stunned for a moment, then said, "If we can go directly into the depths of the Gangtai Mountain forbidden area, the degree of danger is unknown, but the chance of finding the spirit fox will definitely increase a lot."
"Ye Xin, did you find a shortcut?"
Ye Xin nodded: "Indeed!"
She reached out to adjust the hem of her clothes and said softly, "I couldn't sleep last night, so I ran to the grove to catch a few rabbits for today's meat, and accidentally discovered a cave..."
Everyone craned their necks to listen, their eyes wide open.
After a long while, Liu Mingfei finally came to his senses and exclaimed, "Oh my God! Is this true?"
Ye Xin nodded: "I only walked about four or five miles inside. The tunnel goes straight up. If the direction is correct, its opening should be deep in the forbidden area."
"But we need to consider the following situations."
Ye Xin counted on her fingers: "First, the restricted area of Gangtai Mountain is nearly a hundred miles in radius. We have no idea where the spirit fox is hiding. Even if we go deep into the restricted area, the spirit fox's nest may not be nearby."
"Second, we still have no idea where this tunnel opens."
"Yesterday the wolf said that humans who went to look for its master were led by it. It seems that most people who can enter the forbidden area still enter through the normal route. We still have no idea of the dangers of taking shortcuts."
Bai Muran nodded and said, "I agree with both of these points, especially the second one. If we take a shortcut and go in directly, will they treat us as enemies? If they are enemies, I'm afraid we won't be as lucky as we were yesterday."
He looked at his teammates and said in a deep voice, "If the beasts attack in groups, we will probably be wiped out like most people who explore the forbidden area!"
Ye Xin added: "Not only that, the tunnel has traces of artificial excavation, it is very likely to belong to a certain person or organization. It was discovered and used by us today, and it is very likely to cause trouble for us in the future."
Her eyes flickered, but she said nothing about the gold, silver and treasures in the cave.
Meng Jinghan was not mistaken. Liu Mingfei was indeed an honest man. He said, "Don't be afraid of this, Miss Ye. Even if someone causes trouble, we still have the A701 base up there to support us. As long as we can find the Spirit Fox, we can let the base handle this matter."
Shen Fu, who had been silent the whole time, spoke up: "Captain is right. We are just carrying out our mission. If we want to find trouble, we have to go back to the base to solve it. Captain Ye, don't worry about this."
"Let's eat quickly. Now that we have discovered this passage, we should go up and take a look. Even if we don't have to go far, it's good to take a look!"
All the members of the A701 base agreed, and Ye Xin naturally had no objection. They just waited for the weapons to arrive before setting off.
Before he finished speaking, there was a rumbling sound outside the door; the supply convoy had arrived!
The visitors were two men in military uniforms. When they saw Liu Mingfei standing at attention, they saluted.
Liu Mingfei waved his hands and said, "You've come just in time. Unload the supplies and move them all over here."
The equipment and food were ready. One of the soldiers said, "Captain Liu, according to the order from our superiors, we have sacrificed so many people. The spirit fox must find you before we can return to the base. Otherwise, otherwise..."
He didn't say anything else, but Liu Mingfei's expression changed: "What else?"
The soldier gritted his teeth and said, "Otherwise, you won't be allowed to go back!"
"asshole!"
Liu Yong, who was hot-tempered, could no longer suppress his anger: "I reported it last night. The spirit fox is deep in the forbidden area. Deep in the forbidden area! No one has been able to enter and come out alive in hundreds of years. How dare they give such an order!"
"Captain, you have to help us! This is clearly a deliberate attempt to make things difficult for us!"
"Captain..."
Liu Mingfei waved his hands and calmly said to the soldier: "I understand, you can go back first!"
The soldier took two steps forward and couldn't help but look back again: "Captain Liu..."
Liu Mingfei didn't even look at them, and waved at them: "Go! I know what's going on."
Seeing Bai Muran's angry face, Liu Mingfei patted him on the shoulder and said, "Calm down! You have only been back for a short time, and you don't understand many things yet. Someone is deliberately trying to mess with us, and as for the reason... hehe!"
After hearing this, Ye Xin suddenly understood, and a plan emerged in her heart.