The golden pagoda spun around and arrived next to the blood-red light shield in the blink of an eye.
The next moment, the little tower mischievously turned around, aimed its pointed end at a certain spot on the light shield, and rammed it heavily.
"Slap—slap—slap—"
After three soft thuds, the protective shield finally seemed to give way and collapsed completely, leaving a small hole that could only allow one person to pass through.
"Now's the time! Run!"
At Yue Qi's command, the group rushed towards the small cave.
After a few breaths, the small hole began to recover completely.
The few people who had just escaped death looked back at Cangyun Mountain, which was still shrouded in a blood-red light, and broke out in a cold sweat.
"Ding—ding—ding—"
A faint ringing sound suddenly rang out, sounding particularly clear in the quiet night.
Wen Jiajia looked down at her watch, and sure enough, the time had just reached midnight.
At the same time, the light shield of Cangyun Mountain completely disappeared, as if it had never existed.
"Huh, where did the light shield go?" Su Su asked curiously, reaching out to touch it, but Yue Qi immediately grabbed her arm.
"If you want to go in again, I have no objection—but don't involve other people."
Yue Qi's cold attitude startled Su Su; she didn't dare to provoke this man.
"The light shield hasn't completely disappeared, and this instance still exists, so let's not cause any more trouble," Yue Qi explained without turning his head, then focused his attention on the mountain road in the distance.
"Oh—" Su Su stuck out her tongue and became completely obedient.
As one of only two strategists among the six, Sun Ning had been studying the route down the mountain the moment he came out, and now he finally showed a wry smile.
The reason is simple: the distant mountains stretch endlessly, and these outsiders have no idea where they are.
Even more terrifying is the constant roar of wild animals in the mountains; it's easy to imagine that the area is far from safe.
"It seems we're destined to spend the night here."
Sun Ning looked at Yue Qi, and the two discussed it privately before deciding to camp out there.
As the eldest brother of a wealthy family, Yan Che naturally had no shortage of camping equipment. Not only were there plenty of tents and blankets, but there was also plenty of food and water. Therefore, he naturally became the rightful head housekeeper.
Wen Jiajia released her eerie pet to stand guard for everyone, so that everyone was finally able to get a good rest that night.
The next day, everyone continued on their journey.
Based on my memory of the location, the nearest village is called Yundianzi Village, and the little girl Ami who led the way is from this village.
Strangely, as if guided by someone, they discovered that the only mountain path was covered with red and green ribbons everywhere they went as soon as they entered the mountains.
The ribbons were tied to the trees on both sides of the road, making them particularly eye-catching from a distance.
Following the path indicated by the ribbon, the group crossed most of the mountain and finally saw a small village nestled in the valley ahead.
Looking down from the mountain, you can see stilted houses everywhere in the village, densely packed together, one after another.
At the entrance to the village, in the river, you can see women washing clothes together in the distance, and further away, several children are chasing each other and having a great time.
Yue Qi noticed that the red and green ribbons had completely disappeared at the entrance of the village.
He turned around and instructed everyone, "Let's send someone to scout ahead first, the rest of you wait here."
Then he called Yan Che, and the two of them walked towards the village together.
As soon as the two entered the vicinity of the village, they immediately became the focus of attention. After all, for the people in the mountains, two stylish and handsome men naturally have a huge appeal.
The two of them naturally noticed this as well. Yan Che, being a young master, was used to it, but Yue Qi seemed quite awkward.
"Who are you!" A young girl blocked their way, holding a bamboo washing board in her hand.
Yan Che immediately put on a smile, "We're lost in these mountains, and we were just about to ask someone how to get down."
His tone was extremely sincere, and his masculine charm was constantly radiating. He originally thought that such a young girl would be easy to get!
As a result, the girl glared at him, pointed the bamboo stick in her hand directly at his nose, and spoke with an unspeakable sarcasm.
"Bullshit! Do you think I'm someone you can bully? I'm not blind. You clearly came from that mountain, didn't you?"
Then she started yelling at the top of her lungs, "Help! Someone's coming out of that place!"
The girl didn't look very tall, but her shout was incredibly loud.
Before long, a group of people rushed out of the village, carrying various ropes and sticks, and tied them up without saying a word.
Not only that, but they didn't even spare the people waiting at the entrance of the village.
However, this time they met their match. Who is Miss Wen Jiajia? Her strange pets are no pushovers either. In the end, they managed to beat a group of villagers so badly that they cried for their parents. Even so, they didn't run away, but instead surrounded them.
Yue Qi was quite cooperative; he could sense that something was definitely going on in this village.
After all, the reason these people treated them this way might be because of "that place" the girl mentioned.
So he gave Yan Che a wink, and the two of them gave up struggling.
In the end, the people in the village split into two groups. One group stayed behind to continue surrounding Wen Jiajia and the others, while the other group led Yue Qi and the other into the village.
Yue Qi was bound hand and foot and taken to a bamboo house that looked quite old. This bamboo house seemed to be the largest one in the entire village.
Upon entering the bamboo house, he immediately spotted an old man with a white beard sitting at the head of the table, smoking a pipe.
The man's attire clearly indicated he belonged to some ethnic minority group, but unfortunately, they didn't seem to know much about traditional clothing. Besides that, the old man's hair was completely disheveled, and he wore a gourd-shaped vine on his head, the material of which was unclear.
Seeing the two enter, the old man merely glanced at them indifferently before continuing to pack his pipe.
"Everyone, step back—except for those two."
The crowd silently dispersed. The old man took a deep drag on his pipe, and surprisingly, spoke in standard Mandarin.
"If I'm not mistaken, you must have come down from Cangyun Mountain, right?"
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