After walking for about fifteen more minutes, we finally reached the depths of the mountains. The bushes here were even thicker and denser. When you stepped on them, there was a thick layer of pine needles underneath, which was very soft, as if you were stepping on a sponge.
In this environment, the walking speed naturally slowed down, and as they continued to go deeper, they could already see wild rabbits flashing past.
The light in the mountains was getting dimmer and dimmer. Because the trees in the central area of the mountains had not been cut down for many years, their branches had spread out everywhere, and their leaves blocked out the sun.
Once there, Zhao Haonan carefully examined every step he took before moving forward.
“Hey, Brother Liu, why are you still following me? Let’s split up quickly. You go over there to search, but don’t let us be too far apart. Once you find it, let me know immediately. Because with your Ming Jin level, even if you find something, you won’t be able to take it with you or bring the news back, understand?” Zhao Haonan said.
Liu Xiaoyuan feigned ignorance and asked, "Brother Zhao, I don't understand what you mean."
Zhao Haonan glanced at Liu Xiaoyuan and said, "Brother Liu, I don't know if you're really stupid or pretending. Didn't you see that everyone came here for that thing? It's a case of too many wolves and too little meat, so it's inevitable that some people will have bad intentions."
"Oh, thank you for informing me, Brother Zhao!" Liu Xiaoyuan said this, but in his heart he sneered repeatedly, thinking, "You bastard, you probably had bad intentions towards me a long time ago."
Liu Xiaoyuan had no choice but to separate from Zhao Haonan, and to this day they still don't know what they were looking for.
Liu Xiaoyuan didn't bother looking for it. Instead, he found a place to rest. He took out his phone and saw that the signal in the mountains was very poor, with only two bars of 2G signal.
As luck would have it, Liu Xiaoyuan had just taken out his phone when it rang. It was Lu Siyao calling.
Liu Xiaoyuan immediately answered the phone, and Lu Siyao's voice came from the other end: "Liu Xiaoyuan, where are you? Why didn't you come to work today? Did you go on a date with another woman?"
Because of the poor signal in the mountains, Lu Siyao's voice could only be heard intermittently.
"Honey, I'll be back to you as soon as I find it. Be good, just wait a few more days. When your husband comes back, I'll reward you properly!" Because Zhao Haonan was nearby, Liu Xiaoyuan couldn't tell the truth.
Liu Xiaoyuan believed that Lu Siyao, as a police officer, must know that some things were not suitable to be said openly in the current environment.
"Xiao Yuan, where are you? Why is your signal so bad? Did something happen?" Lu Siyao asked with concern.
Liu Xiaoyuan immediately said, "Wife, don't worry about me. I'll be back in a few days. Be good, don't worry, just wait for me at home. Okay, I have to get to work now, I have to go now. Mm, give me a kiss..."
As soon as Liu Xiaoyuan hung up the phone, Zhao Haonan's voice came through. He asked, "Brother Liu, it seems you and your wife are very much in love. I'm so envious of this single dog."
Liu Xiaoyuan said with a smile, "Actually, I envy your life now more, Brother Zhao."
"Oh, why?" Zhao Haonan asked.
"Before we got married, everyone said marriage was the grave of love. I didn't believe it then, thinking it was just nonsense from unhappy married people. But now, I believe it. After we got married, this woman changed completely. She became so suspicious and insecure. Whenever I'm out running errands, she calls to check up on me all the time. Sigh! Actually, I guess you could blame it on my handsome face, which makes all those women drool over me..."
Liu Xiaoyuan spoke loudly and eloquently, giving Zhao Haonan goosebumps. He'd seen shameless people before, but never anyone this shameless! Truly an absolute gem!
"Alright, Brother Liu, let's cut the small talk and keep searching, otherwise a day will pass by too quickly!" Zhao Haonan said.
Liu Xiaoyuan put his phone away, then shook a very tall shrub, making the leaves rustle and the trunk sway left and right, as if someone had walked by.
Sure enough, Zhao Haonan heard the rustling of leaves and immediately looked up. He could vaguely see the bushes swaying, and a cold smile appeared on Zhao Haonan's face.
"Hmph, kid, you'd better keep searching. If you find that thing, it'll be your death knell! Who told you to be less capable? That's just how realistic this society is!" Zhao Haonan thought.
After sitting for a while, Liu Xiaoyuan moved forward again, trying to avoid the bushes and reduce the noise. Then, he found a suitable spot and pretended to repeat his old trick, making Zhao Haonan think that he was seriously looking for the so-called thing.
Time passed second by second. Although Liu Xiaoyuan was sitting and resting and not searching seriously, he still looked around roughly. Damn, there was nothing there at all.
"Brother Zhao, have you made any progress?" Liu Xiaoyuan asked loudly.
Zhao Haonan answered loudly, "Brother Liu, no, what about your side?"
Liu Xiaoyuan said loudly, "Same here! Sigh, at this rate, I'm losing all confidence."
Zhao Haonan also sighed and said, "It's because we are not valued disciples in the sect that such a hard job falls on our shoulders... Look at me, why did I bring this up with you, Brother Liu?"
Although Zhao Haonan stopped talking in time, Liu Xiaoyuan learned a piece of information from his words: the people who came to the mountains to look for things were probably disciples who were not valued in the sect, just like Zhao Haonan.
However, this also troubled Liu Xiaoyuan. Since these unimportant disciples were sent to the mountains to search for something, it meant that what they were looking for was not considered anything valuable by the major sects, and was dispensable.
However, this doesn't make sense. If what they're looking for is dispensable to those sects, why would their disciples put in such effort? They could easily just do a perfunctory job and go back saying they didn't find it. Why bother coming all this way to search for it?
The more Liu Xiaoyuan thought about it, the more confused he became. He gently pounded his head twice, but still had no clue. So he simply stopped thinking about it.
If they don't find what they're looking for in this mountain, that would be best; they'll naturally leave.
If what they are looking for is in this mountain, the truth will naturally come to light once they find it.
Just as Liu Xiaoyuan was racking his brains over the problem, he vaguely heard the sound of arguing, followed by the sound of bushes breaking branches, as if someone was fighting in the mountains.
Upon hearing this sound, Liu Xiaoyuan was suddenly startled. Could it be that someone had found what they were looking for and a fight had broken out between them, with both sides wanting to possess it and thus a fight ensued?
Thinking this, Liu Xiaoyuan tried to walk faster toward the direction from which the sound came!
(End of this chapter)
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