The snow on the Daqing Mountain was covered by trees and was thinner than the snow on the plains. The "crunching" sound of the snow under the feet of the visitors could be heard from far away on the empty mountain top.
Zhou Yuanyuan scanned the area with her spiritual sense and knew the man was on the opposite mountain. It would take about half an hour to walk from the opposite mountain to the foot of their mountain. The two men were talking at the halfway point of the opposite mountain, where there was a thatched house.
The thatched house was now empty. Besides a bed, there were a few small stools and a tin stove for cooking. It looked like a temporary residence for mountain watchers.
Zhou Yuanyuan's consciousness caught up with the receding figure, and she realized she had met this "Boss Huang" before. The first time Zhou Yuanyuan and Xiaocao went into Daqing Mountain to pick pine cones, they had seen several fierce tree vendors passing by, and this "Boss Huang" must have been their leader.
The man walking towards Zhou Yuanyuan and the others was Gu Tiezhu. No wonder Zhou Yuanyuan felt his voice sounded familiar. How could Gu Tiezhu have come to Daqing Mountain during Chinese New Year? Zhou Yuanyuan felt a little strange.
Zhou Yuanyuan didn't know what happened in Zhao Yunxiang's factory a few days before the New Year, so she didn't know that Gutiezhu had brought so much trouble to Zhao Yunxiang, and she didn't know that Gutiezhu was now a nationally wanted criminal at the top of the list.
Seeing that Gutiezhu was involved with the tree dealer Huang Lao Da, Zhou Yuanyuan connected the cause and effect and had a glimmer of understanding in her mind.
So when Gutiezhu “stole the tree” he wanted to sell it to this Boss Huang?
With her answer in mind, Zhou Yuanyuan made a new discovery when she looked at the thatched house again. Several piles of thick wood were piled around the house. It looked like this was Boss Huang's base! Was it a place where he bought trees? Or was it a warehouse where Boss Huang stored them?
"Yuanyuan, what's wrong?" Wen Ziqing felt that Zhou Yuanyuan's aura suddenly became a little sharp, and couldn't help but ask.
"Brother Ziqing, I found two big rats," Zhou Yuanyuan replied with a grin. Gu Tiezhu, the tree thief, and Huang Laoda, the tree seller, were truly big rats. I wondered if what they were whispering about in the thatched hut just now was stealing trees from Daqing Mountain to sell again.
Zhou Yuanyuan held an indescribable affection for Daqing Mountain. Her first promotion took place there. The lush vegetation made the spiritual energy there even richer than outside, allowing Zhou Yuanyuan to achieve this promotion effortlessly, without even feeling the full force of the thunderbolt.
Zhou Yuanyuan likes Daqingshan, so naturally she would not allow people like Huang Lao Da to destroy any grass or tree in Daqingshan.
Zhou Yuanyuan thought that Gutiezhu was walking around the mountain under their feet, but she didn't expect that after Gutiezhu came down the mountain, he climbed up their mountain again.
Seeing the ancient iron pillar getting closer and closer, Zhou Yuanyuan hesitated whether to hide away.
Gutiezhu and Huang Laoda chose to meet in the mountains, perhaps plotting something shameful. Zhou Yuanyuan isn't afraid of Gutiezhu, but she hates being entangled in trouble.
At this moment, Wen Ziqing heard the crunching sound of Gu Tiezhu's feet stepping on the snow, and quickly pulled Zhou Yuanyuan's hand, stopping. After all, Wen Ziqing's cultivation level was not as high as Zhou Yuanyuan's, so if Wen Ziqing hadn't used his spiritual sense, he wouldn't have noticed the conversation between Gu Tiezhu and Boss Huang in the thatched hut.
Zhou Yuanyuan looked at Wen Ziqing with a questioning look.
"Yuanyuan, someone is coming." Wen Ziqing didn't know that Zhou Yuanyuan had already discovered it. When he discovered the ancient iron pillar, Wen Ziqing leaned down a little, leaned close to Zhou Yuanyuan's ear, and whispered.
The hot air exhaled by Wen Ziqing sprayed on Zhou Yuanyuan's ears, making her feel itchy and causing her to shrink her neck involuntarily.
"Let's hide for a while," Wen Ziqing continued. He didn't notice Zhou Yuanyuan's strange behavior, his expression drawn to the sound of footsteps approaching from afar.
Zhou Yuanyuan nodded, pulled Wen Ziqing's hand, and pointed at the sturdy pine tree beside her.
Wen Ziqing and Zhou Yuanyuan were in sync with each other. Zhou Yuanyuan just pointed at the pine tree next to her when Wen Ziqing waved one hand behind him. A strong wind blew across the path they had come from, blowing up the remaining snow on the ground and covering the two lines of winding footprints.
After clearing the "hidden danger", Wen Ziqing took Zhou Yuanyuan's hand and flew into the air, standing on the branch of the pine tree.
The branches of the pine tree were very lush. When Zhou Yuanyuan and Wen Ziqing stood on them, the branches only shook for a moment before stabilizing.
Gutiezhu didn't know that his whereabouts had been seen by Zhou Yuanyuan and the others. Along the way, Gutiezhu walked briskly.
Just half an hour ago, Gu Tiezhu and Boss Huang discussed a "business deal." Boss Huang had six or seven brothers under him, and Gu Tiezhu had dealt with them ten years ago and knew they were a ruthless bunch who dared to do anything.
Gu Tiezhu thought that he would not take Zhou Jiaxing and Huang Weidong back to Kyoto after the Chinese New Year. After all, if you were caught selling drugs, you would lose your head.
Huang Lao Da and his men were Gu Tiezhu's target. Gu Tiezhu planned to gradually retreat behind the scenes and let Huang Lao Da and his men handle the "distribution" business. Huang Lao Da wasn't a good person anyway, so Gu Tiezhu had no problem dragging someone like him into this mess.
Gu Tiezhu was obsessed with the large bag of "white powder" that Zhou Jiaxing had "hidden" at Zhao Yunxiang's factory. He planned to return to Jingyang City in a few days to pick it up. As for Boss Huang, as long as he made the first profit, Gu Tiezhu was not afraid that he would not do it.
When Gutiezhu approached Zhou Yuanyuan and the others, he slowed down his pace and began to carefully identify each tree. When he saw the unique mark on the pine tree under Zhou Yuanyuan and the others' feet, Gutiezhu's eyes lit up.
Gutiezhu looked around and made sure that there was no one around. Then he took out an iron rod from his waist and squatted under a tree to start digging.
"Brother Ziqing, what do you think he wants to do?" Zhou Yuanyuan couldn't help but feel curious when she saw Gutiezhu digging the soil while looking around furtively.
In order not to alarm Gutiezhu, Zhou Yuanyuan and Wen Ziqing did not speak with their mouths, but communicated directly through their spiritual consciousness.
"I don't know." Wen Ziqing shook his head. It wasn't that Wen Ziqing didn't want to guess, but they were standing on top of Gu Tiezhu's head. Wouldn't they be able to see clearly what Gu Tiezhu was going to do in a moment?
Zhou Yuanyuan made a face at Wen Ziqing and stopped talking to him.
After digging the ancient iron pillar for about ten minutes, the iron rod seemed to hit something and made a slight "ding" sound.
Wow? Is there really a treasure? Zhou Yuanyuan in the tree opened her eyes wide.
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