Xuan Yu became interested upon hearing this and pricked up his ears to listen to the clan leader speak.
Fu Heng thought for a moment and asked the clan leader.
"Uncle Chief, do you know how deep and big that general's tomb is? And what about that wolf den?"
The clan chief thought for a moment and said, "No one knows about that. We don't dare go up the mountain, neither the general's tomb nor the wolf's den. Also, don't keep calling me clan chief. My surname is Li, just call me Uncle Li."
Ye Yunxi and the others nodded and continued eating their flatbreads without saying anything. But Ye Yunxi was secretly wondering whether she should go and take a look.
Fu Heng saw Ye Yunxi staring blankly and knew what she was thinking.
So he looked at Chief Li and asked.
"Then, Uncle Li, do you know how to get to these two caves?"
Upon hearing Fu Heng's words, Chief Li was initially taken aback, but then offered some words of advice.
"Young man, I've been talking for so long, did you not understand, or did I not explain clearly? I've already said that both caves are dangerous, why do you still want to go to those caves?"
Even if the medicinal herbs you're looking for grow near the caves, what if neither of these caves has them? Wouldn't it be very dangerous if you encountered those wolves or entered the general's tomb?
"In my opinion, you should just give up on those two caves and not go in. The dangers of the General's Tomb are unknown to the villagers, and those wolves are another problem."
Ye Yunxi looked up at Clan Chief Li and asked him.
"Then, Uncle Li, do you know of any places that look like caves but don't quite look like caves?"
Chief Li frowned, his eyes darting around, and said, "This place looks like a cave, but it doesn't look like a cave. What is this place? I really don't know."
His little tricks could not escape the eyes of Ye Yunxi and Fu Heng.
Ye Yunxi squinted at Clan Chief Li.
"Clan Chief Li, you'd better tell the truth. Your little tricks have already betrayed you."
When Chief Li's son saw Ye Yunxi threatening his father, he spoke up sharply.
“Don’t make things difficult for my father. We know about that place, but we can’t go there.”
Chief Li turned around and pulled his son, signaling him not to speak.
Ye Yunxi smiled and said, "We didn't make things difficult for your father. We just wanted to know where that place was. We'll go there ourselves."
Chief Li sighed.
"The place you mentioned is two kilometers away from our village. There are many rumors about that cave. Someone went there to pick wild vegetables and never came back. Everyone says there is a man-eating monster in that cave."
But no one in our village dares to go. Besides those from our village, some outsiders have gone, and they all went inside, but only one came back; I heard he went insane!
Zhang Haiyi then asked.
"How did Chief Li know that it looked like a cave, but didn't quite look like one?"
Chief Li recalled what happened back then.
"To be honest, I've been to that cave entrance once. I was there to collect herbs when I accidentally wandered into the cave. But I didn't dare go too deep. I just went in a little bit and saw a few rooms inside. As for what they were used for, I had no idea."
But I heard the roars of wild beasts at the cave entrance, which terrified me so much that I quickly left. I had a high fever for two days afterward, so it's not that I intentionally hid it from you; it really is eerie!
Ye Yunxi listened to Clan Chief Li's words and fell into deep thought. She was also very curious about the place Clan Chief Li mentioned and wanted to go and see it.
So he asked Chief Li, "Chief Li, do you still remember the path we took up the mountain back then?"
Upon hearing this, Chief Li immediately stopped him.
"You can't go to that place! I've told you it's dangerous, why won't you listen?"
Fu Heng glanced at Zhang Haiyi and the others, then looked at Chief Li and said.
"In that case, Chief Li, please allow us to consider it!"
Ye Yunxi turned to look at Fu Heng, puzzled as to why he said that. Fu Heng gestured for her to look at Gu Qingqing and Zhang Haiyi.
Ye Yunxi turned her head to look over and saw that they looked a little worried.
She hadn't considered Gu Qingqing and the others. She should discuss it with them first. If it really doesn't work, they can stay here and keep watch.
When Chief Li saw that they no longer asked about going up the mountain, he said nothing more.
After a long while, Ye Yunxi and the others finished their breakfast, said goodbye to Chief Li, and went back to their rooms to take care of their friends.
They went to Xuan Yu and Lu Hengyi's room, and checked on Lu Hengyi, who was still running a fever.
Chen Zhe had already given him some water and told him to rest more. Later, when they were no longer around, he would give him an injection of a special medicine to help him recover faster.
Ye Yunxi looked at all of them and said...
"Haiyi, Qingqing, you heard what Chief Li said just now. Aheng and I will go to that place. I know what you're worried about, but it's okay, just wait for us to come back here."
Gu Qingqing and Zhang Haiyi thought that Ye Yunxi was going to abandon them, and said anxiously.
"Sister Yunxi, are you going to abandon us?"
Chen Zhe and Zhang Jing were completely confused and looked at the group of people.
Then Chen Zhe asked them, "Sister Yunxi, what are you talking about? Ajing and I don't understand."
They all glanced at Chen Zhe and Zhang Jing, and then Fu Heng told them what he had just said to Chief Li.
Chen Zhe said, "Hey, I thought it was something serious, Sister Yunxi. You're underestimating us. Since we agreed to come out with you from the base, I'll share any dangers outside, instead of letting you, Heng, and Xuanyu bear them."
Gu Qingqing nodded repeatedly. "Yes, Sister Yunxi, Brother Heng, and Azhe are right. What Brother Yi and I are worried about isn't encountering danger, nor are we afraid of danger. What we're worried about is what will happen to our car if we leave?"
If anyone with ambition sees that we haven't returned, they'll steal our vehicles and supplies. And Hengyi, he's still running a high fever, and it's uncertain when it will break. Someone needs to stay behind and watch the vehicles and supplies.”
Zhang Haiyi continued, "Yes, we are not afraid of danger. We did not back down from anything we encountered in the cave."
Ye Yunxi didn't know how to answer. She looked at Fu Heng, then at them.
Fu Heng could tell she didn't know how to answer, so he smiled and said...
"Okay, let's see if Hengyi's fever has subsided tomorrow. If it has, we'll have one more person watching over the supplies. If you all want to go, you should know that every trip is very dangerous, so we'll only leave those who aren't very good marksmen to look after the supplies."
Of course, you also need to know how to drive. So we've agreed that for those who stay, the task is also important. It doesn't mean that the task isn't important just because you stay. Understand?
Also, I haven't seen Qingqing and Ajing driving yet. Do you two know how to drive?
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