Hua Changle told Bai Xie and Lingren about the situation, and the two immediately agreed.
I have something to take care of. I'll be with the actor at 2 PM. Will we make it in time?
There's still time, no rush.
【Then let's go together at 2 PM.】
Bai Xie added, "[Once we arrive, I'll accompany you up the mountain. Perfect timing, the yang energy is strong around two or three o'clock, which will suppress that thing, making it safe! (Thumbs up)]"
Hua Changle burst out laughing.
Hua Xiange heard the voice and came over: "You agreed?"
"Yes, they'll arrive around 2 PM."
Hua Xiange said, "Perfect timing. I'm going out to check on the lunch arrangements with Brother Qiao. I'll go tell the director you don't need to go out."
Around noon, due to online arrangements, lunch was changed from being at Yan Wu's home to a pavilion on a nearby mountain.
The pavilion is old and has withstood the test of time. Sitting in it, one can feel the ancient charm that transcends time.
Leaning against the pavilion, one can see the mountains and rivers like a painting, and the heavens and earth breathing together.
The scenery is unadorned and naturally pure.
A table was set up in the middle of the pavilion, and everyone sat around it.
The food was made with ingredients grown by the townspeople; the drinks were rice wine brewed by the villagers themselves.
By the second episode, everyone had become noticeably more friendly with each other.
They weren't exactly close, but they understood each other's personalities pretty well, so they knew how to get along.
For adults, a nodding acquaintance is enough. In this same circle, such relationships are sufficient.
Fang Yi nodded as he looked at the heartwarming scene.
He doesn't like watching the guests tear each other apart; he finds that too low-class.
Like that show before, they invited five people, four of whom were usually "well-behaved" in the industry. As a result, they were fighting each other throughout the whole show, which gave him a headache.
From then on, when selecting guests, Fang Yi preferred those with bad tempers to those with genuine personalities, so that they wouldn't appear on shows to climb the ladder by stepping on the program.
Of the people in this group, although Liang Chengyu is indeed quite the actor, he is simply concerned with saving face and is rather careless; he can't be considered malicious. Aside from that, the quality of the guests this time, especially the non-celebrity guests, is exceptionally high.
Thinking this way, the annoyance from the online trolls dissipated considerably. Fang Yi happily took a bite of his chicken leg.
After having lunch, around one o'clock, everyone started walking down the mountain.
Back near the town mayor's house, they found elderly people ranging from teenagers to those in their sixties who were all quite mobile, gathered together.
Everyone carries their own weapon.
Some carried hoes, axes, and machetes; others had daggers and bamboo tubes that could shoot needles at their waists; still others carried bows and arrows and red-tasseled spears on their backs…
Despite their rudimentary equipment, everyone wore a serious expression; regardless of gender, at that moment, they all resembled warriors ready for battle.
The VJ immediately followed the camera.
Yan Wu stood at the front and greeted everyone as they returned: "The teachers are back? Perfect timing, we're about to go sweep the mountain, would you like to come along?"
"Sweeping the mountain? What is that?"
Yan Wu explained, “Sweeping the mountain is one of our traditions.”
Every year, we hold a ceremony to commemorate our ancestors and heroes. The day before the ceremony, we traditionally sweep the mountain.
The main task was to mobilize all the village's fighting force, divide them into groups, and go up the mountain to check for any newly emerging dangerous alien species or any abnormal behavior among them. They also needed to keep an eye out for wild animal tracks to reduce their threat to the town.
This activity is mandatory for all children in the town who are twelve years of age or older.
Looking around, you can see a group of teenagers standing at the back of the crowd.
There were both boys and girls, carrying bows and arrows and short swords, their faces filled with anticipation and pride.
"Although we are 'powerless,' we are not without the ability to protect ourselves."
The town trains its children in survival and hunting skills from a young age, ensuring everyone can protect themselves, hunt wild animals, fight off other species, and defend their home.
As Yan Wu spoke, his face was filled with determination and pride.
He wasn't just speaking to the guests, but also to people in the outside world.
Their origins are sinful, and that is wrong. But their struggle to survive is nothing to be ashamed of!
They looked at each other. In other places, this would undoubtedly be a commendable gesture. However, with the town's background now exposed, these words inevitably sounded somewhat ironic.
The comments have long been sarcastic and critical.
I laughed. A bunch of deserters' descendants are advocating for the protection of their homeland.
[This is obviously scripted, right? Sweeping mountains? It's all very convincing!]
Fang Yi gestured to them, meaning "Go".
Everyone agreed.
Before leaving, Yan Wu gave his usual instructions:
"First, the forbidden zone must not be approached, and under no circumstances should you provoke the powerful alien species and beast kings within;
Second, it is forbidden to hunt cubs, to kill indiscriminately, to damage the medicinal herbs on the mountain, or to damage the mountain forest environment.
Anyone who violates the rules will be dealt with according to the clan regulations!
Then, at his command, everyone set off into the mountains.
The five groups of guests were divided into four groups to follow, with the Qiao family and the Hua family in the same group.
Because in an hour, they would be taking Bai Xie and Ling Ren, who had come here, to search for traces of the Yin Spirit. Therefore, for the sake of convenience, they would stay with the same group.
The scenery of the mountains and forests is indeed beautiful from above, but it is also dangerous to venture deeper into them.
Two days ago, it rained heavily in the mountains. The humid and hot air was enveloped by the dense forest, like a natural steamer, making it difficult to dissipate and causing people to feel stuffy and suffocated.
The environment is indeed very pristine; in some places the mud is soft, sticky, and wet, and your ankles sink in when you step on it.
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