The mountain dweller was clearly used to the tourists' astonishment. He calmly explained the situation to Wang Yao, who was also stunned. This mountain dweller was quite good at salesmanship, managing to make the exorbitant price sound perfectly reasonable.
"I'm very busy and don't have any plans to do poverty alleviation work for the time being. Besides, I'm leaving soon, so I don't need to stay overnight. Thank you!" Wang Yao quickly said goodbye and left. Even if he were an immortal, he wasn't a fool and wouldn't fall for this trick.
"Since that's the case, then please pay the entrance fee." Seeing that Wang Yao had no intention of staying overnight, the mountain dweller stopped trying to persuade him and instead asked him for the "entrance fee."
"Entry... what kind of money is that?" Wang Yao found it all very strange. He was a senior immortal who had traversed the human, underworld, and demon realms, and he had never heard of a "mountain entry fee" before.
“We are poor here. In order to alleviate poverty, the human world has agreed that we can live off the land. Our ancestors have lived in these mountains for generations. These mountains are our home. Since you have come to our home, you should naturally pay us. Don’t worry, we will give you an invoice.”
“If you stay at my house, the entrance fee to the mountain will be waived, so it’s the best deal. You can think about it again,” the mountain dweller said confidently.
"Then... how much is the entrance fee?" Wang Yao asked, rubbing his nose with interest.
“1500,” the mountain dweller replied in a clear, crisp voice.
At this point, Wang Yao finally realized that he had encountered a different kind of "extortion." To use the entire mountain as a pretext for "extortion" was truly astounding. It had to be said that the mountain people's "extortion" had reached a new level, far surpassing the porcelain collectors of Nishan County.
"Sorry, I don't have that money on me!" Wang Yao shouted to the mountain people, then turned and disappeared into the woods.
"You think you can get into the mountains for free? There's no such thing as a free lunch!" When the mountain dweller saw Wang Yao's attitude, he knew he had encountered a cheater. He didn't get angry, but after scolding him, he suddenly let out an extremely loud whistle.
Wang Yao saw more than a dozen figures suddenly appear in the surrounding woods and even on the mountain ridge not far away, silently surrounding him from all directions.
Damn, it turned out to be a gang scam. Looking at it this way, the 1,500 yuan entrance fee isn't so much. After all, with so many people, each person might not even get 100 yuan.
"You're asking for trouble! You've destroyed forests, set fires, and poached without a license... I have countless crimes against you, and you can't just pay me 1,500 yuan to get away with it!" The mountain villager on the motorcycle behind him abandoned his motorcycle and chased after him, cursing and swearing.
Wang Yao was not afraid of the mountain people's ambush, but he did not want to hurt anyone. So he quickened his pace, led the mountain people to chase him for a while in the forest, threw a paper puppet to lead the mountain people to another place, and after turning a few more corners, he returned to the road leading to Luoyun Mountain.
By this time, it was completely dark. Wang Yao activated "Immortal Travel" in the forest, adding all 5 upgrade points. He traversed mountains and valleys at lightning speed and soon arrived at the foot of Luoyun Mountain.
Just as he was about to climb the mountain in one go, he suddenly heard a commotion in the distance. Wang Yao closed "Immortal Travel" and quietly crept over to take a look, only to find that the mountain people had actually chased him all the way to Luoyun Mountain.
He wanted to use some magic to scare away these persistent fellows, but then he remembered what the mountain dweller had said about people frequently disappearing here, so he hesitated. Since the office had sent him here, it meant that this place must be a place frequently visited by immortals.
If I scare these mountain people and let them run wild all over the mountains, they could easily collide with the immortals who have come here, and something terrible could easily happen.
After much deliberation, Wang Yao decided to abandon his magic. He lay in ambush in the forest and waited until late at night. When the mountain people got tired of guarding him and left, cursing under their breath, Wang Yao then began to climb the mountain in the dark.
When he was looking for the way, Wang Yao had already asked around and found out that Luoyun Mountain was the highest mountain in the vicinity of Qushui County. Not long after he entered the mountain, he started to feel dizzy.
There were no roads on the mountain. The dense forest at the foot of the mountain gradually thinned out as it extended up to the middle of the mountain, and large areas of rocks were exposed. Caves also appeared from time to time. Wang Yao really had no idea which of these caves was the Cloud-Swallowing Cave.
Moreover, Mount Luoyun is enormous. He had climbed this side, but he didn't know if the Cloud-Swallowing Cave was located elsewhere on the mountain. Wang Yao stopped among the gravel, glanced at the snow-capped peaks in the distance, and pondered to himself.
Logically speaking, judging from the name "Swallowing Clouds Cave," the cave should be located high up on the mountain, otherwise how could it possibly have clouds to swallow? But even knowing that the cave is high up still presents a problem. Falling Cloud Mountain is so vast, just how high is considered high?
The letter was so vague. You could at least add an altitude so you could pinpoint a smaller area. Wang Yao was getting impatient, so he simply activated his "sensing" and "spiritual perception" abilities. Since it was a meeting with an immortal, he figured he should be able to see something with these.
Sure enough, as soon as he activated his "sensory perception", he immediately sensed something moving behind him. But when he scanned with his "spiritual sense", he found nothing. Oh my god! Could it be that the mountain people have chased him up the mountain again?
Wang Yao was puzzled and was about to turn around to get a better look when his heart suddenly skipped a beat. He immediately stopped all movement and saw that his "spiritual perception" showed a green glowing object in front of him at the snow line of the distant mountain.
That green color must be the manifestation of the immortal's spiritual power. Wang Yao swallowed hard, raised his palms, channeled his spiritual power, and clapped three times. Sure enough, three claps came from the direction of the green glowing object.
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