Chapter 96 Niujiao Mountain
After listening to Zhou Laoba's words, He Zhiran had already guessed that this might be the mountain that Peng Wang had said they wanted to climb.
Peng Wang took the initiative to come to Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran to help them solve their doubts.
"This mountain is called Niujiao Mountain. The shape of its top is somewhat like an ox horn, hence the name.
If we hadn't wasted so much time on the journey in the early stages, we could have chosen to walk around the foot of the mountain. If that were the case, it would have taken us seven or eight more days.
We've been through this mountain before and didn't see any large wild animals. Instead, we saw a lot of pheasants and rabbits. We can also hunt some game to satisfy our cravings."
He Zhiran looked up and saw that, just as Peng Wang said, there were two peaks shaped like ox horns at the highest point of the mountain. The name was really appropriate.
Moreover, the mountains are connected to each other, as if there is no end. Even if you just stand at the foot of the mountain, you will feel a sense of grandeur.
As you can imagine, climbing over here is a very physically demanding task.
At this time, most people have found a suitable place to stay, set up their tents and sit inside to rest.
Mo Jiuye came up to He Zhiran, pointed at the tent he had just erected and said, "We've been traveling all day, let's go in and take a rest!"
He Zhiran was indeed a little tired, so he responded and followed Mo Jiuye back to the tent.
After resting for a while, He Zhiran asked Mo Jiuye to go up the mountain with him to take a look.
When she said she wanted to take a look, she was mainly considering that there were women in the family, and she wanted to find some branches to make simple hiking sticks for them.
In this way, if they encounter difficult mountain roads, they will have help.
The two worked together to make ten simple hiking poles to take back.
Seeing that they had new gadgets in their hands, the Xie and Fang families asked about their uses and then followed suit.
After spending a peaceful night, everyone got up early the next day, had a simple breakfast, packed their luggage and some items, and followed the officials to climb Niujiao Mountain.
At first, everything was fine as everyone had plenty of energy after a night's rest. But after walking for an hour, people started to fall behind.
Especially the He family, they were either carrying or lifting He Ming, and there were always a few people taking care of He Ming, so they often fell at the back of the team.
Even if the officers whipped them to scare them into speeding up, they simply couldn't speed up.
In desperation, Peng Wang could only lead the large army to move forward and backward.
This speed of travel actually helped Mo Jiuye.
From time to time he would catch prey in the grass by the roadside or other places.
He Zhiran would also pick some herbs with the women in his family.
Seeing that he could still gain such a great result even if he slowed down his pace, Peng Wang's dissatisfaction with the He family subsided a lot.
They walked and stopped along the way, and by the afternoon, the large group had entered the deep mountains.
I have to say that this is definitely a pure natural oxygen bar given by nature.
Looking down the mountain, I felt like I was standing on top of a mountain.
Looking around from here, you can see the vast sea of clouds, the suspended peaks, and the winding nine bends, which will make you feel open-minded and forget to go home.
Faced with such beautiful scenery, He Zhiran temporarily forgot everything and seriously felt the comfort brought by nature.
Just as she was immersed in ecstasy, she suddenly heard a woman's scream from below.
Everyone looked towards the source of the sound.
Zhao was seen sitting on the ground with a very painful expression.
He Zhiran ran over quickly.
"Ms. He, my mother-in-law just stepped on a stone and must have sprained her ankle." Fang's daughter-in-law grabbed He Zhiran and told her about her mother-in-law's situation.
Without a doubt, He Zhiran lifted up Zhao's trouser legs to check.
Seeing that her ankle bone was obviously protruding, how could it be just a sprain?
"Aunt, you have a broken bone."
As He Zhiran spoke, his eyes had already begun to search the surroundings.
When Zhao heard that she had a broken bone, tears immediately flowed down her face.
"It's all my fault. I can't even walk properly."
As she spoke, she subconsciously glanced in the direction of the He family.
He Ming was being carried by several female relatives at this moment, walking towards them with great effort.
Zhao didn't want to be a burden to her family like He Ming, so she took advantage of her daughter-in-law's inattention and closed her eyes and rolled down the slope next to her.
She just hoped that the King of Hell would appear soon and take her away, and she would never drag her family down.
No one expected that Zhao would be so depressed.
When everyone realized that something was wrong with Zhao, she had already rolled several meters down the hillside.
"mother."
"Zhao, what are you going to do?"
"Mom, please stop..."
The Fang family members all chased in the direction of Zhao.
However, the mountains there are steep, and if you fall accidentally, you will be in the same situation as Zhao.
Because of this, even if the Fang family chased after her, they could not catch up with the speed at which Zhao rolled down.
Seeing Zhao's body rolling further and further away, the Fang family no longer held out any hope.
At this moment, they clearly saw that Zhao's body, which had been rolling down, suddenly stopped. Mo Jiuye stood steadily in front of a big tree and had stopped Zhao's body from rolling down.
The Fang family breathed a sigh of relief and carefully headed towards them.
After everyone's joint efforts, Zhao was finally brought back to his original place.
Fortunately, Zhao's exposed skin was only scratched, and the rest was basically fine.
Seeing the anxious looks in her relatives' eyes, Zhao's tears burst out again like a flood.
"Why are you doing this? Our Fang family is already unlucky enough, why do you have to leave me behind to drag you down... Wuwuwu..."
Seeing this, Fang Chuanzhuo also shed tears.
He knew in his heart that his wife did this so that they could travel without any burden, but he could not accept such a thing.
"We have three sons, and at worst, we still have this old man like me. We're four grown men carrying you on this journey. You're not a burden at all. You mustn't be so pessimistic!"
"Yes, mother, we brothers have plenty of strength, and it won't be a burden if we take turns carrying you."
"Mom, your daughter-in-law can also take care of your daily life. You must never have such thoughts."
When Zhao saw that her relatives cared about her so much, she couldn't control her tears.
At this time, Peng Wang also rushed over and heard that Zhao had broken her leg and then attempted suicide.
Faced with such a prisoner, Peng Wang was both angry and troubled.
Therefore, his attitude in speaking was extremely unfriendly.
"Zhao, if you dare to commit suicide and break the rules here, after you die, I will send people to whip your family every day and make sure they live a life worse than death."
These words were much more effective for Zhao than the advice from the Fang family.
Zhao was stunned for a moment, then immediately made the promise.
"Sir, please don't hit my son. I promise I won't think about it again."
She is even a little scared now, afraid that if she really dies, her family will be implicated.
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