After seeing Qin Gong leave, Xu Qingqing knew she had won her bet. Her lips curled up uncontrollably, and she skipped back to her dormitory to pack her things for a trip to the capital.
She wanted to hitch a ride to the capital with Director Li and the Situ brothers. She didn't want to go, but the conditions offered by Director Li were too tempting, so how could she bear to let Director Li go alone?
Besides, Situ Kong caused all my cars to be damaged, and I still owe her a car. I might as well take it from there and drive it myself when I get back. I won't have to squeeze onto crowded trains and deal with all the noise. I won't get enough rest and I'll easily attract people's attention.
As she walked out of the dormitory area, a black car was parked at the intersection ahead. Xu Qingqing went up and knocked on the window next to the driver's seat.
"what!"
Situ Xing opened the car window, not understanding what she was going to do.
Xu Qingqing opened the car door, pulled Situ Xing over, and sat in the driver's seat herself. Situ Xing lost his balance and sat down on the ground with a thud. He looked at Xu Qingqing in disbelief, pointing his finger at her with his eyes blazing: "Xu Qingqing, that's enough! You can't drive without a license. Do you want to get caught?"
"Oh, you mean this!"
As she spoke, Xu Qingqing took a piece of paper, unfolded it in front of him, and showed him the driver's license on it.
Situ Xing stared at the paper proving Xu Qingqing's qualifications and was speechless. Situ Kong chuckled, "Alright, if Comrade Xu wants to drive, let her drive. It will also help her get used to it as soon as possible, so she won't be too hesitant to drive later."
When Situ Xing heard what his brother said, he had no choice but to get on the bus reluctantly and sit next to his brother. Xu Qingqing glanced at Situ Kong and scoffed. This guy thought he hadn't noticed the sarcasm in his words.
He left me alone on the roadside before, and I haven't even settled the score with him yet. I was being kind and decided to settle it another day because he was injured, but now...
hey-hey!
"Achoo!"
Situ Kong suddenly felt a chill run down his spine, as if a ferocious beast was lurking in the shadows, watching him intently. He looked at Xu Qingqing with suspicion and noticed that she was looking at him with excitement. Excitement?
Upon closer inspection of the other person's eyes, Situ Kong was certain he hadn't misread anything, and immediately broke out in a cold sweat.
Situ Xing noticed the cold sweat on his brother's forehead and, thinking he was hot, took out a handkerchief from his own pocket and handed it to his brother.
"Brother, you're sweating, hurry up and wipe it off."
Situ Kong withdrew his gaze, coughed twice, and took the handkerchief from Situ Xing's hand.
Xu Qingqing looked at the two brothers, who were acting like brothers and were very respectful to each other. She crossed her arms and said sarcastically, "Oh, you two look so good together. No wonder you forgot about me before and left me there alone to starve and freeze. I woke up alone, looking at the cold world, helplessly huddled in a corner, letting the cold wind ravage my broken body."
Tsk, I already said that.
When Director Li arrived, he noticed something was off about the car. The two Situ brothers were staring out the window without saying a word, their gazes occasionally sweeping towards Xu Qingqing in the driver's seat with strange expressions. And looking at Xu Qingqing, the troublemaker, well, something was off about her too.
So? What happened in between?
When Xu Qingqing saw that Director Li had arrived, she started the car and drove towards the capital.
Throughout the journey, the car was quiet except for the sound of the engine. Director Li looked around, rubbing his backside incessantly in the passenger seat, wanting to say something to ease the tension, but he couldn't think of anything to say, his head was about to explode.
Xu Qingqing glanced at Director Li's actions, a smile playing on her lips. She stepped on the gas, and Director Li and the Situ brothers were thrown back against their seats by the momentum.
Situ Xing screamed in fright, "Xu Qingqing, why are you driving so fast? Let go of the accelerator!"
Situ Kong immediately guessed that this was Xu Qingqing's revenge on them. He closed his eyes tightly, trying his best to ignore everything around him, hypnotizing himself as if he were dreaming, and kept his lips tightly shut, not daring to say anything that would provoke her.
Factory Director Li cried. He regretted not canceling his train ticket to hitch a ride. He wished he could go back in time and stop himself from doing that, but alas, there's no going back.
Help! Someone stop this crazy girl!
Qulin Mountain.
This is the only mountain road connecting Chunjiang City to the capital. The continuous mountain forests are interspersed with a mountain road in the middle. It is very steep, and if you fall down, you will definitely die.
Therefore, the people here prefer to take the waterway and take a longer route rather than approach this nearby mountain path, or rather, they are afraid of Qulin Mountain.
Factory Manager Li noticed that Xu Qingqing was driving in the wrong direction. Why did the road ahead seem so familiar? This seemed to be Qulin Mountain. After realizing something, Factory Manager Li's eyes widened, and he pointed ahead with trembling hands: "You, you, you, you don't mean to take this mountain road through Qulin Mountain, do you?"
Situ Kong was puzzled by Factory Director Li's reaction. The other party seemed very scared. He asked curiously about Qulin Mountain, "What kind of wild animals or other creatures are there on Qulin Mountain? Factory Director Li seems very afraid of this place?"
"Hehe." Director Li turned around, his fat face twisted horribly, and said in a trembling voice, "You don't know, Qulin Mountain is made up of eighteen mountains combined together. There were no mountain roads here back then."
Legend has it that there is a very, very large and mysterious imperial tomb here. It is said that this emperor had a special ability: he never showed his true face to anyone and always wore a terrifying mask. He specially chose this place before his death as his final resting place.
After that emperor died, Qulin Mountain began to become strange. Everyone who entered the mountain disappeared. Even the small group of people who had gone there disappeared. Others went there afterward, but the same thing happened. After that, no one dared to go there anymore.
Therefore, we also call it the Yama's Road to the Eighteen Levels of Hell.
Upon hearing this, Situ Xing gripped his brother's clothes tightly, his teeth chattering, and stammered, "It's too dangerous there, let's take a detour."
Situ Kong gently patted Situ Xing's head to comfort him, then turned his gaze to Xu Qingqing, wondering how she knew about this road: "Comrade Xu, how did you find out about this mountain road?"
"Oh, this? Of course, I asked other people and they told me."
From the moment she learned she needed a ride, she asked others for directions. When she heard about this exciting mountain road, it immediately struck a chord with Xu Qingqing. She had no other thoughts on it and only thought about this one road. Now she realized what was happening and swerved the steering wheel. Fortunately, it was quite a distance from Qulin Mountain and Sea.
Xu Qingqing pulled the car over to the side and stopped.
Factory Director Li's legs felt weak. He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and immediately let out a long sigh.
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