After we left the airport, a security guard led Jiang Man and me to an Alphard and said, "Ms. Jiang, regarding the Ping'an Village you mentioned, we investigated, but we couldn't find such a village in either Sichuan or Qinghai. Are you sure your information is correct?"
“My intelligence sources are definitely reliable. Ping’an Village must exist. Let’s drive to the coordinates I gave you first.”
Jiang Man had changed the coordinates she gave them. It was 80 kilometers away from Ping'an Village, the place we were going to. It was a very remote town, but also the closest place to Ping'an Village where we could stay.
This town is located on the border of Sichuan and Qinghai. There is no main street in the town, only a national highway that runs through it.
This area is usually deserted, and the buildings along the street are mostly small restaurants, supermarkets, and hotels, providing rest stops for passing truck drivers.
When we arrived there that evening, we found that both sides of the road were full of parked vehicles, and most of them were private cars, all of which were SUVs.
We stood down outside the car, and Monkey looked at the convoys on both sides of the road, licked his lips and said, "I thought we were fast enough to get to Fengmen Village in just one day after we got home, but I didn't expect the others to be so busy too."
I lit a cigarette and said softly, "The Miao Jiang Immortal Palace is a legendary holy land. The news that Fengmen Village released this time is tantamount to revealing the location of the entrance to the Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum. How could there not be a lot of people coming?"
The monkey scoffed, "There's so much mercury in Qin Shi Huang's mausoleum. Even if we find the entrance, what good will it do? We'll still kick the bucket once we're inside!"
"Who told you that the Miao Jiang Immortal Palace is definitely safe?"
Looking at the crowds hurrying past the shops on both sides of the street, I said in a deep voice, "The people in the team that came to search for the Miao Jiang Immortal Palace must be extraordinary. When you come into contact with these people, remember to be careful."
As we were talking, the bodyguard who brought us over came up to Jiang Man and said, "Miss, I just checked and all the rooms here are fully booked. Let's go get something to eat first. I've already called and arranged for a motorhome to come over. We might have to stay in the car tonight."
Jiang Man turned to me: "What do you think?"
"There's no need to bring the RV over. We can just stay in the RV tonight."
Looking at the large group of bodyguards accompanying us, I added, "We're going into the mountains this time to search for ancient ruins. Having too many people in the group isn't a good thing, and it's too conspicuous and makes us too big a target."
"I never expected my dad to go to such lengths, sending over twenty people over here."
Jiang Man said to the bodyguard, "We will leave on our own tomorrow morning. You and your men stay here."
The other person looked conflicted: "Miss Jiang, the orders I received are to protect your safety around the clock and stay by your side at all times. I'm afraid I can't accept this order."
"What you do is your business, but I am telling you very clearly now that I do not need your protection."
Seeing the other person's troubled expression, Jiang Man waved her hand and said, "I'll call my dad right now and have him give you the orders. You just need to prepare the equipment we need."
As the monkey watched Jiang Man walk away surrounded by a large group of bodyguards, it smacked its lips and said, "Jiang Man's life is so magical! So many people protecting her, how cool she looks walking down the street! I used to only fantasize about things like this when I couldn't sleep in bed!"
“You think this is a good thing, but it may not be for Jiang Man. Being surrounded by so many people every day, she has no privacy at all.”
I threw away my cigarette butt: "That's probably why she'd rather come out with us and hide in the mountains than stay in the comfortable nest of Tianxia Group."
The monkey glanced at me sideways: "Young Master Duan, didn't you even realize why Jiang Man insisted on coming along?"
I countered, "What did you see?"
The monkey cleverly spoke up: "Of course it's because she likes you! Actually, the reason Jiang Man came along is because she knows that people from the other three sects will definitely come to Sichuan, so she came specifically to keep an eye on you! Didn't you notice that she didn't care about the Miao Jiang Immortal Palace at all along the way, but whenever we mentioned the other three sects, she would suddenly become interested?"
I kicked the monkey in the butt: "Get lost! What time is it, and you're still gossiping!"
Manjing scratched his head and said, "Brother, I think what the Marquis said is true. Miss Jiang's gaze towards you is indeed different!"
The monkey grinned and said, "See? Even a fool can see that!"
Just as I was about to retort, my phone suddenly vibrated in my pocket. Seeing that it was a series of satellite numbers calling, I thought it was Su Jialiang trying to contact me, so I walked to the side and pressed the answer button: "Hello, who is this?"
The voice of the beautiful snake came from the other end of the phone: "You brat, you've only been away from Fengmen Village for a few days, and you've already become so unfamiliar?"
I was quite surprised to receive a call from the snake spirit. I walked a little further away and asked, "Godmother, why did you suddenly decide to call me? Is there a problem with our trip?"
"What, just because you guys have no problems, I can't call you?"
The beautiful snake complained in a resentful tone, then added, "But I really have something to tell you when I call you! You brat, are you already in Sichuan?"
"Um!"
"You must pay extra attention to your safety on this trip and make sure you protect yourself!"
When I saw the beautiful snake woman calling me personally to remind me, I realized the importance of the matter: "Godmother, is there some problem with the Miao Jiang Immortal Palace?"
"The problem isn't with the Miao Jiang Immortal Palace, it's with you!"
The serpentine woman got straight to the point: "On your journey from Tianjin to Sichuan, you've been watched the whole time. The people I sent to protect you discovered them and captured one of them during their fight. I thought we could get some information out of him, but he was very resolute and committed suicide by poisoning himself!"
Hearing the snake woman say that, I narrowed my eyes slightly: "You've had someone watching me?"
"Don't think of me as something so despicable! If I really wanted to keep an eye on you, I wouldn't have called you! I was just worried you might be in danger, so I had someone escort you. Originally, my orders to him were to withdraw once you arrived safely in Sichuan, but he noticed something unusual about you."
The beautiful snake spoke in a serious tone: "These people don't even value their own lives, so naturally they won't value yours! It's said that those people are all experts, and I suspect they are from the Black Robe Organization!"
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