Mo Wen shrugged his shoulders and ignored the FRB. Since she wasn't willing to tell him, he wasn't interested in knowing.
Although he felt that the lady beside him was behaving strangely, it had nothing to do with him.
The bus moved forward slowly.
"What are you going to Baishan City for?"
After a while, the FRB seemed to be bored and found a topic to talk about.
"To Changbai Mountain for a tour," Mo Wen looked at the FRB and said plainly.
"You are going to Changbai Mountain too …"
A glint of surprise flashed in the FRB's eyes, but she seemed to realize that she had let the cat out of the bag, so she hurriedly said, "There are many outsiders on the bus. They are going to Changbai Mountain for a tour."
Mo Wen looked at the FRB doubtfully. What was she trying to explain? Whether she went to Changbai Mountain or not was none of his business.
In the afternoon, the bus drove into Baishan City's West Bus Terminal and the passengers alighted one by one.
Mo Wen stretched and looked at the unfamiliar city in front of him. The corner of his mouth curled up slightly. The world was so big, but the places he had been to were few. If he had time, he would definitely travel around the world.
Just as he alighted, the FRB also alighted with four bodyguards. They were in a hurry along the way, as if they had been pre-arranged. Two cars were already parked outside the bus terminal to pick them up.
Mo Wen spread out the map and confirmed the geographical location of Changbai Mountain. Then, he found a tour group that was going to Changbai Mountain's scenic area. With a local acquaintance leading the way, they would naturally avoid many detours.
The tour group departed the next morning. Mo Wen found a hotel in Baishan City that day and finally followed the group on their journey the next day.
There were many scenic areas in Changbai Mountain. The tourists wouldn't be able to finish touring them in a few days. However, compared to the huge Changbai Mountain range, the scope of the scenic area was only the tip of the iceberg. In the depths of the Changbai Mountain range, there were mostly uninhabited areas.
There were more than 20 people in the tour group. There were men, women, young and old. Mo Wen followed the group and didn't speak to anyone. He was always at the back of the group. Sometimes, the people in the tour group almost forgot about his existence.
"Hey, what are those people doing? Why are they carrying bamboo baskets in the mountains? Could they be the original inhabitants of Changbai Mountain? "
A young female tourist stood on the floating bridge halfway up the mountain. She seemed to have discovered something and suddenly pointed to the forest below.
That was the primitive jungle area of Changbai Mountain. Ordinary tourists would not go there. At most, they would stroll around the man-made scenic area.
The female tourist's words immediately attracted the attention of the others. All of them looked down at the jungle. They saw that there were indeed four or five people below. They were dressed in simple and unadorned clothes and carried bamboo baskets on their backs. They nimbly traversed through the dense forest and soon disappeared from everyone's sight.
The tourists living in the outside world were naturally interested in those weird people. Many of them took out their phones and cameras to take pictures, fearing that they would miss those primitive people if they were too slow.
"That's the herb gathering team from Changbai Mountain. Some of them are villagers who live around Changbai Mountain. They gather herbs for a living and have little contact with the outside world. There are also medicinal herb gathering teams from the outside world that enter Changbai Mountain. They are usually well-equipped and can find some rare medicinal herbs. "
The tour guide explained with a smile. It was very common for herb-gathering groups to roam the Changbai Mountains in search of some very precious medicinal herbs. They usually had a good understanding of wild medicinal herbs. Once they found a rare medicinal herb, they could sell it for a good price.
Some very precious and rare herbs were often worth thousands of gold. Hence, it attracted many people to Changbai Mountain in search of medicinal herbs.
However, it was not easy to find medicinal herbs in the deep mountains and old forests. It was very easy to encounter danger. Not to mention the wild beasts and poisonous insects in the mountains, many precious medicinal herbs grew on the cliffs or in very secretive places.
In order to find those medicinal herbs, the medicinal herb gathering team members often fell off the cliffs.
Apart from that, in the wilderness where there were no legal restrictions, there were also some bandits who deliberately lurked in Changbai Mountain. They specifically robbed the medicinal herb gathering team members, doing a business that reaped without sowing. Many medicinal herb gathering teams had fallen into the hands of the bandits.
Although the medicinal herb gathering team could often become rich overnight, it was a very dangerous profession. There were often medicinal herb gathering team members who disappeared in the deep mountains and never appeared again. There had even been cases where the entire medicinal herb gathering team had disappeared.
After the tour guide's explanation, the tourists secretly clicked their tongues. Indeed, the saying was true. Humans die in pursuit of wealth and birds die in pursuit of food. The medicinal herb gathering team was a classic example.
Mo Wen looked at the people gradually disappearing into the deep mountains. His eyes flashed and he raised his eyebrows. He then quietly followed them. The crowd did not realize that there was suddenly one less person in the tour group.
Mo Wen jumped from a cliff into the forest below. With a flash of his figure, he disappeared into the forest and chased after the medicinal herb gathering team.
This was because he realized that the medicinal herb gathering team members were not ordinary people. They were all ancient martial arts practitioners with Cultivation. Their origins were definitely different from the medicinal herb gathering team that the tour guide had mentioned. Following them, he might be able to discover something.
He had come to Changbai Mountain in search of medicinal herbs. He was not familiar with the local environment, so it was as if he was blind. It was not easy to find the Silver Tooth Grass successfully.
Following the people who had been collecting medicinal herbs in the deep mountains all year round, he would naturally be able to find many areas that were rich in medicinal herbs.
"Third senior brother, the sealwort in the Green Wind Valley should have matured. Should we go and collect it?"
In the small group of five people in front, a delicate-looking youth asked a slightly older youth beside him.
"Although the sealwort in the Green Wind Valley is not bad, it is not older than 50 years. It is not very useful to collect it now. Let's keep it for later."
The youth in the lead shook his head and rejected his junior brother's suggestion.
"Then where are we going now? The seniors in the sect asked us to go down the mountain to collect medicinal herbs, but there are restrictions on the task. If we can't complete the task, we will be punished. "
Another youth said worriedly. Although Changbai Mountain was rich in all kinds of medicinal herbs, there were many places that were out of medicinal herbs due to the continuous collection every year. The remaining ones were all newly grown. They were not old enough and the fire was not mature enough. It was useless to collect them.
And some precious medicinal herbs that had not been collected must have grown in some places that were hard to find, so they could be preserved. Whether they could find them or not depended entirely on their luck. Collecting medicinal herbs now was not an easy task for anyone.
"Senior brother, let's go to Crouching Tiger Gorge to try our luck? It is said that Crouching Tiger Gorge has produced many good medicinal herbs in recent years. "
A youth suggested.
"Then let's go to Crouching Tiger Gorge to look for it."
The youth in the lead did not have any good ideas, so he nodded.
They did not know that there was a tail following behind them not far away.
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"Miss, we will probably be able to reach Cedar Peak after going over another mountain."
In the forest, there was a group of five people. Four of them were young men in black suits with stern faces. There was also a beautiful lady in sports attire, hiking shoes, and carrying a backpack.
The group of people kept climbing in the forest, seemingly preparing to go somewhere.
"Do we still have to go over another mountain?"
The girl wiped the sweat off her forehead and asked while panting. After walking in the forest for half a day, her white sports attire had long become dirty. There were even scratches from the branches and thorns on her small face.
As for the other four bodyguards, their appearances were not much better. They were also in a sorry state.
If Mo Wen was here, he would definitely recognize these people. Who else could it be but the FRB and her four bodyguards?
"I don't think we can reach today. We can only reach when we understand."
The leader of the bodyguards in black looked at the mountain in front of them. The mountain looked very close, but in reality, it was very far away from them. Not to mention the forest, even if it was on flat ground, it would most likely take a long time to reach.
The FRB took out a map from the backpack behind her. After looking at it carefully, she seemed to have confirmed the target. Then, she put the map back into the backpack.
"Everyone, hold on a little longer. Try to reach the foot of that mountain. We will set up camp there tonight."
A look of determination flashed in the FRB's eyes. She continued to walk forward. She did not have the delicateness of a normal young mistress. Instead, she was very strong.
The few of them had not gone far when they met a group of people. That group of people was walking towards them from afar.
"Miss, there are people coming towards us."
One of the bodyguards frowned. A look of caution flashed in his eyes as he said. The primitive forest of Changbai Mountain was not a peaceful place. Anything could happen. It was not a good thing to meet a group of people in the deep forest.
"How many of them are there?"
Upon hearing that, the FRB was a little nervous. She had long heard that there were evil bandits hidden in Changbai Mountain. Could it be that they were unlucky enough to meet them?
"There are only five of them. Looking at their attire, they seem to be the local primitive residents. They should also be a medicinal herb gathering group that entered the mountain to gather medicinal herbs. "
In that group of people, there were only five of them. This made the bodyguards beside the FRB feel much more at ease.
From their appearance, those people were dressed in simple clothes and cloth shoes. They carried bamboo baskets on their backs. They were exactly the same as the villagers around Changbai Mountain.
Many of the villagers around Changbai Mountain made a living by hunting and gathering medicinal herbs. It was not strange to meet them deep in the mountain.
"Then let's ignore them and continue on our way."
Upon hearing that, the FRB heaved a sigh of relief. She also thought that the other party only had five people. They should not be much of a threat to them.
Moreover, the bodyguards beside her were all high-quality talents trained by world-renowned security companies. It was naturally not a problem for them to deal with ordinary people. Moreover, they were equipped with guns. She did not have to worry too much if anything happened.
"Senior Brother, there is a group of people walking over in front."
Among the five people, a handsome young man said to a young man. He called him Senior Brother and was dressed strangely.
If it was not the medicinal herb gathering group of five who had passed through the scenic area, who else could it be? They had wandered around the mountain for half a day. They did not manage to gather many precious medicinal herbs. Instead, they met the FRB's group. (To be continued.)
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