A glint flashed in Fatty Old Li's eyes as he shook his head and smilingly said, "Brother Tang, I'm not interested in the place you're going. But my curiosity is piqued after listening to you. Let's do it this way. I'll take four bodyguards with you to enter the Shennong Ridge and go to the Ghost King Valley. "
"This …"
Tan Xiu was a bit hesitant. But after seeing Fatty Old Li's excited look, he forced a smile and said, "Come with me if it won't affect your business! We'll take a rest when we get to Ziming County. I'll buy some paper and a pen to draw the pattern of the medicinal herb. "
"No problem!"
Replied Fatty Old Li with a smile.
On the front seat, Ji Shiyan's eyes flashed with anger. She took out her mobile and dialed her Boss's number. She told him about the situation here as well as Li Laoshan's decision. The other party was silent for a long time before he exhorted her.
After hanging up the phone, Ji Shiyan turned her head and said, "Boss Li, Mr. Tang, our Boss ordered us to follow you to the Shennong Ridge to protect your safety."
"Tell your Boss that I'm with Brother Tang and I don't need his protection." Li Laoshan waved his hand.
"Please don't make things difficult for us, Boss Li," said Ji Shiyan with a forced smile. "Boss has given me a death order."
Li Laoshan hesitated for a moment before he turned to look at Tan Xiu. This time, he had a sudden urge to follow Tan Xiu to explore the deep mountains and forests. On the one hand, he wanted to find the hot-bloodedness of his youth; on the other hand, he wanted to spend more time with Tan Xiu and sell a favor to Tan Xiu. As for Ji Shiyan's request, he felt that it was inconvenient for him to make the decision. He needed Tan Xiu to decide whether they would follow him or not.
Upon seeing Li Laoshan's expression, Tan Xiu understood what he was thinking. After a moment of silence, he slowly said, "Since you insist on following me, I won't refuse. But we need to make an agreement in advance. After entering the Shennong Ridge, I won't have anything to do with any accidents or losses to your people. "
"I understand!"
Ji Shiyan said with a cold face and a stiff tone.
Tan Xiu said again, "Of course, if your people can help me find that medicinal herb, I'm willing to give you 10 million yuan as a reward for finding it. As for the others, I'll also give them 1 million yuan for their hard work. Of course, if we don't find it in the end, I won't pay a single cent. "
Ji Shiyan raised her brows as a look of surprise flashed across her eyes. Although she had deduced that Tan Xiu's identity and background might not be simple, this kind of extravagance was really surprising.
After all …
She couldn't imagine what kind of precious medicinal herb was worth such a generous promise from him.
Ziming County.
It was a very ordinary small mountainous county with a poor economic level. However, after more than a decade of tourism development, it had become quite decent. Although it could not be compared to those developed counties, it could barely keep up with the modern development.
Because Ji Shiyan had booked the best hotel in the county in advance, which was not even a three-star hotel, Tan Xiu saved himself the trouble of booking a room and directly stayed in a double room with Li Laoshan.
Tan Xiu took advantage of the time when everyone was eating and sleeping to draw the design of the Demon Revival Grass. He then rested for a few hours. After lunch, he gave the drawing of the Demon Revival Grass to everyone so that they could memorize it.
"Brother Tang, are we leaving now?"
Upon hearing Tang Xiu's proposal to set off, Li Laoshan immediately looked surprised.
"That's right. I must find this medicinal herb as soon as possible," said Tan Xiu. "So we have to leave now and try to reach the Ghost King Valley before midnight."
Ji Shiyan coldly glanced at Tan Xiu and lightly said, "Mr. Tang, I'm afraid you don't know the situation in the Shennong Ridge. Let alone leaving now, even if we leave early in the morning, I'm afraid we won't be able to reach the Ghost King Valley before dark. Although I haven't been there, I've sent some people to investigate the information about the Shennong Ridge and the Ghost King Valley this morning. We'll start to enter the mountain from a place more than 10 kilometers north of the county. We'll have to climb more than a dozen mountains and cross two large rivers before we can reach the Ghost King Valley. "
"Let's try our best!" said Tan Xiu.
A few minutes later.
Everyone left the hotel and took six cars to quickly rush toward the Shennong Ridge. When they arrived at the foot of the mountain on the periphery of the Shennong Ridge, Ji Shiyan ordered someone to drive the cars away. She then took four bodyguards and followed Tan Xiu and the others to hike the mountain.
At first …
Everyone was very relaxed. Even the four bodyguards that Ji Shiyan brought could keep up with everyone's footsteps. But after crossing two mountains, they were somewhat out of breath and their speed obviously dropped. Immediately afterward, the four bodyguards of Fatty Old Li took the things and followed everyone to cross another mountain. They also began to feel exhausted.
"Brother Tang, how about taking a rest? We've been walking for four hours in one go and my thighs are starting to tremble, "said Fatty Old Li with a wry smile as he looked at Tang Xiu's calm and unruffled face.
"Then let's rest for half an hour!"
Tan Xiu nodded and said.
He was very surprised. Whether it was Fatty Old Li or the eight bodyguards, all of them were sweating and tired at this time. But Ji Shiyan only had a slight sweat on her forehead and didn't show how tired she was.
After half an hour of rest, everyone began to hurry up again. In order not to waste time on the road, Tan Xiu took the four big backpacks from the bodyguards and climbed the mountain with both hands as if he was walking on flat ground. This situation made the eight bodyguards stare with their eyes wide and full of shock. Even Ji Shiyan showed a look of admiration.
It must be known!
Each of the four big backpacks weighed dozens of kilograms. The four big backpacks added up to more than 200 kilograms. Tan Xiu's strength and physical fitness amazed everyone.
Night fell.
Everyone stopped halfway up the fifth mountain and found a flat place, so they decided to stay here and set up camp, preparing to spend the night here.
"You guys wait here. I'm going to get some game. We'll have barbecue tonight." Tan Xiu looked at the tired and panting people sitting on the ground. He casually said something and quickly went into the nearby mountain forest.
Li Laoshan raised his arm, ready to stop Tan Xiu. But Tan Xiu's speed was too fast. Before he could say anything, he saw Tan Xiu's figure disappear into the woods. A helpless expression immediately appeared on Li Laoshan's face.
"Who is he, Boss Li?"
At this moment, Ji Shiyan was deeply curious about Tan Xiu. It was because they didn't have a particularly smooth journey along the way. There were several times when they encountered wild beasts, but Tan Xiu rushed to the front and drove the beasts away. There were even several times when he lent a hand to pull the exhausted and miserable people up to the stone wall.
Li Laoshan grinned and said, "It's him! He's an eccentric person. Even I can't see through him, Little Brother. Don't look down on him, Secretary Ji. I've seen people who looked down on him, and they were miserably abused by him. "
Ji Shiyan hesitated for a moment and then said in a low voice, "He's indeed very powerful. He can walk in this mountain like it's flat ground, so he should know martial arts. But he's a bit too arrogant. "
Li Laoshan couldn't help laughing and said, "Arrogant? Little Brother Tang is very modest, alright? You think he's arrogant because he's not pleasing to your eyes. "
"He's indeed very annoying," said Ji Shiyan.
"Forget it. I won't say much about it. You'll know what kind of person he is when you have more contact with him in the future." Li Laoshan smiled and said, "But I still want to advise you not to provoke him. Not to mention you, even if it was your boss, if he provoked him, I'm afraid that he would also suffer a great loss. "
Ji Shiyan quickly said, "Boss Li, you haven't told me where he came from yet."
"He has a lot of identities, but I won't tell you the specifics." Li Laoshan said with a smile. "But you must remember my words. Don't provoke him. Don't cause trouble for yourself and the Yellowsteel Group. Else, I'll never cooperate with you again if he wants to deal with you. "
"I understand!"
Ji Shiyan nodded. She was even more curious about Tan Xiu's identity.
"Let everyone rest for a while and then start setting up the tents!" Li Laoshan said with a smile. "Also, send some people to pick up some firewood. We'll have barbecue later."
Contempt flashed in Ji Shiyan's eyes as she said, "Don't tease me, Boss Li. He said he's going to get some wild game. Did you really take it seriously? This mountain forest is pitch-black. Although it's not to the point where you can't even see your own fingers, hunting is … "
Before Ji Shiyan could finish speaking, it was as though a pair of invisible hands had strangled her neck at this moment, causing her to choke back her words. A dull expression appeared on her beautiful face as she looked incredulously at Tan Xiu, who came out of the darkness, as well as the … deer in Tan Xiu's hand?
"Wow! Brother Tang, you're amazing! It's only been a few minutes, yet you actually got such a … good thing! "Li Laoshan crawled up from the ground and exclaimed with shining eyes.
Tan Xiu reached out and threw the deer that had been strangled to death to the ground. Then, he said with a smile, "My luck is pretty good. I found a lone deer. Who among you can barbecue meat? "
Li Laoshan licked his lips and grinned, "I don't know about others, but I, Fatty Li, am very good at barbecuing meat! That's right, Secretary Ji. Your people have bought a lot of daily necessities. Did they buy any condiments for barbecue? "
"I've seen the list they bought. There are condiments for barbecue." Ji Shiyan nodded. "As a matter of fact, one of my bodyguards used to be a hunter in the mountains."
"That's great!"
Li Laoshan exclaimed in admiration. He picked up the deer's carcass and strode to the side.
Ji Shiyan turned to look at Tan Xiu. Although it was dark, the distance between them was relatively close, so she could clearly see Tan Xiu's calm expression. After hesitating for a moment, she asked, "Mr. Tang, you … how did you do it?"
"It's very simple. I'm faster and stronger than it," said Tan Xiu lightly.
[I just paid two chapters yesterday, and everyone wants me to owe more than ten chapters in a flash. What the hell is this? I still need four monthly votes. It seems like I've reached the requirement to add chapters. So Jingye will probably have to pay the debt all day ~ ~ (_) ~ ~ ~]
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