After a round of drinking, everyone realized that this young man was not as easy to bully as they had imagined. Lü Shu was not drunk at all, but Zhang Yanfeng and the others almost vomited on the spot …
Zhang Yanfeng and the others went to various well-known backpacker inns to post plans for the Death Valley route. They even made it clear that there would be a D-rank loose cultivator leading the team. In just two days, they had gathered 12 people.
The five new people were four men and one woman. There was a couple among them.
Everyone seemed to be well-equipped. Even the girl looked like she had been through hundreds of battles. She seemed to be an old backpacker.
These days, it was not only men who liked to seek the excitement of ordinary life. Women were the same. However, these new people were not young. They were at least 25 years old. Judging from their attire, they seemed to be from wealthy families. They were many times better than Lü Shu.
Lü Shu only had a jacket that cost more than 300 yuan. Everyone else wore hiking boots, but Lü Shu wore canvas shoes … The main reason was that he really did not want to invest so much in it. Now, even if he only wore a T-shirt in the snow, he would be fine. Needless to say, his shoes would be damaged even if he exerted a little force. Every time he got into a fight, it made Lü Shu's heart ache.
Zhang Yanfeng looked at Lü Shu's outfit. "Brother, you'll get into trouble if you go into the mountains like this. You really can't skimp on warm things like a jacket, hiking boots, and snow boots. In the Kunlun Void, it snows even in July and August."
Lü Shu thought that he could not be so eye-catching, so he went to buy a cheap set.
When the others in the team saw Lü Shu's attitude, they did not say anything. These days, everyone swept the snow in front of their own door. If you got frozen in the mountains, don't say that we didn't warn you.
The five new people had no intention of interacting with Lü Shu. They were at a different level, and the world they lived in was also different.
They had seen the backpackers who had entered the mountain together with them. After they came out, they found out about their family backgrounds and financial conditions. They had been pestering them for help every day. The friendship they had accumulated in the mountain was exhausted in less than half an hour.
The woman looked at Wang Zhe and said, "We paid, but you get what you pay for. You have to prove to us that you are indeed a D-class cultivator. Right now, the Kunlun Void is not peaceful. If you lie, don't bring us to our deaths."
Wang Zhe smiled and proudly lifted up a big stone used for decoration in the inn. "What do you think?"
The woman didn't say anything else, tacitly acknowledging the other party's strength.
Now, the backpackers knew that the Kunlun Void wasn't very safe, so those who had money would find itinerant cultivators to lead them into the mountains. Zhang Yanfeng smiled and said, "Everyone, don't worry too much. Yesterday, there was a team that just returned from Klia Mountain Pass. They didn't encounter any danger on the way. There have been quite a number of teams entering and exiting the Kunlun Void during this period of time, but I don't see anything happening. "
Lü Shu suddenly understood. No wonder this group of people was so daring. It turned out that someone had returned safely.
However, he had another question. Could it be that the change in the Kunlun Void wasn't that big?
There was only one day left before they set off. Zhang Yanfeng, Wang Zhe, and the rest contacted their equipment and worked carefully on the map to determine the route they should take. There were even people who had gone to the key Kendkirk mining area to do GPS positioning. That would be their final destination. If they deviated from this direction, it would mean that they would be trapped in the majestic Kunlun Void.
On the fifth day after Lü Shu arrived in Sa City, they took a plane to Qingzhou. From there, they would pass through Qimantag Mountain and enter the Kunlun Void along the edge of the Kumukuli Desert.
Lü Shu looked down at the Kunlun Void from the plane. The mountain was black, like ashes after a fire.
He always felt that there was something there watching the creatures in the sky. This feeling made Lü Shu uneasy.
Zhang Yanfeng bought a pile of naan in Qingzhou. He said that it was better than other dry food in the mountains. It was easy to store and could support one's hunger.
Lü Shu's Seal of Mountains and Rivers had long stored enough fresh water and food. He would never starve to death there because of food and water.
When they passed through Qimantag Mountain, Lü Shu was always the last one. It seemed like he would run out of energy at any time, but he could always keep up. No one knew where his stamina ended, but they always felt that he was about to run out.
Zhang Yanfeng and the rest treated their investors quite well, but no one would help Lü Shu unless they paid more.
Zhang Yanfeng and the rest were waiting for Lü Shu to run out of energy so that they could lend him a helping hand. Then, they would take out all the money that Lü Shu had left. In the end, Lü Shu did not make a sound and did not even complain that he was tired.
What a joke, this was … Lü Shu, the best among the B-class, was here. Even if more than ten people took turns to compete with him, they would not be able to compete with him in terms of stamina.
"Negative emotion points received from Zhang Yanfeng, + 10, + 10, + 19 …"
When they passed by a river, there was an iron mine that had set up a pumping station by the river. The big brother at the station insisted on making a delicious meal for Lü Shu and the rest. Lü Shu took out two apples from his backpack and handed them to the other party. What this place lacked the most were fruits and vegetables.
The relationship between people seemed to be very close in this sparsely populated place. However, when the few people in the same team saw that Lü Shu still had the energy to carry a flashy fruit like apples, they felt even more disdain in their hearts.
Lü Shu did not communicate with the others the entire time. Occasionally, there would be antelopes that passed by, and he would carefully observe them to see if they had mutated, but they did not.
He once saw an unusually strong antelope on the ridge from afar. The antelope on the top of its head was also as sharp as a knife. It was actually watching this human team from afar. He knew that he probably had not truly entered the core area.
When they left the pumping station, Lü Shu took advantage of the last bit of signal to send a text message to Lü Xiaoyu. "Everything is fine. I am about to enter the Kunlun Void. I will come out of the mountains in twelve days and gather in Qingzhou."
At night, Zhang Yanfeng led everyone to find a leeward place to set up camp. The group of people brushed off the blisters on their feet. Lü Shu sat at the entrance of his tent and looked up at the starry sky as if nothing had happened to him. It was as if the stars were breathing as he breathed.
The world was so vast.
…
Qingzhou. Lü Xiaoyu showed Lü Shu's text message to everyone. Luo Nan said, "Then let's wait for Lü Shu here."
Chen Zu An had a ridiculing expression on his face. "Teacher, is it really okay for you to come out with us? We shouldn't be considered skipping class, right? "
"It's not." Luo Nan smiled. "We're here to catch specimens for research."
Cheng Qiuqiao suddenly asked curiously, "Brother Zu An, are you afraid of skipping class? You don't look like a good student. "
Chen Zu An was a bit melancholy. "I've never skipped class in my life. This is a psychological shadow from when I was young. When I was in elementary school, I pretended to have a stomachache and wanted to ask for leave. My class teacher called my dad over. My dad insisted on taking me to the hospital. Actually, I'm fine, but I couldn't say anything. If I did, I would be beaten. When I got to the hospital, I met a doctor who said that it must be appendicitis. In the end, my appendix was cut out … "
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