Entering the Sacred Mountains from the direction of Mt. Shenchi had always been referred to as the "eastern route." Meanwhile, on the "western route," Vanilla and Tang Hualong were leading a group of people forward. They could already see the silhouette of the Sacred Mountains in the distance.
Compared to Cheng Yu, Vanilla's group was much more worry-free.
In this group, there were no consortiums' intelligence agents with ulterior motives like Wang Yun, nor were there any strange intruders like Ren Xiaosu.
In their group, there were only A-rank hitmen who had been screened. Everyone here was really going to participate in the Anjing House trials, so they were especially united.
They were different from the hooligans in Cheng Yu's group. If something happened to Cheng Yu, many of them would probably be gloating over his misfortune.
Meanwhile, on Vanilla's side, almost everyone was competing to show off. They opened up a path when there was no way out.
In fact, Vanilla did not even need to do anything himself. The A-rank hitmen who wanted to join the Anjing House had already done everything for everyone.
For example, some of them had scouted the surrounding terrain in advance or knew there were tarantulas on the outskirts of the Sacred Mountains in advance. They were competing to show off because they wanted Vanilla to take notice of them so they could qualify to join the Anjing House after the trip to the Sacred Mountains ended.
At some point, Vanilla felt a little emotional. He did not even need to put in any effort along the way. Everyone was really too enthusiastic.
However, there would always be one or two exceptions in the team. Vanilla turned around and glanced at Zhou Yingxue, who was in the team behind him. He was a little confused. What was this woman doing here? Why was she selected in the previous screening?
Actually, the Anjing House was not sure if there was anything wrong with Zhou Yingxue. Previously, the Anjing House had even sent Vanilla to the black market outside Luoyang City to investigate Zhou Yingxue, but they did not discover anything unusual.
The Anjing House's suspicions and speculations about Zhou Yingxue had always been that she would get into trouble wherever she went, but they did not have any conclusive evidence.
After entering the mountain range, Vanilla discovered some more problems. This woman named Zhou Yingxue did not seem to be that interested in the Anjing House trials anymore. Along the way, she kept asking him about the locations of the other groups.
For the rest of the time, he focused all his attention on the strange flowers and plants on the side of the road. At first, he didn't talk to anyone.
Gradually, Zhou Yingxue even began to confidently instruct others to find exotic flowers and plants for her. Many people in the team couldn't tell who she really was, so they could only help her find them.
It was not that everyone was kind-hearted, but it was rumored that the Anjing House tested them in all aspects. Perhaps Zhou Yingxue was sent here by the Anjing House to see if everyone was compassionate or something.
After all, everyone felt that Zhou Yingxue was a little unique. It was as if she came here with a different purpose from them.
With this uniqueness, everyone guessed that he was an "examiner" hidden in the crowd.
At the thought of this, Vanilla felt a headache coming on. There was a reason why his boss had assigned him to lead Team 1. Everyone in this team could become the backbone of the Anjing House in the future, so they were very important.
Otherwise, he would not have specially assigned them to a team.
At this moment, Zhou Yingxue had only followed the team into the mountains for a few days, but she had already successfully collected two seeds. One of them was an evolved sweet potato. It did not have any other uses, but it had a lot of fruits and was especially sweet when roasted.
Zhou Yingxue felt that this thing was very compatible with the Potato Shooter. She decided to call it Brother Sweet Potato from now on. That way, the Potato Shooter would not seem so lonely anymore.
The other type was a little stranger. After all, Zhou Yingxue did not have much wilderness survival experience, so she could not even recognize what this plant was.
However, this plant could grow on rocks and even crush them with its claws.
At this moment, Tang Hualong came over from the other side. He called out to Vanilla, "Vanilla!"
Zhou Yingxue immediately perked up. "Vanilla? What kind of grass is vanilla? Old man, have you discovered any exotic flowers or plants? "
As she spoke, she was about to get up and turn the legendary herb into a seed …
Next to her, Vanilla said with a dark expression, "Vanilla is my name. Miss, what exactly are you doing here?"
"I'm here to participate in the Anjing House's trials, of course." When Zhou Yingxue heard that vanilla was just a person's name, she immediately felt a little disappointed. Her gaze toward Vanilla immediately turned to disdain.
Vanilla said unhappily, "Why do I feel like you don't have any intention of participating in the trials at all? Look at everyone else. They're all in high spirits and ready to face the dangers in the mountains. But you? Never mind that you're picking flowers and plants by yourself, you're even ordering others to help you."
"I'm a plant-type supernatural being. Since there are exotic flowers and plants here, of course I'll have to collect them." Zhou Yingxue was also unhappy. She had been with Ren Xiaosu for a long time. Even people like Luo Lan, Lee Young-yoon, Zhang Qingxi, and Xu Ke treated her politely, so where did this small fry Vanilla come from? How dare he yell at her like that?
Zhou Yingxue was a slightly superficial woman to begin with. Otherwise, she would not have bought 10 rings and worn them on her hand. She was starting to miss the days when she was with Ren Xiaosu. No one dared to order her around, and she could even use her connections to intimidate others.
These days, Zhou Yingxue had been thinking about how she had come to the Sacred Mountains in a hurry. Her master was definitely with Yang Xiaojin, so what should she call Yang Xiaojin when she saw her? Madam? Young Mistress?
It felt a little strange.
Besides, she had come here in a hurry and did not bring any gifts with her. Should she just give her 10 rings to her? She wondered if Yang Xiaojin would like it.
Of course, Zhou Yingxue had also thought that Yang Xiaojin might not want her to stay by Ren Xiaosu's side.
But it didn't matter. If the Central Plains continued to be in chaos, she would go to the Northwest.
Regardless of whether Ren Xiaosu returned to the Northwest or not, she could just tell the people of Fortress 178 that she was Ren Xiaosu's maidservant. At that time, the people of Fortress 178 would definitely be polite to her.
Zhou Yingxue had heard from Big Bluff that Ren Xiaosu was the Young Marshal of Fortress 178. In that case, the Young Marshal's maidservant would definitely have a very high status as well.
At that time, even if she did not stay by Ren Xiaosu's side, she would still be able to live a good life.
She, Zhou Yingxue, was not a useless vase. She had heard that there was not enough food in the Northwest. The amount of food there was barely enough to feed the residents. Occasionally, there would even be a famine when the harvest was not good.
Back in town, Zhou Yingxue had heard from Wang Fugui that the reason Wang Fugui had brought so many convoys into the Central Plains this time was because he had a very important mission, which was to transport food.
Although the Northwest had a large area, many places were not suitable for growing food. It was not that Fortress 178 did not manage the area well, but it was due to the natural climate.
Now that she had the Potato Shooter and Sweet Potato Brothers, she could easily become the most popular person in the entire Northwest.
As a matter of fact, the food crops that she planted would not have to fear the harsh weather!
Thinking of this, Zhou Yingxue felt a little more at ease. In any case, she would have a place to go anyway.
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