It wasn’t just Zhang Xiaoshan, soon Chu Xiaoxiao, Ye Feng, and the others also saw through the trickery.
"This ancient painting is the map of this mountain?"
"That’s right."
Master Gu said proudly.
"Our sect has always had this painting, saying our founding master once visited a mysterious place, where there are innurable immortal dicines and various opportunities."
"Every generation of disciples has been looking for the miracle depicted in the ancient painting. I have also spent my whole life, hoping to catch a glimpse of its true form. Unexpectedly, in my old age, I truly encountered it."
"Thanks to the grace of the heavens."
Master Gu kept praying.
Chu Xiaoxiao’s expression was tinged with excitent.
"If there really is a miracle place, my grandfather’s cultivation could be restored, right?"
"Of course. The legends of my sect speak of it as a place of Elixir heritage. Countless divine Elixirs and miraculous dicines, I reckon repairing your grandfather’s ridians shouldn’t be a problem," Master Gu confird in response.
Guo Ming, who was standing off to the side, had a hint of scheming and chilliness in his eyes, but it was fleeting and went unnoticed by anyone.
"Who exactly are you people? Didn’t you say you ca here for sightseeing and hunting? Why do you have a map of the back mountain?"
Zhang Xiaoshan asked with a stern expression.
"Hmph, sightseeing and hunting?"
Chu Xiaoxiao snorted disdainfully.
"I, this Miss, have already traveled through all the beautiful scenery in the world. Who would care to hunt in your deep mountains and forests? To tell you the truth, we ca here to find sothing. If you’re smart, lead the way nicely. Once we succeed, I will reward you handsoly. If you don’t know what’s good for you, then don’t bla us for being ruthless."
Zhang Xiaoshan thought to himself.
Since this Master Gu holds the map in his hands, it is obvious that he ca prepared; I can almost certainly confirm he ca for the greatest secret of the back mountain.
They still don’t know that I have cultivation. It’s better to continue hiding and follow them to see what’s going on. Maybe I can follow the vine to get the lon, reaping the benefits without any effort.
As Zhang Xiaoshan thought this, he showed a frightened expression and said in a trembling voice.
"You, please don’t kill . I, I’m just a village doctor."
"Ha ha ha."
Seeing Zhang Xiaoshan shaking in fear, Sun Heng imdiately laughed triumphantly.
"Boy, you only dare to act wild in front of because you outnumber in the village. Now don’t you still have to act like a whipped dog?"
"Master Gu, why don’t you take action and slaughter him?"
"Please, don’t kill ."
Zhang Xiaoshan was "frightened" and sat down on the ground, his face deathly pale.
"Ye Feng, is this the kid you said was extraordinary?"
Xue Ying looked at Ye Feng with disdain.
Ye Feng looked at "shivering" Zhang Xiaoshan and smiled without saying a word.
"Master Gu, this kid is no longer of any use to us. He’s only a burden if we keep him. Why don’t we do as Sun Heng said and kill him?" At this mont, Chu Xiaoxiao chid in.
Yet Master Gu chuckled and said.
"Don’t be in such a hurry. We don’t know what lies ahead on the road. Let’s keep this kid to scout ahead for us."
"No, no, there are many beasts later on, I, I won’t go," Zhang Xiaoshan said with a frightened expression.
Master Gu’s face was full of cunning.
"Young man, don’t refuse the wine only to be forced to drink a forfeit. If you won’t go, I will kill you here and now."
"If you behave and walk ahead, I can look after your safety. If you’re lucky enough to survive until we leave the mountain, not only will I not kill you, but I will also give you an extra fifty thousand as a reward."
"Fifty thousand?"
"Are you, are you serious?" Zhang Xiaoshan asked Master Gu, pretending to be hesitant.
Master Gu firmly insisted.
"Of course."
Zhang Xiaoshan looked conflicted. After a dozen seconds, he nodded and got up from the ground.
"Fine then, I agree to continue leading the way for you. If we successfully get out of the mountain, you have to keep your word and give the money."
"Where are we heading now?"
"Fifty thousand to make you this obedient, it seems the life of you mountain folk is indeed cheap," Sun Heng remarked with a cold laugh.
"Short-sighted," Chu Xiaoxiao shook her head in disdain.
Xue Ying’s eyes filled with suspicion as she looked toward Zhang Xiaoshan. How could such a nobody offend a second-generation rich kid from the city to the point that they would be willing to spend millions to hire her to take out such trash? This was too exaggerated, wasn’t it?
"So, what should I do now?"
Zhang Xiaoshan asked Master Gu "tremblingly."
Master Gu pointed to a mountain peak on the map and said to Zhang Xiaoshan.
"Now take us here."
"Oh."
Zhang Xiaoshan confird the direction and started leading everyone deeper into the mountains.
As they ventured further.
Everyone had a distinct feeling.
The air beca fresher and fresher; far from feeling even a hint of fatigue, they felt more energetic.
Moreover, the creatures they encountered grew more nurous and stranger.
Wild boars as big as cows, mountain chickens like golden phoenixes, and there were even peacocks, packs of wolves, white bears ...
"This place is almost like a wildlife park, and it hasn’t been destroyed at all, so primitive," Chu Xiaoxiao exclaid after they had killed two vicious wolves.
Master Gu kicked the body of a vicious wolf and said.
"It’s not just because it’s primitive and enclosed, never having been developed. Look, the back of this wolf corpse is as hard as iron and its claws are like steel ones. It is evident that so mutations have occurred."
"All the creatures we have encountered along the way differ from those outside, clearly undergoing so slight mutations."
"I believe there must be sothing special in these mountains that has affected these creatures."
At this mont, Zhang Xiaoshan’s eyes also showed a hint of surprise.
Having achieved Qi Transformation, his sensitivity to energy fluctuations was multiple tis more than ordinary people. At this mont, he could distinctly sense that a few kiloters ahead, there was an extrely abundant source of energy.
Perhaps that was what had attracted the White Dragon to fall here in the past.
"Let’s move fast, it’s getting dark. The beasts are more rampant at night, so we need to hurry," Zhang Xiaoshan muttered as he continued to walk toward the front.
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