Dad, why are you here?" Li Deyang was slightly startled when he saw the old man at the door, then quickly walked forward and helped him remove the plaid bag from his shoulder.
"So heavy? What's in it?"
The old man didn't say anything, but looked at Lin Qiye and the four of them walking out of the house suspiciously, then withdrew his gaze and lowered his voice and asked:
"Deyang, what are those four people here for?"
Li Deyang was stunned, "They were just a group of tourists who were preparing to enter the forest. I persuaded them to go back. What happened?"
The old man shook his head, "It's nothing... By the way, these are the winter clothes I brought here for you. You can wash them and wear them."
"dad!!"
The little girl on the side jumped directly into Li Deyang's arms, with a bright smile on her red face.
"Hey, my little Tingting!" A smile also appeared on Li Deyang's face. He bent down to pick up the little girl and started to rub her face with his stubble-covered chin. "We haven't seen you for so long. Do you miss Dad?"
?"
"Yes!" the little girl said while hiding from Li Deyang's stubble with a smile.
Li Deyang glanced at the clothes in the bag and sighed, "I said, Dad, I have clothes here, why are you bringing so many here all the way?"
"Yes? Apart from this military coat, you have nothing else!" The old man snorted, "Your heater doesn't work well, and you are reluctant to buy clothes. If I don't bring them here for you, how will you survive this winter?"
"
Li Deyang hugged the little girl and smiled helplessly.
"I've asked you to find a serious job in the city a long time ago. Let's not say how much you can earn. At least you can live warmly in the winter, right? Maybe you can even meet a good woman who can take care of you when you get old.
Xiaoting can also have a stepmother..." The old man said nonchalantly while putting his luggage on the table.
"I'm already so old, why should I look for a wife? I'm fine here." Li Deyang waved his hand.
"What's good?" The old man glared at him.
Li Deyang pretended to cough twice and then changed the topic, "You guys came all the way here, have you booked a hotel yet?"
"We've made a reservation, it's at the Happy Hotel not far from you."
Li Deyang frowned, "Why don't you order something better? Come to such a remote place?"
"It's just a night, why would it be so easy?" The old man said confidently, "It's so close to you, and it's convenient to go back at night. If Xiaoting misses you, she can come over again tomorrow."
"Okay, okay, you have the final say."
The old man packed up his things, took out a few more bundles of vegetables and meat from the bag, and walked quickly towards the door, "Sit here, I'll prepare some dinner for you..."
Li Deyang hugged the little girl, looked at the old man's stubborn back, smiled bitterly and shook his head.
…
"Did you remember everything?" Lin Qiye asked.
"take note of it."
An Qingyu pushed up his glasses and said, "You can't be wrong. The edge of that map matches the outer edge of the forest we just passed. That is the map of this forest area. However, I have to go back and study the meaning of some of the marks in it.
…"
"No, wait a minute." The corner of Baili Pangpang's mouth twitched slightly, and he looked at An Qingyu as if he were looking at a monster, "In just a few minutes, you have already memorized that map?"
"It won't take a few minutes." An Qingyu said calmly, "Ten seconds will be enough."
Baili Pangpang:......
Listen, is this human language?
"I thought the more direct method you mentioned was to beat them down and then torture them." An Qingyu looked at Lin Qiye.
Lin Qiye's eyelids twitched, "We are all night watchmen, so we won't use such extreme measures... My original intention was to find out the entrance to the stronghold first, and then find an opportunity to steal some clues. Who knew they would do it openly?"
The map is hung on the blackboard."
"Speaking of which, this Night Watch team is indeed a bit too miserable." Baili Pangpang sighed, "There are only two people in total, and they still live in such a remote place..."
"Anta County has a small population and weak popularity. Generally, there are not too powerful 'mysteries'. At most, they are small minions from the 'Zhan' realm or the 'Chi' realm. A team of two people is indeed enough.
Already." Cao Yuan said.
"In this case, why is there such a powerful 'mystery' this time?"
"I don't know." Lin Qiye shook his head, "This 'mysterious' one came out of the virgin forest in the first place. There should be some variables in the forest... We need to investigate the specific reasons ourselves."
Cao Yuan nodded, "Now that the equipment is complete and the clues have been obtained, will the next step be..."
Lin Qiye hummed and looked up.
The dim sunset gradually sets, and there are more and more shadows in the continuous mountain forest ahead. This vast primeval forest located on the border of the foggy wall begins to be eroded by darkness bit by bit.
"It's time to go into the forest."
…
The road into the forest was smoother than Lin Qiye expected.
This place is not like Jinnan Mountain, where the roads are rugged and the terrain varies greatly. At least on the outskirts of this primeval forest, the terrain is relatively gentle.
When you first enter the forest, the surrounding trees are not dense or tall. The original trees here were cut down once when this county was developed, and the later ones were all newly planted.
The four of them carried heavy mountaineering bags and walked through it little by little with flashlights on their backs.
For them, they can do it faster, but there is no need for it now. This is no longer the Jinnan Mountain where they trained before, but a vast virgin forest. No matter how heavy they are, they can climb over it in a short time.
It is impossible to travel through time, but it will consume a lot of energy and food.
And in this primeval forest, there are also mysterious dormant places in the "sichuan" realm and even the "sea" realm. They must always keep themselves in the best condition to deal with dangers that may occur at any time.
"Is this the direction?" Lin Qiye turned to look at An Qingyu behind him.
An Qingyu nodded, "Well, it's in this direction, but it's just a little deeper. About three hours further on, you'll find an abandoned forest farm, where the 'mysterious' traces of suspected ants were discovered for the first time."
, right there."
"Abandoned forest farm?" Baili Pangpang asked confusedly, "Since it is abandoned, how could anyone go there? And how did they find the traces?"
Cao Yuan, who was walking in front of him, was stunned for a moment and turned around to give Baili Pangpang a strange look.
"What are you looking at me for?" Baili Pangpang asked in confusion.
"Nothing." Cao Yuan shook his head, "Although your brain doesn't work very well, you always seem to be able to pay attention to some strange things...