After listening to Zhou Laoba's words, He Zhiran had already guessed that this might be the mountain that Peng Wang once said they wanted to climb.
Peng Wang took the initiative to come to Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran to answer their questions.
"This mountain is called Niujiao Mountain. The top of the mountain is shaped like an ox's horn, hence the name.
If we don't waste too much time on the road in the early stage, we can also choose to walk around the foot of the mountain. In that case, it will take an extra seven or eight days.
We have climbed this mountain before, and we did not find any large beasts. On the contrary, there are more pheasants, hares, and the like. We can also hunt game to satisfy our craving."
He Zhiran raised his eyes and saw that, as Peng Wang said, there were two horn-shaped peaks at the highest point of the mountain. The names were really appropriate.
Moreover, the mountains seem to be connected to each other endlessly. Even just standing at the foot of the mountain gives people a sense of majesty.
As you can imagine, going over here is also a very physically demanding task.
At this time, most people had found a suitable place to stay, opened their tents and sat inside to rest.
Mo Jiuye came to He Zhiran, pointed to the tent that had just been set up and said, "After a long day's journey, go in and rest!"
He Zhiran was indeed a little tired, so he responded and followed Mo Jiuye back to the tent.
After resting for a while, He Zhiran asked Mo Jiuye to go up the mountain with him to take a look.
She said she wanted to take a look. She mainly considered that her family was full of women and wanted to find some branches to make simple hiking sticks for them.
In this way, if they encounter a difficult place on the mountain road, they can also have help.
The two worked together to make ten simple hiking poles to take back.
Seeing that something new appeared in their hands, the Xie family and the Fang family also followed suit after asking about its use.
After spending a safe night, everyone got up early the next day. They had a simple breakfast, packed their luggage and some belongings, and followed the officials to climb Niujiao Mountain.
It was okay at first. Everyone had enough energy after a night's rest. But an hour after we walked out, we started to fall behind frequently.
Especially the He family. Whether they are carrying or carrying something, there are always a few people looking after He Ming. Therefore, they often fall at the back of the team.
Even if the officials tried to scare them with whips to speed up, they could not speed up at all.
In desperation, Peng Wang could only stop and go with his large army.
This speed of travel was a blessing for Mo Jiuye.
From time to time, he would hunt prey in the grass or other places on the roadside.
He Zhiran and his female relatives would also pick some herbs.
Peng Wang saw that he could gain so much by slowing down his speed, and his dissatisfaction with the Xie family also subsided a lot.
Just walking and stopping like this, by the afternoon, the large army entered the mountains.
I have to say that this is definitely a pure natural oxygen bar given by nature.
Looking down the mountain, I feel like I am on the top of a mountain.
Looking around from here, you can see the vast sea of clouds, suspended peaks, and winding winds, which makes you feel open-minded and forget to return home.
Facing such beautiful scenery, He Zhiran temporarily forgot everything and seriously felt the comfort brought by nature.
Just when she was immersed in selflessness, she suddenly heard a woman's scream coming from below.
Everyone turned their attention towards the source of the sound.
Zhao was seen sitting on the ground with a very painful expression.
He Zhiran ran over quickly.
"Heshi, my mother-in-law just stepped on a stone and she must have sprained her foot." The daughter-in-law of the Fang family grabbed He Zhiran and told her mother-in-law's situation.
Not doubting that he was there, He Zhiran lifted up Zhao's trousers to check.
Seeing that the ankle bone is obviously bulging, how can this be so simple as a sprained foot?
"Auntie, you have a broken bone."
As He Zhiran spoke, his eyes began to search the surroundings.
When she heard that she had a broken bone, Ms. Zhao's tears immediately flowed down.
"It's all useless to me. I can't even walk well."
As she said that, she subconsciously glanced in the direction of the He family.
At this moment, He Ming was being carried by several female family members, and he was walking laboriously in their direction.
Mrs. Zhao didn't want to drag down her family like He Ming did, so when her daughter-in-law's attention was not on her, she closed her eyes and rolled down the slope next to her.
She just hoped that the Lord of Hell would show up soon and take her away, and she would not drag her family down.
No one thought that Zhao would be so obsessed with it.
When they discovered that something was wrong with Zhao, she had already rolled several meters down the hillside.
"mother."
"Ms. Zhao, what are you going to do?"
"Mom, stop quickly..."
The Fang family all chased in Zhao's direction.
However, the mountains there are steep, and if you accidentally fall, you will be in the same situation as Zhao.
Because of this, even if the Fang family chased after him, they couldn't keep up with Zhao's falling speed.
Seeing Zhao's body rolling further and further away, the Fang family no longer had any hope.
At this moment, they clearly saw that Zhao's rolling body suddenly stopped. Mo Jiuye stood firmly in front of a big tree and stopped Zhao's falling body.
The Fang family members breathed a sigh of relief and hurried in their direction cautiously.
After everyone's joint efforts, Zhao was finally brought back to her original position.
Fortunately, only some of Zhao's exposed skin was scratched, and the rest was basically unharmed.
Looking at the anxious eyes of her relatives, Mrs. Zhao's tears poured out like a flood again.
"Why are you doing this! Our Fang family is already unlucky enough, why bother leaving me to drag you down... Wuwuwu..."
When Fang Chuanzhou saw this, he also shed tears.
He knew in his heart that his wife did this so that they could travel without any burden, but he could not accept such a thing.
"We have three sons. If not, we still have an old man like me. We four grown men are taking you on the road. What a burden this is. You must not be so upset!"
"Yes, mother, we have so many brothers that we are very strong. We won't be burdened even if we take turns carrying you."
"Mom, my daughter-in-law can also take care of your daily life. You must not have such thoughts."
When Mrs. Zhao saw her relatives caring so much about her, she couldn't control her tears.
At this time, Peng Wang also rushed over and heard that Zhao had broken her leg and that she had committed suicide shortly afterwards.
Facing such prisoners, Peng Wang was angry and had a headache.
Therefore, his manner of speaking was extremely unfriendly.
"Ms. Zhao, if you dare to commit suicide and break my rules here, after you die, I will send someone to whip your family every day, ensuring that their lives will be worse than death."
For Ms. Zhao, these words were much more powerful than the advice from the Fang family.
Ms. Zhao was stunned for a moment and immediately promised.
"My lord, please don't hit me. I promise I won't think about it again."
She is even a little scared now, fearing that her family will be implicated if she really dies.