At midnight and early in the morning, everyone went into the mountain again.
Zheng Xiaoxuan took out another ancient parchment scroll from her arms. On the parchment scroll was a simple map.
"Old man, the place we are going to this time is a deep mountain pool. It is said that this pool is a bit strange and is always cold. Have you heard of it?"
Zheng Xiaoxuan said.
"The Extreme Yin Pond!"
When the simple old man heard this, his face suddenly darkened.
"Let me tell you, bosses, why do you still ask me to find some weird places?"
"This Jiyin Pond is located in the deepest part of Zhulin Mountain, and it is very hidden. Even the older generation of herb collectors in the village don't know the way. It is said that this Jiyin Pond can change its location."
The old guide's face turned pale and he looked horrified: "I won't go. I really won't go this time."
"I'll give you another hundred thousand!"
Zheng Xiaoxuan said indifferently: "As long as you can lead us to Jiyin Pond, in addition to the previous 80,000, I will give you another 100,000!"
The old guide swallowed his saliva and raised two fingers tremblingly: "I, I want this number, two hundred thousand, give me another two hundred thousand and I'll go!"
A Zheng family guard shouted angrily: "Old man, how dare you sit down and raise your price?"
"You lied to me first!"
The old man also bit the bullet and shouted: "At first I thought you were just going into the mountains for fun. Who knew, first there was Falling Dragon Valley, and then there was Jiyin Pond, which is getting more and more dangerous."
"Without 200,000 yuan, I won't go in. I still want to stay alive and enjoy happiness."
The old man sat down on the ground, looking like a country scoundrel.
The Zheng family guard clenched his fists, ready to come up and teach the old man a lesson, but was stopped by Zheng Xiaoxuan with a wave of his hand.
"Okay, two hundred thousand!"
Zheng Xiaoxuan said indifferently: "I promise you, it's only two hundred thousand."
"I want to see the deposit now, otherwise what will I do if you lie to me?"
The old man still sat on the ground and couldn't get up.
Zheng Xiaoxuan took a deep breath, seemed to be suppressing her anger, and winked at her subordinates.
But this time, no one wore much cash when they came out. Many guards only collected 30,000 yuan in cash. They had no choice but to take off some famous watches and gold rings on their hands.
"The total value of these things is definitely more than two hundred thousand."
There was a hint of disgust in Zheng Xiaoxuan's tone: "I've given you the things, please lead the way."
The old man sat on the dirt floor, looking at the pile of luxury watches, gold rings and cash in front of him, with greed on his face, and said fiercely: "If you work hard, with this money, my son will be able to buy a house in the future!"
"Let's go!"
The old man stuffed everything into a sack, held it in his arms and prepared to go into the mountain.
Sudden.
Tang Ming said calmly: "As a rural person, do you know whether these famous watches and gold rings are real or fake?"
"Hey, young man, although I am a country bumpkin, I am not stupid. All these big bosses drive luxury cars, so they must be worth a lot of money. The bosses are wearing pairs of famous watches and gold rings, which must be worth a lot of money."
The old man cracked his mouth full of yellow teeth and said with a smile: "When the time comes to sell the things and help my son buy a house in the city, then the old man can be considered half a city citizen. He has faced the loess and turned his back to the sky all his life. He is afraid. For
If my son doesn't endure hardship, what if he takes you to dangerous places?"
Tang Ming nodded slightly, then turned his head and asked no more questions.
Zheng Xiaoxuan glanced at him without leaving any trace: "Master Tang, it's almost the ugly time, let's go up the mountain first."
"good."
Tang Ming stepped forward.
To be honest, he always felt that something was wrong with that guide.
A normal person would have been frightened out of his wits after witnessing the crisis in Falling Dragon Valley. How could he take the risk and follow him into the mountain for the second time?
Although the old man looked greedy and said he was taking risks for the sake of his descendants.
But the problem is.
The old man knew that this trip was very dangerous, so why didn't he keep these famous watches and gold rings at home? He would not be afraid that if something unexpected happened in the mountains, the treasure he had earned through hard work would not fall into his son's hands.
Tang Ming didn't say anything about this doubt.
After all, if the old man said that he was afraid of thieves at home, it would make sense.
Tang Ming looked calm and secretly used his soul to communicate and asked: "Gu Fengheng, do you think there is something wrong with this guide?"
Gu Fengheng raised his brows slightly. After hesitating for a moment, he replied via voice transmission with the same spirit: "It should be no problem... I haven't noticed any fluctuations in spiritual power in this person. He is just an ordinary person."
"Did Master Tang discover something?"
"No, I guess I'm overthinking it."
Tang Ming shook his head slightly, didn't ask any more questions, and just strolled by himself.
Gu Fengheng sighed inwardly. He moved his lips as if he wanted to say something, but he gave up after thinking about it, but he felt a little uncomfortable inside.
...The crowd walked through the mountains and forests at night.
The Zheng family's guards are well prepared, and everyone wears a helmet.
These are not simple helmets, they are all special helmets for combat. They are not only equipped with lights, but also infrared detectors. Each helmet is connected to a radio and can communicate at any time.
Bamboo Forest Mountain was originally invisible, but under the illumination of many lights, it looked like daylight.
I don’t know how long I walked, but the road suddenly became steeper.
Tang Ming's footsteps suddenly stopped.
"Master Tang, is there something wrong?"
Gu Fengheng asked quickly.
Zheng Xiaoxuan and others also stopped and stared at the surroundings cautiously.
"There is no situation, I just suddenly thought of a question."
Tang Ming turned around, looked at Zheng Xiaoxuan, and then turned his eyes to the old guide: "This mountain forest is called Zhulin Mountain, right?"
"Bamboo Forest Mountain, Bamboo Forest Bamboo Forest, as the name suggests, there should be a lot of bamboo in this mountain."
"But if you think about it carefully, whether we went to Dragon Dragon Valley during the day or at this moment, we didn't see a single bamboo in the mountains. The surrounding woods are all ordinary pine trees, birches, maples and some shrubs."
Um?
When Tang Ming said this, the others also looked strange.
yes.
Zhulin Mountain, Zhulin Mountain, why didn’t you see even a single bamboo?
"This... I'm not very sure. It's been called Zhulin Mountain from our ancestors. It's easy to pronounce it this way."
The old guide replied: "I heard from the elders in the village that there used to be bamboo forests here, but later, as the felling of bamboo forests became more and more serious, the Forestry Bureau issued a document to return farmland to forests, so the villagers cut down the bamboo forests and sold them.
, while planting ordinary tree species.”
"A good, tall bamboo can be sold for hundreds. I heard that when it is shipped out and processed by factories, the profit can be several thousand. Over time, all the bamboo is cut down."
Tang Ming's eyes flashed slightly, he nodded calmly, and fell silent again.
Cutting down bamboo forests is indeed very profitable.
The old man's explanation is also reasonable.
But.
But the other party missed a very important point.
Even if the bamboo forest is cut down, it is also the most valuable branches. But here in the Bamboo Forest Mountain, there are not even bamboo roots underground.
If you are a normal old man in the village, no matter how ignorant you are, you still know the principle that "cutting trees will keep the roots growing". Now, there is no trace of bamboo in the entire bamboo forest mountain, and there are not even bamboo roots underground.
That can only be an explanation.
The real name of Zhulin Mountain is not Zhulin Mountain at all, because it is not suitable for bamboo to grow here! That old man is lying!