Following the directions of the van driver, the expedition team, led by Joseph, arrived at the end of the loess path in no time.
In fact, the last loess path can hardly be regarded as a 'road'. There are waist-high weeds everywhere along the way. In the past, when Changsheng Village and several other villages in the mountains had not been relocated, this road would occasionally have weeds. Villagers from several villages worked together to maintain it, but with the relocation of the village, this path into the mountain that no one used anymore gradually became abandoned and became the overgrown weeds it is now.
"Next it's time to go into the mountains..." Joseph took out a map to confirm their general direction, "The mountain road may not be easy to walk, and there may be a lot of mosquitoes. Please be prepared before entering the mountains. Chen Weilun will follow me later. Open the way in front, the two girls Shi Yu and Yang Xin are in the middle of the team, Wan Qi, the two queens, do you have any objection to the distribution like this?"
As he spoke, Joseph looked at the people around him. The autistic man Chen Weilun nodded without any objection. Shi Yu and Yang Xin also agreed with his allocation. Wan Qi patted his chest and said, "No problem, it's safer for girls to walk in the middle." .”
"Okay, let's get ready to go into the mountain first." Seeing that no one had any objections, Joseph took out a multi-functional engineering shovel and mosquito repellent water from his backpack, and gave instructions on what to pay attention to after entering the mountain, "Team Follow me later. If you feel weak or can't keep up with the team, call the people in front of you. Don't hold on. Don't panic in an emergency. Calmly approach me. Don't stop if you see a snake. Just use your trekking pole to drive it away and leave it to me..."
"Generally speaking, ferocious beasts are unlikely to appear around here, because this area is still an area where people have been active for a long time. Even if there are any ferocious beasts, they will be driven away or dealt with by the state, but it is difficult to say if you go deeper and get closer to Changsheng Village. It has been abandoned there for at least ten years, and it is not impossible for some wild beasts from the mountains to wander there occasionally..."
"Of course, if you encounter any beasts such as bears, wolves, leopards and tigers, don't turn around and run away in panic. When you are not attacked, you should keep a close eye on the beast, arch your body and speak as loudly as possible. "If this still doesn't stop it from attacking you, hold your hiking pole tightly with both hands, muster up your momentum and courage, and hit him!"
Zhao Chensi didn't feel much after hearing the previous words, but the last sentence made him doubt whether Joseph's approach was really useful: "Don't turn around and run away. I can understand. Many cats are smaller than them when they see them." , creatures that are weaker than them will trigger their predatory instinct when their backs are turned to them. They will stare closely at the beasts, arch their bodies and roar to intimidate them, and at the same time notify their surrounding companions for support. I can understand it, but in the end, is it a bit redundant to hit them with a trekking pole? Shouldn't we run away now?"
Joseph raised his head and thought for a while: "Generally speaking, when you encounter a beast in the jungle...by the time you notice that the beast is approaching and threatening you, it will be difficult for you to run away."
Shigure asked curiously: "Can you escape the predicament by knocking them?"
"Normally not, but this way you can die with more dignity." Joseph said with a serious expression, "If you are lucky enough to delay until I come over, you won't be able to survive." Chance……"
When Shi Yu and Yang Xin heard this, they immediately showed expressions of fear.
Zhao Chensi also felt speechless for a while, turned his head and whispered softly: "If a tiger really pops out, are you going to stage a modern version of Wu Song fighting a tiger?"
"That's not possible. Tigers are basically protected animals. It is illegal to kill them..." Joseph, who had a sharp ear and eyesight, shook his head uprightly after hearing Zhao Chensi's words. Then he saw the two little girls were frightened by his words. Looking a little trembling, he quickly waved his hands to comfort: "But don't worry so much. Generally speaking, these beasts will not attack people actively, and the probability of appearing is not high. As long as you follow the team closely, there will be no problem. …”
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The Truth Society, in a secret stronghold unknown to outsiders, the president of the Truth Society and his secretary are staying here to deal with the operation of the entire Truth Society.
The middle-aged man in a white coat, who was called the president, threw away the reports and various written materials sent back by his subordinates, and stood up from the desk filled with research materials and books: "It looks like it's okay to go A trip to the immortal settlement..."
"Does the president want to show up in person?" The blond secretary girl on the side pushed up her glasses and stopped writing on the record board. After receiving the middle-aged man's affirmative answer, she frowned slightly, " With all due respect, now is not the best time for you to leave. Many plans launched simultaneously by the Truth Society require your participation. The 'Master' side also needs you to deal with it. Moreover, the failure of those counterfeiters last time also gave Our plan has had quite an impact..."
The president pushed back the black hair from his forehead with one hand, showed a charming smile without any concern, and tried to get through: "Don't worry, everything is still in my plan. I am just going to fill in the possible flaws. ...Besides, there won’t be any problems if you take charge of the situation here in a short period of time. After all, you are my right-hand man, so do your best to deal with the ‘Master’!”
After saying that, his figure rippled like water on the lake, and he waved to the clerk to cheer her up, and then the president's body disappeared in front of the stunned clerk.
"Hey! Wait a minute, President..." Seeing that the President refused to explain anything to her, refused to listen to his advice, and even turned into a phantom and disappeared, the clerk was furious and reached out to catch him. He even called his boss by his name: "Qin Mian! Don't run away! Come back to me!"
She caught nothing but a cloud of fine dust.
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The road in the mountains was more difficult than Zhao Chensi had imagined. It was full of gravel, uneven rocky roads, soft mud, vines and low shrubs. Even if there were Joseph and Chen Weilun in front of them to clear the road, they would have to clear it up. There were less obstructive low shrubs and weeds and vines, but the mountain road was not much easier to walk.
As the small villages in the mountains moved out one after another decades ago, this mountain road opened and maintained by the villagers also became deserted. As time went by, it was gradually replaced by weeds, gravel and small landslides. Covered with mud and rocks.
Moreover, there is a strange feeling of heat and humidity permeating the entire mountain forest, making people feel as if they are in a tropical jungle. Many people in the team are in a weird state of sweating violently, and they have to stop for a while to replenish water. and restore strength.
It was originally a three- to four-kilometer mountain road, but it took their expedition team nearly five hours to reach their destination.
Most of the time was spent on exploring roads, repairing the team, eating and replenishing water.
Fortunately, they did not encounter any venomous snakes or beasts along the way.
The only dangerous thing was when climbing uphill, the little girl Shigure slipped on a moss-covered rock and almost fell backwards. Fortunately, Zhao Chensi who was following behind quickly caught him with his quick hands and eyes. She finally escaped from danger.
After five hours of trekking, under the leadership of Joseph, they finally arrived at the long-abandoned Changsheng Village.
