According to Guo Yongchang, many people are just "bright energy" beginners in their lives, and those who can really practice "bright energy" are already rare masters, and those who can practice "dark energy" are a generation of grandmaster-level figures, and "turning energy" only exists in legends.

Listening to Zhou Kesheng's words, this Cao Mingyi had already trained "Ming Jin", so he was able to become the leader of the expedition back then, and he became the only survivor.

This made Xiao Ling look at him with admiration.

Cao Mingyi listened to Zhou Kesheng's words, only smiled faintly, didn't speak, and just walked out first with the two heavy backpacks.

Xiao Ling, Zhou Kesheng, Cao Mingyi, guide Ma Yong, plus Liu Dajiang, Guo Peng and Li Weijian, a total of 17 hunters, left the village and walked towards the Shennongjia forest area.

As for the two men in black suits and the driver, they did not follow, but left the village in a car.

After walking less than two kilometers, everyone entered the forest area, and these hunters were like old horses who knew the way, talking and laughing all the way, and they seemed very relaxed.

Xiao Ling carried the box where the knife was placed, but he just followed Zhou Kesheng's side and didn't say a word.

Cao Mingyi was carrying the two heavy backpacks, although he looked relatively fat, but he was walking like the wind, and it seemed that the skills he had practiced were different.

This forest area is well protected, there is no large-scale felling and destruction, birds can be seen from time to time, and there are beasts in the distance that are startled, but the excuse that Zhou Kesheng told these hunters this time is to go deep into Shennongjia, look for a relatively rare flaming fox, complete the task, and pay a good reward, so these hunters' minds are not on hunting, they all want to find this flaming fox and get a reward.

At first, the road was relatively flat, but as we went deeper, the road became steeper.

After driving for a long time, everyone stopped to rest, and Liu Dajiang said while nibbling on the flatbread he brought: "Boss Zhou, this flamingo fox is very rare, maybe it may not be possible to meet it for ten days and half a month, do we have to keep wandering around this forest?" ”

Zhou Kesheng smiled slightly and said: "If you really can't find it for several days, then go back, of course, promise that your reward will not be less." ”

Hearing him say this, the hunters breathed a sigh of relief, and the atmosphere relaxed again.

On the first day, almost in the middle of the forest journey, one of the hunters found a hare, and when his hand was itching, he shot the hare to death, and picked it up by the way, saying that the hare would be roasted in the evening and that the people would have a meal.

At night, everyone found a sheltered place to rest, Xiao Ling was anxious about Song Fengqin's illness, and he couldn't wait to find the "Shennong Palace" immediately and retrieve the soil, but unfortunately this day down, nothing was gained, this Shennongjia forest area is like a boundless primeval forest, except for tall trees and a large number of bushes, there is no trace of buildings at all, let alone "Shennong Palace".

It's just that he knows that this matter is urgent, so he can only force himself to calm down and stay sober.

The next day, the group continued on their way, and it was almost evening, when the team was divided.

At this time, a raised hill appeared in front of everyone, and Ma Yong, the guide in the team, pointed to the left, ready to lead everyone along the hill to the left, but Cao Mingyi put down the two backpacks he was carrying, spoke for the first time, and let everyone go over the hill.

Ma Yong hurriedly said: "This boss, you don't know, after this hill is turned over, it is a swamp, which is very dangerous, and there are living mud pools hidden everywhere, and when you step into it, you will be swallowed by the living mud, and you will not see anyone alive or dead." ”

Cao Mingyi said lightly: "I know, we got the exact clue, the flaming fox we are looking for is in the depths of that swamp." ”

As soon as these words came out, this Ma Yong and these hunters were stunned.

Zhou Kesheng immediately raised his voice and said, "Since the flaming fox is in the depths of that swamp, then let's immediately turn over the hill." ”

Xiao Ling understood that the flaming fox they were talking about was a hint of Xiyang, and his mood suddenly perked.

But these hunters were embarrassed, they hunted in this area all the year round, and they were very familiar with the terrain, and knew that Ma Yong was right, and behind the hill was a dangerous swampy area, and they usually hunted, and they took a long detour, and did not dare to go in, lest there be danger.

Zhou Kesheng knew what everyone was thinking, and said with a smile: "Don't worry too much, we all know that the swamp is dangerous, let's pay more attention to our feet when the time comes, and there are so many of us, even if one of us is really in danger and steps into the living mud, other people can quickly help pull it out, and it's not just one person, what danger can so many people have?" ”

Zhou Kesheng said as he opened one of the backpacks, took out a bundle of ropes for mountaineering, and said, "Look, with this rope, it will be fine." ”

When Liu Dajiang saw this bundle of ropes, he narrowed his eyes and said, "Boss Zhou, it seems that you are prepared." ”

He noticed the two large backpacks that Cao Mingyi had been carrying, one of which contained food, water, and some medicines such as anti-mosquito and first-aid bandaging, which he had paid attention to when he was resting and eating before, but the other backpack had never been opened.

At this moment, seeing Zhou Kesheng open a slit, take out a bundle of ropes, and quickly close it, just at that moment, he vaguely found that there were a lot of dark and heavy things inside, but they were far away, and he didn't see the real thing, which made him smell something unusual.

Liu Dajiang walked up as he spoke, took the bundle of ropes from Zhou Kesheng's hand, carried it on his back, and then looked at the other hunters: "Since the boss has spoken, we can only go, and the big guys should be vigilant and pay more attention to their feet." ”

"Okay, got it."

All the hunters should be together, and then they listened to Cao Mingyi's words, everyone climbed the oncoming hill, and then went down the hill, there was a ravine in front, after entering the ravine, Xiao Ling saw a faint mist floating between the trees in front of him, and he could hear their conversation, and the front had entered the swampy area.

"Boss Zhou, it is said that more than ten years ago, there was an expedition team up and down, to investigate and find what Shennongjia savages, there must be dozens of people, all of them with real guns and ammunition, fully prepared, it is said that they entered this swamp, and then it seems to have disappeared mysteriously, and no one appeared."

Liu Dajiang smoked a dry cigarette while walking to Zhou Kesheng's side to talk.

Zhou Kesheng knew that he was reminding himself that this swamp was very dangerous, and hoped that he would dispel the idea of going deeper.

Xiao Ling thought to himself that what Liu Dajiang was talking about should be the expedition team led by Cao Mingyi back then, but not all of them disappeared mysteriously, at least Cao Mingyi escaped alive.