Chapter 12: Into the Mountains
After negotiating the conditions, Huo Xiangnan left Mu Tian in the mansion as a distinguished guest, and specially arranged an independent wing room, so that he could entertain him.
Although Huo Xiangnan didn't know Mu Tian's origin, his possessiveness for the treasure made him gamble at any cost. In addition, it is necessary to arrange manpower to enter the mountain, and there are very few people who can be trusted by him, and the manpower sent by others will definitely not be on his side, so he urgently needs someone who can be used by him.
According to the agreement, Mutian needed to lead the people into the mountain to find the temple hidden in the mountain, but he was not sure if there was anything he needed. He looked at the topographic map given by Huo Xiangnan, and although the route was simple, it didn't seem to be easy to follow.
Two days later, a group of youngsters with green faces gathered at the foot of the city, the oldest was only twenty-five years old, and the youngest was fourteen years old, most of them were children of ordinary families, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, they would sign a life and death certificate for this trip, and all the consequences of entering the mountain must be borne by themselves.
Although this group of people has the highest realm of Huo Yuntian, there are also many people who disagree with him.
Huo Xiangnan reminded him with a thousand instructions before leaving: "Xiaotian, you must keep an eye on the mountain, the inside is different from the outside, there are hidden killing intentions everywhere, if you encounter a powerful beast, you can run, don't resist!"
"Father, don't worry, I won't let you down!" Huo Yuntian's heart was actually a little nervous, after all, this was the first time he had led the team into the mountain as the leader.
Although Zhai Feng was also happy to enter the mountain, he was very dissatisfied with Zhai Tianqing's arrangement, everyone knew that he and Huo Yuntian could not get along, but this time he arranged for him to assist Huo Yuntian, which made him very unconvinced.
When he set off, Zhai Feng looked depressed, looking at Huo Yuntian's smug appearance, he was angry, but if he wanted to enter the depths of the ancient vein, he had to obey the arrangement. He had no friends to rely on, so he wandered through the crowd, and when he found that Mutian was also in the crowd, he wanted to go with him.
"Hey, yes, I didn't expect you to have such a great ability and live in the City Lord's Mansion. I've heard that you actually betrayed a strange treasure for a little girl in his family!" Zhai Fengxiao patted him on the shoulder from behind, and said with a heartless face.
"I'm just looking at that poor girl and helping her!"
"What a beast, a seven or eight-year-old girl won't let go!" Zhai Feng joked, "I'm curious about what you have brought, why are there so few things?"
Mu Tian glanced at him and said, "In addition to dry food, I also brought a dagger!"
Zhai Feng was a little surprised, as far as he knew, the older generation had to bring a lot of things when they went into the mountains, such as hemp rope, bows and crossbows, antidote pills, knives, etc., and a bunch of things added up to a big cloth bag.
But Mu Tian was good, he brought a dagger with him, and he didn't eat much, and he was too streamlined in the crowd, which was very eye-catching. The people who passed by him couldn't help but look at him curiously.
"You have so few things with you, why don't I give you some?" Zhai Feng thought carefully and said with a smile.
He didn't want to bring too many things, but his father refused, so he stuffed a big bag, and he couldn't bring his entourage yet, so he had to carry it on his own back all the way, and he felt tired after walking a few miles, and he wanted to throw it away.
Mu Tian didn't smile, and said with a serious face: "You carry it yourself!"
"Hey, if you don't treat your friends like this, I've helped you at least once, can't you help me?" Zhai Feng said annoyedly.
"You owe me for helping me, now that the two are cleared, no one owes anyone, and it is already very benevolent that I didn't tie my account to you before!"
"Then even so, can't you help me as a partner? You see these things of mine, it's not a big burden for you to take one or two things, maybe you can help a little when it's critical...... Hey, I'm serious......" Zhai Feng didn't expect to be rejected, so he had to chase after Mu Tian with a depressed face and chatter.
Huo Yuntian was paying attention to Mu Tian's every move all the way, for fear that he would make small moves on the way into the mountain, but he didn't see any unusual moves along the way, so he shifted his mind to the question of how to arrange manpower.
There are many children of other powerful families in the city, and these people are also unruly and unregulated on weekdays, so it is indeed a little difficult to restrain them suddenly.
Huo Yuntian didn't have much experience in this area, he thought all the way, and couldn't think of any good way.
Getting closer and closer to the ancient vein of the mountain, a vast feeling came into Mu Tian's eyes, he had not seen such a momentum for a long time.
The mountains that stretch for thousands of miles suddenly rise from the flat ground and stand safely between heaven and earth, surrounded by clouds and mist, and covered by thousands of bushes, and this kind of picture can only be shaped by the magic of nature.
Following the route marked on the map, the group entered the mountain smoothly.
As soon as he entered the mountain, a burst of animal chirp came from the mountain, which alarmed the birds perched on the ancient trees and caused a commotion.
Some of the people in the crowd immediately panicked and looked around at a loss.
"Did you just enter the mountain and encounter a fierce beast?" the man who spoke held the dagger tightly in his hand, and his legs were trembling all the time.
"Bag, a beast screams like this, if you see a fierce beast, you can't pee your pants!" someone sarcastically said.
"If you are so small, it is better to go back to your mother's womb and hide, and come here to join in the fun!"
"What do you say!
"Say what's wrong with your cowardice!"
"Don't think that you can bully people with a little power at home, let me tell you, when you enter the mountain, you have to rely on your own ability, not on your father!"
"Hmph, even if you don't rely on your father, your ability is stronger than you cowards!"
"Don't quarrel everyone, the road behind is still long, and you don't take each other into account for a little thing, how can you unite as one!"
Huo Yuntian was afraid that the situation was not good, so he hurried to stop it, so as not to disagree with the people and affect the entry into the mountain this time.
"Don't play an official role there, don't think that your father is the city lord and treat yourself as a big brother, in terms of strength, I Zhang Fenglin is the first to disagree with you!" The young man named Zhang Fenglin suddenly spoke.
Although the words sounded harsh, in order to take care of the overall situation, Huo Yuntian did not continue to argue with him, and scolded: "If you are not convinced, when you have the opportunity, you can have a discussion with me!"
Zhang Fenglin smiled disdainfully, "Who is afraid of whom!"
Soon, the children of the power spontaneously formed a faction to constantly suppress those who had no power in their families and whose qualifications were mediocre.
Although Mu Tian felt injustice for those with mediocre qualifications, he did not become a bird, but remained neutral and did not help anyone. As long as people don't offend me, he won't take the initiative to find trouble.
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According to the experience of the older generation, it is safest to take the mountain road by staggering the time when the beast is foraging. But soon Mu Tian found that the mountains in the mountains were stacked, and the vision was dim, and there was no way to determine the time.
It's okay to just enter the mountain, at least you can estimate it based on the departure time, if you stay in the mountain for a long time and lose the guidance of the sun, there is no way at all.