Chapter 6: Borrowing a Passage from the Tiger's Mountain

  After the Spring Festival, the Miao people's life returned to its calm state.

  Early in the morning, Uncle Mi San had already set out to collect medicinal herbs in the mountains. Wang Long and Aliyi had nothing to do, so they stayed there singing love songs together. Ever since Aliyi taught Wang Long how to sing Miao folk love songs, she always liked to hold hands with him and sing duets. Looking at Wang Long's face turning red after finishing a song, Aliyi would burst out laughing "heh heh".

  Suddenly, a knock at the door came, and Ali went downstairs to open the door. She saw Donggan Shu from their village standing at the door with an anxious look on his face.

  Aly asked strangely, "Winter Uncle, what's wrong?" Winter took a deep breath and said, "Aly, someone just told me outside the village that your father had an accident. I rushed over to inform you."

  Ali got anxious and asked, "How's my father?" Donggan glanced inside the house and said, "That person is from Dashan Village. He told me to tell Adan, who lives in your house, to go to Wulilin outside the village to rescue your father. He specifically said that only Adan can go, otherwise it will be bad for your father. I have something to do, so I'll leave first. You tell Adan about this." After finishing speaking, he turned around and walked away.

  Ari stood stupidly at the door, silent for half a day, tears streaming down her face. Wiping away her tears, Ari quickly ran upstairs, and Wang Long saw that Ari's eyes were red and swollen from crying, and asked in surprise: "Ari, what's wrong? Who bullied you?" Ari's tears flowed again, and after crying for a while, she told Wang Long what Dong Gan Shu had said.

  Wang Long stood up with a loud "huh" and said, "A Liyi, wait for me at home, I'm going to Wulilin now." A Liyi grabbed Wang Long's hand and said, "Big brother Adan, I'll go with you." After that, she closely followed behind Wang Long as they walked out the door.

  Wang Long pushed away A Li's hand and said, "A Li, listen, they only let me go alone. If you also go, I'm afraid they will harm you and your father. You stay at home and wait for me, I promise to bring your father back safely."

  Ari quietly nodded and sat down on the chair beside her, continuing to cry. Wang Long looked at Ari and resolutely walked out.

  Wulilin is located in the north of Damiaocun, at the junction of Damiaocun and Beixiangcun. The surrounding area of Wulilin is a very complex hill, surrounded by large mountains. Inside Wulilin, thorns and weeds are dense, with grass as high as waist-deep, making an unpleasant "rustling" sound in the wind.

  Wang Long arrived at the edge of the forest and shouted loudly: "Uncle Mi San, Uncle Mi San." A hoarse and aged voice came from within the forest: "Come in, Mi San is inside." The voice was very unfamiliar, but it wasn't Uncle Mi San's voice.

  Wang Long cautiously walked into the woods, slowly making his way to the middle of the five-mile forest. Suddenly, several black-clad men emerged from behind the large trees on both sides. Wang Long took a look and found that it was Yip, who had bullied Ali last time, followed by three others. Each of their eyes shone with a sharp light, and at first glance, they were not ordinary people, but high-ranking martial arts experts.

  Wang Long looked at Yip and anxiously asked, "Where's Mr. Mi? What have you done to him?" Yip burst out laughing and said disdainfully, "We haven't seen that old thing Mi San. We called you out today to deal with you. I didn't expect you'd fall for it." After finishing speaking, he waved his hand at the three people behind him. The three quickly rushed towards Wang Long.

  Today, I brought the third of the eight golden warriors under my father's command to deal with this Ah Dan. Taking him down shouldn't be a problem. Yi Pu secretly gloated in his heart. Since being injured by Wang Long last time, he had been recuperating at home until today, when the swelling on his wrist finally subsided. The hatred made it hard for him to eat or sleep well during the New Year, but now the opportunity for revenge has finally arrived.

  Although Wang Long's body was as hard as iron, the people Yu Pu brought today were not ordinary people. These three men were among the eight most powerful generals under Yu Pu's command, each one capable of tearing a tiger or leopard apart with their bare hands. Wu Gong was also extraordinary.

  Under the hands of the three, Wang Long was hit in succession for over a dozen moves, his internal organs almost displaced from the blows. After fifteen moves, Wang Long was sent flying by the trio's final combined strike, spewing fresh blood from his mouth as he crashed into and snapped several tree trunks as thick as bowls, lying on the ground unable to get up again before passing out.

  Yip ran over and punched and kicked Wang Long. After venting, Yip wiped the blood from his hands and said to one of the three people: "This kid is almost dead, Knife Old, take this kid to Beixiang Village and let Mi San from Damiang Village go find trouble with Beixiang Village." Knife Old nodded and quickly carried Wang Long away, disappearing into the forest.

  Mr. Mi San returned home after collecting medicine, only to find that his house was empty and Ariyi and Adan were nowhere to be found. The room was in disarray, with tables and stools overturned all over the floor. By 10 o'clock at night, they still hadn't returned, and Mr. Mi immediately felt something was amiss. He took out a red signal flare and fired it into the air, where the red smoke lingered for a long time.

  Ten minutes later, two big men came and bowed to Mi San together, saying: "See the leader, please ask the leader what you want us to do?"

  "Assa, Ari, spread the word and let everyone move out quickly to help me find out where Aili and Adan are. If there's any news, report back to me immediately." The two big men replied in unison: "Got it, leader!" And swiftly ran out.

  Misang hurried out like an ant on a hot pot, where did Ali and Adan go? Misang also walked outside.

  In a well-ventilated mountain cave, Yipu revealed a triumphant and sinister smile, looking at Aliya who was tied to a natural stone bed in the stone cave, and said with a laugh: "Aliya, you've finally fallen into my hands today? But don't worry, I won't do anything to you for now. As long as your father supports my father as the Shengshen, I'll marry you, and at that time, you'll be my most beautiful bride. However, if your father doesn't agree, next time I won't be so polite to you. I think your father will make a wise choice. Hahaha".

  Aly's mouth made a "woo woo" sound, and since Adan left, two men in black had taken her here, gagged her and tied her to this stone bed. After hearing Yipu's words, Aly was speechless with rage, tears streaming down her face. When she heard that Yipu wanted to use herself as a threat against her own father, she felt extremely anxious.

  Yip saw Aliya like this and continued to say: "Aliya, don't worry, after our things are done, I will naturally let you go back and reunite with your father. Just now, I still hope you can stay here obediently, I will have someone serve you three meals a day, and make sure you eat well and drink well. After all, you will be my woman in the future, I won't bear to see you hungry." After finishing speaking, he came over and pinched Aliya's crystal-like pale face, laughing wildly as he walked out of the cave.

  Wang Long slowly came to, feeling a surge of energy throughout his body, and an unbearable pain. He forced open his eyes, only to see a delicate and blurry face smiling at him. Wang Long quickly glanced around, finding himself lying in an unfamiliar room filled with the sweet scent of perfume.

  The girl smiled and said, "This is Beixiang Village. I was taking a walk outside at night when I found you lying in the weeds with injuries all over your body, so I carried you back. How did you get hurt like this? By the way, my name is Ji Yue. What's yours?" Wang Long replied, "Thank you for saving my life, Miss. My name is Adan from Dami Village. Today, I encountered some bad people and got seriously injured."

  "Who hurt you?" Ji Yue asked, puzzled. Wang Long's face turned dark and he said, "It was three people under Yi Pu." As soon as Ji Yue heard this, she became enraged and exclaimed, "That scoundrel! He must have had ill intentions when he threw you into our North Xiang Village after hurting you!" This clever girl immediately sensed that something was amiss.

  Wang Long said apologetically, "Sorry, Ji Yue, I've caused you trouble." Ji Yue shook her head and said, "Don't worry, I'll send someone to inform your family. By the way, judging from your appearance, you don't seem like one of our Miao people, how can you say you're from Dami Village?"

  Wang Long said, "I'm an outsider, and after losing my memory, I came to Damiang Village. Uncle Misang took me in. Please trouble someone to inform Uncle Misang not to worry." Ji Yue nodded and quickly called a teenage girl to come in, letting her take Wang Long's message to Uncle Misang.

  Wang Long and Ji Yue Niang started chatting, finding that this beautiful Miao ethnic minority girl was very lively and talkative. Basically, she was the one who kept talking non-stop, while Wang Long quietly listened by her side.

  From Ji Yue's mouth, Wang Long also learned about many things around the Miao village. It turned out that the entire Miao tribe was divided into four villages: Da Miao Village, Da Shan Village, Nan Wang Village, and Bei Xiang Village. Ji Yue's mother was the leader of Bei Xiang Village, which was mostly composed of women. Yipu's father, Pu Ti, was the leader of Da Shan Village, but because he was ruthless and cruel, Da Shan Village gradually became the most powerful among the four villages. However, Pu Ti was not well-liked by others, so the leaders of the other three villages were dissatisfied with him. The leader of Nan Wang Village was Ah Qi, who was generous and willing to help others in need without hesitation.

  In the evening, Uncle Misang sent two people to pick up Wang Long. Ji Yue refused, citing that Wang Long was seriously injured and should not move around, and asked them to take a message back to Uncle Misang, saying that they would send him back after Adan's injury improved in two days. The people sent by Uncle Misang saw that Ji Yue was indeed taking good care of Wang Long, so they went back to report.

  Wang Long didn't have time to speak, and was "forced" by Ji Yue to stay behind and recover from his injuries. Of course, he understood that Ji Yue did this entirely for her own sake, and in his heart, he was also deeply grateful to this enthusiastic Ji Yue.

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