At the foot of the mountain, a desolate village, it must have been in disarray when Wen Bin came before, with houses leaning to the east and west. A group of big men wearing camouflage uniforms surrounded the ancient well, lined up one by one, standing in front of them was a middle-aged man who looked like the leader, smoking a cigarette, beside him an old man stood respectfully, waiting for instructions.

  The man at the front turned to the old man beside him and said, "Are you sure theyve all gone in?"

  The old man hastily replied, "Yes, Mr. Wangyue Yimutu, judging from the extent of destruction in this village, its likely that the first major formation has already been broken by them. As long as you can get what you want..."

  "Youve done a great job on this matter, and Ill definitely keep the promise I made to you, hahaha. You guys make some adjustments and get ready to go down the well!"

  Where did these uninvited guests come from? How did they find such a remote place? What are they going to do?

  There were eleven people in this group:

  A leading man, born with a clear and handsome face, but on the right cheek there is an obvious scar, just when he was laughing wildly, the scar showed a red color, very ferocious. The wooden stick-like thing in his hand was tightly wrapped in black cloth, from start to finish no one has ever seen whats inside.

  Two young women stood behind him, surprisingly looking identical, presumably a pair of twin sisters. Born with an exquisite face but as cold as ice, making people dare not approach. The two sisters each held a samurai sword in their hands, the scabbard colors one red and one black.

  Seven burly men stood by the ancient well, each holding a German-made MP5 submachine gun. So far, none of them had uttered a word; they seemed to only follow the orders of their leader.

  There was also an old man in ordinary clothes, although his body looked thin, but his eyes were shining with a thieving light.

  After a brief rest, the leading man pointed at a big fellow and said, "You go down first and scout out the road."

  That man received the order, took out the climbing lock buckle and buckled it to the rope tied to the well, with his legs against the wall of the well, quickly sliding down. The leaders cigarette was just lit, not yet taken a few puffs, when suddenly a signal flare flew out of the well, exploding at an altitude of only over ten meters, scaring everyone to cover their heads.

  After a burst of smoke and fog, the leading man finally opened his eyes and scolded: "Almost blew up our own people, how did you prepare for this operation?"

  A woman behind him said: "Master of the house, this is not entirely their fault. For some reason, the communication equipment in this place has completely failed, and they had to resort to this inferior method."

  "That man said with a huff: Qian Dai, you and your sister grew up in China since childhood, do you understand why we did this?"

  Two women heard this and immediately knelt down, lowering their heads to await orders.

  The man swung his sleeve and hummed: "Its good that you understand, for this thing, the Wangyue clan has been searching for thousands of years. Now we finally have a clue, the mission entrusted by the family will be completed in our hands, as long as we find it, you are the heroes of the nation, so this time, only success is allowed, failure is not permitted!"

  "Chiyoda (Chi Yuki) understands!" The two sisters said.

  "Its fine if you understand." The man then walked to the old mans side, made a please gesture and smiled saying: "Mr. Zhuo, please go down first."

  The old mans face showed a difficult expression, "This..."

  Suddenly, Wang Yues face turned dark, and the scar on his cheek instantly turned red. He said discontentedly, "Im afraid Mr. Zhuo doesnt trust me?" As soon as he finished speaking, the two women behind him stood up with a whoosh, but were blocked by Wang Yue stretching out his arms, and again made a please gesture: "Old man, you first!"

  The old man looked at this group of fierce and evil guys, only to hum a sound, and immediately several big men came up, without saying anything, they put on the climbing rope for him, put on the shooting light, and pulled him to the well side.

  The old man slowly slid down the climbing rope, trembling slightly, and Wang Yue smiled in satisfaction. When everyone entered the ancient well, the whole village fell into a broken silence once again.

  That old man was none other than Zhuo Xiongs father, Old Man Zhuo!

  Lets go back to twenty years ago:

  Not long after his wife and daughter went missing that year, Zhuo Yigui was heartbroken, but life had to go on. He often carried some mountain goods and herbs to sell in the town of Zepingpu, because he could shout, so he always met some tourists to do business with him.

  One day he went to the town as usual, and met several tourists asking locals about a mountain that was said to be hidden in clouds and mist all year round.

  Zhuo Yuguang was shocked, he originally lived at the foot of this mountain, but that village was located in a remote area, and even fewer people knew about this mountain, how did someone come to find this place?

  However, seeing that the other party had a total of four people, led by an old man, and the remaining three were young people, I thought it was possible that they were just tourists who happened to hear about this mountain. Why not use my knowledge as a reason to let them buy some mountain goods? Its also a business deal, so I went up to chat with them.

  "Could it be that the mountain were looking for is called Qifeng Mountain?"

  Those few people heard this and their faces changed slightly before quickly returning to normal. The old man stepped forward and said, "Fellow countryman, do you know?"

  Zhuo Yuguang immediately said with a proud tone: "Huh, Ive lived at the foot of that mountain since childhood, how could I not know?"

  Several people immediately showed a happy expression, and the old man claimed that he was here to study ancient history. He said that there was an ancient relic in that place and asked Zhuo Lao Han to be his guide. Since Zhuo Yu Gui could remember, no strangers had ever come to their village, so they were hesitant. They recalled their ancestors teachings, which only warned them not to go up the mountain alone, but didnt say anything about not bringing outsiders in.

  Zhuo Yuguang refused to leave, citing unsold mountain goods. However, those few people were very straightforward and immediately said they would buy everything. He took the opportunity to quote an outrageous price, but unexpectedly, those men didnt even blink, and a stack of crisp banknotes was handed over to him. The old man said that if he could lead them to find the mountain, he would pay another large sum of money.

  When the old man quoted a price that was astronomical to Zhuo Yuguang, he had no more excuses and immediately packed up his stall and led several people into the mountains.

  On the way, it was still the old man who asked about the situation on the mountain. Zhuo Yuguang drank a few mouthfuls of wine on the road and touched the bulging banknotes in his pocket, and he started talking more, boasting that the mountain was mysterious, and his own wife and daughter had disappeared on the mountain, advising them to just take a look from afar, as there were ghosts and monsters on the mountain, and it was absolutely forbidden to go. The old man smiled and promised to respect the rules of their village.

  They didnt arrive at the village until it was almost dark, but fortunately, Zhuo Yuguang led the way in front, and under the cover of night, several people lit torches and made their way back to the village. They were arranged to stay overnight at their own homes and told to go up the mountain again the next day.

  The next morning, Zhuo Yuguang woke up to find the village in an uproar. He got out of bed and saw that the people he had brought back last night were distributing things at the old well. Putting on his clothes hastily without washing his face, he rushed over and found out they were giving out sugar.

  The kids in the village had never seen such candies before, they were all overjoyed, each with one in their mouth and another in their hand, rushing to report the good news back to their homes. Before long, everyone in the village had gathered.

  The village chief took a look and shouted, "Oh, youve brought a guest!" He dragged him outside and scolded him severely, asking how he dared to bring in a stranger. Knowing he was in the wrong, Zhuo Yuguang made up a lie, saying that he had come to develop tourism on their land. The village chief thought to himself that they were indeed poor, with a pair of pants having to be shared between husband and wife, but there were ancestral rules to follow, and they couldnt have too much contact with outsiders. He just let Zhuo Yuguang send the guest away the next day.

  However, the villagers were very hospitable. That night, the village chief slaughtered chickens and sheep, and searched from house to house for good things to set up a big table, and entertained these guests who came from afar with several elderly elders.

  At the banquet, the village chief let Yu Gui accompany him, making him feel very proud of himself, and he couldnt help but drink a few more cups. However, he was no match for the wine, and after getting drunk, he was carried by several young men to his own earth bed to sleep. When he woke up again the next day, it was already high noon, and he felt like his head was splitting open. He went to the old well to fetch a bucket of water to drink, but unexpectedly got scared half to death when he went out. There was a patch of blood on the edge of the old well, staining the entire well mouth red. He was shocked and lost his color, frantically shouting the names of the villagers, but no one responded. After searching from house to house, he only heard the cry of an infant in the cellar of the village chiefs home. When he opened it, the village chiefs son was crying loudly in his swaddling clothes. He hastily picked him up and ran out of the village like a madman.

  A few days later, when he was buying milk powder at a supply and marketing cooperative in Zepingpu, he met the old man again. This time, however, his face was very pale, and he came alone to buy food.

  The two met again, and Zhuo Yuguang couldnt help but ask him to clarify. The two came to a mountain foot not far away, and Yuanguang was about to get into trouble. At that time, the old man immediately took out a dagger and pressed it against Yuanguangs throat, saying fiercely: "We were brought in by you, this matter, from now on, is not allowed to be mentioned to anyone, otherwise, your life will be mine!"

  After finishing speaking, the man took out a large sum of money and a dragon-shaped jade pendant from his pocket and placed them in front of Zhuo Yu-gui. He instructed him to live at the foot of this mountain, and after many years, someone would come looking for him with another identical jade pendant. If he dared not to keep the promise, even if he escaped to the ends of the earth, he would be killed. After finishing speaking, the old man covered his chest, turned his sleeve, and left.

  After that, Zhuo Yugui named the child he picked up from the village chiefs cellar "Zhuo Xiong", and used the money to set up this farmhouse inn at the foot of the mountain. As for that year, he also kept his mouth shut.

  Twenty years have passed in the blink of an eye, Zhuo Xiong has grown up and become a soldier, and he himself has also aged. He thought that at first it was just the old man trying to scare him, and he gradually began to forget about the matter until another dragon-shaped jade pendant appeared again!

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