Chapter 147: The Goddess's Residence

  The ambulance was speeding along, and with all the vehicles on the road giving way to us, we went even faster.

  So after three hours, we arrived at this desolate place which is a good 500 kilometers away from the hospital where we set out.

  The ambulance driver said at this time: "I'll just take you here, and then you have to think of a way to go on your own."

  I was just about to thank the driver when Dongfang Yonghao took a step forward and directly punched the driver, knocking him unconscious.

  The three of us were shocked, but then we saw Dongfang Yonghao stuff a wad of cash into the driver's pocket, open the car door, and carry the driver out, gently placing him under a crooked-necked tree.

  I nodded slightly in approval, feeling very satisfied with Dongfang Yonghao's approach.

  Next, Dongfang Yonghao and I took turns driving the ambulance, speeding all the way. With Dongfang Yonghao directing the direction, I didn't worry about getting lost.

  The ambulance's gas was used up by us, so we refueled and continued driving.

  "After all, the car is not ours, even if it's broken, we won't feel heartbroken." We all said this, with a very uniform tone.

  Of course, this is just a comforting phrase for ourselves. The reason we ran for our lives was that we were worried about being caught up by the strong enemy.

  That powerful enemy, although I didn't fight him, I could feel that he was really strong, at least stronger than me.

  Our ambulance did not disappoint us and after adding oil three times, we arrived smoothly in a mountainous area.

  Everywhere here is a big mountain, it seems that no one lives, like a primitive forest. When I looked out of the car window, I found that this place has some similarities with my hometown, and there are really few people living here.

  Xia Lin said in a low voice at this time: "We're almost there. If someone gives you trouble later, don't make a sound. I'll take care of everything."

  Li Yingying and I were both stunned, then we nodded in unison, and indeed didn't say a word. Xia Lin smiled slightly and said to Dongfang Yonghao: "Later you protect Jin Cang and Dr. Li well, don't let those bastards disturb them."

  Dongfang Yonghao nodded: "Don't worry, miss. I will protect Dr. Li well. As for Jin Cang, he doesn't need my protection."

  I smiled, knowing that Dongfang Yonghao was taking the opportunity to get revenge on me. I didn't say anything either, looking at the green mountains and clear waters outside the car window, and couldn't help but think of a very mysterious place. This mysterious place was none other than Shennongjia in Hubei.

  But it seems there is still a distance from Hubei here, and I don't know what place this is at present.

  Xia Lin seemed to have noticed the doubt in my heart, and whispered to me: "This is our base, the original name is no longer used, we call it Goddess Peak. Look at that inverted triangular mountain peak in front of you, that's where our base is located."

  I saw a magnificent mountain peak in the distance, like a golden pyramid, straight into the clouds, hundreds of meters high.

  This mountain peak is quite peculiar, looking majestic and magnificent, but also with a somewhat desolate atmosphere. I took a closer look at the mountain peak and sighed: "This mountain is indeed peculiar, you must have put in a lot of thought to choose your base there."

  Xia Lin smiled and said, "You don't know this, but our base was actually a very famous scenic spot in the past. However, later on, the government stepped in and completely sealed off the area, forcing all the original residents to relocate, leaving behind only an empty mountain. The surrounding mountains of Female God Peak are all over 1,500 meters above sea level, and if you take a closer look, you'll find that the mountains here are actually quite interesting."

  I took a closer look at the mountain peaks here, and suddenly I found that all the mountains are surrounding this Goddess Peak, just like ripples on the water's surface, spreading out in circles. Those mountain peaks surrounded the Goddess Peak layer by layer, as if they were the guardians of the Goddess Peak.

  "We can't fully see this point from where we are now, but if we reach the top of Goddess Peak, you'll find that all the peaks here are actually surrounding Goddess Peak. It looks like it was artificially created, very magical." Xia Lin smiled and introduced me: "After you settle down, I will take you to see the wonders here, and I guarantee that you will feel that it is worth coming."

  I nodded: "I'm really looking forward to it. But if we're forced to leave here today, it's not a waste of time either, after all, we've already seen the wonders of this place. To be honest, I was captivated by the scenery here."

  Li Yingying also said: "The magical power of nature, it really makes me feel my own insignificance. To describe this place with one word, it can only be described as 'divine craftsmanship'."

  Xia Lin smiled and said: "I didn't expect Dr. Li would also like it here, that's great, I was worried about how to keep you from leaving."

  Li Ying was taken aback and immediately said: "We did agree on it, 10,000 yuan a day, otherwise I would be furious now."

  Xia Lin smiled slightly: "Don't worry about this, Doctor Li. We've made an agreement and we'll definitely follow through on it."

  Li Yingying finally felt at ease, turned around and looked at me: "You said it, when I go back, you have to send me back, and also give me the money all at once."

  I nodded: "Don't worry, I keep my promises and won't let you suffer a loss."

  Dongfang Yonghao smiled and said: "Dr. Li, no, it's Dr. Li, if you are willing to stay with us, I guarantee that every month I will give you 3 million yuan."

  "That's not possible," Li Yingying said immediately, shaking her head. "I have my own work, my own family and friends, I couldn't stay here forever."

  Dongfang Yonghao said with some disappointment: "Then I hope you can stay here for a few more days, because many people are ill here and urgently need treatment from skilled doctors. A master like Dr. Li is really what we desperately need."

  Li Yingying slightly furrowed her brow, and a hint of puzzlement appeared on her made-up face: "Don't you have any doctors here? You can't even have an infirmary?"

  Dongfang Yonghao smiled and said: "There is a infirmary, and there are several military doctors. However, their medical skills are all very general, and they can't meet the needs here at all."

  "Surgeon? Isn't that a big deal?" Li Yingying exclaimed somewhat exaggeratedly.

  "Our military doctors... are actually just some farmers in the nearby area who have learned a bit of medical knowledge, and can't be compared to regular military doctors. Our troops here have always been worried about this issue."

  Li Yingying nodded vaguely and then called out again: "What are you people, anyway? How can there be troops here? You... aren't ****, are you?"

  Li Yingying's face was tense, and her body even trembled slightly. I secretly admired her acting skills, but still could only reach out to pat her shoulder gently and whispered: "Don't be nervous, Dr. Li, Xia Lin and the others are not bad people, they're just some armed forces formed to resist external invasion, nothing else."

  Li Yingying's face showed disbelief, she turned her head to ask Xia Lin: "Miss Xia, is what Jin Cang said true? You guys aren't ****?"

  Xia Lin's eyes flashed with a hint of discomfort, but she still nodded: "We do have our own armed forces, but we are not ****. We won't go looting or causing destruction, and we definitely won't kill people indiscriminately. Dr. Li, thank you for taking care of me during this time. If you feel that you can't accept the fact that we have our own armed forces, I'll arrange for someone to send you back right away."

  Li Yingying nodded immediately: "Okay, you give me the money now, and I'll... let Jin Cang take me back right away..."

  I was taken aback, but immediately understood that Li Yingying was using retreat as an advance. On the surface, she said she wanted to leave this place, but in reality, she actually wanted to stay. Otherwise, she wouldn't have asked me to send her back. This is quite a clever tactic.

  Xia Lin fell into the trap and immediately said: "Jin Cang can't leave here now, he's wanted outside, if he goes back, he'll be caught."

  Li Yingying immediately said: "Then I don't care, when Jin Cang asked me to come here, he personally promised to send me back. Now you can't go back on your word, I only recognize one person, Jin Cang, and I only trust him."

  I had no choice but to go along with her again: "Well, how about this? We'll stay here for a few days first, and when the wanted notice for me is no longer noticed by people, we can leave."

  Li Yingying thought for a moment and finally nodded her head.

  Dongfang Yonghao was slightly pleased and immediately said: "Then let's get off the bus, there is a car waiting for us ahead, this one won't go in."

  Just as I was about to say something good, Li Yingying had already said: "The ambulance is what we have prepared for the patient, why not drive it in?"

  Dongfang Yonghao smiled and said: "Doctor Li is right, it was me who didn't think it through."

  So we still drove our ambulance along this seemingly very old winding mountain road, all the way to the Goddess Peak.

  As our car slowly approached the Goddess Peak, I found that there were gradually human traces along the highway. Some simple tents were set up on small flat grounds by the side of the road. There were some such tents, which looked uninhabited and had big holes in them.

  I went to see Xia Lin with doubts, and Xia Lin smiled: "This is just used to confuse outsiders, our base is under the Goddess Peak. The specific situation will be seen by you later."

  I have some doubts, could it be that this goddess organization is actually just a group of ordinary people who came together to oppose the current government's unfair treatment of them? But before that, they successfully captured so many people from the gun squad, such a combination seems quite abnormal.

  Our car had been driving for less than ten minutes when it was surrounded by a group of soldiers who suddenly rushed out from the grass and woods on the side of the road. Dongfang Yonghao stepped on the brake, then looked at the people surrounding us in surprise and roared: "What are you doing? Can't you see that Miss is back?"

  A big man with a strange expression walked out of the crowd surrounding us: "Dongfang Yonghao, we have received orders. No vehicles are allowed to enter the base today."

  Dongfang Yonghao furrowed his brow, pushed open the car door and got out. Suddenly remembering something, he said coldly: "What are you looking at? Can't you see I've been beaten up by someone?"

  The big man who was speaking suppressed a smile and said: "If you hadn't spoken just now, I would have thought someone had broken in here. Who did this? It's too cruel, almost disfigured..."

  Li Yingying immediately said: "I'll do it. How about you, want to give it a try?"

  The big man immediately shook his head: "I think I'd better forget it, I'm afraid that when I get home, my wife won't recognize me."

  Dongfang Yonghao's anger was boiling over, but he forcibly suppressed it and coldly said: "What nonsense are you spouting? Our mistress has returned, why aren't you making way?"

  Dahans immediately said: "The moon god is back, we will go and report. Today is the Queen Mother's order, so we don't dare to let you in privately."

  Dongfang Yonghao was taken aback for a moment before flying into a rage: "You even need to report my family's young lady, are you out of your mind?"

  Xia Lin hesitated for a moment before saying: "Captain Zhong is also on duty, we can wait here for a bit."

  "This great Han originally surnamed Zhong, after hearing Xia Lin's words, he immediately said: 'Thank you, Moon God, for understanding us. We will go and report now, please wait a moment.' He paused, then loudly shouted: 'Go quickly to report, just say that the Moon God has returned.'"

  A soldier who was fighting alongside Captain He immediately stood at attention and saluted, then turned around and ran away. This person really did look like a soldier, with very standard military bearing.

  After Captain Zhong and the soldiers ran far away, he said to Dongfang Yonghao standing in front of him: "Dongfang Yonghao, you and I are equal in rank, so let's not be polite. I'm waiting for you here today, actually there's another task."

  Dongfang Yonghao was taken aback for a moment, then instinctively turned his head to look at me. He said calmly, "Does the Queen Mother want to see Jin Cang?"

  Captain Zhong nodded: "The entire officer and soldier of our first team received the order to take Jin Cang to see Queen Mother. Dongfang Yonghao, I don't know if we can take Jin Cang to see Queen Mother now?"

  Dongfang Yonghao slightly lowered his head and slowly made way with his body. His intention was very clear, which was to let Captain Zhong take me away.

  Xia Lin said: "Captain Zhong, Jin Cang is my guest and also the one who saved my life. So if you want to take him away, at least get my consent first."

  "Captain Zhong stopped in his tracks and walked towards me: 'Moon Goddess, please forgive my rudeness, but Jin Cang is someone the Queen Mother specifically wants to see. Please show your magnanimity and let us take Jin Cang away, so we can give an account to the Queen Mother.'"

  Xia Lin looked at me and said firmly, "You go back to Queen Mother and tell her that I need Jin Cang's protection for the next few days. After my injury heals, I will personally bring Jin Cang to see Queen Mother."

  Captain Zhong looked at Xia Lin with a difficult expression, his face full of confusion.

  Li Yingying smiled and said: "Do you want me to use the Great Power Vajra Fist on you too, before you'll listen to the Moon Goddess's orders?"

  Captain Zhong subconsciously took a step back and repeatedly said: "I don't dare, I don't dare."

  Li Yingying immediately shouted: "Then why don't you get out of the way? You've made our Moon Goddess angry, and now you'll be in trouble."

  Captain Zhong immediately let him stand aside and didn't dare say anything else.

  I found it strange and said to Dongfang Yonghao, who was about to drive: "Isn't it still the same old thing? The higher the official, the more people are oppressed. I thought you wanted fairness, what does it look like...?"

  While starting the ambulance, Dongfang Yonghao said: "We are still in the early stages of the revolution, and some things must be done in a certain way. Once we have our own government, we will eliminate all the injustices that exist now. Everyone will be equal, and everyone will receive equal pay for equal work, without distinction of rank. We will all become rich together, live in peace and harmony, and enjoy happy lives..."

  I couldn't help but interrupt him: "Isn't this exactly what you want, a great idea. But aren't we already working towards this direction now? Why are you still opposing the current government?"

  "The reason is that we have been treated unfairly. You know, our relatives and friends were killed by your government, our demands cannot be met... In short, we want to seek justice and oppose your government."

  I knew it was impossible to persuade him for the time being, so I didn't say much and turned to Xia Lin and said, "What should we do now?"

  "Go to my home. My new home."

  I took a glance at the lush greenery covering the entire mountain and chuckled: "You guys won't also be like the Wan Long Association, finding some underground cave as your home, will you?"

  Xia Lin shook her head and smiled: "You'll know in a while, don't ask too much for now."

  Li Yingying looked at me with a hint of unease in her eyes. I smiled and nodded slightly, saying: "I'm really looking forward to seeing what your home looks like, hopefully it will be quite surprising." After a pause, I turned to Dongfang Yonghao who was still angry and said: "You're not also living at Xia Lin's house, are you?"

  Dongfang Yonghao was taken aback for a moment before angrily saying, "What's it to you? Don't you know I'm Miss's bodyguard now? Where else would I live if not at Miss's place?"

  I laughed: "That means you know how to get there then?"

  "What does it mean?"

  That little hill up ahead: "There's someone with a gun pointing at us, doesn't look like they're welcoming us. Did you take a wrong turn and get into someone else's territory?"

  Dongfang Yonghao furrowed his brow, turned his head to glance at Xiaoshanwa, and then I felt our car make a 360-degree sharp turn, suddenly losing control as if it was going to spin out of control. A sharp screeching sound rang out, and my body almost got thrown out.

  Fortunately, it wasn't a motorcycle, the body was all steel plates, which blocked my body. What happened next was much simpler, because when the ambulance turned around on the spot, the sound of gunfire reached my ears.

  It's the sound of a sniper rifle. It seems that this time we're up against an enemy who isn't some kind of martial arts master, but rather a sniper.

  This danger is no less than that of a high-ranking martial artist, because snipers are essentially ancient assassins. Assassins are generally agile and highly skilled in martial arts. Although modern snipers may not all be skilled in martial arts, they have guns in their hands, which makes them even more dangerous.

  Dongfang Yonghao stepped on the accelerator of the ambulance, making it speed up to an unprecedented level. I even saw black smoke coming out from the back of the car, as if it had already reached its limit.

  I took a glance at the small mountain depression from the car window and felt very strange. Generally, snipers would choose an open view, convenient for attacking high places as ambush points, but unexpectedly this sniper went against the norm and chose this small mountain depression as the attack point on us.

  This sniper was indeed calm and collected. After missing us with one shot, he immediately seemed to be non-existent, without any trace of movement.

  Xia Lin was suddenly moved by the wound, and couldn't help but let out a painful cry. Li Yingying's eyes were quick and her hands were fast, she covered Xia Lin's wound with one hand, and said to me at the same time: "Get the hemostatic medicine, Xia Lin's wound has burst open."

  I immediately took out the first-aid kit, took out hemostatic medicine and gauze from it, and handed them to Li Yingying. Li Yingying tore open Xia Lin's outer garment without hesitation, poured the medicine onto the gauze, and then applied it to Xia Lin's back wound.

  The hemostatic drug has analgesic ingredients, and after Charlene was helped, she didn't scream in pain anymore. However, looking at her complexion, this time is still very painful, and her face turned pale.

  My heart inexplicably ached, and I couldn't help but want to ask about Xia Lin's injury, but as soon as I turned my head, I saw Li Yingying staring at me, so I quickly shut my mouth and didn't say what was on my mind.

  Then Li Yingying gritted her teeth and said: "Have you seen enough? Is this something you can see? Be careful, I'll gouge out your eyes right now..."

  I was taken aback, only to realize that I had been so focused on Summer's injury earlier that I hadn't noticed my own actions, and I ended up watching Liying treat Summer's wound. The wound was on Summer's back, which means I had essentially sneaked a peek.

  My face turned slightly red, and then I involuntarily lowered my head...