Blind Man's Ridge

Han Housheng quickly went forward and chatted with the group for a while, his expression full of flattery.

In the end, the slightly chubby man took out his phone and scanned Han Housheng's phone.

"Half up front. I'll pay you the rest after this trip is over."

"Of course, of course. Don't you worry. Once we head up the mountain this time, I guarantee I'll help you get exactly what you came for," Han Housheng said, patting his chest.

"That's fine, then. I'm sure you know we're just here for some fun. As long as we enjoy ourselves, this little bit of money is no problem."

"I know, I know. But there's one thing I should say in advance."

"Go ahead."

"After we head up the mountain, please try not to wander around on your own. The wild boars in these mountains are fierce. If anything happens..."

The slightly chubby man smiled and said, "Don't worry. We're here for fun, not to gamble with our lives. Once we're in the mountains, we'll follow your lead."

"Haha, good. Then let's set off as soon as possible."

Han Housheng returned to the car. The moment he stepped on the accelerator, Han Fei could not wait to ask, "Uncle Han, who are these people?"

"Rich young masters from out of town. A few days ago, they got word from who knows where that we can hunt wild boar here, so they came to me and asked me to take them into the mountains."

"These young masters have lived too comfortably in the city for too long. All they do is look for thrills all day," Han Shusheng grumbled.

"Heh, Uncle Shusheng, you don't get it. If you spend too long living in luxury and excess, you'll get sick of it too. If you don't find yourself some fun, life would be so boring."

"Feigu, you talk like you've been some rich second-generation heir before."

"What's so great about being a rich second-generation heir? If we're going to do it, we should be the first generation to get rich."

"If it were me, I'd be a rich second-generation heir. I wouldn't have to worry about food or clothes every day, and I could also..."

"Also what?" Han Fei revealed a lewd smile, as if he had already understood what Han Shusheng was about to say in the second half of his sentence.

"You could also keep daydreaming!" Han Housheng suddenly said. "What are you people thinking about all day?"

About an hour later, Han Housheng stopped the car.

They could no longer drive forward. All that remained was a small path just over a meter wide.

As early as half an hour ago, the road had already become hard to travel. After being jolted the whole way, Han Fei, who was somewhat carsick, nearly threw up in the car.

Now that they had stopped, Han Fei hurriedly opened the door and got out.

He did not want to stay in there for even one more second.

The off-road vehicle following close behind also stopped at this moment.

Three men and one woman had just gotten out of the car.

Then they heard the slightly chubby man curse, "What the hell is this place? The road's way too hard to drive on. It damn near shook me to death."

"You think you're here on vacation?" said the long-haired man.

Hearing this, the slightly chubby man grinned, raised his middle finger, and started showing off. "This time, I'm definitely killing a wild boar and bringing it back. Otherwise, how could I justify getting bounced around the whole way here?"

"You? Kill a wild boar? Just pick up a few pig hairs and take them back to fool those fair-weather friends of yours," the only woman among them suddenly said mockingly.

The slightly chubby man turned his head and stared at her. "Xun Ruobing, do you know the one flaw in your perfection?"

"What?"

"You have a mouth. Other girls' mouths are for planting strawberries. Yours is for planting landmines."

"Oh, you've got some nerve, Liu Shan. Looking for a beating, are you?"

When Liu Shan saw Xun Ruobing roll up her sleeves and move to hit him, he quickly hid behind the man wearing a windbreaker.

"Brother Tian, do something about your sister. She gets violent at the drop of a hat. What if she can't get married in the future?"

"Fatty Liu, are you even a man? You think hiding behind my brother means everything's fine?"

"I'm not. You're the man, I'm the woman," Liu Shan said without the slightest shame.

His shameless look immediately amused Xun Ruobing.

"All right, stop messing around. You can settle who's stronger once we get back," Zhao Youjia said, stopping the two from continuing to bicker.

"Take the equipment down first. Once we enter the mountains this time, we might have to stay for several days," Xun Haotian said.

"Perfect. We can do a round of wilderness survival too," Liu Shan said excitedly.

"Don't get too careless. Even though we have locals leading us, we still need to be careful. Wild boars are not easy to deal with."

"A mere wild boar should be child's play for you, Brother Tian. Besides, we brought the serious stuff this time."

Liu Shan took a black cloth bag out of the car and tossed it to Zhao Youjia.

"Old Zhao, when the time comes, it'll all depend on your aim."

Inside that black cloth bag was a modern Compound Bow.

Zhao Youjia slung the black bag over his back and smiled confidently. "Don't worry. I've practiced for years. I was just worrying I had nothing to test myself on."

Beside him, Xun Haotian also took something over a meter long from the trunk. It was likewise wrapped in black cloth, but a small part was exposed. It looked like a saber or a sword.

Xun Haotian took it in hand, then pulled another backpack out from inside and tossed it to Liu Shan.

"Carry this one. I'll carry the other."

Liu Shan caught the backpack thrown to him, and its downward momentum nearly wrenched his waist.

"Brother Tian, isn't there anything lighter?"

"This counts as light." With that, he handed a smaller backpack to Xun Ruobing.

"Ruobing, you take this one. This bag is a little lighter."

After saying that, he shouldered another one himself.

Their side was basically ready, and Lin Yuan's side had long since been waiting to set off as well.

The time was exactly nine o'clock.

Han Housheng walked at the very front, leading everyone along the mountain path into the mountains.

The terrain here was not considered high. It was part of the central China region, with no mountains of particularly high elevation, mostly hills and basins.

Along the way, those rich kids' eyes were filled with curiosity too.

It was their first time walking such a wild mountain trail.

Just then, Liu Shan suddenly darted from the back to the front.

He asked Han Housheng, "Brother Han, are there any stories about this area?"

Han Housheng then began explaining to everyone.

"Officially, this area is called Yunshui Hills, but the older generation around here all calls it Blind Man's Ridge."

"Why? Don't tell me there are black bears here?"

Han Housheng smiled and said, "It's not because there are black bears here. It's because once you go in deep, it's easy to lose your way. In the past, Blind Man's Ridge had all kinds of eerie rumors around here. Some said there were mountain ghosts, some said there were weasel spirits, some said people got trapped in ghost walls. In short, there were all kinds of explanations."

The moment he said that, Liu Shan shivered.

"Of course, that was in the past. All that ghosts-and-goblins stuff is nonsense. One year, a few experts even came here specifically to investigate, and they explained in detail why Blind Man's Ridge was easy to get lost in. It was because the fog here is heavy all year round."

"Now we've got satellite positioning, so basically there's no longer that risk of getting lost. Otherwise, how would people here dare plant Redwood Trees inside?"

Liu Shan immediately let out a breath of relief and laughed. "That's what I said. The country's been founded for so long—how would any ghosts and goblins dare come out and cause trouble?"

"But you still have to be careful. We're going pretty deep this time. It's the middle of nowhere, and I can't guarantee we definitely won't run into anything."

At this moment, although the sun was already hanging high, a thin layer of mist still drifted through the mountain forest.

The deeper they went, the thicker the fog became.