Just because others don't care doesn't mean Zhao Rui and others don't care.
How could a friend who was having a good time disappear suddenly and act like nothing happened?
Zhao Rui and others went to Wang Zhanshan and asked about the details of the search.
Wang Zhanshan knew that several of them had a good relationship, so he patiently explained it.
He contacted the local government, the fire department and people from Patrol House, and conducted a blanket search on the hills and mountain streams where Zhang Kui might have gone.
But found nothing.
As for what Zhao Rui wanted to know, about the forbidden cave that Zhang Kui once said, Wang Zhanshan kept silent and only said that this was not something they considered.
When Zhao Rui talked about Sunset Peak, Wang Zhanshan interrupted him directly and scolded them not to think nonsense.
The government is already trying its best to find him.
In such a large area, looking for someone is like looking for a needle in a haystack, just wait patiently.
Zhao Rui and others had no choice but to trust the court and wait patiently.
Time flies and it's early December.
The temperature has dropped below freezing, and students in the school have already put on thick winter clothes.
The warriors of the Martial Arts Academy are no exception.
Although warriors are not afraid of severe cold, this refers to the situation when they mobilize their internal energy to protect their body.
Whoever has nothing to do, travels with luck from Dantian all over the body every day, specially used to keep out the cold.
Do you think everyone knows Nine Yang Divine Skill, magical automatic body protection?
Compared with ordinary people, the body functions of warriors are indeed much stronger. Long-term exposure to temperatures of ten to eight degrees below zero will not cause much damage to their bodies.
But with the sense of warmth, the feeling is yours, so there is really no need to resist for the sake of face.
If you need to wear something warm, wear something warm.
Except women of course.
The senior sisters in Martial Arts Team still wear light clothes, usually autumn clothes or light windbreakers.
But there are also girls who love beauty and will wear summer or summer-like clothing, such as short skirts, dresses, etc.
It's all a thin layer.
Their style of dressing is very different from ordinary girls who fight hard to look beautiful and have runny noses from the cold. They just wear whatever they want.
This is also something that many girls from other colleges envy.
At this time, nineteen days have passed since Zhang Kui disappeared.
The government's search team has already withdrawn, and there is still no news from Zhang Kui.
And Dongqi Martial Arts Team also ushered in the day of going to Mount Tai for practice.
Warriors must not only train themselves internally, but also train nature externally. The way of nature and the way of the human body are mutually reinforcing causes and effects, and they cycle in their own ways.
In this world full of mysterious inner energy, it becomes increasingly important.
The college will not prevent students from going out to experience nature and learn about martial arts.
But what was wrong with Zhang Kui was that he did it spontaneously without reporting anything, and the place he went to was a forbidden place.
This is where things get a little tricky.
"I would like to emphasize again that during this outing, each captain must take care of his own people. No one is allowed to leave the team. Everything must be reported first..."
Before leaving, Wang Zhanshan stood at the front door seat of the bus and emphasized seriously to his teammates in the car.
I was originally planning to cancel my trip to Mount Tai, but considering some other factors, I finally made it.
"Do you understand everything?"
"I understand!"
Everyone agreed in unison.
Zhao Rui is sitting in the middle, and Cao Guannan is sitting next to him.
Sitting on the other side of the aisle are Li Xinran and Qin Rui.
There are only four people left in the group of five, and the seats are just right.
"Old Cao, I'll change places with you!"
Halfway through the car, Li Xinran suddenly patted Cao Guannan and said loudly.
Cao Guannan glanced at him, stood up reluctantly, and changed places with her.
After Li Xinran sat next to Zhao Rui, she leaned back on the backrest and sighed softly, "It's almost the end of the year test."
Zhao Rui hummed, looked at her neutral face, and said, "You should be almost at level eight. During this period, if you practice your internal strength more intensively, you should be fine!"
"That's not what I'm talking about."
Zhao Rui also fell silent after hearing this.
Yes, it's almost the end of the year for the test, and Zhang Kui hasn't come back yet. I don't know whether he's alive or dead.
"Okay, don't think too much and look forward."
Zhao Rui comforted.
Li Xinran nodded, took out his mobile phone, typed a few words, and then handed it to Zhao Rui.
I saw the words written on the fan, "I want to go to the place where Zhang Kui went. It's not close, will you go?"
Zhao Rui was stunned, and couldn't help but look at Li Xinran, but saw the sadness in his eyes, which was completely different from the free and easy manly look of the past.
"We can't even find the government office, so it's no use even if we go there."
Zhao Rui doesn't have much confidence in his own strength. Even when Wang Zhanshan went there with people from the government, he could only return without success, let alone novices like them.
Li Xinran also knew that it was a little embarrassing, so he nodded without saying anything more.
After an hour of bumpy rides, the car gradually entered Mount Tai.
Along the way, the towering mountains became clearer and clearer, and the continuous mountains formed a giant dragon lying on the Qilu land.
The dragon's head is the towering main peak of Mount Tai.
"Our news is that due to the cold air moving south today, there will be light rain turning to light snow in central China and central and southern Shandong, with temperatures ranging from 1 degree to minus 5 degrees..."
Local news reports were played on the display screen in front of the bus.
The dark clouds outside the window gradually thickened, accompanied by the howling cold wind, covering the entire sky and gradually dimming all the light.
"It's getting dark so quickly, it won't be snowing!"
"I don't want to climb Mount Taishan in the snow!"
"I heard that Mount Tai is very beautiful after snow. You can watch the sunrise and sunset, the glow and the white snow-capped mountains..."
"Stop, you go, I won't go."
There was a lot of chatter in the car.
Everyone was obviously very excited.
After driving for another ten minutes, the car finally arrived at a hotel at the foot of Mount Tai.
Everyone got out of the car in a hurry, carrying their suitcases one by one, and followed the leading teacher to check in at the hotel.
The room is for one person per person. After all, many team members need to meditate and practice at night.
Don't worry, the money is all paid by the school.
Martial Arts Academy is so arrogant and rich.
After checking in, everyone rushed to the hotel cafeteria, had a sumptuous buffet, and then had free time.
However, Wang Zhanshan issued an order not to go out too far. At least two people should go out together. If anything happens, report to him.
Zhao Rui is just sitting in the dormitory meditating and practicing Qigong.
In more than half a month, he earned 7 more advancement points from the juniors.
Four of them are used to improve the cultivation level of Internal Energy, and three are used to open the acupoints. The remaining advancement point from last time is still reserved as a backup.
As a result, his Internal Energy has reached the level of "terrible" for twenty-two years.
Older than his age.
At this time, he didn't need to test. The Internal Energy level alone had already exceeded the Level Seven standard.
Of course Level Seven is not his actual combat power. As a warrior who has opened up seven acupuncture points, he himself does not know what level his combat power can reach.
At least at level nine, you can be sure to compete.
This is also the reason why he did not clearly object to Li Xinran's proposal.
After doing a few weeks in bed and practicing meditation for a while Calming Heart Art, there was a knock on the door.
Zhao Rui got out of bed, walked to the door, opened the door, and there were Li Xinran and three people standing outside the door.
"You..."
Zhao Rui couldn't help but sigh and turned around and entered the house.
"Lao Wang went out to drink, and I saw him being picked up by a car."
After entering the room, Li Xinran closed the door and whispered.
"Got it!"
Seeing that the three of them were ready, Zhao Rui said no more.
To be honest, he was just an ordinary person who had not seen many storms in his past and present lives. In his heart, he was mentally shocked by the sudden disappearance of Zhang Kui.
If I had followed along at that time, wouldn't these things have happened?
In other words, if I had tried my best to stop him, would he have changed his mind?
Zhao Rui put on his clothes, then took out the stainless steel dagger he had taken from Brother Hu from his backpack and stuffed it into his lower back.
Then a group of four people took advantage of the darkness and jumped out from the courtyard wall, using Lightness Skill and rushing towards Mount Tai Sunset Peak.
This is the name Zhang Kui said before. Zhao Rui doesn't know if it was the place where he last disappeared, but this is the only information we can try.
This is the place Li Xinran wants to go.
She just wanted to give it a try, and she wouldn't be willing to do it if she didn't search for it herself.
The four of them are all Level Seven Martial Artist, and they are all very powerful in Internal Energy. Although they are nothing in Martial Arts Team, in a small place, they are all serious bosses.
I haven't seen Uncle Zhao Rui. He is a member of the Martial Arts Association in the county, and his strength is only at the level of Level Seven.
The night wind is cold, the clouds are low and the wind is strong, and the dark clouds are rolling in the sky, like giant beasts coming through the air, as powerful as swallowing the sky.
"I have searched for information about this mountain before, and there are two roads, one is the official road, and the other is a small road commonly used by local villagers."
Zhao Rui spits into the wind, and the sound of the sound does not diminish in the strong wind, and is still clearly transmitted to everyone's ears.
Li Xinran's eyes were red and he said, "I knew you were not the kind of heartless person."
After saying this, Zhao Rui was a little embarrassed. If it was his relative, he would have already dropped everything and gone to search.
But how to say this?
Between rationality and sensibility, one will eventually gain the upper hand.
"Which way do you want to go?"
"Let's take the side road."
Zhao Rui In the past ten days, I not only searched a lot of information on the Internet, but also contacted a local villager who often goes to the mountain.
The price is 2,000, and I will accompany you to the mountain once, and don't care about anything else.
"Listen to you!"
The three of them had the same opinion. During the six months they had been together, no matter what happened to them, the final decision was basically made by Zhao Rui.
Zhao Rui nodded, took out his mobile phone and dialed a number, then rushed over according to the address sent by WeChat.
At this time, we were close to the foot of the mountains, and all we could see were dense forests and rocks.
Everyone climbed directly to the treetops, stepped on the branches and leaves, and walked through the forest, aroused by the roars of birds and beasts.
After running for about half an hour, everyone finally arrived near a village at the foot of the mountain.
An old man in his fifties was smoking a cigarette, sitting on a broken bread truck, sticking his head out and admiring the scenery.
"Is it Uncle Hu?"
When they arrived, Zhao Rui walked over and asked aloud.
"Are you Boss Zhao?"
Lao Hu looked at Zhao Rui, slightly surprised, and said, "You are so young, get in the car! When you get to the road, listen to me and don't run around."
Zhao Rui smiled and said it was no problem, then greeted Li Xinran and others, and got into the car smoothly.
"Uncle, how should we drive?"
Li Xinran watched Lao Hu speeding along without any intention of stopping, so he couldn't help but asked curiously.
"Now the imperial court has built many roads, which can reach the mountainside directly. If we drive, we can save one-third of the time."
Lao Hu explained.
"Oh."
It suddenly dawned on everyone that the current Taishan area was accessible to every village just halfway up the mountain.
After driving like this for more than half an hour, everyone finally arrived at the foot of a desolate and secluded mountain.
Lao Hu greeted several people to get out of the car, then took out a bunch of flashlights and climbing tools from the back of the car and handed them to everyone.
"I know you won't bring anything with you. There is no charge for these, but you will have to pay for them if they are lost."
After saying that, Lao Hu picked up a travel backpack and carried it behind his back, then walked up the mountain with a flashlight.
Zhao Rui looked up at the top of the mountain, towering into the clouds. In this dark night, it was impossible to see clearly.
Only Lao Hu's strong flashlight was in front of him, emitting bright light.
"Let's follow!"
After Zhao Rui finished speaking, he and everyone else quickly followed.
"I heard that this mountain is closed, right?"
On the way, Zhao Rui asked aloud.
"You can't pass the sealed place, not here. It's guarded by the army."
Lao Hu said aloud while hunching up the mountain.
"No longer here?"
Zhao Rui was stunned, but he clearly remembered that Zhang Kui was talking about Sunset Peak.
"Then do you know why the mountain is closed?"
"I don't know, what do we ordinary people know, but I heard someone say before that a blue light suddenly appeared on the top of the mountain, and within a few days, it was blocked by the government."
"However, whether it is sealed or not, what else can there be on the mountain? There can't be gold mines, right? That has nothing to do with us people."
What Lao Hu said is very reasonable. No matter how good something is, it is not something that ordinary people can covet.
"Are you still coming?"
When Lao Hu saw that Zhao Rui wanted to go to the forbidden mountain, he immediately turned around and asked, "If you go down now, you have to give me a hundred."
Zhao Rui frowned and looked at Li Xinran and the others. When Li Xinran shook his head, he said, "Continue going up the mountain. You will have money. But you have to lead the way."
"Don't worry, I've lived under this mountain since I was a child. I go up there to hunt and collect herbs, just like playing."
As he spoke, Lao Hu walked to a brightly lit tree, picked up a sequin from the ground, and said, "This is what I threw here when I passed by before."
After saying that, he walked up the mountain.
The mountain road was rugged and it was night. If he hadn't been familiar with the road, he wouldn't have come even if I gave him 10,000 yuan.
But after climbing for a long time, I found that the few young people behind me didn't seem to be struggling at all, and they were as if they were walking on flat ground.
It was immediately clear that these people must have some skills.
"Uncle, where is the forbidden hilltop you mentioned? Is there anything special about this hilltop?"
Zhao Rui still didn't give up and asked aloud.
"Nan, it's on the east side of the mountain. From the top of the mountain, you can directly see the entire west side on the opposite side, and there is a connecting mountain road that can lead you there."
"And it should also be sealed. As for this mountain? It's special, but nothing special!"
After Old Hu finished speaking, he suddenly seemed to remember something and said, "However, some time ago, the police and fire fighters came to patrol the mountain. They stayed with a lot of people, as well as dogs and drones. After struggling for several days, they left again."
After hearing Lao Hu's words, Zhao Rui and others looked at each other, feeling both relieved and regretful.
"Go up and have a look!"
Li Xinran said a little lonely.
Everyone nodded and continued on their way.
This mountain road goes up a dense forest, passes by a cliff, then passes through a mountain stream halfway up the mountain, and spans two small hills before reaching the destination.
Even Lao Hu, who often walks this road, walks cautiously on such a dark night, as if facing a formidable enemy.
After struggling like this for several hours, everyone finally arrived at the location of the mountain stream.
The stream glowed with a gray luster under the weak night light, and the sound of the gurgling water was like a pleasant piano sound, emitting crisp music.
"Why is there no water in this place?"
As he was walking along the river beach, Lao Hu suddenly stopped and used the flashlight on his head to shine hard at the stream in front of him.
Everyone heard the sound and hurriedly looked over, and saw that what was supposed to be a smooth and quiet stream suddenly became narrow at a corner.
It was as if the water flow suddenly disappeared out of thin air.
If it were during the day, he might not be able to tell, but at night, Lao Hu was more concerned about the sounds his ears heard.
"The water is sinking?"
Lao Hu squatted down, touched the soil on the ground, and said strangely.
I wish everyone a happy Dragon Boat Festival and holidays.
I don't have any holidays, I'm working normally, and I'm depressed.
(End of chapter)