The Village

"I hope so." Chan Li turned her head away and muttered under her breath.

Zi Gui and Lu Yu looked at her in surprise. A moment later, they glanced at the Fatty, seeming unable to understand how the usually stubborn Chan Li had listened to a strange man this time.

Huai Yi, standing off to the side, couldn't help but feel deeply moved. He thought that if anyone ever dared say again that Crimson was a bunch of deranged psychos, he'd rip their mouth off.

Those were all rumors—shameless slander spread by the Night Watch!

This was clearly a loving family!

"Brother Huai."

Hearing Jiang Cheng call him, Huai Yi immediately stood up and looked ready to take orders. "Brother Jiang, you called?"

Jiang Cheng pointed behind him. A row of bulging hiking backpacks sat there, packed by Shang Mo for their upcoming climb.

Each backpack had a sticky note on it with the surname of its owner.

Huai Yi went over and found the pack marked with his surname. Curious, he opened it. Inside was a full set of mountaineering clothes, along with boots, a sleeping bag, a tent, and plenty of food.

"Brother Jiang." Huai Yi pulled out a bag of chocolate and turned around. "It's all stuff we could use for climbing. They've packed it pretty well."

But the next moment, Huai Yi frowned. He suddenly realized Jiang Cheng, the Fatty, and the others were standing far away from him. After a moment, he heard the Fatty complain quietly to Jiang Cheng, "See? I told you there was no way we'd run into danger right at the start of the mission. There's nothing wrong with the backpacks."

Huai Yi: "..."

Everyone collected their own backpacks and checked them carefully. They all contained more or less the same