Chapter 414 (1/2)

Chapter 414: An Eyesore

Translator: GravityTales Editor: GravityTales

A glint flashed in Old Fatty Li’s eyes. Shaking his head, he said with a smile, “Brother Tang, I wasn’t originally interested in where are you going, but my curiosity got piqued after hearing this. Alright, I’ll take four bodyguards and enter Shennong Ridge with you, and then we go explore Ghost King Valley.”

“This…”

Tang Xiu was a bit hesitant. Seeing the enthusiasm on Old Fatty Li’s face, he forced a wry smile and said, “Very well then, come with me if it won’t affect your business deal! Anyhow, let’s rest after getting to Ziming County. I need to buy papers and a pen to draw the shape of the herbs I’m looking for.”

“No problem!” Fatty Old Li grinned.

On the front seat, an angry look flashed in Ji Shiyan’s face. Taking out her mobile phone, she dialed her boss’s cell number. She then spoke about the situation there and Li Laoshan’s decision. The Boss was silent for a long time, before urging her to advice him otherwise.

After ending the call, Ji Shiyan then turned her head and said, “Boss Li, Mr. Tang, my Boss said that, since Boss Li wants to go to Shennong Ridge, we must go with you to protect your safety.”

“Tell your Boss that I’ll be with Tang Xiu, so we don’t need any protection.” Li Laoshan waved his hand and said.

“Boss Li, please don’t make things difficult for us. It’s a direct order from my Boss.” Ji Shiyan forced a smile.

After a moment’s hesitation, Li Laoshan turned to Tang Xiu. This time he wanted to follow Tang Xiu to adventure and explore the ancient forest in the depths of the mountains. On the one hand, he wanted to regain his youthful spirit; while on the other, he also wanted to get along with Tang Xiu and get his favor. He felt that it was inconvenient for him to accept Ji Shiyan’s request, as it would need Tang Xiu’s consent.

Seeing Li Laoshan’s expression, Tang Xiu understood what he had in mind. After a moment’s silence, he slowly said, “It’s not good for me to reject if you want to follow us, is it? Anyhow, I need to tell you before we enter Shennong Ridge. In the case of any accidents happens and you lose your people, I won’t take the responsibility for it.”

“I know!” Ji Shiyan replied with a cold expression. Her tone was also a bit stiff and blunt.

“Of course, if your people can help me find that medicinal herb, I will give 10 million yuan as a reward to the one who found it.” Tang Xiu said once again, “As for the others, they will also be rewarded 1 million yuan for their labor. Certainly, I won’t give you a dime if we can’t find it.”

Ji Shiyan’s brows raised, as a surprised expression flashed in her eyes. Although she had inferred that Tang Xiu had an extraordinary background, this kind of big statement was really surprising nonetheless.

After all, coming up with a total of 20 million, this made her unable to imagine what kind of precious medicinal herb it was. To think that it was worth it for him to promise such handsome rewards.

Ziming County.

It was a very ordinary small county town in the mountainous area with a very poor economic level. Only after more than a decade of developing tourism did this place turn more decent. Although the town was not on par with the county towns in more developed regions, it was barely able to reach the standard of modern development.

Ji Shiyan had already made reservations in the county’s best hotel beforehand. Albeit it was not a 3-star hotel, Tang Xiu was saved from the trouble of finding a room as he stayed in the double room together with Li Laoshan.

While everyone else was having eating or resting, Tang Xiu drew the Demonic Revival Grass’ shape. After which, he rested for several hours. After lunch, he gave the sketch to everyone and let them memorize it.

“Brother Tang, are we leaving now?”

When Li Laoshan heard Tang Xiu’s suggestion for them to prepare to leave, he was surprised and immediately asked.

“Yea, I must find this medicinal herb as fast as possible. So we must set off now and try to reach the Ghost King Valley before dusk.” Tang Xiu said.

With a cold look, Ji Shiyan shot Tang Xiu a glance and lightly said, “Mr. Tang, I don’t think you know the situation in Shennong Ridge. We probably won’t be able to arrive at Ghost King Valley before night arrives even if we had left early in the morning, let alone now. I may haven’t been there, but I had once sent some people to investigate Shennong Ridge and Ghost King Valley. We need to travel dozens of kilometers from the county town to the north and climb several hills. After crossing two big rivers, only then can we arrive at the Ghost King Valley.”

“Well, then let’s do it to best of our ability!” Tang Xiu said.

A few minutes later, the group left the hotel and quickly set off toward Shennong Ridge’s direction on six cars. When they arrived at the mountain foot surrounding Shennong ridge, Ji Shiyan ordered some people to drive the car away, while she led four bodyguards and followed Tang Xiu and the others hiking.

At first, everyone was very relaxed, even the four bodyguards led by Ji Shiyan, who had carries, could still keep up with everyone’s pace. However, after crossing two mountains, they were somewhat panting and their pace significantly reduced. Immediately afterward, Old Fatty Li’s four bodyguards who took over the carries were finally unable to endure it after trekking over another mountain.

“Brother Tang, how about we take a rest? We have walked for four hours, my tights starting to tremble.” Old Fatty Li’s face was full of sweat, as he forced a wry smile and said when he looked at Tang Xiu’s face that neither looked red nor was out of breath.

“All right. Let’s rest for half an hour!” Tang Xiu nodded.