Chapter Seventeen Snow Flurries

  The distance from Jin County to Hou Mountain is not far, only about 30 minutes. If the first half of the journey can be said to be a bright highway, then the second half of the journey can only be described as a rugged small road.

  It is divided into front mountain and back mountain because the front mountain gate is well-known to all, while the back mountain gate is hidden in a secluded place connected to the mountain body. If it weren't for someone who came specifically for it, it would be impossible to find no matter what.

  Before long, the four of us had already arrived at a small forest on the way to the back mountain. The scenery around here hasn't changed much since I came here years ago. At this moment, we are under the guard room at the back mountain gate. What we need to do now is just one word: wait!

  Dazhuang patted his pocket, pulled out a pack of cigarettes from his pants, and suddenly pressed one hand on Dazhuang's hand that was about to pull out a cigarette. Looking at the hand pressing his, Dazhuang furrowed his brow "I say Gangzi, what are you doing?"

  His face expressionless, he said in a low voice, "Are you crazy? Smoking here will definitely be discovered by the security guard."

  Listening to him, I felt it was right too. If we smoked here before the security guard left, this place wouldn't be as bright as during the day, and there would also be a smell of smoke. The security guard would definitely discover us when he came out later. I nodded "Right, Dazhuang, don't smoke for now, wait till we get up the mountain, it won't make a difference in just a little while."

  As he watched me speak, Da Zhuang swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth and reluctantly put the cigarette back in his pocket. As for Da Zhuang, this kid listened to my words, as long as I had a gun in my hand, Da Zhuang would follow me.

  I looked down at my watch and saw that it was almost 7 o'clock. Suddenly, I heard footsteps "creaking" "creaking". Unlike in Xiaojin County, the mountain is covered with snow all year round, so hearing this creaking sound is very normal. I signaled to everyone not to make a sound and immediately hid down, leading the way.

  It was only a few dozen seconds before two middle-aged men wearing green cotton-padded jackets came out, still holding sticks in their hands.

  I thought these two people must be the gatekeepers.

  But the two guards walked straight towards our hidden forest, and I was shocked. If they found us, we would definitely not be able to get away with it, carrying so many things on our backs, our running speed would not be as fast as these two guards. If caught, even if we said we were just sightseeing, it would be a bit too fake, the bag was full of iron shovels and black donkey hooves, those home security gadgets.

  As I watched the two middle-aged men walking step by step towards our hidden forest, I gasped and had already prepared for the worst, which was to knock these two middle-aged men unconscious.

  Looking over here, seeing the look in his eyes must be thinking the same thing as me. He found me looking at him and immediately a sly smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, nodding slightly towards me, indicating that he understood.

  Two middle-aged men were getting closer and closer to the hidden woods, my heart was also rising bit by bit. Just when they were still three or four meters away from us, they suddenly stopped and looked at this scene. I and Da Zhuang exchanged a glance, indicating to take action. However, just as we were about to take action, these two middle-aged men surprisingly took off their pants, and immediately the sound of "gurgling" water came to mind.

  This is a big misunderstanding, it turns out that these two middle-aged people actually wanted to go to the toilet.

  "Alright, let's go, it's time to get off work. My sister is still at home waiting for you." A middle-aged man said to another middle-aged man while adjusting his pants.

  "Xiao Lan made a good dish tonight, my brother is coming to my house and we two will have a drink, let's go." The middle-aged man who was called Atuo shook his body, pulled up his pants and said, then the two of them left.

  After the two of them walked far away, Da Zhuang stood up and said "Damn it! He dared to be arrogant in front of me, Old Master Zhuang! Bastard!" After that, he fiercely stomped his feet.

  I also stood up and could no longer see the figures of those two middle-aged men, presumably they had already walked far away. I gestured to the crowd to follow me, and immediately headed towards the path behind the mountain.

  The previously hidden forest is close to the road behind the back mountain, and it's just a stone's throw away from the back mountain pass. The back mountain pass is deserted with only a wooden hut made of bamboo and wood serving as a guard room, but the guard has already gone off duty.

  Walking on the snow, every step makes a "crunch" sound, it feels extremely refreshing, just like walking on cotton.

  "About time I can finally smoke." Da Zhuang muttered behind me, and then all I heard was a 'hiss' sound, followed by a puff of cigarette smoke wafting past my nose.

  I turned around and glanced at Da Zhuang "You smoke if you want to smoke, but don't spit it out towards me for no reason."

  Dazhuang chuckled and turned to **and Ali, saying "Come on, Gangzi, Dali, try this." Then he handed it over to **and Ali.

  The two lit up cigarettes and took a puff. "Hmm, not bad. I've had this brand before, twice, both times when negotiating business with others. This cigarette isn't cheap." He exhaled smoke.

  Watching the three of them smoking and discussing, I shook my head helplessly. This won't do, not smoking is also a mistake, can't even join in the conversation. "Let's go, let's hurry up and get things done while we still can. If the mountain patrol comes later, it'll be harder to deal with."

  With that said, I led the way into the mountains. Between 7:00 and 7:30, this mountain is in a time of no human management. Taking advantage of this, what we need to do now is quickly find the tomb site and enter the tomb chamber. If we dawdle until the mountain patrol arrives, then all our efforts to sneak into the mountains will be for nothing.

  The rear mountain is different from the front mountain. The front mountain has been carefully polished by people in many places, and there are almost no places that can cause people to fall into difficulties. However, the rear mountain is different. There are quite a few dangerous places on the rear mountain. Our group of four walked along the mountain wall, and because it was all snow, we couldn't guarantee that under the snow there wouldn't be an abyss or something sharp and pointed.

  I held the map and fumbled around while paying attention to my surroundings.

  Suddenly, it seemed like something had fallen on my nose. The tip of my nose felt cool and I instinctively touched it with my hand. It was water. But soon after, I felt that something was wrong. Where did the water come from? Before I could think more about it, things kept falling from the sky, hitting my head, face, and body.

  I raised my head to look at the sky, and only then did I realize that what was hitting my face wasn't water, nor anything else, but snowflakes filling the entire sky. If I had to describe it in one phrase, it would be "Snowy Golden Mountain".