Chapter Forty-Three Entering the Mountain

  "Hei Niu, you're not afraid, are you? We just want to go dig up 2 real wild ginseng. We consider you a friend, that's why we came to ask for your help. If you really don't want to go, then forget it~~~ Yun Xue, let's go" Ke Ri gave Yun Xue a look, and Yun Xue immediately understood that Ke Ri was using the "provocation method". Without saying anything, she stood up and prepared to walk out the door, still sighing. As they say, the intuition between women is really worth studying. But how could Hei Niu, a 7-foot-tall man, take this?

  "Alright, alright... whatever you say goes... we'll just go with it..." Kerry and Yunsnow said to each other with a smile. In the end, because it wasn't convenient to move around during the day, everyone decided to gather at Heiniu's place at 10 o'clock at night. Yunsnow and Kerry returned to their hotel room and opened up their luggage... the things inside made Yunsnow and Yanghao stare in amazement. What kind of adventure equipment was this?! It was clearly specialized gear for special forces! Wolf-tooth high-energy flashlights, military-grade steel wire ropes, infrared night vision binoculars, tactical knives, night-vision spotlights, incendiary devices... and more! Finally, Yanghao's gaze stopped on several objects that looked like 54-style military pistols.

  "You say it's not a gun but it really is a gun. You say it's a gun, but it's not an ordinary gun..."

  "What's this, Sister Carrie...?" Yunxue picked up a pair and examined it in front of her eyes.

  "These few guns, translated into Chinese, should be called high-voltage electric spray guns. The method of use is the same as an ordinary handgun, except that it doesn't need to load bullets. When the trigger is pulled, the barrel will shoot out a strong electric current, with an effective distance of 25 meters or less. If you encounter danger, you can use it to escape, and whether it's an animal or a person that gets hit, there won't be any risk of death, just temporary loss of combat ability. These few guns are only available for our British spies to use, and we've put in quite some effort for them." Kerry explained while teaching Yunxue how to open the electric gate, how to charge it, and how to fire it. Yunxue was also amazed on the side.

  "Your government is also too much, right?!" Yang Hao looked at the pile of professional tools in front of him with an incredulous expression.

  "What's so strange about that? Our clan has been closely connected with the royal government since ancient times, otherwise how could our clan have developed so quickly?" Kairi said as he helped Yunxue put on her equipment. After equipping himself, Kairi also took out a set of equipment for Heiniu.

  At 10 o'clock in the evening, at Heiniu's home.

  "These... these are all military tools, right?? You... what kind of people are you?? It can't be just for two ginseng roots, can it?" Black Cow looked at the tools in front of him, and no matter which one he picked up, they were all very professional. All the equipment was jungle warfare gear, and there were even some high-tech things inside, so his suspicion was normal.

  "Black Cow, to be honest with you, we're here to investigate missing persons." Kerry said with a serious face.

  "So you're with the government????" Kerry nodded solemnly after hearing Hei Niu's words.

  "If it's really government people, why are they sneaking around? Wouldn't it be better to take action during the day?" Hei Niu couldn't help but have some doubts in his heart.

  "This time the population disappearance is suspicious, the organization sent us to secretly investigate, can't alarm anyone... so we have no choice." Hei Niu listened to Kairui's explanation and although his doubts were dispelled, he still felt that something was off. The two women in front of him were both stunning beauties, enough to overthrow a city. How could the organization send two women to carry out this task? Are they capable?

  Yang Hao read out his heart's voice from the side, slowly floating to Kerry's ear, and after presenting it, Kerry smiled.

  "Hei Niu, are you doubting our skills? Come on... make a move!" Hei Niu was taken aback, and an exceptionally beautiful woman stood before him, issuing a challenge. How could this be good? What if he accidentally hurt someone? Seeing that Hei Niu was still hesitating, Cai Rui again used her old trick and said...

  "What's wrong? Are you scared? Then I'll let you have one hand... otherwise, I'll let you have one hand and one foot..." Black Bull's anger suddenly flared up at these words. Although he wasn't particularly skilled, he had been practicing martial arts since childhood. Not to mention a woman, even 5 or 6 strong men wouldn't be his match. At this moment, being provoked like this, how could he still hold back?

  "He doesn't need to... then I'll just experience it for myself and see what kind of skills the government's people have." Black Bull said, taking two steps forward, flying into the air, his right fist stretching back to its limit before coming crashing down from above Kerry's head. Kerry saw this stance and felt that Black Bull was not simple either, in terms of martial arts, this style of fighting had a clear shadow of Northern Fist, with a powerful and majestic opening and closing movement. Just as the punch was about to hit Kerry's face, Black Bull saw Kerry smile and suddenly disappear from in front of him. However, he didn't stop, a practitioner wouldn't rely on their eyes to observe their opponent, but rather use their senses, using every hair on their body to judge the opponent's position. Only then did he see that after his punch landed empty, his body spun 180 degrees on the spot, his left leg making a big circle before chopping down fiercely from above. But it didn't hit its mark, Kerry dodged this fatal attack by taking a small step back. Black Bull's two attacks both landed empty, and he couldn't help but feel a bit anxious, so as his left foot chopped empty and fell to the ground, his body crouched, his right leg following with another rotation, like autumn wind sweeping away leaves, kicking towards Kerry's calf... Kerry also secretly admired Black Bull in her heart, if she wasn't a Blood Clan member, it was hard to say who would be at a disadvantage. Only then did she see that after a flip, she jumped over Black Bull's head, landing on the ground and immediately shooting out like an arrow, Black Bull's sweeping leg once again landed empty, just as he stood up, he felt something come from behind him and grab his throat... This trial was decided in less than 1 minute. Black Bull stood on the spot with a dark expression, saying:

  "Admire... Admire... Indeed a master..."

  "Haha... you're not bad either, your fist technique has reached this level of mastery..." Kairy said as he sent Hei Niu retreating back with a kick.

  "The government's people are indeed not simple... Alright, we don't need to compare anymore, I'm willing to help you," said Heiniu, taking out a map from the drawer, Yunxuekairui, Houtou and the invisible Yanghao all gathered around.

  "Uh... we are now at the foot of Changbai Mountain Tianchi... here..." Hei Niu pointed to a position slightly left of the underground forest and continued.

  "It's where tourists go missing, there are a lot of people here during the day, wild animals usually don't come here... but if it's at night, who knows about wolves and tigers..."

  "Is that the primeval forest?" Yunxue asked curiously.

  "That's not all, behind the mountain at the entrance of the underground forest, after crossing this river, it belongs to the primitive ecological forest. Very few people have entered, even local hunters and ginseng diggers dare not go too deep. Entering in the morning, you must return by evening..." Hei Niu's face told everyone that he was not pretending to be mysterious, but every word was true.

  "Why must you return by dusk?????" Yunxue became curious again, blinking her big eyes to ask the black cow.

  "You may not know that the climate of Changbai Mountain is unpredictable and has been known to have four seasons in one mountain and different weather within ten miles since ancient times. You should bring warm clothing and food. Once you enter this primitive ecological forest, the temperature changes rapidly, sometimes raining, sometimes snowing. The four seasons of spring, summer, autumn, and winter may all pass within a day. Moreover, as evening approaches, the sunlight becomes weaker, and there are wild beasts everywhere in the forest, with heavy humidity that will cause fog to rise. Therefore, whether you're an outsider or a local, you should leave before the fog rises. Otherwise, even if you're not eaten by wild beasts, you'll still get lost." Black Cow said, starting to pack his bags.

  "Thanks, Hei Niu... Without you, we might have had real trouble. Since everything that needs to be said and handed over has been more or less taken care of, let's set off." Kairui also checked the equipment and was ready to depart.

  "Wait... we can't go this way..." Hei Niu stopped Yun Xue and Kairui. Yang Hao also turned back to look at Hei Niu in surprise.

  "Why?"

  "This road is a tourist passageway and there are railings all around. We can't get across... Now the only way is to go into North Korea from the left side of Tianchi Lake, then take a detour back."

  "Entering North Korea???? Isn't crossing the border more dangerous???"

  "It's said to be the North Korean border, but in fact it has already been taken over by China, and there are no longer any North Korean troops stationed there. In the past, more than half of Tianchi was Chinese territory, while a small portion belonged to North Korea. However, after the Second World War, when the borders were redrawn, the entire Tianchi was incorporated into Chinese territory. North Korea was also helpless, although everyone knew that the small portion of Tianchi belonged to North Korea. But since the United Nations had already issued documents, North Korea had no choice but to withdraw its troops."

  "Oh... I didn't know that!" Yunxue nodded foolishly.

  "Alright... I'll listen to you then, let's just take a detour..."

  "You wait for me outside the door, I'll go get the dog..." Hei Niu had just finished speaking and was about to turn around and leave when he was pulled back by Yun Xue.

  "No need to bother, this cat of mine is much more formidable than a dog, with it around, everything can be handled..."

  "Is this cat... being used as a dog or something? Is that okay?" Black Cow looked at the large black cat in Yunxue's arms with suspicion.

  "Meow~~~~" The tiger-headed creature let out a roar, it was the Tiger King, but now it was being treated like a dog, naturally it was furious, and what's more infuriating was that Black Cow thought it wasn't even as good as a dog, this made the tiger-headed creature's self-esteem severely wounded. But for now, it dared to be angry but not dare to speak out, so it could only glare at Yunxue with hatred.

  "You guys are really weird... forget it, since you've decided, let's set off then." The black cow looked at the tiger head with a look of understanding and non-understanding, turned around and walked out, Yunxue and Kairui followed behind, and finally there was that big black cat walking alongside Yanghao while muttering to itself...