"Chen, I've had it in for you for a long time. If you want to die, I can oblige!"
Wang Ming followed behind Fan Ruyan, a hunting rifle slung over his shoulder!
His expression was cold, as if he regarded Chen Nan as prey in the Greater Khingan Range!
Ye Wanzhi's face turned sallow. "Ruyan, Chen Nan's personality is just like that. He's respecting local customs. Hurry and tell your men to put their guns down!"
Fan Ruyan let out a heavy snort. "Chen Nan, we don't need you to teach us how to do things. You'd best keep your mouth shut on this trip. If you speak out of turn again, don't blame me for not giving Wanzhi face!"
From her feminine intuition, she disliked Chen Nan.
Chen Nan took a sip of water and said calmly, "I said that just now out of respect for Wanzhi. If you don't heed my advice, and something happens, you'll have only yourselves to blame!"
Even though the other party was threatening him publicly with a gun, in his eyes, they were like mere clowns.
He had a thousand ways to kill the other party before they could even fire.
"A coward like you. What could possibly happen here?" Fan Ruyan scoffed dismissively.
Wang Ming added, "Exactly. We have so many people and so much firepower. We can protect ourselves even if we encounter a Siberian tiger or a black bear. Do we need to be as timid as you?"
"If you're scared, I can have someone send you back!" he said, then burst into unrestrained laughter.
Chen Nan completely ignored him.
"Miss Fan, Young Master Wang, something's happened!"
A young man in his early twenties, holding a shoe, ran over in panic.
Wang Ming frowned. "What is it?"
The young man said nervously, "Dazhuang is missing!"
"What? Dazhuang is missing?" Fan Ruyan's face turned grim. Dazhuang was their driver from when they first arrived. He was lively and likable.
The young man continued, "Yes. After setting up the tents, Dazhuang said he had a stomachache and went outside the camp to relieve himself. He hasn't come back yet. I went to look for him, but only found his shoe!"
At these words, an unknown fear welled up in everyone's hearts!
No one had expected such an ominous event to occur so soon after entering the depths of the Greater Khingan Range!
Even if Dazhuang had met with danger, or been attacked by an animal!
Why was there no sound at all?
This was chilling.
The more they thought about it, the more frightened they became.
"Chen Nan was right. Your excessive taking has angered the Mountain God, and this is the Mountain God's revenge!" Xie Qiang sat by the campfire, the faint flames casting shadows on his expressionless face.
He held his long pipe and puffed on his tobacco pouch.
Fan Ruyan, enraged, retorted, "I don't believe in Mountain Gods!"
Xie Qiang sighed lightly. "But you've lost a person!"
Fan Ruyan angrily declared, "I will find the missing person!" With that, she stormed off. She went directly to the trunk of a Wrangler and opened a case.
Inside were drones equipped with night vision.
And there were five of them.
"Search, we must find Dazhuang, alive or dead!" Fan Ruyan roared.
Instantly!
Five drones took to the sky.
"Uncle Xie, are there really Mountain Gods in the Greater Khingan Range?" Chen Nan looked at Xie Qiang curiously. He knew that even if Fan Ruyan and the others searched with drones, they wouldn't be able to find the missing Dazhuang.
Xie Qiang pondered for a moment. "The Mountain Gods, as I understand them, are entities that protect the Greater Khingan Range. We call them gods, not gods from myths and legends."
Ma Xiuyuan added, "I've heard similar tales. Anyone who kills birds and beasts in the Greater Khingan Range will incur the wrath of the Mountain Gods and pay a heavy price."
"But this isn't absolute!"
"For example, if we get lost in the Greater Khingan Range and have no food, with no other options, even if we kill birds and beasts for sustenance, not only will we not be punished by the Mountain Gods, but we might even be guided by them, allowing us to leave more quickly."
Chen Nan's expression was one of surprise. "There's such a saying?"
Xie Qiang nodded. "The Mountain Gods seem to protect the birds and beasts of the Greater Khingan Range, but in reality, they are protecting us mortals!"
"If there were a famine among the people in the mountains, with the resources of the Greater Khingan Range, we could overcome the hardship."
"Little Chen, you were right earlier. Whatever we do, we should take only what we need."
"If we have no other choice!"
"Even if we hunt birds and beasts, the old one won't blame us."
"Conversely, if hunting and eating birds and beasts becomes a hobby, there will be consequences."
"Mountain God?"
A knowing smile spread across Chen Nan's lips.
He was rather keen to meet the guardian deity of the Greater Khingan Range.
At that moment!
An excited shout came from afar: "We found Dazhuang! He's alive!"
Chen Nan had assumed Dazhuang was dead, but he hadn't expected him to be found.
He immediately got up and walked to the campfire, seeing the footage being relayed on Wang Ming's phone.
However!
The scene was rather peculiar.
Dazhuang was kneeling in front of a weasel with a vacant stare.
The weasel was golden all over and stood over a meter tall when it stood up.
It looked as if it had gained sentience.
Wang Ming grinned. "So it was just a mountain weasel causing trouble. I thought we'd encountered something truly extraordinary."
Xie Qiang whispered, "It's fortunate it didn't kill Dazhuang. Don't disparage the old one."
"The weasel's fur looks golden. It would make excellent sable if I killed it!" Fan Ruyan snatched the drone controller from Wang Ming and piloted the drone towards the weasel on the ground.
Xie Qiang's face changed drastically. "No..."
Before he could finish, an explosion echoed from afar.
Along with a pained yelp from the weasel.
"You're a madwoman!" Xie Qiang was furious. He hadn't expected this woman, Fan Ruyan, to be so audacious as to want to kill the weasel for its fur!
This time, there was no turning back.
Even they would be attacked by the mountain weasels.
"Ruyan, you were too impulsive. You shouldn't have done that!"
Even Ye Wanzhi felt that Fan Ruyan had gone too far this time.
Fan Ruyan looked at her, a hint of anger in her eyes. "I wanted to make a sable coat for you, and you're blaming me? Ye Wanzhi, don't tell me you don't like me anymore?"
Ye Wanzhi's eyes were full of anxiety. "No, I just don't think it was necessary! That weasel was very strange. Acting rashly before we understood its nature could endanger Dazhuang!"
"Besides, you promised me when you came that you wouldn't hunt any mountain animals."
Fan Ruyan took a deep breath, suppressing her anger. "Fine, I promise. I won't hunt mountain animals carelessly in the future."
Chen Nan: "It's already too late!"
Fan Ruyan glared at Chen Nan. "What do you mean?"
Before Chen Nan could reply, Wang Ming let out a startled cry. "Holy crap, what's approaching us from the surroundings?"
"Damn it, why are there so many?"