Lin Feng saw that Shen Xinyue was frightened and said in all seriousness, "Yes, is it a hardship for you to serve me?"
"We're staying in the countryside tonight. It's scary for you to sleep alone. If I hold you, won't you be able to sleep more soundly?"
Shen Xinyue shook her head like a rattle drum. "I don't need to. I'll sleep with Lu Jingzhe."
"Besides, the public security in the countryside is very good now. There's nothing to be afraid of!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Shen Xinyue braked suddenly and stopped the car.
She saw several rough men holding shovels and hoes suddenly appear ahead, and she was so scared she couldn't speak.
"Why are you suddenly stopping? Didn't you say the countryside's public security is good? What are you afraid of?"
Lin Feng naturally noticed the situation ahead and couldn't help but laugh.
At the same time, he was also curious about what these people wanted.
Blocking the road in broad daylight was not a good sign!
"Let's get out and take a look. Maybe there's some misunderstanding?"
Lu Jingzhe was also a bit uneasy. She looked at these fierce-looking men and felt that something bad was about to happen.
As a result, before they could get out of the car, one of the rough men in the lead smashed the windshield of the Mercedes with a hoe.
Bang!
Shen Xinyue was so startled she almost cried out.
This was not over. A group of men rushed forward and began to violently tug at the car doors.
"Get out! Get out!"
A group of people shouted at Shen Xinyue, who was driving.
Shen Xinyue was terrified by their roughness and looked at Lin Feng in panic, "You, quickly stop them!"
"Now you know fear? Now you know you need my protection?"
Lin Feng couldn't help but smile. Knowing these people meant trouble, he pushed the car door open and got out.
"Hey, what do you guys want? Can't we talk things through properly?"
After getting out of the car, Lin Feng shouted at the group irritably.
However, these people completely ignored Lin Feng. They threw down their tools and began to lift the car in front of him.
Since this was a winding mountain road with a cliff on the side, these people were lifting the Mercedes, intending to push it off the road and into the cliff.
As the car swayed continuously, Shen Xinyue and Lu Jingzhe inside were terrified.
"Damn it, you've gone too far!"
Lin Feng was furious. He rushed forward and kicked the men lifting the car away, one by one.
These rough men were no match for Lin Feng. Although they initially tried to resist, Lin Feng taught them a lesson one by one.
Then he picked up the rope and tied them all up.
Seeing that Lin Feng had dealt with these bad guys, Shen Xinyue and Lu Jingzhe, still shaken, pushed open the doors and got out.
"Tell me, what do you want? Did we provoke you to be so ruthless?"
Lin Feng looked displeasantly at the bruised and battered rough men. Logically speaking, country folk were usually reasonable and wouldn't be so brutal for no reason.
"We'll tell you, don't think we don't know why you're here. Isn't it just to buy our medicinal herbs at a low price?"
"We worked hard for a whole year, and your Tang Group, in collusion with our local gentry, suppressed the price of medicinal herbs. Are you letting us country people live?"
"Since you're not letting us live, then we'll drag you down with us. You're bullying us too much!"
The rough men said grievances and even started to cry.
The others also expressed their indignation, looking at Lin Feng and the others with fiery eyes.
Lin Feng roughly understood. It turned out these people mistook them for people from the Tang Group.
"Alright, stop shouting. We are not from the Tang Group. You've made a mistake."
Lin Feng smiled and untied the ropes around them.
Seeing that Lin Feng didn't seem to be lying, the anger on their faces gradually subsided.
"Let me introduce myself. My name is Lin Feng, and these two are my companions. We are here to investigate the market."
Lin Feng introduced them warmly.
Everyone nodded in understanding, realizing they had been too rash. Looking at Lin Feng's damaged Mercedes, they felt embarrassed and remorseful.
"Mr. Lin, we were too impulsive. We damaged your car without understanding the situation."
"This car is quite expensive, right? Don't worry, we'll gather the money and get your car fixed."
The rough men looked at the expensive Mercedes and thought that their work for the year had been in vain.
"You don't need to compensate us. It's not easy for you either. Take us into the village to have a look."
Lin Feng saw their difficulties and smiled indifferently.
Hearing this, everyone's faces showed a bit of joy, and they eagerly led the way.
The village was called Xishan Village. It was surrounded by mountains, and there was no road leading into it. They could only rely on ropes to descend along the cliff halfway up the mountain.
Only after descending to the ground could they enter the village along a small path.
"Do you usually use ropes to travel? What if the rope breaks or you slip, won't you fall and get hurt?"
Lu Jingzhe watched the villagers struggling to climb the mountain with ropes and found it incredible.
"Yes, a few people in our village die from falling every year."
"As for the elderly and children, they generally don't leave the village. Going down is easy, but going up is difficult. Their stamina isn't enough to climb."
The rough man said with a bitter smile.
Shen Xinyue and Lu Jingzhe felt inexplicably sad.
They both noticed that the villagers' hands were very rough. Due to years of using ropes, their palms were covered in thick calluses.
Even the young and strong lived such difficult lives, so wouldn't the elderly, children, and women live even more miserably?
"Stop spacing out, let's go down too."
Lin Feng put an arm around Shen Xinyue's and Lu Jingzhe's waists.
Before the two girls could react, Lin Feng leaped forward and jumped directly from halfway up the mountain.
This scene terrified several villagers.
But soon, they were astonished to find that Lin Feng, as if nothing had happened, landed steadily on the ground with the two girls.
"Mr. Lin, you're too amazing! This skill of yours must be the legendary Qinggong, right?"
A group of rough men surrounded them curiously, looking at Lin Feng as if he were a new species.
Clearly, Lin Feng's superb skills had won them over.
"Something like that."
Lin Feng replied with a smile.
Lu Jingzhe and Shen Xinyue didn't have any particular reaction. They were already accustomed to Lin Feng's miraculous abilities.
"Amazing, truly amazing!"
"Let's go quickly, I'll take you to see our village chief!"
The rough men smiled broadly, each eager to lead the way for Lin Feng.
After walking along a forest path for more than ten minutes, they passed through the woods and saw a small mountain village not far ahead.
The village had over a hundred households, all living in small wooden houses built of timber.
There was no electricity here, and they lived a primitive life.
Even so, the people living here were all cheerful. Even the old men and women sitting by the roadside were chatting and laughing.
On their wrinkled faces, there was no complaint about life; instead, they lived leisurely.