By the next morning, Lu Fan was ready. Gu Wen and Shen Xiaoxiao also arrived at Jiangjing Bieyuan with smiles.
Looking at the facilities within Jiangjing Bieyuan, they felt a touch of amazement.
"We can set off now!"
Lu Fan walked out and got into Shen Xiaoxiao's car.
"Mr. Lu, a villa in Jiangjing Bieyuan costs at least tens of millions!" Shen Xiaoxiao said with a smile, "Could you be a hidden billionaire?"
"If I were truly a hidden billionaire, I wouldn't be going to Niutou Mountain alone," Lu Fan said with a wry smile. "And I certainly wouldn't be picking medicinal herbs myself!"
"But Jiangjing Bieyuan is no ordinary place," Shen Xiaoxiao stated frankly. "Even if it belongs to your friend, that friend of yours is likely not ordinary either!"
"Perhaps," Lu Fan shrugged, not dwelling on the topic.
The car soon left Chuzhou city and arrived at a barren area. Shen Xiaoxiao stopped the car. "We can't go any further. We have to walk up the mountain!"
Lu Fan nodded. Gu Wen also quickly got out of the car and looked towards Niutou Mountain, a hint of worry on his face. "Such a tall mountain, won't there be any wild beasts inside?"
"Naturally, there will be!" Shen Xiaoxiao nodded. "Hopefully, we won't encounter any!"
"What if our luck is bad?" Gu Wen asked with an awkward smile.
Shen Xiaoxiao also looked embarrassed. If their luck turned bad, they might very well become food for wild beasts.
They hadn't walked for long when they saw several cars parked on a nearby mountainside. These cars looked quite luxurious, and there were footprints beside them.
"Someone has gone to Niutou Mountain?"
Han Yunhai frowned. "Niutou Mountain hasn't been developed. Why are these people coming here? Could they also be after medicinal herbs?"
"It's rumored that there's a thousand-year-old ginseng on Niutou Mountain recently," Shen Xiaoxiao said seriously. "If I'm not mistaken, these people are likely after the ginseng!"
"Thousand-year-old ginseng, that's a rare item?" Lu Fan's eyes lit up with anticipation. "We must get ahead of them, otherwise, they'll get all the good stuff!"
"I'm afraid it's not that simple!" Shen Xiaoxiao said with a wry smile. "The summit of Niutou Mountain is said to be unpredictable. I've heard about it for a long time. Even if someone wants to find the thousand-year-old ginseng, they need to have a life to return with!"
"Niutou Mountain is so dangerous, why didn't you tell me earlier?" Gu Wen asked with a slight worry.
"Aren't you a martial artist? Are you afraid?" Han Yunhai shot him a glance.
Gu Wen didn't say anything further, but he looked embarrassed. After all, he was a disciple of a family of medicine and martial arts, and he valued his life.
After walking on Niutou Mountain for a long time, Lu Fan became increasingly delighted. He could clearly sense that there were many spiritual treasures of heaven and earth on Niutou Mountain, proving the rumors were not false.
Not far from them, several figures were moving back and forth, appearing quite flustered. It was unclear what had happened.
"Save me, hurry and save me!" Yang Haibo's voice rang out. He was from the Yang family of Chuzhou and had brought people to Niutou Mountain to search for treasures, only to fall into a swamp.
"Young Master Yang, it's not that we don't want to save you, but this swamp is too deep."
Young Master Zhu said anxiously, "We can't do anything!"
Young Master Liu was holding a wooden stick, trying to offer it to Yang Haibo to grab. Unfortunately, Yang Haibo was sinking deeper and deeper, and the stick was of no use.
The bodyguards nearby also panicked, not knowing what to do. They hadn't brought any tools to Niutou Mountain. Yang Haibo had fallen into the swamp, and they were powerless.
After returning to Chuzhou, they wouldn't know how to explain themselves.
"What are you standing there for! If you can save me, I'll give you a million!"
Yang Haibo said urgently. The swamp was smelly and slippery, and he was gradually sinking. If he wasn't rescued soon, his life would be in danger.
Several bodyguards were eager to try but didn't know how to help. Taking even one step forward meant they might sink into the swamp themselves.
Money was good, but if they had to risk their lives for it, it was meaningless.
"Ten million! I'll pay ten million!"
Yang Haibo's voice rang out again. "Even if you can't spend it all in your lifetime, as long as you can pull me out."
"What are you still standing there for?" Young Master Zhu urged. "Ten million is not a small sum, enough for you to spend a lifetime. Hurry up and save him. Young Master Yang's word is his bond."
"Young Master Zhu, don't joke with us," a bodyguard said. "Once you go into this swamp, it's a dead end. Money is useless!"
Young Master Zhu's face turned ashen. He knew this all too well, but if something happened to Yang Haibo, they would all be implicated. This was something he did not want to see.
As time passed, Yang Haibo sank deeper and deeper into the swamp, eventually reaching his neck. He was completely unable to move. Su Dan Novel Network
Everyone tried their best, but it was all in vain. Several bodyguards even had thoughts of retreating. If Yang Haibo met with an accident, they would not return to Chuzhou, as the Yang family would not let them off easily.
"What's happening up ahead?" Shen Xiaoxiao looked closely.
Lu Fan also looked forward and saw a figure in the swamp about to be submerged. He was slightly surprised, not expecting to encounter such a situation so soon after arriving at Niutou Mountain.
Han Yunhai and Gu Wen exchanged glances. They wanted to go forward and help but were also worried. Although they were martial arts experts, they couldn't use their internal energy to neutralize the force, and they would also be in danger in the swamp.
At the critical moment, Lu Fan stepped forward. He lightly tapped the surface of the swamp a few times and then leaped forward, pulling Yang Haibo out. His expression was indifferent.
Gu Wen was secretly astonished. He had known Lu Fan's methods were extraordinary, but he never imagined Lu Fan possessed such skills. With just a flick of his wrist, he moved through the swamp as if it were empty.
After being rescued, Yang Haibo was overjoyed and glared at his bodyguards. "You bunch of useless dogs, what's the point of keeping you?"
After speaking, Yang Haibo kicked them a few times, filled with great dissatisfaction. In his eyes, these bodyguards were merely dogs raised by his family. How could he tolerate them seeing him in danger and doing nothing?
"They are just ordinary people, how could they save you!?" Shen Xiaoxiao said coldly. "Even if they are your family's bodyguards, they have their own dignity. How can you be like this?"
"It's none of your business if I discipline my subordinates!" Yang Haibo retorted, glancing at Shen Xiaoxiao. He thought she was quite attractive, but too meddlesome.
"How can you be like this?" Shen Xiaoxiao frowned. "If it weren't for Mr. Lu just now, you would have lost your life!"
"Did I ask him to save me?" Yang Haibo said shamelessly. "I never asked him to save me; he was just trying to be a hero!"
"That's right, that's right!" Young Master Zhu stepped forward. "We were just playing a game. We didn't ask you to save us."
Shen Xiaoxiao was furious. She had seen shameless people before, but never anyone as shameless as this. It truly shocked her.
"It seems I was being nosy?"
Lu Fan glanced at them, then took a step forward, pushing Yang Haibo back into the swamp.