The middle-aged man was also pleased.
He smiled and said, "Tell him we are not afraid of danger and hope he can lead the way. As long as he takes us to Camel Peak, we will give him a hundred thousand!"
The man nodded quickly and wrote some more words.
Chen Mo pretended to be very shocked, then pointed at the words "one hundred thousand."
The woman translated, "He means he wants fifty thousand as a deposit first."
"Alright!" The middle-aged man nodded.
Soon, fifty thousand yuan in cash was stuffed into Chen Mo's hand.
Chen Mo looked at the money in his hand, his face filled with joy.
"Look at him, acting like he's never seen money before. He's so happy with this little bit." The man said mockingly.
The woman frowned slightly, "What do you know? They probably only earn ten to twenty thousand a year. To get a hundred thousand at once is like us earning hundreds of millions. How can they not be happy?"
"Zixin, why do I feel like you're always siding with him?" The man asked, frowning slightly, with a hint of jealousy in his tone.
Ren Zixin's pretty face blushed, and she quickly explained, "I, I just pity him. He's deaf and mute."
"If you were deaf and mute, and didn't bother me all day, I'd treat you the same."
The man's mouth twitched when he heard this, "Then forget it."
Chen Mo made some more gestures.
Ren Zixin saw them and translated again, "He says it's not safe to stay here for long. We should find a place to camp and set off early tomorrow morning."
"Okay, let's set off now." The middle-aged man waved his hand and ordered.
Soon, more than a dozen figures followed Chen Mo, walking in one direction.
Chen Mo had already observed from the mountaintop. After descending, if he kept walking along the path in this direction and crossed two streams, he would be able to see the location of Camel Peak.
As for the equipment he had discarded on the mountain, Chen Mo naturally wouldn't go back to get it.
Otherwise, his identity would likely be exposed.
Arriving at a relatively open area, Chen Mo stopped.
Everyone began to set up tents, and soon a simple camp was established.
Ren Zixin came to Chen Mo and typed something on her phone, then handed it to him, "My name is Ren Zixin. What's your name?"
Chen Mo drew two characters on the ground: "Chen Long."
"Chen Long, what a powerful name," Ren Zixin murmured.
Then she sighed, "Alas, you're so handsome and have such formidable skills, why are you deaf and mute? Heaven is too unfair. If you weren't deaf and mute, I'd take you as my son-in-law, so that Qi Xiaoliang wouldn't be bothering me all the time."
Chen Mo's forehead instantly broke out in black lines.
Son-in-law? This was their first meeting, and this woman might have taken a liking to him?
Was his charm really that great?
Chen Mo was filled with confusion.
In fact, Chen Mo didn't know that Ren Zixin was a woman who loved adventure very much, gentle yet strong. Her ideal partner was exactly like Chen Mo.
Especially after Chen Mo single-handedly dealt with dozens of wolves, he had conquered Ren Zixin's heart.
"You should get some sleep. We have to set off early tomorrow morning," Ren Zixin typed a few more words.
Then, she returned to her tent.
"You brat, it seems you already have a tenth of your ancestor's demeanor." Suddenly, the ancestor's voice echoed in Chen Mo's mind.
Chen Mo was speechless. This sounded like he was bragging about himself.
"How can I compare to you, Ancestor? I'm already troubled enough. I don't dare to provoke these girls," Chen Mo said, returning to the temporary tent prepared for him.
Lying in the tent, Chen Mo fell into thought again.
It seemed that these two factions were not the ones Zhang Chaoyang had mentioned.
In fact, they had entered the primeval forest even earlier than those two factions.
If that were the case, the number of teams that had already entered the primeval forest would likely be even greater.
Chen Mo did not intend to leave under the cover of night.
Instead, he was determined to follow these people to Camel Peak.
The relationships between these factions were complex, and by staying in the shadows, he could better observe the situation.
As for heading to the secret realm now, it was absolutely impossible. If he alerted them and exposed his identity, he would likely become the target of everyone's criticism.
The next morning.
Before dawn, someone began urging everyone to get up.
After a simple wash, everyone set off, following Chen Mo towards Camel Peak.
Since the path ahead was practically untrodden, it was overgrown with weeds.
Chen Mo could only proceed based on his memory of the direction.
Soon, Chen Mo found the first stream.
Chen Mo's heart leaped with joy. Indeed, his memory was correct; there was a stream here.
However, after taking only two steps, Chen Mo suddenly stopped, his expression turning grim.
"What's wrong?" Qi Xiaoliang, who was following behind, questioned.
Ren Zixin came to Chen Mo and was about to take out her phone to ask.
But Chen Mo grabbed her hand and pulled her behind him.
Then, Chen Mo reached into the water and retrieved a booby trap.
"How can there be something like this here!" Ren Zixin exclaimed in shock.
If she had taken another step forward, she would have triggered this booby trap.
This sent a cold sweat down Ren Zixin's spine.
"This booby trap wasn't set long ago. It seems someone has already gone ahead of us," the middle-aged man said gravely.
Ren Zixin was still somewhat shaken, "Uncle Qi, we should have been the first ones to come in. Could someone be faster than us?"
The middle-aged man replied, "The primeval forest is so vast, who can be sure that no one is ahead of us?"
"Moreover, the location of the secret realm is not a secret. Perhaps foreign forces are also involved."
At this moment, Qi Xiaoliang also walked up, "Miss Ren, I told you, you shouldn't have come. It's very dangerous here."
"Mind your own business!" Ren Zixin glared at Qi Xiaoliang.
Then, she forced a calm demeanor and asked via her phone, "Are there any other booby traps here? You need to be careful."
Chen Mo looked at the content on the phone and nodded.
He walked forward slowly, carefully observing the water.
After Chen Mo came ashore, he placed the booby trap in a rock crevice, making it difficult to trigger again.
He wouldn't detonate the booby trap now, as it would surely alert the other party.
After doing this, Chen Mo continued on the path ahead.
Here, Chen Mo discovered traces of people having passed through.
However, Chen Mo was puzzled as to why he hadn't found anything in the direction they had come from.
"Bang!"
Suddenly, a gunshot rang out!
Before they could react, a group of people rushed out from the surrounding bushes, holding weapons with their muzzles pointed at them.
Seeing this, everyone present was shocked!