Chapter 399: I’ll Listen to You

“By the way, even though I don’t know him very well, we’ve had a few conversations. In those, I heard him mention the ‘Hundred Immortal Grass’ several times. You don’t think his goal is related to that, do you?” she furrowed her brows and analyzed.

Jiang Hong stroked his chin after hearing this. “Isn’t that Hundred Immortal Grass just a legend? How could it possibly exist in this deep mountain?”

“That may not be the case. Maybe it’s not a legend at all. The unfortunate part is that we don’t have any locals with us. If we did, we could ask them what the Hundred Immortal Grass is, and whether it truly exists in the world,” she said with a hint of frustration.

Jiang Hong gently squeezed her hand and continued analyzing, “I now suspect that the guide that Hong Shuo found didn’t come with us because of this ‘Ye Fan.’ Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that the guide suddenly said he couldn’t come just as we were about to go up the mountain?”

“Should we capture him now to prevent him from plotting against us behind our backs?” Ye Fan was starting to seem more and more dangerous. Li Yiyi immediately turned to him and asked.

Jiang Hong pursed his lips, then after a while, shook his head lightly. “Let’s not move against him just yet. Right now, the enemy is in the open, and we’re in the dark. Since we’ve already figured out his purpose, we just need to keep an eye on him. I don’t believe he won’t reveal something eventually.”

Just as they finished discussing, someone walked up to them.

Just as Jiang Hong had guessed, these people really had decided not to descend the mountain and wanted to continue venturing further.

“These people really won’t stop until they hit rock bottom. Even with such obvious examples right before their eyes, they still won’t learn. They really are courageous,” Li Yiyi said coldly with a sneer after the person reporting left.

Jiang Hong, who had already anticipated this answer, accepted the result calmly.

“Forget it, these people have never faced any danger. They always thought there was no real danger in this deep mountain. Even if there is danger, they don’t believe it’ll happen to them. They’ll probably only be scared once they truly face danger,” Jiang Hong said gently, squeezing his wife’s hand to comfort her.

Li Yiyi glared at those people angrily. “They don’t care, but it’s you guys who are suffering. You’ve had to endure so much hardship just to protect us on this mountain journey.”

Seeing his wife upset for him, Jiang Hong stepped in front of her, turning his broad body to shield her entirely from the others.

Anyone behind them wouldn’t be able to see that someone was in front of him.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Jiang Hong bent down quickly and kissed his wife’s forehead.

“What are you doing? There are people around!” Li Yiyi didn’t expect this sudden move, and she quickly hid in his arms, startled.

Seeing her adorable reaction, Jiang Hong couldn’t help but smile. “Don’t worry, no one will see. I’m blocking the view, and even if they want to, they won’t have the chance.”

Li Yiyi, hiding in his arms, sighed in relief after hearing his words. She quickly pulled away from his embrace and, with a serious face, started to fix her disheveled hair.

“You scared me. I thought someone might see us,” she said after finishing fixing her hair.

Jiang Hong chuckled softly, about to get closer again. But before his lips even reached her cheek, she pushed him away.

“Stop messing around. I’m going over there. You stay here and do whatever,” she said with a red face, pushing him away and quickly walking toward the group.

Left behind, Jiang Hong glanced at his surroundings, touched his nose awkwardly, and muttered, “How am I supposed to play alone?” With a resigned look, he went in another direction.

Meanwhile, after resting for a while, Tang Qingwen and Wu Botong had finally regained their composure, and their faces were no longer as pale as before.

Li Yiyi approached just as they stood up.

“How are you two feeling? Do you need someone to escort you down the mountain?” she asked kindly.

Tang Qingwen looked at her face, his eyes filled with surprise. “Comrade, you seem familiar.”

Upon hearing this, Li Yiyi smiled inwardly, thinking that since he said this, it must mean that they had probably managed to get over their sorrow.

“I remember now! You were one of the female comrades we saw at the restaurant. I didn’t expect you to be here on this mountain as well. What a coincidence!” Tang Qingwen quickly recalled where he had seen her before.

After hearing his words, Li Yiyi thought for a moment but couldn’t recall the details. She could only offer a somewhat awkward smile.

“Thank you for your help. We’ve discussed it, and we’ve decided to follow you,” he continued.

At this point, Li Yiyi interrupted him. “We plan to continue forward. Do you still want to come with us?”

“Yes, actually, we were thinking of continuing into the mountain as well. It just happens that we can follow you,” he said happily.

Seeing that they were determined to keep going, Li Yiyi didn’t say anything more. She finally told them, “Alright then. Prepare yourselves. We’ll probably depart in half an hour.”

Perhaps due to the animal-repellent incense, they were relatively safe in this deep mountain forest.

As dusk approached, they set up camp near a water source.

Everyone was assigned tasks, and Li Yiyi’s task was to gather firewood.

Seeing his wife going into the forest to gather firewood, Jiang Hong immediately followed to help.

In the deep mountains, dry trees were abundant, and they quickly gathered a large bundle of firewood.

Just then, the eerie howls of wolves echoed through the forest, making the already dim night even more unsettling.

Li Yiyi raised an eyebrow at the sound and looked at her husband, who had been watching over her. “Jiang Hong, we can’t keep going deeper. You heard those wolf howls, right? The further we go, the more carnivorous beasts we’ll encounter. We have the animal-repellent incense, but it won’t last long. If it runs out, we could easily become prey for these beasts.”

“Sweetheart, just say what you want to say. I’ll listen to you,” Jiang Hong said, cutting her off mid-sentence.