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"Don't worry, I checked it over and over again last night, and there basically shouldn't be any problems."

"Alright, then let's set out now. From here to that plaza, it should take us about 10 minutes to arrive."

Both of them nodded, and then they followed him and left from here.

At this time, it wasn't even dawn yet.

Even the moon and the stars were still visible.

However, it must be said that the air here is still very fresh.

Although it does feel a bit cold.

Just after coming out, Lin Yi felt a gust of wind blowing over, and it was the kind of bone-chilling cold wind.

Yesterday afternoon it hadn't been so cold, it seems, just as the hunter had said, the temperature difference here between morning and evening is indeed very large.

"Did you both bring the clothes to fend off the cold?"

He turned around and then spoke to the two of them.

"Don't worry, everything's ready, I'm even wearing a down jacket."

"Good, that's good."

He nodded, but still felt as if something had been left undone.

Lin Yi's mind kept on this thought as they now arrived at the plaza.

There was absolutely no one on the plaza, and no shadow of anyone could be seen.

"Big brother, what's going on?"

Hei Lang quietly moved forward, then checked the time—it was exactly 3:55.

He wanted to say, why hadn't the hunter arrived yet; if they were supposed to leave on time at 4 AM, he should have arrived here a few minutes earlier, at the very least.

Only then would he feel that this person was somewhat reliable.

"No worries, let's wait a bit more patiently, we haven't reached the agreed time yet, have we?"

"Big brother, this guy wouldn't deceive us, right? Also, we gave him so much money yesterday; if he fled from here overnight with his wife and children, where would we even begin to look for him?"

This had been Hei Lang's worry the entire night yesterday.

He had mentioned this issue to Ling'er, and to be honest, Ling'er also felt that giving all the money to him was indeed an impulsive move.

"I'm telling you, don't measure my gentleman's stomach with your petty heart."

Just then, a voice suddenly floated over.

They quickly turned their heads to look and, unexpectedly, a shadowy figure emerged from the corner.

He carried a long object on his back. Although it was too dark to see clearly, they could guess that it was probably the hunting rifle he was carrying.

Besides this, there was a satchel by his side, and what was inside that no one could tell.

"Hehe, sorry about that, I just didn't see you, and they were making irresponsible remarks here, right? When did you arrive?"

"I've been here since 3:30, and I took the time to observe the weather, the stars, and today's wind direction. I feel that we should take a detour into the mountains today."

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"What I mean is, the previously planned mountain path we thought to take, I'm afraid we can no longer use it, because heading in that direction would lead us into severe weather."

"What? Severe weather? Then what should we do?"

"It's okay, there's another way we can go. Just follow me when the time comes."

"Oh, right, I haven't mentioned it yet, but I have a map here, which I obtained through much difficulty."

Only at this moment did he take out this precious map and then handed it over to the hunter.

After hesitating for a moment, the hunter accepted it with some uncertainty.

The mountains were always unpredictable; how could a map of it even exist?

The hunter opened the flashlight, unfolded the map, and took a glance.

The details could be said to be very clear, even specifying the exact locations of swamps, their directions, and the range of their size—everything was annotated.

"Where did you get this from?"

"That's not something you need to worry about. What I want to know is, can it be of any use?"

"Of course, it can. Combined with the map in my head and this paper map, I tell you, we shouldn't take any wrong turns on this trip."

"Good, that's a relief."

This assurance was like a soothing pill for Lin Yi.

He had been worried that they would keep wandering around, unable to find their way out of these mountains.

Now, with a guide and this map, the matter seemed all but settled.

The group walked for roughly half an hour.

Gradually, they came upon a deserted grassland.

Looking back, the town had fallen into the distance and even into darkness, making its existence practically invisible.

"Once we cross this grassland, and then move forward, we'll be able to reach the foot of the mountain."

"This grassland?"

Seeing this, Lin Yi hesitated.

The grassland seemed overgrown; the grass was at least as tall as a person.

He truly didn't know what might be lurking within.

If there was something hidden that suddenly attacked, their mobility and their ability to defend themselves would be compromised.

"Don't worry, even if there is something in there, it should just be small inevitable animals, and I can handle them. Come here."

As he spoke, he waved and finally took out a torch from his bag.

It was a common torch that Lin Ye had seen before.

However, what surprised him was that the torch's head was wrapped with cloth, and the cloth was coated with a layer of light green powder.

Then, using a lighter, he swiftly ignited the torch.

They could see a wisp of Qing Yan smoke rising from the head of the torch.

At the same time, he smelled a kind of stimulating scent—indescribable.

"What is this?"

"It's for driving away game. With it, snakes and small animals won't even dare to approach, so we need it to lead us to the base of the mountain."

"So with this thing, does it mean we can keep going with it all the way?"