The elderly guide refused directly and firmly.

Zhou Zhijie looked at another guide.

The guide, who was less than forty years old, seemed a little excited at the moment and asked: "Miss Zhou, is it really true that you are paid half a million yuan?"

"Yes." Zhou Zhijie smiled.

The man didn't hesitate and nodded immediately: "Okay, I'll follow!"

Five hundred thousand is a huge sum of money for his family.

The elderly guide next to him kindly persuaded the other party not to be so impulsive. The degree of danger in the forbidden area was something that others could not understand.

But the younger guide still chose to follow Zhou Zhijie.

There is danger, but he thought of the saying that wealth can be gained through danger.

For five hundred thousand, in order for his wife who was paralyzed in bed at home to receive good treatment, he had to take this risk.

Seeing that he agreed, Zhou Zhijie looked at the elderly guide and asked, "Are you really not going? I said I will do my best to ensure your safety."

The elderly guide shook his head and wanted to say something else to persuade Zhou Zhijie. After all, the forbidden area was really dangerous, and the legendary evil thing was really terrifying.

But Zhou Zhijie didn't want the older guide to say more, lest it affect the confidence of a group of people, so she took the initiative to interrupt: "Well, I won't force you. You found the location of Yantan for us. I want to thank you for this."

"Li Zhuang, this is one of my bank cards. Take it with you and accompany him out of Gongtianshan. When you get out, take 100,000 yuan as a reward for him."

Zhou Zhijie ordered.

The matter of the guide was thus decided.

After all, there is a guide who is willing to follow me, so I don’t have to worry about getting lost while traveling in the Gongtian Mountains.

Immediately, Zhou Zhijie looked at Young Master Su and others again, and said kindly: "Everyone, the guide also talked about the situation before. Going to Yantan this time is very dangerous. It is possible that my people will not be able to cover everything by then, and we will all take you."

Protect it, so you should go back, my bodyguards will be responsible for escorting you."

One of the reasons why she did not refuse when this group of young men insisted on following them was because she knew that most of these young men could not endure hardship and would choose to quit halfway.

She wasn't even halfway through the journey yet, but she had an opportunity to get these young men to quit, so she took advantage of it.

It is impossible for her to bring all these young men to Yantan. Once such danger occurs, no one will care about this group of people, and they may all die.

"Miss Zhou, I will follow you here without hesitation. No matter how dangerous it is, I will choose to follow you."

After Zhou Zhijie finished speaking, Mr. Su immediately expressed his stance, with a very determined expression on his face.

"That place is indeed dangerous. If there is no one to protect you, let me tell you straight. With your strength, you cannot protect yourself." Mr. Long said.

No one thought he was pouring cold water on him deliberately. One of the young men asked: "What will be the consequences if you can't protect yourself?"

Mr. Long shook his head and fell silent.

The atmosphere suddenly became more depressing than before.

Many of the young masters have calmed down. They followed Mr. Su here mainly because they wanted to witness Zhou Zhijie's grace along the way, and they also regarded the trip to Gongtian Mountain as an outing in the wild.

But now, more than one person told them that if they followed, their lives might be lost if they encountered danger. They had to carefully weigh the gains and losses.

"What do you mean? Running away from the battlefield?"

Young Master Su felt something was wrong and immediately turned to ask his companion behind him.

Several people hesitated, but finally a fat man stood up and said: "I'm sorry, Mr. Su, we are too timid to follow."

"You guys are so good..." Mr. Su was furious.

Zhou Zhijie interrupted Mr. Su's words and said to Mr. Su with a smile: "Don't blame them, they chose to leave. This is what Mr. Long and I want to see. To be honest, Mr. Su, you should also quit."

The Zhou family she belongs to is not afraid of trouble, but if Mr. Su, the mayor's son, dies in Gongtian Mountain, there will be some trouble.

"No, Miss Zhou, I'm not afraid of danger. My father said that I lack training. This trip to Yantan is a good opportunity to train me."

Mr. Su said seriously.

Zhou Zhijie did not expect that Mr. Su would be so determined, and Mr. Long advised at this time: "Master Su, you can practice at any time, but the danger will be great once you get started. This kind of practice is not suitable for you."

"Anyway, I have decided to go with Miss Zhou. If you don't let me, I will follow behind."

Mr. Su expressed his stance again.

Neither Zhou Zhijie nor Mr. Long could persuade him any more.

Mr. Su asked his companions to follow him, but not all of them were of the same mind as him. Some of them simply shook their heads and chose to quit.

Even Liu Zihui was a little hesitant.

In the end, only Liu Zihui and another young master decided to follow Mr. Su and continue walking forward.

Liu Zihui is not just trying to be strong. If he can successfully come back with Mr. Su this time, he and his father will have a closer relationship with Mr. Su, and even get closer to Mayor Su.

"Li Zhuang, please order two more people, and the three of them will escort them away."

Zhou Zhijie gave the order.

Soon, the three bodyguards carried things on their backs, took the elderly guide, and the young master who withdrew, and returned along the original route.

There are only eight bodyguards left on Zhou Zhijie's side, plus Su Shao, Liu Zihui and their companions, as well as herself, Mr. Long and a guide, for a total of fourteen people.

Zhou Zhijie glanced at Daozhang Luo and Wang Lun and knew that there were sixteen people in total. With so many people, they could be considered a quite powerful team.

As for whether Daozhang Luo and Wang Lun wanted to go to Yantan, she didn't even ask them for their opinions. Anyway, they had to go with them if they didn't want to go!

"Let's go now."

Zhou Zhijie said.

Under the leadership of the guide, the team changed direction and set off towards the location of Yantan.

In the next three days, a group of sixteen people walked around and finally entered the true hinterland of Gongtian Mountain.

Young Master Su and the other three young masters were so tired that they almost collapsed and lost more than ten kilograms. Even Young Master Su himself felt a little regretful. He insisted on staying before, mainly because he wanted to leave a good impression on Zhou Zhijie. Now he really understood.

For the sake of a woman, and a woman who was basically impossible to kiss Fangze, he made a somewhat hasty decision.

But there is no turning back when the bow is drawn.

If he wanted to quit at this time, he would have no shame to do so.

What made him hate him endlessly was that Wang Lun, the man he wanted to teach a lesson to, had been eating well and sleeping soundly these days, with a rosy complexion and full of energy.

He was puzzled. Wang Lun didn't look stronger than him, so how could he have such good physical strength?

However, what comforted him was that along the way, Wang Lun and Daozhang Luo were still not welcomed by Zhou Zhijie. He could vaguely feel that these two people were coerced by Zhou Zhijie and were intended to be used by Zhou Zhijie.

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Therefore, maybe after arriving in the dangerous place of Yantan, Zhou Zhijie would bring great misfortune to Wang Lun without him finding a way to teach Wang Lun a lesson.

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"Ms. Zhou, according to the map, we have arrived at the area marked by the red circle."

At around ten o'clock that morning, the guide took the map and said to Zhou Zhijie.

Zhou Zhijie was overjoyed and immediately ordered the bodyguards: "Disperse and let me search for you immediately!"

She is domineering, like an extremely powerful queen.

After the bodyguards all set off, she looked at Daoist Luo again and glanced past him. Anyway, Mr. Long was responsible for keeping an eye on Daoist Luo and was not afraid of the two men escaping.

Director Luo remained calm and whispered in a voice that only Wang Lun could hear: "We have already alerted my fellow disciples."

After cross-examination, Wang Lun found out that there are currently only three people in the Qianfa Sect where Master Luo belongs, including a senior brother and a junior brother, and the three of them have similar cultivation levels.

Not long after Luo Daozhang finished speaking, as expected, there was a faint quarrel coming from the front left. The sound was very small, but the direction could be discerned.

"That's it." Mr. Long became excited for the first time, with a rare expression of excitement on his feminine face.

"Follow me, hurry up."

Zhou Zhijie was afraid that Master Luo and Wang Lun would take the opportunity to escape, so she shouted at them.

Mr. Long was also urging from the side, and Wang Lun and Daozhang Luo walked forward.

After advancing for more than twenty meters, no one else felt anything, including Mr. Long, but Wang Lun had already noticed a change in the air.

The air before was no different from that in other woods. To use a slogan often seen in TV commercials, the oxygen ion concentration is high and the air is fresh.

But now, he noticed a trace of hot breath coming from the direction where someone was quarreling.

It seems that Yantan is indeed not a simple place and contains great dangers.

As I was walking, a scream sounded from in front of me. After the scream, the sound stopped suddenly.

Zhou Zhijie's expression changed. The woman reacted quickly and said to herself: "Could it be that there are competitors at Yantan who arrived before us and want to occupy Yantan?"

She guessed that the bodyguard sent out had probably been killed.

While marching quickly, other bodyguards also heard the sound and rushed over to join her. After walking for more than 20 meters, they finally saw an open area ahead.

This place is like a valley, but there are no trees, flowers or grass. The ground is bare, with only exposed black stones, and the environment is very monotonous.

Two Taoist priests in black robes stood facing them. One of the older Taoist priests held a sharp long sword in his hand, with blood still dripping from the sword.

At the feet of the two Taoist priests, a bodyguard was lying on the ground with his hands covering his abdomen. He had fainted but was still breathing.

Wang Lun and Taoist priest Luo were caught in the crowd. Because of their continuous rush, they looked much "miserable" than usual when sleeping in the open air. The two Taoist priests on the opposite side focused their attention on Zhou Zhijie, the leader.

I didn't recognize Taoist Luo immediately.
Chapter completed!