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Chapter 747 Entering the Mountain Crack, What You See Can Also Be Illusory

When the guests, who were still searching for Jiang Hanying, were reminded by the staff to look up at the stone wall, they only saw a figure nimbly flipping over a protruding rock.

Yuan Chaoyu, disregarding his image, tilted his head back and shouted, "Jiang Hanying!"

The figure on the rock paused, then a somewhat guilty head peeked out, "I just came up to take a look, I'll be right back down, you guys go ahead with your work."

After saying that, he ducked his head, and with the stone blocking his view, he could no longer be seen at all.

Yuan Chaoyu: "..."

Even monkeys aren't as active as this person!

Looking at the spot where Jiang Hanying disappeared, Chi Song suddenly spoke up: "Those two people just now seemed to have come down from this direction."

Yuan Chaoyu frowned upon hearing this. "I thought she had given up."

I didn't expect they were holding back a big surprise.

Guan Jing could tell from their conversation that even though the two had run away, the little shadow was still thinking about finding out where the two had come from.

"Is there a hole in that rock? I don't see the little shadow climbing any further."

Yue Zhuo gave a soft "hmm," and said, "Yes, there are records that this mountain has experienced two earthquakes, one large and one small. It was originally a single, intact mountain wall, but it was shaken into its current state. The waterfall also appeared after the first major earthquake. There are actually many cracks of varying sizes on the rock wall, but most of them are hidden by fallen rocks or plants, so we can't see them. We can only discover them when we get close."

Guan Jing smiled and looked at Yue Zhuo, "Little Zhuo knows so much!"

Yue Zhuo scratched his head sheepishly, "I was naughty when I was little and liked to explore everywhere."

Children from the countryside can really run all over the mountains and rivers within a ten-mile radius.

If I had a bicycle, I could go even further.

[So, the story about those two people gathering herbs is probably nonsense. The question then becomes: what were they actually doing?]

[Didn't Jiang Hanying climb up herself to find the answer?]

[This guy is really... Couldn't he have strapped on a portable camera before going up there? Let me see for myself.]

[If we really wanted to ask the crew for a portable camera, we wouldn't be able to go up there; the answer would be that it's dangerous and we can't go up.]

[This rock face must be almost perpendicular to the ground, and there haven't been any safety measures taken. If the production team knew, they'd be crazy to let her go up there.]

So I had to sneak up there.

I saw Chi Songgang try to climb up, but the staff stopped him.

[Staff: I wasn't paying attention to the one in front for a moment, and they still want to go up? No way!]

Where's the drone?

[It seems like I only brought one with me on this trip up the mountain, and it got damaged and fell into the water.]

So, we can only wait for Jiang Hanying to finish exploring up there and come down herself?

That's correct.

The people below the waterfall could only continue tidying up while waiting anxiously.

Jiang Hanying had already slipped into the crevice in the mountain wall, which was half hidden by plants growing horizontally between the cliffs and half by rubble rolling down from above.

When you first go in, there is sunlight shining in at an angle, but after you turn a corner, the space suddenly becomes dark, and if you pay close attention, you can feel a cool breeze blowing out from inside.

She picked up a small pebble from the ground and threw it deeper into the crack, listening intently to the sound of the pebble bouncing through the crevice. After a while, the sound disappeared, and the inside of the crack returned to silence.

“It’s pretty deep.”

After hesitating for a moment, Jiang Hanying took out her phone, turned on the flashlight, and walked further inside.

After winding and turning, sometimes going up and sometimes down, and sometimes having to crouch down because the top was too low, after not knowing how far away from the crack, a faint light finally appeared in front of us, along with the sound of dripping water.

After stepping over a large rock blocking the road, a small hollow area in the mountainside came into view.

There are several thin cracks above, through which light shines and water drips, forming a clear puddle about one meter in diameter on the ground. The stones in the puddle have been pierced by the water dripping.

Jiang Hanying also discovered traces that someone had stayed there.

As expected, it's the same uncle and nephew from before.

However, it seems that this is the end of that crack.

Undeterred, she circled the cave again, finding only the crack she had come from and the few above her head.

But the crack overhead was so narrow that only light and water could pass through; a person definitely couldn't climb up. There must be another way.

The little stone that was thrown earlier definitely traveled farther than her.

Wait.

Jiang Hanying's gaze fell on the puddle on the ground that she had noticed as soon as she entered.

He crouched down and reached his hand into the water.

Actually, you can tell something is wrong as soon as your hand touches the water.

What the eyes see can also be false.

This puddle is just a mirror-like device.

It's just unclear whether it's a natural formation or if someone deliberately designed it this way to obscure the view of visitors by taking advantage of the light and terrain.

Just as she was about to jump down to see what was below, she faintly heard someone calling her name. She picked up her phone, which was on a rock next to the puddle, and saw that more than half an hour had passed.

After hesitating for a moment, he got up and walked back.

Everything outside should be packed up, and the main force should be heading back.

Fine, at worst she can come over alone tonight to find out what's going on.

Return via the same route.

As soon as Jiang Hanying poked her head out from the big rock, she met Yuan Chaoyu's expressionless eyes.

"I'll get off right now, I'll get off right now."

After saying that, he slid down the mountainside, which was about ten meters above the ground, in less than two minutes.

Yuan Chaoyu, who watched her movements while clutching his chest the whole time, was speechless.

Suddenly I felt a little sorry for Instructor Li.

I've been stuck with a girlfriend who's fearless and mischievous like a monkey.

This must be as thrilling as a roller coaster ride for your heart!

"Did you find anything?"

"It's quite deep inside."

Yuan Chaoyu, who was waiting for Jiang Hanying to continue, but after waiting for a while, still heard nothing, asked: "...That's it?"

Jiang Hanying shrugged. "I didn't go any further in because I was afraid you'd worry."

Yuan Chaoyu pursed his lips. "Then let's leave it at that. Those two people went up the mountain to collect herbs without permission, and after being exposed, they even used sharp weapons on innocent people." He glanced at the innocent person in front of him who had kicked someone into the water in retaliation. "And it happened during a live broadcast, which had a very bad impact. The production team has already called the police, and the local police and the mountain protection team will handle the rest."

Jiang Hanying nodded readily: "Mhm."

This time, Yuan Chaoyu was taken aback. Why did she feel that there was a trap when the answer was so readily given?

Jiang Hanying blinked when she saw her looking over.

Look into my sincere, big eyes.

Yuan Chaoyu: "..."

What a rascal!

Really satisfied.

The journey back was not tiring because of the frequent stops along the way, but it was almost four o'clock in the afternoon by the time we got back to Xunwei Xiaozhu.

Upon returning, they didn't rest but cooperated with the police who had arrived to take statements from each of them as the parties involved.

As someone who had direct contact with those two people, Jiang Hanying was fortunate enough to receive the longest interrogation time.

By the time she was the last to emerge from the small room where the statement was taken, the sun was already about to set.

Guan Jing and the others were only asked a few simple questions before the matter was over. They had already washed up, changed into clean clothes, and gathered in the kitchen to prepare the mushrooms and black truffles they had picked.

Seeing Jiang Hanying come out looking dejected, Guan Jing waved her hand with a smile, "Go upstairs and wash up, then come down for black truffle hot pot!"

Jiang Hanying's eyes immediately brightened again, and she nodded emphatically: "Yes!"

When it comes to eating, she's not tired at all!
(End of this chapter)