Maoshan World: The young marshal starts!

Chapter 294 Old Bear Ridge

"I wonder what brings you to Xiangyin, young marshal? If there is anything my Chen family can do to help, please don't hesitate to ask. My Chen family will do everything in our power."

Chen Tianqiong spoke again, and she began to have some thoughts of getting on Guan Shaoqing's good side.

After all, Guan Shaoqing's status and position are what they are. If the Chen family can really establish a relationship with Guan Shaoqing, the benefits are self-evident. They might even be able to follow Guan Shaoqing to create a new world.

Most importantly, through this conversation, Chen Tianqiong could sense that Guan Shaoqing seemed to have a good impression of the Chen family and didn't seem to have any resistance or aversion towards them.

"I have heard that there is a treasure land called Ping Mountain in Xiangyin, which contains countless treasures."

Guan Shaoqing said with a smile.

"The young marshal is also here for the treasures of the Yuan Tomb in Ping Mountain?!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Tianqiong was startled, and the expression in his eyes changed slightly, because Chen Yulou and his Xieling lineage had set off earlier for the treasures inside the Pingshan Yuan Tomb.

If Guan Shaoqing also came for this reason, it would undoubtedly conflict with the purpose of the Unloading Ridge faction.

"The young marshal also came for the treasures inside Ping Mountain."

Chen Tianqiong immediately asked as well.

Guan Shaoqing smiled and shook his head: "Gold and silver treasures don't hold much appeal for this young marshal. I don't lack such things. However, I've heard that besides gold and silver treasures, there are also many evil spirits and other dirty things hidden in that Bottle Mountain. This young marshal is quite interested."

"The young marshal has come to slay demons and monsters?" Chen Tianqiong was surprised again, but then she thought of the rumors about Guan Shaoqing's identity as a disciple of Maoshan and his life story, and she couldn't help but believe it a little.

Besides his noble status and great strength, this young marshal from eastern Guangdong also possessed a heart dedicated to vanquishing evil spirits, judging from his life story.

At the same time, Chen Tianqiong believed that the gold and silver treasures Guan Shaoqing mentioned did not hold much appeal for him.

Since Guan Shaoqing was already incredibly wealthy, such gold and silver treasures couldn't possibly be very attractive to him.

"I see. Young Marshal, your benevolence and righteousness are unparalleled. I admire you greatly."

Chen Tianqiong immediately expressed her admiration, and then thought of Chen Yulou, who had already led the team to set off.

"In that case, this old man has a favor to ask of the young marshal?"

"Old Chen, please speak freely."

"My good-for-nothing son had previously led the Xieling people to join forces with the warlord Luo Laowai to set off for Ping Mountain to rob the great tomb inside. However, Ping Mountain is dangerous. With his limited abilities, it would be like seeking victory in danger. Moreover, Luo Laowai is not a kind person. Cooperating with him is like asking a tiger for its skin. Even if we obtain the treasure in the mountain, it is hard to guarantee that he will not have the idea of ​​keeping it all for himself."

"So if the young marshal goes to Ping Mountain and encounters my good-for-nothing son and sees him in danger, I am certain that the young marshal will save his life. In return, if the young marshal ever needs the help of the Chen family, the Chen family will never hesitate to help, no matter what."

Chen Tianqiong stood up and solemnly bowed to Guan Shaoqing, pleading, for he was, after all, her only son, and she couldn't rest easy about him.

"Old Master Chen, you are too kind. Chief Chen is a hero with a kind heart. He risked his life to go down Ping Mountain to retrieve the treasures to help the people. Such a benevolent act, if I were to encounter any danger on this trip, I would certainly not stand idly by."

Guan Shaoqing smiled and said that he had a good impression of Chen Yulou. Although he was the leader of the tomb raiders, he was not the kind of evil person. On the contrary, he was kind and righteous. When he saw that the people were poor, he opened his granaries to distribute grain to help them. He did not hesitate to exhaust his own granaries. This shows his benevolent heart.

Chen Yulou deserves to be saved simply because of his actions in helping the people.

If it weren't for my favorable impression of Chen Yulou.

Guan Shaoqing would no longer take the initiative to visit Chen Tianqiong at the Chen family.

They then sat at the Chen family's house for a while longer.

Guan Shaoqing took his leave.

the other side.

After Chen Yulou and his group set off, their progress was slow due to the large number of people and the amount of equipment they carried.

So after leading the main force for more than half an hour, Chen Yulou, along with several core members including Hua Maguai, Hong Gu, and Kunlun, joined forces with Luo Laowai and a few trusted confidants to break away from the main force and quickly head towards Ping Mountain.

Ping Mountain is located deep in Laoxiong Ridge, Xiangyin County.

Laoxiongling is a towering mountain range in Xiangyin with an altitude of thousands of meters. Its terrain is extremely steep and it serves as a natural barrier.

After separating from the main group, Chen Yulou and his group went to a Miao village on the outskirts of Laoxiongling to inquire about Laoxiongling and Pingshan inside. Through a Miao boy in the village who spoke fluent Mandarin, they learned that Pingshan deep in Laoxiongling was a forbidden area for them.

Legend has it that not only are there various poisonous insects and ferocious beasts inside, but there is also a vampire zombie king that comes out to suck blood every once in a while. Many people from Miao villages who have entered Ping Mountain have never returned alive.

The Miao boy then told Chen Yulou and his group a legend that the vampire king was a great general from the Yuan Dynasty who had killed many people in his lifetime and turned into a zombie after death. During this time, Chen Yulou took out a bronze plaque and asked the Miao boy if he recognized it; the plaque was from the Yuan Dynasty.

After seeing the bronze plaque, the Miao boy told Chen Yulou and his group that it was very common in the village and that many people who came into the mountains had seen it.

"Damn it, it seems I was right after all. There definitely is a Yuan Dynasty general's tomb in that Ping Mountain!"

Hearing the Miao boy's words, Luo Laowai couldn't help but feel happy and excited.

A smile also appeared on Chen Yulou's face.

The information they had received was that there was a tomb of a Yuan Dynasty general in Ping Mountain, and what the Miao boy was saying at this moment almost perfectly matched the information they had received.

Combining these two approaches...

It can be basically confirmed that there must be a tomb of a Yuan Dynasty general in Ping Mountain.

The Yuan Dynasty also had a tradition of elaborate burials, so if it were the tomb of a great general from the Yuan Dynasty, it would certainly contain many valuable items.

"Boss, that kid just said that the Yuan Dynasty general turned into a vampire king. Could that be true too?"

Hong Gu couldn't help but feel a little worried.

If that Yuan Dynasty general really did turn into a vampire king, it would be no joke. Ordinary zombies are easy to deal with, but if you encounter a powerful zombie, it would be absolutely terrifying.

"A mere vampire zombie king? Putting aside whether what this Miao boy said is true or not, even if it is true, with so many of us and so many bombs and guns, what zombie king can't we blast it to pieces?"

Luo Laowai didn't care at all when he heard this. In his opinion, no matter what zombie king he was talking about, as long as they blocked his way to get rich, he would crush them all. After all, he had so many soldiers and guns under his command, unlike the White Snake.

"Commander Luo is right. Regardless of whether that Yuan Dynasty general really turned into a zombie, even if he did, we have enough people and equipment to deal with him."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yulou nodded confidently. As the current leader of the Unloading Ridge faction, he had naturally been to many tombs before and had encountered many unclean things like zombies, but he had dealt with them all. Therefore, Chen Yulou was not too worried about this.

“This Miao boy speaks good Mandarin and is unusually familiar with Laoxiongling. We just happen to need a guide.”

Then Chen Yulou said with a smile.

"Hey, I understand."

Luo Laowai immediately grinned maliciously.

"Don't threaten or intimidate people."

Hong Gu saw this and said.

After some discussion, Chen Yulou and his group successfully hired the Miao ethnic minority boy and his companions to act as their guides using some salt.
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"Ahead is the inn where Aunt Mouse lives. After crossing the mountain behind the inn, you can see Ping Mountain."

At sunset.

The Miao boy led Chen Yulou and his group to a large mountain deep in the Old Bear Ridge and pointed to a zigzag path at the foot of the mountain.

However, when his gaze fell upon the ancestral hall, the Miao boy couldn't help but show a hint of fear on his face.

"But we can't go to that restaurant. I heard from the old folks in the village that Aunt Rat is a rat spirit who eats people."

Neither Chen Yulou nor Luo Laowai paid much attention to what the Miao boy said.

"Damn it, what rat spirits or what rat spirits? If they dare to show their faces in front of me, I'll blow them all out of the bag. President Chen, I think that place is a good spot. We can stay there tonight and then cross over to attack Ping Mountain after the main force arrives tomorrow."

Luo Laowai spoke up.

"Then let's do as Commander Luo says."

Chen Yulou nodded, and with the matter settled, the group headed straight for the banquet hall.

During this time, the Miao boy looked scared and kept trying to persuade the others not to go to the temple.

However, people's words carry little weight, and the Miao youth's words naturally could not sway Chen Yulou and Luo Laowai's decision. During the conversation, Luo Laowai, annoyed by the Miao youth's nagging, simply pulled out his gun, and the Miao youth immediately dared not say another word.

And so the group walked directly into the archives.

(End of this chapter)