Under One Person: Feng Shui Master, I Will Protect the Mountains and Rivers with My Own Body

At the foot of Changbai Mountain lies Erdaobaihezi.

This small town, which relies on tourism for its livelihood, is filled with the scent of pine needles and the aroma of roasted cold noodles, a specialty of Northeast China, even when it's not peak season.

Yan Sen, his two companions, and Ding Shian, in order to avoid potential informants, forgot to take their company car and instead had the company send five identical Jinbei vans to play "Snake" on the highway as cover. They themselves, on their own two legs, managed to crawl out of the mountains.

At this moment, the four of them were squatting on a curb on the edge of the town, resting.

"Wood, I can tolerate everything else, but we need to get this straight."

Xu Si, with an unlit cigarette dangling from his mouth and a look of deep resentment on his face, pointed at Yan Sen's nose and began to spew insults: "Your team's roles are unreasonable! Utterly unreasonable! Lao Ding is a warrior, Bao Bao is an assassin, and you're a support, so why do I become a front-line tank to absorb damage?"

Yan Sen was chugging a bottle of mineral water when he heard this. He wiped his mouth and said matter-of-factly, "Brother Xu, isn't it obvious? Have you ever played Legend of Mir? You're like the dog summoned by the Taoist priest. If it doesn't take damage, who will? Are you expecting the delicate Taoist priest to go and fight hand-to-hand?"

"throat--"

Ding Shian, who was drinking water next to him, suddenly spat it out and choked, coughing violently.

He looked at Xu Si's face, which turned green instantly, and although he felt it was unfair, he couldn't help but want to laugh.

"You little bastard, who are you calling a dog?!"

Xu Si, in a low voice, was furious. He threw his cigarette on the ground, rolled up his sleeves, and was ready to fight: "My skills are all about control and damage output, a true mage! Your Golden Light Spell is as tough as a turtle shell, it can't even be smashed by a car. If you're not in the front row, who is? Stop pretending to be a weak little white flower with me!"

"I'm not going." Yan Sen rolled his eyes, leaned back against a lamppost, and said, "I'm a feng shui master, the brains behind this operation. Have you ever seen a brain growing outside the head? Wouldn't that be a tumor?"

"Hey! You never say anything nice, do you? Fine, today I'll show you what a real mage is!"

As Xu Si spoke, he reached out to grab Yan Sen by the collar.

Yan Sen didn't even lift his eyelids, and pressed his left index finger, which was resting on his knee, down slightly.

"Buzz—"

An extremely subtle fluctuation, detectable only upon close proximity, erupted.

Spleen Earth, Gravity, Open!

Xu Si had just taken a step when he suddenly felt a weight on his shoulder, as if he had been carrying a 50-pound bag of rice out of thin air. He stumbled and almost prostrated himself before Yan Sen.

"Holy crap...you're playing dirty, aren't you?"

Xu Si, being a seasoned veteran, reacted instantly. He sneered, casually shoving one hand into his pocket, but in reality, his palm was facing outwards, activating his magnetic field!

"Come here, sir!"

Yan Sen felt a suction force pulling his legs toward Xu Si, causing him to lose his balance on the curb and his body to lurch to the side.

The two remained in an extremely strange posture—Xu Si was half-squatting as if he was about to start running, while Yan Sen was leaning to one side as if he was about to stage an accident.

In the air, two faint, invisible energies were pulling, colliding, and squeezing, stirring up dust that swirled around them.

Passersby looked at the two strange men staring at each other and cast pitying glances at them, thinking to themselves, "These two young men look quite energetic, how come they look like they're paralyzed?"

Ding Shian stood aside, looking at his two temporary teammates, feeling like his brain was throbbing.

He's starting to regret it and is starting to wonder if he's gotten himself into trouble.

Ding Shian originally thought that following Yan Sen and the others might lead him to some unparalleled masters, but along the way, he didn't encounter any masters and only suffered.

Feng Baobao, who was standing next to Ding Shian, seemed to see through his thoughts.

As she stuffed a peeled sausage into her mouth, her cheeks bulging, she mumbled, "It's nothing. These two sometimes do that; they're just silly."

She stretched out her greasy finger, pointed to her temple, and said earnestly, "Not as sharp as my brain. It'll be fine in a bit."

Ding Shian: "..."

He looked at Feng Baobao's face, which was dirty but still exquisite, and had a million complaints he wanted to make, but didn't know where to begin.

You're brilliant, you're the brightest one.

Who can be as quick-witted as you?

Ding Shian closed his eyes in pain, the scene from last night flashing through his mind.

To avoid the main road, Yan Sen suggested taking the mountain forest route.

Normally, for experts like them, crossing mountains and valleys is no different from walking on flat ground.

But the problem lies with Feng Baobao.

This woman passed by a bear den and insisted that she smelled honey, so she went inside to try and steal some.

Instead of finding any honey, they woke up a family of three black bears who were sleeping.

The mother bear chased them across three mountains like a madwoman!

With Ding Shian's skills, he could easily knock a bear unconscious with a single slap.

But Yan Senfei said that it was a nationally protected animal, and that damaging it would not only be illegal but also easily discovered, so he absolutely forbade him to do anything and he could only run away.

Having finally shaken off the bear, Feng Baobao grabbed a white-browed viper as thick as an arm from the grass and insisted on wearing it around her neck as a scarf, saying that it was hot and this would keep her cool.

That snake had a bad temper; it would open its mouth and bite.

If Ding Shian hadn't reacted quickly and used his escape technique to shield her, they wouldn't be heading to Changbai Mountain Tianchi now, but to the emergency room at Changbai Mountain Central Hospital!

Who is to blame for all of this?!

"Alright, Brother Xu, stop fooling around."

Yan Sen, seeing that he had succeeded, dispelled the gravity field, dusted off his pants, and stood up. "Have you all rested enough? It'll be dark soon. We need to get down to business."

Xu Si, having won over the man's favor, snorted, "This is a draw. If you dare call me a dog again, I'll pull your pants down and hang them on a tree."

The four of them tidied up their belongings and headed towards the entrance of the Changbai Mountain scenic area.

Although it is the off-season, there are still many tourists coming and going at the entrance of the scenic area.

"Have you all bought your tickets?"

At the ticket gate, a woman in uniform stopped them and looked the strange group of four up and down.

A student carrying a canvas bag, a slovenly white-haired man, a slovenly girl, and a man with a short haircut.

They don't look like proper tourists at all.

"Buy tickets? We need to buy tickets again?"

Ding Shian was stunned for a moment.

For a master of his caliber, entering and leaving the mountains is usually a breeze. When has he ever walked through the main gate?

"Nonsense, how can you get in without a ticket? It's sixty yuan per person, insurance is extra." The older woman rolled her eyes.

"Oh dear, ma'am, it's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding!"

Xu Si immediately put on a smiling face, his change of expression faster than flipping through a book. He skillfully pulled a black leather ID book from his pocket and slammed it onto the counter.

"We're from the Forestry Bureau, and these are our credentials. We've been sent here to conduct an ecological survey. You see, it's all for our work."

As Xu Si spoke, he winked at Yan Sen and Feng Baobao.

Yan Sen and Feng Baobao also cooperated by taking out the fake certificates they had prepared in advance from their pockets.

Xu Si had someone make it overnight to cover up his identity. After all, while the All-Access ID is useful in the world of supernatural beings, it's not as useful as the Forestry Bureau's ID for ordinary people.

The older woman took the documents with suspicion and looked them over.

It has a steel stamp, a photo, and a serial number—everything you could need; it looks just like the real thing.

"Alright, go in." The older woman waved her hand and handed the ID back.

Xu Si raised an eyebrow at Yan Sen smugly and swaggered toward walking inside.

"Hey! Wait a minute!"

The eldest sister suddenly pointed at Ding Shian, who was walking at the back: "Where's his ID?"

Xu Si's steps froze.

broken.

Ding Shian joined the group halfway through; when Xu Si forged the documents, he wasn't even counted in the calculations!

The air fell silent for two seconds.

Ding Shian stood there, looking at his three teammates who had already "passed" the test, and then at the railing blocking his way. His resolute face was filled with confusion.

"Um... I'm a temporary worker," Ding Shian said tentatively.

"Even temporary workers need to buy tickets!" the woman said sternly. "No ID? Pay up! Sixty!"

Ding Shian sighed helplessly, resigning himself to his bad luck. He pulled a crumpled hundred-yuan bill from his pocket and handed it over.

"No need to look anymore," Ding Shian said generously.

"I don't have any change for you." The woman took the money, tore off a bill, and handed it to him, muttering, "This is really strange. Yesterday, a group of forestry bureau people went up there, saying they were checking for some kind of pest, and today another group is checking the ecology. Is your forestry bureau trying to boost its year-end performance? Running up the mountain in this freezing weather?"

He does not mean that.

Xu Si, who had been grinning, suddenly turned cold.

Yan Sen paused slightly as he was tidying his backpack, a glint of cyan-gold light flashing deep in his pupils.

Apart from Feng Baobao, who was still in a daze, the eyes of the other three quickly met in the air, and they exchanged information in an instant.

Yesterday? Forestry Bureau?

According to NaDuTong's intelligence, there is no record of other official departments getting involved.

Moreover, if it were a genuine forestry bureau, it would be impossible for them not to know that someone from Nadutong would be coming to help today.

Then, the identities of the group of people who went up yesterday are obvious.

"Hehe, big sister, it's almost the end of the year, and the inspections are very strict."

Xu Si casually picked up the conversation, offering the older woman a cigarette. Although she didn't take it, her expression softened considerably. "How many colleagues were there yesterday? We need to meet up with them so we don't get lost."

"There were only five or six of them, driving two SUVs. They looked pretty fierce and didn't talk much," the older woman recalled. "They just drove their cars in, saying it was a special permission."

"Alright, thanks a lot, big sister!"

Xu Si smiled and waved, leading everyone into the scenic area gate.

As soon as they turned the corner and were out of sight of the ticket gate, the four of them slowed down at the same time.

"It seems we were a step too late."

Yan Sen's voice was low and deep. "Five or six people, in specially approved vehicles. These Japanese devils and that wolf immortal should already have a trap set up up there, waiting for us."

"Moreover, since they were able to forge identities and swagger in, it means there might be an insider involved in the system here," Xu Si gritted his teeth. "They've cast a wide net."

"What's there to be afraid of?" Ding Shian cracked his knuckles, a glint of fighting spirit flashing in his eyes. "Since they're all up there, let's take them all at once. Saves us the trouble of searching the whole mountain."

Just then, Feng Baobao, who had been walking at the back, suddenly stopped.

She tugged at Xu Si's sleeve, her big eyes blinking rapidly, and a pained expression appeared on her face that was extremely affected, even a little exaggerated.

"Fourth brother, blockhead, I need to pee."

Feng Baobao said shyly, her legs crossed.

Xu Si and Yan Sen suddenly stopped in their tracks.

Someone is watching!

"Hey! You lazy girl, why are you always so lazy and peeing all the time!"

Xu Si immediately realized what was happening and complained loudly, his tone like that of a grumpy older brother taking his troublesome younger sister on a trip, "I told you to go to the toilet in town but you wouldn't, and now you need to go after only a few steps?"

"I couldn't hold it in anymore..." Feng Baobao said, sounding aggrieved.

"Alright, alright, Brother Xu, everyone needs to use the restroom."

Yan Sen smiled and smoothed things over, while putting his left hand in his pocket and tapping his index finger lightly on the seam of his pants twice.

【All things are connected by Qi】, open.

Although he didn't release his Qi over a large area to avoid alerting the enemy, he could still sense every movement within a hundred meters.

two.

In the woods at the ten o'clock position to the left, about eighty meters away, he was hiding behind an old pine tree, holding something that looked like binoculars.

The other one is behind a rock at one o'clock to the right rear, about 120 meters away. It is well-hidden and should be a sentry.

"Brother Ding, do you need to use the restroom?" Xu Si suddenly turned to look at Ding Shian, his eyes carrying a hint of suggestion.

Ding Shian was stunned for a moment, then suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

"I don't..." Ding Shian's words trailed off, "Uh... going is fine too. I'm feeling a bit bloated myself."

"Alright, we'll wait for you two here."

Yan Sen raised his wrist, glanced at the watch that had long since run out of battery and stopped, and said in a pretentious manner, "It's ten o'clock now. We have to get to Tianchi before one o'clock, otherwise it will be difficult to come down after dark. Hurry up."

As he spoke, he tapped his fingers lightly twice on the watch face.

One dot is at the ten o'clock position, and the other dot is at the one o'clock position.

Ding Shian and Feng Baobao exchanged a glance and nodded almost imperceptibly.

"Hey bro, your watch's stopped working, how are you supposed to tell the time?" Xu Si complained loudly from the side, trying to cover up the subtle shift in the atmosphere between them.

"If you have a clock in your heart, time will naturally follow you," Yan Sen said, spouting nonsense with a straight face.

"Okay, I'll be right back."

Ding Shian responded and turned to run towards the public restroom by the roadside.

Feng Baobao, clutching her stomach, followed without saying a word.

The two had just run into the corner of the bathroom when they vanished instantly.

It's like two drops of water merging into the ocean, without causing a ripple.

In the woods, the sentry with binoculars was observing Yan Sen and Xu Si, who remained in place, through the lens. He was also reporting in a low voice into his earpiece: "Of the four targets, two went to the restroom, and the remaining two are still here..."

Before he could finish speaking...

A small, cold hand had somehow landed on his shoulder.

"Hey bro, could you lend me some toilet paper?"

A clear but emotionless female voice rang in his ear.

The sentry froze, and just as he was about to turn around, he felt a chill on his neck.

Holy crap, I've encountered a ghost!

This was the last thought of the sentry before he fell into a coma.

Meanwhile, behind the rocks on the other side.

Ding Shian appeared above the sentry's head like a ghost. He made no fancy moves, simply slapping down with his palm.

The light enveloped his palm, locking all sounds and impacts within a one-meter radius.

The sentry didn't even utter a sound before collapsing to the ground, unconscious.

Less than three minutes had passed.

Ding Shian and Feng Baobao emerged from the woods and returned to the main road as if nothing had happened.

Ding Shian shook the dust off his hands, looking relaxed: "Ah, I feel so much lighter now that I've taken care of this."

Feng Baobao silently wiped the entrenching tool clean, put it back in her bag, and gave Yan Sen an "OK" sign.

"Feeling better now that you've taken care of things?" Yan Sen asked with a smile, but his eyes held a chill.

"I feel comfortable and refreshed." Ding Shian nodded.

"Alright, now that personal hygiene is taken care of, let's..."

Xu Si stood up, patted the dirt off his backside, exhaled the smoke from his mouth, and his eyes instantly became sharp as knives.

He looked at the winding mountain road leading to the summit, as if it were a path to a battlefield, a path of carnage.

"Let's go up the mountain."

Yan Sen slung his canvas bag over his shoulder and took the first step.

The instant his foot touched the step, with a "whoosh," fallen leaves were swept into the air.

The wind rises over Changbai Mountain.