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Uncle De walked to the back of the van and spread the stack of papers he was holding on the floor of the van!

By the dim light, Cao Tai could clearly see that it was a hand-drawn map, with contour lines, peaks, roads, vegetation and other markings clearly marked, and even the coordinate system and magnetic angle were included.

Uncle De took out a flashlight with a gauze covering the mirror, pushed the switch forward, and the flashlight, which could have been focused into a beam of light that could shine for 20 or 30 meters, seemed to be sealed by the gauze. Only a faint flash could be seen, blurring the light to a distance of two or three meters, and it could only illuminate a few figures. It was only slightly stronger than the starlight shining on the ground from high in the sky.

Uncle De pointed the flashlight at the map, its dim light illuminating it clearly. Xiao Fu squeezed in for a glance and exclaimed softly, "What a perfect hand-drawn military map!"

Uncle De grinned silently.

"Look!" Uncle De pointed to a spot on the map and said, "We're here now. The area marked on the right is Qibishan Cemetery!"

Hearing the sound, Gang Sheng, who was holding Cao Tai's left arm, looked up to the right. Under the starlight, a large area of ​​gray and white appeared in her eyes. Although it was summer, the whistling mountain wind and the cries of night owls in the distance, along with the swaying shadows all around, made her feel as if she were in the underworld.

Cao Tai felt his arm muscles suddenly being gripped tightly by several fingers. Gang Sheng stumbled and bumped into his arms, burying his head in the crook of his neck.

The commotion wasn't loud, but it still made several people look up.

Cao Tai reached out and hugged Gang Sheng tighter, while gently stroking her back with his other hand, and his tense body gradually relaxed.

"From here, vehicles can't go any further. You'll need to hike through this mountainous area. There are several trails that hikers often use." Uncle De slid his finger along several lines on the map. "This mountainous forest is about 5 kilometers in a straight line, but the hiking distance is over 10 kilometers. You'll pass through the Buffalo and Stone Ox hills, and beyond that is Sha Tin."

"You are definitely an elite!" Uncle De turned and pointed at Xiao Fu, then turned to Cao Tai with a mysterious expression on his face: "I can't tell how strong you are, but with you as the center of the group, I believe you are the strongest among the three of you."

"It's not even 9 o'clock yet. With your combined qualities, even with this girl in tow, I believe you can reach Sha Tin before dawn."

"As long as we move quickly, heading north to Tai Po and Sheung Shui, west to Kwai Chung and Tsuen Wan, and south to Kowloon, we can then lie low for a while and slowly consider where we can settle down."

"If it weren't for the fact that you killed human traffickers and snake catchers who exploit people, and the police only knocked them unconscious, I would have reported you myself! Hurry up and leave!" Uncle De folded the map again and slapped it into Xiao Fu's arms with a "smack," and handed him a blackout flashlight as well.

Xiao Fu looked up at Cao Tai.

Cao Tai shook his head slowly with a slight smile and said, "Thank you, Uncle De! We've basically memorized the map."

Looking up at the twinkling stars, even in this era before excessive industrialization, the starlight at night is still quite brilliant.

"The starlight is good tonight, enough to barely see the road, and your map clearly marked the route and several landmarks, so we should be able to cross safely."

After saying that, Cao Tai gently patted Gang Sheng's pert buttocks to make her let go, then walked up to Uncle De and handed him a stack of banknotes that was more than two fingers thick.

Uncle De looked down and, in the dim light of his flashlight, saw that it was banknotes. He said in a low voice, "What do you mean? You think I'm after your money?"

Cao Tai grabbed Uncle De's hand, and no matter how hard Uncle De struggled, Cao Tai's wrist was completely immobilized. He forcefully stuffed a wad of money into Uncle De's hand.

Cao Tai leaned closer and whispered, "Uncle De, I know you didn't help us for the money. If it were, you could have gotten more than ten or twenty thousand by reporting us to the police. But the elders have taken risks for us, so it's not too much to ask them for a cup of tea as a token of our appreciation!"

"Your tea is quite precious." Uncle De had given up struggling. "I won't say much more. I was also a member who fought under that banner back then. Although I've been gone for a long time, seeing you all at least reminds me of those war-torn years."

"Let's go!" Uncle De gently pushed Cao Tai's hand.

He turned around, grabbed Gang Sheng's hand, nodded slightly to Uncle De and the driver, and then nodded at Xiao Fu.

Xiao Fu said to Uncle De, "Goodbye, Uncle De, take care!"

Then he walked quickly toward the path, and Cao Tai pulled Gang Sheng to follow. Although Gang Sheng did not say anything, he still pulled Cao Tai and bowed slightly to Uncle De when he passed by Uncle De.

After walking several dozen meters, Cao Tai, regardless of whether Uncle De and the others could see him, turned around and waved behind him. Then, he half-squatted down and said to Gang Sheng, "Get on, you're not familiar with mountain paths at night, I'll carry you to make it faster!"

Upon hearing this, Gang Sheng didn't need to jump up; he simply bent down and lay on Cao Tai's back, gently wrapping his arms around his neck.

Cao Tai gently lifted the girl's thighs with his palms, then put both hands under her knees to support her body. Her weight of just over 100 pounds felt like carrying a rush, far less than the feeling of carrying 30 kilograms of weight while off-roading before.

It seems that time travel has a huge impact on physical fitness. A physique of 11 is not just a simple increase of 10% compared to the peak physique of 10 for ordinary people. Based on his own before and after comparison, Cao Tai believes that adding one point to a physique of 10 almost doubles physical fitness, and his bones and tendons seem to have been greatly enhanced.

It seems that even if one were to unleash all their strength, which is about three times that of a normal person at their peak, it would not damage their already greatly enhanced muscles and bones.

The surge in mental power seemed to open a third eye for me. With my eyes closed, I could vaguely sense the environment within a radius of about 10 meters. If I calmed down, I could slowly sense the outlines of objects.

If I continue to increase my mental strength, I will be able to see my surroundings clearly with my mental strength, and the distance will also be expanded, as if I have opened a 360-degree third eye.

Equally well-trained and having undergone numerous real-world combat experiences, nighttime mountain off-road maneuvering was a piece of cake for Cao Tai and Xiao Fu.

About half an hour later, Xiao Fu, who was running a few meters ahead, stopped. When Cao Tai carried Gang Sheng to his side and stood still, he heard that Xiao Fu's breathing was only a little faster than normal, and there were no beads of sweat on his forehead.

"Brother Tai, look!" Xiao Fu pointed to a rock shaped like a reclining ox by the side of the mountain road.

"Uncle De's map is very accurate! The error should not exceed two meters." Cao Tai simulated the mountain road route he had traveled for half an hour in his mind and compared it with Uncle De's map in his memory. This reclining ox stone was a clear landmark with basically no error.

Anyone who can read military maps would never get lost in this mountainous forest with that map.

"We've covered about two kilometers. Let's rest for three minutes." He said, putting Gangsheng down.

Gang Sheng's legs went weak as soon as she stood up, and an arm reached under her armpit to help her up.

"My legs are a little numb." Her voice was soft, yet as clear as a nightingale's song.

"Take a break." He gently brushed her hair, which had been ruffled by the night wind, behind her ears. The single, older man's attempt to be gentle, like a character from a movie or TV show, was incredibly cheesy.

"Mmm!" came a soft hum in response. Her earlobes had already turned red when Cao Tai's fingers brushed across her face. The slightly rough palms rubbed against the girl's delicate skin, making her face feel a little itchy.

Looking back, a few lights flashed on the mountainside, and the lights at the foot of the mountain in the distance were even more dazzling. Further away, the lights that swayed like soybeans were probably the lights of fishing boats on the sea.

Perhaps sensing danger, the surrounding insects quieted down, with only distant chirping sounds. A gentle mountain breeze swept across the hillside, dispelling the summer heat.

"Brother Tai," Xiao Fu's voice rang out.

"Xiao Fu" took the canvas bag hanging on Gang Sheng's shoulder and handed it to Xiao Fu. He hadn't noticed that Gang Sheng was carrying a canvas bag before they set off. It contained a few bottles of mineral water and the 21st-century casual clothes that Cao Tai had changed out of. It was quite heavy. Gang Sheng was being carried on one shoulder with the bag hanging on his shoulder, which might make his shoulder a little uncomfortable.

Setting off again, Cao Tai slowed his pace, trying to walk as steadily as possible so that Gang Sheng, who was clinging to his back, wouldn't feel so bumpy.

Climb to the highest point of Huangniu Mountain marked on the map, and find the old tree and a small patch of vegetation that are marked.

Before me stretched a long, shadowy forest that seemed to dance wildly in the night wind, until it began to spread out at the foot of the mountain, where lights began to appear.

I looked up at the VOSTOK Commander in my hand. The hour hand had already passed '12' by a hair, and the minute hand was almost overlapping with the hour hand.

Hong Sheng was fast asleep on Cao Tai's back. The two sleeves of Cao Tai's summer thin suit went from back to front under their armpits and tied in a knot in front of Cao Tai's chest, binding the two tightly together.

Holding the girl's soft, pert shape with one hand, he turned to Xiao Fu and said, "There are still about 3 kilometers left, mostly downhill. Let's try to get to Sha Tin city center before 2 a.m. to find a place to rest."

I hope today will be a sunny day!