"Qin Fang, what do we do next?"

Although they had emerged from the cave, merely snatching back a single life, they still found themselves deep within the mountain. They could now see the main peak of Liuyun Mountain in the distance, but it seemed quite far away. The two of them were likely in an undeveloped part of the deep mountains.

The tourist map was long gone, and the only way they could think of returning was to rely on themselves. The most difficult part was that they now could not discern any direction; even if they wanted to walk, they were unable to.

"Beauty, have you ever heard of 'beacon fires play the princes'?"

Qin Fang spoke with a smile.

"Are you talking about signaling with smoke?"

Wen Yan was an extremely clever girl; as soon as Qin Fang hinted at it, she immediately understood.

"Exactly!"

Qin Fang nodded. Since they couldn't make a proactive move, they had to wait for rescue. Signaling with smoke seemed to be the best choice. This was the wilderness, where wildfires were most feared. As soon as smoke was sighted, people would surely come to inspect, and that would mean their salvation.

Qin Fang and his companion climbed to the top of the mountain and collected many dry branches and leaves, as well as some fluffy grass that was easy to ignite. These items were common in such deep mountains and not particularly difficult to find.

They poured some baijiu on the fluffy grass—leftover from the alcohol Qin Fang hadn't finished drinking the other day. It came in handy at that moment.

Bang~~

The gunshot sounded.

The highly flammable fluffy grass, aided by the strong liquor, ignited immediately, sending up a flame of azure blue that promptly warmed the two of them considerably.

But this was obviously not what Qin Fang needed; he pulled apart the decayed dry leaves and scooped up some damp rotting leaves from beneath, covering the fire with them. Thick smoke then gradually began to rise.

"Hey, look, what's that?"

When a thick plume of black smoke rose from the mountaintop, many tourists immediately took notice. A few tourists with binoculars even tried to have a closer look, but it was simply too far away to discern anything.

"Boss, look over there..."

Of course, some people were very vigilant, especially soldiers. Seeing the smoke signals, a soldier immediately reported to Tang Cheng.

"Scarface, take a few men and go check it out, stay in contact!"

Tang Cheng couldn't help but furrow his brows. In these vast mountains, especially on those rarely trodden peaks, such thick smoke was not a good sign.

If someone was trapped, that was somewhat good news; the real fear was a wildfire.

Liuyun Mountain covered an extensive area, nearly encompassing several surrounding districts and counties. If a wildfire spread, it would be extremely troublesome in this season.

This might be An Feng Province, but it still fell within the radius of the Ninghai Military District; if a wildfire broke out, the Ninghai Military District would inevitably send support. If they could detect and prevent the fire early on, that was naturally for the best.

Thus, without any hesitation, Tang Cheng dispatched Scarface with several warriors to rush toward the location where the smoke signals originated.

"Hey, is that... smoke signals?"

Tang Feifei was sitting by a pool of water; she had noticed Scarface leaving with a few others and then immediately saw the distant smoke signals, standing up involuntarily.

"It must be Qin Fang and the others!"

Xiao Muxue, however, was more direct; as soon as she saw the smoke, she exclaimed excitedly.

Even though she had no evidence, a very strong feeling surged in her heart—a feeling as though she could sense that Qin Fang was still alive.

"Muxue, are you serious?"

Tang Feifei was also stunned, then her face lit up with excitement, grabbing Xiao Muxue's arms eagerly and asking.

"It is him! It has to be him!"

Muxue did feel the slightest bit of uncertainty, but her hope that Qin Fang was unharmed naturally erased that last trace of doubt from her heart.

"Let's go, let's find him!"

Tang Feifei glanced at the pond which still revealed no clues, and made her decision very decisively, with Xiao Muxue naturally taking her lead.

"Feifei, stop being reckless!"

However, upon hearing Tang Feifei's request, Tang Cheng scolded her very sternly.

"How about this? I'll send two warriors to protect you. You can only go as far as this location..."

But how could Tang Cheng ever outstubborn Tang Feifei? He had no choice but to compromise, reluctantly sending two of his special forces soldiers to follow them and restricting their range of movement within the already developed area of the scenic spot.

"Well... okay then!"

After looking at the position on the map, which didn't seem particularly far from their destination, and knowing that Scarface and his men would definitely have to pass that way if they returned, Tang Feifei had no choice but to agree.

But they hadn't considered that there were others even closer to the area, who had set off even earlier.

"Banana Bro, look there..."

Having roamed the mountain for an entire night, Banana Bro and his men were disappointed to not have caught up with the three beauties, but hunting a wild boar had exhilarated them. Just then, a distant signal fire caught their attention.

"Fuck, which idiot dares to mess around on my turf? Come on, brothers, follow Banana Bro and let's check it out..."

As the Serpent of Liuyun Mountain, Banana Bro never took anyone else seriously. With their numerical advantage and a few hunting rifles on hand, none of the local folks dared to disrespect Banana Bro. Now someone was lighting a signal fire on his turf, and he was naturally displeased. So, with about ten people and four or five rifles, they headed straight towards Qin Fang's location.

...

At that time, Qin Fang and Wen Yan were drying their wet clothes. He certainly didn't want to continue being shirtless, as the wind on the mountaintop was much stronger than inside the cave. If his clothes didn't dry, even he would find it unbearable.

Perhaps because they had already been in close contact in the cave, Wen Yan had become a bit more open. With her back to Qin Fang, she stripped off her inner garments and began drying them over the fire, going commando underneath.

"Who's there?"

But the peace didn't last long, as Qin Fang suddenly heard a faint noise and immediately shouted in alarm.

Wen Yan's expression changed, and she quickly wrapped herself in her outer garment to cover her exposed body.

At that moment, they saw shadows flickering inside the nearby woods, and soon, about a dozen people with several holding rifles rushed in.

"It's you!"

Banana Bro's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets upon seeing these two. He could never forget Qin Fang's face, as it had caused him and his brothers to endure a night of cold northwestern winds.

"Tsk, tsk, who would have thought... Who would have thought... It's so easy when you stumble upon what you search so hard for without any effort!"

When he saw Wen Yan next to Qin Fang, his eyes gleamed with a green light. From his angle, he could see that Wen Yan was commando under her clothes, which were still being dried by the fire. Her snow-white thighs were completely exposed, dazzlingly white.

"Friend, what do you want to do?"

Upon the appearance of Banana Bro and his men, instead of worry, Qin Fang felt a slight sense of schadenfreude. Regarding the rifles in their hands, Qin Fang could easily ignore them; with his gunmanship, these thugs wouldn't even have the chance to raise their weapons.

"What am I going to do? I'm going to kill you right now! As for this beauty... tsk, tsk, I'll take very good care of her!"

Banana Bro didn't have the slightest bit of courtesy towards Qin Fang. In the wilderness, he could kill Qin Fang and discard the body, and not even ghosts would be able to find it.

As for Wen Yan, she would naturally be thoroughly violated by them before being disposed of directly afterward. This sort of thing wasn't new to him.

"Is that so? I'm afraid you lot don't have the life to do it..."

Initially, Qin Fang thought Banana Bro was just talking tough, as most small-time thugs do. However, to his surprise, Banana Bro's subordinates almost immediately raised their guns at Qin Fang without hesitation, showing that these people were truly willing to kill.

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