's just a token of my appreciation!" Wan Hongguang waved his hand to interrupt Xiao Yu."That's right. Old Wan is giving the child a first birthday present. If you don't accept it, it won't be auspicio...Chapter 521

"Oh, what is it" Although Xiao Yu had a rough idea of what was happening, he still asked innocently.

"Xiao Yu, actually this world isn't as simple as you think. There are certain events in this world that can't be explained by science, so we categorize them as mysterious events. Our unit and the one your grandfather is part of have a task to monitor these mysterious events happening all over the country!"

"Although monitoring these mysterious events isn’t our main duty, it’s still an important mission for us. The Thirteenth Division where Dahuai is stationed is a branch that was formed due to age and the need to train young people like you. Therefore, we separated this task from our unit's duties and set up the Thirteenth Division; your father was chosen as its first top commander!"

"Actually, in our country, the belief in ghosts and spirits has always existed! And we suspect that these recent events might be caused by ghosts. Though their strength is formidable, they aren't invincible, which is why we sent Dahuai’s team there! If they were truly invincible, how could we let them go on a suicide mission"

Li Suijun spoke to Xiao Yu slowly and calmly.

Despite Li Suijun's casual tone, Xiao Yu could see a hint of seriousness in his eyes.

In fact, Li Suijun was aware that this matter might not be simple. Seven people had already died, and their deaths were similar. When he heard these reports, he felt an ominous premonition. However, since there hadn't been powerful ghosts or spirits appearing in the country for many years, they decided to send Zhang Dahuai’s team to train them.

But as time passed, Li Suijun's anxiety grew, so he went to find Xiao Yu. At least with Xiao Yu's combat prowess, he could protect himself. On this basis, the safety of Zhang Dahuai’s team would be better secured.

Xiao Yu's plane slowly landed at a military airport. After getting off the plane and looking around, he noticed that the area was surrounded by mountains on three sides, resembling a vast basin.

Standing in the middle of the airport, Xiao Yu gazed at the surrounding mountains. In this pitch-black night, the mountains looked like giants standing tall against the sky.

The hills also occasionally echoed with wolf howls. The air was very humid here; soon enough, Xiao Yu felt as if he had a layer of oil on his face, making him feel extremely uncomfortable.

"Xiao Yu, come in now," Li Suijun also got off the plane and seeing that Xiao Yu stood there gazing at the dark sky, called out to him.

Lǐ Suíjūn thought that Xiāo Yù was scared, after all, it was late at night and standing in the midst of this mountain was terrifying. Wolves howled and other unknown animals made noises from time to time, which gave people a spine-chilling feeling.

Moreover, in his imagination, since childhood, Xiāo Yù had lived in cities and never experienced such things. Although he wasn't weak physically, compared with Zhāng Dàhǎi's group, he seemed like an assassin versus a martial arts expert who only frequently participated in performances.

"Alright!" Xiāo Yù standing there responded to Lǐ Suíjūn and followed him towards the other people standing nearby.

Suddenly, Xiāo Yù turned around to look at the plane behind them. Just now, a few strands of bloody煞氣had suddenly come from behind him.

When he turned back, he saw several figures jumping down from the front part of the aircraft and quickly approaching him and his group. That faint blood煞qi originated from those people.

As these individuals approached Xiāo Yù's group, he realized that they were the same few men Lǎo Lǐ had sent to protect him in Beijing earlier.

These people did not speak with Xiāo Yù but dispersed and stood guard on either side of Lǐ Suíjūn at a distance.

"Hello, General!" When Lǐ Suíjūn and Xiāo Yù reached the soldiers standing far away from them on the runway, they immediately straightened up and saluted respectfully.

"Where are the previous group" Lǎo Lǐ didn't recognize these people and knew that Zhāng Dàhǎi's group must have already left. He asked the soldiers.

"Reporting, General! Those Generals have entered the mountain!" A forty-something officer in camouflage answered.

These officers didn't know who Zhang Dahai and Lao Li were but knew that these people had arrived by military aircraft. They also received orders to unconditionally cooperate with Zhang Dahai's group's actions.

Moreover, the previous group went to a temporary campsite established by the military district special forces unit, which was now temporarily designated as a military restricted area. Since their army participated in what happened there, they knew these people were reinforcements.

The only question they had was why such an elderly person like this one would come here Could someone of his age even climb mountains

Although these officers harbored doubts in their hearts, they dared not speak up. The three people hidden in the darkness were like a pack of vicious wolves on the grassland, staring at them motionlessly.

Even though these three individuals were far from them, they still felt as if they were being hunted prey, with all their hairs standing on end. They firmly believed that any unusual movement would likely result in immediate and ruthless elimination by those three people.

"Everyone, could you send someone familiar with the route to lead us into the mountain" Upon hearing Zhang Dahai and his team had already entered the mountains, Xiao Yu's expression changed, and he quickly said.

"Walking at night Commander, you don't know that walking in the mountain at night is dangerous and easy to encounter accidents!" Hearing what Xiao Yu said, these officers shook their heads with a wry smile.

When Xiao Yu mentioned this sentence, they all looked at him. Seeing how young Xiao Yu was, they knew he had no clue about mountain life; who didn't know that night travel in the mountains is perilous Besides, there were numerous traps set by local villagers in the forest, and getting caught could result in broken bones.

If Xiao Yu's group were special forces soldiers who underwent wilderness training for night travel, it would be different. But looking at these people—old and young—they really didn't dare let them walk at night.

"Xiao Yu, why are you here We don’t have to rush; we can enter the mountain tomorrow morning! Call Dahai now and arrange for him and his team to meet us in the morning before proceeding!"

Hearing what these officers said, Lao Li pondered and responded.

With General Li's skills, walking a night path would be no problem. However, he had to consider Xiao Yu’s safety. Furthermore, they could keep in contact with Zhang Dahai through phone calls at any time; as long as Zhang Dahai’s team was safe and Xiao Yu's primary task was rescuing people, whether or not to go tonight didn’t matter much.

"Alright then!" After hearing them speak, Xiao Yu hesitated for a moment before saying.

Since they had said so, Xiao Yu wasn't afraid of walking in the mountains at night. However, what if something happened to the guide soldier Besides, he had his own ideas.

"By the way, where is their camp’s location" Xiao Yu casually asked the officers.

“About a hundred kilometers that direction.” Upon hearing Xiao Yu's question, one of the officers pointed towards northeast of them and replied.

"Then let's go rest first!" Upon hearing this, Xiao Yu looked northeast and then turned back to the officers present.

The officers led Xiao Yu and his group to guest rooms used by the military unit. These guest rooms were tastefully arranged and reserved for high-level visitors during inspections.

Though these officers did not know Xiao Yu's identity, they were well aware of who had called them earlier. Therefore, regardless of Xiao Yu’s rank, they promptly accommodated him here.

"Xiao Yu, get some rest early; we leave at dawn tomorrow!" Li Suijun noticed Xiao Yu heading inside the room and it was almost 1 AM now. Given that the roads become visible around six in the morning, they would need to wake up by five. Hence he gave Xiao Yu these instructions.

"Alright." Xiao Yu nodded and walked into the room.

Xiao Yu showed no interest whatsoever in the room's facilities; instead, he quickly took off his outerwear and changed into a set of night clothes. From the moment he saw the ominous signs indicating great misfortune for Zhang Dahai and company, a sense of unease had been gnawing at him.

The closer Xiao Yu got to their location, the stronger this feeling grew. Since his divination, it felt as if there was an intangible connection between Zhang Dahai’s fate and his own.

This was also the reason why Xiao Yu suggested taking a night journey in the first place.

Seeing how reluctant those officers were about this idea, he realized that such a night journey would be difficult for them, especially given their military background. If it weren't, they wouldn’t have hesitated to suggest it.

After changing into his night clothes, Xiao Yu sat cross-legged on the floor and began meditating with the Upright Qi Technique in order to conserve energy. From the start, Xiao Yu had no intention of traveling alongside Li Suijun.

The situation there was unknown to him; even his elder brother Zhuo Simiao's fate hung precariously in the balance. When divining for his brother’s fortune using tortoise shells, something seemed to block his divination, leaving results unclear and vague.

This ambiguity also contributed to Xiao Yu’s determination to act at night. With such uncertainty clouding his predictions, he felt compelled to take matters into his own hands.

Sitting cross-legged on the floor, Xiao Yu practiced the Upright Qi Technique in order to build up energy and stamina for the night ahead.take Yuan Chao and put his stuff down somewhere. Arrange everything for him. He has been through a lot on this trip; let him rest properly in the afternoon. I have something to do tonight, so you take...