"The Taoist temple built there will thrive more and more."
Xu Qingqing compared the distances on the map. "Then we can get there tomorrow."
"Yes, but our current urgent task is to find the tomb robbers. They must know the exact location of Yang Tianfu. Otherwise, even if we arrive at the central area ahead of time, we'll still have to spend time looking for the tomb chamber."
"But even if we follow them to find Yang Tianfu, how are we going to subdue them?" Xu Qingqing asked, frowning.
Those tomb robbers were all money - crazy and fearless. If they really got into a fight, their small group might not be able to defeat them.
Wang Lide was also worried about this and wanted to make full preparations. "I'm thinking about sending someone down the mountain to contact Zhang Xiaodong and ask him to send us a support team."
Xu Qingqing chewed on the beef jerky thoughtfully, then turned her eyes to Cow Guide, who was eating the dry rations he brought. She walked over and broke off a piece of her beef jerky for Cow Guide.
"Cow Guide, have some meat. You can't endure this cold weather without some good food."
Cow Guide waved his hand and refused. "No, I can't eat this stuff."
Since Cow Guide refused, Xu Qingqing didn't leave but sat beside him.
Cow Guide knew Xu Qingqing had something to ask. He stuffed the toasted bun into his mouth. "Do you need something from me?"
"Cow Guide, do you know if there are any traps in the mountains that can trap people?" Xu Qingqing smiled and tried to get on good terms with Cow Guide.
There were so many traps on this mountain. As long as they could make good use of one or two, they could deal with those tomb robbers, couldn't they?
Cow Guide gave Xu Qingqing a sidelong glance. It seemed that he remembered something sad, and his face became even gloomier. "I don't harm people."
"I'm not asking you to harm people. I just want to trap them. After we protect Tianyang Mansion in the mountain, we'll let them go." Xu Qingqing explained.
"Still no. I won't do anything that harms people." Cow Guide turned his body to the side and didn't look at Xu Qingqing anymore.
Xu Qingqing walked around to the other side of Cow Guide and directly said, "How much did Zhang Xiaodong pay you to come here? I can pay you double."
Hearing that Xu Qingqing was willing to pay, Cow Guide seemed a bit hesitant. His eyebrows were knitted tightly. "Are you sure you'll let them go?"
"I definitely will."
Xu Qingqing promised Cow Guide and pointed at Police Officer Xiao He, who was wearing a police cap because of the cold.
"Do you see the police cap on her head? She's a police officer. With a police officer around, I won't dare to act recklessly."
Xu Qingqing's smile was innocent and harmless, and Cow Guide finally agreed.
"Near the center of the mountain range you're going to, there are several wooden cages hanging from the trees. As long as you press the mechanism, you can lock people inside."
"Thank you so much. I'll transfer the money to you after we go down the mountain."
Xu Qingqing said happily. Then she ran to Wang Lide and told him her plan.
"After we follow them to find the correct location of Yang Tianfu, we'll lead them to the place with the cages and lock them up."
Wang Lide, Gu Yuan and others all thought the plan was quite feasible.
Wang Lide slapped the table and affirmed, "Then let's do as Xu Qingqing said."
In the middle of the night, goose - feather snow began to fall. The snow piled up thickly on the ground, covering the entire Dongshan Mountain Range in white. It was beautiful and ethereal.
The snow reached Xu Qingqing's ankles, and it was very difficult to walk.
Xu Qingqing blew hot air on her hands hard. She felt that her face was almost frozen numb.
Wang Lide encouraged everyone from behind. "Everyone, keep going!"
Even in such a harsh environment, everyone was still full of fighting spirit and walked up the mountain. Although Cow Guide was old, his physical strength was definitely no less than that of the young people.
Often, he would walk a few hundred meters ahead, then stop to smoke his pipe and squat in a place with less snow, waiting for Xu Qingqing and the others to catch up.
When they were almost at the central area, footprints that spread out from the small path hidden in the forest suddenly appeared on the way they were going.
"Come and take a look. Are these the footprints left by the people you're looking for?"
Cow Guide knocked on a tree with his tobacco rod in front. The snow on the tree fell one after another, whitening his hair.
The broken clue was connected again. Xu Qingqing and the others all quickened their steps and ran to Cow Guide's side, carefully looking at the shoe prints on the ground.
Lu Chuanbai just glanced at them and immediately distinguished the number of tomb robbers.
"There are a total of 4 people, one woman and three men. They should be carrying a lot of equipment on their backs, because the snow is pressed very solidly."
"We outnumber them in terms of the number of people, but we're afraid they might be carrying harmful weapons." Xu Qingqing pursed her lips tightly.
"You're right."
Police Officer Xiao He looked solemn. Thinking of the tomb robbers they captured last time, she said, "I found self - made small explosives and controlled knives on the previous tomb robbers. Everyone must be careful when we meet them."
"Okay."
The group continued to walk forward. Soon they heard arguing sounds ahead.
The foreign female tomb robber inside angrily asked Liu Shicheng in broken Chinese, "Do you really know the exact location of Yang Tianfu?"
Liu Shicheng kept looking at the map in his hand. The sweat he broke out while hurrying on the way just now made him shiver when the wind blew after he stopped.
"I remember it's around here, but why can't I find it!"
Liu Shicheng grabbed his hair and anxiously looked at the white world.
"Which means you're not sure about the location at all! You're just wasting my time!"
The female tomb robber reached out to grab the map in Liu Shicheng's hand. "Since you can't do it, hand over the position of the team leader to me!"
"Who said I can't do it!"
Liu Shicheng held the map high so that the woman couldn't reach it. His eyebrows were lowered extremely, and the scar on his face was hideous.
"Don't think I won't beat you just because you're a woman. If you dare to talk nonsense again, get out of here!"
"You dare to tell me to get out!"
The woman directly gave Liu Shicheng the middle finger. Liu Shicheng reached out and slapped the woman's finger. His hand was colder than the snow on the ground.
"If you dare to point your finger at me again, I'll surely make you pay the price!"
After saying that, Liu Shicheng forcefully pushed the woman away and strode forward.
After hearing the arguing sounds, Xu Qingqing and the others hid in the nearby forest.
"There's infighting among these tomb robbers." Gu Yuan's tone was full of schadenfreude.
The more intense the internal strife among the enemies, the more beneficial it would be for them.
"Yeah."
Xu Qingqing put her small hands into Lu Chuanbai's arms to keep warm. There was a bit of disappointment in her tone. "I thought we could just follow them in, but it turns out they don't know either."
"Well, there's no other way. Let's look for it together."
"They're coming back. Hide quickly!"
Seeing them go far away, Wang Lide immediately flashed out of the forest and waved for the people behind him to follow quickly. "Hurry up."