Li Yang had absorbed all the memories and experiences of the two men through his ability to see into their hearts. Although eighty percent of the mineral veins in the mountains had already been mined, with his X-ray vision, he was sure he wouldn't be unable to find another vein.
"No way! The time is too short, it's simply impossible!" Song Tian'er is a highly educated researcher. Although she lacks practical experience in jade mining, she is proficient in theoretical knowledge. She naturally knows that finding a new mine in a week when most existing mines have been exhausted is practically asking a sow to climb a tree.
"What? Scared? Then I'm sorry, we won't provide a single pound of raw material to Ou Jinli!" Yu Tihu said smugly.
The Jade Prince lowered his eyes and remained silent, clearly acknowledging Yu Tihu's words. The wretched woman, Yu Zhuo, stood to the side, completely mute, deaf, and blind, reduced to a mere wooden stake.
"Afraid of you? You're only afraid of me. Sister Song, stop talking, I have my own plans! Let's go!" Li Yang blocked Song Tian'er's path and accepted the challenge!
"Good! I like young people like you! Good luck!" Prince Yu laughed and hugged Li Yang, saying hypocritically.
"Damn, what a hypocritical old man!" Li Yang cursed inwardly, but on the surface he smiled very kindly and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness!"
"Let's go, brothers!" Li Yang waved his hand and got into the car first.
Yu Tihu gritted her teeth and led the people into the car.
...
At the foot of the mountain.
Both groups of people stopped.
"Which route up the mountain do you choose?" Li Yang asked Yu Tihu with a leisurely air. This mountain was the one they had discovered in recent years that was most likely to yield minerals.
Yu Tihu's bright eyes flickered as she glanced at Li Yang, thinking that he was testing her. She thought that if she chose a certain option, he would snatch it away and go for it. This shameless guy would definitely do it.
He deliberately pointed to a bad path leading up the mountain and said, "This is the one!"
"Oh, this last one is mine!" Li Yang said, pointing to another road.
"You—" Yu Tihu's expression changed slightly as she stared at Li Yang in surprise, then felt a surge of anger. Was this person doing this on purpose? Did he guess that she would point him down a bad path?
"What's wrong with me?" Li Yang asked innocently.
"Be careful, there are wolves on the mountain!" Yu Tihu said through gritted teeth. She was truly annoyed; she hadn't expected to shoot herself in the foot!
"Hehe...wolves? Don't wolves all like pretty girls? They wouldn't bother with a stinky man like me!" Li Yang said with a wicked grin. The wolf he was talking about was not the same wolf that Yu Tihu was talking about. Yu Tihu was talking about wild wolves, while he was talking about a lecherous wolf.
"You scoundrel!" Yu Tihu was furious. Talking to a guy like that was always bad luck; she always ended up getting the short end of the stick. She turned and led her people up the mountain in a huff. The path she took was steep and full of potholes, making the ascent quite strenuous.
Li Yang's path was much gentler and flatter. Li Yang chuckled and led his men up the path.
Chapter 407: Pheasant
Li Yang's path was much gentler and flatter. Li Yang chuckled and led his men up the path.
As Li Yang walked up the mountain, he merely glanced around indifferently without activating his X-ray vision to observe. After all, the area was still completely desolate, and based on the experience of the Jade Prince and the others, jade would not be found in such a place.
Only when you go up into the deep mountains will you find true jade.
On their first day, they were just going up the mountain. They had plenty of hiking gear and food. In today's society, it's easy to carry some food to last for ten days or half a month.
We are now deep in the mountains, where the dense forests and lush foliage allow sunlight to filter through the gaps, casting dappled patterns of light. However, the further we go, the more distant the sunlight becomes, and the less likely we are to encounter it.
Following closely behind Li Yang was a young man with very bright eyes named Amra, a Uyghur from Xinjiang. His family had been jade miners for generations. Although he was only in his early twenties, just two or three years older than Li Yang, he spoke knowledgeably about jade mining.
Based on the Jade King's experience, Li Yang and the Jade King got along quite well. Li Yang was very experienced in jade mining, and he seemed like a veteran who had been working with jade for half his life.
Amra and the hundred or so jade miners behind him were extremely surprised, their expressions filled with disbelief.
"Brother Li, you... you also know about jade mining?" Amra's jaw nearly dropped to the ground in surprise.
"Hehe, I know a little!" Li Yang said modestly, trying to sound impressive.
"No, judging from what you just said, it's not as simple as just knowing a little. You're truly a hidden master!" Amra couldn't help but worry about Miss Yu. Although Yu Tihu had a bad temper, she treated the jade miners very well. She was quite popular.
"Did I? I've only read some books, haha, all talk and no action!" Li Yang chuckled.
Alam still looked unconvinced and went off to whisper with the group of spies behind him. As for whether they were sending messages to the enemy, Li Yang couldn't be bothered to care. Did the Jade Prince have some kind of superpowerful ability and install a signal tower on this place?
However, it can't be denied that, after all, this mountain is the Jade King's jade mine, so it's normal to install a signal tower or something.
We made breakfast over a fire at night and rested for the night. However, when the moon was full in the middle of the night, we actually heard the howling of wild wolves.
The next day they continued deeper into the valley, and on the third day they finally arrived at a valley near a river. The environment here was beautiful, with a small river flowing and flowers blooming everywhere. It was a mountain valley, similar to Peach Blossom Valley, and it was truly refreshing.
Li Yang took a deep breath, looked at the people behind him, and said calmly, "Rest where you are!" Anyway, he wasn't in a hurry. With his skills, he could walk on this mountain road as if it were flat ground. He could quickly search the mountain like a gust of wind, and find the jade mine wouldn't be difficult.
After all, according to the Jade Prince's experience, this mountain is the easiest place to find mineral veins, and he has already planned to send people into the mountain to explore!
The jade miners, including Amra, squatted together, washing their hands and faces and eating dry rations, which were nothing more than instant noodles, biscuits, or chocolate-covered preserved eggs in fancy packaging.
Li Yang brought some of these things with him, just in case! However, he really didn't want to eat junk food; instead, he brought mostly refined salt and seasonings. Yesterday, he went into the mountains and forests, scaling walls and rooftops, throwing stones to knock down a few pheasants and other birds and animals to eat.
Since such delicious food exists, let those junk foods be relegated to the back burner and await their fate!
"Brother Li, are you going to hunt wild game again?" Amra asked enviously as she approached.
"What? You want to eat too? How about I hunt down a wolf and we eat it together?" Li Yang said with a smile.
Alam's face changed drastically, and he exclaimed in panic, "You can't kill wolves in the mountains! These beasts are extremely gregarious and vengeful! If they smell the scent of a wolf that has been killed, whether it's wolf blood or wolf pelt, they will attack us frantically. All the wolves!"
"Is it that serious?" Li Yang chuckled. He wasn't unaware of the danger; he had read the book "Wolf Totem."
“Of course. It’s very serious!” Alam said earnestly.
"Hahaha... Just kidding, of course I know!" Li Yang patted his shoulder, laughed, and went into the mountains to hunt birds.