Rebirth: Mr. Fu will not cancel the engagement this time

The crowd gradually moved away from the place where the snakes appeared, and the smell of realgar in the air became weaker and weaker.

The further you go in, the more obvious the stuffy feeling in the air becomes.

The trees above are so thick and tall that they block out the sun, and the mottled shadows cast by the sun on the ground are almost invisible.

But the feeling that someone was watching them never disappeared, and for this reason, no one in the rest of the team spoke.

Gu Jinhe walked beside Fu Huaiyuan with a backpack on her back. She was keenly aware that this feeling of being watched was always in front of them.

If it was from behind, they would not have been able to fail to notice it, but the forest ahead was filled with thick fog and visibility was low, which was why they could not detect the trace of the peeping person.

"boom--!"

Just as everyone was approaching the halfway point of the mountain, suddenly a bullet hit the ground in front of them.

Everyone stopped immediately on guard.

"This is the territory of the Murong family. Outsiders please leave."

Soon after the voices were heard, footsteps were heard from the front, and a man fully armed gradually approached from the thick fog.

He was wearing a gas mask on his face and holding a gun in his hand. It was obvious that he was the one who fired the shot just now.

Qi Hui stepped forward and said, "We have something we want to talk to Patriarch Murong about. Please let him know."

The man seemed not to have heard Qi Hui's words and repeated what he had just said, only adding one sentence at the end.

"Anyone who trespasses will be killed without mercy!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the man raised the gun in his hand and pointed the muzzle at Qi Hui's forehead. Although he did not speak again, it was not difficult to guess that if Qi Hui took another step, he would definitely pull the trigger without mercy.

Qi Hui stepped back, looked at the man and said in a deep voice: "If you don't pass the message, we will wait here."

Perhaps seeing Qi Hui's firm attitude, the man said, "There is methane here. If you stay here for too long, you will be poisoned."

What this means is that even if Qi Hui and the others want to wait here, the first thing they have to face is the methane in the mountains, otherwise they will collapse before they even see anyone.

However, after the man finished speaking, everyone tacitly took out the prepared gas masks from their backpacks and put them on.

At first, when he saw everyone rummaging through backpacks, the man was a little wary, but after seeing the gas masks in everyone's hands, the man was stunned for a moment and realized that Qi Hui and the others were well prepared.

"What exactly are you going to do?" the man asked.

Qi Hui: "I just said that we are here to see the head of the Murong family."

"You guys?" The man glanced at the people behind Qi Hui and said, "Why are you all here to see the master?"

Qi Hui: "When you meet the head of the Murong family, you will know it naturally."

After hesitating for a while, the man slowly pointed the gun downwards and said, "The master of the house doesn't see outsiders, so please go back."

Qi Hui: "No, how about this, you can help us pass on a message to the head of the Murong family."

Without waiting for the man to refuse, Qi Hui said, "Tell your master that the eldest daughter of the Gu family is here to see you, and ask him whether he wants to see you or not. If he doesn't want to see you, we won't need you to chase us away, we will leave here naturally."

After hearing Qi Hui's words, the man turned his attention to the only woman present, Gu Jinhe.

The man's eyes hidden under the gas mask shrank rapidly, and he spoke to Gu Jinhe while holding the gun.

"Mu Qi, meet Miss Qinghe."

This sentence confused everyone. Gu Jinhe narrowed his eyes and looked at the man: "Your name is Mu Qi?"

Mu Qi: "Yes, Miss Qinghe."

Gu Jinhe frowned slightly: "I don't like this name."

Mu Qi readily agreed: "Miss Gu, I will go and report to the head of the family now. Please wait here for a moment, I will be back soon."

After saying this, without waiting for everyone's reaction, Mu Qi quickly turned around and walked back into the thick fog.

Everyone looked at each other in surprise. They didn't expect that just saying Gu Jinhe's name would work so well.

Gu Jinhe glanced at Qi Hui lightly. This guy had probably been planning this from the beginning.

Knowing that it would not be easy to enter the Murong family's old house, they brought Gu Jinhe along. For Gu Jinhe's sake, the Murong family would not refuse them entry.

Of course, there is also a possibility that the Murong family does not buy it, but judging from Mu Qi’s reaction just now, the Murong family seems to still respect Gu Jinhe.

At this time, the feeling of being spied on also disappeared.

Since Mu Qi went to find the head of the Murong family, everyone waited where they were. No one could see what was in the thick fog ahead, so in order to avoid falling into any trap, everyone chose to rest where they were.

Since encountering the snake group, no one has had a rest.

Gu Jinhe and Fu Huaiyuan leaned against each other and whispered, "From Mu Qi's reaction, he doesn't seem to know the purpose of our trip up the mountain today."

This is very strange. Qi Hui and his team arrived at the foot of the mountain two days ago. There are even people guarding the edge of the mountain. It is impossible that these movements would not alarm the Murong family.

Normally, Mu Qi should have been wary of them, instead of going to the head of the Murong family after knowing Gu Jinhe's identity and being completely unguarded against Qi Hui and his group.

He didn't seem worried that they would just barge in once he left.

It was precisely because of his casualness that Qi Hui and others dared not act rashly again.

So far they don't know if there are other people guarding here.

Especially since Mu Qi had just reminded them.

Anyone who trespasses will be killed without mercy.

Being able to say such confident and resolute words, it is clear that this place is not as comfortable as everyone sees.

Moreover, the thick fog ahead was unknown to those of them who had never been to the mountain.

And the unknown represents danger.

Qi Hui never tries to be brave in things he is not sure of, so he chooses to rest where he is and wait for Mu Qi's reply.

Fu Huaiyuan: "Mu Qi is a guard, not a core member of the Murong family. He doesn't even know we are at the foot of the mountain, nor does he know you. He should not be aware of the news from the outside world."

If Qi Hui hadn't reminded him, Mu Qi would not have discovered Gu Jinhe's identity.

It can be seen that Mu Qi is relatively isolated from the news. His duty seems to be just to guard the place and prevent outsiders from entering the mountain. He doesn't pay much attention to other things.

Gu Jinhe: "Do you think Murong Qinghui will meet me?"

Fu Huaiyuan's eyes were deep and indifferent: "He should have been waiting for you."

Gu Jinhe was a little surprised: "Wait for me?"

What are you waiting for her?

Are you coming to Murong’s house?

Fu Huaiyuan: "Murong Qinghui couldn't have been unaware of our whereabouts at the foot of the mountain, but he didn't try to stop us the first time. Instead, he chose to let us go up the mountain, step by step, to the halfway point."

Gu Jinhe's heart sank: "Just to see me?"