Super Soldier in the City-Chapter 1887 - 1950: Into the Mountains to Find Xiao Ge
Li Yifei handed over a few tissues, Su Lio turned around to look at him, shook her head, and said, "No need, thank you."
"Crying is also an emotion, no need to hold it back!"
"I said no need, thank you, and I won’t cry."
"Alright then!" Li Yifei put away the tissues and added, "Relax, my home is not a dragon’s den or tiger’s lair. Everyone will welcome you, there’s a lot of family there, it will be lively. You’ll get used to the lifestyle in a few days."
"Really?" Su Lio was noncommittal, her gaze calm.
Li Yifei nodded and said, "Of course, haha, it’s possible some aspects might be criticized, but actually, I do things my own way. As long as my wives and I are happy, I don’t care about outsiders’ opinions. Besides, once you’re there, you’ll see that they’re truly happy, I haven’t forced anyone to be with me."
"I can also say nice things." Su Lio said lightly.
Li Yifei rolled his eyes, knowing this girl was tough to crack, so he stopped talking.
Su Lio also fell silent, her gaze lowered, lost in thought.
As the car approached the road, nearing the airport, they suddenly saw a crowd blocking the way, seemingly caught in a conflict, effectively blocking the road.
The car couldn’t pass and had to stop. Li Yifei saw a group of people in strange clothes yelling there, while some local farmers with hoes were blocking the road.
"Stay in the car, I’ll go check it out." Li Yifei noticed the words "Changbai Mountain" printed on the clothes of these people, mostly young, seemingly not even twenty. As he got out of the car and walked over, he heard young voices in the crowd shouting, "Why can’t we go up the mountain? We’re not bad people!"
The local farmers shouted back, "This is a restricted area, not someplace you can go up. Hurry back to where you came from!"
Another farmer mocked, "Don’t know where this bunch of idiots came from, should stay home gaming instead of spouting nonsense here!"
"How dare you curse us? I’m telling you, today we’re going up this mountain, bring it on, if you don’t kill me, I’ll make sure I deal with you!" A boy with a face full of acne led the charge, facing those with hoes and shovels, appearing fearless, as if he’d rather die than yield.
Behind him, a girl barely 1.5 meters tall, also covered in acne, screeched, "Yes, brother, I support you. If they dare touch us, I’ll call dad to send an army of a hundred thousand to wipe you out!"
"Yeah, I’ll also call my mom and tell her I’ve been attacked here. She’ll instantly deploy some fighter jets to blow you bastards to bits, better yet, flatten this whole mountain." Another chubby kid who looked like a middle schooler jumped out and shouted at the farmers blocking the way, looking utterly furious.
Li Yifei couldn’t hold back his laughter after hearing these kids.
It didn’t stop there, once one started, all the kids began to clamor, this one said his brother was in the special forces and would fly an F16 stealth fighter from Xinjiang to blow them to pieces, that one said her sister was a billionaire’s wife who would bury them in money, or buy the mountain.
A group of severely delusional kids? Li Yifei raised a brow, looking at these people; behind him, Su Lio also got out of the car and walked over slowly, equally baffled by the furious children.
"These kids..." Su Lio stopped next to Li Yifei and softly said, the two of them only about ten meters away from the crowd.
Li Yifei chuckled, shook his head, and said, "No idea!"
The group wasn’t just kids; there were also a few who seemed older than Su Lio, yet they were just as agitated, as if they’d fight if not allowed up the mountain.
Su Lio glanced at the nearby mountains, puzzled. She’d lived here since childhood, and these mountains had nothing special, maybe some herbs. Could it be the legendary ginseng? If so, it’d be deep in the mountains, not here anymore.
"Here for a wild adventure?" Su Lio whispered.
"Doesn’t seem like it, many don’t have backpacks." Li Yifei said.
At this point, the farmers finally couldn’t hold back either, and cursed, "Damn it, all of you get lost. This mountain isn’t a place you can just climb. It’s a national reserve, forbidden. Plus, there’s wild wolves, boars, and even Siberian tigers. You dare go up, looking for death?"
"We don’t need your help; we have knives. Even if we encounter a Siberian tiger or a wolf, we can take them down," a child shouted.
Li Yifei rolled his eyes. Forget about tigers and wolves; even a snake would scare these kids half to death.
A farmer replied, "You can’t go in. You mustn’t go up the mountain. Go back where you came from and don’t cause trouble for us."
"No, we’re going up the mountain today. We must, because if we miss today, we won’t be able to meet the brother," said a girl who looked quite pretty. She seemed a bit older, around Su Lio’s age, but what she said made Li Yifei burst out laughing.
So these people are here looking for some brother. When Li Yifei heard this, he immediately thought of the perpetually young Chu Xiaoyao back at home, who once jokingly asked him to bring back a brother. It was only later that Li Yifei realized this "brother" was the protagonist of a novel.
But... that’s completely fictional, right? How did these kids actually come running over here? Earlier, one of the kids obviously had an accent from Southern Sky Province, speaking so fast and with such a strong accent that it was hard to understand. They traveled thousands of miles to go into the mountains just to find a fictional character?
Su Lio still didn’t understand. She was muttering about how no one lived in the mountains, then pulled on Li Yifei’s shirt, saying nervously, "Did someone get lost? It’s not very safe in the mountains. If they get lost inside, they could die."
Li Yifei held back his laughter and explained to Su Lio. After listening, she blinked her eyes and then mimicked Li Yifei’s expression by rolling her eyes. At that moment, she probably felt the same as Li Yifei.
The standoff continued over there, but Li Yifei needed to drive the car through since the plane was waiting. So Li Yifei walked over and said, "Please move aside. We need to drive through."
A few farmers, seeing a car behind them, were about to move their vehicle to let Li Yifei pass, but the kids had other ideas. As soon as the farmers turned around, the kids wanted to charge in. Li Yifei took a step to block their way, frowning, "I don’t care what you’re up to, let my car through first."
"Who are you? Think you’re something special because you drive a crappy car? Let me tell you, my family has hundreds of luxury cars, and I wouldn’t even use your junk heap to go grocery shopping," said a pimply-faced boy, his nose in the air.
"Yeah, that old car of yours, I should be asking you to move it. We need to go up the mountain, so please don’t block the way," his sister chimed in.
Well, a bunch of brainless kids; Li Yifei was speechless. If they were adults, Li Yifei could just drag them aside and slap some sense into them, but with this bunch of kids who still had their baby teeth, he couldn’t do that. Though it would definitely be effective, how could he lay hands on them as a dignified Innate Expert? What would Su Lio think of him afterward?
"What a crappy place. Why was the brother imprisoned here back in the day? Damn, if it were Yundian Province, I’d have my dad send thousands of people to dig the mountain up and rescue the brother, traps or no traps!" a girl said.
"If it were Southern River Province, I would have rescued the brother long ago too. But it’s stuck here, where there’s not even a proper place to live, and those damn **** won’t let us into the mountain. I’ve never heard of not being allowed up a mountain."
"Forget it, you guys run ahead. We’ll hold them off. Anyway, rescuing the brother is worth whatever we have to do. Once he’s rescued, he’ll definitely take a picture with us!"
The kids couldn’t contain themselves and wanted to force their way in.
Su Lio couldn’t take it anymore. She walked over and said, "Do you realize the person you’re looking for is a fictional character from a novel?"
"Fictional? No way. Third Master wouldn’t lie to us. Everything written in his book truly exists. I’m telling you, sis, if you don’t understand, don’t speak nonsense. The brother is our faith, and we’re all part of the brother’s party. We must rescue him!"
"Yeah, haven’t you heard ’I give you my innocence, plus ten years of purity’?"
What’s all this nonsense? Su Lio was speechless too, but she kept trying to persuade them, "I live in those mountains. I can assure you there’s no ancient tomb up there, and definitely no brother. He’s a fictional character; he can’t possibly be real!"
"Cut it out. You don’t have to lie to me. I know there’s a group of bad guys trying hard to stop us from rescuing the brother. You look so pretty, sis, so you shouldn’t be one of the bad guys, but who knows? Maybe you’re with them."
Su Lio: "!@!@￥￥%%..."
Even Li Yifei was amused. He pulled Su Lio behind him and said to the hopeless kids, "Fine, go rescue whatever brother you want, but it’s none of our business. Clear the path so we can drive through, and then you can keep looking for your brother."
After saying this, Li Yifei walked to the side and directly pushed a tractor away. Mind you, the tractor’s brakes were on. Even two horses might not have budged it, but Li Yifei pushed it lightly with one hand to a wider space before stopping.
The farmers’ eyes widened. They finally understood the kind of person standing before them. In this vast area, anyone who’s lived here long enough knows there’s a big-name family living up the mountain, and common folks aren’t allowed to disturb them; otherwise, there would be severe consequences.
