"Since we're not far now, let's keep moving. It's better to get out of here sooner," Chen Fengnan said, although he had noticed something, he didn't say much and spoke to the young guide beside him.
The young man was somewhat surprised; these guys were a bit too calm.
Clearly, this young man had done this countless times before, but each time, those guys would be scared out of their wits. However, this time seemed a bit different.
"Okay, but we can't drive any further ahead; let's walk." The young man nodded, without any suspicion. After all, his task was just to lead these people into the ambush zone. Once he did that, he would get his money and he didn't need to worry about anything else.
As the group walked on for about half an hour, they finally could faintly see a cluster of wooden huts that looked like a small village ahead.
From a distance, they could see fully armed guards at the entrance. These people were all stray mercenaries, without any strict organizational discipline, each standing there lazily.
Seeing Ning Fan and his group approaching, they carried out a routine check.
Chen Fengnan frowned slightly, feeling more and more that something was not right. Although he knew that the person he was looking for had some power here, he hadn't expected it to be this formidable.
It was as if they had walked into a mercenary group!
The others were fine, but when the two guards at the door checked Rain God, their expressions immediately became somewhat playful.
They laughed wickedly and walked towards Rain God, and one of them reached out to touch Rain God's face.
Rain God's expression turned cold, and with a quick flick of her hand at her waist, a dagger with a shining blade appeared in her hand instantly.
The swift action startled the two men, who shouted loudly and hastily retreated, their guns now aimed at the group.
"Rain God, calm down," Chen Fengnan said coldly, looking at the two mercenaries in front of him.
"Yes." Chen Fengnan's words were still very effective; although Rain God still looked a bit murderous, she instantly retracted her dagger.
However, once Rain God withdrew her dagger, these guys became tense. They shouted loudly, and some patrolling mercenaries quickly gathered around, their dark muzzles pointing at the group.
The atmosphere at the scene immediately became very tense.
"If you want, I can kill these guys instantly," Ning Fan suddenly said to Chen Fengnan beside him.
Ning Fan had always been wary of anyone holding a gun against him, and these guys clearly had crossed Ning Fan's line.
Seeing Ning Fan and his party surrounded, the two soldiers finally breathed a sigh of relief, babbling something incomprehensible to Ning Fan and the others.
Although they couldn't understand what was being said, they could clearly see one of the guys continuously beckoning to Rain God.
Clearly, they were now targeting Rain God.
Rain God looked at Chen Fengnan with some difficulty, as she too understood the intentions of the other side.
"Don't go over there; such a custom isn't for negotiating business," Chen Fengnan said coldly to the mercenaries in front of him.
This earned a slight nod from Ning Fan. Although Chen Fengnan was a businessman, he still had some principles.
If Chen Fengnan chose to use Rain God as a shield this time to save himself, Ning Fan would still help him, but only as a return of a favor. After that, they would have no further dealings!
Regardless of one's capabilities, what Ning Fan valued most was character, because he always felt that if a person's character could not be guaranteed, then they were not a completely sound person.
When the two mercenaries saw A-Yu did not react, they seemed somewhat dissatisfied and continued talking gibberish, while also slightly raising the nozzles of their guns, the implication clear, "Do as I say, or I will shoot."
Chen Fengnan's eyes narrowed slightly, annoyed that they were treating him this way during a business discussion.
Just as the atmosphere at the scene was about to reach a critical point, suddenly, a short man emerged from inside the gate.
The man had a large beard, was only about 1.6 meters tall, somewhat fat, and wore a large hat.
He looked at Ning Fan and his companions, then started talking gibberish.
As soon as he spoke, the surrounding mercenaries obediently put down their guns: those who were patrolling continued to patrol and the guards returned to their posts.
The initial two fellows seemed reluctant, glaring fiercely at A-Yu before finally returning sullenly to their posts.
Clearly, this man was responsible for receiving Chen Fengnan and his companions, and he was a local native. However, he spoke in the local native dialect, which Chen Fengnan could not understand at all.
Just then, Ning Fan stepped forward, observed the man, and then made a complicated, strange gesture with his hands across his chest while also starting to speak gibberish.
The man was startled by Ning Fan's gesture, then seemed to become excited, and started chatting gibberish animatedly with Ning Fan.
Chen Fengnan and his companions were almost popping their eyes out.
What was Ning Fan's background, to know this native dialect? And what was that strange gesture he made just now?
This was something probably only Ning Fan and that man knew.
"It must be a symbol gesture of the Totem God that the local primitive tribe worships, but how does Ning Fan know about it?" A-Yu said, sounding somewhat puzzled.
It seemed A-Yu knew a bit, but that was all.
While they were still curiously thinking, the man had already bowed again to Ning Fan and then turned and walked inside.
Ning Fan turned back to Chen Fengnan and the others and shouted, "Let's go, the elder brother here is letting us in."
"Uh…" Chen Fengnan truly admired Ning Fan, from a tense standoff, and in just a few minutes, they were already 'elder brothers'.
The group walked into the village and discovered it was actually very large. The gate they had seen was just an entrance placed on the mountain path; the place was extensive and housed several villages.
This time, no one stopped them from progressing.
However, as they passed a village, Ning Fan unintentionally turned his head and suddenly paused, frowning.
In that direction, a squad of twelve people were patrolling.
Unlike the idle mercenaries, their steps and their breaths were almost identical; clearly, these people were all well-trained!
They seemed to notice Ning Fan and his companions' gaze and suddenly turned to look over.
Such high alertness, these guys were definitely not simple! This was what the Four King Kongs by Chen Fengnan thought.