In some areas without protective forests, such things are often present.
The small ones are as big as basketballs, while the large ones can have diameters of half a meter.
As soon as the wind picks up, they start running along with it.
Then, they make a rustling sound.
Sometimes, you might think there is someone following you.
Lately, as the green belts have increased, such things have become rarer.
However, it’s quite normal for tumbleweeds to be in such places.
The vitality of these tumbleweeds is extremely strong.
It seemed as if some things were responding to her thoughts, for just as Gu Qiaoqiao had such an idea, suddenly, the originally calm valley turned somewhat gloomy.
Then a gale started out of nowhere.
Gu Qiaoqiao wore a type of hood hat, one with a mask.
She hurriedly put on her hat.
Looking off into the distance, she saw Uncle Gu and others, worried about her being alone, had come over to her.
Gu Qiaoqiao, with her back against the wind, said to Uncle Gu, "Grandpa Gu, it’s okay, I just came to look around..."
"Is there a problem here?" Uncle Gu asked.
"I’ll take a look," Gu Qiaoqiao replied. Then she stood on the tallest rock and swept her gaze over the area using her excellent vision.
At that moment, the wind was strong, blowing the tumbleweeds everywhere.
After a long look, she did not see Dongfang Yu and White Cat.
Naturally, she saw no one else either.
But Gu Qiaoqiao had long been indifferent as the wind by now.
Even surrounded by dangers, she would not allow herself to live like a startled bird.
Sometimes, even if the road ahead was a mountain of knives and a sea of fires, she would still jump in without hesitation.
Because, for her, there was simply no turning back.
Eventually, Gu Qiaoqiao followed Uncle Gu back to the entrance of the mining vein.
They stood at the entrance for a while, and then the two of them entered one after another.
Afterwards, four bodyguards fenced off the entrance.
They held batons equipped with hidden, sharp blades in their hands.
Second Brother Ren and some others didn’t know what Uncle Gu and Gu Qiaoqiao were up to, but they knew it must be something significant.
Therefore, they watched their surroundings closely.
At that time, the wind in the valley seemed to have subsided somewhat.
Besides the sound of the wind, there was no other noise.
About five minutes passed.
At the lower part of the valley’s eastern hillside.
There was a place full of tumbleweeds.
A few of the tumbleweeds moved slightly.
One might have thought they were just being blown by the wind.
But unexpectedly, a hand suddenly placed itself on one of the tumbleweeds, and with a flick, it sent the tumbleweed flying to the side.
Then, a man-sized cave entrance was revealed.
Unbeknownst to them, a man in a black windbreaker and a White Cat were standing at the entrance of the cave.
White Cat quietly stood next to the man’s feet.
And this man was none other than Dongfang Yu, whom Gu Qiaoqiao had encountered on the train that day.
Dongfang Yu had his hands plunged into the deep pockets of his windbreaker.
He walked forward unhurriedly.
Afterward, he stopped beside a rocky outcrop and did not move.
However, his gaze was fixed on the direction of the mine shaft Gu Qiaoqiao and Uncle Gu had just entered.
He needed to verify something.
By this time, Gu Qiaoqiao had already taken the Red Spirit Jade Marrow and entered the mined tunnel that went under the mountain.
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It looked very sturdy.
Similar to those underground air-raid shelters of the past.
Not far off were various strangely shaped stones.
The large ones were several meters high, while the small ones were only as big as a fist.
Gu Qiaoqiao placed her fingers on a stone and touched it, moving from one stone to the next.