Chapter 1118: Exploring Yeren Gou

"Then aren't you afraid?" Su Qingyan looked at the little girl with some heartache.

"I'm not afraid. I want to find my mom and dad. It's been so many years, and there's never been any news of them," Jinhua said earnestly. "Even if it's just to see their remains, that would be enough."

"Don't you worry. Once we get there, my brother and I will help you look," Su Qingcheng said.

"Really?" Jinhua was both surprised and happy.

"Really, but the prerequisite is that we must finish our business first. You also know that the virus is very terrifying. If the matter of the virus isn't resolved, I'm afraid the entire village will be in trouble," Chen Yu nodded and said.

"I know, I will help you show the way," Jinhua nodded vigorously.

As they spoke, they had already reached the edge of the mountain. This mountain was just a steep, smooth cliff, so to get across, one needed good skills to climb.

Jinhua had grown up in the mountains since she was a child, so rock climbing was almost like walking on flat ground for her. Carrying a huge bamboo basket, she used both hands and feet, and in a few quick movements, she was up.

This kind of place was not difficult for Chen Yu either, but Su Qingyan found it a bit challenging. After Chen Yu went up, he threw down a rope and dragged her up by force.

This girl was a bit afraid of heights, and after coming up, her little face was deathly pale from fright.

"How about we take a rest?" Chen Yu couldn't help but find it a bit amusing when he saw her pale complexion.

"No, Master, let's continue. Don't let me delay the journey, I can do it," Jinhua shook her head repeatedly.

"Alright then, let's keep moving forward." Chen Yu nodded and took the lead to clear the path. By ten-something in the morning, the group had arrived at Yeren Gou.

This place was overgrown with dense forests and filled with jagged, strange rocks; the terrain also looked extremely dangerous.

Moreover, poisonous snakes were rampant underfoot. If someone living in the city came here, they probably wouldn't survive fifty meters.

However, Jinhua seemed accustomed to this situation; people living in the deep mountains would always be mentally prepared for such conditions.

She carefully bypassed the poisonous plants, then swung the sickle in her hand to chop off a snake's head, and continued walking forward as if nothing had happened.

Su Qingcheng couldn't help but admire her courage. If it were her, she would have been scared to death just seeing a long animal; how could she dare to take a knife and chop it?

The area of Yeren Gou was not very large, but the terrain was very treacherous, and all kinds of poisonous insects and snakes were rampant. In fact, in the deep mountains, one could always encounter all sorts of situations. If one hadn't lived in the mountains since childhood, one had to be careful when coming here.

Su Qingcheng took samples for testing as she walked, and before long, the bag on her back was full of samples.

This time, they were looking for the source of infection. It was unclear why this thing, highly suspected to be the Ebola virus, had appeared in this remote little mountain village. The investigation work was a very long process.

Just at this moment, a strange sound reached their ears. This sound seemed to be the howling of some kind of animal, and faintly, one could even hear the crying of an infant.

"How could there be an infant here?" Su Qingcheng's expression changed.

"This, this is the warning sound of the Mountain Spirit." Jinhua, who was walking in front, had her expression change drastically. Upon hearing this sound, she could almost barely walk.

"Mountain Spirit?" Su Qingcheng originally didn't believe in these things, but in such deep mountains and old forests, hearing such a sound, she also felt a vague sense of fear.

"Believe me, this is not a Mountain Spirit. Mountain Spirits are not like this," Chen Yu shook his head.

It wasn't that Mountain Spirits didn't exist, but most of these so-called Mountain Spirits were Spirit creatures born from the creation of heaven and earth, refined into human form. Under normal circumstances, these things held awe for heaven and earth and would not appear to harm people.

Sometimes they would even silently do some good deeds, but they never left their names.

Moreover, these Mountain Spirits had low abilities. Sometimes, the baleful aura on a fierce Butcher could suppress them, so they couldn't stir up any trouble at all.

Although the terrain of Yeren Gou was treacherous and some fierce beasts might appear here, Chen Yu did not believe there were Mountain Spirits. He was more inclined to believe that Mountain Spirits might exist in the forest.

"Master, then what is this sound?" Su Qingcheng asked, feeling puzzled.

"Some wild beasts in the mountains, especially some primates like monkeys or apes, will make such sounds. Sometimes they can even imitate human speech," Chen Yu laughed. "If I'm not mistaken, the one making this sound is a large macaque."

"Ah? A monkey?" Su Qingcheng then stroked her chest. "It really scared me to death. I thought there really was a Mountain Spirit."

"Don't worry, I'll pull it out now for you to see." Chen Yu smiled slightly. He looked at a patch of rocks directly in front and shouted in a deep voice, "Beast, aren't you coming out yet?"

His Divine Sense was suddenly released. The birds and beasts in the vicinity were instantly frightened by Chen Yu's Divine Sense, trembling and not daring to move at all.

Following Chen Yu's words, two tall, slender large macaques were seen poking their heads out from among the strange rocks.

These two things looked at Chen Yu in terror and slowly raised their hands.

"Get over here." Chen Yu's expression sank. His Divine Sense was very strong now; perhaps they wouldn't have been so obedient if they were just ordinary wild beasts.

But for these types of primates, dealing with them was easy because these things were intelligent. They could sense Chen Yu's killing intent from his words, so when Chen Yu told them to come out, they obediently crawled out.

"My god, it really is a monkey." Su Qingcheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

The sound just now was truly vivid; it seemed as if there was a voice scolding, and it also seemed as if an infant was crying.

"Brother, so the commotion in the mountains was all caused by these monkeys. It's a pity we really thought there was a Mountain Spirit before." Even Jinhua let out a sigh of relief. She said, "According to this, the legend of the Mountain Spirit is fake, so the missing people..."

"It might not be missing." Chen Yu glanced at the two monkeys standing there trembling. He suddenly furrowed his brows, and his expression changed slightly, because he saw collars on these two monkeys.

These two monkeys were raised by people, or rather, people had deliberately trained them this way. If he wasn't mistaken, there were people living inside Yeren Gou.

"They have collars around their necks?" Su Qingcheng also realized something was wrong very quickly. Her expression changed instantly. "Master, what exactly is going on?"

"I don't know yet, but they are definitely not wild. Since someone is raising them, let's go over and see who exactly is living in Yeren Gou and playing at being gods and ghosts," Chen Yu said coldly.

With a movement of his Divine Sense, he drove the two monkeys to lead the way in front. The two monkeys were primates, and in their hearts, they had an indescribable fear of Chen Yu.

So they could only lead the way in front, while Chen Yu, Su Qingcheng, and Jinhua followed the two monkeys forward.