"Brother Hao, take me with you."

"Brother Hao, I'm ready and waiting for you to carry us."

"No more talking, just get me through this, and I'll give you a five hundred thousand red envelope when we're back!"

"I'll give a million, as long as I can get into the Uncanny Bureau, money doesn't matter!"

Soon, almost everyone gathered around Jiang Zihao.

One by one, they already saw Jiang Zihao as the hope for this mission.

In the Mystic World, the overlap of mission scenarios is extremely low, but it's not impossible.

Jiang Zihao had a strategy for Shiling Village, which was like having a cheat code.

Even if Jiang Zihao didn't want to share, following him was definitely the right choice.

Seeing this, Jiang Zihao raised his hand, coughed lightly, and said, "Everyone, calm down, calm down."

"Since we're all here for the Uncanny Bureau qualification selection, I believe everyone is full of vigor and has a kind heart."

"I will definitely help everyone."

"But the Mystic World is unpredictable, even if I know the strategy, I can't guarantee all the mechanisms."

"After all, even if it's the same scene, many things will change if you enter it twice."

Hearing Jiang Zihao's words, everyone nodded.

Yes, even if the scene is the same, many things will change.

The Mystic World never presents the exact same challenge.

But at this moment, someone spoke up.

"Brother Hao, stop being modest, we all know that! But no matter what, following you is definitely better than us stumbling around on our own."

"Yeah, in the Mystic World, life and death are uncertain, even if something unexpected happens, we definitely won't blame you."

"Yeah, Brother Hao, as long as you don't mind us..."

Standing not far away, Zhuge Ye said, "Brother Che, should we also latch onto someone?"

Jiang Che nodded, noncommittal, "As the saying goes, if you can lie down, don't bother."

"But watching others show off makes me uncomfortable..."

Zhuge Ye: "Could he be a transmigrator..."

"Hmm???"

"..."

Soon, this group of twenty people naturally formed.

Captain Jiang Zihao would lead the entire team.

Under Jiang Zihao's leadership, everyone began to move forward.

The primary task now was undoubtedly to head to Shiling Village.

Following the small forest path, they soon arrived at a fork in the road.

Ahead, two mountain paths branched left and right, with no indication of where they led, and certainly no signposts.

The crowd murmured.

"Which way do we go now?"

"Two roads, no hints..."

"What if we take the wrong path and can't reach Shiling Village?"

"Listen to Brother Hao, there's no point in us guessing."

"Yeah, yeah, listen to Brother Hao."

At this time, Jiang Zihao rubbed his chin, seemingly recalling the strategy.

Seeing this, no one dared to disturb him.

Meanwhile, in Jiang Che's mind, long-lost bloody words appeared.

Damn, I thought my cheat was broken. Jiang Che muttered to himself.

[The mountain roads here are winding and numerous, even locals can't remember them all. But they have a method: follow the locust trees, and you'll return to the village. There's a mass grave in the mountains, so don't get lost...]

Jiang Che was slightly surprised.

No wonder it's a D-level difficulty challenge, starting off so thrilling.

Desolate mountains and mass graves.

If you really got lost, would you live to see the sun tomorrow?

Anyway, Jiang Che thought it was quite risky.

At this moment, Jiang Zihao said in a steady voice, "If I remember correctly, we take the right path."

"But I'll remind you again, the Uncanny Trial doesn't completely overlap, even if I have a strategy, it doesn't mean it's correct."

"I can't guarantee the settings haven't changed."

Even though Jiang Zihao repeated himself, everyone still flattered him and chose to take the right mountain path.

The main group moved again, and Zhuge Ye happily followed along.

"Having someone to carry you feels great~"

"Easy and carefree."

"Right, Brother Che?"

"Hmm?"

"Brother Che?"

Zhuge Ye turned around.

What the hell? Where is he?

In broad daylight, are you playing hide and seek with me?

Looking again, Jiang Che was actually heading down the left mountain path.

"Brother Che! Over here, over here! You're going the wrong way!"

"Follow me!" Zhuge Ye shouted.

At this moment, everyone looked over.

Many eyes flashed with disdain.

"How can he take the wrong path, is he blind?"

"Clearly a burden, how dare he come for the Uncanny Bureau qualification?"

"Looks handsome, but no brains."

"Crazy? Slowing us down?"

Everyone had something unpleasant to say.

Jiang Zihao's eyes flashed with contempt, but he acted as if he hadn't heard and continued forward.

In his view, Jiang Che was just a reckless fool unwilling to follow the crowd.

Such a person didn't need to stay in the team.

Someone fell behind? Not my problem.

Jiang Che didn't even glance at them, continuing on his own path.

Zhuge Ye slapped his forehead, "Damn! Brother Che is wearing Metersbonwe today!"

"???"

Jiang Zihao didn't stop, and naturally, the main group continued forward.

Zhuge Ye gritted his teeth and finally chose to leave the main group and follow Jiang Che down the left mountain path.

...

The quiet, dim small forest seemed particularly eerie.

Zhuge Ye followed behind Jiang Che, whispering, "Brother Che, do you get a sense of Mountain Village Corpse?"

Jiang Che: "Mountain village? Old teacher? Who's the mountain village?"

"...," Zhuge Ye said, "Watching Mountain Village Corpse as a kid was my childhood nightmare. A few days ago, I mustered the courage to watch it again, and now it's my adult nightmare, so scary..."

Jiang Che frowned and said, "Is it really that scary?"

Zhuge Ye said seriously, "Of course! When I was a kid, the kid next door was so scared he wet himself!"

Jiang Che: "Son, the house collapsed."

"???" Zhuge Ye: "What's that supposed to mean?"

Next, they encountered three more forks in the road.

Jiang Che used the locust trees planted along the road to determine the direction.

Before long, they came to a downhill path.

The dense forest gradually thinned, and the view ahead became more open.

Soon, Jiang Che and Zhuge Ye emerged from the mountains.

Though still on a dirt road, in the distance were several low houses.

If nothing unexpected happened, that would be Shiling Village.

To the left was a mountain, divided by a small stream.

To the right was an endless field, lush and green.

The strong rural atmosphere was refreshing, making one feel at ease.

"Awesome, Brother Che! You're even better than a GPS!"

"Follow and never get lost, Brother Che leads me to the highway, skr~"

Zhuge Ye danced with excitement.

At this moment, a raggedly dressed child passed by, heading towards the stream on the left.

A villager?

Jiang Che signaled to Zhuge Ye, then approached and asked, "Hey kid, where are you going?"

The mud-covered boy looked up at Jiang Che and said, "Catching ducks."

Jiang Che: "How many are you catching?"

Boy: "Just one."

Zhuge Ye: "Didn't catch any?"

The boy nodded, "Yeah."

"Where are your parents? Why aren't they helping you catch it?" Jiang Che asked.

The boy grinned, "They can't help."

"Why not?"

"They're already dead."

"Died horribly..."

"Hehe."