Your classmates haven't taken the college entrance examination yet, but you are carrying bricks

This made him even more alert.

"Who is this chick?"

Gu Ci pondered secretly in his heart, but remained calm on the surface.

The car drove for about an hour and finally stopped at the foot of a remote mountain.

"Mr. Gu, something doesn't seem right here. This seems to be the Li family's place." Liu Wen turned to look at Gu Ci, a hint of doubt flashing in her eyes.

Gu Ci ignored Liu Wen, but rubbed his sleepy eyes, opened the car door and walked out.

He looked around and found that the place was deserted, with only a rugged mountain road winding upwards, leading to nowhere.

"Miss Liu, I'm sure this is the place. The Soul-Calming Ice your father wants is also in this place!"

Gu Ci raised his lips and showed a playful smile: "Miss Liu, didn't your father tell you how to go according to my request? The news I got is that the Soul-Calming Ice is at this location!"

Liu Wen frowned slightly, this was the Li family's place after all.

Among the eight major families in J City, everyone has to say hello in advance when they visit each other!

If we barge in like this and cause misunderstanding, it will be really troublesome!

As soon as Gu Ci finished speaking, Liu Wen's expression changed instantly. Her beautiful eyes widened and she said with a hint of disbelief: "What did you say? The thing my father wants is on this mountain in the wilderness?"

"What? Don't believe me?"

Gu Ci raised his eyebrows and asked in surprise.

"This……"

Liu Wen was speechless for a moment, her heart full of confusion.

She grew up in J City and knew the terrain here like the back of her hand. This mountainous area was the Li family's territory, and it was a restricted area specially cordoned off by the Li family. It was deserted and uninhabited, and it was impossible for there to be any precious medicinal materials, let alone "Soul-Calming Ice"!

Could it be that... this itself is a kind of deception?

"Mr. Gu, are you sure this is the place? This is the Li family's territory. Isn't it inappropriate for us to barge in like this?"

Liu Wen lowered her voice, with a hint of worry in her tone.

"Are you afraid? If you are afraid, then go back. I don't need you..."

Gu Ci waved his hand with disdain.

Liu Wen sneered in her heart, this Gu Ci was really a complete idiot. If it wasn't for the mission assigned by Liu Zhenhai himself, how could she accompany him to this desolate mountain?

"Afraid? Would I be afraid? I'm just kindly reminding you to be careful here. If you anger the Li family, no matter how powerful your background is, they can't protect you! To be honest, I already know your identity. You're just a preparatory student at Shangqing University. You don't even have the formal admission qualifications!" Liu Wen said coldly, with a hint of disgust in her beautiful eyes.

“Tsk, don’t use the Li family to put pressure on me. I, Gu Ci, have never been afraid of anyone!” Gu Ci curled his lips in disdain and puffed out his chest, looking like he was fearless.

Liu Wen felt even more contemptuous in her heart. This fellow dared to put on airs in front of her. He really didn't know his place!

"Okay, since Young Master Gu isn't afraid, what else can I, as his companion, say? Let's go!"

Gu Ci actually walked towards the mountain regardless of anything.

"You..." Liu Wen was so angry that her face turned blue. She stamped her feet, but finally followed quickly.

The two of them climbed up the rugged mountain road, one in front and one behind.

There are weeds growing on both sides of the mountain road, and the occasional calls of unknown birds make the forest seem even more quiet.

Liu Wen became increasingly uneasy. She always felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't put her finger on it.

At this moment, Gu Ci, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped.

"What's wrong?" Liu Wen asked vigilantly, while secretly being on guard and tightly grasping the silver needle hidden in her sleeve.

"Did you hear any sound?" Gu Ci frowned and listened to something.

Liu Wen listened carefully and, sure enough, there was a faint "buzzing" sound coming from not far away, like the sound of some machine running, or the low hum of some creature.

"What the hell is that?" Gu Ci was shocked and subconsciously took a step back.

"Be careful!" Liu Wen grabbed Gu Ci and pulled him behind her, her beautiful eyes fixed on the direction where the voice came from.

The buzzing sound became louder and louder, and then a huge black shadow flew across the sky above the forest...

"Oh my god, what the hell is this?!" Gu Ci screamed and almost fell to the ground.

It was a group of huge black hornets, each of which was as big as an adult's fist. They emitted a faint light all over their bodies, and the poisonous stingers on their tails flashed with cold light, which was chilling.

"It's a ghost-faced man-eating bee!" Liu Wen's face changed and she screamed, "Run!"

As the name suggests, the ghost-faced man-eating wasp is a kind of ferocious wasp that feeds on humans. Its venom is extremely strong, and a swarm of ghost-faced man-eating wasps can even easily kill an adult tiger.

Gu Ci had never seen such a scene before. He was so frightened that his legs went weak and he wanted to run away.

"Don't run around!"

Liu Wen grabbed him and said hurriedly, "The ghost-faced man-eating bees are extremely fast. We can't outrun them at all. Let's find a place to hide!"

As they were talking, the group of ghost-faced man-eating bees had already discovered them and swooped down towards them.

"This way!"

Liu Wen pulled Gu Ci and went into a cave on the side of the road.

The cave is very shallow, only enough to accommodate two people, and the entrance is blocked by dense vines, making it difficult to find from the outside.

After the two hid in the cave, Liu Wen immediately took out a bottle of medicine powder from her backpack and sprinkled it around the entrance of the cave.

"what is this?"

Gu Ci asked, covering his nose. The smell of the powder was so pungent that he couldn't help but want to sneeze.

"Anti-insect powder can temporarily drive away the ghost-faced man-eating bees."

While Liu Wen explained, she vigilantly observed the situation outside the cave.

The ghost-faced man-eating bee hovered at the entrance of the cave for a while, and seemed to be deterred by the smell of the insect repellent powder, so it did not rashly enter the cave.

"call……"

Gu Ci let out a long sigh, sat down on the ground, patted his chest and said, "I was scared to death. I thought I would die here today."

Liu Wen rolled her eyes at him and said unhappily, "You still have the mind to make sarcastic remarks. If I hadn't reacted quickly, we would have been gnawed to pieces by now!"

"Yes, yes, thanks to Miss Liu for saving us. I am very grateful. But then again, why are there ghost-faced man-eating bees in this remote place? Could it be that the Li family deliberately released them to prevent us from going up the mountain?"

Liu Wen shook her head and said in a deep voice: "It's possible. The ghost-faced man-eating bee is a different species of man-eating bee and can be controlled artificially. The Li family deployed this thing in this forest. I always feel that something is wrong..."

"What's wrong?"

"Man-eating bees generally don't attack humans unless..."