After hearing his words, Fang Qiang immediately made a phone call.

Not long after, more than a dozen of security guards drove three cars and rushed towards Eighteen Bends Road.

“It’s useless for them to go there now. That man had already run away!” He Xiaoyu couldn’t help saying.

“Let’s try our luck. If he is still hiding in the ravine, it will also be a potential danger for other tourists. I am definitely not at ease if I don’t send someone over to take a look.”

Li Mu asked, “Fang Qiang, has this kind of thing happened here before?”

Fang Qiang nodded and replied, “Yes, there are often people engaging in street racing at the Eighteen Bends Road, so sometimes, similar situations will occur. But there has never been an attack against tourists!”

“Street racing? Normally, who will be racing there?”

“All kinds of people, but they are all a bunch of thrill-seekers.”

“Didn’t the police do anything about it?”

“Yes, they did, but the results were minimal. That place is a large ravine, and there are no people nearby. Their movements are random, so they are usually gone when the police received the news.”

Du Xinzhu was obviously startled by this incident. Stroking her chest, she said, “Brother Mu, why did you take the Eighteen Bends Road? That road has been in a poor state of repair for many years. The road surface has become very unstable. Except for those thrill-seeking street racers, there are very few tourists who dare to take that road.”

Li Mu looked a little embarrassed. There were three routes that they could take to get to Fang Qiang’s place. The first route was to take the highway. The second route was to take the country road. And the third route was to take the Eighteen Bends Road.

Compared to the third route, the first two routes were much more spacious. They were more convenient and faster, but they lacked the thrill.

Li Mu had chosen to take the Eighteen Bends Road simply because of its reputation.

He had heard about this perilous road a long time ago but has never had the opportunity to challenge it. When he learnt that Fang Qiang’s resort was located adjacent to this mountain road, he immediately decided to challenge it.

Lin Wan knew her husband too well, and she could guess what he was thinking just by looking at his expression. She glared at him angrily, wishing that she could pinch him as hard as she could.

“Okay, okay, let’s stop talking about it!” Fang Qiang tried to help his childhood friend to ease the tension. “The most important thing is none of you were injured. You guys might have encountered the street racing gang. They may have chosen the target randomly, instead of intentionally targeting you guys.

Du Xinzhu took the hint and immediately echoed, “Fang Qiang is right. The most important thing is that none of you were injured. How about I check you guys into your rooms first? We will show you around after you guys drop your bags in your rooms!”

After hearing his wife’s words, Fang Qiang asked Li Mu, “Li Mu, there are two places you can stay here. One is at the villa area at the entrance, and the other is the wooden house inns inside the resort area. Where do you want to stay?”

“Where are the wooden house inns?”

“At the foot of the Nuhuashan Mountain, next to the wetlands and hot springs. The environment of the wooden house inns was particularly good, but it’s relatively humid. It will be colder in the morning and at night. I am worried that you guys are not used to living in such an environment.”

“Wooden house inn. Li Mu, let’s stay in the wooden house inns!” He Xiaoyu replied hastily.

“Honey, what do you think?” Li Mu asked Lin Wan.

“Okay, let’s stay in the wooden house inns. Anyway, it’s only for one night,” Lin Wan answered with a smile.

“Okay, we’ll stay at the wooden house inns then!”

The group of them left the office. Fang Qiang and his wife drove a car to lead the way while Li Mu followed behind them in his own car. The two cars drove into the resort one after another.

About ten minutes later, the car stopped in front of a row of wooden buildings, and there were already service staff waiting there. Upon seeing Fang Qiang and his wife got out of the car, they immediately came to greet them.

Li Mu and the others also got out of the car, carrying their own bags.

Fang Qiang walked over and introduced, “Our wooden houses here are all single rooms. Each room has its own private ensuite bathroom, but you can’t take a shower here. It’s a bit more inconvenient if you stay in these rooms.”

Then, he pointed to a large wooden house and said, “You guys can eat in the restaurant there. The mountain products here are delicious. You guys have to try it. I will treat everyone to roast a leg of lamb and stewed river fish tonight. Li Mu, we must get drunk.”

One of the staff came over and asked, “Mr. Fang, how many rooms do I need to prepare?”

Fang Qiang glanced at He Xiaoyu and replied, “Three rooms. This lady will have a room to herself.”

“Two rooms!” Li Mu immediately corrected him, “You and your wife will stay in one room, and Xiaoyu will stay with us!”

Hearing that, Fang Qiang and his wife exchanged glances with each other and didn’t understand what was going on.

It was not convenient for Lin Wan to ask Li Mu the reason in front of He Xiaoyu, and the scene had suddenly become a little awkward at this moment. It was then that Lin Wan said with a smile, “Xiaoyu will stay with us in one room, so we don’t need three rooms.”

It was not that Lin Wan was magnanimous, but she knew why her husband had made such an arrangement. That lunatic might be a street racer or a killer. The risk of letting He Xiaoyu stay in a room alone was very high. This was definitely not a time to be jealous. Safety should be their top priority.

Since Li Mu and Lin Wan had said that, the others didn’t insist anymore. So, they checked into their room, and He Xiaoyu squeezed into the same room as Li Mu and Lin Wan.

The room was very small, and the amenities were also very basic. Two very narrow single beds occupied most of the space in the room. There was a small bedside table in the middle, a clothes hanger in the corner, and a luggage rack next to it. Apart from these, there was nothing else.

D*mn! They didn’t expect that the room would be like this. In this case, how should the three of them sleep?

Some people would probably say that one of them could sleep on the floor. That was crazy. It was wet and cold in the mountains, and none of them had brought a sleeping bag. If anyone was not afraid of catching a cold, they could give it a try.

Just as Lin Wan and He Xiaoyu were frowning, Li Mu said generously, “You two can take one bed each.”

“What about you, Li Mu?” He Xiaoyu asked with concern.

Li Mu pointed at the luggage rack and said with a smile, “I will embrace monkhood and meditate tonight!”

“Are you willing to give up your beautiful wife to become a monk?”

“I will renounce the monkhood tomorrow morning!”

After dropping the bags in their room, they followed their original plan and went for a walk in the forest with Fang Qiang and Du Xinzhu.

The three women began to exclaim exaggeratedly upon reaching the depths of the woods.

Everywhere they looked were lush trees. Cyan blue mountain peaks could be seen far in the distance and the faint mist shrouded the forest in a mysterious veil.

Unknown wildflowers, in clusters of two or three, spread all over the mountains and plains, turning the forest into a fairyland.

Lin Wan pulled Li Mu’s sleeve and said softly, “Honey, please help to take a few pictures of me.”

Li Mu hurriedly picked up the camera and began to take pictures for his smiling wife who was posing.

Of course, that included taking pictures for He Xiaoyu as well. After taking pictures, the few of them headed deeper into the woods. The sheer beauty of the scenery made everyone’s mood become cheerful.

After walking for forty minutes, they had reached the deeper part of the woods. There was a lake in the middle of the forest and also a wetland reserve nearby.

This area had not been fully developed yet, so it had basically maintained its original appearance. Therefore, general tourists were prohibited from visiting this area. However, with Fang Qiang and his wife accompanying them, Li Mu and the others could enter this so-called restricted area unimpeded.

They were talking about the scenery while walking. Without realizing it, they had arrived at the vicinity of the wetlands.

Looking at the hundreds of meters long azure blue lake, Lin Wan sincerely exclaimed. She opened her arms wide and took a deep breath of the fresh air.

Then, she looked back at her husband affectionately and asked in a gentle voice, “Honey, do you still remember the scene when we first met?”

Li Mu nodded, walked to his wife’s side, and wrapped his arm around her shoulders. “Of course, I remember. You were only twenty-two years old at that time, and you were as beautiful as the fairy in a painting.”

Lin Wan leaned her head on his shoulder, looked at the mirror-like lake, and said, “Yes, I was really young at that time. We met by the water and fell in love in the water.”

Li Mu said embarrassingly, “I only remembered that I had drunk a lot of water and almost choked to death. Then I was saved by a beauty.”

Hearing that, Lin Wan chuckled softly. Obviously, she had recalled her husband’s past incident.

“Honey, it’s so beautiful here. Let’s come here often in the future, okay?”

“Okay, we will come here once a year in the future! Honey, let me take a few more pictures for you. The scenery here is so beautiful!” Li Mu raised the camera hanging around his neck.

“Okay!”

Lin Wan happily posed for pictures in front of the camera. Lin Wan was wearing a white casual outfit today. She was wearing a light-yellow vest on her upper body and a large pink hat on her head. Her long black hair was scattered on her shoulders, her eyebrows were picturesque, and her smile was like a breath of spring. She was indescribably beautiful and charming.

Li Mu pressed the shutter button and captured his wife’s beauty with the camera.

“Let’s take another one. Why not you stand here? The scenery here is also not bad. Li Mu gave instruction with his finger, asking her to stand in front of a grove.

Lin Wan followed his instruction and walked over there, holding the brim of the hat with one hand and the orchid flower fingers with the other. Then, she tilted her head slightly and looked at him.

Li Mu was deeply enthralled by the beauty standing in front of him.

At this moment, he had forgotten everything, just wanting to hold on to this moment forever.

Li Mu took a few pictures for his wife with joy and admiration. Just when he was about to take another set of photos, a man suddenly appeared in his lens. He was wearing a grey casual outfit with a baseball hat low on his forehead, and also a pair of big sunglasses on his face.

The man’s gaze fell on Lin Wan. Li Mu originally thought that he was just a tourist who was stealing glances at his beautiful wife. So, he didn’t bother too much about it and continued to take pictures for his wife.

Unexpectedly, that man suddenly gave Li Mu a very peculiar smile, made an obscene gesture at Lin Wan, and then made an offensive gesture at him.

Li Mu immediately became alert and hurriedly pressed the shutter button, hoping to take a picture of that man.

However, that man quickly turned and left. He had only captured an extremely blurred back profile flashing past a few meters behind his wife on the camera.

Who was he? What did he want?

“Stop!” Li Mu shouted out loudly and chased after him.

“Honey, where are you going?” Lin Wan called him from behind.

Li Mu didn’t answer her and quickly ran in the direction where the man left.

However, the man had already disappeared from sight. Li Mu continued the chase after him in the direction he had disappeared until he came to a clearing in the forest.

It was eerily silent here. Li Mu scanned the place in all directions, trying hard to find a trace of the man.

However, he couldn’t find him at all. That mysterious man had just disappeared without a trace. Lin Wan had caught up to him and asked anxiously, “Honey, what’s the matter with you?”

“There was a man behind you just now, and I suspect that it’s that lunatic.”

Li Mu was now sure that the appearance of that man was definitely not a coincidence. Otherwise, why would he smile so peculiarly at him and make such an obscene gesture?

Is he provoking or despising him?

Who on earth was he?

Was he the person who framed his wife? Why did he show such a great hostility to him? How did he and his wife offend him?