The man on the phone had mentioned ‘Feng Baobao’!
In the deep mountains at night, hearing Feng Baobao’s name on a phone call made it impossible for Baoyu to ignore.
He stopped his steps and quietly lowered his posture, moving cautiously toward the source of the sound.
After walking about ten meters, he saw a tall man in a suit standing under a large tree, talking on the phone.
The cool moonlight cast a silver glow on the dense foliage of the tree.
The clouds in the sky were shifting, and a cloud had covered the moon!
The night…
Had become even darker!
Baoyu, fearing that he might disturb the man, stopped approaching. The darkness, while providing better cover, only allowed him to make out the man’s general shape without seeing his face.
The man seemed to be on the phone with a superior, listening for most of the time and only giving short replies when responding. His tone showed a great deal of respect for the person on the other end of the line.
After waiting for a while, Baoyu’s attention was piqued again when he heard Feng Baobao’s name!
The man on the phone said, “There’s nothing much discovered yet! Feng Baobao’s opponents in the first match were very weak…”
“…”
“Don’t worry, we’ll keep a close watch on her. If there’s an opportunity, I will…”
“…”
“Alright! Rest assured!!”
“…”
Baoyu’s brows furrowed deeply. From the way the man spoke, it seemed like he had noticed something extraordinary about Feng Baobao.
Although he didn’t know the man’s exact motives…
Just from what was said, it was clear that the intentions toward Feng Baobao were not good!
‘Should I take him down?’ Baoyu thought to himself.
But he quickly dismissed this idea. From the man’s tone, it was clear that he was just a pawn.
The real mastermind was likely the person on the other end of the phone…
Perhaps even more deeply hidden!!
Acting rashly could easily alert the enemy, and by himself, it would be difficult to uncover the opponent’s background!
He decided that he should follow this man and find an opportunity to inform Zhang Chulan.
With this decision, Baoyu moved quickly.
…
The man’s conversation was nearing its end!
The man seemed to remember something: “Oh, and I made another discovery at today’s Luo Tian Grand Ceremony match!”
…
The man continued his report.
“In one of the matches, I saw an acquaintance—Jin Yong from Liaodong! Shouldn’t he be in the village now?”
“And it looks like he’s very interested in the Zhuge family’s mysterious techniques!”
“Could it be that Mr. Ma’s side…”
“…”
“Understood. I won’t concern myself with other matters; I’ll focus on keeping an eye on Feng Baobao!”
“…”
After saying this last line, the man hung up the phone.
He cautiously glanced around, saw nothing unusual, checked the direction, and walked away…
…
When the man’s figure had disappeared into the distance, Baoyu emerged from the bushes.
The clouds had drifted away, and moonlight reflected brightly on him.
Frowning, Baoyu muttered to himself.
“Jin Yong from Liaodong? What’s his connection to Jin Meng?”
Suddenly, a figure popped into his mind.
The tall, red-haired man who had left halfway through the match earlier during the day…
“The village?…”
“Mr. Ma?…”
With the current information being so limited, every piece of information revealed by the other party needed to be taken seriously.
But the latter part of the conversation was quite vague…
“Forget it, I should first find out why they are targeting Feng Baobao!”
Baoyu quickly got up and trailed the man from a distance…
…
Baoyu followed the man all the way, and to his surprise, the man kept heading downhill!
Watching the man’s continuous retreating figure, Baoyu felt a bit anxious. Was this guy planning to walk down the mountain?
That couldn’t be right!
From what he had heard on the phone, their mission wasn’t complete, so they wouldn’t give up observing Feng Baobao’s match tomorrow. How could they possibly go down the mountain?
Baoyu trusted his judgment, hesitated for a moment, and continued to follow.
After a while, he finally got results!
In the deep mountains, a small cabin had been built at some point on the hillside.
Seeing the man enter the cabin and close the door…
Baoyu waited a while longer, but the man did not come out.
He no longer hesitated and quickly retraced his steps…
…
He sprinted through the mountains, the dense undergrowth and bushes not slowing him down in the slightest.
He had grown accustomed to such running while practicing on the back mountain of Lingyin Temple. Although he rarely moved at night, the bright moonlight made it as easy as walking on flat ground.
Despite his deliberate efforts to avoid obstacles, his monk’s robe was still torn in several places…
At this rate, he might end up in the competition tomorrow with nothing but his bare skin.
But he was clear on what mattered more…
Under normal circumstances…
He and Zhang Chulan had just met. Although he had shamelessly borrowed 1,000 yuan from Zhang Chulan today, their relationship was little more than a nodding acquaintance.
For an ordinary person, it would be unthinkable to go to such lengths for someone they had only met twice.
But Baoyu was different.
From his perspective, Zhang Chulan and Feng Baobao were not just people he had recently met.
As someone who knew some of the plot from One Person Below, he was particularly concerned about what happened to these original protagonists.
Others might find his actions strange,
Even overly enthusiastic…
But to him, his current actions felt entirely justified.
…
He followed his memory, exploring the direction Zhang Chulan had gone after the match, hoping to find his residence.
But the forest was so vast that he couldn’t pinpoint the exact direction perfectly.
After a sprint, even he began to catch his breath.
…
Efforts paid off!
He finally spotted a place not far ahead that resembled his lodging.
According to his memory, Zhang Chulan had left in this direction.
A smile appeared on Baoyu’s face, and he quickened his pace!
Soon he arrived at the house.
Before he could reach it, he thought he saw two dark figures darting off in another direction…
Baoyu didn’t think much of it; finding Zhang Chulan and sharing his discovery was more important.
The lights in the house had long been turned off, but strangely, the door was wide open…
He walked in quickly.
The room contained four beds, scattered in various corners. From the bedding style, it was a room prepared for the contestants.
But oddly enough…
The room was empty!
Three beds were neatly made, showing no signs of having been slept in.
The only disheveled bed had its blankets tossed aside, with no one in sight.
…
Had he gone to the wrong place?
Baoyu panted slightly, feeling puzzled.
He approached the bed that looked used and was momentarily stunned by what he saw.
He quickly reached out…
‘Warm!!!’
Baoyu’s forehead, covered in fine sweat, was throbbing with veins!
On the bed in front of him was a brown jacket—Zhang Chulan’s uniform!
‘This son of a bitch!!’
Where did he run off to in the middle of the night??
So energetic, huh?
He truly lives up to the title of chu man…
But then he thought, that seemed a bit off; wasn’t he also criticizing himself?
He recalled vaguely seeing two dark figures earlier and a lightning bolt seemed to strike his mind!
Could it be that this guy went to bury Feng Baobao?
Qingfu Shen: “???”
…
Baoyu thought to himself:
‘Forget it. After running around the mountains for almost half the night, I’m a bit tired. This place is quiet enough, so I’ll rest here for the night!’
As for continuing to track Zhang Chulan’s whereabouts…
Forget it, it’s already late in the mountains, where would he find these two people?
As for Feng Baobao, now that he had discovered the man’s hideout, he couldn’t escape. He could deal with it tomorrow!
Sam Williams On TYMIMA Chapter 152