Shennongjia has a large range. There is a National Highway 209 running through from south to north, which can be roughly divided into southern scenic spots and northern forest areas. However, this division is not strict. There is also a Provincial Highway 307 in the northern forest areas, which passes from east to west and converges with National Highway 209. The developed scenic spots are basically concentrated on both sides of the highway.

Hongping Town is located next to National Highway 209. This area has the characteristics of wide land and narrow land. The so-called wide land and narrow land refers to deep mountains and dense forests, and many places are difficult to reach. The so-called narrow land and dense land refers to the lack of land suitable for living and farming in mountainous areas, and villages and towns are distributed in narrow areas along the river valley.

The gate of Hongping Valley Scenic Area is opposite the Gallery Pavilion Hotel booked by Dingqi. It is not open at this moment. There is a sign of "Scenic Area Maintenance" outside the ticket office. Many scenic areas with dangerous terrain need to be maintained year-round, especially when the rainfall in summer, roads and facilities are often washed away, and landslides will also bring many safety hazards.

Ding Qi checked in, stayed in the room for a while, and then came out with his bag on his back, leaving nothing in the hotel. He walked along the national highway not long, turned a corner and arrived at the town.

It seems lively and chaotic. The whole town is built along the banks of a small river. The terrain is narrow and sandwiched between the mountains. There are stone arch bridges on the river. The town is full of local specialty shops, restaurants, hotels, and farmhouses. There are many cars parked beside the road, and there are many pedestrians in groups, which looks particularly crowded and lively.

At the end of August, it was the weather for autumn tigers, and it happened to be another weekend, which was suitable for summer vacation in the mountains. Ding Qi couldn't help but think of Sishuiping, the back mountain of Emei, which should be crowded with tourists at this time. The scenery in Shennongjia is of great beauty, but this Hongping Town is far from as comfortable and beautiful as Sishui Town, and it is very chaotic because the terrain is too cramped.

After having lunch in the town first, just after walking out of the hotel gate, a middle-aged woman came over and asked, "Boss, do you stay in a hotel? Standard room, 24 hours a day, and three meals a day will be charged 200 yuan a day. If you rent for a long time, you will get 4,000 yuan a month..."

He was carrying his luggage, and he saw that he had just arrived in the town, so someone came to take on business. Ding Qi looked very interested: "Oh, where is your place?"

The middle-aged woman said, "It's just her own yard, backing, and it's quiet. If you need a guide, I can also introduce it to you. The boss of the Shennongjia Scenic Area is the boss, and there are many fun places, but people from other places don't know it..."

Ding Qi cut the price with her for a while, and heard that he did not rent for a long time, and the other party was a little disappointed. Finally, he agreed to stay for three days at a price of 150 a.m. and could have dinner with the boss's house. Ding Qi carried his bag with the middle-aged woman, walked through the house near the river and walked to the edge of the town at the foot of the mountain, and came to a farmhouse.

As the saying goes, relying on the mountains to eat the mountains. In the past, most locals picked some mountain goods, medicinal materials, and then used some wild game to supplement their household income. Nowadays, most of them are focusing on the tourism industry. This family has renovated the three-story building built by their own home and opened up several rooms, each with a separate bathroom.

The farmhouse was opened by a couple. Their home is far away from the main road in the town, so the boss's wife is responsible for picking up customers in the town every day, and her son and daughter-in-law help with work. This is the family's life. There are few customers here in winter, and summer is the peak season. In addition, Ding Qi has rented out five of the six guest rooms.

Ding Qi did not plan to stay in the Gallery Pavilion Hotel. He booked the hotel in advance and checked in, but just flicked it. After completing the check-in and paid the deposit, Ding Qi went out to stroll.

Ding Qi acted normally or naturally on the road, just like after hearing the news about Xiaoyang Kingdom, he wanted to come and investigate alone. After arriving at the town, he seemed particularly cautious again. He couldn't stay in the hotel he had booked but changed to a farm stay. If someone was secretly monitoring him, this action would definitely attract attention.

The town is not big, Ding Qi quickly walked around the river and found that there were still many tourists here. Some people passed by for one or two days, while some people stayed here for ten or half a month on summer vacation, and many came to sketching and photography, and there were signs of some art colleges’ creation and sketching bases hanging in the yard.

I remember that in Huangtian Ancient Village, Jingyang County, my hometown, there is also such a creative and sketching base. There are teachers and students from art colleges and universities across the country. They usually do not live in hotels, but rent houses from local fellow villagers, which is similar to Ding Qi's place to live.

After visiting the town, Ding Qi walked into the mountains, as if he was enjoying the scenery outside and looking at the flowers and plants. When he walked down a small hill, he had a stick in his hand, as if he was working in the woods.

In fact, this is the demon king wooden stick that Ding Qi used to. Someone placed it in the agreed place. After getting the stick, Ding Qi knew that everyone else had arrived. Ding Qi's Jingwen stone was actually a "magic weapon" that could be thrown out and smashed people, but this stick is still the most advantageous thing to play, and it is his self-defense weapon.

It is even more rare that this long stick is inconspicuous and can be used as a hiking pole. Many people who climb hiking like to use a stick in their hands. There are many local shops selling hiking poles made of wild mixed wood. They all look similar, just shorter than his stick.

Ding Qi did not walk too far in the wilderness outside the town. He walked back along the foot of the mountain. When he walked outside the farmhouse, he suddenly jumped back with a stick and quickly turned into another alley between the two courtyard walls, which scared a middle-aged man and his cell phone fell to the ground.

Fortunately, it was a dirt road and the phone was not broken. He picked up the phone and muttered dissatisfiedly: "What's wrong with you? Suddenly jumping over and scaring people?"

Ding Qi didn't say nonsense and asked directly: "Why are you following me?"

The man's eyes flashed with panic, and he denied, "I don't know you, why are you following you?"

Ding Qi: "I saw you when I got off the car. When I was eating, I saw you outside the door. Now I went back to my place to live and saw you nearby."

The middle-aged man shouted, "It's really inexplicable. Is this place yours owned? You can go there and I can go there. It just happened that I said you were following me!"

Ding Qi: "I saw you take a picture of me with your cell phone."

Middle-aged man: "I'm just shooting the scenery."

Ding Qi: "Really?"

Middle-aged man: "Who are you? Can I make nonsense? There is also a police station in this place. If you harass me, I will call the police!"

Ding Qi: "If you don't follow me, just get out."

Middle-aged man: "What does it mean? Do you need to care about where I go? I'm just here!"

Ding Qi stared into his eyes and said, "Okay, you're standing here."

The middle-aged man: "You said I'll stand here, I'm crazy!" As he said that, he walked around Ding Qi and walked out of the alley.

Ding Qi suddenly shouted from behind: "Wait."

The man turned around impatiently and said, "Are you really crazy?"

At the moment when the two of them were in contact with each other, Ding Qi showed a gangster look and said, "Be careful, if I find that you are following me, I won't be polite!"

Ding Qi's gaze gave people an inexplicable sense of oppression. The man suddenly felt a little lost, but he still sneered: "I can go wherever I like. I will only be careful when I see you next time!"

Ding Qi looked at him without saying anything, turned around and left, circled around and returned to the farmhouse where he lived. The middle-aged man put his tightly held phone into his pocket, and his palms were already sweating. Ding Qi didn't ask to see his phone just now, and even if he asked, he would never agree, because there were indeed several photos of Ding Qi on the phone.

Of course, these photos were not taken directly at Ding Qi, but were taken secretly when pretending to browse your phone. There was a scene where Ding Qi entered the Gallery Hotel, and the scene of him eating in the hotel, being led into a farmhouse by the boss, walking alone to his back outside the town... When he took the photos, he kept a long distance, hiding among the chaotic pedestrians, but the keen Ding Qi was still noticed by the keen Ding Qi.

It was confirmed that Ding Qi had returned to the farmhouse, and the middle-aged man left quickly. He was just a minion. He was ordered to confirm that Ding Qi really appeared and report the situation in time. He had already received a warning in advance. Don’t get too close to Ding Qi, just confirm that this person is coming and find his place to stay.

Ding Qi's behavior is a bit like an unreasonable gangster. Just because he saw the same person in several places, he ran over and scolded him. It is probably a test, and it seems that he is quite vigilant.

The man returned to the hotel where he stayed, closed the door and contacted his accomplices, sent all the photos he had just taken, and then reported his "defense" experience not long ago. He was blocked by Ding Qi and asked, and then received a new order. He went out and drove away from Hongping Town to Ziyanzi Pagoda, which was also next to National Highway 209, and there was a tunnel in the middle.

In Yanziya, he met a man named San Ge. The third brother carefully asked about his experience of Ding Qi head-on, and then nodded and said, "This person is very vigilant. He just doubts you, so he deliberately tests it. Big Eyes, since you have met him, don't go back to Hongping Town to show up. As planned, get quarrel and bring the guys with you."

The middle-aged man said, "It's almost dark, and it's probably too late today."

Third brother: "Let's go tomorrow as soon as dawn. I don't need to say what to do. Let the old spirit stare at Hongping Town."

Early the next morning, the middle-aged man named Dayan entered the depths of Shennongjia Scenic Area along a secret path. There was already someone in ambush there and a temporary camp was established. He saw another leader named Gangzi and other accomplices, with a total of more than a dozen people taking the guys.

Those who can cross mountains and ridges to this place are not ordinary people. All of these people are extraordinary. Two of them have at least three levels of cultivation, but they don’t know what skills they are practicing. Not only do they have sharpened steel pipes, machetes, daggers, but they even got several hunting rifles from somewhere.

Gangzige assigned a task to let them lie in ambush at different locations and wait for the signal to start. Although the mountain is cool, they are wearing thick mosquito-proof camouflage uniforms, and their big eyes are sweating. They can't help feeling sleepy and open their mouths and yawn...

At this moment, he suddenly came to his senses and found himself standing in a narrow alley with half-wet mud land under his feet, with courtyard walls on both sides. Ding Qi's voice was heard in his ears: "Be careful, if I find that you are following me, I will not be polite!"

Big eyes felt a little dazed, but still subconsciously sneered: "I will go wherever I like. I will only be careful when I see you next time I see you!"

Ding Qi didn't say anything else, retracted his gaze and turned away, circled a small circle and returned to the farmhouse where he lived. The situation seemed to be a little wrong. Da Yan felt a little dizzy and his body was tired. He shook his head hard, but he couldn't remember anything. He only remembered that he was following the order of his third brother to monitor Ding Qi, confirming whether the person had appeared and where to stay.

He kept keeping a distance carefully. Unexpectedly, the other party was so alert that he blocked him into the alley and asked, almost frightened into a cold sweat. It seemed that the other party had suspected his head, but he was still not sure, so he deliberately tried it. Dayan decided to go back and report the situation to the third brother immediately.
Chapter completed!