No matter how many holes there are, flattery never wears out. Zhao Dashan did tell Yue Feng that his friend had a nickname called “Living Map”.

But as for saying that he is the only one who can do it and the others are not up to the mark, he definitely never said that.

But this is not important. When asking for help, one must have the attitude of asking for help. There is no cost in saying a few words to please the other person. Yue Feng is not really a fool, so he will definitely say what the other person likes to hear.

“Yeah! When my master was teaching me how to drag a dog, he mentioned that he had a good brother in Tiecheng.

I happened to have a plan to go into the mountains, and I thought of you the first time!
According to seniority, I should call you Uncle Wu!” Yue Feng said politely.

“Look at you kid, you are young but quite smart!
Didn’t Zhao Laojue want to die with his wife in the mountains? Why did he accept an apprentice? Where is he now and how is he doing? “

Old Wu was quite pleased with Yue Feng’s flattery and patiently asked about Uncle Zhao’s recent situation.

Yue Feng answered truthfully: “Last winter, my master was patrolling the mountains with Red Dogs. He was accidentally attacked by a big claw. The dog gang was ravaged by the tiger. He was seriously injured but saved his life!

We happened to meet him when we went up the mountain to deliver supplies, so we took him to the hospital at the foot of the mountain for treatment.

After his external injuries were healed, I discussed with him and asked him to stay in my house and I would take care of him in his old age, and he agreed!
We worked together to kill the big claw and avenge him, and then the old man spent the New Year in my house peacefully!

When spring comes, I will choose a place in the forest farm near Chaiji Road to build a breeding farm to raise musk deer, sables, sika deer and other animals. My master is now staying at the breeding farm on the mountain! ! “

When it came to serious matters, Yue Feng told Uncle Wu everything about what had happened in the past year without any exaggeration.

“You saved your life when you encountered Big Claw? And the tiger that came down the mountain in Fengcheng last year was finally killed by you and your men?”

After hearing this, Wu Keji narrowed his eyes slightly.

He had heard about the incident in Fengcheng last winter where a tiger came down the mountain and injured people, but the version he heard was quite different from the version circulating on the market.

Yue Feng nodded and said, “Yes! I led my men to beat him to death!”

It took a lot of effort to snatch this tiger. Master Qiao gathered people together, and then… finally we…”

Yue Feng mentioned the key points, especially how to consider, how to set up feeding circles and track prey.

“Hearing you put it like that, it really was the work of Mr. Zhao!
Okay, since you are his disciple and have come to me, tell me, what is your real purpose of going to the Holy Maiden Lake and what is your relationship with Guan Yier’s people?

If you can convince me, I will take this trip!”

Well, Mr. Wu is quite wary.

Yue Feng had clearly mentioned his motive just now, but the other party didn’t believe it at all.

“I didn’t lie to you in any of the things I said just now!
We plan to go to Shengnu Lake just to find the golden thread snow frog recorded in ancient medical books, to save the life of my friend’s child!

The Wang family’s bloodline has been passed down for generations. After finally having a bloodline, the child was born prematurely and weak. This may not be worth it for ordinary people, but for his family, it is a big deal!

My friend’s family has some special connections. His father works in the military system in Yanjing. He helped coordinate the Jiefang truck outside and also sent two good men to assist! “

Yue Feng repeated it again in more detail.

“So, you are friends with the baby’s father, and you accepted his commission to help him find medicine in the mountains?”

“Yes! He got pregnant because I helped him hunt deer and used a recipe to make wine to raise his yang!

The other party is willing to help me and acknowledge me as his friend only if he appreciates my kindness!
I’m not afraid of you laughing at me. I come from a rural family, I have no power or influence, but I know a little bit about falconry, hunting and mountaineering. I’m naturally unwilling to give up the opportunity to get close to the capital!”

Mr. Wu was a very cautious person. When faced with Yue Feng’s explanation, it seemed that he wanted to get to the bottom of every suspicious point.

Yue Feng knew the concerns of the older generation when doing things, so he did not shy away from explaining it openly, which actually saved trouble.

After listening to Yue Feng’s explanation, Master Wu nodded and said, “I have heard of the legend of the Moon-Gazing Frog, but I have never heard of anyone seeing the real thing!

The Holy Maiden Lake is not close to Tiecheng. From outside the city, it is nearly two hundred kilometers of mountain roads!
You have no experience living at high altitudes, so you need to prepare a lot of supplies!”

When Yue Feng heard the three words “Moon-gazing Frog”, his heart moved slightly.

Regardless of whether it is called golden-line snow frog or moon-gazing frog, they should be the same thing.

Since Uncle Wu had heard similar legends, the possibility of finding this thing was increased.

“We have prepared some supplies for going into the mountains in advance. I haven’t contacted them for the specific details yet. Now that I have come to Tiecheng, I will visit your home first!

If you are willing to help, then we can use a big truck to take you and go check if the prepared materials are suitable. If there is anything missing, we can have someone prepare them as soon as possible!”

“Okay, wait for me to change my clothes and go with you to see the prepared items!! I’ll help you with this favor!!”

“Hey, okay!” Yue Feng felt relieved immediately when he heard the other party let go.

Uncle Zhao is a man of face. He questioned me, but after finding out the reason, I found that my old friend was really helpful. Before coming, Uncle Zhao said that he would definitely help if I mentioned his name, and he really agreed.

Soon, Grandpa Wu went into the next room to change his clothes. When he came out, he had changed his cotton clothes into a neat outfit for the mountains. He wore a fiery red fox fur hat, a gray cotton outer jacket with black sable fur lining, and a pair of velvet boots made of unknown fur. The boots were almost knee-high, and after several pulls, they were tightly wrapped around the legs like a leg wrap.

Originally, Mr. Wu was thin and not tall, but after putting on this outfit, his frail temperament disappeared without a trace.

With such an outfit, just standing there, he gives off the feeling of a veteran mountain dweller.

This was the first time Yue Feng had seen such a style. For example, the pair of boots, even if you walked in snow that was dozens of centimeters thick, the snow would not get into the shoes.

“Let’s go, first go check out the supplies for the mountain, I’ll come back later to pack my own luggage!”

“Ok!”

Just like that, Yue Feng and Master Wu went out.

Yue Feng took Uncle Wu to the front of the truck and said to Ma Liang who was sitting on the passenger seat: “Ma Liang, get off and let Uncle Wu sit on the passenger seat. You sit on my motorcycle!”

“Yes!” Ma Liang responded and jumped out of the car immediately.

Uncle Wu was not pretentious. He climbed into the passenger seat nimbly, holding the armrest. He waved at Yue Feng, motioning him to lead the way.

Yue Feng drove Ma Liang in front and headed towards a material storage depot in Tiecheng.

The material storage depot was not too far from Uncle Wu’s residence, and it took less than twenty minutes to drive there.

When they arrived at the place, Yue Feng got out of the car to negotiate with the guards. Soon, a captain-level soldier from the other side led Yue Feng and others to the compound of the material storage depot.

In the yard, near the south wall, three horses that looked to be in good condition were tied there. There was a lot of horse droppings on the ground, and they must have been tied there for a day or two.

In the shed next to where the horses were tied, there were several boxes piled up, as well as some large army green bags.

Yue Feng simply opened the pile of supplies and took a few glances. Compressed dry food, canned food, medicines, self-defense equipment, tents, sleeping bags, lighting equipment, etc. were basically all the supplies that Wang Hu mentioned.

“Uncle Wu, these are the supplies prepared for us to go into the mountains, including these three horses! Take a look, is there anything missing?” Yue Feng said humbly.

Wu Keji nodded without saying anything. He did not look at the supplies on the ground, but walked towards the three tied horses.

Among these three horses, two are the more common chestnut horses, and the other one is a black horse with a black body and four hooves stepping on the snow. The horses appear to be quite strong and must have been specially selected.

Uncle Wu walked up to the horses and looked here and touched there. The tied horse felt the scent of a stranger and couldn’t help but neighing a little.

Uncle Wu looked around and touched the black horse’s head. When the horse opened its mouth, he naturally glanced at its teeth.

“These two chestnut horses can be used, but this black horse with four hooves stepping on the snow cannot. This horse is a bit old. Although it knows the way, the altitude jump to the Holy Maiden Lake is too high. It has poor physical strength and may fail to perform well, which may cause delays!” Grandpa Wu said calmly.

“Okay, let’s continue coordinating and communicating for the replacement! Please take a look at other supplies to see if there is anything left behind or unusable!” Yue Feng responded and continued to let the old man check.

Uncle Wu put his hands behind his back and carefully checked the other supplies one by one.

“These basic supplies are enough! Prepare at least five bundles of ropes, ten kilograms of strong liquor, three ice picks, signal flares, signal guns, and half a kilogram of high-quality wild astragalus! And prepare a few military binoculars!”

“Well, I know the uses of other supplies, but what is this wild astragalus used for?” Yue Feng asked curiously.

“Drinking wild astragalus in water can relieve altitude sickness! After we reach the foot of the mountain below Saint Maiden Lake, we need to stay there for at least two days to gradually adapt to the altitude change, otherwise problems may arise!”

“Okay, I’ll write down everything you said! Time is a bit tight, it is said that the golden thread snow frog only appears on the nights of the 15th and 16th!
How many days will it take for us to get from our departure point to our destination?” Yue Feng continued to ask.

“We can still make it! If we follow my route and travel at full speed, we can get there in three to four days at most!
Let’s prepare first. Going into the mountains is not like playing house, so you can’t be careless!
I have the other things in my hands, so you don’t have to worry about them!”

“That!”

Yue Feng responded, wrote down everything that had just been mentioned, and handed it over to the captain soldier who was in contact with him.

After a brief phone call, the soldier gave the answer and said that all the supplies would be prepared and the earliest would be tomorrow.

Everything else was easy to prepare, but the excellent horses that could go into the deep mountains needed to be transferred from outside, and it would definitely be too late on that day.

Now, Yue Feng was no longer worried. The old man said it wouldn’t waste time, so he just had to wait patiently.

The group temporarily stayed in a military guesthouse.

After looking at the material reserves and vehicles, Uncle Wu said hello and returned to his home. He greeted at the door of the east side room, and a young man in his early twenties opened the door and walked out.

Uncle Wu whispered a few words in the young man’s ear, and the other party nodded repeatedly. Then he quickly rode out on a bicycle and headed straight for the breeding farm on the mountain behind Xing’an Village.

Wu Keji has been a gang leader all his life, and he has survived many ups and downs without falling. The reason he did this is that he always had double or even triple insurance in everything he did.

Yue Feng’s answer was acceptable to him, but Wu Keji, who was always cautious, was still worried.

So, I deliberately picked a problem that was not a problem, delayed the trip for one more day, and arranged for someone to go to Zhao Dashan on the mountain to verify the situation. (End of this chapter)