Trading system, I exchanged vegetables for golden pills.

After the handover was completed, the guards withdrew.

Their mission is complete.

More people aren't necessarily better in this kind of situation. Ye Chen didn't care that the guards left.

To be fair, these four are complete newcomers, and this is their first time taking on such a challenging mission. The higher-ups really have a lot of faith in them...

If you let them walk on their own, even with navigation, they might not be able to reach their destination accurately.

Fortunately, the higher-ups had taken this into account and arranged for backup, so they didn't need to worry about that.

Their job is simply to deliver the people and bring the exchanged items back safely.

Ye Chen and his group escorted Nanako out of the airport.

Two military green SUVs were already waiting by the roadside.

Two middle-aged people sat in the car. They looked ordinary, the kind of people you wouldn't recognize in a crowd.

Ye Chen spotted them at first glance. If he wasn't mistaken, they were local informants responsible for taking them to their destination.

Ye Chen stepped forward and exchanged the secret code with the other party: "Beidou is Beidou!"

A middle-aged driver, startled, straightened his back and replied, "A researcher is not a researcher!"

I've confirmed the code; it's the right person!

Ye Chen smiled and shook hands with the two drivers: "Thank you both, brothers!"

"Hehe, don't mention it, it's just my job. Come on, get in the car!" The middle-aged driver waved his hand.

Ye Chen turned and waved to Dongzi and the others: "Dongzi, Xiao Liang, you two take the first car and lead the way!"

"Ah Long, you take the prisoners and ride with me in the back car!"

"Brother Ye, I have better eyesight, so why don't I take over the security work? Xiao Liang can ride in the back!" Ah Long volunteered.

Ye Chen glanced at him sideways. Good eyesight? Is that what you call good eyesight?

"Keep an eye on the prisoner, don't let her try anything funny!"

Ah Long looked at Dongzi, then at Xiao Liang, as if he understood something but also as if he didn't.

"What are you standing there for? Get in the car!" Ye Chen kicked him.

Without giving it much thought, the group got into their respective cars.

Ye Chen thought to himself, "Dongzi, I've created an opportunity for you. Whether you can spark something or not depends on your own abilities."

After spending time together, he found that Xiao Liang was actually a pretty good girl, and she didn't seem fake at all.

Girls like this are rare in this day and age.

Moreover, they are all cultivators, and since they are in the same profession, there is no generation gap between them.

The quickest and most direct way to forget someone is to find someone else to fill the space in their heart again.

Of course, Ye Chen's method is a bit old-fashioned, but who cares if it's old-fashioned or not, as long as it works.

As for whether it was a case of matchmaking by chance...

Never mind, his job is just to provide opportunities!

It's not like we're forcing them to get together; whether it works out or not is their own business.

Ultimately, how far we end up depends entirely on fate.

Even if he wanted to play matchmaker, they would have to be a perfect match and see eye to eye.

Dongzi and Liang Zijun rode in the first car, while Ye Chen and A Long Nanako rode in the second car.

The two SUVs sped off in a southwest direction.

Ye Chen did not find anyone following them along the way, which meant that no one was secretly following and protecting them.

It's really strange. Logically speaking, Director Liu Jingxuan shouldn't have lied to him.

We can't just coax him into accepting this task, can we?

But Old Zhao really didn't come; he wasn't even aware of anyone following him using his spiritual senses. He was quite certain of that.

Could it be that Lao Zhao has already gone to the destination to wait?

Never mind, it doesn't matter whether they come or not.

He doesn't really need Lao Zhao's protection.

He himself was also at the Foundation Establishment stage, so what kind of protection did he need? He was just a little confused.

Ye Chen took out his phone, intending to tell Liu Jingxuan, but after thinking about it, he put the phone down.

This kind of thing is hard to explain.

Since it's described as protecting someone secretly, let's assume he's already doing so.

Otherwise, he would have to spend ages explaining how he discovered that no one was secretly protecting him.

The vehicle traveled all the way from day to night.

Ye Chen looked at the satellite map and roughly knew their location.

Judging by the time, it should be almost time.

The Japanese soldier really chose a remote location; if he had looked at a map himself, he might have gotten lost.

The signal in the mountains is very poor. The phone will only occasionally get a tiny bit of signal, but it will disappear immediately after a short while.

The mountains are high and the forests are dense; this is unavoidable.

Fortunately, the satellite map signal was still working, and the two drivers were experienced locals, so they didn't get lost.

It gets dark earlier in the mountains than outside.

The darkness of night always gives people an invisible sense of oppression.

The vehicle drove for another half hour in the dark before finally coming to a slow stop.

"Captain Ye, we've reached our destination!" The middle-aged driver in the car behind said to Ye Chen.

The driver of the car behind, codenamed "Little Monkey," was quite talkative throughout the journey, initiating conversations to pass the time.

Ye Chen scanned the area with his divine sense and found no other people within a 1-kilometer radius.

It seems the other party hasn't arrived yet!

Ye Chen checked the time; it was 7 p.m., and the agreed time was before 8 p.m., so the other party wasn't considered late.

In that case, let's wait and see.

"You've worked hard, take a rest first, you still have to travel back at night tonight!" Ye Chen handed a piece of chocolate to Xihou.

"Going through all this must be exhausting!" Little Monkey took the chocolate and started eating it.

Nanako stared at Ye Chen expectantly: "I'm thirsty, give me some water!"

Ye Chen said calmly, "Bear with it. Once your companion switches you back, you can drink whatever you want. But you should also pray that your companion doesn't try anything funny, otherwise I can't guarantee your safety."

"Of course, you should also behave yourself. Your cultivation has been destroyed, so you can't cause any trouble now. Go back and receive treatment for a while. Maybe you can still cultivate. Dying would be the end of it all. Don't make trouble for yourself."

Ye Chen's words also had the intention of reassuring Nanako.

What people fear most is having no hope.

If people see no hope, they are prone to doing extreme things.

As long as there is even a sliver of hope, Nanako will surely think twice before doing anything.

This will save Ye Chen and his group some trouble.

After all, looking after prisoners is quite a mentally taxing job.

"Turn off the car, let's wait on the hillside across the way!" Ye Chen called out to the group.

His intuition told him that waiting in the car was not a good idea.

After all, a car is too conspicuous and can easily become a target.

Although he is fearless and can avoid danger before it comes, it is still best to be on guard.

What if those bastards don't have any fighting spirit? Should we just give them a good beating right away?

Putting himself in a passive position is not what he wants to see.

Nanako tried to speak, but Ye Chen took out a silver needle and sealed her mouth shut.

He didn't want to listen to her rambling right now.

Rather than trusting that she wouldn't shout randomly, Ye Chen only trusted his own acupuncture skills.

Everyone obeyed Ye Chen's orders without question and got out of the car.

The group quickly headed towards the opposite mountain.