After surviving my ordeal, I learned that the school beauty had given birth to twins for me.

The shadows of the trees were indistinct in the mist, which would surely frighten an ordinary person, but Jiang Xinlan walked steadily.

They had walked for less than ten minutes, and were only a kilometer or two away from the mountain pass, when Sanhua suddenly stopped and breathed on the bushes on her left.

Jiang Xinlan immediately stopped and looked at the bushes, her voice calm: "Who's there? Come out, I'm not a bad person."

A rustling sound came from the bushes, and then a young photographer in a windbreaker tumbled out of them.

Her face was covered in bloody scratches from tree branches, her eyes were as red as a rabbit's, and her lips were dry and chapped. When she saw Jiang Xinlan, she froze for two seconds, then burst into tears.

"Help... Help! I... I'm lost!"

The young man's legs gave way, and he sat down on the ground, crying like a child.

"I got separated from my friend and wandered around for over an hour, unable to find my way out no matter how I looked. I thought I was going to die here..."

He was among the first group to enter the mountains to photograph the sea of ​​clouds in the morning. He hadn't gone far when he got separated from his friends. The fog was too thick, so he didn't dare to wander around and instead huddled in the bushes waiting for rescue.

"It's alright, don't be afraid."

Jiang Xinlan went over and helped him up, handed him a bottle of warm water, gave him a piece of chocolate, and hung a calming sachet on his arm.

"You're not far from the mountain pass. Just keep walking south along this stone path, don't look to either side. You'll reach the town in twenty minutes. Boss Wang has made some ginger tea in town, go down and have some hot tea."

It's close to town, the road is straight, and there are no forks in the road, so he can walk there on his own.

The young man drank water, ate chocolate, and his mind cleared up. He thanked everyone profusely and walked down the mountain along the path.

They hadn't gone far when they met two other girls who had also just entered the mountains and gotten lost. The three of them teamed up and made it safely to the mountain pass.

Jiang Xinlan continued walking forward, saving many more people along the way.

A young mother carrying her three-year-old son was so frightened that she turned back after walking less than half a mile into the mountains. She huddled behind a tree and cried. Jiang Xinlan draped a thermal blanket over them, pointed out the way, and told her to follow the young man in front of her down the mountain.

The old lady who twisted her ankle had gone into the mountains with her husband to pick wild vegetables. She hadn't gone far when she twisted her ankle. Her husband went back to get help, and she sat by the roadside to wait.

Jiang Xinlan set her bones and immobilized her foot. Just then, they met two local villagers coming down the mountain, so they asked the villagers to help the old lady down the mountain together.

The young man who had an asthma attack had only come a short distance in when he lost his medication and was struggling to breathe. Jiang Xinlan gave him some asthma medication, and after he recovered, she let him go down the mountain with the rest of the group.

These people had just entered the mountains and hadn't gone deep into them. They were close to the mountain pass and were of sound mind. Jiang Xinlan gave them directions and told them to go down together.

More and more people joined in along the way, helping each other out, so it was safe. Gradually, more than forty people made it down the mountain and into the town.

Seeing so many people coming down, Boss Wang felt a sense of relief and quickly served everyone ginger tea, asking about the situation inside.

Knowing that there were still people in the deep mountains, they quickly boiled more water and cooked more noodles to wait.

After rescuing these people, Jiang Xinlan had been walking into the mountains for almost an hour. The deeper she went, the thicker the fog became, and the more difficult the road became.

There were forks in the road, as well as cliffs and steep slopes. Moreover, the people we met were all people who had gone into the mountains early in the morning to photograph the sea of ​​clouds.

They had been wandering in the mountains for three or four hours, and were somewhat out of their minds. Some were too frightened to speak, and some were injured and had no chance of walking down the mountain on their own.

Jiang Xinlan stopped letting anyone descend the mountain on their own. On this kind of path, an ordinary person would most likely fall down the mountain if they tried to walk alone; she had to lead the way.

Not far along, they heard squeaking sounds coming from the branches of the trees ahead.

Jiang Xinlan looked up and saw a golden monkey, about half a person's height, perched on a tree branch. Its fur was golden yellow and shone in the mist, with round, bright eyes.

It was the king of these golden monkeys, who had been mentally enhanced for almost two years, that was part of the maze.

It was originally watching the commotion from the tree, but when it saw the spiritual energy on Jiang Xinlan and the aura of the mountain god jade tablet in her arms, it came down. It wasn't afraid of people at all, and it was still clutching a half-eaten wild apple in its hand.

When Sanhua saw the golden monkey, she arched her back and let out a "ha!"

The golden monkey wasn't afraid. It squeaked twice at Jiang Xinlan, pointed to the road ahead, and then pointed to itself, as if to lead the way for her.

Jiang Xinlan smiled, took a big, red apple out of her bag and handed it to her: "Thank you, here's an apple for you."

The golden monkey cried out happily, took the apple, took a big bite, jumped down from the tree branch, and hopped ahead. Every two steps, it would turn back to look at Jiang Xinlan, signaling her to follow.

With the local expert leading the way, we can move forward faster and more steadily.

Golden monkeys know where there are pits, landslides, and lost people hiding.

It led Jiang Xinlan through the dense forest, finding many lost tourists.

The female college student was so frightened that she got separated from her roommate and huddled in a tree hollow crying until her voice became hoarse.

The hiker who fell into the ravine broke his leg and lay motionless in the ravine, calling out for a long time but no one answered.

A five-year-old boy, separated from his parents, was wandering aimlessly in the woods with an Ultraman doll in his arms. He almost fell off a cliff but was pulled back by Sanhua.

An elderly painter, who had lost his camera and broken his glasses while sketching, sat on a rock and cried like a child.

There was also Boss Wang's son, carrying a basket of mushrooms on his back, helping an old herb gatherer who had been bitten by a snake, hiding behind a rock, looking very anxious.

These people had been wandering in the mountains for three or four hours, and they were cold and hungry. Some of them were even injured. When they saw Jiang Xinlan, they were so excited that they cried as if they had seen a savior.

Jiang Xinlan bandaged the injured, gave them medicine, distributed calming sachets and chocolates to soothe their emotions, and told them to line up, stay in line, and follow her.

She counted and found there were more than fifty people in this area. Adding the others she might encounter on the road, there were probably more than thirty more, all of whom had gone far into the deep mountains and couldn't possibly get down there on her own.

"Listen to me, everyone." Jiang Xinlan stood on a rock, her voice carrying clearly to everyone's ears.

"The fog is too thick now, the road is difficult to walk on, and there are cliffs. It's too dangerous for everyone to go down the mountain on their own."

"I'll take you all to that sheltered ravine up ahead. It's safe there. We'll make a fire there, and after my husband takes care of the troublemakers in the mountains and the fog clears, I'll lead you all down the mountain together, okay?"

"Okay! We'll do as you say!"

"Whatever you say, girl, we'll do! We all believe you!"

Everyone said in unison that Jiang Xinlan is now their pillar of support, and they listen to whatever she says.

Jiang Xinlan arranged for two strong young men to lead the way and two to bring up the rear, ensuring that no one was left behind.

The injured were helped by everyone in turns, and the little boy was carried on her back. The group followed the golden monkey and slowly walked towards the sheltered mountain valley.