Chapter 9

**Update Time: October 11, 2012**

Despite the intense objections of the two beauties, who were both shocked and embarrassed, Zhang Dong and Liu Kui, whose lustful desires had been aroused, insisted on booking two rooms and then began to climb the mountain.

Zhang Dong and Liu Kui each carried a backpack filled with food and drinks, weighing about thirty kilograms. Zhang Dong, who had completed his training, carried it with ease, while Liu Kui, an ordinary person, though strong and robust, was panting and out of breath. However, thinking of the pleasures awaiting them in the evening, he became energized and persisted.

The Cloudy Mountain was picturesque, with undulating forests, misty clouds, tinkling springs, chirping birds, and fluttering butterflies, making it a feast for the eyes.

The classmates were captivated by the scenery, laughing and chatting all the way. The two men and two women, with their ambiguous relationship, made the journey even more delightful and indescribably wonderful.

Zhang Dong, harboring a secret, wanted to retrieve the ten gold bars and led them to a valley not far from the hill where the gold bars were buried.

The valley was lush with green grass, a deep and serene pond, and a small cave, making it an ideal place to rest.

"Let's rest and have something to eat," Zhang Dong and Liu Kui put down their backpacks, spread a plastic sheet on the ground, and took out food, fruits, and drinking water.

The four of them sat in a circle, eating until their mouths were greasy.

Zhang Dong suggested they take a short nap, and he got up and sneaked towards the hill.

"Something's up!" Liu Kui suddenly jumped up, exclaiming.

"What's up?" The two beauties sprang to their feet.

"Brother Dong has a secret," Liu Kui tiptoed and began to track, and the two beauties followed. Gao Qian pulled Liu Kui and said, "Silly husband, Brother Dong might just be going to the bathroom."

"Impossible, he went too far. He could have gone anywhere to relieve himself, why climb the mountain?" Liu Kui said, "Besides, I saw Brother Dong carrying a dagger in his chest."

"Could he be hunting?" The two beauties' interest was piqued, and they followed Liu Kui.

The three tiptoed to the hill, hid behind a large tree, and peered out. They saw Zhang Dong digging a hole with a dagger, his buttocks raised, digging at an astonishing speed, with dirt flying but no sound.

In about five minutes, Zhang Dong dug a hole over a meter deep, revealing the gold bars.

In the past, the ten gold bars were in a bag, but now the bag had turned to dust, leaving only the gold bars, which still shone with a golden light, dazzling Zhang Dong and making his heart race with joy.

Zhang Dong looked around and, seeing no one, quickly took out the ten gold bars and put them in a plastic bag he had prepared. He turned to leave but soon stopped because Liu Kui, Gao Qian, and Chen Xiaojiao had emerged from behind the tree, staring at him as if he were a monster.

Zhang Dong, who didn't take the gold bars very seriously and had been a bit careless, was caught off guard by the three. He walked over and laughed, "What are you looking at? Did I grow flowers on my face?"

"Brother Dong, what did you dig out just now?" Chen Xiaojiao asked curiously.

"Call me husband, or I won't tell you," Zhang Dong said.

"Husband, show me what it is," Chen Xiaojiao, extremely curious, sweetly called out and snatched the plastic bag from Zhang Dong's hand, huddling with Liu Kui and Gao Qian to look inside.

The three soon stood there, dumbfounded.

Heaven, it was gold bars, and ten of them. How, how could this be? And how did Brother Dong know there were gold bars buried there?

They looked up at Zhang Dong with puzzled and questioning eyes.

Zhang Dong explained calmly, "I got a treasure map with the location of this small treasure. I couldn't let it go."

The three were no longer suspicious.

Liu Kui, quick and nimble, quickly took out two gold bars and put them in his chest, saying, "Unexpected wealth, everyone gets a share. I and Gao Qian each get one, and the rest are for you two."

He was grinning from ear to ear.

"Brother Dong, I'm your wife, I should get half," Chen Xiaojiao, more like a money lover, excitedly took out four gold bars and hugged them happily.

Zhang Dong, seeing the happy faces of the three, thought to himself that he had been careless and had six of the ten gold bars taken, which was a significant loss.

"Brother Dong, don't be upset. At most, I'll give you the key to my car. You can use it for car sex whenever you want," Liu Kui chuckled.

"Car sex?" Zhang Dong smiled wickedly.

"Pervert," the two beauties were both angry and embarrassed.

The four excitedly returned to the valley, lying on the grass and closing their eyes contentedly.

After resting for nearly two hours, they began to climb the mountain again. By the time they reached the top, it was already past four in the afternoon. However, they didn't go down but climbed another mountain. By the time they reached the top, it was already six in the evening.

After eating some food, they started to return.

At this moment, Chen Xiaojiao received a call, her face changed, and her body trembled.

"What's wrong?" Zhang Dong asked in surprise.

"Bad news, two extremely vicious bandits have escaped into Cloudy Mountain. The outside is already surrounded by countless police, and a large number of special forces are searching the mountain," Chen Xiaojiao stammered, "We won't run into those two bandits, will we?"

"Don't be afraid, I'm here. No one can harm you," Zhang Dong said confidently.

"But they have guns and are internal martial arts experts. They have roamed the江湖 for over ten years and have killed hundreds of people. The police have never been able to catch them," Chen Xiaojiao said.

"Guns, internal martial arts experts?" Liu Kui and Gao Qian's faces changed.

Even Zhang Dong became cautious. Although he had 85 points of martial arts, he was not an ordinary person and did not fear any bandits. However, he had to protect the three of them and could not be careless.

After a moment of thought, he asked, "Wife, was the call from your brother-in-law? Is he chasing the two bandits now?"

"Yes, he told me not to go out and to stay at home. I didn't dare tell him we were in Cloudy Mountain, or he would be worried to death," Chen Xiaojiao said with a sad face.

"Don't panic, I'm here," Zhang Dong led them back to the top of the mountain and hid behind a tree. If the bandits were not fools, they wouldn't come to this isolated mountain top, but if they had no other way out, they might.

"Wife, call your brother. I have something to ask him," Zhang Dong said solemnly.

Soon, the call was connected. Zhang Dong took the phone from Chen Xiaojiao and asked, "Brother-in-law, this is Zhang Dong. I heard you are chasing two bandits in Cloudy Mountain. What's their background?"

"What do you want to know that for?"

"No choice, I and Xiaojiao, along with two other classmates, are on the top of Cloudy Mountain. We might run into them, so we need to know their situation."

"How could you be in Cloudy Mountain?"

"Less talk, tell me about the two bandits."

"They are Liu Ke and Liu Qiang, twin brothers, 31 years old, true internal martial arts experts, practicing level 8 boxing. They have been mercenaries in Myanmar and have also been assassins. They have successfully robbed banks eleven times and have over two hundred victims."

"Thanks," Zhang Dong immediately hung up and used the surveillance device to search for information based on this clue.

The surveillance device was powerful and quickly displayed the information about Liu Qiang and Liu Ke.

The two were indeed internal martial arts experts, with 65 points of martial arts, only 20 points lower than Zhang Dong. They were also excellent marksmen and extremely cunning. Unfortunately, in just a short time, the Liu brothers had already reached the base of the mountain, hiding behind a large tree, observing Zhang Dong and the others on the mountain top, planning to capture them as hostages and find a way to escape.

They quickly made their decision and rushed up the mountain at an incredible speed, while the sound of police searching the mountain could be heard in the distance.

Zhang Dong noticed that there was only one path on this mountain, the rest being cliffs. To retreat with the three of them, he currently lacked the ability. He said in a low voice, "Two bandits are coming to kill us. Stay here, I'll go and take care of them."

He walked down the mountain.

The three were shocked, lying down and holding their breath, watching the mountain below. They indeed saw two imposing figures rushing up the mountain at an incredible speed, leaping over high rocks, almost like supermen!

"Heaven, what does Brother Dong have up his sleeve to dare to face such terrifying people?" Liu Kui was terrified, "Sister-in-law, call your brother and ask for immediate help."

"Absolutely not, the faster the police come, the more dangerous it is for Brother Dong and us," Gao Qian, very wise, realized the current dangerous situation.

"Don't worry, Brother Dong is very capable. He should be able to handle them," Chen Xiaojiao, who had seen Zhang Dong deal with five special forces, was full of hope.

"Yes, Brother Dong is cunning. He might be able to handle them," Liu Kui, who had seen Zhang Dong fight many times, also began to have hope.

However, they were still extremely nervous, their hearts racing, breathing rapid, and breaking out in cold sweat. After all, this was a life-or-death situation, and these were two ruthless bandits who had eluded the police for five years.

Zhang Dong, however, was not at all panicked. He suppressed his aura and walked down the mountain as if nothing was wrong, quickly facing the two bandits.

Liu Ke and Liu Qiang were both over 1.8 meters tall, muscular and strong, with eyes like lightning, exuding a terrifying aura.

Seeing Zhang Dong, they sneered, their right hands skillfully flipping, and the guns in their sleeves appeared as if by magic, both pointing at Zhang Dong: "Don't move!"

"Ah~" Zhang Dong cooperatively let out a terrified scream, but his eyes were fixed on their hands holding the guns, ready to dodge quickly if they pulled the triggers. He was confident that the bandits needed hostages and wouldn't kill him randomly.

"Shut up, or you die," Liu Ke's voice was icy, and he asked sternly, "How many more people are on the mountain?"

"Th, there are three more people," Zhang Dong trembled in response.

"Four hostages, ha, heaven is on our side," the two brothers' faces showed surprise and joy. This morning, they had escaped to Cloudy Mountain, avoiding being seen and resting in a cave for most of the day. They didn't expect the police to know and suddenly surround the mountain, leaving them no way out. They had to flee to the mountain top, hoping to capture some hostages, but had been unsuccessful. The police had sealed the mountain at ten in the morning and ordered tourists to leave quickly. Zhang Dong and the others, deviating from the tourist route for the gold bars, had not received this information. If not for Chen Dong's call, they would have been in even greater danger.

"I'll go and capture the three hostages," Liu Ke sneered and quickly ran up the mountain.