Super Island Tycoon

Chapter 1327: Chapter 1326: Trust

Jiang Cheng watched the boy firmly refuse him and stop taking off his clothes. The boy smiled at Jiang Cheng. ”I’ll run up first. Once I start running I won’t feel cold.” With that, he darted off and soon disappeared into the distance. Jiang Cheng couldn’t help but admire his energy.

Sigh, kids these days really run hot. Haha. The middle‑aged man in the back looked in the direction the boy had gone and sighed.

Jiang Cheng saw that this middle‑aged man was wearing a black suit, a very slim‑fit cut that looked totally unsuitable for climbing a mountain. But his movements weren’t hindered by his clothes at all. In fact, as far as Jiang Cheng could tell, his steps were steady and light.

Jiang Cheng quickly went after the boy’s figure up ahead. That sound from just now clearly meant there were still other people here, so the higher they went the more dangerous it would be. At a time like this, no one could afford to be separated.

Very soon the few of them were walking together. Seen this way, they really did look like a team. ”We all met by chance, that’s quite a bit of fate, isn’t it?” the girl from the couple said.

”Yeah, haha.” The guy chimed in beside his girlfriend.

The rest of them all had indifferent expressions. No one responded to her, and the couple’s faces darkened a little.

After walking for a while, a fork suddenly appeared ahead. From this fork you couldn’t tell at all which side you were supposed to take. Jiang Cheng thought to himself.

Everyone stopped there, all looking very puzzled, wavering, unsure which way to go. Just then, Jiang Cheng suddenly felt a change in the ultrasonic analyzer in his pocket. He took it out and saw that the indicator was pointing to the right, which meant there was someone on the right side.

Right at that moment, the couple seemed to have made up their minds. Without informing the people behind, they went to the left. ”Let’s go this way,” Jiang Cheng said, heading to the left.

But the couple ignored Jiang Cheng. The girl turned to look at Jiang Zai, her eyes full of disbelief. ”Why should we trust you?” the guy asked.

Jiang Cheng felt these two were really baffling—if they couldn’t keep quiet along the way, fine, but at a time like this they still had the energy to question him.

The others didn’t ask Jiang Cheng anything. They just followed behind him, choosing to go left with him. When the couple saw that Jiang Cheng was completely ignoring them, they got even angrier. The girl turned on her heel and left, and the guy followed after her.

Jiang Cheng didn’t know what was over there, but he was sure it wouldn’t be very safe. Still, it was the path they themselves had chosen.

”Bro, how did you know we should take this side?” the teenage boy asked.

”You can tell at a glance he’s pretty capable. Can’t go wrong following him!” the extreme‑sports youth said. ”Oh, right, my name’s Xiaokang.”

The young man took off the cap on his head, showing his white teeth as he smiled at Jiang Cheng and the others.

Xiaokang had a very healthy skin tone; he clearly spent a lot of time in the sun. He looked strong and full of energy.

”What do you do? You look really fit,” the middle‑aged man who hadn’t spoken yet asked.

”I’m a tour guide,” Xiaokang said with a smile. ”I’ve pretty much walked all the mountains in the world.”

”All the mountains? That’s so cool.” The boy looked at Xiaokang with open admiration.

”I’m cool? It’s just so‑so. It’s my dream, that’s all. Of course, I haven’t finished it yet. But the main peak of Yuejian Mountain is somewhere I’ve always wanted to come, so this is a rare opportunity for me.” Xiaokang said.

”But what about you? You’re so young—what are you doing here?” Xiaokang asked the boy.

”I’m not that young, I’m already sixteen. I’m an adult!”

The boy said with clear disapproval.

”Alright, alright, haha. Sixteen’s not that young, huh? Do you know how old I am?” the middle‑aged man beside them said.

”I don’t know. You look about the same age as my dad,” the boy said sincerely.

The middle‑aged man and Xiaokang burst out laughing at that. ”I’m a lot older than your dad. I’m already fifty,” the man said.

”Fifty? No way, you look at most forty.” Xiaokang said in surprise.

Jiang Cheng also found it hard to believe. The man only looked middle‑aged; he really took good care of himself.

”I really am fifty, I’m not lying to you,” the man said with a smile. ”You youngsters all have to call me Uncle.” He chuckled.

”So I really should call you Uncle,” the boy said earnestly.

Everyone present was charmed by how cute the boy was. He really was an adorable kid.

”And what about this big brother here? You look really impressive,” the boy said, looking at Jiang Cheng. Jiang Cheng had stayed quiet the whole time, which had drawn the boy’s attention.

”Why do you think I’m impressive?” Jiang Cheng asked, amused.

”Well, you just knew we should go this way. That’s really amazing.” The boy looked at Jiang Cheng with admiration.

Jiang Cheng didn’t know why these total strangers trusted him so much that they would follow him this way. ”Why do you trust me so easily?” Jiang Cheng asked.

”Me? I figured I didn’t know what to do anyway, so I just followed you,” Xiaokang said with a smile.

”Yeah, you just seemed reliable, so we followed you. What do you do?” the middle‑aged man asked curiously.

”I’m just here traveling. In my free time I like studying geology,” Jiang Cheng said.

”So what should we call you?” the boy asked.

”Just call me Jiang Cheng.”

”Brother Jiang! Hehe!” The boy laughed as he came over to Jiang Cheng’s side and wrapped his arm around Jiang Zai’s.

”My surname’s Wang. You can all just call me Uncle Wang,” the middle‑aged man said.

”I’m Qi,” the boy said. ”You can all call me Qiqi, that’s what my friends call me.” He smiled as he spoke.

”Qiqi, you’re really so cute.” Xiaokang said, ruffling Qi’s hair.

The group walked for three hours straight. The sky was already starting to grow darker, but everyone there, including that uncle in his fifties, was still moving fast, not dragging the group down in the slightest.

”It’s dark. Let’s find a place to settle down and rest. Nights around here probably aren’t very safe,” Jiang Cheng said.

Everyone nodded in agreement. ”But is there anywhere around here? From what I can see, it’s at least a few hundred meters of just road going up,” Qiqi said.

On the geological survey device, Jiang Cheng saw that there should be a cave a thousand meters ahead. ”Let’s go another thousand meters; there’ll be one. Everyone hang in there.”

Qiqi looked at Uncle Wang with some worry. ”It’s fine. I can still keep going.”

Uncle Wang smiled at everyone.

All the way, Jiang Zai hadn’t seen any plants growing here.

There were only some gray rocks, making the place feel truly desolate.

After walking a while, there really was a cave ahead. The entrance looked quite large. Jiang Cheng thought it should be big enough to hold them all.

”Brother Jiang, you’re amazing. There really is a cave here,” Qiqi exclaimed, looking at Jiang Cheng with great admiration.

Jiang Cheng just smiled and said nothing. ”Come on, let’s go in.”

”But you really are something. I’ve been a tour guide for so many years and I still can’t tell whether there’ll be caves or whatever.” Xiaokang looked at Jiang Cheng with genuine respect.

”Yeah. Truly, heroes have always been young. Us old folks are no good anymore,” Uncle Wang said, sounding a little out of breath after all that walking.