The Happy Farmer Wanderer-Chapter 857: Temporary Conscripted Strongmen

Chapter 857: Chapter 857: Temporary Conscripted Strongmen

When Brother Hu came looking for him, Li Qing was playing some sneaky tricks with Wu Xingxing in the small shop.

He wasn’t being sneaky about something. He was literally being sneaky.

The front of the counter could block the view of some people coming in, so they couldn’t see what the two were doing behind it.

Li Qing took full advantage of this tiny blind spot in visibility, often seizing the opportunity to make a move.

When Brother Hu entered the door, Li Qing had just used a sharp knife to make Wu Xingxing a pair of crotchless pants. With a skirt covering the top, it was not only convenient for Li Qing to do whatever he wanted, but also basically impossible for people to see.

Winter had arrived, and everyone was wearing long pants, making these sneaky acts a lot less convenient.

In the summer, who would need to sacrifice a pair of pants and deliberately make crotchless ones? Going commando could be handled easily and carefree, let alone just sneaking around, let alone doing something bigger.

"Bro, I have something I’d like to discuss with you," Brother Hu said with a nervous and restrained expression, treading carefully. "About our live stream, constantly streaming our shop is causing us to lose viewers pretty fast."

"So what do you want to do?" Li Qing asked.

"I was thinking, could we broadcast our entire village?" Brother Hu whispered. "I heard that there’s some ghost house project going on in the village, which actually sounds pretty good."

"Right now, the ghost house has ghosts but no house. You can go take a look, and if you have any ideas, go ahead and stream it. But you could take a look at Burning Man Valley too; that place might yield some effects. Set up some strong lights, and it should look quite effective at night," Li Qing said, pinching his lips and thinking for a moment.

Wu Xingxing, sitting beside him, blushed quietly at Li Qing’s actions and nudged him gently with her elbow.

"What’s up?" Li Qing asked, puzzled.

Wu Xingxing shyly pointed at Li Qing’s fingers, her eyes twinkling with embarrassment.

Li Qing suddenly realized his hand had just explored a hole and was still wet, "It’s nothing, just my mouth is a bit dry. Just moistening it."

Wu Xingxing’s face flushed with embarrassment, and she pursed her lips and turned her head away.

Brother Hu listened to the whispers of Li Qing and Wu Xingxing, but didn’t dare let his gaze wander at all. He stood honestly to the side, eyes staring straight ahead at the counter.

After Li Qing and Wu Xingxing finished talking, he then asked, "Bro, about Burning Man Valley... I can go there anytime, right?"

"Anytime, but it’s best to return before or after midnight. Leave me your number, and if anything seems off, give me a call," Li Qing said. "Also, don’t go too deep. Don’t even think about entering those dark and dingy corners."

"If someone gets their orifices sealed by suddenly appearing red mud, don’t be too alarmed. Carry the person and come straight back. Got it?"

Brother Hu felt instant chills listening to Li Qing’s earnest and serious speech.

He was beginning to regret his own initiative.

This village actually... actually had real bizarre occurrences.

The grave sincerity with which Li Qing spoke made it impossible for Brother Hu to not entertain the idea.

"Bro, are you saying... that place really has mysterious events?" Brother Hu asked tremblingly.

Li Qing nodded with an unusually indifferent expression, "Well, the village has always had such rumors. Let me briefly tell you about its origin, so you can explain it to the audience later. After I finish, you’ll understand."

Taking just a short ten minutes, he briefed Brother Hu on the origins of Burning Man Valley and some of the local legends.

Brother Hu’s complexion began to turn pale...

Right now, he suddenly felt like rushing out and giving Big Mouth that son of a gun a few hefty slaps for the rotten suggestion he had made without reason.

He just wanted to use that as a pretext, but he never really intended to live stream such places.

Li Qing smiled watching Brother Hu, whose eyes flickered as if he was on a draw, and said, "If you’re scared, then don’t go." 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"No, no, no, Brother, I’ll go. I’m just trying to remember these details. I have a bad memory and I’m afraid I won’t remember them," Brother Hu hurriedly said.

Now it seemed he didn’t have much of a choice anymore.

Compared to the ruthless Li Qing, he thought maybe visiting such a mysterious place to broaden his horizons wasn’t so scary after all.

Li Qing took several strong flashlights off the shelf and handed them to Brother Hu, "Take these, use them. They’re very bright, and the light is strong, they should be useful to you."

"How much for these, Brother?" Brother Hu immediately reached into his pocket to get the money out.

"Take them, use them," Li Qing said with a wave of his hand, "You can consider it my investment, but you better show me some results."

Brother Hu nodded repeatedly, assuring him with a stiff upper lip.

Now he was even cautious about bragging, afraid that he might accidentally overdo it.

Taking the flashlights, Brother Hu left the store to meet up with Big Mouth and the others outside.

After thinking it over, he first gave Big Mouth a slap before saying, "Today we’ve really done something that tempts fate. Let’s pack up and get ready to go."

Big Mouth, covering his stinging cheek, was totally confused. "Brother Hu, if you did something that tempts fate, why hit me?"

"Because it was your damned idea!" Brother Hu muttered grumpily, "Out of all the ideas, you had to pick a haunted house, and now, look, there’s a place in this village... there might really be ghosts."

"Ah? Don’t scare us, Brother Hu!" Big Mouth quickly asked, nervous.

Brother Hu snorted, "Why would I scare you? It was Boss Li who scared me, and he said it as if it were real."

"Maybe, he was just trying to scare you?" Big Mouth asked.

"Do you think that’s necessary for him?" Brother Hu snorted coldly, "Why would he bother scaring me?"

Big Mouth scratched his head, "Yeah... that’s true."

"Guys, whether we live or die is now up to fate. Let’s go," Brother Hu sighed with a sense of doom and temporarily turned off the live stream.

After tweaking the title of the live stream, he vigorously rubbed his face, forcing a brilliant smile upon himself, and said to the camera, "Brothers, sponsors, I just heard from the locals here in Sanhe Village that there are a lot of mysterious rumors."

"To the southwest, there’s a place called Burning Man Valley. Burning Man Valley, just like its name implies, is legitimately a place where people were burned, and not just one person—over the years, a great many people have been burned there."

"Moreover, the place has seen the burning of people who died unnatural deaths and infants who died young. Over the years, the place must have burned thousands upon thousands of people. As an outdoor exploration live streamer, hearing such things, I obviously can’t sit still."

"Tonight, we’re going to check out this Burning Man Valley, to see just how scary it really is."

...

With the change in the live stream content, the popularity gradually picked up, but it still hadn’t broken a thousand views.

The group, carrying their respective live streaming equipment and using the strong flashlights funded by Li Qing, asked several villagers before finally finding the correct location of Burning Man Valley.

As the strong light from the flashlight shone into the valley, Brother Hu immediately let out a curse.