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Suddenly, amidst the night, they saw two beams of light. Someone was coming up the mountain at this late hour. They prepared to greet the newcomers, but as soon as they stepped outside, they witnessed an unbelievable scene. Two figures were rushing along the mountain path, but instead of heading towards the mine, they took a small trail that led towards the mountain peak—indeed, they seemed to be flying. According to the university students who witnessed it, the two individuals leaped effortlessly onto a massive rock about four or five meters high and then disappeared into the forest with their flashlights. Although the figures were no longer visible, the beams of light indicated their rapid movement.
This left the group of university students stunned. Initially, they thought the two might be ghosts, but then they reconsidered—how could ghosts carry flashlights? Having watched martial arts dramas before, they quickly speculated that perhaps they were martial arts masters.
These university students were quite bold; despite their fear, their curiosity grew stronger. They wanted to know what those two were doing climbing the mountain at night and even considered following them discreetly. Ultimately, however, they decided against it and merely observed from a distance, using the flashlight beams to remember the general location of the two figures.
About an hour later, the two individuals swiftly descended from the mountain without noticing their hidden observers.
The next day, fueled by a spirit of adventure and based on their notes from last night, the students went to investigate. They headed towards Longan Pool, a deep pond located in Qingyi Mountain's dense forest. Decades ago, during times of material scarcity, people would climb the mountain to gather firewood for cooking and heating. As a result, much of Qingyi Mountain's wood had been depleted. Many who ventured into the deep woods for firewood would quench their thirst with water from Longan Pool. The water there was cool and crystal clear year-round. Legend had it that a dragon resided in the depths of the pond. As for how deep Longan Pool was, some had measured it with a rope and found it to be about thirty to forty meters deep. What lay beneath remained a mystery since Longan Pool was said never to have dried up; its water level fluctuated only by about ten centimeters throughout the year.
Many villagers nearby had heard tales of Longan Pool; even Jiang Chen knew about it since Qingcheng County was not far from Qingyi Mountain. However, in this day and age, no one went up there to gather firewood anymore; with overgrown shrubs and trees in abundance, who would venture into such wilderness?
Near Longan Pool, the students did find some footprints confirming that those two had indeed come here, but their purpose remained unknown.
With a sense of curiosity driving them, that evening, they returned to Mine to see if the two would come back again. Sure enough, on the second night, they appeared once more. This time, however, in a reckless attempt to capture video footage and photos secretly, one student accidentally turned on the flash. After that moment, everything went dark for them; when they awoke, it was morning. They had no idea how they lost consciousness—only that they felt a sudden poke before everything faded away.
Frightened, they hurried to report what happened to the police. Fortunately, their phones were still intact; however, the videos and photos taken in darkness were completely unclear.
The local police found this incident rather strange but did not take it lightly. They suspected that perhaps these two individuals might be poachers or tomb raiders since there were ancient tombs on Qingyi Mountain that had been looted in recent years—a matter that had drawn significant attention from higher authorities. With such incidents being unacceptable during this festive season, local law enforcement decided to investigate further that night.
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