When dawn was approaching, Jiang Weifei woke up and Qi Lechuan threw him a compressed biscuit and a bottle of water.

He raised his hand and slapped his face roughly, as if this would help him wake up more.

Qi Lechuan set up an easel on the plateau, and painted the nearby topographic map on it. The sunrise on the plateau was stunning. She glanced at Jiang Weifei out of the corner of her eye and said, "Eat quickly. Eat well before you hit the road."

Jiang Weifei just stood up, moved for a moment, and looked a little confused. Later, he realized that something was wrong with what he said. His face was full of horror, "My stunning boss, I haven't lived enough yet. Seriously, don't assassinate me!"

"

Qi Jiujiu stood behind Qi Lechuan. When he heard Jiang Weifei's words, he laughed out loud. Because Jiang Weifei was afraid of ghosts, Qi Lechuan had told him not to appear in front of Jiang Weifei to avoid scaring him.

The light at sunrise was very soft. When Qi Lechuan looked back, she coated her hair with a layer of golden light. She pointed to the corner of the picture and said in a gentle tone, "I have some bad news for you."

Jiang Weifei ate a few biscuits and drank a few mouthfuls of water. Then he leaned over to look at the picture. The shadows painted on it looked like wild animals, "Yaks? Or a group of them?!"

Qi Lechuan put away the painting and looked calm, "Yes, we have to leave quickly. The wild animals here have ferocious hunting skills."

Jiang Weifei picked up the drawing board for her, put the tent into the trunk of the car, and immediately moved on.

As soon as he got in the car, Qi Lechuan spoke again in a faint tone, "One more thing. I visited the city you mentioned last night."

Jiang Weifei started the engine and headed in that direction. He asked, "Is it really the city?"

"I went to see it again when it got daylight." Qi Lechuan said, looking mysterious. He even straightened his broken hair, as if carelessly, and added, "The result is that it disappeared."

Jiang Weifei was surprised, "Disappeared? What do you mean?"

At this time, we had already driven to a slope and could clearly see the scenery in the distance. Except for the high slopes, there was wilderness and loess. Occasionally, a few antelopes would appear and then run away quickly.

Jiang Weifei stopped the car to check. The traces of last night were here. Under the cover of night, it seemed like a continuous city wall had been erected.

Qi Lechuan got off the car and stood behind him. Compared to Jiang Weifei, she was the one who couldn't figure it out the most. When I looked at it last night, I could see the outline. It was clearly a dilapidated city. Now it has disappeared completely.

There are no traces.

Jiang Weifei rubbed his eyes, "Are mirages only found in deserts?"

"No, mirages are caused by the refraction of light in air layers with different densities in the vertical direction. Therefore, they can appear in relatively open places with uneven air density, such as deserts, Gobis, snowfields, seasides, or roads.

It's also possible," Qi Lechuan said.

The two of them have a tacit understanding, maybe it really is a mirage.

Going deeper inside, all the instruments they brought failed, and there were no traces of the people they were tracking. However, they were lucky enough to find a fresh water resource. It was a small lake, and there was not much water left.

If there is too much, just go down and fill it up with water.

As soon as he arrived at the lake, Jiang Weifei smelled a stink, which was the smell of rotting corpses. He looked not far away and saw a lot of bones piled on the shore, as well as new bones, which were from animals, and

...human.

He raised his eyes and looked at Qi Lechuan, "Boss, we found someone."

Qi Lechuan didn't dare to move too much on the plateau because he was prone to lack of oxygen. Basically being able to run a few steps was considered an extreme sport.

When she reached the shore, she went up to check on the corpse which was too rotten to look at.

Jiang Weifei covered his nose and couldn't agree with her actions, "There's no need to be so close, right?"

Qi Lechuan didn't react at all. She reached out to rummage through the things on the body and found a tag belonging to this person. Then she determined that it was the group that took away the goods. Then she stood up and said, "This person just died a few days ago.

The body was eaten by wild animals. Go get water quickly and leave immediately."

Jiang Weifei nodded and ran away from the body to get water.

Qi Lechuan glanced around, as if he was being targeted by something, and saw Jiang Weifei filling a pot of water.

Qi Lechuan's expression changed slightly and he shouted to him, "Go, go quickly!"

Jiang Weifei looked towards her and saw a brown bear lurking behind a mountain behind her. He immediately realized that they were being treated as prey by the brown bear.

As soon as they ran away, the brown bear stopped hiding and ran towards them. It was tall and had the most primitive animal nature. It was a good hunter.

Fortunately, Jiang Weifei had a strong psychological quality and drove away immediately. The brown bear couldn't catch up and gave up, and continued back to the water source to guard the next batch of prey.

It was also a false alarm. Jiang Weifei wiped away his sweat and said, "Boss, what should I do with the water? I can drink this water for two days. After two days, we will run out of water. The animals here are too fierce."

Qi Lechuan also understood the risks involved. He encountered a brown bear as soon as he went deeper. Fortunately, there was only one. If they encountered a more terrifying wild animal, no matter how much equipment they had, it would not be enough.

She suddenly said, "Leave some equipment for me, then go back the way you came and wait for me at the entrance."

Jiang Weifei's expression suddenly turned bad, "If you don't see what I do, how can I abandon you at this time?!"

She said calmly, "It's too dangerous inside. There's no need for you to follow me and risk your life. I've made a prediction. If you can't escape this time, you really won't be able to escape."

Her tone was a little serious. It was strange that the older she got, the more hesitant she became, no longer so decisive in doing things, and she even started to think about others.

Now she was testing the waters. She was not sure whether Jiang Weifei would really risk his life for her, but then she thought again, why would he risk his life for her? He also has family and friends...

Jiang Weifei also felt it. After her elders passed away one by one, although no one could control her, she also became more empathetic.

Maybe after playing with Wuxie for a long time, he has become a lot kinder.

Instead, he chuckled, "Boss, as the youngest son of the Qi family, do you care about my life?"

She turned to look at him, then nestled in the passenger seat and said in a calm tone, "You are overthinking. If you die, I will most likely take your bones back. At least I have an explanation for you, the Jiang family, to save you the next time."

No one dares to take on the mission."

Jiang Weifei frowned, "What do you mean?"

"It would be too troublesome to take your bones back." She said faintly, and glanced at him. He was not short, and he was full of muscles. Dragging him back would be exhausting.

Jiang Weifeimo said that he wanted to take back his previous words, saying that any emphasis on friendship and kindness is all nonsense.

Suppressing the speechlessness in his heart, he remained resolute, "Our Jiang family accepts the task, and our fate belongs to our employer. There is nothing to say. I will advance and retreat with you."

The corner of her mouth curled up with a bit of evil, as if she was very satisfied with the answer, but it was a pity that Jiang Weifei didn't see it at all.
Chapter completed!