Chen Si, who was standing by, looked at the tense atmosphere and stepped forward immediately: "Miss Su is right. It's so dark and the temperature is so low. Why don't we repair it first? Maybe if there is nothing in this mine, there may be something in other mines!"

Li Qingshan's expression eased a bit, and he seemed to realize that he was a little too hasty, so he softened his tone: "Xiaoyu, you know that I don't have much time, I must find the quarrying stone quickly, I was too anxious just now, grandpa apologizes to you."

The word "grandfather" that came out of his mouth naturally gave Su Luoyu goose bumps all over her body.

She didn’t know why, perhaps because they were not related by blood, but she not only felt a little repulsed by these two words, but also felt vaguely uncomfortable.

But she said nothing, just nodded, as a reconciliation.

The equipment they carried with them included not only dry food, but also sleeping bags, etc., which could be said to be fully prepared.

"The weather is too cold, let's make a fire." Sheng Shi knew that Su Luoyu was suspicious of Li Qingshan, so he changed the subject to avoid letting Li Qingshan notice.

"Is it dangerous to light a fire in the mountains?" Jin Hua frowned. "Although it's cold now and most animals won't rush out, if we run out of food, our fire will be the most dangerous signal."

"It doesn't matter, we'll take turns to keep watch." Su Luoyu said directly.

"Okay, you and Sheng Shi will guard the first half of the night, and Chen Si and I will guard the second half." Jin Hua made the arrangements directly.

"Okay." Su Luoyu and Sheng Shi looked at each other and had no objection to this arrangement.

The trees in this mountain forest are not as dense as those in ordinary forests, probably because it is a mining mountain range. The few sparse trees have been almost all cut down, but there are still many wild bushes.

"Why are there wild fruits here? Can we eat them?" Chen Si took a machete in his hand and cut down the bushes that made it inconvenient to move.

Su Luoyu looked over in the direction of his voice.

They are indeed some wild fruits, but I don’t know if they are poisonous or not: “You can try.”

Chen Si immediately retracted his useless curiosity and shook his head hastily: "No, no, no, I'm just asking."

The group walked and chopped as they went, and finally cleared a large area of ​​space, large enough to avoid a forest fire caused by lighting a bonfire. Then they took off their packages and sat down exhausted.

Although Su Luoyu is very strong, she does not have the same physical strength. She is already very tired, and she has been dragging Sheng Shi around to hide. At this moment, she just wants to fall asleep.

So when he was trying to sit on the ground, Sheng Shi gently pulled him back.

"What's wrong?" Su Luoyu looked at him nervously. Was he feeling unwell again? But didn't the system say he was fine?

While Su Luoyu was thinking, Sheng Shi picked up a stone slab and placed it under her butt.

"Don't sit on the ground. It's too cold. Sit here."

Those were probably the rocks that fell out of the mine, which were eventually formed into boards under the wind and sun, making it convenient for her to sit on.

Su Luoyu supported herself on Sheng Shi's arm and slowly sat down.

Jin Hua and others followed suit and found a stone slab, sitting together in a circle. Jin Hua's men followed them from a distance and spontaneously found a place to rest.

Li Qingshan sat opposite Su Luoyu and Sheng Shi, staring at his palms thoughtfully, as if he could make flowers appear on them.

Chen Si took on the task of lighting the fire very consciously. He quickly went around to find some dead branches, then gathered in the center of the open space and took out a lighter from his pocket.

After a while, a cluster of flames lit up in the middle of the circle where everyone was gathered.

"Okay." Chen Si breathed a sigh of relief as he looked at the lit flame. He had not played any role along the way and was scared to death by Miss Su. Now it would be too embarrassing if he could not even light a fire.

"Everyone can sit closer. It's cold at night. Turn off the fire before going to bed. We will have to rely on the residual warmth." Jin Hua said.

Su Luoyu and Sheng Shi did not respond, but sat closer.

The temperature on the mountain was indeed no lower than that on the ground. Within half an hour, everyone felt that the fire had really played a big role, otherwise they might have really frozen to death in the mountain.

But for some reason, the atmosphere was exceptionally silent, and coupled with the stillness of the forest, it felt indescribably strange.

Jin Hua seemed to be unable to bear it any longer and could not help but speak:

"Mr. Aoyama."

"Huh?" Li Qingshan looked up as if he was startled by something.

"Where have you been all these years?" Jin Hua said carefully, "You have become so young, you must have suffered a lot."

Li Qingshan only mentioned the past to Su Luoyu and Sheng Shi. Jin Hua came in a hurry and didn't know many things.

But Li Qingshan had no intention of explaining to him, and just said calmly: "Something did happen. I was imprisoned and escaped not long ago."

Li Qingshan's tone was too cold. Jin Hua was too embarrassed to ask any further, and she also knew that her question would expose someone's scars.

Su Luoyu was still holding the dry food handed to him by Sheng Shi. Seeing Jin Hua hit a wall, he stared at Li Qingshan calmly.

Li Qingshan did not avoid other people's gazes at all. He sat there with his eyes closed and rested. He did not eat anything and even ignored the dry food handed to him by Chen Si.

"Assistant Chen, my grandfather doesn't want to eat, so you don't have to worry about him." Su Luoyu said to Chen Si.

"Oh." Chen Si was unaware of the entanglement between them. He took back the dry food quickly and tore it open to eat.

As the night deepened, the temperature was getting lower and lower. Chen Si, who had been sitting outside, quickly got into his sleeping bag and wrapped himself tightly around himself.

"Assistant Chen, don't you still have to keep watch with me for the rest of the night?" Jin Hua was speechless.

"Yeah, so I need to sleep a little longer in the first half of the night." Chen Si shrugged, but he was wrapped in a sleeping bag and looked like a large caterpillar. Gu swelled twice.

Jin Hua had no choice but to give up on himself and got into the sleeping bag. Before going to sleep, he reminded Su Luoyu and Sheng Shi: "Be sure to call us when you are on guard in the second half of the night."

Su Luoyu did not intend to sleep. The habit of staying alert at all times that she developed when she was a killer had not disappeared. She only needed to close her eyes and rest for a few moments to get a proper rest.

But she said nothing, just nodded.

After getting Su Luoyu's affirmative answer, Jin Hua and Chen Si fell asleep almost in a second.

After all, this journey was really tiring, and it was a bit of an overload for these two people with relatively low combat power.

Sheng Shi was also a little tired, but he was worried that Su Luoyu might get into trouble if she was on guard alone, so he said in a hoarse voice, "Do you want to take a break? I'll keep an eye on it first."

"It's okay." Su Luoyu shook her head. She still had to keep an eye on Li Qingshan.

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