Searching along the route, they saw a section of trees that had been cut off by lightning and fallen down, blocking the way back to the camp.

"Let's look for them separately."

Chong Jianzhi walked alone in one direction towards the depths of the woods. The road was muddy, and he lowered his head to carefully identify whether there were any footprints. Unfortunately, the rain had already washed the road unclear.

"Nie Zheng! Nie Zheng!"

Chong Jianzhi shouted with all his might, hoping that the other party could hear his voice and give him some response.

The searching process was long. Chong Jianzhi could not remember how many times he had called Nie Zheng's name. He only felt that his throat was burning and his voice became a little hoarse.

"Nie Zheng!"

"elder brother……"

The sound of "brother" was so weak that he could barely hear it, but he caught it accurately amid the sound of rain and wind. He ran desperately towards the sound. A stone on the road tripped him, but he seemed to have lost his sense of pain and continued running forward using his hands and feet.

It was not until he saw that thin and small figure, which gradually became clearer from blurry, that Chong Jianzhi's anxious heart finally settled down a little, and his chest felt hot as his heart beat so fast.

"Nie Zheng."

Rushing to Nie Zheng, he quickly took off his raincoat and put it on her. The rain soaked her face pale, Chong Jianzhi reached out to wipe it gently for her, but the rain continued to fall.

"Brother...why are you here?"

"I'm afraid you'll die in the mountains."

Chong Jianzhi still couldn't speak properly. He lowered his head and checked Nie Zheng's body all over. After confirming that the other party was not injured, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After the huge fear, there was a burst of uncontrollable anger. He asked Nie Zheng: "Why did you leave the team without permission? Do you want to die?"

She no longer had the energy to explain to him. She blinked weakly at the man and said, "Brother, I'm hungry."

Chong Jian realized that he was at a loss and felt like he had punched cotton. He took out the chocolate he had prepared from his pocket and handed it to Nie Zheng, but the other party's hands were so frozen that she couldn't even tear open the bag.

Seeing her tearing the packaging bag clumsily, Chong Jianzhi felt angry and distressed. He snatched the chocolate, tore open the packaging and handed it to Nie Zheng.

"Thanks……"

Nie Zheng took the chocolate and began to devour it. Seeing her hands red from the cold, he couldn't help but feel distressed. He blamed himself for always being so soft-hearted. After struggling, he still pulled her wrist awkwardly, wrapped her small hand in his palm and rubbed it carefully.

Chong Jianzhi rubbed her originally cold hands until they were warmed up. Nie Zheng unconsciously moved closer to him and subconsciously leaned against him. The posture seemed a bit dependent, but she herself was completely unaware.

After finishing all the chocolate, his originally weak body finally regained some strength.

“Are there many people coming to see me?”

"What do you say?"

"I feel much better, let's go back..."

"Wait for me to notify the members of the rescue team."

Chong Jianzhi reached around his waist and found that the walkie-talkie that was originally pinned to his belt was missing.

It must be because of the fall just now that the walkie-talkie fell from my waist.

"wait for me a while."

Chong Jianzhi had no choice but to go back to look for it, but after taking a few steps, his feet suddenly felt light.

He missed the target.

I don't know who dug a huge pit here, probably to catch passing wild animals.

"elder brother……"

Nie Zheng stood beside the two-meter-deep pit, looking at Chong Jianzhi in shock. She saw the man trying to climb out several times, but he returned to the bottom of the pit because his shoes were too slippery.

"..."

When Nie Zheng found the walkie-talkie, it had been broken after being dropped. She tried several times but failed each time, so she had to give up.

Returning to the big pit, she saw that Chong Jianzhi, who had always been omnipotent, had actually been humiliated like this. He was soaked all over and looked so miserable.

Nie Zheng felt extremely distressed and guilty.

"I'm sorry bro, it's all because of me."

"Don't talk nonsense." Chong Jianzhi remained calm, "Have you found the intercom?"

"One good news and one bad news, which one do you want to hear first?"

Chong Jianzhi had already predicted what Nie Zheng wanted to say: "The intercom was found, but it's broken. Right?"

Nie Zheng nodded with deep sorrow.

At this time, the rain became lighter. She looked up at the completely dark sky and looked carefully again. There was no thunder anymore.

"Brother, throw your phone to me, my phone is out of battery."

"There's no cell phone signal."

"I know. This place is not far from the city. The reason why there is no signal on the phone is because the trees are blocking the signal. It's not thundering now. I'll try climbing up a tree. There should be a signal."

"…Are you sure? You can climb trees?"

"Sure."

Chong Jianzhi was helpless, but he really had no other choice, so he had to obey Nie Zheng and throw the phone up.

"Brother, what's your phone password?"

There was a moment of silence. Chong Jianzhi coughed twice, somewhat unnaturally. After thinking for a long time, he spoke awkwardly: "Your birthday according to the Gregorian calendar."

She opened her phone immediately after hearing it. It was a little late for her to realize, and only after she unlocked her phone did she realize that Chong Jianzhi's password was actually her birthday.

A strange atmosphere began to spread, and Nie Zheng suddenly felt like she didn't know what to do. She stole a glance at Chong Jianzhi in the pit, like a thief caught in the act.

Obviously, Chong Jianzhi should be the one who is embarrassed. But he looked as if it was a matter of course, sitting at the bottom of the pit and closing his eyes to rest.

Nie Zheng hadn't climbed a tree for a long time, but the remaining muscle memory was still there. She grabbed a thick branch that she could reach, exerted force with her feet, and climbed up the tree.

Chong Jianzhi, who was below, was always paying attention to Nie Zheng's movements and discovered that she was actually quite skilled at climbing trees. He was confused for a moment. As he was still speculating, he heard Nie Zheng's surprised voice from above.

"There's a signal!"

Nie Zheng called Richard who was waiting for news in the camp, and asked Richard to contact the captain of the rescue team through the walkie-talkie and inform them of the general characteristics of their location. All that was left to do was to wait.

But Nie Zheng was still restless. She always wanted to get Chong Jianzhi out of this pit. Looking at the dense branches on the tree, she really came up with an idea.

Chong Jianzhi was sitting cross-legged at the bottom of the pit, deep in thought, when suddenly a meter-long branch was thrown down beside him, with Nie Zheng's windbreaker tightly tied to the branch.

"Brother, you can't climb up because you don't have a foothold, right? I tied my clothes to the tree. You can try to hold on to this branch. You should be able to climb up with the help of the tree."

Chong Jianzhi thought it was feasible, so he grabbed the branch and climbed up like climbing a rock, pushing against the uneven inner wall of the pit. With a sudden effort, he actually climbed up.

Chong Jianzhi, who finally came out of the pit, was covered in mud. Looking at Nie Zheng, who was also in a mess, he felt that this trip was simply too ridiculous. He secretly swore in his heart that there would never be a next time in his life.

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