Ermao and the two others followed Dashan through the mountain forest. Although they wanted to find Pei Jie as quickly as possible and kept wanting to speed up, Dashan couldn't handle it.
After all, he was already old. Even though Dashan had always been in good health and was well cared for by Uncle Lin with acupuncture and massages, and even had a nutritionally balanced diet, compared to other older Fierce Cats, he was much stronger. But he couldn't handle such prolonged walking and running.
Dashan hadn't rested for a very long time. He had scarcely rested during the journey, and when he reached the courtyard to call for help, he rested for only a few minutes, just drinking some water and eating something. The one advantage he had over Zheng Tan was that Dashan could eat better food while Zheng Tan was still hungry.
"Let's rest for a bit," Pei Liang said, staring at the vast, boundless forest ahead.