Lu Xining had been walking for over two hours and had only covered half the distance.
She brought only two-thirds of her people with her into the mountains, leaving the rest at the village entrance in case of emergencies.
There was no signal in the mountains, but thankfully they were equipped with satellite phones.
After circling back to the same spot for the second time, she stopped and looked ahead at the distressed Chu Chunshan.
He paced back and forth, finally realizing that their group was lost.
Chu Chunshan took a deep drag on his cigarette and sighed, "It rained a few days ago. The heavy mist in the mountains made us lose our way."
He looked at his obviously aged watch and spoke slowly, "I'll go ahead to check it out. You all wait here, have something to eat and regain your strength."
Lu Xining and Monkey exchanged glances, both feeling uneasy.