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Chapter 728: Chapter 81: The Music Ends, but the People Remain
The ginseng spirit baby disappeared without any apparent reason. Xiao Xian and Yezi searched around in the snow, but found no anomalies.
When Zhou Ziang and others arrived, Yezi had already carried Mei Nian on his back, and Xiao Xian was holding Xiao Que, both of them looking puzzled.
Xu Lan Ya hurriedly approached and asked Yezi, who also said that he hadn’t seen the ginseng spirit baby nor any traces of a fight.
Even Wang Fenglei, who had managed to escape the Vincetoxicum fern, could not explain how the ginseng spirit baby simply disappeared like that.
The ice layer that had covered Snow Gully disappeared along with it.
After the ice layer vanished, the satellite communicator also resumed operation. After reporting the specific depth and condition of the gully, a helicopter brought everyone back to the ground.
That Snow Gully just lay abruptly out there, and once everyone came up, they hurried back to the cabin where Wang Fenglei was staying.
Inside, there was only the crazed and delusional Huang Tengchong left.
Upon hearing this, Aisha secretly cursed about one less minion.
She wasn’t sad for Huang Tengchong but was only upset because she felt the lack of aid in the country. But soon, she considered a more suitable candidate.
That man named Li Ye had performed commendably in this operation. Rather than letting him be an asset to the Xu family, it would be better to recruit him for herself. She just needed to offer some suitable incentives and be careful not to anger Xu Lan Ya.
Xu Lan Ya was actually relieved to see the ginseng spirit baby disappear. This way, nobody got any benefit, and she unexpectedly encountered Wang Fenglei.
Since even Wang Fenglei couldn’t handle the matter of the ginseng spirit baby, she now had an excuse to report back to her grandfather.
Yezi, standing by, saw through the thoughts of both, feeling relieved that Huang Tengchong had gone mad, which would make his job much easier now.
However, his good mood was completely ruined upon seeing Zhou Ziang and Xiao Xian taking care of the unconscious Xiao Que and Mei Nian.
Yezi and Xu, along with Aisha, still had to maintain a cooperative relationship for the time being, so upon meeting everyone again, he and Xiao Xian pretended to be strangers who didn’t recognize each other.
When Zhou Ziang ran over, his first look was at Xiao Xian, and the second glance was at Yezi.
That look seemed innocuous, but Yezi felt a thick murderous intent.
It was getting late, so the group didn’t go down the mountain immediately but returned to the cabin in the mountains first.
"Jeez, who would’ve thought the pretty boy was also a doctor," Yezi returned with some chopped firewood, disgruntled, chopping the wood fiercely.
"You mean Zhou Ziang? I heard from Aisha that he’s also with Mengshan Company, just don’t know how he ended up mingling with that little fox." Listening to Xu Lan Ya calling Xiao Xian a little vixen, Yezi swung his axe harder, sending wood chips flying onto Xu Lan Ya’s face.
"Ah Ye, be careful," Xu Lan Ya said in pain, while Yezi just laughed it off indifferently, holding a bundle of firewood and squatting by the stove, throwing wood into it.
The cabin hadn’t been this noisy in a long time. Two patients, plus a deranged Huang Tengchong, made it impossible for anyone to rest.
Aisha was worried about Zhou Ziang and wouldn’t leave with the Survey Team no matter what. Yezi used the excuse of Huang Tengchong’s unstable condition, wanting to wait until his mood stabilized before descending the mountain. Naturally, Xu Lan Ya also stayed.
Wang Fenglei, seeing the crowded cabin and Xiao Que still unconscious, felt angry with nowhere to vent, and was brooding all day.
In the cabin, the only ones still in relatively good spirits were Zhou Ziang, Xiao Xian, and the White Spirit Mastiff.
"How is the situation?" Xiao Xian had also surveyed the surroundings when he found Xiao Que, discovering a hidden small mountain trail that led from the mountain top directly down to the gully.
It was very secluded, and it was unclear how Xiao Que had found that route. It might have been unintentionally discovered by the White Spirit Mastiff.
"The equipment up here in the mountain is too crude, we can only perform the most basic checks. Her vitals are all normal, the cause of her unconsciousness is unclear." Zhou Ziang had no solution, feeling helpless about involving Xiao Que in this matter without any reason.
As for Mei Nian, her unconsciousness was due to being encased in ice for over half a month. Depending on the robust constitution of Cultivators, aside from some minor frostbite on her hands, feet, and face, her body was gradually recovering.