"Third Steward, how did things go with Han Chengye?" Qian Ying asked after seeing Qian Wantong return.
"Elder, I already told Han Chengye everything. But it is far too dark here, and the dense fog all around affects visibility. The people I arranged only saw Han Chengye leave the Han Family Martial Artists. As for where he went, the environment made it impossible to observe clearly," Qian Wantong said helplessly.
The environment here truly was frustrating. First came the low temperature. Though it had not yet reached around minus one hundred degrees, it was still over seventy degrees below zero. On top of that, it was night, with not a shred of light. Keeping watch on someone was extremely difficult.
Although they could still see roughly ten meters through the fog, that was only with light. Now, to conserve power supply, many Martial Artists had turned off their lights. Only the sentries kept theirs on.
When everyone had fled earlier, they had not brought along their supplies or luggage. Now, even charging their devices was impossible.
Therefore, they had to turn off unnecessary light sources to conserve power supply. Only then could they last until dawn.
After all, they were near Hilly Nursery, where Strange Beasts like the Big White Dough Ball roamed. No one could guarantee that these Strange Beasts would not attack them, even though they were currently some distance away from Hilly Nursery.
There was also the question of whether the Strange Beasts in the gorge would launch a second attack. No one knew.
As a result, the people Qian Wantong had assigned to surveillance were exhausting themselves without being able to complete their task. It was truly difficult work.
Fortunately, Qian Ying did not care about it. Given the current conditions, he could understand.
"Fine. If