As the bonfire gradually dimmed, Shen Wanyu's hand was still held in Jiang Linyuan's.
The two strolled through the desert night breeze, leaving two rows of footprints, neither too deep nor too shallow.
"Department Head, once the car is fixed tomorrow, we'll be entering the uninhabited zone if we go any farther."
"Don't want to go? Are you scared?"
"If we follow the national highway, there are still two supply stations along the way. It's just a longer route. What's there to be afraid of?"
Jiang Linyuan said casually.
As long as they did not drive into the saline-alkali flats and get the car stuck, there was nothing much to worry about on the road.
The biggest concern was oxygen deprivation caused by the high altitude.
"Department Head, don't you get altitude sickness?" Jiang Linyuan asked.
Shen Wanyu looked at him as if he were an idiot.
"What do you think?"
They had already come this far, and she had shown no obvious reaction. That meant the Department Head was in excellent health.
But so what? Didn't that mean he wasn't allowed to worry about her?
"Driving for long periods at an altitude of five thousand meters isn't the same as this! You could start hallucinating from oxygen deprivation!"
Jiang Linyuan shot back faintly.
Shen Wanyu blinked her bright eyes. "Don't worry. If you get scared, you can beg me, and I'll graciously take over driving for a while."
"There's a stretch of road with no signal. Department Head, be careful or I'll throw you out of the car!"
"Have you already developed altitude sickness and started talking nonsense?"
Shen Wanyu showed a worried expression and began muttering to herself, "Maybe there's nerve damage. Schizophrenia? No, amnesia would be better."
"Mm, oxygen deprivation during the trip, combined with delayed treatment,