As the sky gradually darkened, the rows of barbecue grills spitting tongues of flame along the Songhua River at Twin Dragon Mountain stood out all the more.
It was now 5:40 p.m., but the sky had already grown dark. The other students had only just started eating barbecue, while Cheng Tian and his group were almost finished.
Lin Lin swallowed the last grilled green bean from her skewer in satisfaction. "I'm so full. I can barely eat another bite."
"Bai Yun, you've really got a knack for this." In this short time alone, Teacher Zhou had already eaten nearly forty lamb skewers.
Cheng Tian picked up another oyster in satisfaction and slurped up the fresh, tender juices inside. Suddenly, he felt as though someone had tugged at him.
He turned to look and found that Su Han had come over to his side. "I need to go to the bathroom. You guys keep eating."
Cheng Tian nodded. "Be careful walking in the dark. Remember to let Sylveon out."
The barbecue party continued. Some of the other students were eating half-cooked food, while others were tossing away charred lamb skewers in disgust. All in all, things were going fairly smoothly.
Yet by six o'clock, Su Han still hadn't returned, and Cheng Tian couldn't help growing a little worried. Seeing that everyone else was still eating barbecue, he decided to go look for her himself first.
He quietly slipped away and walked into the forest. Cheng Tian let Frogadier, Aron, and Noibat out together.
"Noibat, fly up high and look for any sign of Su Han."
Noibat nodded, then flew above the forest and began searching everywhere for signs of Su Han. Cheng Tian continued onward below.
They hadn't gone far when Frogadier immediately spotted a trail and called out at