This bizarre encounter left a profound impression on all of us.
Meeting people from decades ago and even interacting with them was like something out of a science fiction movie.
But however much it resembled science fiction, it had now come to an end, adding a vivid splash of color to our otherwise dull life on the run.
Although it was over, we still lingered beneath that tree, reluctant to leave.
What had just happened had truly been harrowing, and we were also worried about whether Shen Zhiyi had actually taken Gou Dan down the mountain.
"Look at this ledge."
Zhuge Ming gestured. "It's a little slanted, but as long as those two siblings keep holding on to this tree, they'll be safe here. No matter how scared Shen Zhiyi is, she must have some desire to survive."
"Once dawn comes, she can escape along this path, then take her little brother down the mountain, find a police officer, and start a new life. Perfect!"
That was all well and good, but one of the siblings had a mental impairment, and the other was only a few years old. There was no guarantee that nothing would go wrong along the way.
But we could no longer see them, nor did we know how things ultimately turned out in their time, so all we could do was try to think positively.
"Ah, we've done everything we could, anyway. The rest is beyond our control."
Zhang Rong stood up and brushed off his backside. "Anyway, in our own time, even if those two siblings did start a new life, they've probably already died of old age."
"Let's go pay our respects to Judge Cui and the Fox Immortal, then head back to sleep."
With that, we went back down into the enormous