She wondered, if it weren't for people from nearby villages, who would come to this place to cut down trees?

So if you can't find anyone down there, you should look around the neighborhood.

There might be news.

In the end, Ruan Qingling had no choice but to come up.

Going down is easy, coming back up is hard.

Ruan Huaizhu was worried about Ruan Qingling, but she made it up safely.

After we got up there, Song Jie told us that she saw villagers from nearby villages, but they lived in places deeper in the mountains.

Ruan Huaizhu immediately asked, "Did you ask them if any strangers have been there recently?"

Song Jie said, "I asked, and they said no."

Before Ruan Qingling could even catch her breath, she asked, "Where is the village located? Let's go take a look."

Song Jie pointed to the winding mountain road and said, "They said it's behind this mountain."

Ruan Qingling said, "Let's go take a look tomorrow."

Ruan Huaizhu: "Second sister, let's get some rest before we go."

Unable to find a place to rest that night, we had to find a spot nearby to camp.

Ruan Huaizhu collected a lot of timber.

For dinner, I could only eat biscuits and drink water.

Ruan Qingling leaned against a tree. She had been walking all day and only now did she realize how tired she was.

However, there was still no news about Song Shiting's whereabouts.

Ruan Huaizhu sat down next to her and asked, "Second sister, what are your plans for tomorrow?"

Ruan Qingling said, "Let's go check if there's any news about your second brother-in-law in the nearby villages before we make any plans."

After a quick night's rest, the car was started early the next morning.

However, after searching around the nearby villages twice, no matter how they looked or asked, no one noticed that a stranger had entered or that anything was amiss.

Song Jie asked dejectedly, "How could this happen?"

How can a person disappear in an instant, without leaving a trace?