By the fourth day, Xu Wei and I were in extremely poor condition. Although Xu Wei's injuries had improved considerably in the past two days, she continued to have intermittent high fevers. This situation made me very uneasy.

Although her wounds have started to scab over, I'm not sure if she has any other internal injuries.

We've almost finished eating the pork we had these past two days.

We have no pot or container, so we have no way to get hot water.

We could only find some snow in the woods, melt it, and drink it, but the water was not clean at all, and it was impossible to maintain our normal drinking water intake.

The situation became more complicated, and Xu Wei's spirits began to wane day by day. She often leaned against that sunken pit, her eyes glazed over, lost in thought.

I felt incredibly useless, but I didn't know how to vent, and I felt extremely stifled.

On the fifth night, the pork was completely gone. I couldn't bear to eat the two pieces of pork left after roasting, so I gave them to Xu Wei.

Xu Wei looked at me pitifully and shook her head, insisting that I eat.

In the end, we had no choice but to share the two small pieces of pork, but neither of us was full.

If this situation continues, the two of us will either die of illness or starvation.

The forest was littered with charred charcoal, making it even more difficult to find food.

Moreover, after this incident, Xu Wei has become very timid. Every night she clings tightly to me. If I don't take her out, she will feel uneasy. But if I take her out, and we get lost again, then neither of us will even have this little pit.

"Brother Sihai, don't worry about me. I can walk. I'll follow behind you. If we can find something to eat, we'll fill our stomachs. If not, we can't stay here forever!"

I understand Xu Wei's concerns, after all, she also knows about Wang Xiaoxiao's situation, so the most important thing for us is to leave this place.

Finally, having no other choice, I carried Xu Wei on my back and found a few sturdy wooden sticks to use as walking sticks, trudging back and forth in the dark woods.

That night, we were lucky because we found a half-burnt bird, and after eating a simple bite, our hunger finally subsided a bit.

Xu Wei was a little tired, so she leaned against a tree trunk, closed her eyes, and fell asleep. But I didn't dare to sleep, keeping a watchful eye on the surrounding noises and guarding the campfire.

The tiny flame in this place looked like a ghostly lamp, very ominous.

But the sun still hasn't come out, and I don't know if it will ever come out. However, it hasn't snowed in the last two days, which is a sign of divine mercy.

After resting for a night, Xu Wei and I set off again the next morning.

This time we're just heading in one direction. I don't believe this forest is that big. If we can get out of this forest, even finding the sea would be good.

But after walking for a whole day, they still hadn't made it out. Xu Wei was a little confused and whispered, "Are we just going around in circles?"

She had heard that if someone were truly lost or trapped in a maze, their consciousness would keep going in circles.

I didn't know how to answer her, because even if I were to make a mark now, what could I use to make a mark?

There was no grass or branches in this place, just charred charcoal, which was really a headache.

We got tired from walking, so we just found a place to rest.

However, I've become more and more skilled at starting a fire by rubbing sticks together. I don't know what time it is, so I can only move forward in the pitch black, relying on the rising and setting of the moon to determine whether it's day or night.

It truly leaves no room for doubt or resentment.

Xu Wei told me about the interesting things that happened when she wasn't at the company, which finally gave me a little something to look forward to.

However, I miss Wang Xiaoxiao and Xiao Qiang even more, since I don't know what their current situation is.

"Alright, we've rested for a while now, let's walk a little further!"

Xu Wei nodded, struggled to get up from the ground, and followed behind me step by step, leaning on a wooden stick.

But we hadn't gone far when I suddenly heard what sounded like people talking ahead. Xu Wei heard it too and got very excited. She whispered to me, "Could it be Chen Jian and the others, Brother Sihai? Have they come looking for us?"

I shook my head: "I don't know, but if it really is Chen Jian and his group in this forest, they would definitely be carrying torches and wouldn't just walk in like this in the dark. Let's be careful!"

Upon hearing my words, Xu Wei's expression immediately changed. Then, she said with some fear, "Could it be those indigenous people? If it really is them, what are we going to do now?"

I was also very unsure of myself, but I couldn't let Xu Wei feel this fear, so I quickly patted her on the shoulder.

"Don't be afraid, you stay here, I'll go check."

But Xu Wei refused and insisted on going with me.

I couldn't persuade her otherwise, so I could only hold her hand tightly and carefully walk towards the place where the voices were coming from.

After walking a short distance, we indeed saw several figures moving around in that place.

They weren't carrying torches, and they just walked back and forth in the pitch-black night, occasionally exchanging a few words in hushed tones, but because their voices were so soft, I couldn't understand what they were saying at all.

At that moment, Xu Wei lost her footing and stepped on a dry branch, causing a sound.

Before I could even prepare, I felt a gust of wind whistling past, the sound of bullets being fired.

I immediately grabbed Xu Wei and pulled her to the ground, then shouted in that direction, "It's a human! It's a human!"

At that moment, I finally realized that those people were definitely not indigenous people, because indigenous people don't have guns.

I just don't know who they are.

After I shouted those two times, the other side immediately quieted down. Not long after, I heard hurried footsteps, and when I looked up again, I saw the light of a flashlight shining.

"It's you!"

I recognized the voice. When I looked up and looked closely, I realized it was Xiao He and his group.

This time, however, there were only five of them left. They were all disheveled and their faces showed signs of desolation.

Xiao He stood at the front, holding a flashlight and a gun; clearly, he was the one who had fired the shot.

When they saw it was me, Xiao He and the others were obviously surprised, but this time, knowing that neither of us were indigenous people, both sides felt more at ease.

After Xiao He pulled us up, he looked at us and I frowned deeply: "It's so dangerous in here, what are you doing here?"