Ye Shuning used her mental power to catch more than a dozen large fish directly from the lake. However, she soon felt dizzy, and it seemed that the use of mental power also had its limits.

She didn't dare use her mental power anymore, but walked to a farther place and began to dig a hole in the ice again. She had to use this opportunity to catch more fish, as this would be her food supply for the future.

Li Shaoyang felt so happy after finishing a pot of instant noodles. This was the first time he had eaten a full meal in a while, and it was such a delicious meal. After eating a hot bowl of instant noodles, his whole body was warm and comfortable.

After finishing his meal, Li Shaoyang turned around and saw Ye Shuning chiseling a hole in the ice in another place, so he ran over and took over the work from her.

Ye Shuning went to the ice hole to fetch water. She boiled water, cleaned the pot and teacup, and then started to boil water. She filled both buckets with boiled water.

But the lake water doesn’t taste very good, so I have to make do with it.

Ye Shuning also boiled the snow water that Li Shaoyang had previously put in the kettle and refilled it. The two of them worked all afternoon to fill all the containers with boiled water. Now they wouldn't have to worry about running out of water for ten days or half a month.

They caught dozens of fish that afternoon, and all the fish, big and small, were cleaned up by Li Shaoyang.

Ye Shuning made a pot of fresh fish soup in an aluminum pot in the evening, adding a few more fish, enough for two people.

Ye Shuning secretly added some seasonings, and the fish soup was very delicious, and the fish meat was very tender. Li Shaoyang couldn't stop eating. Except for Ye Shuning eating two pieces of fish and drinking some of the soup, the rest went into Li Shaoyang's stomach.

In order to preserve the harvested fish for a few more days, Ye Shuning grilled the fish and dried the fish so that it would be easier to preserve.

Li Shaoyang dug another ice hole a little further away, so he could catch more fish.

Ye Shuning guarded an ice hole and smuggled a lot of fish into the research institute. She also found that she could see the scene inside the institute without entering it. It was a pleasant surprise.

She tried to use her mental power to penetrate the ice directly, and it actually worked. This way, she didn't even need to drill a hole in the ice and could use her mental power to bring the fish closer to the research institute.

But her mental strength cannot be used for too long, and she needs to rest for a while before she can recover.

They planned to rest by the lake today, continue grilling and drying fish tomorrow, and continue on their journey when the stored food was almost gone.

After a night's rest, the two of them had another pot of fish soup for breakfast, which was enough to fill them up with fish.

Just as the two of them were grilling fish, they suddenly saw two cars driving towards them in the distance.

Li Shaoyang and Ye Shuning looked at each other and saw the surprise in each other's eyes. They stood there waiting for the car to arrive.

The car stopped not far away. A man got out and ran towards Li Shaoyang, shouting, "Brother, I finally found you. It's great that you're still alive."

As he said this, the man hugged Li Shaoyang.

Li Shaoyang didn't expect his brother to come to see him. He hugged his brother tightly and said, "Why are you here?"

Li Shaozhong said excitedly, "I came here as soon as I heard you were missing, and then I came with the search and rescue team to look for you. I saw smoke just now and came over to check it out. I didn't expect it to be you."

After Li Shaozhong calmed down, he turned around to look at the person standing beside him. Ye Shuning was wearing a hat and Li Shaozhong hadn't seen her clearly. When he took a closer look, he was shocked. "Ye Shuning, why are you here?"

Ye Shuning shrugged helplessly and said, "It's hard to explain this matter in a few words."

Then she told the story of her life, mixing up all the truth and lies.

Li Shaozhong felt that Ye Shuning was really unlucky and everything happened to her.

The people who came with Li Shaozhong also came over to greet Li Shaoyang. They were all Li Shaoyang's comrades. When they learned that everyone who had been with Li Shaoyang had died, everyone was very sad.

However, Li Shaoyang brought back the information and things collected by his teammates, which was considered a gain, and the sacrifice of those comrades was not in vain.

Ye Shuning's eyes flickered as she listened to Li Shaoyang and the others talking about potash. It turned out that Li Shaoyang and the others were looking for potash mines.

Indeed, China currently relies almost entirely on imports for potash, and most fertilizers are also imported. Finding potash mines is a major national project.

Even if the potash mine is not mined, it can curb the arbitrary price increases of foreign businesses.

Ye Shuning knew where there were rich potash mines, but she couldn't tell her directly. This was a vexing question.

Even if she found potash mines there, mining them would likely be difficult. After all, the area was difficult to access, and the cost was prohibitive. She needed to think it over.

Li Shaozhong learned from his second brother that it was Ye Shuning who saved his second brother and he was very grateful to Ye Shuning. If it weren't for Ye Shuning, he might have lost his second brother.

Everyone decided to rest for a while by the lake and then go back.

Li Shaozhong and his men brought food, and with the fish they caught from the lake, Ye Shuning no longer had to worry about eating.

After everyone was temporarily settled, Li Shaozhong came to Ye Shuning and said, "I just heard from my second brother that there was a hidden reason behind your abduction?"

Ye Shuning nodded and said, "I was kidnapped this time because someone was behind it. Xue Lili was definitely involved, but I don't know if there were others."

Li Shaozhong frowned upon hearing this and said, "I didn't expect Xue Lili to be so vicious. She would do such a thing for her own benefit. Fortunately, Jingwen doesn't like her. From what you said, there might be someone else involved besides Xue Lili?"

Ye Shuning glanced at Li Shaozhong with a complicated expression and said, "If I say that the Yan family is also involved, would you believe it?"

Li Shaozhong was surprised when he heard this. "You've already broken off your engagement with Yan Jingwen and left him. Why are the Yan family still doing this?"

Ye Shuning gazed at the distant lake and said quietly, "Sometimes being weak is a sin, a reason for being easily bullied. The strong can even arbitrarily decide the life and death of the weak. This is the cruel reality."

After hearing what Ye Shuning said, Li Shaozhong felt a surge of pity for some reason, pity for the girl next to him.

He said in a hoarse voice, "I will investigate secretly when I get back, and my second brother will also investigate. No matter who is involved in this matter, you will be given justice."

Ye Shuning didn't want to owe Li Shaozhong a favor, so she shook her head and said, "Even if they find out, so what? Since Xue Lili dared to do this, her family must be very powerful. I don't have the strength to fight them at the moment. I don't want you to fight them because of me.

As the saying goes, revenge is never too late. I will remember this grudge and will avenge it myself later."

Li Shaozhong turned his head and looked at Ye Shuning without saying anything else, because anything he said now would be empty talk.

However, he decided to help Ye Shuning more in the future. Moreover, Ye Shuning had saved his second brother this time and was indebted to the Li family, so he should protect Ye Shuning even more.

As for the matter of Ye Shuning being abducted and sold, he would definitely investigate it. He would not let Ye Shuning suffer this loss in vain.