After hearing what the fifth brother finished speaking, the third brother seemed to have all his strength drained away. His hands, which had been struggling hard, suddenly lost their strength, and his arms drooped limply, hanging lifelessly on both sides of his body.
His tall body swayed uncontrollably a few times, as if he might fall to the ground at any time.
His lips were trembling slightly, and he took a lot of effort to squeeze a few words out of his throat.
"Okay... let's go down the mountain and wait."
The voice was low and hoarse, revealing deep helplessness and fatigue.
Seeing that the third brother finally gave up insisting, the fourth and fifth brothers couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
They hurriedly supported the third brother on the left and right, and carefully helped him to catch up with Yang Xiaowei who was walking in front with big strides.
Yang Xiaowei was walking in front at a fast pace, his feet flying, and his hurried steps clearly showed some dissatisfaction.
As he walked, he kept muttering to himself.
"Humph! If it weren't for the task that Brother Yunfei specifically assigned to me to take care of you down the mountain, I wouldn't bother paying any attention to you!"
"You all say nice things, swearing that you trust me, Brother Yunfei, but what's the reality? I think you still have some doubts in your hearts about whether I, Brother Yunfei, can do my best to help you find Boss Yu!"
Yang Xiaowei became more and more angry as he spoke, and couldn't help but raise his voice.
"Let me tell you, Brother Yunfei is the best and kindest person in the world! No matter what difficulties we encounter, no matter how slim the hope, Brother Yunfei will definitely do his best to find Boss Yu's whereabouts. So, you guys, don't always judge others by your own standards!"
Yang Xiaowei's face turned pale and he kept muttering something. His anger was evident in his words and he walked ahead on his own.
The third, fourth and fifth brothers followed closely behind, panting. They tried their best but could only barely keep up.
At this moment, the three of them clearly felt Yang Xiaowei's displeasure, so no one dared to speak easily, for fear that they would accidentally anger Yang Xiaowei and be cruelly abandoned by him on this deserted mountain.
After a long while, Yang Xiaowei seemed to have finally vented all his anger.
Seeing this, the fourth brother, who had been observing everyone's expressions, hurried forward, put on a flattering smile, and spoke cautiously.
"Little brother, please don't take it to heart! We were certainly a little too impatient just now, but we really don't mean to distrust you at all! You know, we've been with your brother Yunfei for so many days, and our friendship is deep. How could we possibly doubt him? Don't you agree?"
Seeing this, the third and fifth brothers hurriedly nodded in agreement.
The third brother said sincerely, "That's right. We know the boss's character like a mirror. We can absolutely trust him!"
The fifth brother added, "That's right! We were just so anxious that we lost our minds and spoke without thinking. Think about it, out here in the mountains, the six of us are really helpless! When something happened, we were worried but couldn't help, so it's inevitable that we lost our composure. We hope you will be magnanimous and forgive us. We apologize in advance."
Don't hit someone who smiles at you.
What's more, these people are all guests of Xiao Yunfei and Su Miaomiao. Even for the sake of Xiao Yunfei and Su Miaomiao, he would not make things too awkward.
But he felt uncomfortable keeping it to himself.
So Yang Xiaowei said without turning his head.
"You don't have to apologize to me. I'm just standing up for Brother Yunfei and Sister-in-law. You didn't see how worried Brother Yunfei and Sister-in-law were because of you. Sister-in-law was worried that something happened to you and she almost cried. Not only did you run around and cause trouble for Brother Yunfei and Sister-in-law, but you also didn't trust them. I just feel it's not worth it for them."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was silence all around, and no one responded to him.
So, he turned around in confusion and was instantly shocked by the scene in front of him - he saw the three men panting and chasing towards him with red faces.
Everyone was sweating profusely, their hair sticking to their foreheads, and their steps were staggering, as if they would fall to the ground at any time.
Seeing this scene, he couldn't help but mutter in his heart.
"With this little energy, you're still imitating others and wandering up the mountain? You're simply overestimating your own abilities! Now you're just asking for trouble!"
But even though he complained, he still couldn't bring himself to abandon these people.
After all, if these guys really got into an accident due to overwork, and Brother Yunfei knew about it when they got back, I would probably get a scolding.
Thinking of this, he shook his head helplessly, then reached out and pulled out the sharp sickle that he always carried with him from his waist.
Then, he deliberately slowed down his pace, walked carefully, and waved the sickle in his hand, cutting off the weeds growing wildly on both sides of the road one by one, and casually moving away the branches and thorns that were across the road.
At the same time, he did not forget to turn around and shout loudly to the three people behind him who were already panting.
"I'll try to walk slower and wait for you to catch up, but you have to keep trying! If you really can't keep up, you must tell me. Don't get lost without saying a word, otherwise I will have to go back and look for you!"
Although he spoke in a tough tone, his steps actually became slower and more steady.
In this way, under the leadership of Yang Xiaowei, a man who seemed tough but was actually kind-hearted, the rest of the journey was much easier for the three of them than before.
They followed Yang Xiaowei's footsteps closely and no longer had to struggle through the grass and branches as before.
When they looked up again at Yang Xiaowei walking in front of them, their eyes revealed deep gratitude.
They followed Yang Xiaowei silently, as if the whole world was left with only the sound of heavy footsteps.
Time passed by minute by minute, no one spoke, just kept walking forward with their heads down.
I don’t know how long it took, but the sky gradually darkened until it was completely swallowed by darkness.
It was quiet all around, with only the occasional cry of a night owl, which made people feel creepy.
Finally, they walked out of the gloomy and terrifying forest!
When their feet touched solid ground again, the three of them breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
Yang Xiaowei stopped, raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, then pointed at two black shadows not far away and said.
"Look, are those two your people?" Hearing this, the other three immediately looked in the direction of his finger.
"Second brother!" The third brother shouted excitedly, his voice sounding particularly loud in the quiet night.
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