But no matter what, Nangong Shulan never expected that the outcome would turn out to be the work of someone from their village. This left her feeling deeply disheartened. However, her daughter and the others had said there was more to come and that Qin Su'e and her group could not know about it yet. So, she could only endure the agonizing wait.
"Xue'er, there's something up ahead," Chu Molin said, not expecting that they had truly found a clue.
Chu Molin, Qin Xue, Nangong Beiying, and Cloud were in one group, heading towards the direction closest to where Cohen had indicated, while the others split into another group. Ji Dong and his team went searching in a different direction.
"It really is! Xuexue, look—we were right all along about the direction," Nangong Beiying said, surprised that their later analysis turned out to be correct.
"Mm." Qin Xue's heart was racing with excitement. After a full day and night of anxiety, her heart finally stirred with some hope.
