"Shishi, do you know where Du Fei went?"
"I don't. Yesterday morning I thought he'd gone out, but he didn't come back until midnight. His phone wouldn't connect. Later, to prevent Auntie from worrying, I told her Du Fei had gone on a business trip."
Facing Gong Chengbin's inquiry, Liu Shishi was completely clueless.
Logically, Du Fei was not someone who acted without explanation.
But he had been out of contact for a full two days and a night. What had happened during this time?
Liu Shishi and Gong Chengbin were both eager to know where Du Fei had gone.
Gong Chengbin had originally arranged with Du Fei to go to Yiyun Mountain in Lizhuang for a site inspection, intending to lease Yiyun Mountain as a medicinal herb base.
However, Du Fei had not shown up all day, and he hadn't answered over a dozen calls.
Not knowing what had happened to him, Gong Chengbin had come to find Liu Shishi.
To his surprise, upon finding Liu Shishi, he learned that she also didn't know where Du Fei was. This was rather perplexing.
Why had Du Fei suddenly disappeared?
Both Liu Shishi and Gong Chengbin were equally puzzled.
"How about we report him..."
As Liu Shishi began to speak, Gong Chengbin shook his head.
He had considered Liu Shishi's suggestion.
However, it hadn't reached that point yet, and Du Fei was no ordinary person. If something had truly happened to him, reporting it might not be very useful.
"How about this, I know some friends in society. I'll go back and have them mobilize people around them to search. Hopefully, we'll get some news."
With no other options, Gong Chengbin thought of those people in society.
Although these individuals had a poor reputation among ordinary citizens, sometimes they were indispensable.
Given the circumstances, Liu Shishi could only nod in agreement.
...
On Xiao Liang Mountain, Du Fei lay dejectedly in a mountain hollow, feeling drained and unmotivated.
He had been lying there for a day and hadn't come up with a solution. As his thoughts dwindled, Du Fei felt himself on the verge of a breakdown.
The Lord of Kunlun was guarding the foot of Xiao Liang Mountain, so Du Fei descending would be seeking his own death.
Even if he wanted to find help, he couldn't contact anyone without a phone.
There was no one to call, no place to turn.
This was Du Fei's current state of mind.
As Du Fei lay dejectedly in the mountain hollow, his arm was nudged.
He turned his head to see the giant, holding a handful of fruit and offering it to him.
"Thank you, I'm not hungry. You eat it," Du Fei said gratefully, shaking his head.
At this moment, his mind was entirely consumed with how to escape Xiao Liang Mountain. He had no appetite for food.
However, the giant seemed oblivious and persistently pushed the fruit towards Du Fei.
Seeing the giant's honest face, his sincere desire to offer him fruit, Du Fei finally accepted it.
After all, it was the giant's good intentions. Besides, if the giant hadn't rescued him, he would have been killed by the Lord of Kunlun by now.
Seeing Du Fei take his fruit, a smile appeared on the giant's face.
Perhaps after eating the fruit and having something in his stomach, his mood improved slightly. Du Fei felt he couldn't continue to be so dejected. If he didn't die by the hands of the Lord of Kunlun, he would die of depression.
He stood up, intending to wander around Xiao Liang Mountain.
Perhaps due to the giant's presence, after a round of the mountain, Du Fei didn't find any trace of animals.
He wondered if they were scared away by the giant beside him.
After a tour of Xiao Liang Mountain, Du Fei felt his mood had improved slightly.
"Say, is there any way I can become very powerful? Like you? Then I wouldn't have to fear that guy, the Lord of Kunlun!!" Du Fei mused to himself as he walked back alongside the giant.
He hadn't expected the giant to respond when he said this.
However, to his surprise, the giant suddenly stopped, stared intently at Du Fei, and then...
"What's wrong? Did I say something wrong?" Du Fei asked, seeing the giant staring at him, thinking he might have said something inappropriate.
Unexpectedly, in the next moment, the giant extended his palm, as large as a cabbage leaf, scooped Du Fei up, and then took off running. The thunderous sound of his footsteps echoed across Xiao Liang Mountain.
Carried forward like a doll by the giant, until Du Fei felt his internal organs were about to be shaken out, the giant finally stopped.
Huh?
What had the giant brought him here for?
After the giant set him down, Du Fei looked around and realized the giant had brought him to the same cliff face where Master Fei had tricked him and lured out the giant.
Looking at this familiar cliff, Du Fei felt a sense of confusion. Why had the giant brought him here?
Mmm-hmm.
Just then, the giant pointed at the cliff and made guttural sounds towards Du Fei.
From the giant's demeanor, it seemed he had something to tell Du Fei, but due to his inability to speak, he stammered for a long time without conveying any useful information, which made him anxious.
"It's okay, don't rush, don't rush." Seeing the giant scratching his head in distress, Du Fei reached out to comfort him, signaling him to relax.
"How about this, let's take it slowly. You brought me here because of what I just said, right?" Du Fei spoke slowly, as if teaching a child.
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the giant in front of him nod repeatedly, clearly indicating Du Fei had guessed correctly.
Du Fei was quite pleased to see this method was effective.
However, it was still too early to be overjoyed.
"Is there something here that can make me stronger?"
"What? You're saying this wall can make me stronger? No way, Big Brother Giant, you must be joking." Initially, Du Fei had thought the giant genuinely had a way for him to become stronger. But when he realized that what the giant referred to as the way to become stronger was this cliff face, it seemed impossible. So far, he had encountered this cliff several times and, besides discovering it could be used to lure out the giant, he hadn't found any other special properties.
Mmm-hmm.
The giant seemed to sense Du Fei's disbelief and again pointed at the cliff with an anxious expression.
"Okay, okay, don't get agitated. I know you wouldn't lie to me." Seeing the giant about to get worked up again, Du Fei immediately began to comfort him. Regardless of whether there was a method to become stronger or not, the giant had genuinely helped him and later kindly offered him fruit. Du Fei remembered all these things. After comforting the giant, Du Fei turned around and began to examine the cliff face beside him once more.