CHAPTER 338: CHAPTER 338: FLYING A KITE

After soaking in the panda cubs, Tuanzi was fully recharged. Even without eating, she continued to search towards the depths of the mountain, full of energy.

In fact, everyone thought that she and Duan Xiayou were more likely to find the missing tourists, so their emergency packs were filled with lots of energy-replenishing beef jerky and chocolates.

Among these, were also their lunches.

Tuanzi really wanted to eat, but she only grumbled about those missing tourists. Though she wanted to eat, she ultimately didn’t. If those tourists were still on the mountain, they were probably cold and hungry by now.

They searched for another hour, and it was already past three in the afternoon.

Tuanzi continued to leap between the branches, but the audience watching the livestream couldn’t take it anymore.

[I’m just sitting at home watching and I’m already tired. Can’t imagine how the rescue workers feel.]

[Sigh, and there’s still no trace of the tourists. Did they encounter trouble, or have they already gone down the mountain?]

[If they had gone down, people at the mountain’s base would have noticed and informed the rescue team, they wouldn’t make them trek for nothing.]

[Miaomiao hasn’t eaten or drunk anything. Why don’t those tourists follow the rules? They get into trouble and burden others.]

[Don’t say that, lives are at stake here.]

[People need to understand that rescuers enter the mountains to save tourists and animals, not just for the sake of the rescuers going into the mountains.]

[But the deeper they go, the fewer injured animals are there. Those animals know to take emergency measures.]

Currently, the audience wanted to understand the situation in the mountains, but could only rely on Tuanzi or Duan Xiayou’s livestreams.

However, the content of the two livestreams was mostly similar.

Spot an animal, inform the rescue team, wait for them to arrive, and continue searching.

Tuanzi’s speed was slightly slower. In truth, her Qinggong was far superior to Duan Xiayou’s, but whenever she encountered injured herbivores, she would diligently search for food and feed them, taking the opportunity to pet them. If it was a carnivore, she would chat with them.

Duan Xiayou, on the other hand, was like an unfeeling search machine, and not even the cutest animals could make him stop for a second, making him relatively more efficient.

As it neared four in the afternoon, Tuanzi finally heard some activity.

"Someone’s talking."

[Where, where? I didn’t hear anything.]

[Miaomiao’s hearing is in another league. If she says she heard it, it’ll take at least a few more minutes of flying to find them.]

[I hope it’s those tourists. As long as the numbers match, everyone can head down the mountain. The injured animals are almost treated.]

Tuanzi leapt between branches for another three to four minutes and finally saw traces of humans.

However, the situation wasn’t good. They were tied up, huddled together like quails.

Whoever tied them up seemed to be eating, their face unclear but exuding a menacing aura.

Tuanzi counted the number of the bound people, and it was missing one compared to the missing tourists.

Looking again at this ominous person, she suspected that tourist might have met with an accident.

[Ancient Martial System: Miaomiao, don’t act rashly. This person is definitely trouble.]

The system analyzed the situation for her.

These tourists were not injured, so after the rain ceased, they would definitely avoid landslides and head down the mountain, eventually meeting the rescuers, rather than going deeper into the mountain.

There’s only one possibility: when they were able to head down, they encountered danger and were forced deeper into the mountains.

Several people can’t defeat this man eating, probably because he had dangerous weapons or used intimidation.

The missing tourist indeed seemed to be in peril.

Daring enough to be so ruthless, this person definitely has a criminal record.

The audience was already frightened.

Some had made the same analysis as the system.

[Is it really that scary? What should we do now?]

[Miaomiao, don’t be reckless. Quickly inform someone, no, no, mute your phone first!]

[But what if informing the rescuers is just sending them to their deaths?]

[Inform the forest police? But what if this person escapes by the time they arrive?]

[Can’t you sense Miaomiao isn’t breathing? I think she’s about to take action directly.]

Tuanzi indeed planned to take action.

Distant waters can’t quench near fire, she might as well act herself.

But she promised her big brother to ensure her own safety, even when rescuing others.

How can she ensure her own safety?

The system recognized her intent and felt a bit helpless.

[Ancient Martial System: Then make him leave the original spot to prevent him from using those tourists as hostages.]

It knew too well that the host might complain about those unruly tourists. But if they were taken hostage, the host would be cautious and restrained.

Once restrained, the host is the one in danger!

Noticing the slight displeasure of the system, Tuanzi sweetly cooed.

[Miaomiao: Wow, that’s a great idea, Little Gu, you’re so smart!]

[Ancient Martial System: Stop using a tone meant to placate children.]

Tuanzi smiled with crescent eyes.

Following the system’s advice, she first muted her phone, then held her breath to get closer to the person.

When Tuanzi encountered the suspicious figure and missing tourists, someone informed Director Chen.

Director Chen quickly contacted the forest police.

Using the phone location carried by Tuanzi, they had a target, but it would take some time to reach there.

Director Chen and the forest police wanted to caution Tuanzi not to act impulsively, but calling her now would only endanger her.

Moreover, they already saw her action of taking out her phone and muting it.

"We’ll head up the mountain first, report any anomalies to us immediately."

The forest police hurried up the mountain, one of them entering the livestream from his phone. If lucky, with a signal, he could always keep an eye on Tuanzi’s actions.

While everyone ascended the mountain, there was a change in the livestream content.

Their view was from above Tuanzi’s head, so all they saw was Tuanzi extending her chubby paw, making a motion to gather energy and sweep with her palm.

Immediately afterwards, the view focused on the man who was eating.

The man, hearing the sound slicing through the air, instinctively reached for a weapon, only to fail to grab it and ended up flying like a broken kite, getting stuck on a tree branch.

The forest police: "..."

The audience: "..."

The hostages: "..."

Tuanzi was also dumbfounded.

She only intended to move him away from the hostages, not get him stuck!

[Ancient Martial System: Actually, this is also a method. Not sure if he has other weapons, don’t get close, use remote attacks.]

Thus, the hostages and the audience witnessed this scene.

The man just freed his legs, crouched on the trunk cautiously observing his attacker, only to be blown away by palm wind to another tree, getting stuck again like a kite.

Everyone: "..."

The man: "..."

He broke free again, extremely cautious.

His counter-surveillance skills were usually good, otherwise he wouldn’t have evaded capture for so long. But he didn’t expect that Tuanzi, with her superb skills and breath-holding ability, would be undetectable.

Only when she acted would her palm wind reveal her position.

But he couldn’t get to his weapon, nor could he attack, only becoming a kite, hanging from this tree one moment and another the next.