"Iron Palm" Wu Zhong, "Iron Flute Scholar" Xiang Kun, and "Flying Eagle Detective" Xie Wen, along with the disciples of the Heroic Sakura Association, formed a search team, trudging arduously through the valley.
The valley seemed to be enchanted by rainwater, the ground turned into a quagmire. With every step forward, their boots sank deep into the mire, making a muffled and dragging "splosh" sound, like the earth's heavy sigh, adding a sense of oppression to their difficult situation.
The group strained their voices, desperately calling out Gong Simeng's name, "Madam Shi—Madam Shi—" The shouts echoed back and forth in the valley, like an invisible hand trying to clear the thick fog of the valley, but it was always like a stone sinking into the sea, without the slightest response, only the echo of the valley, repeating their call in solitude.
