Ling Chengyan watched as a team corrected their route; their mental state and stamina seemed good, and their pace even picked up a bit, nodding quietly to herself.
Though there were still many shortcomings, overall, it was not bad.
She didn't follow them but reached the front ahead of them, stopping at a hidden supply point to wait for the team.
This hidden supply point was more secluded, marked not just by suspicious ink blots, but by a place name—a very inconspicuous small waterfall marked with a name, unusual on the simplified map.
The location was chosen after examination; it had a clean mountain spring water source, and a large protruding rock on the cliff that could provide shelter from wind and rain, plus many wild fruit trees growing by the stream—walnuts, autumn pears, and even several crab apple trees. In early October, the fruits had all ripened, greatly solving the food supply problem.
