For safety's sake, after Tie Diao and Luo Zheng finished arranging the necessary matters, Tie Diao hurriedly led Luo Zheng away from the site. They walked the entire morning before reaching an iceberg near the seashore. The two of them found a spot to stop and rest. It would be a full week before they could take action; during this week they had to stay as far from the base as possible, so as not to alert the enemy like beating the grass and scaring the snake and cause unnecessary trouble.
It was noon, the sun hanging high. Luo Zheng looked out at the deep-blue sea; floes of ice drifted with the wind on the surface, ripples spread gently. Everything looked so beautiful, so tranquil, as if it were some conflict-free hidden paradise. The temperature at noon was clearly much higher than at night—Luo Zheng estimated it to be around zero degrees—and the sunshine on his body felt quite comfortable.
