The group halted their steps, looking in the direction Liu Yufei pointed.
Indeed, at the ten o'clock position, next to a tall spruce tree with dense shrubs around it, there appeared to be water seeping out through gaps in the rocks below.
Mr. Liu shook his head, his face filled with apology.
"We mostly just go to the foot of the mountain. We've been up this north slope twice, but only climbed from a mountain ridge about five kilometers to the east. We have never walked through these mountain hollows since there are leopards and bears in the Qilian Mountains. Even if we don't know whether they are present in this particular area, their traces have been found on the southern slope."
The group exchanged glances, and Mr. Zhao raised an eyebrow.