Autumn in Jiangcheng still held the heat of summer, with the riverside proving even more humid. Breathing in seemed to let the thick air saturate the lungs, clogging every alveolus, and just a few steps made one feel as if they were suffocating.
The mountains lush with greenness, a spread of verdant, the waters of the Lingjiang flowed quietly, a mist hovering over the shimmering ripples like a scene from a fairyland.
Li Zijian wiped sweat from his brow with a tissue. Although the mountain air was fresher, for a city dweller, any place without air conditioning was far from ideal.
Not to mention the hike along the mountain trail had already left him gasping for air.
"Brother Li, can you keep going?"
Lu Ban glanced back at him.
"Go ahead, I'll catch up in a bit."
Li Zijian sent two staff members to follow Lu Ban and stayed behind with the others.
About twenty minutes later, they finally arrived at their destination—the outskirts of Jiangcheng, Zuomo County.