Ren Ping: "Ye Tian is younger than Wang Zun and has boundless potential. I believe it won't be long before my brother Ye surpasses Wang Zun."
Ye Tian sighed at this moment, "Old Ren, you don't need to flatter me. Let's find a place to land first."
Ren Ping was stunned and asked, "Land? Why do we need to land?"
Ye Tian: "The helicopter's fuel gauge is inaccurate, and its fuel is running low."
Just moments ago, he had discovered that there wasn't much fuel left in the helicopter's tank. Clearly, someone had tampered with the helicopter.
Ren Ping immediately cursed, "Those sons of bitches from Yong Ye, they're too damn cunning!"
Huang Yanran, however, remained calm and said, "Captain Ren, the helicopter must have a tracking device. Once our aircraft lands in such a desolate area, they'll find us quickly."
Ren Ping sighed, "I was careless. I shouldn't have taken the helicopter; driving would have been better."
Ye Tian: "Let's take it one step at a time, Old Ren. Let's get off the helicopter first."
Ahead lay a desert. Ren Ping landed the helicopter in a flat area, and the three of them quickly disembarked. The helicopter had some supplies stored, but they were clearly unusable. Who knew if they had been poisoned.
To avoid being found by Yong Ye's assassins, the three of them moved away from the helicopter as quickly as possible.
After walking east for a while, they were completely in the desert. Ren Ping took out a walnut-sized object from his pocket, hesitating whether to open it.
Huang Yanran glanced at it and said, "Captain Ren, the other party could so easily tamper with the helicopter, which means they know our situation like the back of their hand. If you call for reinforcements, it will only expose our current location."
Ren Ping: "But it's a thousand miles of desert ahead. Are we supposed to cross it?"
Ye Tian, however, said, "We are less than a hundred kilometers from Yu Ye City. We can go back."
Ren Ping's eyes widened, "Back to Yu Ye City?"
Huang Yanran smiled, "This is the only way now. If we don't leave, or if we try to cross the desert, we might die. Rather than that, it's better to return to Yu Ye City and figure something out when we get there."
Ren Ping sighed, "That's all we can do now."
The three of them then walked back. After walking for more than ten li, they saw a winding river. Not far from the riverbank, there was a national highway.
Seeing the highway, Ye Tian asked, "Let's see if we can hitch a ride on a truck, so we can get back to Yu Ye City faster."
The highway led directly to Yu Ye City, with more cars going in than coming out.
Huang Yanran was already tired and quickly said, "Yes, let's find a car. I can't walk anymore."
Just then, a fruit truck passed by. Ye Tian waved from the side. However, the driver didn't even look at him and drove straight past. The dust kicked up flew everywhere, making Huang Yanran cough.
"What kind of person is that!" she exclaimed from behind, but it didn't make the truck stop.
After failing to stop several cars, Ren Ping pulled Ye Tian behind a large rock and then asked Huang Yanran to flag down a car.
As expected, when Huang Yanran flagged down a car by herself, the first car that passed stopped. The driver was a dark, plump man with a full beard. He grinned at the beautiful Huang Yanran.
Suddenly, Ye Tian and Ren Ping rushed out. They opened the car doors and got into the driver's seat one by one.
The driver was startled and quickly said, "Brother, I don't have any money on me. It's a small business, it's not easy..."
Ren Ping: "Do we look like robbers? We just need a ride. Don't worry, I'll give you some money when we reach Yu Ye City."
The driver finally relaxed, but he was still uneasy. He kept offering cigarettes and water along the way, afraid of offending Ye Tian and Ren Ping. Although he didn't know martial arts, his intuition told him that the two people in front of him were not to be trifled with!