Su Tang was the first to break the silence.
"I suggest we keep moving forward, don't be hasty to reject, just hear me out.
In the past few days, the longest time interval between the safe houses we've encountered was only eight hours.
We've been walking for over four hours now, plus the time it took to leave the last safe house; it's been almost eight hours, and we only have a little over four hours left before nightfall. We have plenty of time to find the next safe house.
What do you think?"
Although Su Tang's reasoning was sound, Gaiyin was still uneasy.
After pondering for a moment, he spoke up, "We don't know how the safe houses are distributed, so I suggest we go back the way we came. Since a map exists, it's only a matter of time before we find the exit; there's no need to take a risk."
Su Tang nodded thoughtfully but then raised another issue.
