After leaving the abandoned garden, Jiang Qingluan rushed non-stop to the third area, a secluded grove. Outside the grove, she found a marker, a large cross made in a conspicuous spot on the ground.
Additionally, on the outermost tree, there were two branches obliquely inserted, forming a cross mark.
This was left by Lou Huixiang. Upon seeing the marker, Jiang Qingluan did not enter the grove to explore but circled around the grove at top speed. On the moist soil, she found two sets of footprints belonging to two different people.
One set of footprints went into the grove and never came out, while the owner of the other set had left behind the marker and moved on to the last area.
Having spent too much time in the second area, Jiang Qingluan decided to trust her teammates and headed straight for the fourth area.
