Zhang Heng carefully recalled and gave a definite reply. In his memory, his father always returned home at dusk or, at the latest, by nightfall. There had never been an instance where he left him alone at home overnight.
"In that case, we'll give it a try today. Starting from the village, you'll travel at full speed in one direction according to your current pace, and we'll time it so that you return right at the end of dusk. That way, we can test just how large your active range actually is." Hao Qi made the decision on the spot, and Zhang Heng felt it was a test worth trying.
Right away, the two of them selected a direction on the map and set off at Zhang Heng's top speed. Even though his father must have stopped along the way to search for herbs and game, making his pace much slower than theirs, this was only meant to be a general range test. Still, it would serve as the basis for mapping out the area.
Chapter 29