Thanks to divine intervention, the three soldiers lingered at the cave entrance for a while but did not discover the cave.

The three of them walked to the side and then breathed a heavy sigh of relief.

In the middle of the night, they faintly heard other crying and shouting sounds coming from the mountains. It was feared that some villagers had been discovered. Fortunately, Zhao Youtian had taken precautions and had everyone disperse and hide, so that they wouldn't be wiped out all at once!

In the latter half of the night, Li Rouniang and the other two slept against the cave wall, not daring to light a fire. Li Rouniang gave Old Man Mo and Xiu'er a quilt each. Fortunately, the things she had stockpiled in her space were still quite complete.

It was because of this that Old Man Mo and Xiu'er discovered Li Rou Niang's secret. Li Rou Niang didn't say much, and the two of them tacitly didn't ask any more questions.

At daybreak, Li Rouniang cleaned up the things in the cave, and the group, carrying the three little ones and leading Da Ni and Er Ni, arrived at the big white tree they had agreed to meet the day before.

Of the approximately one hundred people in the village that night, only about sixty have gathered here. This shows how brutal last night was!

Zhao Youtian looked sorrowful and helpless. He simply said, "I'm afraid we can't go back to Zhao Family Village. I'm planning to cross these mountains now and then take a detour south. What do you all think?"

This was something Zhao Youtian had thought about all night. He remembered that it was Li Rouniang who had told him that the Qian family was planning to go south. He was afraid that they had already figured out something, which was why they left.

At the time, he thought that farmers couldn't live without the land and that they absolutely couldn't leave just because of rumors, but he never expected the price to be so high.

"Clan leader, our ancestors have lived here for generations. I don't plan to leave. I'm old and can't walk anymore. I'd rather die here."

An old man said, "It's hard to leave one's homeland!"

Several elderly people nodded in agreement, fearing they would die of exhaustion on the way and wouldn't be able to cross those mountains. Rather than die far from home, they decided to stay in their homeland.

"Clan leader, I'm waiting for Mo Bei to come back," Li Rou Niang said firmly. Mo Bei had gone to find Ru Yi, but he hadn't returned all night, and she was getting extremely worried.

At this moment, she regretted her impulsive act, wondering if it would harm Mo Bei. What would she do if something happened to Mo Bei because of this?

Just as everyone was hesitating, they suddenly heard the voices of the Western Moon people not far away, which frightened them so much that they dared not breathe.

"Quickly, everyone hide!" Zhao Youtian hurriedly ordered everyone to hide in the nearby bushes, and those who could climb trees to climb up the trees. Anyway, they couldn't run too far, because if they made too much noise, they would be discovered. They all disguised themselves as close as possible.

Li Rouniang was truly terrified. She pulled the children to hide in a ditch and quickly gathered a lot of grass to cover them.

Old Man Mo and Xiu'er were also unable to replicate the method. Fortunately, San Ni'er, Xiao Shan, and Xiao Cao were all well-behaved and did not cry or scream.

Da Ni and Er Ni are already old enough to understand, and at this moment they dare not even breathe loudly.

"Let go of my son!"

Just then, everyone saw that four Western Yue soldiers had arrived. The soldiers were holding Zhao Daniu in their hands, and Zhao Dazui, who had been hiding in the shadows, couldn't help but rush out.

"Gibberish gibberish gibberish."

After Xi Yuebing said something, the two soldiers holding Zhao Daniu exchanged a smile and kicked Zhao Daniu to the ground.

Yesterday, Zhao Dazui and his family of four safely evaded the Western Moon soldiers. This morning, Zhao Dazui and Zhao Hulu overslept, and the four of them hurriedly rushed towards the large white tree on the mountainside that the clan chief had mentioned, afraid of being left behind.

In his haste, he neglected Zhao Daniu and Zhao Dahua, who were walking behind him. Zhao Dahua harbored resentment towards Zhao Daniu's family. Moreover, in her haste to leave yesterday, she hadn't retrieved her hidden stash of money in the yard. Therefore, she urged Zhao Daniu to go back and get the money.

Zhao Daniu didn't want to go, but Zhao Dahua thought that if he brought the money back to his mother, she would be very happy, so Zhao Daniu happily ran back.

Zhao Dazui and Zhao Hulu were in such a hurry that they neglected their son. Unexpectedly, their son did not follow them but instead went down the mountain and returned to the village.

The villagers had just gathered together when they heard Zhao Youtian talking about going south over the mountains. The two of them started discussing it and completely ignored Zhao Daniu.

When the group hid, they discovered that Zhao Daniu had been brought here by four Xiyue soldiers. They feared that Zhao Daniu would be discovered if he returned, so they brought the four of them here.

When Zhao Youtian saw Zhao Dazui rush out, his heart sank. He was afraid that they were all going to be discovered. If they had no other choice, they would have to finish the fight quickly and run into the mountains. This would likely result in casualties!

Li Rouniang shared the same thought. She thought to herself that if only four Xiyue soldiers were not attracted by more people, they would be a force to be reckoned with. However, it would be difficult for them to escape unscathed.

What's even more frightening is that if these four Western Moon soldiers attract more Western Moon people, they will all be captured.

When the Xiyue soldier saw Zhao Dazui rush out, he grabbed him and pinned him down. He asked in broken English, "Where are the others?"

This person can actually speak their language!

"I don't know what you're talking about. Let go of my son." Zhao Dazui shook his head.

"Mother! Mother!" Zhao Daniu cried out for his mother as he was pinned to the ground by two other Xiyue soldiers.

Zhao Dazui's heart was breaking. He hurriedly tried to rush forward, but the Xiyue soldier grabbed him by the back of his collar and asked, "I'll ask you one last time, where have all the people in this village gone?"

Zhao Dazui gritted his teeth and shook his head: "They've all left. They ran away a long time ago."

"Looks like I'll have to teach you a lesson." With a command from Xi Yuebing, the two men raised their knives and killed Zhao Daniu on the spot.

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