Wei Xiyin's words came true.

Yuanwu and Zhang Yuanyan each led 200 people to Crow Mountain and headed towards Dongwu City.

Rolling hills and dense forests, huge rocks hanging vertically from the cliffs, undulating peaks and ridges, and crisscrossing mountains and rivers.

Before leaving, Wei Xiyin gave them ten gunpowders, some "sun true fire", and some dry food and drinking water. Considering that they had to climb the mountain, they prepared wooden oxen and flowing horses for this trip.

One of them was the assistant envoy of the Yizhou Army's pacification commissioner's office, and the other was the captain of the Zhongshan King's guard camp. Both were military officers, and Yuanwu had a higher rank than them.

But the two are not familiar with each other.

Yuanwu was worried about the safety of his princess. Although the mountain road was rugged, he just focused on hurrying on, wishing he could reach Dongwu immediately.

Along the way, the team of four hundred people was eerily quiet.

It is very quiet in Crow Mountain. Apart from the occasional wandering zombies, there is almost no danger.

When they were about to reach Dongwu City, the soldier who was exploring the way ahead reported: "Captain, Dongwu City is at the foot of the mountain."

The following Wei clan members exchanged glances and said, "The interior of Crow Mountain is extremely large. My Lords, would you like to order a search of the mountain first?"

"Indeed, Crow Mountain is close to Dongwu. Perhaps the followers will escort the princess into the mountains to hide." Yuanwu nodded and turned to ask Zhang Yuanyan, "What do you think, Master Zhang?"

When Zhang Yuanyan heard this, the expression on his face was indescribable.

What do you think?

How should he respond?

It's impossible to go straight to the granary without searching the mountain.

If they ruin Miss Wei's plan, I'm afraid the fortress will not be able to accommodate them.

"Captain Yuan is right. Let's disperse and search the mountain first." Zhang Yuanyan responded simply.

Search, search, in case there are other survivors here.

Dongwu is close to Crow Mountain.

When Princess Zhongshan and her group were the first to open the city gate and escape, all the monsters rushed out and blocked the road. Even if the survivors behind them escaped, they would not be able to enter Crow Mountain because of the dense zombies in the middle of the road.

But Crow Mountain is extremely large, so it is not impossible that some of Wei's relatives or friends could have climbed the mountain from other roads.

After receiving the reply, four hundred people quickly dispersed to check the mountains and forests.

Yuan Wu and his subordinates searched very carefully, leaving no corner untouched.

This search took a whole day.

Until it was getting dark, no one saw a living person.

It's very strange. The mountain is so big, why didn't the survivors around choose to go up the mountain? Not to mention Qinghe County, even in Julu County and Changshan County behind it, no one was seen escaping.

Zhang Yuanyan couldn't figure it out and asked, "This Crow Mountain is too quiet. There are no people and no zombies. When Captain Yuan came here, did he know the situation in other counties?"

Yuan Wu showed disappointment when he found no trace of the princess. "We left Zhongshan State and headed straight for Qinghe County. Apart from passing through Anping, we didn't explore any other counties."

With pursuers behind them, they didn't even dare to stay at night, so how could they have time to care about other places?

Zhang Yuanyan thought about it and agreed, so he stopped talking.

The group surveyed the surrounding terrain and found that the mountains and forests were dense and the ground was covered with wildly growing plants. They came to the outskirts and chose to set up camp on the rocks at the edge of the cliff. Soon, Zhang Yuanyan and his subordinates set up camp on the spot.

Although Yuanwu was disappointed, he calmed down and came to help.

It is called camping, but in fact it is just to circle an open area, clear the dense vegetation around it, and then block the surroundings with a car.

The nights in the mountains are a little cool and windy, and there are some big trees on the cliff to block the wind.

They traveled light, without bedding or anything else, and were afraid of attracting monsters, so they didn't dare to make a fire.

Guards brought wheat cakes from the cart and distributed them according to the number of people. Everyone sat on the ground, hiding in the leeward place behind a big tree, and gathered together to eat the cakes.

Soon, it was completely dark.

The team of 400 people was so quiet. After the soldiers and guards finished their food, they found a place nearby to close their eyes and rest.

After going down the mountain tomorrow, the two groups of people will split up. Yuan Wu and Zhang Yuanyan have not yet rested and are discussing the route in a low voice.

Yuan Wu said, "Tomorrow we will go to the east of Dongwu to have a look. Lord Zhang, please take the people to the west."

The east is very dangerous as they have to pass through a ruined city. They came here to find the princess, so they naturally cannot let Zhang Yuanyan take the risk as he has no obligation to do so.

And the west... is the direction of the granary.

Zhang Yuanyan was silent for a moment, but he didn't give in. "Captain Yuan, take the things the girl gave you, and be careful on the road."

Yuan Wu nodded in agreement. Thinking of those unknown bottles and jars, he couldn't help but say, "The girl said it was called gunpowder. She repeatedly told us to be careful when handling it before we left. I wonder how it's different from the flying fire in the military camp."

Zhongshan State had real power and its own army, so it naturally had flying fire. During wars, they would usually light flying fire and throw it out to burn the enemy and burn food and grass.

The gunpowder given by the girl seemed to be very special. Seeing how cautious the Wei guards were when transporting it, it seemed that the gunpowder had more functions than just that.

Zhang Yuanyan did not answer.

After clearing out Ling County, the Yizhou Army returned to the fortress and then followed Liu Langjun into the mountains to look for salt mines. It was said that Mr. Chu stayed there all day tinkering with something, but he didn't know what it was.

After a while, there was no sound in the team.

Thinking about tomorrow's actions, most people take the time to rest.

Yuanwu simply leaned against the tree trunk and slept with his clothes on.

The only sound around was the rustling of leaves in the wind.

Zhang Yuanyan, who was standing by, suddenly said, "What's that sound?"

There seemed to be some movement in the distance.

A guard heard the noise and immediately woke up. He stood up and bent over to go to the cliff to check the situation.

Everyone heard a huge noise coming from far away and gradually reaching everyone's ears.

The ground trembled slightly, and bursts of howling like someone with a stuck throat came from a distance, deafening. The noise of running was very loud, as if a group of people were moving out together, frantically searching for living people.

Yuan Wu placed his hands on the ground and immediately sensed the resonance underground.

Judging from the noise, there seemed to be quite a few of them...

Everyone looked horrified and subconsciously held their breath, not daring to make any noise for fear of attracting the monster up the mountain.

The sound was getting closer and closer, and seemed to have moved to the official road at the foot of the mountain.

They were at the outermost edge of the mountain, and the deafening roar seemed to echo in their ears.

Yuan Wu and Zhang Yuanyan didn't dare to stay there any longer. Without time to pack up their things, they quickly led their men to evacuate quietly and hide deep in the mountains.

Under the silent night, the movements of the monsters spread far and wide, and could still be heard even deep in the mountains.

The group pushed aside the brush and moved quickly, stopping only when they reached a safe place.

One of the Wei clan members suddenly spoke up, "Is this the zombie tide the girl mentioned?"

Yuan Wu was stunned. "Zombie tide?"

The guards hurriedly explained to them the meaning of the zombie tide.

Yuan Wu and Zhang Yuanyan finally understood.

"From the noise, it seems to be heading west."

As soon as the words fell, the atmosphere suddenly froze.

Everyone's breathing stopped.

"not good!"

"The gentlemen are still in the granary!"

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