Fearing that the zombie would go crazy and its roar would attract other zombies, the guards left on the top of the mountain didn't dare to get too close.

Wait until daybreak.

The guards dared to step forward and lift the covering to check.

The zombie curled up in the cage. When it smelled a living person approaching, it began to scratch the iron cage frantically. The baffle inside the cage had become uneven, with small holes and gaps. Its sharp black nails stretched out from the broken holes from time to time, which looked very creepy.

Wei Xiyin and Chu Yu didn't have time to check the situation.

I can't see anything through the cage, so I'll observe and study it carefully when I get back.

Wei Xiyin thought for a moment and tapped her fingers. "Go cut some bamboo and use bamboo strips to seal the outside of the cage. Then send a small team ahead and bring back two new cages to meet us."

"yes."

The troops took action immediately.

There is still a bamboo forest behind the villa. Due to the strong sunlight, the bamboo leaves have withered and the bamboo poles have turned yellow, making them barely usable.

Chu Yu watched for a while and then asked the guards to carry the iron cage to an open area and place it in the sun so that he could observe the changes.

Another pair of guards dragged the cut bamboo outside the courtyard, cut it into long strips, and weaved it.

Because of this delay, I can't leave for a while.

Wei Xiyin simply ordered, "Go and call those villagers who helped as accomplices before."

Several villagers were quickly brought over by guards.

The villagers lined up stiffly and stood in an orderly manner.

The girl in front of him was obviously different from the men he had met before.

The two gentlemen before were kind-hearted and let them go after they begged for mercy. Although they did help pass on information and monitor movements as promised, everyone remembered that they had said that they only asked for their families to be spared, and they were willing to die voluntarily if Magistrate Zhou could be killed.

Now that County Magistrate Zhou is dead and Zaoyao Village no longer exists, shouldn't they fulfill their promise and die?

Thinking of this, several villagers looked despairing.

If you can live, who wants to die?

They helped County Magistrate Zhou to commit evil because they had no choice but to do so in order to save their loved ones.

Wei Xiyin didn't know what they were thinking, no one told her this.

She slowly asked, "Where are they from?"

The villagers answered honestly one by one.

"The younger one is a resident of Guang'e County."

"My family lives in the next village. I came here after winter."

"The smaller one is Yihong Village..."

When it was the tall and thin young man's turn, he paused and finally chose to tell the truth. For some reason, he always felt that this girl was not a bad person.

The young man replied honestly, "My sister and I are from Hejian County."

"From Hejian County?"

Hearing this.

Even Chu Yu, who was standing beside him, couldn't help but look up at the young man.

Wei Xiyin was slightly surprised, "Then why are you guys in Julu County?"

Changshan County was formerly Hejian County, not far from Guangping.

In Hejian County, there is the Hejian Zhao family, which is the only one of the three families in Yizhou that owns a fortress.

The young man pursed his lips, as if unwilling to say more and refused to answer.

Wei Xiyin didn't force it, as it was someone else's private matter.

However, she couldn't help but look at the young man twice more. He could read and write, so he must be from a good family. Perhaps the brother and sister came from a wealthy family?

Wei Xiyin asked tentatively, "What's your name?" The surname could naturally reveal something.

The young man replied, "Kang Honglang."

Wei Xiyin tapped her fingers, pondering the surname "Kang". Unfortunately, she was not familiar with Hejian County, so she had to go back and ask her uncles.

Of course, it is also possible that the young man made up a fake name on the spur of the moment, after all, there was no identity recognition in that era.

She then asked Kang Honglang, "Do you know what the situation is like in Hejian County?"

Kang Honglang shook his head. "My sister and I left our homeland before the disaster."

The implication is that one has no idea.

Well, no useful news at all.

Wei Xiyin had no choice but to skip it and began to ask some people who had escaped from other places, wanting to know the current distribution of the survivors in Julu County.

By the time the questioning was over, the iron cage had been reinforced.

The sturdy bamboo strips seal the entire iron cage tightly, making it airtight. A thick rope is wrapped around the outside, making it look sturdy enough.

After checking, Wei Xiyin nodded and said, "There is no time to lose, let's set off immediately." He hoped that he could hold on and make it back, otherwise if the zombie escaped, he would have no choice but to kill it.

Just as everyone was on their way.

Qin Shan and others indeed ran into the Zhongshan army in Julu County.

They originally wanted to go back through Linping County, but due to some unexpected situations, the route was changed again and again. Just when they were out of water and food and could no longer find food in the wild, the two groups finally met.

The Zhongshan Army, which had just entered Julu County at that time, encountered an ambush. A small group of zombies gathered in front of them. Seeing that they had just joined forces, they planned to pass through the side path, but were suddenly attacked.

Those people set traps wherever they passed by, hoping to catch the Zhongshan army in one fell swoop.

However, the attackers missed one point: regular armies usually have scouts to lead the way.

A scout ahead stepped into a trap and died.

"Enemy attack!" The other scouts gave a signal and shouted loudly.

The Zhongshan army behind them arrived quickly, and everyone began to search the surroundings vigilantly.

Seeing that they were exposed, the people in ambush simply stopped hiding. Hundreds of people ran out from all corners, rushing towards them with weapons in hand.

Yuan Wu drew his sword and bravely led the charge to kill the enemy. His expression was cold and he attacked without mercy.

Everyone was already furious because they hadn't been able to find the princess for a long time, and this group of people were even walking into danger.

Qin Shan and others who were not far away heard the noise and came over to check the situation.

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