Chapter 287 Investigation]

Yuan Xun shook his head and said, "Don't worry, Boss. We were very careful on the way back, and we didn't find any other Northern Rong people."

Chen Wu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good. Notify everyone and set off immediately. Tell everyone to be alert on the road. If anyone dares to make a noise, we will not be polite! Otherwise, if we provoke the Northern Rong bandits, everyone will be in trouble!"

Yuan Xun agreed and went.

The exile team then started to set off again, with a few wild roe deer pulled by mule carts. Fortunately, the temperature was low, so there was no need to worry about them going bad.

After walking for a while, Yuan Xu had finished his exploration and returned.

"Sir, besides those Northern Rong people, there are another seven or eight others, a group of about a dozen in total. However, I secretly overheard their conversation for a while, and it seems that some distinguished person from the Northern Rong will sneak in here in the next day or two, but I haven't found out who it is."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yunshuo couldn't help but frown slightly.

A noble man from Beirong? Why would you risk your life to sneak in here?

"I understand. Let's keep this a secret for now."

Yuan Xu said: "I understand."

Chen Wu had already heard from Yuan Xun that Xiao Yunshuo had sent his followers to investigate. When he saw Yuan Xu coming back, he walked over and asked about the situation.

Xiao Yunshuo said, "There seem to be about a dozen Northern Rong people in total. Judging from their expressions and behavior, they must be Northern Rong soldiers, probably spies sent to investigate Dayu's military situation."

As for the matter of the noble person, he did not say anything.

The exiles were mostly composed of the elderly, the weak, women, and children, and only a few officers knew how to write martial arts. Moreover, compared with the battle-hardened Northern Rong soldiers, these officers were probably no match for them.

Therefore, telling Chen Wu and the others this would be of no use except to increase their panic.

When Chen Wu heard this, his face froze and he said, "Really?"

Although Chen Wu's idea was similar to Yuan Xun's, they both vowed to fight to the death if they encountered the Beirong soldiers, but they were just smiling officials after all, so how could they not be afraid?

Xiao Yunshuo said, "Master Chen, don't worry. As long as we're careful, those Northern Rong soldiers might not be able to discover us. Even if they do, I'm willing to stand with Master Chen."

Chen Wu admired Xiao Yunshuo's skills. Hearing this, he felt relieved and said quickly, "Mr. Yun, you are so righteous. I, Chen Wu, will remember this in my heart!"

When Chen Fenghe saw Yuan Xu coming back, she knew there must be news.

However, in addition to the news about Beirong, she was still concerned about the matters of those disguised villagers.

She was somewhat worried because she couldn't find out their whereabouts.

The exile team walked for another afternoon, and by the evening everyone was exhausted. Although Chen Wu was anxious to get out of the mountain, he also knew that traveling at night was too dangerous, so he had to find a secluded place for everyone to rest.

In addition to officers and soldiers, he also selected strong prisoners from the exile team and asked them to stand guard around the area with the officers and soldiers.

Qin Lizheng, Qin Jian and Qin Chang were all among them.

No one else said anything, but these three people looked unwilling.

"Master Chen, if good things don't happen to us, why should bad things happen to us? Standing guard is such a dangerous job, it should be the job of you officers, why should we go?"

"That's right! If we really encounter the Northern Rong people, won't we even be able to save our lives?"

"Hasn't that little scoundrel Chen Fenghe caught wild boars and killed wild wolves before? And this time she caught a few wild roe deer. She's so good, we should let her go!"