The villager next to him continued, "Later, the village chief had several piles of firewood set on fire, which scared the wolves away. But the medicinal herbs we exchanged with your village were almost all used up. When we came out, some people had even died from blood loss." At this point, everyone broke down in tears.

"Uncle, could you ask the village doctor to take some medicine and help treat them?" It took a lot of courage for White Cat and the others to leave the village. They were afraid that the wolves would ambush them at the village entrance. Fortunately, they arrived here safely.

He then turned to Sicheng, "Brother Cheng, could you please help us clear out those wolf packs in the vicinity? We're afraid they'll come to our village again, and the village is completely defenseless right now."

At this time, Yunnan medicine also ran to the village entrance after Liu Fengya informed them.

"Where are you injured? Let me clean your wounds first." Village Chief Yun did not immediately agree to their request, but instead gestured for them to clean their wounds first.

He called Si Cheng aside, because the elders had specifically instructed him to gradually let Si Cheng take over. "What do you think about this?"

"We still need to go to Baijia Village, since everyone knows that our village has a good supply of doctors and medicines. But let's leave the task of eliminating the wolf pack to the army. They have firearms and are much safer than us."

Hearing Sicheng's answer, the village chief was very satisfied, as this was the best solution at present.

Si Cheng then added, "But we wouldn't feel comfortable letting Uncle Nanyao and the others go by themselves. It would be better if our village brought some people to protect them."

Village Chief Yun patted him on the shoulder, "I'll leave the rest to you. You can take those young people from the village who haven't been out before with you this time."

Thinking of those young men who had just grown up, Si Cheng couldn't help but chuckle. They had been hovering around him lately, always asking when he could take them out. It seemed that Uncle Village Chief was getting fed up with them.

This was his first time handling village affairs, and he quickly called over his group of companions.

"That's roughly the situation. See if you have anything to add."

"Let's take more people with us. It'll be safer that way. We've just reinforced the area around our village, so it won't be easy for those wolves to get through." Monkey knew that Si Cheng would be leading the team this time, and since he had already returned all the guns to Yun Zhizhong last time, it was always better to take more people.

However, what the monkeys didn't know was that Yun Zhizhong had made a special trip back to the village and secretly had his grandfather hand over the guns to Si Cheng.

It wasn't because he didn't trust the monkey, but because he had been so busy lately that he had completely forgotten about it.

"You and Wu Yong continue to stay in the village and keep an eye on the situation in the back mountain." After saying that, he asked Yun Xun to stay in the village.

"Brother, we're here!" The group of young men, who had just come of age, came bounding towards them, each carrying a machete.

"Wait at the village entrance." Si Cheng knew from their quick arrival that Uncle Village Chief had already told them.

“This time, we can take fifty or sixty people. We need to tell the people stationed in Xin San Village when we get there.” Si Cheng thought for a moment and decided it would be better to inform them in advance. “Wu Yong, you and Xiao Xun go to Xin San Village and tell the people stationed there. We’ll pack up and get ready to leave.”

He wasn't worried about whether they would come to clear out the area; anyone would have gone to do it to integrate into the local community more quickly.

Si Cheng picked thirty people at the village entrance and they went out to protect the village doctor. Originally, no one planned to let Yunnan Yao go with them, but he insisted, so they went along with him. Huang Suicheng's wife, Dr. Xia, also went with them this time because, according to Bai Mao and the others' description, there were many open wounds from the bites. Dr. Xia was originally a Western medicine doctor and was more skilled at suturing wounds. Moreover, she had been making her own catgut sutures and constantly purifying sweet potato wine. She could be of great help this time.

Everyone was given half an hour to go back and pack their food and belongings. Si Cheng also took the monkey and the bear home.

He handed them two black bags that looked very familiar to them. "I should have given them to you a long time ago, but I've been so busy lately that I forgot about it. Keep these with you for future use, and try not to use them unless absolutely necessary."

"They've just handed the stuff over to us like this. Will Uncle Zhizhong be okay with it?" Monkey and the others asked with some concern.

"I asked, and there's nothing seriously wrong." Si Cheng did ask his second grandfather, who also told him the truth: most of the people who were discharged from the army this time took their weapons with them. These were from their spare weapons depot, and the higher-ups had long since stopped counting them. As long as they weren't used for any illegal activities, there wouldn't be any problems.

"After we leave, you all need to be careful in the village. We're worried that wolves might wander over here. Try to keep the children in the village at home as much as possible." Si Cheng took the bag Yun Qi handed him, clipped it to his waist, and couldn't help but add as he looked at Jun Jun and Le Le.

"Don't worry, we'll arrange for people to patrol the back mountain in a bit. You guys be careful when you go out too." Monkey and the others hugged the bag to their chests, thinking about how to avoid the crowds and go home first. After all, many people had seen the black bag on the road before.

Seeing how cautious they were, Yun Qi laughed. She went into the room and took out two burlap sacks. "Use these to pack them up; they won't be so conspicuous."

"Thank you, sister-in-law!" The two of them packed everything into bags before carrying them home.

After the two left, Si Cheng told his family what he needed to do and then hurried towards the village entrance, as he still had many other things to take care of.

The wounds of the white cat and the others were treated simply and were not serious, so they went back to the village with them this time.

Fearing there wouldn't be enough medicinal herbs, Pinghe Village brought as many wound medicines as possible this time. Later, Yunnan Medicine realized that those who had lost too much blood might need recuperation, so they hurriedly asked their apprentices to prepare some more medicinal herbs.

After all that packing, everyone who came before carried some things with them.

Seeing how dedicated Pinghe Village was, White Cat and his companions were filled with gratitude. Despite their own pain, they insisted on helping everyone carry some medicinal herbs.

Seeing that everyone was ready, Si Cheng didn't waste any time and led the team to set off.

Along the way, they specifically emphasized the few new children who had joined, asking them to assist the doctors, which was equivalent to protecting them as well.

When they arrived at Xin San Village, they found that the soldiers stationed there were already waiting for them.

Neither side exchanged any words; the leader simply greeted Si Cheng and then, in perfect unison, headed towards Baijia Village.