"The person you're looking for should be not far ahead." He said, then led the way.

After walking a few steps and seeing the villagers still standing there, she said calmly, "What? Giving up the search?"

The village chief swallowed hard, moved his feet, bypassed the Hu man's corpse, and followed closely behind Lin Yinan.

Lin Yinan stopped after walking a short distance.

"We've arrived, this is the place."

The villagers of Linjia Village then witnessed a scene that they would never forget.

Blood was everywhere. A naked man had been disemboweled from chest to stomach, his internal organs and intestines scattered all over the ground.

Upon seeing this horrific scene, the villagers turned around and began vomiting violently.

Lin Yinan pursed her lips helplessly; all of this was commonplace for her.

She found a stick and rummaged through a pile of colorful internal organs, discovering that a heart was missing.

It is said that the flesh of an adult man is not tasty, so the Hu people cut open Lin Tiezhu's stomach and ate his heart.

Following the bloodstains dripping around him, Lin Yinan quickly found the heart, which had been partially eaten, not far away.

She picked up the heart with a handkerchief, intending to put it back into the man's body. Even though it was missing a piece, at least he could be a complete ghost.

The villagers, who had just finished vomiting, saw the bloody heart in Lin Yinan's hand and turned around to vomit again, eventually even bringing up bile.

Lin Yinan shrugged. Since he was a good Samaritan, he took out a pair of cotton gloves from his spatial storage, put them on, stuffed the internal organs back in, and then began to sew them up with needle and thread.

Lin Yizhang was quite brave and quickly stopped vomiting. He saw his sister holding a needle and thread, squatting on the ground mending the corpse.

He was terrified. Forgetting his fear, he hurriedly picked up the clothes on the ground and covered Lin Tiezhu with them.

Lin Shuo also tried his best to suppress his nausea and came over to take the needle and thread from Lin Yinan's hand.

"Anan, you go back first, let your uncle take over."

Lin Yinan didn't say anything. She looked around and, not finding any other Hu people, turned and walked back to the camp.

As Lin Yinan passed by the Hu man, she noticed the wolf fangs protruding from his neck and paused in her tracks.

The people in the cave yesterday were probably not Hu people.

The Hu people revered wolves, and they liked to carve wolf heads on various ornaments. Moreover, given their nature, they viewed women from the Central Plains as delicious two-legged sheep, to be killed and eaten immediately after their encounters, leaving no chance for them to live.

Lin Yinan picked up some dry branches, threw them on the corpse, took out some tung oil from his spatial storage, poured it on top, then set it on fire and left.

Passing by the pool, she cleaned her blood-stained gloves, took off the Hu people's water bag and washed it inside and out repeatedly, then disinfected it with disinfectant, and later asked Li Shulan to boil it.

Back at their camp in Linjia Village, they found elderly people, children, and a lot of belongings. Remembering the village chief's instructions, they dared not leave without permission.

The men and women who stayed behind eagerly awaited their arrival.

"Anan is back. Has Lin Tiezhu been found?"

Upon seeing her return, Lin Tiezhu's wife hurriedly went up to ask her what was wrong.

Lin Yinan nodded, her voice calm, "Found it."

"How is my husband?" Lin Tiezhu's wife asked anxiously.

"I'll be back in a bit, just wait a little longer."

After Lin Yinan finished speaking, he walked towards his own tent, leaving Lin Tiezhu's wife to crane her neck and look towards the pool.

Grandma Zhao came forward and, seeing her listless expression, took her hand and asked in a low voice, "Did something happen to Lin Tiezhu?"

"Yes, they were killed by the Hu people."

"The Hu people are chasing us?" Old Mrs. Zhao trembled and almost fell, but fortunately Lin Yinan caught her in time.

Lin Yinan comforted him, "Don't be afraid, only one barbarian came, and he's already dead."

Suddenly, a heart-wrenching wail rang out.

Old Mrs. Zhao tightened her grip on her hand, and Lin Yinan knew that the village chief and the others had brought Lin Tiezhu back.

“Go back and stay with your mother and aunt. Look after your younger brother and sister. I’m going to check on them,” said Grandma Zhao.

Li Shulan and Zhang Shi had already packed their things and were ready to set off.

The wailing of Lin Tiezhu's family was deafening, and the two men chased after Lin Yinan, demanding answers.

Lin Yi'an and her cousins ​​looked at her curiously. Afraid of scaring them, Lin Yinan only said a few words.

Li Shulan handed her a wild vegetable pancake, which Lin Yinan took and ate heartily. She had been busy since morning and was starving.

Not long after, Grandma Zhao returned with Lin Shuo and his son.

Zhang offered the father and son some flatbread, but the two men, thinking of Lin Tiezhu who had been disemboweled, turned pale and hurriedly waved their hands in refusal, saying they had no appetite and couldn't eat.

"How can we travel without eating?" Zhang said.

Grandma Zhao already knew the inside story. "Put it away. They can eat it when they get hungry on the way."

Then, the village chief sent someone to inform each household that they would set off in 15 minutes.

No one knows whether more Hu people will appear later. It's no longer safe to stay here. It's better to leave as soon as possible.

As Lin Yinan was leaving, she saw a newly built grave mound not far from the camp, covered with paper money.

Good heavens, some villagers even brought paper money with them when they fled.

Someone had died, and the atmosphere along the way was somewhat somber.

The villagers of Linjia Village lead their own livestock, which carry large and small bags of luggage on their backs, or have elderly people and children sitting on them. Women carry baskets on their backs, and men carry loads on their shoulders.

When the children are digging for wild vegetables, the adults in the family will repeatedly tell them not to go far, and even more so, not to leave their sight.

The group walked through the mountains until sunset before the village chief had them find a flat spot to stop and spend the night there.

After stopping, the clan chief and village chief immediately convened a meeting of all adult males in the village.

Lin Yinan followed Lin Shuo. When the village chief saw her, he was reminded of the ruthlessness she displayed when killing the Hu people during the day. He was about to speak but then shut his mouth.

Let her be. This girl from Lin Zheng's family looks like she has a lot of skills.

"Everyone, the main reason I called you all here is to prevent a repeat of what happened this morning. Starting tonight, the village has decided to arrange for people to be on night duty."

The clan chief cooperated by producing the roster of Linjia Village and arranging for six men to take night duty, rotating every two hours. Anyone who was fifteen years old or older would be assigned to the night duty post.

At the same time, it is stipulated that villagers, regardless of age or gender, must travel in groups when leaving the camp and greet the night watch personnel.

After the meeting, Lin Yinan walked through the camp and vaguely heard villagers whispering about her, all about the killing of the Hu people that morning.

Some village women were so frightened by her that they would immediately lower their heads and walk around her, as if she were a monstrous flood.

Lin Yinan didn't care about other people's opinions and continued to walk her own path.

A woman with five children walked towards her and knelt down in front of her with a thud.

“Anan, your sister-in-law will remember your great kindness.”

The villagers nearby stopped to watch, whispering among themselves.

The woman wore a white flower in her hair and had red, swollen eyes. Lin Yinan remembered that she was Lin Tiezhu's wife and reached out to help her up.

"Sister-in-law, get up."