Her words still carried weight. The boys obeyed her commands instinctively, just like during their usual training. By the time they realized what was happening after walking a short distance, things had already turned out this way.

Song Zhuiyan walked at the very back, with Song Tantan in front of her. Ye Moxun was third from the bottom, covering for the two of them. The two of them were going to put the wild boar in their spatial storage and drag the empty tree trunk along. When they were almost in the village, they would take the wild boar out and pretend that they had dragged it all the way back.

People would occasionally turn around to look, and Ye Moxun would give them a cold glance, "Watch where you're going, what are you doing, being so distracted? If you turn around again, I'll sprinkle some powder on you and blind you, you believe me?"

Although he was only thirteen years old, he was already over 1.7 meters tall, completely blocking the two people behind him. His features were naturally cold, and now he was deliberately stern, giving people a strong sense of pressure. Although the boys were all older than him, they called him by his name.

But Ye Moxun was their teacher, and he had the demeanor of a strict teacher. Everyone was quite afraid of him, but also respected him.

Shuisheng, Chunsheng, A Si, and the others struggled with all their might to drag the wild boar along the way. Eventually, without Ye Moxun saying anything, they stopped looking back. They were exhausted. It was alright at first, but after walking for a while, they couldn't take it anymore.

Today's harvest was plentiful, but the price paid was also quite high. Zhong Qingyi was seriously injured and is still unconscious. On the day Xiaoyu and Xiaomei get married, he will probably still be lying in bed unable to get up.

Lin Yu felt guilty. If he had been more alert and reacted in time before the wild boar charged at him, Zhong Qingyi wouldn't have been injured while saving him.

Although Song Zhuiyan pushed him away in time at the beginning, it was Zhong Qingyi who was injured in the end, so both of them were his saviors.

Lin Fuhai arrived quickly and, after learning what had happened, was very grateful and said he would repay the debt handsomely.

"Don't blame yourself. Brother Zhong and I were the team leaders, so we had a responsibility to take care of them. This was our oversight." Song Zhuiyan was in low spirits and her voice was somewhat somber.

If she had been calmer and hadn't impulsively rushed to save people, but instead had sprinkled poison, perhaps the situation wouldn't have been so bad. Unfortunately, at the crucial moment, no one remembered that medicine was available, and everyone frantically grabbed their weapons and fought head-on.

"It's because the children lack experience; they should have been given more training earlier." Lin Fuhai felt uneasy, taking the blame upon himself. Over the years, everyone had lived too comfortably, especially the young boys, who had been overly protected by their parents.

Actually, no one was at fault today. Going into the mountains to hunt is inherently risky. No matter how good your skills are, who can guarantee that nothing will happen?

I guess I was pretty lucky today. We killed so many wild boars, but the smell of blood didn't attract any other predators, and the journey back was smooth.

"Don't go hunting in the mountains anymore. We've accumulated enough meat over this period." A few days ago, we brought back a lot of small game. The dead ones have been processed and pickled, and the living ones are being kept alive for now. With the seven wild boars we caught today, we can't possibly eat it all on the day of the wedding. The villagers can share some and take some home to eat for several days.

"Well, tell everyone to stop going into the mountains to hunt. Village Chief Lin, I have something to tell you. Let's go outside." Song Zhuiyan was the first to walk out of the house.

Lin Fuhai asked Lin Yu to stay and take care of Zhong Qingyi, and then followed her out. He frowned, noticing that something bad seemed to have happened to Miss Song.

The two didn't go far, standing under an orange tree in the courtyard. "Miss Song, what happened?"

Song Zhuiyan nodded and solemnly told him about the dead body found in the woods. "...I didn't go any further in. There wasn't enough time. We were in a hurry to bring Brother Zhong back. But those people still seemed to be fleeing. Four years have passed, and the people outside are still living in dire straits. It doesn't even seem much better than when there were constant natural disasters."

The three-year drought, coupled with war, floods, and snowstorms, had left the entire Great Jin Dynasty devastated, its people suffering and its atmosphere deathly.

They fled here in a daze, and not only did they have a cave to live in, but they also found food in the cave. There were also game to hunt in the mountains, and wild vegetables and fruits to pick. The following year, they cleared the land and started planting crops. Things got better year by year, and now they not only have enough to eat, but also have surplus grain to store at home.

It was precisely because life was getting better and better that the young men and women in the village started to get married, and everyone happily held banquets together. They had been out of touch with the outside world for so long that they naturally assumed that everyone was doing just as well as they were.

Lin Fuhai's mind raced with thoughts, growing increasingly alarmed. He had to admit that despite their deliberate avoidance of contact with outsiders, believing that this would truly bring peace to the world, what was destined to happen would eventually come.

There are countless ferocious beasts in the deep mountains that devour people without spitting out their bones. If they weren't forced to their deaths, who would dare to venture into the wild forests teeming with wild beasts under normal circumstances? Although none of those refugees made it to Songlin Village alive this time, what about in the future?

"Miss Song, is there anything we need to do?" Lin Fuhai asked in a heavy tone, but for a moment he couldn't think of a good way to deal with it.

“Xiaoyu and Xiaomei are getting married in a few days, and nothing can go wrong in the village. Just in case, I think it’s necessary to take a few smart men back into the mountains to check again.” They don’t want any outsiders coming into the village for the time being; it’s not a good sign.

The young boys were frightened today, and Song Zhuiyan was not going to take them again. That's right, she would only feel at ease if she went herself.

"Okay, you can decide this. Who do you think should be taken?" Lin Fuhai was very cooperative. Although he wasn't very smart, he had a great advantage: if he couldn't solve a problem, he would leave it to someone who could, and he would never hold them back.

The people chosen to go to the deep mountains this time are all men over twenty years old, with quick minds and steady temperaments. There are seven people in total, including Song Zhuiyan. If Song Tantan and Ye Moxunhua insist on going, there will be nine people.

They waited until Zhong Qingyi woke up and her condition stabilized before setting off. Zhong Qingyi woke up the next morning. She had a high fever twice that night, but the fever subsided quickly after being given medicine, and she did not have a fever again after that, and her condition was stable.

Seeing that he was alright, Ye Moxun insisted on going into the mountains with Song Tantan and called over Shuisheng and Azhu, the two doctors with the best medical skills, to take care of Zhong Qingyi.

“Uncle Zhong was so badly injured, and none of us were by his side. How sad he must be! Where is your conscience?” Song Tantan didn’t want to take him with her. Although he had recovered now, what if something unexpected happened in the mountains? Uncle Zhong was already injured, and she didn’t want to see him get hurt too.

"I'll take Taishan and the other dogs with me." He wanted to take the dogs with him last time, but the others wouldn't allow it. Lin Yu and the others were eager to show off and were afraid that the dogs would steal their thunder and give them no chance to shine.

"Alright then, bring all the dogs along." The wolfhounds have a keen sense of smell, and with their help, finding someone will be much easier.