When Xue Dong heard me say that we were waiting for Miao Xiaoxian to make her move, he asked with some unease, "We didn't agree on a specific time with Miao Xiaoxian. She only said that she would create chaos after sunset, but nobody knows when she will make her move. If we drag this out, it will be troublesome if someone discovers our whereabouts."

I trust Miao Xiaoxian quite a bit: "Miao Xiaoxian is very reliable. We haven't made any moves yet, so she should be taking action soon. She's probably keeping a wait-and-see attitude because she's unsure if we've entered the camp and is buying us time."

"This way."

Seeing that I had said that, Xue Dong led me to a small shack with a view of the council chamber and we hid inside.

Five minutes later, there was still no movement in the camp, but in the distance, someone carrying a torch walked towards us.

Xue Dong saw this scene through the gap behind the shack, and his expression became serious: "There are three of them in total. They are coming this way. There are people in all the shacks around here. It will be difficult for the two of us to eliminate them without making a sound, unless... we use lethal force."

I stepped back, concealing myself in the darkness, and gripped the two throwing knives in my palms: "The people of Ping'an Village are determined to stop outsiders from entering the Miao Jiang Immortal Palace this time, and they are not bound by the law. Once a fight breaks out, the situation will indeed become very complicated. If we are exposed, we will have no choice but to fight to the death!"

"call!"

Xue Dong didn't speak, but took a deep breath. However, judging from the way he drew his military dagger, he was already mentally prepared.

The group of people were getting closer and closer to us, and as they were talking, one of them pointed to the shack where I was hiding.

Seeing their actions, I gripped the throwing knife tightly, ready to draw blood.

Aside from killing them outright, I can't think of any other way to shut them up. In this camp of dozens of people, if we are exposed, it won't just be a matter of all our previous efforts being wasted; we could even lose our lives.

The people drew closer and closer, until they were right behind the shack, and the torchlight shone through the cracks in the shack.

We'll meet in just one more meter.

Just as I was ready to fight to the death, a roar suddenly came from the camp, followed by shouts from a group of people, mixed with sharp cries, which sounded like a pig being slaughtered.

Wild boar!

Hearing the roar of this wild beast, I finally understood what Miao Xiaoxian meant by creating chaos. She had somehow attracted a group of wild boars to the chieftain's camp.

The people outside our shack were also drawn by the shouts from afar, and together with the people from the surrounding shacks, they ran in that direction.

At this moment, an elderly man came out of the council chamber and called out in Mandarin, "What happened?"

A middle-aged man ran over, holding a long spear, and shouted, "Sixth Uncle, wild boars have attacked the camp! I don't know how these beasts got in. Seven or eight wild boars have gone berserk and killed one of our villagers, and many others have been injured!"

"This area is cursed; how could any wild animals have gotten in? Something's not right!"

Upon hearing the middle-aged man's response, Uncle Liu shouted at the noisy crowd, "Everyone, calm down! Those in Group A, go drive away the wild beasts! The rest of you, gather in the council chamber!"

"Something's wrong! Someone on our side has been drugged!"

"Someone has infiltrated the camp!"

"...!"

As soon as Uncle Liu gave the order, the entire camp erupted into chaos, and my heart pounded as I overheard the conversation outside.

The people of Ping'an Village were too cautious. Even though Miao Xiaoxian used the method of attracting wild animals, the elders of the village remained extremely vigilant.

Looking at the chaotic scene outside, Xue Dong nudged me with his elbow: "These people are more cautious than I thought. Their numbers are increasing, and we definitely have no hope of breaking in. Now that the people we drugged have been exposed, they will definitely search these shacks. Let's take advantage of the chaos and run away!"

"boom!"

Before I could answer Xue Dong's question, an explosion suddenly rang out outside, followed by someone shouting, "There's an attack on the camp in the Xun Palace! Kill them!"

When I heard the noise outside, my first thought was that our other two groups had been discovered. I got up and walked towards the door: "Save them first!"

"Bang! Bang!"

Before I could finish speaking, two more gunshots rang out from outside.

"None of our men were carrying guns; the ones they brought weren't our men."

Xue Dong grabbed my arm and pulled me down to the ground: "The situation is unclear, let's observe the situation here first!"

As we were talking, the shouts of battle outside grew louder and louder, and the gunfire never stopped.

At this moment, the two sides of the camp were in complete chaos. The wild boars on our right were still roaring, and the shouts of battle were deafening on our left.

In just over ten seconds, the villagers ran back from the left. Faced with firearms, their fighting ability was negligible.

Seeing this, Uncle Liu shouted, "Set up a shield formation! Protect the key points of the formation!"

As soon as he finished speaking, seven or eight men emerged from the darkness, each holding a huge shield, blocking the entrance to the council chamber. At the same time, many men with bows and arrows stood behind them, aiming at the direction from which the gunshots came.

I never expected the villagers to use such an ancient method to fight against firearms, but I didn't have time to think about it. I said to Xue Dong, "They are currently defending the left side. Open a hole in the shack, and we'll go around to the other side and try to take advantage of the chaos!"

"good!"

Xue Dong agreed, turned around and chopped twice at the tree branch behind him, then bent down and crawled out.

I followed Xue Dong out of the shack and found that the situation was even more chaotic than I had imagined.

A flash of light appeared in the direction from which the gunshots had just been heard, indicating that many villagers were still fighting the attackers. On the other side, flames were raging, likely as hunters were using fire to drive away wild boars.

"Over here!"

I observed the situation and decided to circle around and wait for the attackers to come at me before rushing in from behind to seize the treasure amidst the chaos.

Just as Xue Dong and I were running forward, several figures suddenly appeared in front of us.

These people were all dressed in black and wore masks. They were clearly not from the village, but rather were people with the same goal as us, planning to seize victory in the chaos. The gunmen might even be their own accomplices.

When these people saw that Xue Dong and I were dressed in modern equipment, they didn't react for a moment, seemingly surprised that there were outsiders besides them here.