Soon after, the first ray of light appeared in the sky, and thin sunlight shone through the clouds onto the earth.
No matter what people go through, the sun still rises as usual.
Almost no one slept that night, well... except Wei Lang.
Chang Ying walked up to Wei Xiyin and asked, "Girl, what should we do next?"
According to Chang Ying's idea, they should rush back to the Wei clan's territory as soon as possible. The Wei clan has a fort for defense, which is better than being exposed in the wild.
Wei Xiyin pursed her lips and ordered, "First, send a team of guards down the mountain to investigate and look for our missing people."
Last night she vaguely saw a small group of guards leading a large group of zombies running away in the opposite direction.
Even if she had to rush back to the dock, she had to first make sure whether the guards were alive or dead. They were loyal and she didn't want to leave any of them behind unless it was absolutely necessary.
Thinking of the zombies, Wei Xiyin added, "Tell those who come down the mountain to be careful and put their own lives first."
"yes!"
Chang Ying did not leave, but looked as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
Wei Xiyin raised her eyes and looked at him, "What else?"
Chang Ying tried to hold back, but couldn't help asking, "How did the girl know the weaknesses of those monsters?"
Last night at the post station, it was the girl who first gave the order to attack the monsters' heads. She acted as if she knew a lot about the monsters, which made Chang Ying very puzzled.
Could it be that the head of the family knew something and told the girl in advance?
Chang Ying was a retainer of the Wei family, a trusted confidant of Wei Ji, and commanded the Wei clan's thousand-man army in Kyoto. He had been with the Wei family for nearly twenty years, and could be said to have watched the girl and Erlang grow up.
Our girl has been smart and independent since she was a child. She makes her own decisions on everything. The elders in the family never treat her as an ordinary lady from a wealthy family. They treat her the same as the other men. She has learned everything that the men have learned.
It was also for this reason that the elders dared to let the girl, a woman, return home alone with a group of guards in the troubled times.
If the master knew something, he should have told the girl in advance...
Wei Xiyin shook her head in denial. "I've read some medical books at home that explain the nerves in the human brain. Last night, those monsters were still able to move freely despite being stabbed in the chest. The only way to eliminate them is to attack the brain and destroy the nerve centers."
"This wasn't something I knew in advance, but something I thought of at the last minute." This was the excuse Wei Xiyin had come up with last night. She couldn't possibly say that she had seen it on TV in her previous life.
Chang Ying felt relieved upon hearing this. The girl was very smart, so it was normal for her to be able to think of the monster's weakness.
He left the ruined temple and arranged for guards to go down the mountain to check.
The sound of conversation woke up Wei Lang from his deep sleep. He sat up with sleepy eyes, his clothes wrinkled with dust, but he was completely unaware. He reached out his blackened hand to pull Wei Xiyin's sleeve and called out, "Sister."
As soon as he finished speaking, his stomach made a strange rumbling sound. Wei Lang felt ashamed and immediately withdrew his hand to cover his stomach.
They arrived at the post station last night, but something unexpected happened before they had time to have dinner, and until now, no one has had a single drop of water.
Wei Lang was growing up and children get hungry quickly. Although he was not smart, he knew that the reason they couldn't eat at this time was because they were in danger, so he was sensible enough not to make a fuss.
Wei Xiyin felt somewhat relieved and patted his head lovingly, "Be patient for a while, there will be something to eat soon."
Born into a noble family, the young man has never suffered from the hardships of life and hunger.
Thinking of this, Wei Xiyin couldn't help but feel a little regretful. If she had known earlier, she shouldn't have let him act like that. She would have sent him back to Kyoto even if she had to tie him up.
Fortunately, the guards brought food soon.
It was a wild mushroom soup cooked in clear water. I don’t know where they found the bowl, but the brother and sister didn’t mind and ate it with gusto.
Ningshuang had no appetite and rested against the wall with a pale face.
Wei Xiyin was a little worried, so she walked up to her and touched her forehead to make sure she was not sick.
I guess she was just scared, this girl has always been very timid. Under her persuasion and comfort, Ning Shuang reluctantly drank two mouthfuls of soup.
Not long after, Chang Ying came to report that the guards who went out to investigate had returned.
Wei Xiyin quickly put down the bowl in her hand and asked the leading officer to come in and answer the question.
The soldiers were divided into groups of ten, with a group leader for every ten. Now there were only about thirty people left. Chang Ying broke them up and reorganized them, with slight changes in the personnel.
A moment later, a guard named Cheng Xiu came in and saluted the brother and sister.
"Meet the girl, Mr. Erlang."
Wei Xiyin asked: "What's the situation down the mountain?"
Cheng Xiu was silent for a moment, then reported truthfully: "There are many monsters, and the casualties are heavy."
The fact is that there was blood all along the way, as well as corpses that had been eaten to the point of only bones and scraps of meat scattered everywhere.
The scene was extremely bloody, and he didn't go into detail because he was afraid that telling the story would scare the siblings.
"We didn't dare enter the post station. There were quite a few monsters wandering around the post station. However, my subordinates and others found that those monsters didn't seem as energetic as last night."
"Oh?" Wei Xiyin's eyes flashed with surprise, and she immediately became interested: "No energy? Tell me more."
Cheng Xiu paused, as if recalling and comparing the two. "Last night's monster ran very fast and was very strong. It was quite bloodthirsty and was very excited to see living people..."
"When I met them today, I found that they had become slow in movement. Although they rushed towards me when I saw living people, they seemed to have no strength and moved slowly." Cheng Xiu said.
As soon as they walked down the mountain, they saw a monster wandering on the path. Everyone was immediately worried that they were facing a great enemy, but they found that the monster in the daytime was very easy to deal with. It walked lazily, as if it could not move its legs.
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