When he came to his senses, the county magistrate's son had been bitten by the monster and was raising his bloody arm, staring at him with resentment.
County Magistrate Zhou immediately felt extremely regretful.
He's in his forties and has only one son. If something happens to him, wouldn't he be extinct?
Before he could think about it, the people in the city found that the city gate was open, and they swarmed towards this side in panic. The monsters in the city also followed the crowd and ran towards the city gate.
County Magistrate Zhou and his soldiers did not dare to stay. They killed a few monsters that blocked the way and then fled out of the county town in a swarm.
After all, the local county magistrate was in power, and the people had nowhere to go, so they followed County Magistrate Zhou and hid in the mountains.
"Later, the county magistrate's son transformed into a monster. Magistrate Zhou couldn't bear to kill him, so he ordered them to be tied up. After winter, they fled to Zaoyao Village and used it as a base, sending people out to clear out the monsters and build a high wall."
Captain Yan added silently, "That County Magistrate Zhou is very cunning. The people he sends out to work have families alive. By keeping their families under control, he doesn't have to worry about them running away on their own..."
This is definitely the case in a world full of monsters, where the people have nowhere to go.
The Heavenly Master came after they occupied Zaoyao Village at the end of winter, and the people's nightmare began from then on.
Chu Yu suddenly asked, "How many people are there in Zaoyao Village?"
Wei Xiyin handed him the cloth strip covered with words, "Originally there were over 4,000 people, but now there are only over 1,000 left."
Of course not all of them died, but many people escaped at the beginning.
There were not many yamen soldiers and servants in the county magistrate's office. In addition, the county magistrate Zhou was unpopular among the people. Most of them ran away shortly after the arrival of the Heavenly Master when no one was paying attention. The rest wanted to escape but couldn't.
Chu Yu took the strip of cloth and read it carefully. "More than a thousand people are nothing to be afraid of."
None of the explosives that Erlangjun brought with him when he came out have been touched so far, not to mention that they brought out a lot of things this time.
"However, girl, you need to act quickly. Once Zaoyao Village is breached by the zombie army, that zombie will be swept into the zombie tide, and it will be difficult for us to find that monster."
A single zombie mixed into the zombie army is like a drop of water flowing into the ocean.
Wei Xiyin nodded, "Yes, I'll wait for the scouts to bring back the news, and I'll have to help you plan this operation."
"You're welcome, girl."
Chu Yu turned over and found a simple topographic map outlined with carbon on the back of the cloth.
He raised his eyebrows slightly, "It seems there are still some organic people."
Wei Da thought about the fact that they would be going back tomorrow, and he couldn't help but say, "The young man who drew this map once saved Wei He and me."
As he spoke, he quickly explained what happened that day.
Wei He nodded repeatedly.
"My cousin and I wanted to return the favor before leaving..."
Wei Xiyin said without hesitation: "There is no room for negotiation on this matter. You will all set off to return tomorrow. As for the favor, if you can hold out until I get there, I will naturally save those people if I can."
The two brothers stopped talking.
Wei Xiyin thought for a moment, "Didn't I mention this just now? In fact, in addition to Fourth Uncle, many other clansmen have returned this time. They were rescued along the way by Third Uncle and his army, including members from your family."
She remembered that Wei He's brother was also there.
The two brothers were overjoyed. "Then we will listen to Fifth Cousin. I will go in and help the guards pack up their things." With Fifth Cousin around, the young man would definitely be rescued. He could express his gratitude when he arrived at the fort.
They also took Wei Li away.
Wei Li looked as if he wanted to say something but hesitated. It seemed as if he had something to say to Wei Xiyin, but he couldn't open his mouth in front of so many people. He was passively dragged away by his two younger brothers and could only sigh and leave.
Wei Lang followed his sister closely and studied the small curling stone. As long as his sister was around, he had nothing to do and didn't care at all about what they were discussing.
After the people left.
Wei Xiyin then asked, "Did Cheng Xiu leave any words?"
Centurion Yan took two steps forward and lowered his voice, "Centurion Cheng said that the places marked along the way are areas that the Wei family's troops have searched. He asked the Zhongshan army and us to split up and search separately."
Cheng Xiu and others did not know that Princess Zhongshan had already learned the news. In order not to ruin the girl's affairs, they first led people to Wutao County.
Wei Xiyin's eyes were deep. "Wutao County used to be part of Linping. If the zombie tide blocked the road to Guang'e County, Qin Shan and the others would most likely choose to take a detour through Linping to enter Wutao."
In this case, there is a high possibility that Yuan Wu and others will run into Qin Shan and others.
There are only a few ways to go home, so it’s not difficult to guess.
If Qin Shan was here, then there would be no need to worry about the safety of the remaining gentlemen. The only concern was that the two sides might have information asymmetry. What if they were still searching for Wei Li and the others?
Only then did Wei Xiyin understand why the gentlemen had been trapped in Gaoyi County for so long.
This is a cat and mouse game where you find me and I find you.
She was completely speechless.
Chu Yu read all the information on the two pieces of cloth and had already made up his mind.
He raised his head and saw Wei Li walking to the entrance of the cave. He lowered his eyes slightly and whispered something to Princess Zhongshan. Both of them looked a little unnatural. From this direction, he could only see Wei Li's red earlobes.
Chu Yu understood, "It seems that there will be a happy event in the fort soon."
"Really?" Wei Xiyin said softly, "By the way, when can I drink in the master's wedding wine? The master is already quite old, why hasn't he married and had children yet?"
She paused, her expression becoming unfathomable. "Could it be that sir has some hidden illness?"
He who does not seek revenge is not a gentleman.
Wei Xiyin still remembered that Chu Yu had just mocked them for being dark.
If you laugh at me for being dark, I will laugh at you for not having a wife.
However, Chu Yu remained unmoved and replied slowly, "The Yu family is broke and has been traveling for many years, with no fixed place to live. How dare I delay others?"
Wei Xiyin snorted softly, "These are all excuses. If they really fall in love, there are many people who elope. Isn't that what is written in those storybooks?"
Chu Yu almost couldn't hold back when she heard this, "Those stories are all made up, girls, please stop reading those unreliable things."
I didn't expect that the girl also had a hobby of reading storybooks.
The girl is extremely intelligent. If she follows the contents of the storybook and goes astray, how can he, as her counselor, explain this to Duke Wei and everyone in the fort?
Wei Xiyin glanced at him and said, "I'm just saying that. Look, I'm so busy all day long, how can I have the free time to read a storybook?"
Even if there is, she won't read it. The issue of survival has not been resolved yet, so why read the storybook?
She didn't expect Chu Yu to react so strongly to her reading the storybook.
The topic ends here.
Wei Lang studied it for a long time but still couldn't understand why the small curling stone was so cold. He became a little impatient, and with a pout, he held the curling stone in front of his sister and was about to ask something.
Not far away.
Xiang Qi walked over and saluted, "Greetings, young lady. The princess invites you."
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