After all the young people had left the house, the village chief slowly sat down, looking at the dim oil lamp on the table in front of him, and fell into a long silence, feeling a little lost and helpless.
In fact, he could guess what these people were here for. There was an extremely secret cave deep in the uninhabited area of Jieshan Mountain. Inside was a huge substance that emitted a faint blue light. He had accidentally encountered it once when he was young.
It was just that the road up the mountain had long been covered over due to the passage of time. Before the end of the world, many people from the government had come to look for that thing, but he didn't dare to mention it for fear of getting into trouble.
After entering the end of the world, all kinds of teams, big and small, came in wave after wave, but in the end, all of them returned empty-handed because they couldn't find that thing.
If this thing is not found, Jieshan will never be stable, and they may encounter a malicious supernatural being one day. Therefore, they must make a choice as soon as possible.
"Dad, will those people just rob our village?" The woman who came out from another room brought a much younger man with her, with a worried look on her face.
In their hearts, this place is a treasure land where they can survive. Once it is robbed, the more than 40 people, young and old, including many women, will surely have no way to survive.
The old man looked at his two children, his eyes clearer: "Don't worry, they won't."
It can be seen from the fact that these people gave food to Weng Bao so easily that in their eyes, this village was nothing worth snatching.
"So Dad, they said they're just staying here for one night and will be leaving tomorrow?" After hearing what the old man said, the woman breathed a sigh of relief, but there was still some fear in her eyes.
They did not live here at first, but had been living in the old village at the foot of the Jie Mountain. Since the end of the world, they treated people who came into the mountain sincerely and lent a helping hand. However, they were suppressed and bullied countless times, and even many women in the village were tortured to death.
It wasn't until my father found this place that everyone finally had a few days of peace and quiet. Because of the extreme cold, no one had appeared in Jieshan for a long time. This was the first group of people they met after moving here.
The old man smiled and nodded, his voice showing some uncertainty: "Maybe."
"Dad." The young man called out in surprise when he heard the old man's words, because Old Xu meant that he might not leave.
"Go to sleep, we still have to guard the entrance to the village in the second half of the night." The old man interrupted his son and looked at them with a kind and firm tone.
Although the siblings had many questions, they didn't ask any more questions. Their father was always silent and wise. He would not tell them the worries he was unwilling to express, even if they were asked.
Until they left, the old man's eyes became a little deeper. In the past, there was never only one team that came to Jieshan to search. I think this time, there will be other teams coming. I must find a trustworthy person to help Jieshan avoid the countless teams behind.
The village chief was so worried about the future stability of the village that he could hardly sleep all night. Meanwhile, Nan Muran and the others had already been assigned rooms and were ready to rest.
Including the living room, there were barely three rooms. Therefore, Nan Muran, Xiaobai, and Xuanyue were assigned to the most comfortable room on the east side.
Because there was already a large bed behind the screen in the east room, Si Ye knew that Nan Muran would not be able to get used to sleeping in the same bed with Xiaobai, so he suggested moving the small bed from the other room over for Nan Muran and Xiaobai to sleep in.
Jiawu naturally understood what he was thinking. He Yifeng, who was standing on the side, saw their actions and understood a little bit about it, so he helped to clean up.
Finally, the entire east room is divided into two by a screen, with a large bed inside and a small bed outside. There are also two wardrobes by the windows, making it warm and comfortable even if you only stay for one night.
"Miss Nan, I will sleep on the single bed here, and you will sleep on the big bed inside." Xiaobai looked at Nan Muran, who was always silent, and spoke carefully.
Nan Muran naturally had no objection, and took out all the plush four-piece sets that she liked and laid them out one by one: "Okay. I have a radio ceramic stove, you put one over there and I put one over here."
Xiaobai looked at the hot pottery stove handed over by Nan Muran and was stunned: "This..." Is it a bit too extravagant?
Before she could finish her words, Jiawu and Laoying knocked on the door and came in, taking away the other two pottery stoves that Nan Muran had taken out.
"Go to bed early. We have to go into the mountains early tomorrow morning." Nan Muran knew Xiaobai's surprise and had no intention of explaining.
Xiao Bai could only nod blankly: "Okay."
Nan Muran used the screen to change into her pajamas and went straight into her bed. The soft bedding made her drowsy. It had been three days since she left the Xishi Security Base. She had been sleeping outdoors and sleeping on the spot. This was the first time she could sleep in her pajamas.
After seeing her lying down, Xuan Yue also jumped onto the bed and lay directly on the mat that Nan Muran had prepared for him, leaning against Nan Muran's side, like a huge heater.
Because it was so rare to find a place with such a suitable temperature outside, everyone fell asleep quickly.
Xiao Liu, Shu Ren, Xiao Bai, three little cuties also jumped out directly from Nan Muran's left wrist, and their destination was the hot spring outside. For these mutant plants, hot springs were such a wonderful place.
But even though they were happy in their hearts, one of the three little ones always had to be responsible for keeping an eye on the situation.
He Yifeng looked at the squirming willow branches not far away and gradually got used to it: "Thank you, Xiao Liu, you've worked hard."
Xiao Liu looked back at He Yifeng, and finally stretched out her branch and tapped his hand twice: You’re welcome, a male as handsome as Ye Ye.
Although he couldn't hear what Xiao Liu said, He Yifeng still felt flattered when he saw it respond to him, and his eyes were filled with surprise.
Si Ye looked at He Yifeng with a deeper look in his eyes. He was finally sure that He Yifeng had some inappropriate thoughts about Ran Ran.
Jia Wu, who was sleeping beside him, felt the undercurrent between the two of them, and smiled as he closed his eyes and prepared to fall asleep. In his opinion, Ran Ran was the most beautiful girl in the world, and she deserved to be loved by everyone, not to mention Si Ye and He Yi Feng, the two people who had received her kindness.
However, the originally warm, comfortable and quiet night was completely broken in the middle of the night by the faint noise coming from outside.
"What happened?" Nan Muran's tone was a little bad after being woken up.
Xuan Yue, who was standing next to him, had already been staring vigilantly in the direction of the sound, but hadn't said a word.
Si Ye and his group who lived outside had quickly put on their clothes.
He Yifeng immediately led the four Xiaolong soldiers and ran towards the direction where the sound came from.
Xiao Bai, who was with Nan Muran, also got up and packed up immediately: "It sounds like the sound came from the cave, from the entrance of the village."
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