Upon hearing this, Xu Nian's expression changed drastically. She jumped up from the ground and looked at the village chief in disbelief.
Knowing that Xu Nian had been very concerned about his two younger brothers lately, the village chief looked even more troubled.
"We've asked everyone inside and outside, but no one has seen the two children, Da Bao and Er Bao."
After saying that, he sighed and continued, "Everyone is too tired to walk anymore. If you're in a hurry, you can go look around again in a bit."
The villagers had barely managed to tally the number of people after such a calamity, so asking them to go find more people now would be asking too much of them.
However, if the person being sought is Xu Nian's relative, then that's a different story.
The strong men who had recently been taken care of by Xu Nian immediately stood up, patted their chests, and said, "Xu the Half-Immortal went to such great lengths to save us, and now that he has lost his two younger brothers, how can we just leave them to fend for themselves!"
After the man finished speaking, the others beside him chimed in, "That's right, don't worry, Half Immortal, leave those two boys to us. We'll definitely find them."
"Brothers, who is willing to come with us?"
Xu Nian thought that since everyone was so tired, no one would agree, but to her surprise, one person after another stood up and joined the search.
[Waaah, the streamer has been so good to them for so long, and finally they're seeing a reward.]
This is so touching, it's almost heartbreaking.
Human hearts are made of flesh and blood; after all, not everyone is truly one of us.
The scene in front of Xu Nian and the live broadcast room became lively. Seeing that Xu Nian's face was pale, the crowd pressed her to the spot to rest, and then a large group of people went out to search.
Even those who have always disliked Xu Nian have refrained from voicing any objections.
At least at this moment, they were genuinely grateful to Xu Nian for pulling them back from the brink of death.
The villagers who went out to search returned exhausted the next morning, but they did not bring back any good news.
The men's faces were filled with exhaustion and shame.
When they met Xu Nian's expectant eyes, they said with difficulty, "Immortal, we are really sorry, but we have searched around the neighborhood several times and none of us have seen any trace of the child."
"Have you searched the original location?"
“We’ve searched,” the man sighed. “Most of the tents are missing. The tent where the Half-Immortal used to live is intact, but it’s completely empty.”
This is already considered good news amidst a sea of bad news.
Xu Nian remembered that when she left, she put a lot of dry food next to Da Bao and Xiao Bao. Now there was nothing in there, which at least proved that the two children had not experienced that disaster.
Even more remarkably, after the disaster, the two children left the place with some dry food.
That dry food should be enough for the two children to live on for a while.
Xu Nian felt a little relieved and stood up, but what followed was the expectant gaze of everyone.
"Mystic, are you going to go find it yourself?"
"The roads outside are not easy to travel. Let's go there anyway. Maybe we haven't looked carefully enough."
"You..." Xu Nian's words of wanting to go herself stuck in her throat. They were already exhausted enough and had no strength left to help her find people.
But they were still willing to follow her to find her younger brother. Xu Nian was, after all, a cultivator, and she couldn't let them down.
"You rest here. I'll go search again myself. If I don't find anything, I'll set off tonight."
"Throughout the night?"
Is it really necessary to be in such a hurry?
Seeing the villagers' confusion, Xu Nian explained, "The mudslide has just ended, and the mountain is not yet stable. If another landslide occurs, even if a god came, it would be difficult to survive safely. Therefore, we must leave as soon as possible."
After saying that, everyone obediently began packing their luggage. Xu Nian also went out to search around, but as expected, she found nothing.
[Da Bao and Er Bao are clearly blessed with good fortune and will definitely be fine!]
[Exactly! Maybe some kind person will save them!]
The streamer looks terrible; he must be worrying too much!
Xu Nian sighed and replied to the comments from the audience in a half-hearted manner, "I won't be at peace until I find them."
[After all, we watched them grow up, so we have a bit of a "raising-a-child" mentality about them.]
[I've sent gifts to support the streamer!]
Xu Nian looked at the rapidly rising silver coins with a wry smile and said helplessly, "Everyone is worried, but they should still spend rationally. I've done the math, and they're actually quite lucky."
This was partly to comfort everyone, and partly because it was true; Xu Nian had once calculated the fate of the two of them, and it shouldn't have ended at this point.
Besides, she did leave some food, so perhaps they will naturally meet again in the next place.
At worst, once we reach a safe place, we can try to find out more by asking around.
Xu Nian returned to the camp at dusk and led the villagers down the mountain. It was pitch black in the mountains, so Xu Nian told everyone to tie up their clothes so that no one would fall behind after they came down the mountain.
At first, the group was skeptical, but when they reached the foot of the mountain at dawn, they found that even the slowest climber, Pozi, was keeping pace with the rest of the group. Only then did they feel grateful for Xu Nian's intelligence and wisdom.
Xu Nian waved his hand and said to the others, "There seems to be a village ahead. You wait here for a while while I go and ask around."
After saying that, Xu Nian walked alone towards the town ahead.
As soon as she arrived at the town entrance, she heard lively sounds coming from inside.
Only after inquiring did I learn that this place was close to the capital and had become prosperous and bustling thanks to the capital.
After a moment's thought, Xu Nian realized that since the villagers didn't have the strength to travel all the way to the capital, this place would be a good place for them to stay.
After thinking it over, Xu Nian went back to discuss it with the others.
The village chief hesitated for a moment and said, "This place is so prosperous. If we stay at an inn, with so many of us, we probably won't have enough money to last more than a few days. Let's find a place outside and set up camp."
Xu Nian shook her head and advised, "You can rent a house to stay in. Life in the city is more stable. After resting for a few days, you can go to the capital. It won't cost much money."
"Yes, it's been so long since we've seen life inside the city!"
"Anyway, we're almost at the capital, so a rest won't hurt."
"I agree, fortune teller. Is this amount of silver enough for me?"
Seeing the villagers pulling out money from their tattered clothes, the village chief understood their desire for peace and sighed helplessly, "Alright, alright, then let's go to town."
Xu Nian led the group to the city gate, but the two guards were no longer as polite as they had been when they spoke to Xu Nian earlier. "So many people, how big is our town? Can it accommodate all of you?"
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