The villagers on the mountain knew nothing about what was happening in the village. They enjoyed a feast they never dared to dream of before and went to bed early. Although the food wasn't very good, everyone was satisfied.
That day, they continued their search in another direction, but found nothing. They couldn't even catch any small animals because of the tiger's lingering power.
"Brother Cheng, are we going to continue tomorrow?" Yunqi leaned against the mountain wall, looking up at the sky, but all he could see was darkness.
"Let's go, there must be a water source nearby, otherwise the tiger wouldn't have made its home here. Tomorrow, let's continue searching along the direction of the green area." Si Cheng didn't know why he was so determined to find that water source.
"Should we arrange for some people to go back first? We won't be able to carry all this stuff back. Besides, we've been out for quite a while now, so it would be good for them to go back and let us know they're safe."
Yunqi thought of the duck eggs that everyone had collected today, as well as the cut-up smoked meat and dried bones. These should be brought back to the village as soon as possible.
"Let Wu Yong take some people back tomorrow, and bring the supplies back with them. Besides, there hasn't been any danger along the way. You've had a hard time on the mountain these past few days, so why don't you come back with us?"
"I'll stay with you. Besides, this is nothing at all."
Why don't you even ask me why I'm so determined to find a water source?
“You must have your reasons for doing this, and finding another water source will provide us with more security.”
Yunqi really didn't intend to ask that question. If he had known there might be a water source nearby, he would have searched for it diligently.
"The drought has only just begun, and so many people are already unable to survive locally and are fleeing here. Further south, it's even more dangerous, and the roads are even more difficult to travel. Our area will definitely become a battleground. To ensure the safety of our village, we need to gather more allies. If we can provide a large water source, I believe no one will refuse."
When facing Yun Qi, Si Cheng naturally did not hide anything from him.
"Do you remember the last time we saw entire villages or families fleeing along the way?"
“I remember, they were quite united, and they didn’t even accept outsiders.”
These are all tears. In their previous life, the two of them wanted to rely on a large family or an entire village to continue their journey, but the other party was too wary and refused to accept them no matter how much they tried to please them.
"But they won't accept groups like this easily. We don't want to end up with nothing and have done all the work for someone else."
"No, I'll decide based on the situation. And if we find a large water source, we definitely won't just give it to one or two groups. I'd rather win over the soldiers in the city. If we provide them with the land, they can bring the refugees here. That would be a win-win situation for our village."
Hearing her husband's analysis, Yunqi became determined to find a water source. She knew how important this area was to their Pinghe Village. If another strong village were added to the back mountain, it would be extremely beneficial in the event of a beast attack after the drought.
"Then we'll have to find those with stronger combat capabilities, otherwise it will be difficult to survive here in the future."
Although water resources are very important at this stage, animal plagues can be terrifying after a drought.
"Let's find a place first. If the location is suitable, there shouldn't be any major problems as long as we take proper precautions."
Although Si Cheng had his own ulterior motives, he also knew that if there really was a water source, he would have to be careful about the location when settling people there.
"Why don't the two of us stay here? That way, we can settle down wherever we want."
Although Si Cheng couldn't enter her own space, she had previously collected some shipping containers to use as storage rooms. If she released one, the two of them could rest anywhere.
Si Cheng was also tempted; this was a rare opportunity for him and his wife to be alone together. "I'll discuss it with them tomorrow."
Wu Yong and his friends were unaware that their boss had long been planning to abandon them and go off to enjoy his own private life. At this moment, they were fast asleep, dreaming of hunting tigers.
When Captain Liu and his men escorted Su Xun and arrived at Dong Ge's headquarters with their large group, they found nothing. It seems these people are experienced and had been on guard all along.
However, they weren't let down empty-handed. Perhaps because they had looted so much, they left in such a hurry that they only took some of the more important supplies.
Looking at the mess, no one knew whether to cry or laugh.
"These people really don't miss anything, they even have nail polish."
"There are women in their team too, so why can't they have these things? But what is this? It looks a bit like a remote control. Is this thing still useful now?"
"Look, this used to be a village, but there's not a single person here. I wonder if it was wiped out like the downstream village before it?"
"If it's the group that Yaojia Village mentioned, then it's quite possible. These people are much more ruthless; they wouldn't leave themselves any future troubles."
Anyone who went with the team to exchange salt in the villages knows the dire situation in the downstream villages.
"Does anyone know what kind of village this was originally?" Because it's quite remote from their county, many people don't know about it.
As it turned out, no one could answer the question. They had noticed along the way that this place was very remote, otherwise the entire village wouldn't have been taken over by Dong Ge and his men without the surrounding people knowing.
"We don't know either. When we encountered them, we saw them carrying supplies this way." Su Xun quickly shook his head when he saw everyone looking at him, indicating that he really didn't know anything.
"Do you know the name of this village? And what about the people in this village?"
“I only heard them refer to this place as Village Six. I jokingly asked them before if there were also Village Four and Village Five. At that time, they also told me that there would be Village Seven and Village Eight in the future.”
"What kind of riddle are you using? We're just asking if you know the name of this village and where everyone in the village has gone." Captain Liu was completely confused by his number village question.
But some people understood: "You mean this is the sixth village they've plundered?"
"Yes, they were saying back then that this place was relatively quiet and suitable for development."
“They’re still developing here,” someone laughed in exasperation. “So we’re their seventh village. Maybe next our whole area will be turned into a digital village.”
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