However, to Xu Yuehuai and his group's surprise, those people disguised as government officials actually had weapons in their hands.
Just as Xu Yuehuai was leading Xia Sen and the others to escape, some villagers from Qili Village suddenly rolled up their sleeves, revealing crossbows hidden inside.
They immediately launched an attack, firing arrows and crossbows in the direction where Xu Yuehuai and his group were located.
The crossbow bolts were incredibly fast; with a whooshing sound, the sharp arrows arrived right behind them.
Xu Yuehuai sensed something shooting towards them, and immediately pushed Xia Sen aside, telling him to dodge to the side.
However, they were still with Xia Sen's grandfather. Xia Sen's grandfather fell on top of Xia Sen, and the two of them fell to the ground next to each other.
The arrows shot towards the area where Xu Yuehuai had been standing, but Xu Yuehuai immediately dodged to the side and was not injured by the arrows at all.
However, the villagers of Qili Village, seeing that Xu Yuehuai and his group had not been hit by arrows at all, immediately launched a frenzied attack on them.
With such a large number of men, their attacks were as dense as needles, and they immediately began firing towards the direction next to Xu Yuehuai.
When Xu Yuehuai saw this, all she could do was pick up a tree branch from the ground and immediately use it for protection.
But tree branches are no match for swords and have no way to properly defend against these arrows.
Arrows kept raining down on her, and she had to dodge quickly. However, there was nowhere else to hide, so she had to defend herself while retreating to a safer spot.
But at that moment, Xia Sen was also attacked, and Xu Yuehuai had to run over to protect him.
"Quickly take your grandfather and run! Head in that direction! I'll protect you here and come back to find you later!"
As Xu Yuehuai spoke, she grabbed Xia Sen and pushed him, urging him to run away quickly.
Upon hearing this, Xia Sen quickly grabbed his grandfather and ran in the direction Xu Yuehuai had indicated.
After seeing that Xia Sen had escaped successfully, Xu Yuehuai quickly and continuously resisted the attacks from the villagers of Qili Village.
The villagers of Qili Village didn't bring many weapons, and after attacking for so long without hurting Xu Yuehuai at all, they couldn't help but become extremely angry and wanted to rush over and take her down as soon as possible.
Seeing that they were out of weapons, Xu Yuehuai quickly dropped the tattered tree branch and headed straight for the place where Xia Sen and the others had just fled.
At that moment, the villagers of Qili Village rushed forward to chase after Xu Yuehuai and his group.
Some of the villagers stayed behind to ensure that all the sick refugees who had just fallen into the pit died.
Xu Yuehuai quickly fled, heading forward to find Xia Sen and the others.
She couldn't possibly take a detour to other places, since the entire area was closed off. Even if they ran in other directions, they would eventually converge on the same spot.
Therefore, Xu Yuehuai did not bother to go to other places, but kept chasing after the place where Xia Sen had just run.
However, after chasing after them, Xu Yuehuai discovered that Xia Sen and the others were not there.
Did Xia Sen just take his grandfather somewhere else?
Xu Yuehuai had been resisting the villagers of Qili Village and hadn't noticed this at all.
They've been chasing after him, but they still haven't found Xia Sen.
But at that moment, some of the villagers who had been chasing Xu Yuehuai suddenly caught up with her.
"Don't run away! We're just trying to save you!"
“If those sick disaster victims are not dealt with quickly, they will spread the plague to other people.”
"And you don't have the plague at all. As long as you stop and follow us, we will absolutely guarantee that you will not be harmed in any way."
The villagers of Qili Village kept telling lies to persuade Xu Yuehuai.
Xu Yuehuai was not a fool who knew nothing. She didn't bother talking to the villagers of Qili Village. Instead, she kept rushing forward, wanting to find Xia Sen and his grandfather as soon as possible.
As Xu Yuehuai continued walking forward, she seemed to see a patch of blood on the ground ahead.
The bloodstains were mottled, and looked like bloodstains left by someone who had been stabbed.
After arriving at this area, Xu Yuehuai carefully examined the bloodstains on the ground and found that, just as she had thought, someone had definitely been stabbed here.
She wondered to herself, could the injured people be Xia Sen and his grandfather?
Xu Yuehuai immediately looked around and saw some other bloodstains nearby, but there was no one else around. After searching for a long time, she still couldn't find Xia Sen and his grandfather.
But at that moment, the villagers behind Xu Yuehuai hurriedly chased after her.
"We advise you not to refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit. If you stop now, we might not do anything to you later."
"But if you dare to make a big fuss and let other people know about this, we won't let you off the hook."
"I advise you to think carefully about what you should choose."
Xu Yuehuai didn't believe a word the villagers said.
"Stop lying to me. If you catch me, you'll definitely kill me to silence me. Don't think I don't know what you're thinking."
"You bunch of government lackeys, in order to ensure your own safety, you ended up harming so many innocent disaster victims."
"You will definitely get your comeuppance, and you will definitely suffer a terrible death!"
The villagers of Qili Village sneered when they heard this.
"The strong prey on the weak, and only the fittest survive."
"In this age full of disasters, what's the point if you can't even guarantee your own safety?"
"We have already helped those disaster victims a lot. It's their own fault for getting infected with the plague. What does it have to do with us?"
"They're all going to die sooner or later anyway. We're just easing their suffering and sending them to their next life sooner. In the end, they should be thanking us."
Listening to the villagers' fallacies, Xu Yuehuai felt that they were incredibly cold-blooded and heartless, hardly human beings at all. They were making their selfishness sound so noble, as if they were doing some good deed.
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