Wait until this group of people completely leaves.
The two of them then waded into the sea of grass, exploring it for a while, and Xu Yuehuai was immediately surprised.
It feels soft to the touch; it's flesh.
"Oh dear, it's a corpse."
Even though Ah Qi was experienced and calm, he was still terrified when he tore open the cloth bag and saw a mutilated corpse, and he backed away repeatedly.
Xu Yuehuai quickly covered Aqi's mouth, worried that his shouts would attract the black-clad men who hadn't gone far.
Ah Qi's eyes were dull and filled with fear.
A moment later, Xu Yuehuai also tore open a bag, revealing a terrifyingly pale face inside; the deceased was a man.
But judging the rest is even more difficult.
The man's body was mangled, clearly indicating he had been tormented in agony while alive. Undeterred, Xu Yuehuai opened another bag and made a discovery.
The bag contained the body of a young man.
Compared to the other two corpses that had started to decompose after weighing about a pound, this one looked much better.
Xu Yuehuai discovered that the deceased was covered in wounds. Based on the forensic skills he had acquired in his previous life, he discovered that the owner of the body was not tortured after death, but had been whipped and tortured while alive.
Immediately afterwards, Xu Yuehuai grabbed the corpse's hand and looked at it, discovering that the hands were worn raw and bloody.
"He seems to be a laborer."
"Let's go, it's awful here, it's terrifying."
Ah Qi was terrified, his face turned deathly pale, and he stammered.
Xu Yuehuai was also a little frightened and got up to leave.
But at this critical moment, a bag in the nearby sea of grass began to wriggle. Both of them saw it and heard painful screams and cries for help coming from inside the bag.
"Help! Help me! Please have mercy and save my life!"
Xu Yuehuai and Aqi exchanged a glance, and the two immediately moved closer to the cloth bag.
When the bag was opened, they found that the person inside, pleading for help, was an elderly man on the verge of death.
This man was over fifty years old and, like the others, was covered in wounds.
When Xu Yuehuai looked down and noticed the old man's fatal injury, she couldn't help but sigh. It turned out that the man's lower leg was broken, and he was muttering that something had smashed it open. Inside, red and green things, whether internal organs or something else, had flowed out everywhere.
"Help! Help me!"
That man's will to survive has kept him going until now.
He grabbed Xu Yuehuai's hand in anguish, like a drowning person grasping at a straw.
But Xu Yuehuai lowered her head and examined his stomach, pointing with her finger.
The old man lowered his head, immediately deflated.
Seeing the man half-dead, Xu Yuehuai felt a pang of sorrow. "Who was so cruel as to kill you all?"
Her voice was soft.
The old man's gaze was gradually becoming unfocused. In his final moments, on the verge of death, he finally spoke, "Dragon Head... Mine No. 5..."
These words were spoken in a barely audible voice.
Therefore, Xu Yuehuai and Aqi may not have understood.
Immediately afterwards, the person closed their eyes, and the hand that had been tightly gripping Xu Yuehuai's arm suddenly loosened and slumped down.
Xu Yuehuai took a breath and closed the person's eyes.
"he……"
Ah Qi suffered a great emotional trauma and could not find peace for a long time.
"He died with his eyes wide open, and we don't know what happened to him. Alas, human life is so fragile."
"Let's see if there are any more clues."
Xu Yuehuai suppressed her nausea and searched through the mass grave. She quickly found bones and other corpses, and also saw packs of jackals and tigers.
"What is this? It's black, look?"
Ah Qi found black powdery substance in the folds of the clothes of each corpse. Xu Yuehuai couldn't figure out what it was for a while, so he grabbed a handful and put it in his sleeve.
Let's go.
She glanced back at the corpse, then turned and left.
On the way back, both of them were lost in thought, and neither of them took the initiative to speak to the other.
It was already late at night when we arrived at the inn.
Seeing that Xu Yuehuai had returned, Jiang Shichen and Zhou Wan lay down in their previous spot. "What were you doing, Grandma, in the middle of the night?"
The little guy noticed something was wrong and asked.
"I……"
Xu Yuehuai couldn't bear to expose the reality, so she pointed to Aqi and said, "Let's go for a walk with Aqi and see if there are any ways to make money nearby."
Ah Qi quickly responded and nodded.
The two of them then fell silent.
Just before going to sleep, Jiang Qianqian found herself next to Xu Yuehuai and secretly slipped a dried lotus leaf to her. When Xu Yuehuai opened it, she found a crumpled piece of beef jerky inside.
I was immediately touched, "Aren't you going to eat?"
“I have a small stomach, I’m full after eating this much, this was specially saved for you.”
But Xu Yuehuai knew that the little guy must be starving.
She couldn't refuse her kindness, so after finishing her meal, she patted Jiang Qianqian's head and said, "Don't worry, things will get better and better for us, trust me."
"Of course we believe in you, Grandma. You will definitely lead us out of this predicament."
As dawn broke, Xu Yuehuai tossed and turned, still unable to get a good rest.
But it's time for everyone to leave.
This huge team has high expenses, and they'll run out of money in no time.
After barely managing to fill their stomachs, the group left. After walking for most of the day, they arrived at a place with beautiful mountains and clear waters. Ah Qi turned around and said, "Grandma, this place is called Dragon Head Village. It's a very big village."
The crowd followed closely behind.
But Xu Yuehuai soon discovered that the situation here was exactly the same as in Qinshui Village before. There were mostly elderly, weak, women and children, and almost no young adults could be seen.
This made her feel suspicious. "Could it be that everyone has gone out to make money?"
Lost in thought, Xu Yuehuai saw a woman groaning inside the collapsed house. She rushed in and found the emaciated girl on the verge of death. She gave her water and food.
The woman wolfed down her food.
Seeing Xu Yuehuai's act of kindness, Zhou Qionghua immediately became dissatisfied. "I say, Yue'er, we don't even have anything to eat right now. You're giving her dry food out of the blue. What are we going to eat in the future?"
"Oh, so sister-in-law is going to be the manager now? Do we need your approval to do anything now?" These sarcastic words naturally came from Liu Cuiming.
Liu Cuiming looked at Zhou Qionghua provocatively.
Zhou Qionghua frowned, "Why are you everywhere?"
Xu Yuehuai looked at the two of them and said, "If you want to argue, go somewhere else and get lost!"
The two of them didn't dare say anything more and hurriedly left.
Only then did Xu Yuehuai help the girl, who was on the verge of death, to her feet. After eating something, the girl felt a little better and looked at Xu Yuehuai.
"Is this Longshou Village?"
Looking out, the rice paddies in the distance were all green. This was really strange. Everyone had food to eat, so why were they all waiting to die?
"Yes, young lady, where are you from?"
The girl asked, trembling.
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