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    Tie Heng and his party trekked in the mountains for another two days.  The reason was actually Tie Heng's fault.  The poisonous water swept away by the Dragon Suction Technique fell over a large area like rain, causing a certain degree of pollution to the mountain forest. The mounts that everyone left behind were also affected and became weak under the influence of the toxin.  Several horses also died.  Coupled with several injured people in the team, their marching speed was naturally greatly reduced.

    At this moment, Tie Heng was walking with Xiao Qiang, far ahead of the team.  They are exploring paths, avoiding dangers and looking for easier paths.  This is a very tiring job. It's good to go through thorns and thorns. But when you encounter a dead end, you have to turn back the same way, which is equivalent to a useless effort.

    Originally, Xiao Qiang and two other companions who were good at investigation were responsible for this job, but after what happened in the water pool, Li Qian and the others put all the blame on Xiao Qiang and pushed the most difficult job to him.  Do it alone.  Tie Heng couldn't stand it, so he helped him out to explore the way.

    In fact, Xiao Qiang¡¯s ability is not weak, especially his Qinggong is very outstanding, and he is among the best among all his classmates.  It's just that he doesn't seem to realize his own advantages and lacks self-confidence.  Tie Heng knew from the chats in the past two days that Xiao Qiang was indeed from a commoner family. He was bullied by the wealthy officials in the academy, so he had to find a backer.  For six years, he had been Gao Pengfei's errand boy in exchange for peace and quiet.  He was able to graduate early this time, partly because his grades were really good, and partly because of Gao Pengfei's care.  Therefore, he acted grovelingly, like a slave.  In his heart, he still has male ambitions, and he is very eager to gain military glory in this war to change his status.

    "It's almost evening, we have to find a place to camp quickly." On a hillside, Xiao Qiang looked up at the sky and saw that the sky to the west was already tinged with sunset.

    "There is a valley ahead. Let's go take a look. It should be an ideal campsite." Tie Heng said and glanced at him. Xiao Qiang's expression was very bad. In the past two days, he was not only physically tired, but also mentally endured.  The pressure from peers¡¯ censure is obviously heavy.  "Senior, are you okay? You seem to be suffering from heat stroke. Do you want to rest for a while?"

    "No, I'm fine." Xiao Qiang wiped the sweat off his face, shook his head and said, "We'd better keep moving forward and decide on the campsite."

    Seeing that he was already riding down the hillside, Tie Heng had no choice but to follow him.  The two of them walked forward for a while and stopped at the mouth of a valley.  Looking into the valley, the valley is full of lush shrubs and is not a suitable place to camp for the night.

    "Damn it!" Xiao Qiang was quite frustrated.

    Tie Heng was also a little disappointed. In a blink of an eye, he found a few fruit trees not far away. The trees were heavy with ripe and plump wild fruits that bent the branches. They were so bright and red that it was tempting to look at them.  Tie Heng drove his horse closer, reached out and picked a fruit, wiped it on his clothes, and took a bite. The sweet juice and crisp pulp were very delicious and quenched his thirst.

    "Senior, go ahead." Tie Heng threw a few fruits to Xiao Qiang, then took out a cloth bag and put a lot of it in it.

    "Hey! This is" Tie Heng suddenly made other discoveries.

    "What's wrong?" Xiao Qiang heard his voice, dropped the half-eaten wild fruit, and ran over.

    "Look, there is a path here." Tie Heng pointed to the ground between a few fruit trees. A path could be vaguely seen among the weeds. It seemed that someone often traveled here and stepped on it.

    "This means there is someone nearby!" Xiao Qiang was slightly excited.  We have been in this uninhabited mountain for several days, and it would definitely be a good thing if we could meet a local to guide us.

    "Let's take a look along this path?" Tie Heng suggested.

    "Okay." Xiao Qiang took the lead in riding without even thinking.

    The trail was very inconspicuous and intermittent. Several times, the two of them had to look around before finding the connecting road again.  Finally, they turned around a forest, looked up, and saw a village sitting on the hillside not far away.  Many terraces have been opened on both sides of the stockade, and there are even simple waterwheels and canals to introduce water from mountain springs into the fields.

    "They are local mountain people." Xiao Qiang showed a smile on his face.

    Tie Heng was not happy. He stared at the village and said solemnly: "That village may be empty."

    "Empty?" Xiao Qiangren was very smart. After hearing this and observing carefully, he also found something unreasonable.  It was almost evening now, when the housewives were preparing dinner, but there was no smoke in the village.  There are also those terraced fields, although crops are planted in them, but looking at the weeds in the ridges, it is obvious that the owner of the fields has not taken care of them for a while.

      The two looked at each other, Xiao Qiang pondered for a moment, and asked uncertainly: "Let's go over and have a look, maybe there is someone inside."

    Tie Heng nodded and followed him up the mountain.  When they came to the village gate, both of them were sure that there should be no one in the village.  The heavy gate of the village was ajar, but not closed.  There were no sentries on the three-foot-high wall made of stone and wood, and the village was completely silent, with no human voices, no cocks or dogs barking.

    "Be careful." Xiao Qiang reminded him kindly.

    "You too." Tie Heng got off his horse, pushed open half of the door, and looked inside warily before holding the horse's reins and walking into the village.

    "Excuse me, is anyone here?" Tie Heng shouted loudly and waited for a while, but did not get any response.

    "It seems that there is indeed no one left." Xiao Qiang's disappointment was palpable.

    "Let's take a look around!" Tie Heng tied his horse to a wooden stake nearby and took out a wild fruit from the bag just now and fed it to the horse. Then he patted the brown horse affectionately.  Horse's neck.  His and Xiao Qiang's mounts were the two horses in the team that were least affected by the poisonous water, and they were also the most powerful of all the horses. This was the only benefit they gained from their hard work in exploring the road.

    Xiao Qiang was very cautious and did not separate from Tie Heng. The two searched several houses together.

    "Look, these buildings are still intact, and the village is not too messy. The original residents here may have moved their families to avoid the war! You see, the money in the house, as well as food and livestock, have all been taken away.  "Xiao Qiang checked the rice vat, ran into the house and rummaged through the boxes, and finally came to this conclusion.

    "Yeah." Tie Heng responded. He wiped the dust on the table and found that the dust was not thick, indicating that the residents here had not been away for a long time.  He glanced at the furnishings in the room again. Although they were a little shabby, they were still complete.  "They seemed to have left in a hurry, and many things were not moved."

    "What ordinary people fear most is war, and it is normal to relocate in a hurry." Xiao Qiang said with emotion.  "This is not far from Haizhou!"

    After confirming that there was no danger, the two walked around the village again.  This village is not big, with only three to four hundred people based on its size and number of houses.  In the center of the village is a small martial arts training ground, and you can also see martial arts tools such as stone locks and sticks in the corners.  Located at the back is the most important building in the village, the ancestral hall.

    The two of them went in and took a look. The ancestors' memorial tablets and sacrificial utensils on the table were gone, and the entire ancestral hall was empty, leaving only some tables, chairs and benches.  This situation further proved their previous suspicion that the mountain people in the village moved away on their own initiative.

    "Everyone can stay here tonight." Xiao Qiang said with a hint of relaxation. What he needs most now is the recognition and understanding of his companions, so he has been working hard to make some contribution.

    "Then we have to go back quickly and bring everyone here before dark. Otherwise, it will be difficult to walk on the mountain road in the dark."

    "Yes, yes, let's go back quickly."

    Xiao Qiang and Tie Heng rode back along the original route to join the brigade.  When they explained the situation, everyone was very happy.  Because of the poisonous water slug thing, no matter what they did in the past two days, they had to be cautious and nervous, especially when they were camping at night. The slightest disturbance would wake up most of the people.  It was too timely to have a place where they could rest peacefully, otherwise their bodies would have been overwhelmed by the fear in their hearts.

    With Xiao Qiang leading the way, this group of young people arrived at the vacant village before the sun set.  Seeing the high walls of the building, many people breathed a sigh of relief, and the uneasiness in their expressions also reduced a lot.

    "Those houses in the north belong to us girls. What do you think about you moving to the houses in the south?" Everyone came to the martial arts training ground in the center of the village and looked around at the surrounding houses. Li Qian began to allocate the night  Overnight accommodation.

    Gao Pengfei naturally would not object to her proposal, but before he could agree, Gongsun Bian reminded them.  "This place is still in the mountains. No one can say whether it is safe or not. I think it is best for everyone not to separate."

    "This" Gao Pengfei felt that Gongsun Bian was right. He looked at Li Qian and hesitated slightly.

    Tie Heng joined in at this time: "Elder brother is right, we still gather together to rest like the previous two days. That room is the ancestral hall, which is large enough for more than twenty of us to spread out on the floor. You girls  You can surround the sleeping area with blankets and sheets, or you can pitch a tent inside.¡±

    Listening to what the two of them said, Li?I also understand that this is safer, after all, safety is the first priority now.

    "Okay! Let's all rest in the ancestral hall tonight." Li Qian said and glanced at Tie Heng and Gongsun Bian, then turned back and glared at Gao Pengfei before calling a few girls into the ancestral hall.

    Gao Pengfei smiled bitterly, but didn't say much.  He took out the map he bought and considered the surrounding mountains for a long time before determining his current location.

    "Is this small village marked on the map?" Gongsun Bian walked over and asked him.

    "Not to mention, this village really exists." Gao Pengfei raised his head and smiled. The map he bought specifically marked some mountain trails in the central mountainous area of ??Yuezhou. It is very valuable to those who gather medicine or kill demons. It also marked some local areas.  The human cottage is quite detailed.

    "This village is called Mojiazhai on the map, and more than ten miles to the east is Guandao." As soon as Gao Pengfei said these words, everyone cheered.  They had already regretted their decision to take a shortcut through the mountain road that day. Now that they could finally get out of this mountainous area, it was really good news to boost their morale.

    "Everyone, please fill your stomachs, wash up, and then go to bed early! We will go all out tomorrow morning. The horses have been fed herbs for the past two days and the effect has been good. The toxins have been removed and their physical strength has recovered. It should not be a problem to return to the official road.  Let's try to find a military station and have a good rest." Gao Pengfei suddenly felt much better.  In the past two days, due to the injuries on his body and the casualties of his companions, he was in a rather gloomy mood.  After all, all these troubles were caused by his suggestion to take shortcuts, and he had a certain responsibility, so the pressure in his heart was much heavier than it looked on the outside.

    Gao Pengfei made some assignments for everyone.  First, everyone gathered the horses in the open space on the side of the ancestral hall. After washing them, they fed them well.  He also designated several people to take turns to guard the village wall at night, and closed the gate of the village and fastened the thick bolt.
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