But misfortune never came singularly, and on the way, the two of them encountered danger again.

Birds were constantly aroused in the forest, and an army lined up in long rows on the mountain road was moving quickly. The marching soldiers were all wearing sharp legs, looking at their armor and the cold light reflected from their weapons, hiding in the grass beside the road, Yan Xing and the girl were frightened.

The girl was frightened because she didn't expect that she was still fantasizing just now, hoping that this troubled time would be stable as soon as possible, and people like Yan Xing who made her care about could not be injured or bleeding. But in a blink of an eye, bad luck came to her. Seeing these vicious people and horses cutting wood and cutting the way, searching for mountains and walking on dangerous roads, it was obviously aimed at the settlements in the mountains.

Although Yan Xing prompted her to hide in the grass with a small deer in time, when she thought of the terrible scene of these open flame soldiers rushing into the settlement, the girl couldn't help but tremble. She couldn't help but remember that she had such a group of aggressive soldiers rushed into their tribe, killing her parents, siblings, and destroying her home.

The scenes of the soldiers in front of him suddenly overlapped with the scenes of the murderers back then. The girl hiding in the grass was shocking and could only hold the little deer in her arms tightly, fearing that she would lose everything she had now.

Yan Xing was frightened because he saw several ragged rebel soldiers in front of him. If it were not as expected, the marching men in front of him were attracted by those soldiers. These defeated soldiers who led the way were most likely the group of riots who attacked Niu Tai and were ambushed and repelled by mountain people last night.

Thinking of this, Yan Xing couldn't help but sigh in his heart. The mountain people refused to obey the command for a little profit in front of them, and attacked without authorization. As a result, they disrupted all the arrangements of the entire annihilation of soldiers, allowing several soldiers to escape into the mountains and forests while the chaos was in chaos. Now these soldiers have brought great disasters to the gathering of Oxtails. The cause and effect of this world is also to let the false people suffer the consequences.

However, even the evil consequences caused by the mountain people have been affected by the whirlpool. Yan Xing, who was deeply trapped in it, had to fight hard. There were at least 300 people in front of him, and it was not something that could be stopped by the low fence and the gathering of strong and sparse oxtails. If the people in the settlement were slaughtered, his plan to return to Liangzhou would be in vain.

Moreover, there is also the girl around her. She said that her original home was destroyed by the war, so how could she let her watch her second home be destroyed by these soldiers?

Maybe this was also arranged by God, and I was destined to repay everything the girl did for me before leaving.

Thinking of this, Yan Xing quickly whispered to the girl curled up next to him:

"Do you know there are small paths and shortcuts to go back to the settlement? We have to go back quickly. At this time, the settlement may be in chaos!"

"Uh-huh."

The girl lowered her head in a low voice. She knew that there was still a remote mountain road to go back. So the two looked at each other and carefully retreated in the grass, trying not to make loud noises that alarmed the marching group.

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When Yan Xing and the girl ran wildly and rushed back to the settlement on the path, as Yan Xing expected, the mountain people in the settlement were already in chaos.

The anvil hanging on the corner of the settlement gate has been knocked, and a rapid "clang" warning sound has spread throughout the settlement.

Such a group of people suddenly appeared in the mountains, searching the mountains and entering the forest, and cutting the road was very disturbing. When they went out to farm in the morning, the mountain people who collected them were soon alarmed and discovered the arrival of danger one after another.

Just like a frightened rabbit, they found danger and fled back to the settlement in groups of three or two, and hurriedly reported this information to the three elders in the settlement, the old man holding a dove stick. Soon the anvil that was warning in the corner was knocked, and the news of the arrival of soldiers spread throughout the small settlement.

The mountain people who learned this news were so terrible and anxious. Although the mountain people who returned said that they had not seen the army under any banner, in the current world where "thieves pass like combs, soldiers pass like combs", no matter whether the soldiers or bandits come, the oxtail gathering would not have a good result. If there were such a large number of thieves, they would be afraid that the oxtail gathering would be burned, killed, looted, and razed to the ground. If the officers and soldiers come, the situation would not be much better. Originally, they were fugitives in exile in the mountains, and even if they were killed and cut off their heads as military merits, no one would help them complain.

In times of crisis, the mountain people who have become dependent always can't help but think of the "strict teachers" who have helped them escape disasters repeatedly.

After all, it seems that the only one who can save them now is "stricken teacher".

It has to be said that the Yan Shi, who decided to live in seclusion here, had long been judging that this place was not a place to defend based on his investigation of the dangerous situation of Niuwei Mountain. Although Niuwei Mountain is rarely visited, there is no natural and convenient place to rely on. What can ensure its stability and be uninvasive to the outside world is only the condition that it is little known and indifferent.

In other words, once a powerful foreign enemy invades, just walk straight along the discovered mountain road, you can reach the oxtail gathering and capture this place in one fell swoop.

Therefore, in order to prevent accidents, after conquering the mountain people in the settlement, Yan summoned them to build an authentic tunnel to escape.

The art of authenticity has existed since ancient times. In the book "Mozi", the Mohist master, who is known as not attacking and defending, recorded in detail the methods of using digging tunnels to attack cities and using digging tunnels to prevent the opponent from attacking cities, and summarized the specific measures of "acupuncture" and "preparing acupoints" into the article "preparing acupoints".

However, the tunnel that Master Yan built was not for attack or defense, but for use for mountain people who encountered unexpected events.

As the saying goes, "The cunning rabbit has three holes". This tunnel is the treasure for many mountain people to escape. It is just to keep it confidential. The entrance to the tunnel was moved many times when it was finally completed. Now only the Yan Shi and the three elders in the settlement know the real entrance.

Master Yan did not disappoint everyone's expectations and soon decided on a strategy with the three elders in the clan. He took people to open the entrance of the tunnel that had been covered up, while the three elders stayed to supervise everyone. Each person was only allowed to bring food and clothing, and other things to live, and nothing else could be brought with him. The tunnel was already crowded. If everyone wanted to bring with him, it would not only cause the tunnel to be crowded and collapsed, but also delay time and increase the risk of being discovered by the enemy.
Chapter completed!