Chapter 699: On the Run

t's tail crashed down, sending a beastman flying with a mouthful of blood. He was knocked unconscious instantly."I let him live for just one breath."He immediately said."Keep going, there are still a...Zhang Zhong trembled as he asked, "He still couldn't believe that humans could be so cruel."

"Go smell them, they reek of rot, you can't cover it up. That's the smell that clings to those who are addicted to eating 'two-legged sheep'."

Ripples said calmly.

This time, no one moved. Because the four Zhang brothers had just engaged in close combat with these four people, and they naturally smelled the stench.

Now the entire courtyard was eerily silent, save for the crackling of the burning torches.

"Those who listen to the ripples, since they've already set their sights on our children, it would be even more trouble if they brought in their accomplices."

"Damn it!" Zhang Shi spat fiercely, then circled the courtyard, looking for stones to kill these bastards who coveted his son.

"Little uncle, don't get your hands dirty. Dig a deep hole and just bury them."

Ripples knew these simple farmers hadn't stained their hands with blood, so it was normal for them to tremble with fear.

"All of you go dig a hole. Ripple, wake up your mother and several aunts and grandmothers, get yourselves ready. After we deal with these five people, we'll leave tonight. If those animals' companions catch up to us, it will be too late."

Old Zhang's head stated decisively.

Yes, Father!

"Yes, sir!"

Old Zhang addressed his two grandsons standing beside him:

"I just told your sister what I heard and saw, remember"

"Grandpa, we remembered."

Both grandsons were fourteen years old, teenagers. Although they felt heartburn, they still endured it. They were half the pillars of this family and couldn't back down.

Go help your Ripple Sister.

Old Zhang and his two grandsons and granddaughters entered the room. They leaned against the doorframe for a while before calming down, then turned and walked in. They found that everyone was already packing up. Looking into the inner room, they saw several daughters-in-law under the leadership of their mother-in-law, had already put away all the bedding.

At this moment, the inside of the house was eerily quiet. When the commotion just happened, all the women inside had woken up. They knew that going out wouldn't help and might even hinder their men, so they gripped their rolling pins tightly and huddled under the eaves by the wall. They listened intently to everything happening outside.

Especially after listening to Lianyi's words about "two-faced people," the hairs on the back of their necks stood on end. The two daughters-in-law and Hui Niang who were named immediately turned pale. If it weren't for Lianyi's vigilance and protection, their children would never have dared to imagine such a thing.

Zhang Jia's four brothers and Song Dachuan, the five of them holding their breath, used less than two hours to dig a three-meter deep pit in the vegetable field behind the village chief's house. They directly threw the five struggling people into the pit, covering their mouths. They quickly filled the pit with soil and Zhang Shi even stepped on it several times to pack the soil down, leaving them no way out.

When they returned to the front yard, Old Zhang's side was also ready. They held torches and left the eerie and terrifying village at night.

Everyone remained silent, only continuing their journey relentlessly. After a whole night of travel, they climbed over a mountain. On the other side of the mountain, they finally saw some green. The family continued on their way, trying their best to avoid areas where refugees gathered.

"Once you cross this mountain, you'll reach the north of Liangzhou. This area hasn't been affected by the disaster, but because refugees from the south are flocking here, we need to be even more careful. We must not only prepare for the influx of refugees but also watch out for those who may take advantage of the situation."

Her mind was filled with maps of Dayan, so she would never get lost.

"Ripples, who are those people you're talking about who are muddying the waters"

Xin immediately asked.

Since the night we experienced the Ghost Village, everyone tacitly accepted that Lianyi, the most knowledgeable among us, was our invisible leader. We still followed Lao Zhangtou's arrangements for daily activities. For any decisions he couldn't make, he would consult with Lianyi.

Since she was asked, Ripples took the opportunity to give them a quick rundown so she wouldn't be taken advantage of and still help others make money. It wasn't their fault they lacked experience, some people had never left their village for generations.

There are two kinds of people who muddle the waters: those who act for personal gain and those who act for financial gain.

Those who deal in people are either human traffickers or old madams from brothels. They take advantage of the desperation of disaster victims who sell their daughters and sons for survival. They buy away those children who look good, but those who refuse to sell their children, like our family, might be stolen or robbed. They might even drug a child with a piece of candy and carry them away.

Since we've arrived at such a place, it is crucial that we stay together and remain vigilant. Always pay attention to your surroundings and avoid casual conversations with anyone who approaches us. These individuals could be trying to extract information from us.

Those who pursue wealth value material possessions, such as the jade and pearls we unexpectedly acquired. They can exchange these for a small amount of grain, then resell them in other provinces at ten or even a hundred times the original price.

These things can't be eaten or drunk, they're not as good as two ounces of grain, so some disaster victims will give them up. We can't show these things, lest we attract attention.

Those with a conscience, at least give us some food. When we encounter those cruel people, even if they rob you openly, there's nothing you can do. So I still say the same thing, everyone should be more vigilant, after all, we are few.

Ripple doesn't mind saying it in scarier terms, so these people stay vigilant.

"All of you heard ripples, she's not scaring you. Our Zhang family village and your grandmother have been migrating to the village since our generation. Do you still remember Old Man Liu's house in the west of the village"

Remember, I seem to have some family connection with your aunt.

"Yes, that's their house. When their family fled to Zhangjia Village, there were only four left. They lost five children along the way, who died and were never found again."

When Lao Zhang was free, he would also chat with the men from the same village. These were all things he heard from Liu Lao Han himself.

Several women hugged their children tightly and whispered to them, telling them not to eat anything from strangers, to stay close to their parents, and if they ever got lost, to shout loudly for their parents and elder sister's names.

The ripples of hearing made her go black, but since she achieved her goal, she didn't care. After all, it was for the good of the children.

After entering the northern part of Liangzhou, they weaved their way through the area, hoping to leave Liangzhou's territory as quickly as possible. As soon as they entered Huangzhou's territory, they would be free from the status of disaster victims, after all, not all disaster victims wanted to go to Huangzhou. Most preferred to go to Huizhou, which was closer to Liangzhou and more prosperous.

When the Zhang family reached the middle section of northern Liangzhou, they were stopped at the gates of Haoyuan County. A large number of refugees had gathered there, a vast sea of people with vacant eyes fixed on the city gate.

We need to leave Liangzhou, and we must go through Haoyuan County. There's no way to avoid it.

Ripples stood on her cart piled high with luggage, gazing at the distant city walls and said.ass on time. After the afternoon classes ended, she had dinner with her roommates and then went to the library to continue studying.The ripples have already finished reading this semester's textbooks...