Longevity starts with learning

While thinking, Chu Mu slowly walked around the courtyard, looking at every place carefully and not missing any detail.

After walking around the courtyard, Chu Mu looked at the house in front of him.

The roof is thatched, and the walls are made of adobe bricks. The walls are not painted. The khaki-yellow walls are stained and have obviously been aged for some time.

The overall layout of the thatched house is similar to Chu Mu's own small courtyard.

The middle one is the lobby, with a room on each side of the lobby, and a kitchen on the south side of the house.

The wooden doors of several rooms were all open. The rooms were dark and the scenery inside the rooms could not be seen.

The few inspectors who followed Chu Mu were not bold people. They followed Chu Mu one by one and did not dare to leave even half a step.

Chu Mu hesitated for a while, and finally walked towards the room.

"bedroom……"

By the firelight, Chu Mu also made a judgment in his mind as he looked at the furnishings in the room.

The furnishings in the room are very simple, with a bed and a cabinet.

The bedding on the bed was gone, leaving only the bare wooden boards.

The cabinet door is open, and there is nothing in the cabinet, except for other things.

The furnishings in the lobby are even simpler. There is a table on the side, and there is nothing on the table.

After taking a glance, Chu Mu seemed to have discovered something. He quickly stepped forward, raised his hand and wiped it on the table. He smelled it at the tip of his nose, and the faint fragrance also invaded the tip of his nose.

"Offering incense?"

Chu Mu frowned. This smell seemed to be exactly the same as the scent of the incense used to enshrine the original owner's father's tablet in his home.

In other words, this table was originally used as a memorial tablet for a certain person.

Tablets, incense burners...

Chu Mu pursed his lips and had some guesses in his mind.

He looked around the empty lobby to make sure nothing was missing before heading to the side room.

The furnishings in the side room are still simple. Different from the bedroom, there is also a bed and a cupboard, which are also empty.

I walked around the kitchen again and still found nothing.

Everything in this house that can be moved seems to have been moved and tidied up quite cleanly.

This is completely different from the messy scene seen in other houses I just passed.

"Let's go."

Chu Mu waved his hand and walked out of the courtyard. He met Wu Shuo who had just passed by and immediately told him about the situation in the courtyard.

As for what happens next, it's not Chu Mu's business to worry about.

Qili Village was not big to begin with, but a hundred or so inspection patrols poured in. It didn't take long before the Qili Village was turned upside down.

Just as Chu Mu thought, nothing was gained and no living person was seen.

The entire village was already empty of people.

But in just half a day, how far can a village and dozens of families travel in the vast mountains in this cold winter?

How can the traces left behind be completely covered up.

After resting for only a moment in the village and having just eaten dry food, they set off again under the shouts.

The goal is very clear, that is... to hunt down the escaped villagers of Qili Village, or rather... the traitors.

The night sky is full of stars.

The snow-covered mountains reflected a faint fluorescent light under the moonlight, and the torches that were supposed to be lit were extinguished under He Ping's order.

The inspections were carried out at night and under the stars, traveling through the mountains and forests, following the traces left by the villagers of Qili Village.

After nearly a day of non-stop driving, it was bloody and all the inspectors looked tired. However, under the intimidation of the system, no one dared to complain. They all immersed themselves in silence and hurried on.

There was no other sound from the entire team except the sound of footsteps trampling on the snow.

Chu Mu walked silently at the back of the team. Although he was tired, he still managed to cheer up.

Everyone knew that as long as they caught up with the villagers in Qili Village, there would be a fight that no one could escape.

The several attacks and killings they encountered when they came here, as well as the scene in the small courtyard just now, clearly showed that most of the people they faced were ordinary people, but there were also ruthless people among them!

Chu Mu's current mentality is very contradictory.

He hopes to catch up quickly so that he can fish in troubled waters and experience the actual combat of real swords and guns, hone his mentality and sword skills, and confirm his guess about the progress of sword skills.

I also hope that they are chasing in the wrong direction now. Even if they work in vain, it is much better than risking their lives to fight with real swords and guns.

After all, his gains from this trip have far exceeded expectations.

If you take more risks, the risks and rewards will be completely out of proportion.

But obviously, Chu Mu can't decide all this.

Chu Mu stopped and looked at the darkness around him, his eyes finally fixed on the footprints on the ground.

Although the previous inspections left many footprints, it is not difficult to see the traces left by the people of Qili Village.

The footprints of livestock, dung, and the wheel marks of wooden carts are all clearly visible.

Even if they pursue the wrong direction, judging from these traces, it is unlikely that they will achieve nothing.

"Livestock, frame..."

Chu Mu frowned slightly, but looked into the darkness in the distance again.

To escape like this with a family and belongings behind...

The speed will inevitably be greatly delayed.

With their speed, it won't take long for them to catch up and add some blood to the mountain.

"It's impossible to sit still and wait for death..."

Chu Mu looked around at the darkness around him. The dense forest was deep and the night was dim. If there was a cold arrow attack like during the day...

Thinking of this, Chu Mu's heart skipped a beat. Now is not the daytime.

Although the snow reflects light, the forest is deep and the light is almost nonexistent. If an arrow is shot, it is estimated that it will not be found.

Not to mention that in the darkness, who knows what the terrain is like in the forest. If you rush in, you may fall off the cliff.

As if to confirm Chu Mu's guess, an extremely abrupt scream suddenly sounded in the forest.

The voice was shrill and painful. In the darkness, it was like a heavy hammer, hitting the hearts of all the inspectors who were already tired and frightened.

This wailing sound was like a signal. Then, one after another, painful howlings sounded in the inspection team.

"Light the fire!"

"Light the fire quickly!"

"Be careful to hide, enemy attack!"

A patrol shouted loudly, and then torches were lit one after another. The flames drove away the darkness, and the scene of wounded people crying in the attack was also clearly reflected in the vision of all patrols.

"Be careful, hide!"

"There's someone in the northwest!"

"Chase, follow me!"

"There's someone over there, too, I saw it!"

"Don't panic, squad leaders at all levels, team leaders, organize your personnel!"

"Shieldmen, move forward!"

"Bowmen and crossbowmen, prepare to counterattack!"

For a moment, the silence turned into a clamor.

He Ping kept shouting and commanding, maintaining continuity while also arranging to resist the attack in the dark.

Although it was sudden, after several raids in the forest and the bloody lessons, this inspection team has obviously made considerable progress.

After the initial chaos, effective order was quickly restored.

But in the darkness, it seemed... no movement...

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