Longevity starts with learning

Chapter 36
While thinking about it, Chu Mu slowly wandered around the courtyard, observing every place carefully, not missing every detail.

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

The thatched roof, the earth brick walls, and the walls have not been painted. The khaki walls are already dirty, and it is obvious that they have been there for some years.

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

In the middle is the lobby, on both sides of the lobby, there is a room on each side, and on the south side of the house, there is also a kitchen.

The wooden doors of several rooms are all open, and the room is dark, and the scenery in the room cannot be seen.

The few inspectors who followed Chu Mu were not brave people, they followed Chu Mu one by one, not daring to leave even half a step.

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

"bedroom……"

Looking at the furnishings in the room by the light of the fire, Chu Mu also had a judgment in his mind.

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

The bedding on the bed has disappeared, leaving only bare wooden boards.

The door of the cabinet is open, and there is nothing in the cabinet, other than that, it lies in other things.

The decoration in the lobby is even simpler, there is only a table on the side, and there is nothing on the table.

Glancing at it, Chu Mu seemed to have discovered something, stepped forward quickly, raised his hand to wipe on the table, and sniffed 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 incense offered to the original owner's father's tablet in his home.

In other words, this table was originally used to enshrine someone's tablet.

Tablet, incense burner...

Chu Mu pursed his lips, and had some guesses in his heart.

Looking around the empty lobby, after confirming that there was nothing missing, he went to the side room.

The furnishings in the side room are still simple, no difference from the bedroom, it is also a bed, a cabinet, also empty.

I wandered around the kitchen again, but still found nothing.

Everything in this house, which can be moved, seems to have been moved, and it is quite clean.

This seemed to be completely different from the messy scene seen by the other houses I passed by just now.

"Let's go."

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

As for what will happen next, it is not something Chu Mu should worry about.

Qili Village was not big at all, and a hundred or so patrolmen poured in, and it didn't take too long to turn Qili Village upside down.

Just as Chu Mu thought, there was nothing to gain, and he didn't see a single living person.

The whole village is already empty.

But in only half a day, how far can a village and dozens of families run in the vast mountains in this cold winter?
How can the traces left behind be completely covered up.

After resting in the village for a while, the dry food had just entered his stomach, and he set off again under a loud yell.

The goal is very clear, that is...to hunt down and kill the fleeing villagers of Qili Village, or to put it another way...rebels.

The night sky is full of stars.

The snow-covered mountains, under the moonlight, reflected a faint fluorescence, and the torch that should have been lit was also extinguished under He Ping's order.

All the inspectors traveled day and night, shuttled through the mountains and forests, and followed the traces left by the villagers of Qili Village.

The non-stop rush for the past day was bloody, and all the inspectors looked tired, but under the deterrence of the system, no one dared to complain, and they all kept their heads silently on the road.

Apart from the sound of footsteps stepping on the snow, the entire team had no other sounds.

Chu Mu walked silently at the back of the team, although he was exhausted, he managed to pull himself together.

Everyone knows that as long as they catch up with the villagers of Qili Village, there will inevitably be a fight that no one can escape.

The several attacks and killings encountered here, as well as the scene in the small courtyard just now, clearly show that most of them are facing ordinary people, but among them, there are also ruthless people!

Chu Mu's mentality is very contradictory now.

He hoped to catch up quickly, let himself fish in troubled waters and experience real combat with real swords and guns, hone his mentality and sword skills, and confirm his guess about the progress of sword skills just now.

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

After all, the harvest of his trip has far exceeded expectations.

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

But obviously, all of this is not up to Chu Mu to decide.

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

Although many footprints were left by the previous inspections, 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 chased in the wrong direction, judging from the traces, it is unlikely that the bamboo basket will be empty.

"Livestock, frame..."

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

Such a person who dragged his family along and fled with his belongings...

Speed ​​is bound to be greatly delayed.

With their speed, it may not be long before they can catch up and add some blood to the mountain.

"It's impossible to sit still..."

Chu Mu looked around at the darkness around him. The dense forest was deep and the night was dark, as if the cold arrows were attacking like in the daytime...

At this point in his thoughts, Chu Mu couldn't help but his heart skipped a beat, now is no better than during the day.

Although the snow is reflective, but the dense forest is deep and the light is equivalent to nothing. If an arrow is shot, it is estimated that it will not be found anywhere.

Not to mention that in the darkness, the ghost knows what kind of terrain is inside the forest. If you rush in, you might fall off the cliff.

As if to confirm Chu Mu's conjecture, the extremely abrupt screams suddenly sounded in this mountain forest.

The voice was shrill and painful, and in the darkness, it was like a heavy hammer, hitting hard on the hearts of all the tired and frightened inspectors.

This wailing sound was like a signal, followed by successive howls of pain in the inspection team.

"ignition!"

"Light it up!"

"Pay attention to concealment, enemy attack!"

There were inspectors cheering, and immediately, torches were lit one after another, and the fires drove away the darkness, and the scene of being attacked and wounded and mourning was also clearly reflected in the vision of all inspectors.

"Be careful, it's all hidden!"

"Northwest direction, there are people in the northwest direction!"

"Chasing, follow me!"

"It's there too, I saw it!"

"Don't panic, corps leaders at all levels, the team is upright, organize your own personnel!"

"Shieldmen step forward!"

"The crossbow team is ready to counterattack!"

For a moment, the original silence instantly turned into a hustle and bustle.

He Ping kept shouting and commanding, while maintaining the continuation, he also arranged to resist the attack in the darkness.

Although it was sudden, after experiencing several raids in the forest one after another, with the lessons learned from blood, this inspection team has obviously made a lot of progress.

Soon after the initial chaos, effective order was restored.

But in the darkness, it seems... there is no movement...

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(End of this chapter)