Cheng Bai was famous for being pampered among the three of them. Normally, when he went out, he would eat and dress well. This time, he had been dragged out by Ye Beiming to follow the Heavenly Hunting Corps. He hadn't eaten or slept well the entire time, so he was filled with resentment.
As he complained, he swatted a few mosquitoes to death, not forgetting to complain about his good friend. "You, you keep saying that you're not worried, so why are you still following behind us? You made this young master feed bugs for several nights last night." Cheng Bai's face was filled with resentment.
"In three days, we'll enter the southern border of Zhou State. There's no time to lose. We need to hurry through the night and get to the purple gold mine before them." Ye Beiming's grey eyes flickered as he glanced at Yun Sheng, who was particularly conspicuous in the crowd.
"Little wild cat, if you knew the purpose of this prince's trip, you would probably be half dead from anger." Ye Beiming thought of Yun Sheng's reaction and a trace of a smile appeared on his face.
His smile stunned the two men beside him.
The three figures disappeared into the boundless sea of trees.
Yun Sheng suddenly sneezed. Just a moment ago, she seemed to have felt someone looking at her from behind. When she turned around, she didn't see anything.
Night. In the southern border of Zhou State, there was a quiet village. When the pitch-black night quietly enveloped the village, a large yellow dog was lying on the ground at the entrance of the village.
The yellow moon hung above the treetops at the entrance of the village.
This was an ordinary village that could be seen everywhere in Zhou State. There weren't many households in the village, only around a hundred or so.
This kind of village was very common in Zhou State. Because there were many of them and they were located in a remote area, even the map of Zhou State didn't have any detailed records of them.
The commoners living in the village only remembered that the village was called Jingkou Village because the shape of the village resembled a well.
Most of the villagers here made a living by farming. A small number of families made a living by hunting. These villagers had lived here in peace and contentment for over a hundred years.
This night was the same as countless other nights. It was still quiet. The sound of the woman singing a lullaby and the chirping of the insects in the grass overlapped, rising and falling one after another.
Suddenly, the big yellow dog in the village barked, and the village entrance was brightly lit.
Almost at the same time, everyone in the village woke up.
They were in a panic. The women hugged their children while the men grabbed the hatchet at the head of the bed.
A woman in her thirties hurriedly put on her clothes. Her husband also had a machete in his hand.
"Sixth Father, they're here. Those people are here. What should we do?" The woman's voice was mixed with the sound of crying.
"Don't panic, mother. What will come will come sooner or later." Liu Zi's father comforted his wife sadly. They hurriedly shook their thirteen-year-old son, Liu Zi, awake.
"Father, Mother, are they here?" The youth who was called Liuzi was not tall. When he heard the commotion, he also woke up.
However, his parents refused to let him out no matter what. They only forcefully pulled him to the side of the bed.
They saw that they lifted the straw mat on the bed. Under the straw mat was a cellar.
This cellar was obviously dug not long ago. In addition to storing some water and dry food, it could only accommodate one person.
Once the straw mat was covered, the cellar could not be seen. It was very hidden. If one did not look carefully, they would not notice it at all.
"Father, Mother, I don't want to go down." Liu Zi held his parents' hands and did not let go. Although he was not old, he was already a sensible child.
During this time, the news from the neighboring villages had already made the whole village panic.
"Liu Zi, when those evil thieves come, the whole village will suffer. Hide in there and remember, don't come out. The water and dry food inside is enough for you to eat for a day and a night. When there's no more movement outside, you can come out. "Liu Zi's father heard the sound of crying, children crying, and dogs barking outside.
He became even more anxious. He gritted his teeth and hit the back of Liu Zi's head hard. Liu Zi only saw darkness in front of his eyes and fainted.
Liu Zi's mother wiped her tears and watched Liu Zi's father put the child in the cellar.
The couple covered the child with the straw mat again. At this time, there was a rough knocking sound outside, and the door was knocked open with a bang.
A few wolfhounds with two heads rushed in.
No matter how dark the night was, it would always end.
After an unknown period of time, Liu Zi, who was dry and hungry in the cellar, was awakened by hunger.
The cellar was very dark and damp. Remembering his parents' advice, Liu Zi could only grope around in the cellar.
When he touched dry food, he ate it. When he touched a water bag, he drank it. He did not know how much time had passed.
Only then did he push open the cellar door. The straw mat was lifted, and Liu Zi climbed out.
The room was a mess. All the tables and chairs were smashed. The walls and the door were all burned black. Obviously, when the evil thieves broke in, they not only robbed people, but also set the room on fire.
There was no one in the room. His parents had long disappeared.
Liu Zi pushed open the door. It was dark outside.
It turned out that he had unknowingly hidden in the cellar for a day and a night.
In the village, there were ruins everywhere. The residents who used to live there seemed to have disappeared overnight.
In the village, there was nothing.
These neighbors who used to laugh and chat with him had all disappeared overnight.
The evil thieves took away all the available able-bodied men. They did not even let go of the women, the elderly, the children, and the livestock.
It was that group of people.
"These beasts, I'm going to kill them!" Liu Zi was like a trapped beast, roaring from his throat.
At this time, his eyes fell on the corner of his house that was burned to ashes. He saw an iron bow.
Liu Zi's ancestors were hunters for generations. This iron bow weighed more than eighty pounds and was the family heirloom of Liu Zi's family.
Liu Zi's father never let Liu Zi touch this iron bow before, but tonight, this precious iron bow was abandoned in the corner.
Liu Zi stepped forward and picked up the iron bow.
The iron bow was scalding hot from the fire, and a few blisters immediately appeared on the boy's hand. But he couldn't care less about this. He carried the iron bow on his back without hesitation and walked towards the dark south.
A tragedy like the one that occurred in Jingkou Village happened every half a month or so in the southern border of the Great Zhou and Later Qin.
However, these things were completely unknown to the emperor of Zhou State, who was in the bustling Yujing.
A few days later, Yun Sheng and the others had already entered the southern border of Zhou State.
In the eight years since Yun Sheng came to the Boundless Land, she had spent most of her time in Jiaoye Village in the northern part of Zhou State.
Even Yujing City, where she had stayed for almost two years, was located in the central part of Zhou State.
Mount Daoye's Hunter Citadel was located in the southern part of Zhou State. However, Mount Daoye was different from the southern part of Zhou State where the purple gold mine was located.
Mount Daoye's Hunter Citadel was located in the southwestern part of Zhou State. Legend had it that the purple gold mine was found in the southeastern part of Zhou State.
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