Chapter 116: Chapter 116: The Village Chapter 116: Chapter 116: The Village It was no surprise that Bai Junjun was exceedingly cautious, after all, the man inside the horse carriage was none other than her former fiancé.

Back when the original owner was at the peak of her power, she had trampled this fiancé beneath her feet. Now, with their identities switched, the former fiancé had become the leader, she had become a bandit. It was uncertain how the fiancé would retaliate after the tables were turned.

So, Bai Junjun conservatively decided to linger at the back of the group, firmly refusing to move to the front.

Old Uncle Qiu’s family had always looked up to Bai Junjun as their leader and since they themselves had been traveling towards the back these days, they didn’t find anything odd about it.

The personal grievances between Bai Junjun and the Seven-Person Team were thus temporarily suppressed.

Although everyone had agreed to forget yesterday’s events once they set off, such a significant occurrence was not so easily forgotten.

Thus, there was a significant change in everyone’s demeanor compared to before. Firstly, everyone’s expressions unconsciously revealed a sense of gravity, and secondly, their pace had quickened a lot.

There was no choice, as a vengeful army could emerge from behind at any moment. The only safe plan was to reach Biluo as soon as possible.

The group set off early, continuing until the early hours of Wei Hour before hurriedly stopping to eat. After a brief reorganization, they continued on their journey.

Unconsciously, dusk fell, and driven by the urgency to escape, they managed to cover an extra ten miles more than usual.

Although they all knew they should continue moving forward, their physical strength was simply running out. The steps of the people became heavier and heavier, but the Seven-Person Team did not stop, so neither dared they stop. Everyone persisted, clenching their teeth.

It was at this moment that Xiao Chan, who had gone out for another scouting trip, hurried back.

He leapt onto the horse carriage like lightning. At this time, Li Wenli, who was still asleep, had not yet woken up, so he could only communicate with Ah Dao, who was on the carriage roof.

“Ah Dao, there’s a village up ahead,”

“A village?” Ah Dao furrowed his brow slightly.

Over the years, they had roamed through various places in the north and had become quite familiar with the area, but in Ah Dao’s memory, there was no village ahead.

However, a village had suddenly appeared, whether newly built or previously existing. Regardless, Ah Dao decided to bypass it.

“We won’t enter the village, nor will we stop.”

“Okay.”

Having received Ah Dao’s command, Xiao Chan ran back to inform the others of the situation.

“In a little while, we will pass by a village, but as it has appeared rather suddenly, for safety’s sake we will neither stop nor enter it. Everyone, hang in there for another Shichen Chinese Time, then we will make camp to rest,”

The group all nodded continuously upon hearing this, becoming more alert as they passed the strange village.

The aforementioned village was nestled in a hollow between hills, and since everyone was walking along the mountain ridge, they could clearly see the appearance of the village below.

This village had about a dozen families, with houses sparsely scattered in the hollow.

However, these wooden houses were all very new, clearly indicating recent settlement.

The sight sparked some envy among the travelers; it was clear that the settlers were refugees, having the courage to make a stand in such a place was truly admirable.

After all, with no village in front and no market behind, weren’t farmers supposed to live by farming? In such a place, it was impossible to grow anything; they could only become hunters.

However, a hunter’s status was below that of a farmer, incurring higher taxes.

Of course, setting aside those considerations, just the inability of hunters to farm was already quite a disadvantage.

So, it was precisely because they wanted to retain their farmer status that the people traveled far and wide, hoping to find cities that would take them in.

As they walked around the mountain road, they also noticed many paths branching off, likely all leading to the village.

It was unknown how many people had come by, but they had worn out one path after another.