Chapter 593 - Sneaking

She picked up some dead branches on the ground and quietly approached the villagers who were collecting firewood. She pretended to be with them and picked up firewood and went back with them.

When she was close to the crowd squatting together, she saw Zhao Lan at a glance. Zhao Lan and Ru’er were huddling into the crowd, while Hu Changlin and Zhou Xiaofeng were helping to set up a tent. Mrs. Zhang was also there. She was squatting in the corner with a pale face, staring in a daze, no one could tell what she was thinking.

“Hey, what are you looking at? You’re not going to work yet?” A Xiye soldier threw a whip at her. She instinctively wanted to hide, but she was afraid that the soldier would be angered by that time, and whip her more, so she simply gritted her teeth. Even though she was wearing a thick cotton coat, the whip still hurt her back.

She groaned, pressed down the anger in her heart, lowered her head, and quickly rushed to Hu Changlin and Zhou Xiaofeng to help deliver things.

Hu Changlin and Zhou Xiaofeng didn’t find her before, so they thought it was only a boy from another village. After the soldiers, who were watching them do their job walked away, Bai Zhi quickly pulled Hu Changlin’s sleeve: “Hu Bo, it’s me.”

Only by then Hu Changlin and Zhou Xiaofeng recognized that the young boy in front of them was Bai Zhi. She fainted her face and made a fake scar on her forehead. If it weren’t for those clear eyes, it would be very difficult to recognize her.

Hu Changlin asked, “Why are you here? Are you not in the town?”

Bai Zhi replied: “I came to save you.”

Zhou Xiaofeng became anxious. At first, he was glad that Bai Zhi was not in the village. But as a result, she sent herself to danger.

“This girl is really—I don’t know what to say about you. You are alone, how are you going to save us? Are you here to die?” Hu Changlin stomped his feet in anger.

Bai Zhi smiled and said: “I’m not alone, we have so many people here. Although they are also many, not to mention, this is a deep mountain and old forest, many people may not be an advantage.”

Seeing her confident look, Zhou Xiaofeng quickly asked: “So, you already have a plan?”

Bai Zhi shook her head: “There is no plan yet. Let’s think about it step by step, we will always find a chance. Rest assured.”

She brought medicine. As long as there is an opportunity to add it to their food, why would they have no chance to escape?

It’s just a pity that there was no obvious chance now. Several soldiers were staring at the place where they were cooking. It was impossible to make a move.

Under the dark sky, several campfires were lit up in the camp. She made a rough estimate. Adding up the soldiers and generals here, there will be no more than 300 people. She didn’t know where Boss Chen heard that there were 5,000 soldiers.

The captured villagers were not only from Huangtuo Village but also from several nearby villages. All of them were young men and women, and children that were brought by their parents. It seems that the elderly in their village who can’t walk were also killed.

300 soldiers, they were divided into three shifts. The three groups took turns to rest.

All the captured villagers, men, and women were guarded separately. Bai Zhi and Hu Changlin originally wanted to say a word to Zhao Lan, so that she would not be worried, but they could not find an opportunity.

When it was dawn, they went on their way again. The road in the mountains was not easy to walk. There were too many trees and there was no light. It was difficult to distinguish the direction. They could only find a way when they get back to the original road.

Bai Zhi heard a grumpy voice scolding up ahead: “Didn’t you say that you can recognize the road? Why can’t you recognize it now?”

“General don’t be angry, just follow this path, and we will be able to go back.”