Along the way, Mu Yang was telling Gao Tianhu and others about what happened in the village, and Gao Tianhu and others didn't even need to ask questions.
"Master, our village is just ahead." Mu Yang said happily, pointing to the village not far away that had begun to smoke.
"City Lord, this village is really strange. There are only ordinary wooden railings around it. How do you survive in this forest full of mutant beasts?" Xie Zhengchu asked very strangely.
Since an unknown virus swept across the world, causing mutations in various beasts, and even giving birth to mutants and mutated beasts that prey on humans, forests, grasslands and other places have become areas where humans are unwilling to set foot.
"Since they can survive in this forest, they must have their own methods. Don't underestimate human wisdom." Gao Tianhu not only sighed, but human beings' vitality is really very powerful.
Village chief, village chief, I'm back. Mu Yang happily ran into the village and shouted.
"Come back as soon as you come back, what are you talking about!" A tall old man wearing animal skin clothes walked out of a large wooden house in the village.
"Village Chief, I met someone outside the forest."
"The people outside the forest? Where are they?" The village chief asked in surprise. Since he fled to this land with his grandfather, he has not met anyone outside the forest for more than 40 years, although there have been some in the village. People who left the village to look for them, but without exception, those who left the village never came back.
"It's right at the entrance of the village. I'll take you over to meet them. I told you all the time, they are amazing..." Mu Yang led the way while introducing Gao Tianhu and others to the village chief, and also removed Gao Tianhu from the wolf pack. I told him about leaving in a more embellished way.
"Here comes a person. Judging by his face, he should be from our Dragon Kingdom." After all, it is unclear whether the people of the former Bang Country and Gabonese Country can survive this disaster. When Gao Tianhu reconciled, a few people were waiting at the entrance of the village. Seeing an old man with white hair who was about 1.8 meters tall walking towards him not far away, Xiao Muyang walked in front of him and said something.
"Hello, foreign guests, I am Mu Yunchang, the village chief of Mu Village. Where are you from?" Mu Yunchang spoke fluent Longguo dialect. After seeing the clothes of Jie Zhengchu and others, He was a little nervous at first, but he finally felt relieved, because he recognized that military uniform. Although it was a little different from what he remembered, he would never forget the flag on the uniform.
"Hello, dear village chief, I am Gao Tianhu, the lord of Xuanwu City in the Dragon Kingdom. This is a member of the Xuanwu City military. Just call him Zhengchu." Gao Tianhu introduced himself.
"Okay! Okay!" After hearing Gao Tianhu's introduction, Mu Yunchang burst into laughter.
Gao Tianhu and Xie Zheng first looked at each other, wondering why the old man in front of him was so happy.
"Mu Yang, go inform the people in the village that I have something big to announce tonight. Then I will send off a signal flare to notify the hunters to come back. We will have a banquet tonight."
"Yes, village chief, I will inform everyone right away." Although Mu Yang didn't know why the village chief was happy, he just had to do what the village chief told him. This was how he had been doing since he was a child.
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"Guys, come in with me!" Mu Yunchang made an invitation gesture to Gao Tianhu and others. This was to invite Gao Tianhu and others to come into the village as guests.
"The second team is on guard outside the village. The first team is following me inside." Xie Zhengchu quietly ordered.
Gao Tianhu and others followed Mu Yunchang and observed this small village. There were probably twenty households. It was estimated that the village had only a few dozen people, so the population was not very large.
"I'm telling you, my grandpa said when he was still alive that the country would never forget us. It's a pity that he didn't wait for you." The old man shed tears as he spoke, remembering the sad past when he fled. .
"Village Chief, can I ask when you came to this forest?" Gao Tianhu followed Mu Yunchang to the village chief's wooden house and asked.
"I can't remember the exact time, but it must have been more than forty years ago! Ever since I can remember, our family has been on the run, being hunted by weirdos and monsters.
, later met a team, and joined the fleeing team. Originally, there should be one or two thousand people in this fleeing team, and there were many soldiers protecting us as we fled, but as time went by, There were fewer and fewer people in the team, and by the time they reached the forest, there were only three or four hundred people left. "
"Three or four hundred people? But I think there are about sixty or seventy people in the village now." Gao Tianhu was not surprised at all when he heard that only three or four hundred people settled here. In this apocalypse, The more people gathering in the wild, the more dangerous it is, but how come there are only so few people left in the village?
"Hey, it's not because the living environment here is too difficult. Many people couldn't stand it at first and wanted to go to a larger human gathering place, so they left and never came back again. And here In life, the survival rate of newborns is very low. Only three or five newborns survive every year, so the population in the village is getting smaller and smaller."
"Then are you willing to leave here?" Xie Zhengchu suddenly said from the side. After all, he had just observed the surroundings and found that life was indeed difficult. If they could be brought back to Xuanwu City, they would be able to live a better life.
"Of course we are willing, but forget about the old guys like me in the village. I just hope that you can take the young people and children in the village home, so that you will be safer on the road." Mu Yun smiled. He replied that he had finally fulfilled his grandfather's last wish and sent the children home, although the children who once wanted to go home have become old guys.
"Village Chief, you can rest assured, we are fully capable of protecting you back home." Xie Zhengchu said firmly, looking at Mu Yunchang in front of him.
"Old Mu Tou, I heard that someone is coming from outside?" A stooped old man walked in from outside and asked loudly.
"Yes, Lao He, you will know soon when you come in and take a look."
After a while, seven or eight old people came to the house. They were moved to tears after seeing the clothes and national flags of Xie Zhengchu and others.
At this moment, a one-armed old man walked up to Xie Zhengchu, straightened his back and saluted Xie Zhengchu: "Li Yufei, a soldier of the 221st Regiment of the Army, was ordered to protect the evacuation of the people and has completed the task."
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Every word the old man with a broken arm said lingered in Xie Zhengchu's heart. Although he had a higher position than the other party, the other party was the hero worthy of his admiration at this moment. With tears in his eyes, he replied: "Xuanwu City Group Army Sharp Swordsman Two Platoon leader Xie Zhengchu has been ordered to take you home."
"Okay, okay, we are not forgotten people." The old man patted Xie Zhengchu's shoulder with his trembling hands and said.
"Old man, you can rest assured. The country will never forget you. We have been searching and rescuing people who are living abroad for so many years." Gao Tianhu stepped forward and supported the old man and comforted him.
"You are?" Li Yufei looked at Gao Tianhu doubtfully, because Gao Tianhu was not wearing a military uniform, but a special military uniform used by explorers to perform missions.
"Old man, this is the supreme commander of our operation - Gao Tianhu. He is also a member of the army and the lord of our Xuanwu City." Xie Zhengchu introduced.
"You may not look very old, but you are still young and promising to be the lord of a city!" Li Yufei looked at Gao Tianhu with admiration.
"You always joke, if it weren't for the martyrs of your generation who protected us descendants from evacuating, we wouldn't have the life we have now."
"Since you are the commander of this mission, I will leave this to you." Li Yufei took out a worn notebook from his breast pocket.
"This is this?" Gao Tianhu took the notebook and opened it. It was full of names of people and places he didn't recognize.
"These are the soldiers who died when we escorted the people away. On it are their names, ages and the places where they died. I hope you can take them back and prevent them from being forgotten."
Gao Tianhu looked at the thick notebook. The numerous names on it made this light notebook feel extra heavy. "Don't worry, I will definitely send them home. They will not be forgotten." Gao Tianhu will He promised as he put the notebook in his hand into his breast pocket.
"Okay, okay! Today is really a good day. Let's go out and have a banquet together!" Mu Yunchang looked at the scenery in front of him very happily.
At night, Mucun.
The villagers who were hunting outside also rushed back to the village. Everyone was looking at Gao Tianhu and others. The young people and children in the village were full of curiosity. Only some old people knew what the national flags on these people's clothes represented.
"Today is a good day to welcome our guests from far away. In order to entertain our guests, we are holding a banquet today, so everyone can eat and drink to their heart's content." Mu Yunchang said to the old and young in the village.
"Long live the village chief!" The name of the village was also immersed in the banquet.
"Xie Zhengchu, come here." Gao Tianhu waved to Xie Zhengchu who was standing aside.
"What's wrong, City Lord, is there any problem?" Xie Zhengchu thought Gao Tianhu had discovered something unusual.
"No problem, take out the meat and give it to the brothers standing guard outside." Gao Tianhu said, pointing to the plate with meat in front of him.
"Okay, I'll go right away." Xie Zhengchu took two plates of meat and walked outside.
"Xiao Gao, how did you get here? I heard from Xiao Yang that you came out of a pack of wolves?" Mu Yunchang asked curiously.
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Gao Tianhu briefly told how he lured the wolves, but some of the old people around him listened with interest, and even clapped from time to time, which was very flattering.
"That's pretty much it. I met Xiao Muyang by chance."
"Xiao Gao, I have to ask you something." Mu Yunchang said solemnly, holding Gao Tianhu's hand.
"Village Chief Mu, if you have anything to say, just tell me and I will definitely do it."
"When you leave the village, can you please take little Muyang with you?"
"Huh? Why not let little Muyang join everyone?" Gao Tianhu felt strange. Although Muyang called him master along the way, when he arrived at the village, there was no Peipianpidian following him. In this case , wouldn’t it be better to let Xiao Muyang and Cun Ming be together?
"Actually, little Muyang's father died in the battle when the village was attacked many years ago. She has always been dependent on her mother. But three years ago, her mother was infected with the virus. We had no way to treat it. Later, for Not wanting to make little Muyang sad, she secretly left the village, so she no longer has any relatives in the village."
"What do you mean?" Gao Tianhu had already guessed what Mu Yunchang was thinking. Little Muyang wanted to become his disciple, and Mu Yunchang also wanted to take this opportunity to entrust little Muyang to him.
"I can see that you are a good person, so I just want to ask you to take care of her when she grows up. Otherwise, when he arrives at a large gathering place alone, I won't worry and she won't be safe either."
"Master, Grandpa Village Chief." Just when Gao Tianhu was still wondering why Mu Yunchang was worried about little Muyang being unsafe alone, little Muyang walked towards the two of them. At this time, little Murong had already He is no longer the same as when he first saw himself.
"I guess you know what you mean. It is indeed unsafe for her to be alone in a large gathering place." Gao Tianhu also knew why Mu Yunchang was worried, because at this time, little Muyang was no longer the dirty person. After washing, little Muyang has red lips and white teeth. She looks like a beauty at first glance. Fortunately, Gao Tianhu always thought that little Murong was a boy, but he didn't expect that she turned out to be a girl.
"Then it's settled, you guys should go to bed early today." Mu Yunchang patted the back of Gao Tianhu's hand, which was like entrusting little Mu Yang to Gao Tianhu, and he felt a lot more relaxed. He had been worried about something. It's like it won't happen again.
"Master, what did the village chief say to you just now?" Little Muyang looked curious about the baby.
"Well, it's nothing. You should go back to your house and rest early. There are still things to do tomorrow!" After Gao Tianhu finished speaking, he also left the banquet, and the villagers who attended the banquet also went home one after another.
Early the next morning.
"Gather at the entrance of the village. The village chief is going to announce what he forgot to say last night!"
A little boy is knocking on doors door to door.
Although everyone did not know what the village chief was going to announce, they all gathered at the entrance of the village with their families. At this time, Mu Yunchang, the head of Mu Village, and Gao Tianhu were already waiting at the entrance of the village.
"Village Chief, why did you call us all here so early in the morning?" asked a tall man who looked about 1.8 meters tall.
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"It's like this. You have also seen the guests who came yesterday. They are from the Dragon Kingdom like all of us. Now they want to return to their base. It is much safer than our village, so I ask them to You take him away, so that everyone doesn't have to worry about it in the future." As soon as Mu Yun Chang finished speaking, everyone below started talking.
"Village Chief, have you really figured out who they are? If we go with them, what if they are liars?" Some young people in the village still don't believe Gao Tianhu and the others, although the old people in the village They all said that someone from the country would come to take them home, but there were only eight or nine people in Gao Tianhu's group, and it didn't look like they could take them home at all.
"Do you still remember what our elders said? Do you still remember what the elders left behind?" At this time, Mu Yunchang took out a flag that his grandfather gave to him when he was alive, a red rectangular flag with a There is a golden dragon embroidered on it. This is the totem and national flag of the Dragon Kingdom. It is exactly the same as the national flag worn by Xie Zhengchu and others.
Seeing Mu Yunchang's actions, Gao Tianhu and others also took a step forward and showed the national flag logo on their bodies. Now everyone in the village also believed it.
"Even so, we can't leave with you easily."
"Then what do you want? How can you trust me?" Gao Tianhu looked helplessly at the speaker. The man was tall, more than half a head taller than himself, but he was not tall enough. It might be caused by malnutrition. It seemed that the other party was the hunter leader in charge of hunting in the village.
"It's very simple, unless you can defeat me." The man stepped forward and said with clenched fists.
"Then come on." Gao Tianhu didn't expect that such a method would be needed.
"Master, be careful. Brother Aaron is the strongest person in our village. He is very powerful. He can catch the most prey every time he hunts." Mu Yang, who was standing aside, reminded him softly. Last night, the village chief Grandpa has already told himself that he will live with the man in front of him from now on.
"Don't worry, little disciple, just wait for me for a minute." Gao Tianhu replied with a smile.
"What a shameless statement, watch the punch!" Aaron punched Gao Tianhu. Gao Tianhu didn't dodge at all and directly caught Aaron's fist.
"Since Xiao Muyang said you are the strongest, let me compare my strength with you!"
Aaron didn't expect that the man in front of him who was smaller than himself wanted to compete with him in strength. Then he became even more angry and started wrestling with Gao Tianhu.
"The hunters in this village seem to be quite agile, but their strength is still far from enough. If you want to compete with the city lord, you will suffer the consequences of a kid." Xie Zhengchu watched with relish.
"If you only have this much strength, you can't beat me." Gao Tianhu used both hands hard and threw him over his shoulder. Aaron was thrown to the ground before he could react.
"Master, you're so awesome!" Mu Yang looked at the victorious Gao Tianhu and shouted happily.
"Can you come with us now? If we have any ill intentions towards you, we don't need to talk to you as much as we do now, because our combat power can completely crush you." Gao Tianhu looked at Ah lying on the ground. Long explained.
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"I lost. I can't beat you. I keep my promise and I'll go with you." Aaron stood up and dusted himself off and said without any hesitation.
Gao Tianhu glanced at Aaron, and then at Mu Yunchang, who was standing aside with a smile on his face. Sure enough, Jiang was still very cool. He used the highest combat power in the village to sing the opposite, and then used the other party to lose to him to calm people's hearts. What a powerful old fox.
"Okay, if that's the case, let's all go back and pack our things.
Come on," Mu Yunchang ordered while the iron was hot.
"Yes, village chief." After everyone responded, they went back to their houses to pack their things, leaving only Gao Tianhu and others and a dozen old people in the village.
Mu Yunchang held Mu Yang's hand and led Gao Tianhu aside.
"Master, can't the village chief really come with us?" Mu Yang looked at Gao Tianhu with tears in his eyes.
"Little Muyang, it's not that your master won't take us away, it's that we don't want to leave." Mu Yunchang stroked Mu Yang's head with a kind expression.
"Why! Grandpa Mu." Mu Yang looked at Mu Yunchang who was smiling and almost cried.
"Because we old guys have lived here all our lives, this is our root, and when we get old, we don't want to travel long distances."
At the same time, Xie Zhengchu was also chatting with Li Yufei, "Commander Veteran, are you really not going with us?"
"Hahaha, it's enough for you to have such a heart. I really won't leave. I have to look after a group of old guys sleeping here!" Li Yufei said with a smile.
Near noon, everyone in the village packed their luggage and gathered at the entrance of the village. While everyone was waiting anxiously, three modified heavy-duty buses slowly drove in from a distance. These were the people sent by Gao Tianhu back to Xuanwu City yesterday. The transport vehicles brought back.
"Is this the car that the elders are talking about?" The young people in the village sighed as they looked at the bus parked at the entrance of the village. However, Gao Tianhu felt sad when he looked at everyone. The disaster has caused human civilization to degrade too quickly.
"Xie Zhengchu, arrange for everyone to get on the bus and prepare to return to Xuanwu City."
"yes.
After all the villagers got on the bus, Mu Yunchang took the remaining old people and waved goodbye, "Let's go, we have to live a good life in our new home. Just come back and see us old guys when you have the opportunity."
"Xie Zhengchu, let's go!" Gao Tianhu ordered Xie Zhengchu.
"Let's go!" As the order was given, three heavily equipped buses also began their journey back home.
"Xiao Gao, aren't you with them?" Mu Yunchang asked, looking at Gao Tianhu who was standing aside and not leaving.
"I have other tasks, but there are still some unresolved matters before that."
"Is there anything unresolved? Do you need our help?"
"No, no, no, it should be here soon." Sure enough, after a while, two different vehicles appeared in the distance.
"You boy, you are really good at calling people. Even though I am old, I still have to help you run around." As soon as the car stopped, Mr. Yang poked his head out of the heavy truck and cursed.
"Isn't there nothing I can do? I can only contact you!" Gao Tianhu knew he was in the wrong, so he helped Mr. Yang open the door with a smile on his face.
"Xiao Gao, who is this old man?"
"Isn't it because you old-timers want to stay? Then if I take all the young people away, won't you have no source of food? So I applied to transform this place into a stronghold of our base, so Not only can I take care of you, but I can also provide eyes to Xuanwu City."
"You brat, you hid it so deeply!" The people who stayed behind looked at Gao Tianhu and laughed and cursed, but they felt warm in their hearts.
"You go into the village to tidy up, and rebuild the defenses on the way." Gao Tianhu said to a group of team members who got out of the car.
"Yes, City Lord."
"Now that you have made arrangements here, are you leaving next?" Mu Yun looked at the busy crowd and asked.
"Well, now that the problem here is solved, I'm going to perform other tasks, so I have to leave early."
"Be sure to pay attention to safety!" Mu Yunchang now completely regarded Gao Tianhu as his junior.
"Don't worry, I'll bring you some good wine when I come back next time." Gao Tianhu turned around and waved.
"Let's go, little Muyang, get in the car!" Because I had to take little Muyang with me, I asked the headquarters for a car, so I couldn't ride my own motorcycle.
The car started, Gao Tianhu took Mr. Yang and Xiao Muyang to Yun
After gathering at the market, I also set a new goal for myself in my heart.
"We must save all humans who are fleeing. Whether they are humans on earth or humans in galaxies beyond the earth, we must save them ourselves."
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