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Chapter 609 is empty.

An hour passed and Xiangyang still hadn't returned. Du Mingxian couldn't wait any longer; she had to find another place. Although she trusted Xiangyang to some extent, she didn't trust him completely.

"Let's go and find it ourselves."

"Yes."

After the two left, Du Mingxian didn't leave any clues for Xiangyang. She went directly in the direction of the village she had found before. She had been there once before, so this time it went smoothly.

When they reached the mountains, she and Xia Yu found a high place and saw the village... just as when she left, everyone was still doing the same things.

Even so, Du Mingxian was still somewhat uneasy, a feeling she couldn't quite put her finger on.

The mountain path was not easy to walk. It took two whole days to go from the foot of the mountain to the top. Xia Yu's face had become paler and paler over the past two days because of her injuries.

Du Mingxian was also thinking of going down alone. "Your health has been getting worse these past two days. Let's find a place where you can rest here first. I need to go to the village."

"Madam, I am worried about you going alone."

"Don't worry, I'll be careful. Just stay here and make sure you're alright. I can only go downstairs when you're all set. I'll also bring back some food while I'm at it."

"lady."

"It's decided then. Be careful while you're alone in the mountains. This is their territory, and there might be some dangers."

"Yes, Madam, rest assured, I will be careful."

After the two agreed, Du Mingxian watched as Xia Yu settled in before leaving with the child. Without Xia Yu, Du Mingxian felt much more at ease, but she still left the bundle hanging in front of her.

She couldn't enter the village during the day, so she went to the cliff where she had come out of the cave earlier, and used binoculars to observe. After careful observation, she realized something was wrong.

There used to be a lot of people active in the village, but now there are significantly fewer people, and... before you could see some men, now there are no men, only the elderly, weak, women and children.

She specifically checked the location of Hu Zi's house, but didn't see Hu Zi. She only saw the other people in Hu Zi's family, and one of the children who had bullied Hu Zi before was also missing.

It wasn't until evening that she hurriedly went to the village. The courtyard where Zhao Di used to live was now empty, with nothing left, not even the medicinal herbs that used to be in Zhao Di's room.

She went to Hu Zi's house again and searched carefully. Only the old lady, the stepmother, and the stepsister were there. The others were not there.

All the men have disappeared.

This was not a good discovery, so she quickly went to several other houses, only to find that all the houses were occupied by women, with no men or baby boys in sight.

She became increasingly worried about the safety of Ling Silang and Zhou Yibin after they were discovered and evacuated ahead of time.

She quietly retreated and went into her spatial dimension to rest. When she woke up in the morning, she took out some food from her room. In order to help Xia Yu recover as soon as possible, she also put a drop of spiritual water in it.

When Xia Yu returned, she waited quietly. Only when she saw Du Mingxian return did she feel relieved. "Madam."

"Here's some food. Eat first, and then get ready for our departure."

Seeing Du Mingxian's solemn expression, Xia Yu didn't dare to ask any more questions. She silently lowered her head and ate her meal. After they finished eating, the two packed up and left.

Instead of walking the same path we came from, we climbed up that precipice.

"This is the road I took before. We'll walk this way now, but be careful."

With Xia Yu around, she couldn't enter the space, nor could she protect Xia Yu.

Xia Yu knew that his wife had a way to protect herself. "Madam, if you really encounter danger, you just need to protect yourself."

"Don't worry, I will protect you as much as possible."

"Yes."

"Let's go."

This time, the two entered the passage during the day and didn't dare to make it too bright. Du Mingxian wrapped the luminous pearl in a thin veil and held it so that it could barely illuminate the way ahead.

They walked without stopping, only stopping to breastfeed An'an when she woke up. An'an was such a good child, she didn't fuss at all and didn't cry once.

After feeding him and seeing that he had fallen asleep, Du Mingxian sent him into her spatial dimension, and the two continued on their way.

Every time Du Mingxian breastfed, Xia Yu would consciously step back five steps away, not too far, and would rush forward immediately to protect his wife.

They didn't encounter a single person along the way. Du Mingxian kept walking until they reached the cave where the weapons had been stored. Both of them realized something was wrong and stopped at the same time.

There were many breathing sounds coming from inside the door.

The two immediately became alert. At the same time, Du Mingxian also saw the explosives placed at the door, with the fuse extending outwards. Xia Yu also saw them.

The two exchanged a glance, both seeing the gravity in each other's eyes.

Du Mingxian thought that the explosives at the door were likely from their own people. The other side couldn't possibly use explosives to blow up their own people. However, at the same time, she also thought of the people who had been refining weapons before.

She stood up and gently pushed the door open a crack. The unpleasant smell inside hit her nose, so she quickly held her breath and pushed the door open wider. Sure enough, those people who had been refining weapons before were inside. Some were sitting, some were lying down, and their eyes were all numb.

They didn't react much when they heard the door being pushed open, as if everything outside had nothing to do with them.

"Madam, they..."

"The person who refined the weapon before."

At this moment, a person who was still relatively clear-headed was shocked to see two women suddenly appear in front of them and kept watching.

Du Mingxian also saw the person. She had Xia Yu bring the person to the door before asking, "Why are you locked up here?"

"The people above said that they have been targeted by the imperial court recently, so they can no longer manufacture weapons, and there's no use for us."

"I'm giving you a chance. I'm letting you go. As long as you can break through, you can survive."

"really?"

“Of course, please do as you wish.” Du Mingxian took a step back and watched them move.

I could hardly believe it, but with a chance to live, who would want to die?

He quickly ran back and looked at his brothers, "Everyone, let's go! As long as we can get there, we can survive."

Survive.

Like a drop of water falling into a hot oil pan and exploding, those who were initially somewhat numb gradually regained their senses and slowly stood up.

One by one, they all tentatively stepped outside. Seeing that no one was stopping them, they quickened their pace and walked forward.

Du Mingxian handed a tinderbox to the man who had just spoken to her, and then gathered the explosives from the ground together and gave them to him, saying, "Distribute them to your brothers; they might come in handy."

"Thank you."

This person may have realized that Du Mingxian had ulterior motives, but still immediately took the things and left. As long as he could survive, this was his chance.

She is a good person.