After dressing as a superb old woman, I am bound to the power system

The doors of the houses on the left and right of Zhuangzi were all closed, and not a single human figure could be seen. Occasionally, a few clucking sounds could be heard, and a rooster walked past the house with its head held high.

The group of people stared at the passing rooster. Although they felt weird in their hearts, they were at least a little more at ease than before.

Suddenly, there was a sound of footsteps, as if someone was walking on the mud wearing a pair of thick-soled leather boots, making a clicking sound. The sound was extremely sudden and strange.

"Who is it? Come out! Don't be sneaky!"

The clicking sound did not stop, and kept getting closer.

The noise grew louder and louder, and finally, a gray figure appeared behind the wall of the earthen house on the right.

The child, who was half a man tall, stuck his head out from behind the house, revealing a face that was half harmless to humans and animals.

"Hey, a child!" one person said in shock.

The child only looked up for a few seconds, then retracted, the clicking sound sounded again, and the child seemed to run away.

"I'm afraid this guy wants to go back and report the news! Mr. Captain, please ask me to follow you and have a look."

"Go for it!"

With that said, the two of them rode horses and chased in the direction of the eaves, while the rest of the group continued to ride forward.

Because of the surrounding houses and narrow roads, the group's speed slowed down.

The further they walked, the louder the movement became, and the faint cheers of men could be heard. The more this happened, the more impatient everyone became.

But there were more and more obstacles on the roadside, such as haystacks, used farm tools, buckets and wooden basins, etc., which had to slow down their progress.

Just as the horses were carefully climbing over the obstacles, a group of people suddenly appeared from behind the earthen houses on both sides.

"Be careful, get in formation!"

Although everyone wanted to lead him away, there were too many obstacles on the ground, and the horse's turning was restricted.

The group of people drew their swords from their waists and prepared to face the enemy.

The people who emerged from behind the house each took out lit rockets from behind and shot at them.

I don't know where it started, but as soon as the sparks touched the soldier on the horse, a huge tongue of fire suddenly burst out, engulfing both the man and the horse.

"Fire! Fight the fire! Save me!"

"Ahhhhhhh! Where's the water!"

Fierce tongues of fire emerged one after another, swallowing up people and horses, and the scene became a mess.

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Qiao Lan sat in a thatched house a few miles away, opened the system map, and counted the little people on it whose colors turned dim.

If they lose their vitality characteristics, the color of these little people will become dim. This is the rule that Qiao Lan summed up from the map.

Qiao Lan counted each one silently until there were only five people left.

However, the remaining five people were also surrounded by people on Zhuangzi, so it was not a big problem.

Even so, Duan Mingjing and others were still not at ease, staring in Zhuangzi's direction with worries on their faces.

Before leaving, they exchanged the secret code with the people in the village. If the cigarette went out, it meant that the thief had left. If the cigarette did not go out, it meant that the thief was still there.

But even if the cigarette is extinguished, the world is in such chaos. What can stop today will not stop tomorrow!

Duan Mingjing walked anxiously around the same place for half an hour, and finally heard someone outside say that the cigarette on the Zhuangzi had gone out!

That means that all the thieves have been captured!

A group of people were immediately overjoyed!

Qiao Lan took a look at the system's danger value. Although it was lower than before, it was still very high, indicating that the matter was not over yet.

Although only a few dozen people came, it didn't mean that there weren't others behind.

Thinking of this, Qiao Lan moved her eyes to Shan Tao aside.

Shantao was also looking at Qiao Lan.

"Madam, please rest assured, I will definitely protect you."

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The location of Anlong Mountain is hidden, with hundreds of miles of wilderness. It stands to reason that it would be extremely difficult to find this place all the way.

But someone happened to come over, a group of soldiers.

This can explain a lot of problems.

When He Lanfeng chose guards for Qiao Lan, Xu had already thought of this. Someone might come looking for him, but not too many. Therefore, leaving a team of guards for Qiao Lan could completely guarantee that Qiao Lan could escape safely.

As for Zhuangzi's safety, perhaps it was not within the scope of He Lanfeng's consideration.

For the current plan, Qiao Lan can only move to another place.

He Lanfeng had promised that he would protect Qiao Lan's safety no matter what. Only a few dozen people came now, and no one was sure how many would come later.

The best way is to ask Qiao Lan to change places.

Qiao Lan's preparations, Shan Tao just took it as a sign that Qiao Lan had help from heaven and was particularly favored by God. As for the things Qiao Lan arranged, such as water and gunpowder, Qiao Lan didn't say anything, and Shan Tao didn't ask.

His master had already told him that the old lady was not an ordinary housewife. Since she was able to cultivate such fine seeds, there was something unusual about her, so he was told not to make a fuss.

"Where are we going this time?" Qiao Lan asked curiously.

Shan Tao had a smile on his face: "You don't have to go too far. Maybe the world will be a lot more peaceful when you get there, and the old lady will feel at ease."

How can peace be an easy thing?

Shan Tao asked people from Zhuangzi to help Qiao Lan pack his things overnight. Early the next morning, the entire Duan family left Zhuangzi.

After more than ten years in this world, there is still the same group of people, still fleeing on the road.

As Qiao Lan walked on the road, even though she saw the danger level decreasing all the way, she still couldn't help but sigh.

When the world is peaceful, people will have all kinds of troubles. This world is not normal, and the only trouble is this world.

Because An Longshan was exposed, Shantao didn't know where the danger would be, so he could only follow the words He Lanfeng left and evacuate with Qiao Lan.

On the way out, Qiao Lan was escorted and run like a carrot through a pit. Starting from Anlong Mountain, he walked all the way east.

Every time you walk a hundred miles, you will find a small or medium-sized yard in the wild.

Even though there are a lot of weeds growing on the eaves and corners of the yard, and the house looks like it is about to collapse, you can still see traces of someone having lived there.

Some yards are equipped with wells, and most of the top blue bricks beside the wells have been eroded by wind and rain.

Qiao Lan was still a little confused when she saw the first and second courtyards. When she reached the third yard, Qiao Lan could no longer contain her curiosity.

How could someone build so many yards in the wild?

This place is deserted for hundreds of miles, so why spend so much time building a yard here? Besides, it looks so dilapidated!

Qiao Lan directly asked her doubts about the yard.

If there is a broken yard every hundred miles, there must be something special about it!

The person who answered Qiao Lan's question was an older man among the guards.

"Back to the old lady, I don't know much about the purpose of this courtyard. I just heard people say that this courtyard has been around for hundreds of years. Every few years, the master will send people to repair the courtyard."

A century-old courtyard?

Qiao Lan felt something flash through her mind.