451: They set fire to the village.

The man remained silent, but his gaze was constantly on guard, watching Xiao Niannian and Lu Jing.

Xiao Niannian spoke.

"Who are you?"

"Who are you?"

The man retorted.

Hearing his words, Shen Yan replied.

"We are Soldiers."

What?

These four people are Soldiers?

He must be lying. If these people were Soldiers, how could they be here at a time like this?

Shen Yan saw his disbelieving expression. He glanced at the man, thinking that if he didn't believe it, then so be it; he couldn't be bothered to say more.

Hiss, when he fell just now, he vaguely felt some pain, and only now did he notice a scrape on his arm.

Xiao Niannian took out some ointment and handed it to Shen Yan.

"You scraped your arm, put some medicine on it."

Lu Jing took the ointment from Shen Yan's hand and said.

"I'll put it on for him."

Shen Yan thanked him happily.

"Thank you, Sister Xiao."

Lu Jing held the ointment and applied it to Shen Yan's arm.

Military Doctor Shen's gaze remained fixed on the man. His hair was very long, his beard was scruffy, and he looked malnourished, probably having stayed in the mountains for a long time.

"Shen Yan, go up and bring down the food, and the rice too..."

Hearing Sister Xiao's words, Shen Yan immediately walked towards the direction where they had fallen. Before long, Shen Yan climbed up the rope.

After a while, another bundle of ropes brought down several large bags of things.

Xiao Niannian walked over to receive them.

"Old Shen, you watch inside the cave, I'll go cook."

They had only just lit the fire and prepared two rabbits; the rice was cooked but they hadn't eaten yet.

At this moment, Lu Jing and Shen Yan chopped the rabbit into small pieces, added some seasonings, green and red peppers, and garlic cloves. The smell was incredibly fragrant.

The man sat there, smelling the aroma, and couldn't help but swallow.

They were actually cooking Wild Chicken in the cave. This was the smell of Wild Chicken. Not only that, but the rice was also so fragrant.

He hadn't eaten rice for several days. Before, he ate flatbreads and some wild vegetables boiled into porridge. He had thought he would die in this cave, but unexpectedly, someone came to the cave and even gave him a bowl of medicine.

He had a terrible headache before, but now he felt hot all over, sweating profusely. A military overcoat was draped over him, but he was still a bit cold. He moved closer to the fire. No matter what, he had to survive.

As long as there's life, there's hope. He would definitely find a way to escape. Before, he stayed in these mountains, thinking that since the mountains were so vast, even if those people came to catch him, they might not succeed. Moreover, it was an eight to ten-hour journey from here to the foot of the mountain, and many people would get lost... He had lived in the mountains with his elders since childhood, and it was precisely this skill that allowed him to survive.

Military Doctor Shen took out medicine from his bag and handed it over.

"You should take this medicine too; it's for fever."

Hearing this, the man no longer hesitated, immediately took it, and drank it with water.

Xiao Niannian sat there. Although she didn't speak, she kept staring at the man.

The man noticed Xiao Niannian's gaze. At first, he didn't realize Xiao Niannian was a woman, thinking this kid was short and thin with short hair. But when this person spoke, everyone else listened.

Yet, this kid was the youngest among them.

Looking like a high school student, at most a freshman in college.

They are Soldiers? The two tall men looked to be in their twenties, with an extraordinary demeanor, and the young man working next to them didn't look much older than this Female Comrade.

This combination looked strange no matter how he saw it.

If these two tall men were Soldiers, he would somewhat believe it; these two young ones did have a bit of a Soldier's temperament.

Could it be that they just enlisted?

But how did they accurately find this cave? It had snowed before, and the bushes covered the cave entrance. And there was only a small path leading to this large cave entrance, where thorns also blocked the way. Moreover, he had only stayed near this cave these days, being very careful during the day. If he needed to make a fire, it was only inside the cave, and no one had discovered him.

Even if seen from the opposite mountain, they would think it was the cave above, and it would be impossible to find this place... Could he really trust them?

The man's mind was in a turmoil.

Shen Yan looked at him, snorted coldly, and said.

"If I hadn't accidentally fallen, I wouldn't have discovered you at all, let alone made food for you to eat now."

Shen Yan took a porcelain mug and handed over the porridge.

This man's origin was unknown. Even though they had stated their identities, he was still so wary and wouldn't talk to them.

Sister Xiao and Big Brother even gave him medicine, and now Brother Lu had stewed porridge, even cutting the chicken into fine shreds and stewing it in the porridge for him.

"Are you really Soldiers? Do you have identification?"

Hearing this, Lu Jing spoke.

"We have identification, but you need to explain first, who are you?"

Hearing Lu Jing's words, the man looked at Lu Jing. Seeing Lu Jing's serious expression, he felt, for some reason, that Lu Jing and the others were trustworthy.

If they wanted to kill him, they could have just shot him. That way, no one would know the secret of these mountains.

But they didn't do that.

Moreover, they were indeed wearing military overcoats, like the ones he had seen a few years ago, and these people's eyes were very firm, unlike those who had chased him before... "My name is Yang Xi. I'm a villager from the foot of Medicine King Valley... A few years ago, several people from our village came to seek refuge with relatives. Suddenly, a big fire broke out at the foot of the mountain. I was hunting in the mountains at the time. When I returned home, I learned that many houses in our village had been burned down by the fire, and some people..."

"After I went back, I saw many unfamiliar people. Although these people claimed to be relatives and helped bury the deceased, rumors of ghosts spread in the village, so I moved up the mountain. Some people from the village also went to live with relatives elsewhere. Later, I discovered something was wrong..."

"There were still a few families in the mountains, also from our village, my relatives. But several times when I passed by their homes, I found the courtyard gates always closed, and no one answered when I knocked..."

"I suspected something was wrong, so I pried open the door and found that these houses were empty, but there were signs of people having lived there, and some canned goods... After I heard a commotion, I ran from the backyard, but I saw several people carrying some things walking in..."

"In the backyard, I smelled a foul odor... and then I realized it was my relatives..."

He spoke to this point, his face full of pain.

Xiao Niannian and Lu Jing had already guessed what would happen next upon hearing the previous words.