633: Lu Jingxiao, who is skilled in carpentry, is remembered by Niannian.

"Yes, thank you, comrades." Comrade Wu also expressed his gratitude.

"It's getting late. We should hurry and leave, lest they search this area."

Hearing this, the group immediately nodded.

Little Comrade Tao felt a bit unsettled. Her gaze fell upon her unconscious husband, yet she still trusted him.

They had known each other for over ten years. If her husband had stayed in the USA, he would have achieved far more; he only returned to Great Xia for her sake.

Xiao Niannian and Lu Jing were extremely fast. Over two hours passed.

Lu Jing and Xiao Niannian successfully rendezvoused with Instructor Qin.

"Old Lu."

"The six rescued individuals are here. Among them, the one named Ji Lin has issues..." Lu Jing spoke, explaining the situation.

Hearing Lu Jing's words, Instructor Qin immediately nodded.

"Good. I will give instructions for everyone to keep an eye on him..."

"It's getting late. We should head back."

After Lu Jing finished speaking with Instructor Qin, he led the Team Members and ran toward Uncle Dao's house.

Just as they reached the mountainside, they saw guards searching everywhere.

"Have you found any suspicious people?"

"If you see anyone suspicious, inform us."

Xiao Niannian and Lu Jing avoided the guards and returned to Uncle Dao's house.

Immediately upon returning to the room, Comrade Dao and Comrade Yan looked at them.

"Did you go out last night?"

"Mhm."

Comrade Dao and Comrade Yan said nothing more after hearing their reply.

Xiao Niannian and Lu Jing did not go back to sleep but got up and went to work in the backyard.

They washed their shoes and clothes and changed into another set.

Xiao Niannian quietly placed some firewood, wild vegetables, and wild fruits from her spatial dimension into the backyard.

"Why are you all up so early?"

Uncle Dao got up and saw the group busy working.

"Just before dawn this morning, I heard explosions outside. Those people might be searching the entire area again today, so you must not go out..."

Uncle Dao warned them.

"Understood."

Just as they were busy working, the courtyard gate was pounded loudly again.

"Bang, bang, bang."

"Who is it?"

Uncle Dao opened the door and saw over a dozen guards outside.

"What do you want?"

"Last night, suspicious individuals burned down the Burial Mountain. We are here to search for people... We heard you have some relatives visiting. Bring them out for us to see."

Hearing this, Uncle Dao immediately looked at Aunt Dao.

"Go bring them out."

"Sir, they are all my nephews. They only know how to do manual labor. These past few days, they have been chopping a lot of firewood at home, helping weave many baskets to sell, and doing some woodworking..."

"Go search inside."

The leader commanded.

Uncle Dao couldn't stop them, and the men rushed into the backyard.

After entering the backyard, they saw that Lu Jing and the others had constructed some chairs, woven many baskets, and there were sawdust scattered on the ground, along with piles of planks.

"I sold some furniture to people in town these past few days..."

Seeing the situation in the backyard, the leader looked at Lu Jing and the others again.

At this moment, they lacked their usual imposing aura, instead looking fearful and apprehensive.

"Hold out your hands and let us see."

Xiao Niannian had just applied some fake injuries to Lu Jing and the others' hands, making them look like wounds sustained from woodworking. Although the time was short, it was enough to fool these people.

In her original world, Xiao Niannian had studied how to draw wounds with top makeup artists. Before coming here, she had prepared some fake injuries that only needed to be glued onto their hands.

They saw that their hands had many calluses, but not in areas like the web between the thumb and forefinger, making it look like they did a lot of farm work.

If the calluses were only in areas like the web between the thumb and forefinger, then there might be a problem.

"Now, start doing some woodworking and show us."

Hearing the man's words, Lu Jing and Xiao Niannian immediately stepped forward and started working busily.

These people were highly proficient not only in woodworking but also in various other trades they had learned. After all, they usually undertook dangerous missions, requiring them to master many skills.

Seeing the skilled movements of Lu Jing and Xiao Niannian, the guards finally dispelled their suspicions.

"These tables and cabinets are good. Take them away..."

The leader ordered his subordinates.

The tables, chairs, and cabinets where he lived were old and worn out. Since the carpenters here had made new ones, he decided to take them.

"Sir, these are meant for us to sell for money. Please don't take them..."

Military Doctor Shen spoke in fluent local dialect.

"Get lost! Say one more word of nonsense and I'll shoot you dead. Using your things is honoring you."

He kicked Military Doctor Shen, who fell to the ground.

"Hahaha."

The other guards burst into laughter upon seeing Military Doctor Shen's miserable state.

After these men left, Uncle Dao spoke.

"You should continue making some furniture. I'll contact people to sell it."

"Uncle, we'll give you half the money then, and we'll take the other half," Lu Jing said.

"No need. I'll go collect the rest of the money. This place isn't very peaceful. If you can earn a few hundred or a thousand yuan, you should go back..."

Uncle Dao was afraid that these people would come looking for trouble every few days. Today, they only stole some items. If they were to capture all the newcomers one day, he wouldn't be able to save them.

"Right now, they are only stealing things, but if they are in a bad mood one day, they might start randomly arresting people... They could round up everyone suspicious and murder them indiscriminately..."

Hearing Uncle Dao's words, Lu Jing nodded.

In fact, they were aware of this situation. However, the other four personnel hadn't been found. They hadn't completed their mission and absolutely needed to find those four people, preferably alive. If they were dead, it would be a huge loss for the country.

Xiao Niannian and Lu Jing worked busily in the backyard until noon, when they returned to their rooms to rest.

After sleeping for three hours, the group had all recovered their energy.

Seeing their condition, Comrade Dao and Comrade Yan were very surprised. These people hadn't slept all night, yet they were incredibly energetic during the day. After just three hours of sleep, they were fully revived.

No wonder the higher-ups sent them to search for the Experts.

Lu Jing and Xiao Niannian did not tell Comrade Dao and Comrade Yan that they had found six people.

It wasn't that they didn't trust these comrades; it was simply that the fewer people who knew, the better.

While Xiao Niannian was busy in the backyard, she heard the birds calling from the trees.

"The people from the Four Great Clans have gathered together, and foreigners are holding a meeting with them."

At the clan residence one or two kilometers away, the heads of the Four Great Clans had brought their retinues. Those foreigners—who were the actual rulers of this small town—sat down and talked with them.

"What exactly is going on with you? Why is the situation so chaotic?"