Quickly wear the boss and don’t be cannon fodder

"If you trust me and settle here, the outside world will soon be in chaos, and this place may become a paradise."

"But we are all weak women with no strength to even kill a chicken. How can we protect ourselves in these deep mountains?" the leading woman asked anxiously.

They were abducted, and in these deep mountains, not to mention any other dangers, if there were any wild beasts, they would all die.

Su Yan reassured them, "Don't worry, new people will join tomorrow, and then we'll all build our home together."

Hearing that new people had joined, the women instinctively felt some resistance, fearing they were another group of bandits.

Su Yan seemed to have guessed what they were thinking and added, "They are just like you, refugees fleeing famine."

"There is food in the stronghold; you can find it and cook something for yourselves. As for these people, I will deal with them."

Su Yan remembered that she seemed to have some corpse-dissolving water in her space, and 999 thoughtfully reminded her where to put it.

Su Yan took out the corpse-dissolving water and poured it on the corpse on the ground. Then a miraculous scene appeared: the corpse was corroded, dissolved, and finally turned into a pool of blood.

Everyone stared in disbelief as the corpses turned into blood. They were all dumbfounded. If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they probably would never have believed that such a thing could really exist.

At first, they only held a sliver of hope, but now that they see Su Yan's abilities, they suddenly feel more secure and hopeful about the future.

After disposing of the body, Su Yan asked them to wash off the blood on the ground before she would stay any longer.

After seeing Su Yan off, everyone got busy and didn't feel scared at the sight of blood on the ground.

On the contrary, he felt a sense of satisfaction. These hateful bandits were finally reduced to ashes, which could be considered revenge for them.

When Su Yan returned to the cave, everyone was still fast asleep, showing no signs of waking up.

The next morning, Zhao Fu woke up to find himself asleep sitting at the entrance of the cave, which startled him and left him in a cold sweat.

I must have eaten too much yesterday. It was the most relaxed day since I fled the famine, so I fell asleep without realizing it.

On the way to escape famine, he dared not sleep deeply, constantly worried that someone would steal their food and water, which made him extremely tense and exhausted.

Zhao Fu returned to the cave and checked on everyone. They were still asleep, so it seemed that no animals had approached them last night.

Su Yan opened her eyes at the right time, sat up and greeted Zhao Fu.

There was movement inside the cave, and everyone gradually woke up.

Most people eat a porridge of wild vegetables they picked the day before for breakfast.

After the meal, Zhao Fu, Liu Mazi, Qian Gui, Zhang Gang, Old Man Song, Su Yan, and Widow Zhang sat together to discuss what to do next.

Su Yan said, "Let's fill up the water first, and then continue our journey. Staying in the cave is not a long-term solution."

Zhao Fu also said, "That's what I think too. We don't have much salt, and we can't stay in the mountains forever. We need to go to the town."

Widow Zhang was somewhat disappointed. She actually wanted to stay in the cave, as she felt safe there.

Old Man Song and Liu Mazi didn't mind; they were fine with staying in the cave for the time being or continuing their journey.

Zhang Gang and Qian Gui preferred to stay in the cave first, and then continue their journey after their bodies had recovered for a while.

After discussing it for a while, they decided to stay in the cave for two days first. They were exhausted and had finally found a place to rest, so they wanted to rest for two days first.

Su Yan understood their thoughts and did not force them to continue.

Besides, she felt that this might make things easier for her later on.

So everyone settled down in the cave for the time being. Liu Mazi and the others filled up the water tank again, and Zhao Fu took Qian Gui, Zhang Tong and the others to go hunting.

Su Yan hunted a pheasant and a rabbit and brought them back. Under Su Yan's guidance, Su Hui and Su Ying also picked a lot of wild vegetables.

The two sisters' baskets were full, and Su Yan whittled a few more bamboo tubes to hold water. Now everyone has enough water and food. Except for the worry about wild animals when they are in the wild, everything else is fine.

At night, while everyone was asleep, Su Yan lit some calming incense as he had the night before and used his light-footed skills to go to the neighboring mountain stronghold.

The girl who led the group yesterday was named Guo Yu, but everyone called her Madam Guo.

At this moment, she was eagerly waiting at the gate of the mountain stronghold. Her benefactor had said that new refugees would be joining today, but it was already late at night and they still hadn't arrived.

Has our benefactor abandoned them?

Madam Guo paced back and forth at the door, feeling uneasy.

Seeing this, the other girls advised her to go back and rest first, in case the new refugees were delayed on the way. After all, the mountain road was rugged, and if they hadn't been kidnapped by bandits, they certainly wouldn't have been able to find this mountain stronghold.

Just as everyone was advising her to go back and rest, they suddenly heard a sound of footsteps coming from the air.

The next moment, Su Yan, dressed in black, appeared in front of them.

"My benefactor, you've arrived."

Su Yan nodded and then said, "You can stay in the village without worry. Here are some grain seeds. You should organize people to plant these seeds first. As for the refugees I mentioned, they are mostly the elderly, women, and children. They move slowly and will probably arrive at the village in a couple of days."

Their eyes lit up after hearing Su Yan's words.

There were several fertile plots of land around the mountain stronghold, perfect for planting. They had nothing to do today and had already pulled out the weeds. It was like a godsend; their benefactor had brought seeds right when they were sleepy.

With the seeds and some grain in the village, there was enough to last until the next harvest.

At that moment, the girls felt truly at ease.

They were originally farm girls, and they were experts at farming.

The village has a well, so it can be completely self-sufficient.

Su Yan gave a few more instructions, then set up an array around them, told Guo Niangzi the correct way to pass, and then left.

Guo Niangzi is also a very capable person. After giving Su Yan instructions, she organized everyone to clear the land and plant seeds the next day.

When Su Yan returned to the cave, no one noticed that she had been outside.

They had food and drink while living in the cave, and the longer they stayed, the less they wanted to leave, but they knew this was not a long-term solution.

So, during a subsequent hunting trip, Su Yan pretended to have discovered tiger tracks.

“There are tiger tracks here. It would be very dangerous for us to stay in the cave. The tiger might be hiding in the shadows, waiting for an opportunity to attack us.”

Upon hearing that there was a tiger nearby, everyone became extremely uneasy and wished they could leave immediately.

Fortunately, by this time everyone had accumulated some food, so even if they had to continue fleeing the famine, they weren't so panicked.

Su Yan led the way as usual, and no one else suspected anything.

When they saw the mountain village, they were incredulous, never expecting that there would be a village deep in the mountains.

For the past two days, Guo Niangzi has been watching from the village's watchtower every day. When she saw a group of refugees coming towards the village, she thought that they were probably the group of "old, weak, sick and disabled" that her benefactor had mentioned.

However, just to be on the safe side, she ordered the gates of the stockade to be closed and everyone to lie in ambush, ready to fight at any time.

In the past two days, in addition to clearing the land, they have also figured out the original mechanisms of this village.

Once the gates are closed, it becomes an easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack fortress.