Xie Songlin successfully found the location by following Xie Wanxing's directions. He was the first to drive the carriage to a suitable spot deep in the valley and stopped. Xie Dazhong and the others then followed suit, driving their oxcarts to the side. Without a moment's rest, everyone sprang into action, quickly finding branches and vines nearby and beginning to disguise the carriage and oxcart as best they could.

After doing all this, Xie Songlin wiped the sweat from his forehead and carefully checked the effect of the camouflage again. After confirming that there were no obvious flaws, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"This place is indeed quite secluded." Xie Songbai also stood a little further away and looked at where the ox cart was.

"Let's go, we'll hurry over to find them." Xie Songlin and Xie Dazhong took some luggage and food from the ox cart and led everyone into the forest. The route that Xie Shi led a group of people was the one that Xie Wanxing had just discovered.

Xie Songlin whispered to Xie Wanxing, "I'll take advantage of the opportunity to come out and investigate the situation. I'll sneak over and put all these ox carts and horse carriages back into the space. If others are staring at me, then you can find a chance to come over."

"Can carriages and the like enter the space? I thought living things couldn't."

Xie Songlin nodded: "Yes, it's possible. I once put a nest of chicks in there."

Xie Songlin led everyone hurriedly through the mountains and forests, just wanting to meet up with the people who had entered the mountains earlier to find a hiding place as soon as possible.

Fortunately, they hadn't walked for too long before the sharp-eyed Xie Songlin saw a figure not far ahead. It was Xie Shi, who was waiting for them nearby. Xie Shi was standing agilely beside a big tree, his eyes scanning the surroundings vigilantly, obviously waiting for their arrival.

"It's Brother Xie Shi!" Xie Dachun also saw Xie Shi and couldn't help but shout in a low voice. Everyone's originally nervous expressions instantly felt more at ease.

Xie Songlin quickly quickened his pace and walked towards Xie Shi: "Brother Xie Shi, I finally found you!"

Xie Shi's face lit up with joy when he heard the voice. He quickly came over and said, "Songlin, you're finally here. I found a secluded cave with plenty of space. Everyone's hiding there. It's absolutely safe. Let's go over there quickly."

Xie Shi turned and led the way. Xie Songlin and the others followed closely behind him, not daring to slack off. They hurried along, constantly warily scanning their surroundings. The forest was unnervingly quiet, with only the sound of footsteps and the occasional chirping of birds interwoven into the silence.

After wandering around in the forest for quite a while, they finally arrived at a rather spectacular cave. The cave was indeed as Xie Shi had described, extremely spacious. The entrance was several people tall and wide enough for several people to enter and exit side by side. Many vines and weeds grew outside the entrance, intertwining these green plants like a natural curtain, completely obscuring the entrance. Without careful observation, it would be difficult to detect the cave.

Seeing this, everyone secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Xie Shi stopped, stepped aside, and said to everyone with a smile: "This is it. Everyone is inside. Come in quickly."

Although the air in the cave carries some of the unique moisture of the mountains, it is generally dry and the ground is relatively flat, without that wet and muddy feeling, which makes people feel a lot more at ease.

It was obvious that the villagers who arrived early had already taken good care of it. The debris such as broken stones, dead branches and leaves on the ground had been cleaned up, and the corners had also been swept carefully, making the whole cave look neat and tidy.

Everyone also used local materials, such as some relatively flat stones and branches found in the cave, to simply build a few places to sit and lie down. Although simple, it can make everyone a little more comfortable during this period of hiding.

"It's getting dark soon, and we can't travel any further. Let's just rest here for now." After saying that, he found a place to sit down and began to discuss countermeasures with Xie Songbai and others.

The village chief asked, "Songlin, what should we do now?"

"I was thinking of going out to investigate the situation." Xie Songlin frowned and said to everyone with a serious face, "We can't just sit there and wait. We know nothing about the outside world and we're always unsure. I'm going to go out and see if there are really bandits coming. Xifeng City in Lanzhou is just ahead. If bandits are blocking the road ahead, we'll have to find another way."

When everyone heard this, worry showed on their faces. Xie Shi stepped forward and said, "Songlin, this is too dangerous. If you go out alone, what if you encounter an accident? How about I go with you? It's always good to have more people to look after you."

Xie Songbai also said: "Yes, I will go with you."

Xie Dazhong said: "I will go with the boss!"

Xie Songlin waved his hand and declined, "I appreciate your kindness. Brother Xie Shi, you are familiar with the forest, so you have to stay here to look after the situation. If I go out alone, I will be less conspicuous and more convenient to move. Don't worry, I will be careful and won't act rashly."

Xie Songlin looked down at Xie Wanxing who was sitting on the rock. He really wanted to take his daughter with him to explore the way, but if he had stopped the carriage before, he could have concealed it a little. But now in such a dangerous situation, taking Xie Wanxing with him would really arouse suspicion, so he had to give up.

Old Lady Shen, who was standing by, also said, "Songlin, this can't happen. If something happens to you, what will happen to our family? The villagers are still counting on you!"

Xie Songlin comforted Old Lady Shen: "Mom, don't worry, I'll be fine. I know what's going on. I'm just going out to see if there are really bandits coming this way. I won't act rashly. I'll just find a secluded place and lie down on the side of the road to observe. I won't expose myself, let alone run around outside."

Cheng Hui and Xie Wanxing certainly believed him. They were not worried at all about Xie Songlin going out to investigate the situation. After all, with the life-saving artifact of space, even if he was hit by an arrow, he could roll back into the space on the spot. Xie Songlin would certainly not be in danger.

But others didn't think so. In their eyes, letting Xie Songlin go out alone to investigate the situation was a very ridiculous thing in itself. There might be bandits outside, and letting one person go out to investigate the situation, especially Xie Songlin who didn't seem to have any martial arts skills, was an outrageous thing no matter how you looked at it.

Everyone expressed their disagreement one after another. Xie Songlin's eyes swept through the crowd one by one. Finally, he stepped forward and said after a moment's thought, "Dazhong, Dachun, Third Brother, since everyone is worried about me going alone, how about this? Let's go out together to check out the situation. It will be better for us to have someone to look after us than for me to go out alone."

Just like that, Xie Songlin and the other three simply packed up, took some simple self-defense items, and headed out of the cave together.

Before leaving, Xie Songlin looked back and saw Xie Wanxing winking at him, and secretly made an OK gesture.

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