Village Chief Fang immediately began arranging work. He gathered all the able-bodied villagers, assigned them, and with a single command, the entire village's workforce was mobilized. Both men and women had their own tasks to do. Even the lazy men in the village found themselves a light, manageable task.

For a while, everyone on the mountain and down the mountain was working in full swing.

Mu Qingcheng carefully observed the villagers and found no suspicious people. Was it a psychological suggestion she gave herself? But she just had this feeling, as if a pair of eyes were always watching her. Perhaps that person was here to monitor Fang Bo and his brothers.

Mu Qingcheng found Fang He and asked, "Why didn't Ximei come to participate in the collective labor?"

Many half-grown children came from the mountain. They couldn't do heavy work, but they could build scaffolding. Why wasn't Ximei here? And that Sun and her fat girl Hu Xiuyun?

Fang He didn’t quite understand what “collective labor” meant, but he understood what Mu Qingcheng was asking?

"She wouldn't participate in something like this, something that doesn't even involve a penny of reward. Ha! She'd just sneak in to my eldest brother while we're away and curry favor with him!"

"Then why don't the Sun mother and daughter come to participate in collective labor?"

Fang He glanced gloomily at Fang Qingyun who was working in front of him. "That's because Uncle Hu died saving Ayun and me! So, even the village chief couldn't do anything to them."

The Uncle Hu Fang He was talking about was Sun's man, Hu Xiuyun's father! So that's how it was. No wonder she was so arrogant. Mu Qingcheng thought about what he had just said, that she died saving him and Fang Qingyun. Could it be that Ximei was behind this again?

She leaned closer to Fang He and asked him quietly, "Is it Ximei?"

Fang He shook his head with a gloomy expression. "I don't know. I was standing on the bridge waiting for Ah Yun, and somehow I fell into the river. When I was struggling, I saw Ah Yun lying on the bridge and reaching out to pull me. I held his hand, and later, I pulled him into the river as well. We were both rescued by Uncle Hu, but unfortunately he himself couldn't get out...!"

The young man's expression of self-blame and pain almost crushed him.

Mu Qingcheng patted his back and comforted him: "It was an accident. You can't be blamed. If anyone is to blame, it's the person who pushed you into the river from behind."

"But none of us saw anyone else on the bridge. I don't know if someone pushed me. Ever since Uncle Hu died, my eldest brother promised to take care of the Sun family mother and daughter. That's why some gossip in the village started saying that my eldest brother was going to marry that ugly girl Hu Xiuyun. Some even said that my eldest brother was going to marry into the Hu family..."

Fang He clenched his hands angrily: "Sister Mu, my eldest brother never said he wanted to marry Hu Xiuyun. She has been threatening my eldest brother with this matter. If she keeps making trouble, in the future... in the future, I will marry her!"

"Alas, alas! What nonsense is this kid talking about!" Mu Qingcheng glared at him and told him to shut up. This is a feudal society. You can't talk nonsense about this. You really have to be responsible.

Responsible! Mu Qingcheng thought about Hu Xiuyun's broad figure and appearance... and then thought about Fang Bo's incomparable beauty.

Uh uh! If he really wants to marry a woman like this, it would be a waste of talent!

It seems that she should let these two boys go! Such good children can't be harmed by others!

Yun Qing led the Black Armored Army in searching day and night. Early this morning, they had arrived near Qianlai Mountain.

Along the way, Bai Ze relied on his keen sense of smell to act as a guide, leading everyone along the way.

Meng Yun came forward to report: "Your Highness, the mountain ahead is Qianlai Mountain."

"Hmm!" Yun Qing's expression was frighteningly cold.

Meng Yun glanced at this guy worriedly, fearing that if he couldn't find Miss Mu, this guy would really go crazy!

"What are you still standing there for? Keep looking!"

Meng Yun sighed in his heart. How could a girl like Miss Mu survive in the deep mountains? She still hasn't been found after such a long time. I'm afraid she has already... He couldn't imagine such an outcome and could only continue to lead the army forward.

After crossing another mountain, at noon, they finally reached the summit of Qianlai Mountain. Two hours down, they were about to reach Wild Wolf Slope when Bai Ze suddenly let out an anxious, panicked whimper.

Yun Qing was the first to rush over, and his heart tightened when he saw the scene.

There were clear footprints on the ground - the footprints of wolves, not just one, but a group.

Instantly, a strong sense of unease surged into Yun Qing's heart, quickly spreading throughout his body. His heartbeat quickened, and his breathing became rapid, as everything here was strikingly similar to the scene in his dream.

Will his little girl encounter a pack of wolves?

This terrible thought flashed through Yun Qing's mind, making him even more panicked.

Seeing this, everyone gathered around. When they saw the wolf's footprints on the ground, they realized that the situation was not good.

"Pass the order down, have the Black Armored Army search the mountain immediately!" Yun Qing's voice was trembling, but full of determination: "Don't miss any place, we must find her!"

At that moment, a bloodthirsty frenzy seized upon him. If those beasts dared to harm his little girl, he vowed to wipe out every living thing on this mountain, leaving not a single one alive!

At this time, Fang Xurao stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, the area at the foot of Qianlai Mountain is our Fang clan's land. Currently, the one living in the ancestral home is one of my oldest cousins. I also lived here for a few years when I was a child."

Yun Qing said with a cold face: "Then tell me, besides wolves, what other wild animals are there in this mountain?"

This was a difficult situation for Fang Xurao. When he was little, he often went up the mountain to play with his cousin, but he didn't dare go into the deep mountains at that time! He had never even seen wolf hair, let alone wild animals.

"I don't know about this. I just want to remind Your Highness that once you've paid this money to come to the mountain, you've left. Qingle County is at the foot of the mountain. Your sudden appearance with so many black-armored soldiers will probably cause panic."

Yun Qing was about to retort when Fang Xurao added, "Your Highness, there are often hunters on this mountain. It would be bad if they saw us! Please don't mobilize the Black Armored Army for the time being."

Yun Qing also knew that his Black Armored Army was very eye-catching, but if he didn't let the Black Armored Army look for someone, then who would look for his little girl?

Fang Xurao naturally understood Yun Qing's thoughts and, without waiting for Yun Qing to speak, said, "Your Highness, I think we should ask the magistrate of Qingle County for help and have the county government send people up the mountain to look for him. We just need to find an excuse so as not to alert the nearby people."

Yun Qing thought about Fang Xurao's words. Now is the most critical moment. Maybe Nuannuan is nearby.

"Meng Yun, go and pass on my order. Tell our men not to leave the territory of Qianlai Mountain. Tell the Black Armored Army to conceal their whereabouts. If we encounter a pack of wolves on this mountain, kill them immediately!"

Meng Yun accepted the order and turned around to pass it on. Yun Qing then spoke to Fang Xurao.

"Master Fang, please go to the county government office and just inform them that there are wolves on the mountain and they are endangering the lives of the villagers. Have the county government issue a notice stating that they have sent people to close the mountain and hunt wolves, and that the villagers are not allowed to go up there."

This! Fang Xurao felt frightened: "Your Highness is too polite. I will go to the county government office right away."

Seeing that he could not persuade Yun Qing, Fang Xurao had no choice but to follow Yun Qing's orders and took his men down the mountain to Qingle County.

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