It seems that you are going to flee from famine, don't be anxious or panic

Seeing him hurriedly explaining, Ning Yan couldn't help but smile. Then he took his hand and said, "Let's go. We should go find Aunt Zhou and the others."

Huo looked at the two people's clasped hands and couldn't help but smile, then he walked down the mountain side by side with Ning Yan.

When I saw Duan Zhili and the others again, it was already early afternoon.

They walked quite a distance, and when Ning Jian and Huo arrived, a group of people were resting in a forest, some sitting, some standing, and some lying down.

Zhou Youfeng was the first to see the two people. He was half-lying on the ground. When he saw Huo and the others coming back, he jumped up excitedly and ran while shouting, "You're finally back."

Zhou Youfeng's movements were so fast that before the others could react, he had already run in front of Huo and the others.

After coming to his senses, he quickly stood up and ran towards Huo and the others. Before Huo and the others could reply, they were filled with questions from everyone.

Ning Jing's final words completely quieted the crowd.

When Ning Jing ran over from Zhou Youfeng, he smelled a foul odor, which made him unable to help but raise his hand to cover his nose. Before he had a chance to ask, the people behind him surrounded him again.

The smell was even stronger now, making him feel nauseous. Unable to bear it any longer, he covered his mouth and yelled, "Uncle Youfeng, where have you been? Why does it stink so bad?"

It was as if they had fallen into a cesspool, and he even saw a few flies above their heads.

Ning Yan and Huo? were also almost bursting from the stench from their bodies. Unable to bear it any longer, Ning Yan simply grabbed the sachet he carried with him and covered his nose with it. The refreshing mint scent entered his lungs, which allowed him to breathe a sigh of relief.

Then he looked at Zhou Youfeng and the others with questioning eyes, wondering what was going on.

After hearing what Ning Jing said, Zhou Youfeng and the others couldn't help but feel embarrassed for a moment. Then he touched his head and said uncomfortably: "Aren't these the spiders that followed us yesterday? Didn't you tell us before that if we put something on our bodies, we can cover up the smell, and those spiders won't come to us?

When we came here yesterday, we didn't find any herbs with a strong smell, but we accidentally saw a pit of manure. I think the smell should be strong enough.

So I discussed it with everyone and decided to stay there for the night. Today, because we were waiting for you to come back, we didn't have time to wash up, so the smell is a bit stronger."

After saying that, he stepped back a distance embarrassedly, and the others also took a few steps back, moving a little further away from Ning Yan and the others.

Because they had been smelling the stench all night long, they had become immune to it and had forgotten about the stench.

"Are you all not hurt?" Ning Yan asked in a muffled voice, covering his nose.

"No, the place we stayed yesterday was too smelly, so the spiders just took a detour and didn't even look at us." Zhou Youfeng said with a slightly proud tone.

As soon as he finished speaking, Aunt Zhou looked at Huo Yun, who was held in Huo Yun's arms with his eyes closed, and asked worriedly, "Little Huo, what happened to your Huo Yun?"

The others also looked at Huo Yun in Huo Yun's arms with concern.

At this moment, Huo Yan was so overwhelmed by the smell here that he buried his head in Ning Yan's shoulder. Ning Yan had a mint scent on his body, which could alleviate the pungent smell.

When he heard Aunt Zhou's question, he didn't even raise his head. He just stretched out his free hand and poked Ning Yan's waist with his index finger, indicating that he should explain.

Ning Yan had no other choice but to speak in a muffled voice, "He's fine, he just fell asleep. Auntie, please find a place to wash up quickly. This smell is really unbearable."

Aunt Zhou felt embarrassed again when she heard this. They were trying to save their lives yesterday, otherwise she would not be able to stand the stench of feces and stayed there for several hours, which almost suffocated her to death.

Then everyone discussed where to go to wash up. After some discussion, they decided to go back to the city. Although it would take more than an hour to walk there, it was getting dark now, and these girls and boys couldn't take a bath in the wild in broad daylight. That would be too immoral.

Moreover, although many rooms in the house they rented were destroyed, the rooms at the back should have been preserved, and they could squeeze in and live there when the time comes.

Also, they lost a lot of things in the house. Although the possibility of them being stored there intact is almost zero, they still have to go and take a look.

Oh, by the way, I don’t know if those cows were killed by the spiders.

After the discussion, everyone took their things and headed into the city.

Ning Jian signaled Aunt Zhou and the others to walk in front, and he would follow behind.

After the others had left for a while, Ning Jing, who was lying on Ning Yan's neck, asked in a muffled voice, "Dad, have Uncle Feng and the others left?"

Just now he couldn't stand it anymore, so he imitated his father and lay down on Ning Yan's neck. The mint smell on his father was much better than the smell on Uncle Youfeng and the others.

Ning Yan watched them walk away before putting down the sachet in his hand. He took a deep breath and said, "Alright."

When Huo Yan and Ning Jing heard this, they quickly raised their heads and took big gulps of fresh air, as they were almost suffocating.

On the way to the city, traces of "war" can be seen everywhere, and the ground is devastated.

The bumpy land, the splattered blood, the damaged flowers, trees, and attics, the corpses that had not yet been cleaned up, and the body parts and debris scattered everywhere, the scene looked no less than a real war.

Although the spider was finally wiped out by the officers and soldiers, the price was heavy. It is unknown how many people in the city died at the hands of the spider.

There were countless more corpses that had not been dealt with in time due to the snowstorm. If they were not handled properly, looking at the current weather, Ning Jian could foresee that another plague would break out in a few days.

However, it was difficult for them to leave now, because when they returned to the house, they found that three of the five cows were dead and the other two were missing.

All the food, clothing and utensils in the yard that they had not had time to take away were gone, and no one knew who took them.

All that was left of the entire yard was a row of houses in the backyard and a well half-covered by bricks and stones. The rest of the yard had collapsed. Three of the four walls had collapsed, leaving only the west wall standing there alone and firmly.

Although the group had anticipated such consequences, Zhou Youfeng couldn't help but curse when he saw the situation: "Is this fucking way to keep us alive? When will this end?"

The others heard what he said in silence. A few of them found a relatively clean place and sat down. They had been walking for more than an hour and were almost exhausted.

Although everyone wanted to curse in their hearts, they actually knew that their current situation was already good enough. At least they were still alive. As for their material possessions, they would have to figure out a way to deal with them later.