Chen Changli nodded and shook his head: "I did think so, but I didn't find any road when I searched around."

The old man was not disappointed when he heard this. He just stroked his beard and remained silent. After a while, he said, "If these two people have a secret, they definitely don't want others to know it. That's why they came here. Either they are eyeing the passage in the cave, or there is another exit here."

"We have to spend some time looking for it, maybe we can find it. My lord, you don't have to worry about us. Being able to come out of that dark place is the greatest luck in our lives."

"It's our job to stay away from here now, so we'll try our best. You don't have to worry about us."

The old man felt that Chen Changli had other things to do and didn't want to disturb him.

Chen Changli felt the old man's kindness and felt complicated.

He calmed himself down and began to comfort the old man.

"Old man, things may not be as complicated as you think. After all, the people in the villa want to make poison. The source of the poison is not only the poisonous flowers in the villa, but also the fields opened up all over the mountains, which are also planted with raw materials for various poisons."

"The transportation of these raw materials is not a trivial matter, and today is the day to pick the poisonous flowers. Now that something has happened at the villa, the transportation of these raw materials may be stranded."

"But precisely because of this, we may be able to find a way out from it."

Chen Changli didn't think that the poisonous incense that Old Lady Shang had carefully studied would kill everyone here. At most, it would poison the people in the villa.

The other people who were picking raw materials in the jungle must still be alive. The reason they didn’t show up is probably because what happened in the villa made them suspicious and they didn’t dare to go up to investigate.

Or maybe Chang Xuewei was sure that her own safety was assured, so she contacted them and asked them to continue picking the raw materials of opium.

"So, your Excellency is thinking about this. To be honest, I don't think the people in that villa would let their own people do such a hard thing."

"They only go to the foot of the mountain to catch poor people like us and make us work. Once we are no longer useful, they will throw us into a dark place where there is no sunlight. No one can help us."

As the old man listened to Chen Changli's words, his thoughts turned and he quickly thought of his own situation.

He suspected that those who were brought to work were all as pitiful as they were.

"Grandpa Mo, can we disguise ourselves as such people?"

When the old man was feeling a little uneasy thinking about the tragic situation, a child said with anticipation.

"If we sneak in and then find a way to leave, won't we be caught?"

The child's words gave the other adults a sense of hope: "Daya is right. We can blend in with these people and find a way to leave. Maybe we can escape from here without wasting time or bothering this adult."

As the old man listened to their words, his thoughts turned and he couldn't help but agree with their ideas.

"Perhaps we can try to do this, but things may not go as we expect. In other words, doing this will be dangerous and we may lose our lives if we are not careful."

"If you are not mentally prepared, you must give up this idea and not encourage others to take risks."

He thought about it and decided to say the ugly words up front.

When the people who were ready to make a move heard his words, they looked at each other in confusion. As their thoughts turned, a sense of uneasiness began to spread in their hearts.

"In short, we can't rely on luck. We must have the determination to fight with others to make up our minds to do this."

"Otherwise, once the truth is revealed and you can't bear the torture, you might implicate others."

The old man saw it more clearly than anyone else and knew how dangerous this matter was.

In fact, he was unwilling to let people take risks. After all, they had finally escaped from danger. As long as they waited patiently for an opportunity, they would find a way to survive.

But if he stopped everyone from doing this, and they couldn't find a way out for a long time, many people would probably have other ideas in their minds.

"Please think about it carefully, or discuss it carefully, and then tell me when you have made a decision."

The old man swept his eyes over the crowd, taking in the changes in their facial expressions, and deliberately gave them time to think.

Everyone looked at each other, then gathered together to discuss the issue.

After making sure that everyone had the same idea, they immediately hugged each other, their voices choked with sobs and full of hope: "The master is only one person, but there are more than a dozen of us. We are useless. Following the master all the time will only become a burden to him."

"Now that we have the opportunity to find a way out on our own, we should try our best instead of looking back or waiting for their arrangements."

They were locked up and tortured, and had long lost hope for the future.

It was Chen Changli's sudden appearance that gave them hope again.

So in order to find a way to survive and to continue living, they would rather take the risk of sacrificing some people than just wait here.

"Uncle Mo, we have already discussed it."

With an idea in mind, everyone looked at each other and saw the smile in each other's eyes.

After laughing, a middle-aged man explained everyone's intention to the old man.

"We are not little kids. We can't just wait here to be rescued. So our idea is to take the risk."

After he finished speaking, he glanced at everyone again, thought for a moment, and then said, "Underage children will follow you, and the adults will follow me."

"You young people should take good care of the children." When the old man heard him say this, he swept his sharp eyes over everyone.

Seeing that they all nodded and showed no fear, he felt a softening feeling in his heart.

"We are all dying. If we can do something for our children before we die, it will be considered that we old guys are of some use."

"So we, the older people, should take risks. You young people should not take risks and stay here to take care of the children."

After he finished speaking, he came to Chen Changli and said in a low voice, "Sir, I know you want to help us, and you would rather take risks yourself than let anything happen to us."

"It's just that in this matter, we don't want you to do such a dangerous thing alone, so you should take us old guys with you."

"We all owe you a life. If we are in danger, we are willing to give it back to you."

The old man said this bluntly and simply, and it was obvious that this was what he thought in his heart. He didn't want Chen Changli to be unaware of this. When they encountered danger, he would have to do his best to protect these old guys.

Chen Changli felt very complicated when listening to the old man's words.

He quickly said, "That doesn't have to be the case."

"That's right, otherwise we will become a burden to you." The old man said earnestly, "We have hands and feet, we can eat and work, how can we be a burden to you?"

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