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If Yu Hongdou knew what Tan Yanlin was thinking, she would definitely tell him with certainty that this is not how "backstab" is used.

And the reason why her first reaction was to move to the side was to prevent herself from being trampled.

In her limited life, she had experienced two stampedes. Although she escaped with no harm, she became afraid of crowds from then on.

That was my sophomore year, and a big-name star came to campus to film a movie in the third teaching building.

The third teaching building was an older building with narrow corridors and steep stairs. That day, students and fans who came to see the star swarmed in. Yu Hongdou, who had just finished class, was caught up in the crowd and watched her classmate fall and be stepped on from the head.

Subsequently, three students were injured and the incident was reported to the entire school, but the law does not hold everyone responsible.

There were too many people at the time, including people from outside the school. Apart from the crew and the stars who compensated the school and the three students and apologized, no one was punished at all.

From then on, Yu Hongdou was somewhat afraid of crowds, especially those who swarmed towards her from behind.

After traveling through time, Yu Hongdou witnessed the stampede that occurred at the market during the Zhixiang Sect's propaganda. Although she did not face the bloody scene directly, she felt palpitations and fear when she heard about the tragic situation afterwards.

Yu Song, who turned back to protect her, saw Yu Hongdou's actions. He pulled her to him, protected her with his arms and patted her: "Don't be afraid, Hongdou."

"At that time, the Zhixiang Sect threw items at the market for propaganda, which caused people to scramble and trample on them. Hongdou was in the market, and if he hadn't run fast, he would have been swept away." Yu Song was still frightened when he talked about this.

It just so happened that this incident happened when his mother and sister, two weak women, were out on the street together. Whenever he and his father thought about it afterwards, they would feel heartbroken.

After Yu Song said this, Tan Yanlin remembered.

The stampede incident was so serious that Fifth Brother almost had to take off his hat and write a letter of apology.

Later, an unexpected discovery during the interrogation of the Zhixiang Sect offset his merits and demerits, and he was dismissed from his post as a county magistrate after only serving for a few days.

This was the first time Mo Shougui heard this. He looked at his little disciple and saw that she was still winking at him. He knew that she was just a little frightened but not scared. He nodded and looked forward.

"Are you the village chief?" The loud answer from the visitor made everyone feel relieved.

"Elm seeds?" Xu Da recognized the voice of the person opposite him and moved forward sideways.

"It's me, village chief. I'm here to find you. There are thieves in the village!" The man named Yuqian, holding a torch, also passed through the guards and horses and gathered here.

Within Yu Hongdou's sight, Xu Da and the other party met.

The man called Yuqian was a very tall man. Yu Hongdou estimated that he was about 1.9 meters tall. He was a little thin, with deep brows and sunken eyes. He looked a little sick, but his eyes were very bright.

Yu Hongdou suspected that this was a martial artist.

"What thief? What's lost in the village?" When Xu Da heard that there was a thief in the village and that Yuqian was asked to come out to find him, he knew that something serious must have happened that the villagers considered.

"The board is missing." Yu Qian looked up at everyone, his gaze lingered on Yu Song for a moment, then he leaned over to Xu Da's ear and whispered.

"What?! The board is missing?!" Xu Da's voice rose eight degrees and became sharp.

This was the first time that Yu Hongdou saw Xu Da lose his composure like this, but she could understand it. After all, some villagers were still relying on the gold plate to survive.

"Go out first." Xu Da's expression was very ugly, but he still remembered that the place they were in was not appropriate.

Yu Hongdou glanced at her brother, exchanged glances with Tan Yanlin, looked back, and roughly understood what message the animal head conveyed.

What she was more worried about now was whether the things that Xu Da and others brought back from Yidai Mountain were still there.

Because of this incident, the pace of progress became faster, and the road that had already seen the light seemed to have come to an end all of a sudden.

The people who came out of the cave were dazzled by the sight. Yu Hongdou raised her hands to cover her eyes reflexively. After a moment, she put her hands down and looked around with a little vigilance.

She originally thought that the "simple" building here was similar to the thatched hut at the entrance of the cave when she came here.

This side of the clinker cave entrance is not simple at all. Just outside the cave, a yard is carved out with wooden sticks. There are three wooden houses, each about five or six meters to the left and right of the cave entrance.

Fire drainage ditches were dug in front and behind the wooden house, and fire prevention roads were paved with gravel. There were also many stone troughs for storing water, and deep horse hitching posts were nailed next to the stone troughs.

"The equipment is as good as that of an official post station." The guard beside Tan Yanlin muttered.

Yu Hongdou nodded in agreement. Indeed, this was still called simple. Then what were those dilapidated temples and houses they passed by when they were on their journey called?

"What's going on? These are not outsiders, Yuqian, please tell us in detail." Xu Da did not bother to explain and asked directly about the situation in the village.

"Last night it was my turn with Dayangshu to patrol. When we reached the end of the village, near Guo Laonian's house, we saw a figure in black shorts climbing out of the back window of his house." Yuqian knew Yu Song, and when he heard Xu Da say that he was not an outsider, he told him the truth.

"Da Yangshu and I chased after them. When we got to the village entrance, they disappeared in a flash. We immediately struck the gong and the villagers got up to look for them, but we couldn't find them. We checked every household and found that no one had lost anything. It was just that Guo Laonian's family had been knocked unconscious."

Yuqian's face was full of regret and there was a flash of hostility in his eyes. It was obvious that this incident made him very angry.

"The board was lost this morning. The Cao family's boy found it while cleaning and plastering. The man left behind a gold plate that was the same shape as the board, but without any words or pictures on it."

That's why I didn't notice it last night. Yuqian lowered his head in front of Xu Da.

"It looks like an acquaintance. Has there been any outsiders in our village recently?" Xu Da frowned. After asking, he remembered Yu Hongdou and the others and explained, "We have placed the board in the ancestral hall. Even villagers cannot enter without permission."

"No, it was three months ago that Yu Wangzhai's manager came to deliver the Dragon Boat Festival gifts. After that, we all went out and no one came in." Yuqian shook his head.

If that person really came with the carriage of Manager Yu Wangzhai, then we can't blame them. They didn't notice anyone entering the village for three months. They might as well die.

"Go back and keep an eye on Guo Laonian. I heard that some of the group that left with Shang Fei are suspected to have returned." Xu Da took a deep breath. He knew that now was not the time to blame anyone, so he temporarily found an excuse to appease Yuqian.

Yuqian nodded in agreement, but his expression did not relax at all. He seemed a little entangled and puzzled. He hesitated for a long time before saying to Xu Da: "The gold plate was stolen, and we didn't feel anything."

Xu Da was startled, and then he looked at Yu Hongdou, remembering the golden box and clothes that he had someone send back and hid in the secret room, which he had not yet put into the ancestral hall. Could it be...