Polang and Luofeng took action immediately. After everyone left the tomb, they quickly jumped out. Luofeng took out a packet of poison from her arms and reminded as she did so: "Everyone must cover their mouths and noses. This poison is extremely powerful. Once inhaled, even the antidote will be difficult to work."

Everyone quickly covered their mouths and noses with clothes or handkerchiefs.

Luo Feng lit a tinder, cast the flame into the poison bag, and then threw the bag into the depths of the tomb.

In an instant, the tomb was filled with poisonous smoke, accompanied by waves of shrill screams.

The screams rang out through the thick tomb walls, making people shudder even in the broad daylight.

Gu Qinlan couldn't help but feel a chill in her heart. In her previous life, she had never killed anyone with her own hands. But in this life, the number of people killed under her orders was no less than a hundred.

But she has no regrets.

Ever since those so-called refugees broke into Jindu and caused riots, they were no longer refugees, but thugs and thieves, even if they were forced.

But what did the civilians of Jindu do wrong?

What exactly is the guilt of her, the Zheng family, and other families?

Those thugs wanted to take their lives, and it would be really stupid for her to still pretend to be kind and righteous.

Soon, silence returned to the tomb.

Except for Polang, Luofeng and others, no one dared to investigate the situation.

Gu Qinlan looked around and said to the panicked servants, "Let's go to the mountains and hide there for a while."

Today, Jindu has been occupied by mobs, and refugees from surrounding state capitals are gathering here.

As they descended the mountain range, they ran into a fleeing crowd.

Fortunately, they had made some preparations during these days and instructed all the servants in the house to prepare two large bags, and each of them carried a heavy bag of grain on their shoulders.

There were more than 150 servants in the house, each of whom carried at least 20 kilograms of food, and the burdens on the male servants were even heavier.

A rough calculation shows that the total amount is no less than four thousand kilograms, enough to support them through a difficult time.

A group of people moved in an orderly manner towards the depths of the forest.

The mountain where the Zheng family's ancestral tomb is located has extremely rugged terrain. The mountain is bare and covered with hard rocks. It is obviously not an ideal hiding place.

They had to climb over the mountain and explore deeper into the hinterland.

Gu Qinlan's ankle was in unbearable pain. For her, climbing the rugged mountain road was undoubtedly a great test.

Hongye took a step forward and said with concern: "Miss, let me carry you on my back."

Gu Qinlan shook her head gently: "If it were flat ground, I would accept your help, but on this steep mountain road, it would be difficult for you to carry me. If we lose our footing, we will both fall down the mountain stream together."

Fu Yu was pacing around anxiously: "But the young lady's foot injury is so serious, continuing to walk on the mountain road will only make the injury worse. It would be great if there was a stretcher."

Gu Qinlan responded calmly: "Even if there is a stretcher, I will not try it easily on this mountain road."

The area where the Zheng family's ancestral tomb is located is relatively flat, but as you climb higher, the mountain road becomes more and more rugged and difficult to navigate. Even for masters with special skills such as Po Lang, it is very difficult to lead everyone through such a mountain road.

She pondered for a moment, then turned to Luo Feng and asked, "Miss Luo Feng, do you have any way to help me forget the pain temporarily?"

Luo Feng carefully examined her ankle and said, "The bones are fine, only the tendons are damaged. I can temporarily relieve your pain, but after that, the pain will intensify, and you..."

Gu Qinlan said firmly: "Then I'll trouble you."

Luo Feng was a little worried: "It will really hurt a lot, even a strong man will find it hard to bear. Have you really thought it through?"

Gu Qinlan nodded: "The most important thing right now is to escape. As long as we save our lives, we will have the energy to consider other things."

Luo Feng looked at her with admiration, then took out a few silver needles and gently inserted them into Gu Qinlan's ankles.

The magical thing is that the ankle, which was originally in excruciating pain, suddenly lost feeling in an instant, as if the pain was dispelled by magic.

As Luo Feng spoke lightly, she slowly said, "I have temporarily sealed the acupuncture points on your side with fine needles. You may not feel the pain now, but the scars are still hidden under your skin and will gradually worsen with every step you take. When I untie the acupuncture points, the pain will surge like a tide."

Fu Yu asked in confusion, "Can we block this acupuncture point all the time to prevent the pain from recurring?"

Luo Feng responded firmly: "Unless you are willing to give up this leg, Madam."

Fu Yu's eyes instantly turned red, and she said anxiously: "Girl, I will help you walk, try not to use too much force on your foot."

"Okay, let's do this for now. When it's absolutely necessary, I will walk on my own."

Gu Qinlan did not try to be too forceful. She asked several maids to take turns supporting her.

When there was no more way to help her, Hongye handed her a newly cut branch and said, "Girl, use this branch as a crutch."

Gu Qinlan took the branch, tried it out and found it quite handy, so she leaned on the crutches and began to climb the steep mountain.

Although the acupoints were blocked, Gu Qinlan could still feel a slight stinging pain during the climbing process, but fortunately it was still within the tolerable range.

She didn't want to worry the maids, so she remained silent and moved forward firmly.

Finally, she climbed over the steep mountain, having to stop to rest several times.

Fortunately, she finally managed to cross.

As night fell, the team stopped in front of a valley.

Princess Duan pointed to the valley and said, "The valley ahead should be the refuge valley that my mother-in-law mentioned. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Even for refugees or enemy troops, it would not be easy to break in."

Sang Qian put Zheng Fengyun down and led several guards to investigate the situation in the valley.

After a long time, they returned.

"Madam, old lady, we can hide in the valley, and there are caves large enough to accommodate us."

Gu Qinlan finally felt relieved. She didn't expect that the senior of the Zheng family was so thoughtful.

After entering the valley, the team quickly found the cave.

These caves were formed naturally and then artificially excavated and divided into several chambers.

Gu Qinlan made the decision, letting the maids occupy the two largest stone chambers, while the Zheng and Jiang families occupied the two smaller stone chambers. Of the remaining three smallest cave chambers, one was given to Polang and Luofeng, one was used as a warehouse, and the other was left alone for Luofeng.

Because Luo Feng needs to prepare poison, which is their reliance for saving their lives.

The male servants were housed in a natural stone chamber outside.

Although it was a bit crowded, it was enough to accommodate everyone.

It was late at night and everyone was exhausted after a day of running around. So they just hurriedly ate some dry food and found a place to rest.

Gu Qinlan went to Luo Feng's stone chamber.

Luo Feng handed her a thick handkerchief: "Bite it, so you won't bite your tongue in pain later."

Gu Qinlan took the handkerchief and held it tightly in her mouth.

Luo Feng quickly took out the silver needle and stabbed Gu Qinlan's ankle several times.

Almost instantly, a heart-wrenching pain came like a tide. Gu Qinlan groaned in pain and fainted.

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