PDLP Chapter 62 The fire dares not be extinguished, and people dare not relax.
Chapter 62 The fire dares not be extinguished, and people dare not relax.
After the first group of people left, the night grew even deeper.
The forest returned to its original sounds—the chirping of insects, the sound of the wind, and the occasional rustling of leaves being plucked.
But the atmosphere in the camp had completely changed.
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No one sat down anymore.
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The fire is still burning.
But it was deliberately downplayed.
The firelight was no longer warm, but rather like a kind of—
boundary.
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Li Yuanshan stood by the fire.
He was still holding the knife.
The knuckles are a bit white.
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He glanced at the bloodstains on the ground.
He didn't actually see it when the spear was thrust out.
Looking at it again now—
I was a little stunned.
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"Should I have rushed in just now?"
The thought suddenly popped into my head.
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He pursed his lips.
My mind is a bit confused.
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He did not back down.
But it didn't happen.
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The feeling in between made him a little uncomfortable.
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"You're okay."
The guard next to him said something in a low voice.
It was as if she had seen through his thoughts.
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Li Yuanshan was stunned for a moment.
"What?"
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"You didn't mess it up."
The guard looked ahead.
That's enough.
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Li Yuanshan opened his mouth.
I want to say something.
But he didn't say it.
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He looked down at his hands.
The way he held the knife was a bit stiff.
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"Still a long way off."
He thought to himself.
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the other side.
Chenhe has been rearranged.
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"Let's switch places."
"Don't stand in the spot where you were just exposed."
"Add one more person to the night patrol."
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His voice was not high.
But every sentence is very clear.
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The guards quickly adjusted.
No one complained.
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Because of that just now—
Everyone understands.
This is not an ordinary journey.
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Li Xuan stood at the edge of the camp.
Looking at the woods.
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That wave just now.
Not strong.
But it's very clean.
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Come, try, retreat.
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There were no unnecessary movements.
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"It wasn't a spur-of-the-moment decision."
He made his own judgment.
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"Someone is in command."
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He looked up and glanced at the sky.
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The moonlight was shattered by the shadows of the trees.
I can't see clearly into the distance.
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This environment—
Suitable for surprise attacks.
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Also suitable for—
observe.
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"The second wave will be closer."
He thought to himself.
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Chen He walked over.
Stopped beside him.
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"Those three people were working together very well."
He said.
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Li Xuan nodded.
"They are not a group of independent cultivators."
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Chen He frowned slightly.
"What about the post station over there..."
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"It's the entrance."
Li Xuan said.
"This is the screening section."
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Chen He was taken aback.
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He thought for a moment.
Suddenly I understood.
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"They're watching—"
"Is it worth it for us to make a move?"
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Li Xuan nodded.
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Chen He fell silent.
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This method is very troublesome.
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It's not a direct attack.
Look at it first.
Then decide how to play.
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mean--
The rest will be even more difficult.
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"Then we..."
Chen He asked in a low voice.
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"Keep showing them."
Li Xuan said.
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Chen He glanced at him.
I didn't ask any more questions.
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he knows.
This is not a way out.
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It means taking the initiative to take over the situation.
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The night was deeper.
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Time passed little by little.
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Li Yuanshan was relieved of his night watch.
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He was standing on the north side.
Leaning against a tree.
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He was holding a knife.
Eyes fixed ahead.
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At first, he was very nervous.
He mistook every gust of wind for a person.
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But after a while...
He began to adapt.
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"So... not every moment will be a disaster."
He felt a little relieved.
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But this relaxation only lasted a short time.
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Because he suddenly realized—
The group of people who just arrived...
It also means "looks like everything is fine".
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His breathing became labored again.
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"Don't loosen it."
He reminded himself of this.
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He adjusted his posture.
Lower your center of gravity a little.
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This time.
He stopped overthinking.
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Just keep an eye on it.
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Time flows slowly.
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There were people sitting in the camp.
Someone is standing.
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No one speaks.
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This silence is somewhat oppressive.
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suddenly.
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far away.
There is a little bit of light.
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very weak.
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It looks like fire.
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Li Yuanshan saw it immediately.
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He narrowed his eyes.
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"What is that...?"
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He didn't shout.
He simply took a step to the side.
Approach another guard.
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"Look over there."
He lowered his voice.
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The guard looked in the direction he was pointing.
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I saw it too.
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That glimmer of light flickered in the woods.
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It doesn't look like a campfire.
More like—
Someone is moving.
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The guard's expression changed slightly.
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"Notify Team Leader Chen."
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Li Yuanshan nodded.
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He did not speak directly.
Instead, she gently took two steps back.
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They walked very lightly.
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My heart was beating faster and faster.
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"The second wave is here."
The idea was very clear.
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He walked to Chenhe's side.
The voice was kept extremely low.
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"There is light in the west."
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Chen He looked up instantly.
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Eyes locked on the direction.
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A few breaths later.
He saw it too.
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That little light is moving.
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and--
more than one.
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"There are quite a few people."
Chen He said in a low voice.
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Li Xuan had already walked over.
Stand behind them.
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He didn't speak.
Just watching.
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The light is moving.
The rhythm is not disrupted.
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They didn't look like panicked pedestrians.
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More like—
Looking for a location.
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"They're not in a hurry."
Li Xuan spoke.
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Chen He nodded.
"It's in the bag."
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Li Yuanshan's heart tightened.
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"Bag?"
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Chen He didn't look at him.
He simply kept staring ahead.
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"Not a head-on confrontation."
"It's an enclosure."
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Li Yuanshan's throat tightened.
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"Then we..."
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He didn't finish his sentence.
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Li Xuan spoke:
"receive."
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One word.
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Chen He immediately understood.
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"Cease fire!"
He murmured.
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The guards quickly moved towards the center!
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The fire was suppressed even lower!
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The entire camp, which had been loosely organized, was transformed into a small defensive point!
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Li Yuanshan was pulled into the middle.
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He stood beside the beast-drawn carriage.
My heart is beating very fast.
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This time.
It wasn't the kind of "sudden" thing that happened before.
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Yes--
Waiting for it to come.
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This feeling is even more oppressive.
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He gripped the knife tightly.
My palms were sweaty.
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"Don't shake."
He cursed himself in his heart.
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outside.
The light is getting closer.
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The shadows began to become clearer.
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One.
two.
Three...
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There were more than three people.
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At least seven or eight.
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Li Yuanshan's breath hitched.
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"So many..."
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Chen He's eyes turned completely cold.
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"They're here."
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next moment.
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in the dark.
A voice rang out.
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"I won't pay—"
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"Don't leave."
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The sound wasn't loud.
But she was smiling.
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He looks a lot like the person at the post station.
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Li Yuanshan's heart sank.
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"It's them..."
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Li Xuan took a step forward.
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Stand at the very front.
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The firelight shone on his face.
The shadow stretched very long.
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He did not draw his sword.
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Just looking ahead.
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"Is everyone here?"
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this sentence.
This caused the other side to pause slightly.
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The voice chuckled.
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"That's about it."
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"Enough."
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Li Xuan nodded.
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"That's good."
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He let out a soft breath.
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His gaze slowly turned cold.
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"So as not to wait any longer."
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The air tensed up instantly.
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Chen He had already taken half a step out.
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The guards' guns were already raised.
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Li Yuanshan stood in the middle.
My hands are shaking.
But this time—
He did not back down.
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He gritted his teeth.
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"Come on then..."
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This moment.
He suddenly understood.
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this road.
It wasn't something you walked there.
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Yes--
It was typed out.
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A night breeze swept by.
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The firelight flickered.
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The second wave of people.
They've completely overtaken us.
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Chapter Sixty-Two (The End)