Chapter 253: Encountering an explosive group on the road and starting a fight
When we set out on the road again, the weather became increasingly dry. The wild vegetables and fruits that we could find sporadically in the past were nowhere to be found. The entire road was scorched earth, as if it had been turned over countless times by previous generations. As for water, there was no way around it.

The unknown road ahead weighed heavily on everyone's mind, but this was not the worst. As the team walked, they began to encounter refugees, coming in groups of three or five, in waves, and there were quite a few of them.

Compared with them, the people from Hejiacun were more eye-catching because they had food and water, were in good health, and their mental state was incomparable to other refugees.

On this day, they were unlucky again as they encountered another group of refugees. This was not a big deal, but this wave of refugees was quite different from the previous ones.

What's the difference?

There were more men than women on the other side, and there were almost no old people or children to be seen. There were dozens of men, all of them strong and thin. Although they were thin, they were not as thin as the refugees they had met before. In comparison, they looked more energetic and ferocious. The look in their eyes when they stared at the passers-by was even more strange. If I really had to describe it, I could only say that their eyes were glowing green. They were like wolves seeing meat, and their eyes were flashing with murderous intent.

The big bear changed from its usual jumpy self and was running around the periphery, trying to find something to eat from the dry land that had been scraped countless times by people. As a result, when it looked up, it bumped into such a pair of eyes. In horror, it found many such eyes around it. The big bear felt frightened by being stared at and dared not run around anymore. It rushed over with its neck shrunk, timidly pulling Li Yaoguang's arm.

"Brother Xiaoguang, look, these people look so fierce."

Li Yaoguang had of course seen it. Not only she had seen it, she thought that everyone in the Hejia Village fleeing team should have seen it. Didn’t they see that the team that was cheering and talking just now was now so terribly silent?

Li Yaoguang was afraid that the child might get scared, so he softly raised his hand and patted Daxiong's shoulder to comfort him, asking him to hide behind him with his family and not run around. At the same time, he restrained his own cat that loved to run around, fearing that it would be treated as a dish, so he quickly wrapped it in old clothes and held it in his arms. His eyes fell again on the outside of the team, on the groups of strange refugees in twos and threes.

Having killed people and fought in wars, Li Yaoguang naturally had some guesses when he thought about the countless novels he had read and broadcast, and had read a lot of stories about escape.

No wonder the big bear was scared. The refugees in front of him were probably not easy to deal with.

To be on the safe side, Li Yaoguang still kept the cat in his pocket, pretending to be relaxed and slipping to the side of Uncle Yin who was pushing the cart. While the strange refugees outside were not looking at him, he kept walking and whispering to Uncle Yin beside him.

When Uncle Yin heard this, he looked around at the pairs of green eyes that were gazing at them, and his heart skipped a beat. Not daring to delay, he handed the chicken bus to his wife to push, asked Li Yaoguang to look after his family, and walked forward silently.

When they found the clan leader, he was frowning and secretly on guard. When he saw Uncle Yin coming, he looked like he had something to say. He exchanged glances with the clan members, and the clan members who were traveling nearby came forward to protect him without making a sound.

When the clan leader heard Uncle Yin's reminder, his heart sank to the bottom of the valley.

The clan leader secretly peeked out through the gap in the crowd, clenched his teeth and refused to believe it. He lowered his voice and asked Uncle Yin with hope: "Seventeenth son-in-law, did Brother Guang really say that these people came with bad intentions and would eat people?"

Uncle Yin kept walking and also lowered his voice to reply.

"Uncle, I'm not sure, but it's better to be careful. Uncle, Guang Ge'er is a capable kid. He won't do anything without a purpose. And look, aren't these people around stronger than the refugees we met before? They don't look like they're short of food, but don't forget, Chief, where do they get food from? After we came all this way, the old people, women and children at home have only plowed the land. Uncle, do you think they have any wild vegetables? There's not even a single grass root, right?"

Yup!

The clan leader's face turned pale when he heard this. The young people around him who were hiding their ears pricked up their ears and couldn't help but take a breath of cold air, their eyes full of anxiety. Although there are more than a hundred people in Hejia Village, most of them are old and young, women and children. The truly useful people, including the young boys, are only about sixty or seventy people.

Logically speaking, if they really were to fight against these thirty-four, they would have a chance of winning if they tried their best. However, they also had to protect their families and belongings at home, so how could they stop them?

"Uncle clan leader, how about we not move on, stop and let these people go, and then we continue on after they are far away?"

"Shut up, what bullshit are you talking about!"

Before the patriarch could speak, someone at the side refuted in a low voice.

"Let's not talk about the fact that these people have obviously set their sights on us. Even if you let them go first, they may not be happy. Even if they are happy, we have to wait and see when to go. There is no water or food here. The things that Guang found earlier won't last long. On the contrary, it will attract attention. Waiting will only lead to death!"

The other tribesmen around him echoed calmly, "Yes, we must not stop! If we stop, we will become meat in their mouths."

"What should I do?"

"Hush, don't panic, stay calm, don't let anyone see that you are suspicious, or else they will take action right away."

Uncle Yin's reminder immediately brought everyone back to their senses. They calmed down their panic, suppressed their anxiety, and looked secretly at the clan leader.

The patriarch was also panicked and wanted to sigh, but he couldn't. After thinking it over again and again, he considered it.

"Well, quietly notify everyone to stay out of the way, come quietly, move quickly, and try not to alert anyone. Protect the elderly, children, and women in the team, and all men over the age of 15 should grab weapons and protect themselves outside. Let's pass through this place quickly and try to get rid of them."

Everyone felt that this was the only way, and then a few nimble guys scattered around, running around from front to back without making a sound. Uncle Yin also hurried back and told his family about what happened to Li Yaoguang. Li Yaoguang nodded, and cooperated tacitly, secretly changing the rhythm of his steps, and quietly protected Aunt Yin who was pushing the cart and Cai Huahua and her brother and sister to the center of the crowd.

Everything was going on silently, fast but not chaotic. For a moment, the only sound on the long dirt road was the silent movement of people. It was so quiet that it was scary.

The refugees outside who were secretly plotting against the people in Hejia Village realized something was wrong almost as soon as they changed their position.

These people in front of me were all fat and strong, fleeing from famine, and they were actually talking and laughing on the road. They were not as pitiful as these people, whose wives and children were broken up. Their wives and children were all fine, which showed that they must have food on them! Who else could they rob? Even if they didn't have any, there were so many women and children, enough to eat for a long time.

Seeing this group of fat sheep changing their formation and speeding up to escape, the leader thought to himself that this was not good. The other party might have discovered their intention. The leader was completely furious, and he did not even wait for an opportunity at night to make a sneak attack. Especially after seeing that all the adult men walked to the periphery of the team with weapons in their hands, the leader gave an order, and the refugees who had been lingering near the fleeing team in Hejia Village, like wolves, took out the sharp blades hidden on their bodies and pounced on them, without even any orders, let alone the breaking of cups as a signal.

The leader pulled out his butcher knife and everyone followed suit, rushing over with great speed and ruthlessness.

The killing unfolded silently and violently. In an instant, the team was in chaos, with cries, shouts, and sounds of fighting rising up, and the team was in complete disarray.