Chapter 139: The long-lost precognitive dream

Li Si nodded repeatedly, “Okay, okay. Su Yin, you are very thoughtful.”

“I’m only being thoughtful because of my experiences during this time,” Su Yin replied.

“It’s getting late, so I won’t disturb Auntie and your rest,” Li Si said, preparing to leave.

After saying goodbye, Su Yin returned to the carriage to sleep. Although it would be a bit stuffy inside, it was still better than being outside and feeding mosquitoes.

As the night wore on, everything was silent. Aside from those keeping watch, everyone else had fallen asleep.

A group of people dressed in gray uniforms and uniform boots marched along the official road, stopping a group of refugees from time to time…

A refugee team of hundreds was staggering along, their clothes in tatters, their faces yellow and emaciated from hunger, with chapped lips…

“Ugh, if I had known better, I would have followed Su Yin and the others and left,” someone muttered.

“I wonder what Su Yin and the others are like now?” another added.

Zhang Youliang’s mother swallowed hard and said, “Maybe they died on the road long ago.”

Yang Shuixian shouted back angrily, “Mom, are you speaking in human language?”

The mysterious team came to a halt in Xinghua Village.

“I know, I know,” a voice echoed.

The group displayed their fierceness.

Heads fell to the ground one after another, and the bright red blood was greedily absorbed by the cracked earth.

Su Yin sat up suddenly and wiped the cold sweat from her forehead.

It had been a long time since she’d had a dream, and the clothes of the mysterious group in her dream were actually the same as another mysterious force she’d encountered at the riverbed.

From their signs, it was obvious they were looking for a treasure map.

Su Yin couldn’t help but think of the “Yun Shisan” group and felt uneasy. Everything seemed to be related to them.

She was the only one who knew about “Yun Shisan.” The group that went to search was her, Butcher Yang, and her uncle, Yang Dahe.

No one else in Xinghua Village knew, but why did the strong woman shout that she knew?

It was a pity that the dream was fragmented and incomplete. She didn’t know whether the strong woman actually knew or was just making up nonsense to survive.

No matter which one it was, she needed to confirm it again.

Regardless of whether this dream was caused by seeing the corpses at the riverbed yesterday and listening to the legend told by Mr. Wan San, she had been thinking about it all day and now it was appearing in her dreams.

Maybe this was a prophetic dream.

Whether it was the former or the latter, for the sake of caution, she had to confirm it to make sure nothing was missed.

Otherwise, if disaster struck, she wouldn’t know what to do.

Su Yin got up early.

She got up earlier than usual and burned a stick of incense to warm her body. After the incense had burned out, everyone woke up.

The men followed Su Yin in boxing, while the women were busy eating and packing their luggage.

After the boxing session ended, Su Yin called out to her uncle and Butcher Yang.

The three of them walked to a deserted place in the distance.

“Yinyin, what happened?” Butcher Yang asked.

“If you call them out alone, something might happen,” Su Yin said, her voice laced with concern.

Butcher Yang also looked at her eagerly, waiting for her explanation.

Su Yin asked directly, “Uncle, Uncle Yang, do you still remember that we searched for a group of people pretending to be refugees before?”

The two nodded, their memories returning.

“What’s wrong?” Yang Dahe asked, sensing her seriousness.

Su Yin’s expression turned solemn. “Have you told anyone else about that group of people? Does your family know that you searched their bodies?”

Seeing her serious demeanor, the two men became worried.

Yang Dahe replied, “I’ve only told your aunt about this matter, and no one else. Even your uncle and second uncle, I haven’t disclosed anything.”

The two men turned to look at Butcher Yang.

Butcher Yang was very nervous. “I, I just mentioned it to my wife. After all, it’s hard to explain the extra money.

My wife manages all the finances in our family. I warned her about this. We can’t tell anyone.”

In this way, the people who knew about this matter were her uncle and his wife, Uncle Yang and his wife, plus herself, Su Baozhu, and her mother, totaling seven people.

“There is one thing I want to tell you. Yesterday, we found many corpses by the riverbed. These corpses belonged to two parties.

One of them was King Yun. The other party is very mysterious; we don’t know who they are for now.”

“But anyone who dares to attack King Yun’s people must be a powerful figure. This is beyond the reach of little people like us,” Yang Dahe mused.

“Yesterday, something happened suddenly. I didn’t think about what happened before, but just this morning, I suddenly remembered that the boots worn by the group of people pretending to be refugees were the same as those found on the riverbed.”

“The fight between these two groups was brutal. We, the little ones, couldn’t handle it.

I’m afraid that if our connection to that group of people becomes known, it could lead to death.”

“So, I have to confirm whether the information has been leaked.”

“For safety reasons, Uncle Yang, you go back and ask your respective wives,” Su Yin instructed.

Su Yin laid out the stakes of the matter clearly, so they wouldn’t be confused and caught off guard when faced with danger.

The two nodded solemnly.

Butcher Yang said, “I’ll go back and ask.”

Yang Dahe followed up, saying, “I’ll ask when I get back.”

After the three returned to the camp, Butcher Yang and Yang Dahe quickly found their respective wives.

They walked into the forest, and when they reached a secluded spot, one party stood guard while the other asked.

When Butcher Yang’s wife saw her husband being so cautious, her heart began to race.

“Dahe, what’s going on? I’m a little scared with you looking like this,” she said, her voice trembling.

Yang Dahe took her hand and replied, “Don’t be nervous. I just want to ask you something.

Do you remember when our family had an extra sum of money for the first time?”

His wife nodded, still apprehensive.

“Have you told anyone else that the money came from those corpses?” Yang Dahe asked, lowering his voice deliberately.

Even though no one was around, he instinctively spoke quietly.

Before she could respond, Yang Dahe emphasized, “You must tell me honestly. This is a matter that concerns our lives.

If you have told anyone, you need to be truthful and not hide it out of fear. Do you understand?”

His wife kept nodding, sensing the gravity of the situation.

“Have you told anyone else?” he pressed.

She shook her head vehemently. “I swear, I have never told anyone else. You said we couldn’t talk about it, so I didn’t dare to mention it to anyone.”

“Are you sure?” he asked again, needing reassurance.

“Yes, I’m sure,” she affirmed, nodding earnestly.

Yang Dahe let out a sigh of relief. “That’s good.”

After finishing their conversation, it was Butcher Yang’s turn to speak with his wife.

Butcher Yang’s wife shared his fiery temperament. When Yang Dahe and his wife inquired about her, she suppressed her unease, but the person across from her remained silent.

Finally, it was their turn, and she could hold back no longer. “What happened? You should tell me. Oh, you’re like this, I’m really panicking.”

She clutched her chest.

“You mother-in-law, please keep your voice down, don’t let anyone hear it.”