Jiang Wan, amidst the panicked rush of people fleeing the city, found Jiang Pan and Magistrate Cheng. They were busy rushing around the city, urging the citizens to evacuate as quickly as possible.
Seeing Jiang Wan arrive, they were all anxious. "Wan Wan, why did you come? Did you come alone? How can you be so brave!"
Jiang Wan didn't answer their questions. "Dad, Uncle Cheng, Uncle Yan, most of the people have evacuated. We should leave quickly too."
The rebels were only a few miles from the county town; they couldn't delay any longer.
Magistrate Cheng said, "Wait a moment longer, there are still some citizens who haven't left. I am the father and mother official of Yao County; I cannot abandon them and flee for my own life at this time."
Jiang Pan was also a man of great loyalty and righteousness, and naturally refused to leave.
Yan Li was initially indifferent, but seeing his two brothers like this, he was also infected by the sentiment.
Jiang Wan couldn't do anything about them, so she had to ask the friend of her little helper to constantly report the rebels' distance to her.
Finally, when the rebels were still two miles away from the county town, all the citizens in the city had evacuated.
Jiang Wan quickly told them to get on their horses and rushed towards the small mountain village.
At this time, all the villagers in the small mountain village had evacuated. The place Jiang Wan had found for them to hide was the mountain where she had dug up the old tea tree.
The mountain was precipitous, and below the cliff where the old tea tree was located, there was a large valley with several caves, enough for the villagers to take refuge.
However, many other villagers and city residents saw the villagers of the small mountain village heading into the mountains, and they also followed them into the mountains.
Large patches of grass and trees were trampled down, leaving very obvious traces.
Yan Li looked at the traces with a solemn expression. "Those rebels will easily find us following these traces."
Jiang Pan and Magistrate Cheng were also extremely worried.
Jiang Wan thought for a moment and said, "Uncle Yan, please go and pick up Brother Chen Zhou. I have a way to cover up these traces, but I need his help."
Jiang Pan was anxious. "Wan Wan!"
That was the secret they had been working hard to protect!
Jiang Wan's expression was very firm. "Dad, we can't afford to worry about that now. Hundreds or even thousands of lives, I can't stand by and do nothing. Don't worry, I have a way."
Jiang Pan gritted his teeth and turned his head.
Yan Li didn't know what riddle his father and daughter were playing, but he quickly followed the traces on the ground to find Gu Chen Zhou.
Jiang Wan winked at Jiang Pan, signaling him to quickly take Magistrate Cheng away.
Magistrate Cheng, seeing Jiang Wan still staying in place, was extremely anxious. "Wan Wan, you come with us too!"
Jiang Pan felt somewhat annoyed and didn't want to explain further, so he simply knocked Magistrate Cheng unconscious with a palm strike.
"Wan Wan, is it really okay? If that Gu kid finds out, will he..."
"Dad, don't worry, the old immortal has plenty of ways to make him unable to see or hear. You take Uncle Cheng up the mountain first. I'll meet you on the mountain after I've dealt with things here."
Jiang Pan was extremely worried, but he didn't dare to stay and be a burden to his daughter, so he gritted his teeth and said, "Wan Wan, if there's danger, let it be exposed. At worst, our family can take you and hide in a place where no one knows us!"
Nothing was more important than his daughter's safety.
Jiang Wan felt a warmth in her heart, smiled, and waved to him. "Okay, Dad, I'll be fine."
After speaking, Jiang Wan walked down the mountain.
At this time, the rebels had already attacked the county town. The county town was empty, and the rebels were very surprised. After searching the city, they found that in so many houses, they couldn't find much. There was no silver, and no grain.
In a fit of rage, they began to set fire to the city.
Soon, the rebels deduced that the citizens of the city had just evacuated, so they sent people to chase in all directions.
A large group of soldiers rushed towards Jiang Wan and their direction.
There were mountains here, and mountains were the best place to hide people, so this area was a key target for investigation.
Jiang Wan activated her supernatural ability, making the grass and trees that had been trampled by the citizens recover. To cover her tracks, she even caused dense grass and trees to grow on the original path into the mountain, making the mountain look as if no one had ever visited it.
Yan Li brought Gu Chen Zhou over.
When the two of them arrived, they were shocked to see the clearly trodden grass and trees recovering without any trace.
"Wan Wan, what's going on?"
Jiang Wan looked mysterious. "Don't ask, I'm not very clear either. Uncle Yan, please go into the mountain first to protect my parents and the others. Chen Zhou and I will come into the mountain to find you later."
Yan Li was worried about leaving the two children here and refused to leave.
Jiang Wan didn't have time to argue with him, so she unleashed a supernatural ability, and Yan Li fell straight down.
Gu Chen Zhou was startled. "Master, Master! What's wrong with you?"
Jiang Wan said, "Uncle Yan might be too tired. Brother Chen Zhou, let's give him a hand and carry Uncle Yan forward."
Gu Chen Zhou didn't suspect anything and prepared to lift Yan Li with Jiang Wan. Who knew that Jiang Wan suddenly placed her hand on his back? In an instant, Gu Chen Zhou found himself unable to move. Then, his eyes went blind, and his ears lost their function.
Seeing Gu Chen Zhou's panicked expression, Jiang Wan felt a little guilty.
But she couldn't afford to worry about that now. She used her supernatural ability to create a lot of grass and trees around Yan Li, covering him completely. Then, she picked up Gu Chen Zhou and ran elsewhere.
Too many people had entered the mountain, and too many traces were left outside the mountain. She had to erase all these traces.
Her supernatural ability had indeed become much stronger after an upgrade, but it was still limited. To ensure her own safety, she had to bring Gu Chen Zhou, this mobile power source.
After a lot of work, Jiang Wan finally erased all the traces in the mountain.
At this time, the rebels had already reached the foot of the mountain.
As Jiang Wan had expected, the rebels looked at the mountain for a long time before finally bypassing the mountain where Jiang Wan and the others were hiding and heading deeper into the mountains.
Some citizens had run further inside. Jiang Wan couldn't take care of them all and could only hope that they could hide well and not be found by the rebels.
Finding Yan Li, Jiang Wan released Gu Chen Zhou from the restraint and woke Yan Li up.
Gu Chen Zhou regained his hearing and sight, and his movement was also restored. He immediately questioned Jiang Wan, "What happened just now? Why did I suddenly stop moving, unable to see or hear?"
Jiang Wan shook her head. "I don't know either. We were talking fine, and suddenly you stopped moving. You really scared me."
"Uncle Yan, Brother Chen Zhou, what do you think? Are there any dirty things in this mountain? Why did you two, one faint and the other suddenly unable to move, even though you were awake, not react at all? I'm really scared to death by you two."
Yan Li and Gu Chen Zhou exchanged glances, then looked around the mountain forest and found that the surrounding environment had changed a lot.
This matter was indeed extremely strange.
However, their gazes lingered on Jiang Wan for several turns.
They always felt that this matter was related to Jiang Wan, but there was no evidence.