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"": "They left Cabinet Mountain and traveled another six or seven miles.
They were still very close to Cabinet Mountain.
A village road branched off the main road, and a small village was visible in the distance.
By the time they entered the village, it was deep into the night. Every household was quiet, without a single light.
Their surroundings were entirely different. This was not Cabinet Mountain Village.
Yet the same oppressive look appeared on the faces of Luo Feng and the others.
Even Luo Bin felt uncomfortable. He found himself wishing someone would light an oil lamp in these houses.
They continued into the village.
About seven or eight minutes later, they spotted a small hill with a compound at its foot. Weeds had long since overrun the courtyard, leaving it desolate.
Small trees had even sprouted among the roof tiles along the eaves, proof that the house had stood empty and untended for years.
Stopping outside the courtyard, Zhang Baijiao sighed with emotion.
Luo Feng drew a woodcutter's knife and hacked a path clear with a few strokes.
They entered the courtyard, then the main room.
Gu Ya carefully took out an oil lamp. She glanced at a roof beam before setting the lamp on the table and lighting it.
The orange-red flame soothed everyone.
Luo Bin grew thoughtful.
They had made it out.
But had Luo Feng, Gu Ya, and the others truly escaped?
Perhaps they would only truly be free when they no longer depended on oil lamps, when those unconscious habits finally disappeared.
Zhang Baijiao asked Luo Feng to clear away more weeds and brambles so they could reach either side of the main room. Then he assigned everyone rooms to rest in.
The compound was large enough, with plenty