They rushed for another four hours before finally seeing the village Lu Yao had mentioned. But when their carriage entered the village, they realized that it was ridiculously quiet.
Not only was there no sound of people in the village, but not even chickens, ducks, pigs, or geese. It was as if the entire village was empty.
This was too strange!
Yu Niaoniao and the others alighted from the carriage. They picked a random house and knocked. No one answered.
Dang Gui pushed the courtyard door open with a little force.
She turned to Yu Niaoniao and said, "Sister, this door is unlocked."
Yu Niaoniao replied, "Let's go in and take a look."
They pushed open the courtyard door and went in to take a look. They realized that the courtyard had long been overgrown with weeds. The doors and windows in the house were broken. The ground was covered in dust and the furniture was dilapidated.
