As if feeling the tension and danger in the air, the small caravans quickened their pace again. Although everything was calm now, there was an inexplicable sense of trepidation that made them unable to calm down.
Something was about to happen.
The cows and horses that were pulling the carts were still anxiously stomping their hooves. They even wanted to deviate from their original route and run to the side, but they were forcefully pulled back.
A cart-pulling beast that looked like a deer that had lost its antlers was snorting from its nose. It seemed to have a bad temper. It kept raising its head as if it was about to stand up. The people around had to go and suppress it.
"What's going on?"
"I don't know, it seems to be going crazy!"
"Not just us, look at the side!"
As far as the eyes could see, all the beasts that were pulling the carts, including the docile ones and the irritable ones, all had similar changes. It was as if they were trying to escape, even more so than before.
The horses neighed and the beasts roared. It was chaos.
"What's going on?!" Someone couldn't help but shout.
"Wait, listen!"
Rumble — —
There seemed to be a rumbling sound coming from afar.
The ground was shaking. Although it was not obvious now, there was indeed movement.
The cautious people pulled the carts and horses, standing in place and looking around cautiously. Some even turned back to look at the tribe that they had seen not long ago. Was it them?
No, it wasn't. The sound came from another direction.
Not long after, the sound became more and more obvious. Even those who had not awakened their totemic power could hear it clearly.
In the distance, there was a cloud of dust at the intersection of heaven and earth. Because most of the surroundings were grasslands, there was not much dust, but it was still very obvious.
A huge team of thousands appeared.
The metal armours and weapons, under Yang Guang's gaze, reflected a dazzling light. It was as if the entire team was shrouded in light. As the team moved forward, layer by layer, like the ripples on the surface of a lake.
Looking from afar, a rough estimate showed that this team should be no less than four thousand people. It did not sound like a lot, but in this relatively small place where most tribes only had one or two thousand people, such a well-equipped team that seemed to be strong could easily wipe out any tribe here!
Gulp …
The people who saw this swallowed their saliva. At this moment, they did not even know what to say.
After living in such a remote place for so long, they had never seen such a scene before.
A member of the nobility? Only the nobles had such luxurious equipment. But why did so many people come to this place?
Regardless of why these people were here, seeing that the group was getting closer and closer, they hurriedly called for the people of the trading team to hide. This group was even more terrifying than the migrating group they had just seen. After all, there were many elderly, children, and women in the migration team they had seen earlier. However, this team was almost entirely made up of warriors who had come to fight.
"Dodge! Get out of the way! "
Those who were driving the carriages and those who were moving the goods hurriedly moved to the side, hoping that they would not block the path of these people.
Rumble —
It was as if thunder was approaching.
The giant beast, which was much thicker than four people stacked on top of each other, vigorously swung its four limbs and ran on the grass. To it, this was just a small jog. The tremors caused by his large feet stomping on the ground caused even the grass on the ground to be shaken up.
Inside the cabin of the biggest car.
Yi Zong frowned and looked doubtfully at the square plate in front of him. He reached out and grabbed a handful of fine golden sand from a clay bowl beside him and sprinkled it on the square plate.
The fine golden sand spontaneously separated into stripes on the square plate. The stripes were exactly where the lines were drawn on the square plate.
The fine golden sand was still moving. Some moved closer to the jade stone, while others moved away. However, it did not take long for the changes to stop. Then, with a soft pop, the golden sand in the square plate spontaneously dispersed.
"What's wrong, Yi Zong? Did the divination come out? "Several people next to him came over and asked.
"Yanjiao is just ahead. It's just that I can't divine anything more." Yi Zong's indifferent face showed a rare conflicted expression. He wanted to divine more, but it was as if there was a layer of fog. Every time he divined, it was a mess. The jade stone in the square plate could not form a result. It was very chaotic, especially when it came to the young Yanjiao elder. He really could not divine anything at all.
At first, it was understandable that he couldn't divine anything. But now, the more he understood, the more he could divine. He should've been able to divine something useful, but other than the general movements of the Flaming Horn tribe, he couldn't divine anything else!
Yi Zong had heard from Yi Bing that Yi Bing had divined something about the Yanjiao in the tower beside the Royal City's gate, but he could not divine anything. Now, the same thing was happening to Yi Zong!
It was unbelievable!
No wonder the Yi family had always been on guard against the Yanjiao tribe. The Yanjiao tribe really made them feel uneasy. If this uneasy factor was not removed, it was believed that many people in the Yi family would not be able to live peacefully. Yi Bing, after returning from the tower, seemed to have hit a bottleneck and could not make any further progress. The elders also said in private that if Yi Bing could not break through this bottleneck, he would be stuck here. For the Yi family, they would give up on cultivating him.
Thinking about Yi Bing's situation, Yi Zong picked up a jade stone in the square plate and slowly rubbed it, thinking.
The girl in leather armor next to him was about to ask something, but suddenly her expression changed. She opened the animal skin bag hanging on her waist and reached out to take out a creature that looked like a bee. It was the size of a thumb and had an oval body.
At this moment, this small flying insect was lying in the girl's hand, facing one direction and flapping its wings.
Although it had wings, they were too small compared to its fat body. It could not fly at all. The movement of its wings was just a reflection of its mood at this moment. It was excited.
"There are fire crystals!" The girl in leather armor said.
This fat flying insect would only behave like this when it smelled the fire crystals. Looking at the direction it was facing, it was the direction they were heading.
"It must be the Yanjiao people!"
The Yanjiao people had salt and fire crystals. They must have brought them with them when they were migrating.
The others in the carriage were also in high spirits.
"I wonder how many fire crystals the Yanjiao people have."
Compared to the excitement of the others, Yi Zong was still silent. He was not interested in the fire crystals. What he really cared about was whether the Yanjiao tribe had a better divination ability than the Yi family, and the reason why his divination had always failed.
For the Yi family, the fire crystals were not very helpful. Fire crystals were the favorite of fighting tribes. Even if they had fire crystals, most of them were given to people who worked for them.
Warriors were human beings, and wise men were the best. The Yi family had always thought so. They were willing to be wise men and leave the physical work to others.
The insect in the girl's hand was flapping its wings faster and faster.
"We're close. The Yanjiao people are nearby!" The girl in leather armor lifted the curtain and looked out, ignoring the dust outside.
"Yanjiao people! They're Yanjiao people! "
The rest of the people in the carriage also lifted the curtains and looked forward.
In front of them, about eight hundred paces away, stood a row of people.
When the small caravans passing by were trying to avoid them, this row of people stood out.
Although they could not see their faces clearly, the people in the carriage could guess who they were.
"They must be Yanjiao people. Why are there so few of them?"
"They must have known we were coming, so they were prepared. It doesn't look like they were in a hurry."
Yi Zong looked up. He could not be sure if the Yanjiao people were guessing or divining. No matter what, this hidden threat had to be removed! He did not want to end up like Yi Bing! As long as Yanjiao was wiped off the face of this world, the so-called obstacles and interference would cease to exist.
The carriage pulled by the giant beast slowed down, allowing the other warriors to rush forward.
As for the fear that the Yanjiao people were setting up traps, there was no need. Based on their calculations, the Yanjiao people did not have the time to set up such traps!
In the carriage behind them, the Fox and a few other leaders of tribes who had sided with the Royal City during the winter came out.
Those who sided with the Royal City had to show their sincerity and value. They had sent many people to Yanjiao this time. Of the five thousand people, two thousand were from these tribes.
The Fox leader looked at the row of people in front of him, his eyes filled with hatred. They had lost the fire crystals and the salt mines. Even their remaining treasures had been handed over to the Yi family and the nobles of the Royal City when they sided with the Royal City. As the leader of a tribe, he had to put on a smiling face in front of those brats from the Royal City. What a disgrace!
These losses, he would get back from the people of the Flaming Horns tribe. The salt, fire crystals, and other things that he had lost, he would get them back with his own hands!
The people in front received the order and sped up. The rumbling of hooves carried murderous intent as they galloped forward.
Behind the first wave of cavalry, more warriors followed.
Seeing the people in front charge past, the Fox leader, who was watching from the carriage, smirked. From today onwards, the Yanjiao tribe would disappear from the face of this world! None of the people the Royal City wanted to deal with were still alive!
Some of the small caravans watched from afar. Even from afar, they could imagine the ferocious aura that the people standing on that path had to endure.
The Yanjiao people who were directly facing this group felt it even more strongly. The ground was about to shake. Avoiding it could save them from danger temporarily. But could they avoid it now?
Avoiding it meant that they would be hunted down endlessly.
They could not avoid it! Even if all of them died in battle, they could not avoid it!
Zheng Cheng raised his eyebrows. This was his first time taking on such an important task. Holding the heavy sword in his hand, Zheng Cheng's eyes flashed coldly.
Feeling the ground shake more and more violently, Zheng Cheng took a deep breath and raised the arm holding the sword. He was about to say something when Shao Xuan said, "All of you, back off. I'll go first."
Zheng Cheng, who had been about to shout out his courage: "…"
Zheng Cheng stopped himself and looked at Shao Xuan as if he did not understand. He wanted to ask something but Duo Kang dragged him back.
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