After Shao Xuan chased after those people, the atmosphere in the field became heavy.
They were too careless!
If they had been more cautious, perhaps none of this would have happened. At least, those people wouldn't have been able to escape so easily.
Ao was filled with regret now.
Even though Shao Xuan had warned them that there were others watching them and they had been on guard, after the bat leader showed its might, they thought that no one would dare to come close. Who knew that those people would be so bold! They were crazy! Weren't they afraid of being targeted by the bat leader? Wasn't the explosion of those birds a lesson?
But it had already happened, and it had happened in an extremely humiliating way. Two bags of Thousand Grain Gold had been stolen in front of everyone. It was like a slap to the Yanjiao people's faces, a vicious slap. The Yanjiao people present were stunned.
Although the two bags of Thousand Grain Gold were not even one-tenth of the total harvest, this was a different matter. It was a failure for the hunters to have their prey stolen, let alone the Thousand Grain Gold that they had been taking care of for so long.
Perhaps the trading point, the king beasts, the Flaming River Bridge and other things had made the Yanjiao people arrogant. They were no longer as vigilant and cautious as they should have been.
This was a big mistake!
Even Ao himself had to admit that he had been in a bad mood recently, especially when he hadn't thrown the spear decisively. If he had cooperated with Shao Xuan and thrown the spear, even if they still couldn't change the outcome of the stolen grains, at least one or two people would have been left behind.
He looked up at the sky again. The bat leader was killing even more savagely. It probably knew what was happening below, but it didn't chase after them. If it did, it would have to give up on this more important place. It could only guard here.
It wasn't a tamed beast, so it wouldn't be as obedient as a Chacha. Its goal was different from the Yanjiao people. It would be angry if something was stolen from under its nose, but it wouldn't chase after those who stole the grains. It knew how to weigh the pros and cons. It would only guard the more important place.
Relying too much on external forces was not good. Ao sighed inwardly.
The timing of those people's appearance was too good. If they had been a moment earlier or a moment later, they might have failed. Perhaps they had also considered the attitude of the bat leader and the craziness of those people …
He had thought that only a Bandit was capable of such a feat, but who would have thought that there were others as well? The Robbers liked to appear at night, but these people were at noon, under the scorching sun, under the watchful eyes of everyone.
Ao felt that compared to the theft, this slap was even more painful.
Of course, now was not the time to blame himself. There was no time to reflect.
"Keep your spirits up, all of you! It's not over yet! "Ao roared.
So what if he was unwilling? It was better to settle the matter at hand first.
This time, he would treat it as a lesson.
Ao didn't think that Shao Xuan would be able to stop all of them. Looking at their actions and cooperation, he knew that they were all veterans. Chacha alone wouldn't be able to stop all of them.
At the side of the Flaming River Bridge, Ta turned to look at the sky. Seven figures flew past the forest not far away. They probably knew that there were people guarding this area so they didn't approach. Instead, they continued to fly upstream.
Although they were a little far away, with Ta's eyesight, he could still roughly see them. He looked at the familiar animal skin bag, then at the plants that fell from time to time. He couldn't hold back his anger anymore.
Someone actually stole the thousand grain gold!
Ta also noticed Shao Xuan's tracks. Shao Xuan was chasing after those people.
He moved his feet. He wanted to chase after them personally, but when he saw the people on the other side, he paused. He raised his hand and pointed at the people beside him. "You guys follow them and see!"
The foreign tribesmen on the other side of the Flaming River couldn't see what was going on because they were further away. They were still discussing what was going on. But soon, they saw it.
On the other side of the river, where the Yanjiao headquarters were, there were people riding birds in the sky. It looked like they were planning to cross the river.
The people behind the crowd saw this and understood. Weren't those the Chang Le's? From the looks of it, did they succeed?
To be able to steal from Yanjiao's headquarters, the Chang Le's were indeed powerful. If that was the case, Yanjiao could only admit defeat.
In the sky, after Wu He's group of seven snatched the two big bags of grains, two of the long-winged birds were severely injured and their flight was affected. They were also carrying arrows. The other two long-winged birds carrying the animal skin bags couldn't fly high because of the heavy load. Flying high took a lot of energy. Wu He's group also had a severely injured person. The long-winged birds were even more tired because they were carrying two people at the same time. Although the snatching was short, it took a lot of energy.
Especially the seven long-winged birds. They were under a lot of pressure. Even if the giant bat wasn't a king beast, it was more of a threat to them than the king stoneworm because bats could fly. They had finally completed the mission under a lot of pressure. Now that they relaxed, they felt very tired.
To conserve energy and for the seven of them to work together better, the seven birds didn't fly too high. Of course, that was only compared to their usual height. Even if they weren't high, it wasn't a height that the beasts on the ground could reach. They flew above the forest and maintained a certain distance from the canopy. This allowed them to conserve energy and avoid the threats on the trees. This was the height that many experienced birds liked. Chacha also maintained this distance in the past. As long as they flew fast enough, the people on the ground wouldn't be able to hit them unless they were sharpshooters.
They chose to fly upstream because there weren't many people on the Flaming River!
They definitely wouldn't fly upstream because they didn't want to enter the forest full of fearsome beasts. They had to cross the river. On the other side of the Flaming River, the tribes weren't evenly distributed. This was what Wu He found out. He also knew that the Yanjiao people had gone downstream before. There must be more Yanjiao people downstream who were familiar with Yanjiao. If they flew there, they would be watched. But upstream was different. As long as they crossed the river, there would be fewer tribes upstream and fewer people watching them. That way, they could escape faster.
"We're already out of Yanjiao territory. If we continue forward, we'll be in the forest full of fearsome beasts. Let's cross the river!" Wu He said.
The others didn't object. They signaled for the long-winged birds to change direction and prepare to cross the river.
"Once we cross the river, we'll split up …" Wu He said. Suddenly, his eyelids twitched.
"What's wrong?" The others saw this and looked around nervously.
They didn't see any suspicious flying objects in the sky. They didn't see the giant bat, because they didn't see the giant mountain eagle that they were supposed to meet either.
But that kid was still following them closely.
"Anything out of the ordinary?" Wu He asked.
"Other than that kid still following us, we don't see any other threats." The others looked around again and said with certainty.
"That's good."
Wu He felt that he was probably overthinking things because he was too nervous. He didn't underestimate Shao Xuan. As the Grand Elder of the Yanjiao tribe, someone who could lure the king beast away, he must be special. However, the main reason why Wu He didn't think much of him was because Shao Xuan couldn't fly!
Even the king beast that was causing a ruckus outside the Flaming River Trading Point couldn't do anything to them in the air!
Without the giant mountain eagle's help, what could the Grand Elder of Yanjiao do at a time like this? Not even a fart!
Wu He poked his head out and looked at the people below who hadn't given up yet. He then looked at the Flaming River that was getting closer and closer. The smile on his face grew wider and wider. They were already here and that guy didn't have an eagle to help him. There was no bridge here either. How was he going to cross the river? There were many big, vicious fish in the river!
Let's see how you're going to catch up!
The river was getting closer and closer. The seven long-winged birds were no longer paying attention to the people below. Among the seven of them, only Wu He was still staring at the people below.
Just as the seven long-winged birds were about to fly into the river, the people in the forest jumped out and jumped high into the air.
Seeing this, Wu He couldn't help but laugh.
You think you can fly just because you jump high? Do you think you can fly?!
But soon, Wu He couldn't laugh anymore.
Whoosh —
There was a sound like a strong gust of wind.
A blazing flame rose from Shao Xuan's body. A strong gust of wind swept up from below. The wind fanned the fire and it soared into the sky!
In the blink of an eye, the flames gathered together and formed a giant that suddenly stood up in the air. A strong sense of oppression seeped out and filled the air. The rapidly rotating gust of wind made the figure formed by the flames blurry. The flames that floated out of the giant's body didn't make it look strange. Instead, it made it look even more intimidating, like the mane of an angry beast.
The seven Chang Le's who were closest felt it the most. They had never felt such pressure before. Such a majestic aura seemed to be able to crush people!
The flame giant was almost at the same level as them. They couldn't see its eyes, only its silhouette. But Wu He and the others had an illusion that the giant's eyes were staring at them!
Wu He could only feel the bones in his body creaking. The other six people's faces also changed. Fear, panic, helplessness. Their fingers were trembling and they felt like they were about to suffocate. The seven long-winged birds even forgot to flap their wings. Everything was out of their control. There was an unexpected obstacle.
And just at the instant when they were stunned, the flame giant moved. It raised its palm and pressed down, as if it was swatting away flies, slapping over.
The blazing gust of wind carried an irresistible force. It didn't give Wu He and the others any time to react. They could only watch as the giant palm slapped down.
The people who were watching from the other side of the bridge gasped when they saw this scene. Their mouths were agape and their eyes were wide open. Their jaws were about to fall off.
What the hell was that?!!
They only saw a giant made of flames suddenly appear, and then, with a palm, those people in the air were slapped down.
Just like that, it slapped them down …
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