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10 days later.
"Woosh!" The sound of an arrow piercing through the air rang out. It was a ray of green light, its speed as fast as a shooting star. It drew a beautiful arc in the air and exploded when it landed on the ground.
"Ao …" A Arrow Tooth Boar covered in heavy earth armor let out a tragic cry. Then, it directly knelt on the ground, fresh blood flowing out of its mouth.
At this moment, a figure slowly appeared not far away.
He was dressed in leopard print animal skin attire, holding a huge dark green longbow in his hand. He was even humming an off-tune tune as he leisurely hopped to the side of the Arrow Tooth Boar.
Fang Zhengzhi's goal was to head to the Iron Hill Settlement, which was closest to the Sagely Mountain City, to gather information.
As such, he had been following the map and avoiding the four main settlements for the past 10 days. Coupled with his enhanced hearing, he did not encounter too many dangers along the way.
After flying all the way, they were now out of the territory of the Four Great Tribes.
This also allowed him to relax a little. He was prepared to properly hunt and then make a few delicious wild animals to satisfy his cravings. Obviously, this Arrow Tooth Boar in front of him had become his target.
"Killing just to eat meat, it is a sin, a sin!" Fang Zhengzhi bowed to the Arrow Teeth Boar lightly, then, his lips curled into a smile.
He had to use a knife to kill a pig.
He kept his Sun Shooting Bow and took out a small knife. As he cut, he muttered to himself, "Boar's tail, boar's ears, boar's tongue, these are all good..."
However...
There was a saying that went, "Enjoy life to the fullest. If you don't like it, let someone else be happy."
Of course, there was another saying, "Plans can never keep up with changes!"
Just as Fang Zhengzhi was humming a tune and cutting the meat, a voice rang out. Suddenly, there was movement all around him. Furthermore, it seemed like it was quite loud.
This caused him to immediately become vigilant.
It was not surprising to meet a terrifying beast in a place like this. However, generally speaking, there were not many small Direbeasts around especially terrifying Direbeasts.
However, he had chosen a place with many smaller beasts. That shouldn't be the case?
Just as he was thinking about it... "Whoosh whoosh whoosh …" A series of "whoosh whoosh whoosh …" sounds came from the horizon. Then, streaks of black light descended from the sky.
"Spear?" Fang Zhengzhi immediately recognized the true face of Black Light.
This thing was different from a spear. Normally, a spear would not be thrown away, but a spear could. Moreover, it had great lethality when hunting and fighting.
Did they encounter a tribe hunting?
There wasn't any tribe marked on the map.
Fang Zhengzhi casually dodged a few times and easily dodged the spears that were shot at him. However … The landing point of these spears was a little particular. It did not look like they were aiming to kill Fang Zhengzhi.
Instead, he trapped Fang Zhengzhi.
A circle quickly appeared around Fang Zhengzhi. It was a circle formed by 56 spears. It was not too big, but it was just enough to trap Fang Zhengzhi within.
"Don't move!" A voice came from the forest.
Soon after, hundreds of figures emerged from all directions. Each of them held a black spear in their hands and wore rattan armor weaved from green vines.
Fang Zhengzhi had seen this type of rattan before. Shan Jia was wearing this type of rattan.
However, compared to Shan Jia... The rattan armor on these people was much simpler. It only protected the vital parts of their bodies, such as their chests and pants. The rest of their bodies were exposed. All of their skin was extremely dark, almost as if they had been exposed to the elements? Zhen!
These were the indigenous people!
Fang Zhengzhi quickly confirmed their identities. He could also confirm that they were from the Southern Mountain Range army.
If they were just an ordinary tribe hunting team... They would have all sorts of weapons. However, these people were not.
They were too uniform.
Only an army from the Southern Mountain Range could do that.
He had encountered an army from the Southern Mountain Range...
This was not in line with his plan. What should he do?
"Which tribe are you from?" A middle-aged man with a piece of hide on his shoulder looked at Fang Zhengzhi's hide with a confused expression.
"Which tribe?" Fang Zhengzhi's eyes lit up. Just as he was about to come up with a random name, he felt that something was amiss.
If he had not met the indigenous people of the Southern Mountain Range...
Fang Zhengzhi might have thought of sneaking into the tribe or the army, but after seeing this group of people, he basically gave up on that idea.
Because …
He was too pale.
The other party had deliberately asked which tribe he was from. It was obvious that he was trying to get information out of him.
It seemed like the people of the Southern Mountain Range were not all brawn and no brains.
However, Fang Zhengzhi never expected to meet the Southern Mountain Range army the moment he left the four main settlements. He was caught off guard.
In the current situation, there were actually a few choices.
The first option was to show weakness and pretend to be a fool. He would not speak or answer them even if he was beaten to death. Then, he would perform a self-choreographed dance to stun them. In this way, he would have a 30% chance of slipping away when the other party was not paying attention.
Second, of course, was to show off his strength!
There was an ancient saying, "The enemy is strong, I am weak; the enemy is weak, I am strong."
It was the same the other way around. If he was weak, the enemy would be strong, and if he was strong, the enemy would naturally be weak. It was a very simple logic, and Fang Zhengzhi was very good at it.
After thinking this through, Fang Zhengzhi calmed down and raised his head slightly. He mimicked Ping Yang's arrogance and hooked his finger at the middle aged man.
The middle aged man looked around, his expression growing more and more confused. However, this was his territory, and there was nothing to be afraid of.
He walked to Fang Zhengzhi's side.
"I asked you which tribe are you from?"
"Smack!"
Fang Zhengzhi sliced a spear lying on the ground into two. The cut was very clean, almost as if it had been sliced by a knife.
"You..." The middle aged man was shocked by Fang Zhengzhi's actions. He gripped the spear in his hand and instinctively took a step back.
The hundreds of Southern Mountain Range soldiers behind him also raised their spears, as if they were waiting for the middle-aged man to give the order and they would swarm forward.
"What tribe! Can't you see the beast hide on me? Do I look like I am from a tribe? Are you blind?! "Fang Zhengzhi tried to make himself look as fierce as possible.
After displaying his power... He had to be fierce.
"Envoy? You... are? "The middle aged man was taken aback.
He did not attack Fang Zhengzhi directly because Fang Zhengzhi's beast hide was of high quality. There were only two possibilities for someone to be wearing such a beast hide.
One was an "ignorant" spy sent by the Great Xia Dynasty.
The other type was someone with a special identity.
And now... The other reason he did not attack immediately was because of Fang Zhengzhi's power...
Very strong!
"What do you think would have happened if I had struck your neck just now? Cut the crap, get your men to move away! Who are you to ask about my identity? "Fang Zhengzhi waved his hand impatiently. Since he had to act a little more vicious, he had to be more ruthless. He had to be arrogant.
"Send the signal!" The middle aged man's expression darkened when he heard Fang Zhengzhi. He waved to the people behind him and hundreds of soldiers surrounded him.
Furthermore, just as the middle-aged man finished his sentence, Fang Zhengzhi saw a soldier shoot a whistling arrow into the sky.
"Dong!" A crisp sound rang out in the sky.
Fang Zhengzhi was taken aback. Why did this not seem right? Could it be that his acting skills, which had been so meticulously calculated, were not good enough?
That was not possible.
He could have controlled him, but he did not. This meant that he was on the same side. Furthermore, he was so arrogant, there was no reason for him to "mutiny".
"Are you trying to offend me?" At this point, Fang Zhengzhi had no choice but to act tough. He did not know how many people were behind him.
"If you are really the envoy, tell us what you want. Otherwise, don't even think about leaving this place!" The middle aged man did not attack Fang Zhengzhi immediately.
"Aren't you afraid that I will chop your head off?" Fang Zhengzhi replied coldly.
"It is my duty, I have nothing to fear!" The middle aged man's expression was resolute.
"Nothing to fear?" Fang Zhengzhi looked at the middle aged man seriously. This was the first time he had interacted with someone from the Southern Mountain Range other than Shan Jia.
However, he could see the determination in the middle aged man's eyes.
All this time... Fang Zhengzhi had read about this in the books. The harsher the environment, the more valiant they were. This could be seen from this middle-aged man.
The people from the Southern Mountain Range...
They were different from the people of the Great Xia Dynasty!
"Speak!" The soldiers shouted in unison when they heard the middle aged man's words. Their voices were loud, causing the leaves around them to tremble.
Could Fang Zhengzhi speak?
He was not familiar with the Southern Mountain Range. The more he spoke, the more loopholes there would be. It was impossible for him to make them nod their heads like chickens pecking at rice.
Fang Zhengzhi had two choices now.
One, he could beat all of them to the ground. Two, he could turn and run.
Killing was the best solution, but there was no need to kill for no reason. More importantly, he did not know what the Southern Mountain Range's stance was.
Was he going to kill all of these soldiers?
He was not a homicidal maniac.
Taking ten thousand steps back, if he could really kill them, of course he could run.
Fang Zhengzhi knew that he had to run.
He wanted to be stronger than these people, but in reality, they were much stronger than him.
It was not that he was not smart enough, but his opponents were too valiant. They were so valiant that they did not fear death. He could not afford to offend them. All he could do was hide.
He turned.
Fang Zhengzhi began to run.
"Trying to run? Even the fastest ferocious beast cannot escape from us, hmph! "The middle aged man smirked when he saw Fang Zhengzhi turn to run.
He did not even need to give the order. The spears were thrown far away.
A wall made of spears blocked Fang Zhengzhi's way.
Then, hundreds of soldiers surrounded him from both sides, all of them growling like beasts.
"Oh oh oh oh..."
"Dong dong dong dong dong dong!"
"..."
Fang Zhengzhi was a little frustrated. His path was blocked, his left, right, and back were surrounded by soldiers. Was he really going to start a massacre today?
Just as he was thinking about this, he heard a loud rumble from afar. Following that, waves of beast roars could be heard.
Fang Zhengzhi instinctively turned his head and was stunned.
In the time it took to say a few words, thousands of soldiers appeared all around him. Almost a thousand soldiers appeared, all of them rapidly surrounding him. Furthermore, every single one of them was riding a two-meter-tall ferocious beast.
It looked like a wolf, and its body was covered in greenish-black fur. They had a silver horn on their foreheads, but they were two to three times larger than wolves.
They were called Silver Horned Wolves!
They were even more ferocious than the Blue Fire Wolves. In terms of power, each of them was close to the Heavenly Reflection State.
"I have met the main force of the Southern Mountain Range!" Fang Zhengzhi's face paled.
He did not know how many Silver Horned Wolves there were in the Southern Mountain Range. However, he did not think that there were many of them. What was with the thousand of them?
If this was not the main force of the Southern Mountain Range...
What was?
"Hang on! I just wanted to test your reaction speed. Yes... you are right, I am the messenger! "Fang Zhengzhi raised his hands. He could not beat them. There were over a thousand Silver Horned Wolves and a thousand soldiers. They could wear him down.
Furthermore, he could not run. The only thing he could do now was to live a little longer.
"Then, please tell me what you want." The middle aged man gestured and walked to Fang Zhengzhi's side. He did not seem afraid at all.
"What would happen if I tied you up now?" Fang Zhengzhi looked at the middle aged man. He was slightly tempted.
"I will become a part of the mountain. My flesh and blood will give birth to new life. My blood will nourish this land. I will be with the Southern Mountain Range!" The middle aged man replied proudly.
"Alright. I was just joking. "Fang Zhengzhi's lips twitched. He had always known that there was a belief in certain places.
This belief could unite people, but it could also turn people into "lunatics" like the middle aged man.
"Tell me what you want." The middle aged man did not want to waste time with Fang Zhengzhi.
"I can tell you, but I can't tell you."
"Who do you want to tell?"
"Of course it's your general."
"General?" The middle aged man looked at Fang Zhengzhi. Frowning slightly, he nodded and said, "I understand. Please follow me, Emissary!"
Fang Zhengzhi was elated.
This guy's attitude changed. He was calling him the messenger?
Was his plan a success?
Mm, alright, let's go see the general in charge first. Then, we'll play it by ear. If not, I'll just kidnap a general. That's better than a small leader right?
A small leader can become a part of the mountain. Can a general do that?
Fang Zhengzhi's lips curled into a faint smile. Everything seemed to be under his control. This way, he just had to find a suitable opportunity to escape.
...
Initially, Fang Zhengzhi thought that he would be tied up or blindfolded. However, this did not happen to him.
This also allowed him to slowly relax.
However, when he walked out of the forest, Fang Zhengzhi's heart began to race.
What appeared in front of him was a huge boulder that was at least a hundred meters tall. Below the boulder was an extremely large military camp. At a glance, it was all built with trees, and the trees were covered with green grass.
It was obvious that the rocks and grass were camouflage to avoid detection from the sky.
This was a real military camp. Moreover, it was an extremely well-hidden military camp. However, why would such a military camp appear here?
Fang Zhengzhi really wanted to run, but he no longer had the chance.
He had met the main force of the Southern Mountain Range!
Under the lead of the middle-aged man, Fang Zhengzhi passed through the military camp. He did not stop even after walking for more than 15 minutes. Along the way. He finally saw what the Southern Mountain Range Army was like.
All of the soldiers had tanned skin and wore the same rattan armor. They held spears in their hands. Of course. Most importantly, the soldiers of the Southern Mountain Range were huge.
All of them had the backs of tigers and waists of bears.
When Fang Zhengzhi walked past them, he attracted the attention of the soldiers. However, surprisingly, no one questioned him.
After walking for some time...
The middle aged man finally stopped. Then, he gently knelt on the ground, as if he was praying for something, and silently muttered a few words.
Then, he stood up slowly and pointed respectfully to a wooden path in front of him.
"Please!"
"Okay." Fang Zhengzhi nodded.
This was because he also noticed the uniqueness of the tent in front of him. It was an extremely tall tent covered in thick grass. The walls of the tent were engraved with all sorts of carvings.
The middle aged man was kneeling in the direction of these carvings.
Of course, the defense around this tent was also extremely tight. There were at least twenty to thirty soldiers guarding each of the four directions. In other words, there were no less than a hundred soldiers guarding this tent on a daily basis.
When he saw Fang Zhengzhi and the middle aged man...
The soldiers guarding the tent finally opened their mouths and placed their spears in front of Fang Zhengzhi and the middle-aged man.
"Who is this person?"
"Messenger." The middle aged man replied respectfully.
"I understand, please enter." The soldier nodded and returned to his original position. It was almost as if he had never moved at all.
The middle-aged man took a quick step forward and gently pulled up the curtain in front of the tent. Then, he nodded to Fang Zhengzhi, indicating for him to go first.
As the curtains were pulled up... Fang Zhengzhi heard a loud commotion, almost as if there were people discussing something in the tent.
Fang Zhengzhi had no choice but to walk in.
He stepped into the tent.
The clamor died down completely.
Fang Zhengzhi also quietened down. He realized that there was more than one person in the tent. Furthermore... There were more than 20 people.
They were split into two rows, sitting behind a table.
Unlike the soldiers outside, these people had exquisite rattan armors on their bodies. Moreover, apart from the rattan armors, they were also wrapped in some animal skins.
Most importantly, there seemed to be a faint glow on their arms. If one looked closely, they would realize that it was a strange pattern.
Of course, the reason why Fang Zhengzhi quietened down was not because of the 20 people sitting on both sides, but because there was a person lying on the ground.
That was a woman.
A woman lying on a golden beast hide.
Her skin was the color of wheat and radiated a healthy glow. She was wrapped in a snow-white beast hide. However, it did not cover her entire body. It covered the most important part of her body.
This caused the woman's flat stomach to be completely exposed. In addition, there were also two slender and straight legs, which could be said to be infinitely amorous.
On her right thigh, there was a leather ring made of animal skin, and two small knives with no visible edges were inserted into the leather ring.
Other than her unique attire, the most unique thing was that this woman wore an ornament made of bone teeth on her head. There was even a five-colored feather on the ornament.
She looked really classy, elegant and classy!
"Is this the beauty of a foreign country?" Fang Zhengzhi looked at the face of the woman in front of him and her large, black eyes. From a beautiful point of view...
This woman in front of him was indeed exotic.
Furthermore, her facial features were not rough. Instead, they were exquisite.
However...
Based on the current environment and position, Fang Zhengzhi seemed to be at a disadvantage.
After all, she was sitting on top while he was standing on the ground.
The woman was on top while the man was on the ground.
There was such a tradition in the Southern Mountain Range?
"Princess, I've brought the person disguised as the envoy!" The middle-aged man knelt down the moment he walked in. He did not even dare to raise his head.
"Mm... you may leave." The woman's crisp voice rang out. Then, the woman who was lying on the chair slowly sat up.
Fang Zhengzhi's expression finally changed at this moment.
Princess?!
He was no stranger to this term. In fact, he had just sat around with 10 princesses, eating hotpot and drinking wine.
But now...
He knew that this term was coming.
It seemed like it was over!
Was there any messenger in this world who would call a princess a general?
Without a doubt, the so-called respectful attitude was just a way to lure him into a trap. And now, he was in a trap.
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