Rafts were constantly being pushed down the river, and people and resources were constantly boarding the rafts. Zhou Qingfeng's team finally set off from the waterway on time, leaving along a hidden waterway deep in the mountains. The person in charge of planning and navigation was Old Man Sun who had lived in Ehekulun for most of his life.
"It's a pity that I didn't get to cheat Uța again when I left." The surface of the water was calm. As the raft moved forward, the old man sat on a fixed handcart and looked back in the direction of Heculun. He sighed and said, "That bastard Wucha is quite greedy. I've worked for him for so many years, and all the treasures he collected were handled by me."
Two slaves stood on each raft, responsible for controlling the direction and speed. The ghost cultivator Jia Gang was a little more tired, he had to patrol the mountains around the fleet of rafts to prevent anyone from approaching. Zhou Qingfeng chatted with Old Man Sun, listening to him talk about Ehekulun's treasures. "What treasures does Uța have?"
Old Man Sun was relaxed at the moment, he laughed and said, "The Female Enlightened is very poor. Most of Uța's treasures are ironware, tools and the like. It's definitely not rare in the Central Plains, but it's very rare in the eyes of the Female Enlightened. But Uța is similar to a Pixiu, he only eats and never vomits. He's worried that his ironware will be used up, so he would rather let it rust than use it. He's a complete idiot.
But there are many rare treasures in the wilderness of the Northern Land. Uța has a chest that contains the treasures collected by several generations of the Kulun Tribe's chiefs. Most of them are pearls, gems, spiritual ores, and beast bones, some of which are priceless even in the Central Plains. "Old Man Sun suddenly said with joy," The most magical thing I've seen is an egg. "
"Egg?" Zhou Qingfeng looked puzzled.
Before Old Man Sun could answer, a sharp child's voice suddenly came from the forest beside the river, "It's a phoenix egg. It's a stillborn egg, and it's impossible for it to hatch. The baby phoenix soul trapped inside is also about to dissipate. "
Zhou Qingfeng and the slaves on the raft quickly turned their heads to look, only to see a coarse head hiding in a clump of weeds, disappearing without a trace.
Old Man Sun stretched his neck to take a look and said, "It's that Woodland Servant. This little thing comes and goes like a ghost. If it thinks that you're not dangerous, it likes to play with you. "
Zhou Qingfeng also craned his neck to look for the Woodland Servant, but he couldn't see anything in the dense forest. So he shouted, "Did you put that talisman bag on my desk?"
"Yes. I took it from a bad guy, but it's useless to me. You can have it. "The Woodland Servant's voice suddenly came from another direction.
"Thank you." Zhou Qingfeng shouted again, "My name is Zhou Qingfeng, what's your name?"
"I'm not telling you." The Woodland Servant's voice came and went. After saying this, there was no more response.
Even with Zhou Qingfeng's sensitive hearing from the 'Heaven Mending Stone', there was no way to track the Woodland Servant's position. Stealth and speed should be this little thing's only way to save its life. He wanted to continue chatting with this little thing, but it was gone. He could only turn around and ask Old Man Sun, "Phoenix egg?"
Old Man Sun grinned, "I really don't know. I only know that this egg is sometimes cold and sometimes hot. Holding it is very good for cultivation, but holding it for too long is harmful. Also, it's too big to carry around, so Uța hid it very well. If I wasn't his housekeeper, I wouldn't even know about this thing. "
They chatted along the way. Zhou Qingfeng's group ran along a nameless river for more than a hundred li in the mountains. Before dark, they went ashore to set up camp. Old Man Sun pointed at the map drawn by Jia Gang and said, "We are actually going north. Our current position is about here. If we continue forward, this river will flow into the lower reaches of the Songhua River.
Uța's people shouldn't be able to catch up with us, so we can go west. If we want to go back to Daming, we really can't avoid Liuhe Village. Otherwise, we will have to go through many mountain roads. "
Even in modern society, traveling in the wild was extremely dangerous. If Zhou Qingfeng and the others went through the mountains, they would all starve to death, so they had to go to Liuhe Village. He ordered Jia Gang to scout the way. The group took down the ropes on the rafts and connected them together. They raised their torches to find a path in the dark. He used the military link to control the overall situation and commanded more than two hundred people to advance in the wild.
Late at night, they set up camp. The next day, they continued to advance on foot. On the third day after Zhou Qingfeng escaped from Ehekulun, the group of more than two hundred people had exhausted all the food they carried on the handcart. All of them hid in a forest about five miles north of Willow River Village. The group's physical strength was good and morale was high. The number of people left behind was controlled to less than ten. The main members were all there, so it didn't affect them too much.
Jia Gang and Zhou Qingfeng went out to investigate. The group was controlled by Old Man Sun. The skeleton slaves kept a close eye on them. Everyone was told that they had to prepare for war, or they would starve.
Spears were distributed from the handcart. There wasn't much left on the transport. The slave soldiers with spears were quiet and silent. Next, it was up to them to see if they could break through Liuhe Village's defenses and kill their way in.
Mao Ada wasn't a participant in the battle. He was ordered to sit on the ground and not move. He could only look around. Beside him was Cai Zhiwei, who was constantly trembling. The two of them were people who were forced to escape, but their moods were very different. Mao Ada hoped that Zhou Qingfeng would fail. This would make it easier for him to escape. Cai Zhiwei hoped that Zhou Qingfeng would win so that he could keep his life.
"Mister Cai, do you want to escape?" Mao Ada asked in a low voice. Until now, he still felt that he and Cai Zhiwei should be on the same side.
Cai Zhiwei was startled and asked, "Why should I run?"
"The battle will be very chaotic. Maybe there will be a chance to escape." Mao Ada wanted to have Cai Zhiwei as a companion.
"I know it will be very chaotic. That's what I'm afraid of. But why should I escape? "Cai Zhiwei shook his head. He felt that Mao Ada's thoughts were hard to understand.
Mao Ada also felt that Cai Zhiwei was hard to understand. "The village of Jianzhou is in front of us. Can't we just think of a way to escape? Someone will naturally send us back to Hetuala. It's better than staying here with that Zhou brat. When we reach Hetuala, we will be masters with some status. We will have many servants under us. "
Cai Zhiwei shook his head again. "I don't want to be a master. I just want to go back to Shenyang."
"You are an artist sent by the Great Khan. If you serve the Great Khan well, maybe one day you will be able to go back to Shenyang." Mao Ada continued.
Cai Zhiwei snorted. "I don't want to serve any master. I was tricked into coming to Hetuala to make some money. I just want to go back to Shenyang now."
The two suddenly felt that they were talking in the same language. They looked down on each other's thoughts. They subconsciously turned their heads away, as if they were strangers. The female slave, Sun Ren, slowly walked past them. Her sharp eyes swept across their heads. She said in a low voice, "Don't talk. The chief wants silence."
Mao Ada was furious. He cursed in his heart. A woman dares to lecture me? Wait until I …
Liuhe Village was built at the bend of Liuhe River. There were continuous mountains on both sides of the village. The only road connecting the east and west was through the village. At this moment, on a hill near Liuhe Village, the tall Chu Ying rode on a warhorse and looked down at the entire village. Beside him were dozens of Kulun cavalrymen and a few corpses.
The warhorses snorted and their hooves dug into the ground. The Kulun cavalrymen slowly put away their weapons. There was one person on the ground who was not dead yet. He asked unwillingly, "You Kulun barbarians dare to come to our Jianzhou territory? The Great Khan will not let you go. "
Chu Ying was observing the layout of the village. When he heard that, he turned around and said angrily with his horsewhip, "I am from Jianzhou. I am the Great Khan of Jianzhou. You are all my servants. I will kill you if I want to. "
The horsewhip carried a powerful force, and with a snap, it sent the dying sentinel flying. The sentinel tumbled a few times in the air before falling to the ground. The corpse was broken into two. His organs and blood splattered all over the ground.
Chu Ying turned around and said to himself, "This village is very quiet. Little Zhou should not be here yet."
But before his subordinates could agree with his judgment, the door of the village at the foot of the hill suddenly opened. Dozens of elite cavalrymen rode out from the village. Looking at the uniformity and coordination of these elite cavalrymen, Chu Ying's eyes narrowed. He said in a low voice, "This is … This is my father's personal army. Why are they here? "
In the slave system of the Jurchen tribes, the soldiers and generals belonged to the slave owners. Nurhachi was the chief of Jianzhou. He directly controlled the most Niu Lu. His elite subordinates were also the best equipped and had the best martial arts skills. The bodyguards around him were all white-armored, and any one of them could fight against ten people.
And among these personal guards of Nurhaci, there was a tall and burly man who was not the slightest bit inferior to Chu Ying. This man was wearing armor. He was not riding an ordinary horse, but an Earth Dragon.
At first glance, this Earth Dragon looked like a giant lizard lying on the ground. It had a huge head and ferocious fangs. It was more than two meters tall and had four thick limbs. From head to tail, it was seven to eight meters long. When it ran, the ground shook.
Chu Ying's face tightened when he saw the burly man riding the Earth Dragon. He blurted out in surprise, "Fifth Brother?"
Nurhachi's fifth son, Mangurtai. He was known as the number one expert in Jianzhou after Chu Ying. He was also one of Wild Boar Skin's most outstanding generals. This man was not even thirty years old yet. He was at the peak of his martial arts skills. This guy was cruel and merciless. His personality was very similar to Chu Ying's. In history, in order to gain favor from Nurhachi, he even killed his own mother who made a mistake.
He was a cruel and unscrupulous guy.
Seeing Mangurtai appear, Chu Ying could no longer let his guard down. This brother of his who was extremely skilled in martial arts was either here to deal with him or to save Abahai. He might even be the vanguard to attack Ehekulun. In short, it would not be a good thing. He had to be careful.
On the other side of the hill, Zhou Qingfeng and Jia Gang were so scared that they did not even dare to breathe loudly. The two of them hid behind a big tree. They hated themselves for being so close to Liuhe Village. They had just come over to investigate when they saw Mangul 'tai riding an Earth Dragon. Zhou Qingfeng opened his Heaven's Eye and was almost blinded by Mangurtai's powerful spiritual energy.
Zhou Qingfeng cursed in a low voice, "Jia Gang, didn't you say that there are only twenty or so survivors in this village? What the f * ck is going on right now? Who's that guy riding a big monster? "
Jia Gang was a coward. When he saw Mangurtai's power, his soul almost left his body. He shook his head bitterly and said, "How would I know that such a ruthless person would come to a small village? I didn't see such a ruthless person a few days ago. "
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