Under the light of the crackling bonfire, none of Zhou Qingfeng's opponents were happy.
Chu Ying held half of a roasted horse's leg in his hand and used a dagger to cut the meat and stuff it into his mouth. A slave beside him would sprinkle some salt on his horse's leg from time to time. If he sprinkled too much or too little, he would be scolded and even kicked. Around Chu Ying sat a dozen Heculun Jurchen nobles, including Division Chief Uța. They were also eating, drinking, and cursing to vent their anger.
During the day, Chu Ying ambushed Mangurtai. After a fight, he even lured the latter into the encirclement of Uța and the others. In terms of personnel exchange alone, Mangurtai had suffered a greater loss. The huge Earth Dragon was too domineering. It had thick skin, great strength, and was extremely brave. It looked clumsy, but it was actually fast. Otherwise, Mangurtai, who was surrounded, would have been even more unlucky.
However, the small victory in the first battle did not make Chu Ying happy. Uța and the others were not happy either. They all knew that Jianzhou was powerful and had far more manpower and resources than Heculun. Today, they had defeated Mangurtai. Tomorrow, more Jianzhou generals would arrive. The timing of the battle was a month earlier than Chu Ying had predicted.
This was a month in advance, and the result was terrible!
In ancient times, it was rare for an army to be completely free from production. It was even more so for nomadic, fishing, and hunting people. They were both soldiers, herders, and hunters. Production during the day and going to war during the war were the norm for ancient armies. Even in the important border towns of the Ming Army, 70% of the military households were farming. In reality, only a small number of servants could fully carry out military training and did not need to worry about their livelihood.
In the various Jurchen tribes, due to the large number of military activities in production and life, it was easy to recruit soldiers. But it was also because of this that production had to be stopped if there was a war. October was the best time to stock up on food, but the attack in Jianzhou not only mobilized the army of Heculun, but also forced the slaves in the city to not go out to hunt.
This was a huge problem!
Although the lives of slaves were not worth much, if a large number of slaves starved to death, the slave owners would not be able to stand alone.
Uța and the others didn't seem to care, but as they ate the horse meat, they stared at the shaman by the campfire. The Shaman was kneeling on the ground, praying to the Mountain God and performing a ritual to receive guidance from the Mountain God. Beside him were the corpses of several slaves, and a few slaves were pressed on the ground, waiting to worship the mountain god.
The Shaman chanted an ancient incantation that no one could understand, but there was no response. He grabbed a sharp knife in his hand and said something to Uța's bodyguard. Another slave was dragged up.
The slave struggled desperately, begging, but he was powerless to stop the blade from cutting his throat. A large amount of blood flowed from his throat to the ground, soaking the soil. In the thick stench of blood, the Shaman repeated the ritual that he had already done several times.
To be honest, the psychic shaman didn't want to kill any more slaves. Because if he didn't receive any response from the Mountain God, it would make him seem incompetent and cause him to lose Uța's trust. When he killed the ninth slave, the originally silent forest suddenly heard a rustling sound.
The Shaman was overjoyed and loudly announced that the Mountain God's messenger had arrived.
Uța and the other Jurchen nobles also hurriedly put down the horse meat in their hands, wiped their hands on their clothes, and prepared to receive the Mountain God's decree. But in the blink of an eye, the rustling sound disappeared again, and was replaced by shouts from the forest — — Uța, you're done for, return the Phoenix egg to us. Uța, you're done for, return the Phoenix egg to us!
The voice sounded like a child shouting, and Uța immediately became furious. He roared towards the forest, "Who dares to cause trouble for me, come out and receive your death!"
The guards by Uța's side had already drawn their swords and rushed into the forest, trying to kill the source of the strange shouts. But as they went east, the strange shouts went west. As they went west, the strange shouts went north. In the end, the strange shouts went away on their own, and the guards returned in a daze, finding nothing.
The shaman dejectedly looked at the slave corpses all over the ground, and said to Uța, "There's a ghost interfering, I can't communicate with the Mountain God."
"Ghost my ass." Uța was so angry that he slapped the psychic shaman away, "It's just an annoying Woodland Servant, it's been bothering us for the past few decades. It's just that we can't catch this little thing. "
Chu Ying had been sitting still. Seeing Uța angrily sit back down next to him, he sneered and asked in a low voice, "I heard that the Head of your Ekulun two generations ago lost the favor of the Changbai Mountain God, is that true?"
Uța immediately glared and said, "Chu Ying, what do you mean by saying this now? You're the one who caused all the trouble for our Ekulun. "
Jianzhou's early attack had a far-reaching impact, and Zhou Qingfeng's escape was not even worth mentioning compared to it.
Chu Ying did not accept the dirty water that was splashed at him, and said with a sneer, "I've long heard that your Head of the Ekulun two generations ago was hated by the forest because he stole the treasures of the exotic beasts. It seems that it's true, but I didn't know that you stole the phoenix egg. What's so good about it that you're willing to take such a huge risk? "
"Whether it's good or not, it's not up to you, a traitor of Jianzhou, to covet it." Uța was still angry about the psychic shouts, and he was so annoyed that he did not even think about it before he sneered at Chu Ying. "Don't think that I can't live without you, Chu Ying. In my eyes, you're just a slave who can fight."
Uța's angry voice was loud and full of vigor. Chu Ying chuckled, and suddenly punched Uța. His strength was strong and explosive, and there was even a flame on his fist. With just one punch, he almost pushed Uța into the ground, and left an obvious human print on the ground.
However, Uța was not a kind person. After being punched, he counterattacked without any hindrance, and kicked Chu Ying's lower abdomen. The other Kulun nobles who were surrounding them also attacked together, and the shadows of their swords and sabers were blasted at Chu Ying's body without any hesitation.
Chu Ying's body was ignited with a ball of raging fire, and a few flame shields appeared around him. He did not care about the Kulun nobles' fierce attacks, and only focused on Uța to beat him up.
Uța did not show any weakness, and when he realized that he could not kick Chu Ying away, he immediately pulled out his sword and slashed fiercely. From time to time, streaks of ice-like cold air flashed on the blade, and the surrounding air instantly became more than ten degrees colder. Every time his sword slashed at Chu Ying's flame shield, the bone-chilling cold would extinguish the flames.
Chu Ying did not use any weapons, and only relied on his fists and the flame shield formed by his spiritual energy to fight against Uța. Both of them had their own troubles recently, and they were really angry when they quarreled, and all kinds of ultimate moves were used.
The shield on Chu Ying's shoulder was broken, and the ice blade slashed at his shoulder. The cold air instantly froze half of his body, and layers of ice condensed in the air, slowing his movements. On the other hand, Uța used his old moves, and his chest and head were instantly punched by Chu Ying.
After being punched, Uța did not have the strength to remove Chu Ying's shoulder. On the contrary, every punch he received was filled with flames that invaded his body and seeped into his veins. He felt like his body was on fire, and his blood was boiling. Before he could even take a breath, he suddenly heard the sound of ice shattering in front of him, and he knew that something was wrong, so he took a few steps back.
However, this step changed the situation. The situation that seemed to be an attack was instantly reversed. Chu Ying reached out and grabbed Uța's back, and threw him to the ground.
Seeing that Uța was restrained, the storm-like attacks stopped immediately. The Kulun nobles who were attacking Chu Ying had no choice but to stop and curse, threatening Chu Ying to release his head, or else he would immediately kill him.
Uța fell to the ground, and Chu Ying stepped on his crotch. Both of his legs were upside down. He was still cursing, "Chu Ying, kill me if you have the guts. Let's see if you can still live."
Chu Ying laughed out loud, and exerted even more force with his limbs. He shouted fiercely, "Is this the 'Immortal Energy' that you absorbed from the phoenix egg? Looks like you've snatched an Ice Phoenix egg. But so what if you have this treasure? You're still going to die today. "
The Kulun nobles cursed even louder, and Uța did not stop shouting, "Why are you talking so much nonsense? You're coveting my position as the head of the Ekulun tribe, aren't you? Kill me if you have the guts. Let's see if my subordinates will obey you, you traitor of the Jianzhou! "
"Hahaha … Do you think I don't dare?" Chu Ying laughed maniacally, and exerted force with his legs, and pulled with both hands. Uța's entire body was first pulled into the shape of a Chinese character, and then his crotch split open. Blood gushed out, and one of his thighs was torn off alive. Uța knew that he was in great pain, but he only had time to cry out for mercy before he fainted from the pain.
The Kulun nobles who were initially at each other's throats were all stunned. No one expected that Chu Ying would kill him just like that, and did not care what kind of situation he was in. But now that Uța had lost a leg, and his blood was splattered all over the ground, and his pitiful appearance was right in front of them, they did not have the courage to continue fighting — this master was done with his words, and they would not be loyal to a piece of trash.
Uța, who still had half a breath left, was thrown to the ground by Chu Ying like a piece of trash. He struggled to lift his head, still hoping that his subordinates would avenge him. But before he closed his eyes, he saw pairs of knees kneeling down.
"Hahaha …!" Chu Ying stood up straight, and laughed even more maniacally with his head raised. This time, it was his turn to mock them. "You spineless bastards, what right do you have to fight against Jianzhou? Even I can't deal with such a useless coward. "
The Jurchen nobles of Kulun knew what to do. Once they saw that there was no hope for Uța, they immediately shouted Chu Ying's name, and invited this ruthless fellow to be their boss. Chu Ying laughed for a long time, and accepted the authority that was delivered to his doorstep. He immediately brought his new subordinates back to Ekulun that very night, and was prepared to fight against the army of Jianzhou.
A power struggle happened in an instant, and it was so fast that it was hard for anyone to accept it.
The wilderness quickly became silent.
As for Uța, he died with his eyes wide open, just like the slaves that the Shaman killed during his channeling, and his corpse was left in the wilderness. After a long time, the forest rustled again in the night, and the Woodland Servant popped out from the bushes. It hopped to Uța's side, and walked one round around him. After sighing a few times, it left again.
The Woodland Servant ran extremely fast in the mountain ridges. It seemed to have mastered some kind of escape technique that allowed it to move quickly between the trees, and it kept scuttling between the trees. Not long after, it ran to another river that was dozens of mountains away. Zhou Qingfeng was resting here with the rest of his direct subordinates.
Hearing the noise made by the Woodland Servant as it approached, Zhou Qingfeng and the others were all on high alert. When they realized that it was a hairy head that popped out, they let out a sigh of relief. However, before Zhou Qingfeng could ask the Woodland Servant why it was here, this little monster took the initiative to ask, "Where's that Ghost Cultivator of yours? Can you ask him to help me? "
Zhou Qingfeng thought that the Woodland Servant was here to look for him, so he could not help but ask, "Help you with what?"
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