The horses roared and the wind gusted, Wu Gen stood on the mountain road next to Shixing Village, looking at the village hanging halfway up the mountain, he couldn't help but feel a little emotional. When I first came to Kuntianzhou, this was the first place I stopped. Just like a baby born on the ground, watching it rise, add babies, and grow stronger little by little.
Regarding Shixing Village, Wu Gen actually regarded it as the same existence as Dafeng Village. Now that I have left suddenly and gone far away, it would be a lie to say that I don’t miss you anymore.
This time the team chose to leave from Shixing Village, mainly because it was relatively secluded to avoid being spotted. As the number of the Fearless Army increases, there may be spies from other families among them, so it is better to be cautious.
Yang Zheng hasn't come back yet, but Wu Gen has made an appointment with Chu Xi to establish contact with Lingyun Village when he settles down. When Yang Zheng and others came back, Chu Xi sent someone to send them over.
"Go back." Wu Gen sat on the horse and waved to Chu Xi and others who were seeing them off. "After a long journey, we must say goodbye. I believe it won't be long before we come back."
The secret guard token of the school affairs desk has been handed over to Chu Xi. If anything happens, he can use the power of the Dengtian Palace to ward it off. Wu Gen didn't believe it. Could it be that the Heita family dared to refute the Dengtian Palace's reputation.
"Take care, village master." Chu Xi led everyone in bowing their hands and saluting. Wu Gen also solemnly returned the greeting, "Let's go." He turned the horse's head, raised the whip in his hand, and took the lead in riding. The rumble of horse hoofs sounded, and amidst everyone's farewells, the team gradually disappeared into the mountains.
According to the map given by Yu Hao, there are two ways to go to Tieshou Province: the middle road and the east road. The middle road is large and easy for people and horses to pass, but the disadvantage is that there are too many families, and you need to pass through twenty-seven families, large and small, along the way. If there is any restaurant here that Wu Gen doesn't like, just try it and it might make Wu Gen unable to eat and walk around.
The east road is mountainous and blocked by several large rivers. There are relatively few families here, but the road is indeed difficult to walk. Wu Gen is currently choosing this one.
There are only more than a hundred people, and the goal is not big. Moreover, these people, under the leadership of Xue Xin, follow the route of elite soldiers. They train with heavy loads in the mountains all year round. It is not difficult for them to cross the mountains and ridges.
Why there are only these two roads is actually due to the strange terrain of Iron Hand Province. It is a long strip that borders Bailing Province for less than 800 miles. Therefore, the overall route of Wu Gen's march was to the northeast, entering the Iron Hand Province from the junction of the two provinces.
In fact, there is another road for Wu Gen to choose, which is to go all the way east, enter Shule Province, and then turn north along the river.
This road is difficult at first, but becomes easier the further you go. But when it comes to other provinces, Wu Gen doesn't want to involve more forces, otherwise the situation will be very troublesome. Moreover, according to Yu Hao, there are some differences between Shule Province and Tie Shou Province. If you use their way to pass, you are asking for trouble.
Walking on the mountain road, Wu Gen let Xue Xin take full command of the troops. Ling Yun's eight cavalry all dispersed out to spy on the military situation of the surrounding terrain to avoid a head-on collision with certain families.
After walking for seven days, the group had passed through half of Zuoheng Road. Along the way, there were no conflicts with various families, but there were many disputes with some scattered tribes and bandits.
In the continuous mountains, there are still many places that the families cannot really control. These people are not many in number, but they are like mosquitoes and flies, killing them endlessly, which is very annoying.
On this day, Wu Gen was resting in a captured village.
This is a remote small village. The herdsmen in the village are also people and bandits. When they see Zhuo Ke walking alone, they rush up to arrest him. Wu Gen happens to see him. In a rage, Wu Gen led his men into the village and used it as a resting place.
Next to him, there was a capable young man in his twenties, who was pouring wine for Wu Gen in aggrieved manner.
The young man's name was Suoji, and it was he who built this small village. When they entered the village, the man saw that he could not resist, so he turned around and ran towards the woods behind the village. While running, he was blowing the whistle. The sharp whistle sounded, and a large number of rats and ants poured out from the forest, attacking Wu Gen's people desperately.
There is nothing powerful about these things individually, but if they are in large numbers, they are quite disgusting. They can't be killed without stopping, and they can't be driven away. Wu Gen's men and horses were tortured by these little things.
After being provoked by several ants one after another, Wu Gen finally couldn't bear it anymore and chased directly into the forest. When it comes to running skills, not many people in the world can match him. Soon, Wu Gen carried Suoji out of the forest and ordered him to drive away the rats and ants, and then he settled down.
The journey was hard these days, so Wu Gen asked Xue Xin to greet his men and rest in this small village for a few days.
While he was drinking, the wine in his hand moved uneasily a few times. This insect was the earth dragon that accompanied Wu Gen through the tribulation that day. After all, they walked through the field of life and death together, so Wu Gen took it with him on this trip. Maybe he had some spiritual wisdom after suffering the thunder tribulation, but he was completely obedient to Wu Gen.
The body of this insect is very warm and cool. Wu Gen would put it next to him to cool down when he had nothing to do. Moreover, Quexing is very sensitive to underground vibrations and will alert at the slightest movement, so Wu Gen also treats it as a sentinel.
After a while, Ha Ying hurried in from outside the village on horseback. When he arrived in front of Wu Gen, he glanced at Suoji who was squatting aside to serve, and Ha Ying reported: "Sir, a large number of cavalry were found fifty miles away from here. They should be members of the Heita family."
Wu Gen suddenly sat up from the recliner, "I can see clearly."
"That's right. Judging from their posture, they are our own cavalry, not just recruited from various small families." Ha Ying wiped the sweat from his forehead and squatted next to Wu Gen with a riding whip.
"How many people are there?" Wu Gen then asked.
"There are about two hundred people in front of me. I don't dare to get too close, but looking from a distance, there are still smoke and dust flying behind this group of people. They should also be from the Heita family." Ha Ying knew what was going on. The stakes are high, and he looks a little nervous.
Wu Gen's face looked a little ugly. If he was from the Heita family, why did he come so far away? This place is more than a thousand miles away from Gaoyuan City. The journey is long and involves mountains and rivers. There is nothing worth traveling all the way for the Heita family. The biggest possibility is that it's for yourself. This also meant that the news of his departure was finally leaked.
As for who leaked it, Wu Gen can't trace it now. There are now more than 8,000 people in the three strongholds. It is not difficult for the other party to arrange a detailed operation. Taking away so many key members at once will definitely attract investigation by interested people, and there is nothing we can do about it.
However, after he had been gone for so many days, the people from the Heita family caught up with him. They were probably not core people. Otherwise, he would have met people from the Heita family soon after traveling, instead of waiting until now.
Wu Gen was not worried about Chu Xi. With the sign of Dengtian Palace covering it, the Heita family should not be so short-sighted.
Then, the Heita family should have hurriedly sent troops from their own family to intercept and kill him in the wilderness after they learned that he was leaving Bailing Province. At the same time, in order to prevent the news from leaking, no orders were given to the small families along the way to stop them.
"Did you come here for this, but they are all heavily armored." Wu Gen lay back down again and tapped the armrest with his fingers.
Ha Ying was a little surprised by Wu Gen's reaction, "No, I looked at the direction of these people's travels, and they are not coming here. They are also wearing ordinary armor, which should be for convenience when traveling in the mountains."
Wu Gen nodded, thinking about the terrain ahead marked on the map. Going further is Kejingguan, located in Jishi Mountain.
In this place with many mountains and few plains, if the cavalry wanted to pass through, there was only one feasible way. That also means that if he really came to get his own, the Heita family must not have discovered his traces yet, and they just wanted to go to Kejing Pass as soon as possible to block the only passage.
After thinking for a while, Wu Gen sighed slightly. At this time, it was too late for him to lead people to Kejing Pass. There was no chance that he would run into the Heita family's Qingqi. With only a hundred people of his own, the casualties in a fight would be heavy.
"Let's not move yet, just stay in this village. Tell Xue Xin to be more vigilant and send more scouts to find out how many people from the Heita family are here and where they are going." Wu Gen lay down on the chair He ordered slowly.
"Aren't you leaving, village leader? What if they discover this place?" Ha Ying was a little anxious.
"It's hard to be sure now whether the other party is coming for us. If it's just passing by, that's it. If it's really coming to encircle us, going to Kejingguan now is just a desperate fight. It's not worth it. It's better to stay here and wait and see. Change. Send a message to Chu Xi and the others first, saying that the stronghold has been carefully planned." Wu Gen sighed, there is really no good way at the moment, is it possible to retreat?
Ha Ying thought for a while, nodded and got up to go find Xue Xin. At this moment, Suoji, who was silent on the side, suddenly said: "Two adults, you are going to Kejing Pass."
Wu Gen turned his head in surprise and looked at the little village leader who was always in a low mood. "Yes, maybe you want to report to the Heita family."
Suoji quickly waved his hands and said with a smile on his face: "How can Suoji have the courage? Even if he reports the letter to others, there will be no benefit. I am a wanted fugitive, and I have no choice but to hide here. A group of people are barely making ends meet, so if they go to Heita's house, they are asking for trouble.
In the past few days, after the adults arrived here, they did not cause too much trouble to the villain and his subordinates. The junior was very grateful and did not have any resentment towards the adults.
Therefore, after hearing that the adults were blocked by the Heita family, the younger one dared to say that, in fact, there was more than just the Kejingguan road going forward. There is also a small road that does not go through Kejingguan, but it is a little difficult to walk. "
"Oh." There was a smile on Wu Gen's face, and he looked at the other person with a smile, "How to go this way."
"Sir, this road is a shortcut used by the local mountain people. Because the road is not easy to walk and it is located deep in the mountains, many outsiders don't know about it. Your Excellency, there are only more than a hundred people, so we can use this road to bypass Kejing Pass. "Suoji pointed to the distance and indicated the direction of the road. "If you are worried, the young one can lead the way personally."
"Why are you helping us?" Wu Gen put his hands behind his back and looked directly at the other person.
"I will help anyone who goes against the Heita family." Suoji said loudly without fear.
