Chapter 277 A friend comes from afar
"I'll give you a choice. Either follow me, or take these losers back to the Bachiman tribe." Yi Xifeng said calmly.
He could tell that this tall man with a golden ring on his body had a gloomy mind and a headband that was contrary to his will. He was definitely a person who rebelled against the master and devoured the master. However, this kind of person also has advantages. As long as the initiative is in Yi Xifeng's hands, the opponent will use it for him.
There was no sect power to borrow during this trip to the Western Region, and Yi Xifeng couldn't expose his identity. After many considerations, the best choice was to quickly form one's own force.
Daramt was already smart enough, and this could be seen from the very beginning when he allowed himself to follow the horse thieves. At the same time, he was also ruthless enough. When he saw that the situation between us and the enemy was determined, he immediately let go and charged in, decisively and fiercely. The most important point is that Dalamt is selfish enough and has no fetters or constraints in his heart, let alone any tribal concepts or moral constraints. As long as this kind of person has obvious benefits for him to see, he will be willing to risk his life for it.
In Yi Xifeng's view, it is difficult to find a horse thief who behaves "with principles" in this way, and he can be called a natural example of a "dog legger".
"Where do you plan to take me, sir?"
Dallamt slowly stood up with the golden ring knife in his hand. It must be said that he is indeed a guy who is very good at observing words and emotions. Ever since he realized that Yi Xifeng wanted to use him as a follower, he relaxed.
At the very least, his life was saved, and then it was time to negotiate the price.
"Loulan City."
Yi Xifeng looked up at the strong man who was more than a head taller than him and replied in a low voice.
"Sooner or later, Loulan City will be captured by the Demon Sect. We are just cannon fodder. That Lord... he must have some tricks up his sleeve."
Dalamt shook his head. Apparently he thought that the mysterious woodcutter planned to join the Lord of Loulan City.
"Whether Loulan City can be captured or not, does this have anything to do with me?" Yi Xifeng asked in a funny tone.
"Um, what do you mean, sir..." Daramt couldn't understand the other party.
“The muddier the water, the deeper it tends to be, and there must be big fish in it.”
After saying this, Yi Xifeng said nothing more. Dalamt was stunned for a long time, put away the golden-ringed sword in his hand, knelt on the ground on one knee and said solemnly: "Dalamt, I am willing to follow you, sir."
Yi Xifeng chuckled and said: "Don't call me adults, I'm not old, just call me young master. As for our external title, we are still woodcutters from the Western Regions!"
The sky was filled with wild sand. The tragic battle just now was quickly submerged in the wind and sand, and the dead horse thieves were also covered by the wind and sand. There were only a few woodcutters left wandering in the wild sand. Suddenly, there was no longer one person, but more than a dozen.
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Lin Fenghuo and Qi Chengcheng couldn't help but look at each other as they heard the city guard coming to report. A glimmer of light flashed in their eyes at the same time.
A coir raincoat and a bamboo hat, a sword and a sword...
This kind of attire is not common in the Western Regions, but is more common in the Central Plains, but it has an unusual meaning in their eyes.
"Who could it be?" Qi Chengcheng couldn't bear it anymore and asked aloud.
Except for Lin Fenghuo, everyone present turned their attention to him.
"Master Qi, do you know the woodcutter?" Xiao Yuanfeng asked in surprise.
Wu Li on the side also widened his beautiful almond eyes and looked at Qi Chengcheng beside him.
Lin Fenghuo wanted to be calmer, shook his head and said, "I can't say for sure. It might be Lin Lei."
Hearing this answer, Qi Chengcheng couldn't help but curled his lips and muttered: "Isn't it a waste of excitement? I thought some of us came to the Western Regions again. Lin Lei is such a petty person, he is always playful. There is nothing manly about running away from home.”
After the dispute that day, Lin Lei left Loulan City alone. Even though City Lord Xiao sent many city guards to search for him afterwards, there was no news at all.
Everyone knew that with Lin Lei's skills, unless he encountered a particularly difficult enemy, ordinary warriors in the world could not do anything to him. After all, Lin Lei had been practicing at Xiaoyuan Academy for five years. He even studied under Liang Xinhuai, the leader of Xiaoyuan Academy. His skills were considered outstanding among his peers.
"Hey, Lin Lei, let him be, but the movements of the Eight Red Barbarians in the past few days are worthy of our attention." Lin Fenghuo did not discuss this topic too much. The threat of the horse thieves has not been completely eliminated at the moment.
"The city guards came to report that they were gathering at Dajiaoping, thirty miles outside the city. It seems they want to fight us." Xiao Yuanfeng added in a deep voice.
"Dajiaoping?" Lin Fenghuo and Qi Chengcheng asked at the same time.
City Lord Xiao naturally knew that the two of them did not know much about the terrain around Loulan, so he explained. This "Dajiaoping" is a low valley and flat land, which can also be regarded as a strategic point. Basically, all the trade routes in the east will pass through it if they want to enter Loulan City.
This group of horse thieves gathered in Dajiaoping because they were sure that Loulan City would not let it go and would definitely send troops to fight.
Wu Li, who was sitting next to Qi Chengcheng and had been silent until now, suddenly asked: "These horse thieves are a little weird. Why do they want to start a decisive battle with us?"
The greatest threat of horse thieves is their super mobility. Especially the horse thieves in the Western Regions are familiar with and utilize sandstorms, leaving the city guards of most countries helpless. But once these horse thieves give up this mobility and choose to fight in formation, their real combat power will drop a lot.
The two sides set up their battle formations and began to fight. Even though the fighting quality of Loulan's city guards was far inferior to this group of horse thieves, based on a certain numerical advantage, the two sides could still fight.
Having said that, everyone knows such obvious advantages and disadvantages, and the horse thief knows it even better! In fact, this is naturally some shady conspiracy.
Just as everyone was contemplating what was going on, a city guard suddenly ran in from outside, came to the hall, knelt down on one knee and cupped his hands, saying: "Report to the city lord, there is someone outside asking to see you."
Xiao Yuanshan asked curiously: "Who wants to see you?"
The city guard replied: "That man calls himself a woodcutter from the Western Regions."
Qi Chengcheng raised his brows and said with a grin: "I just wanted to meet this man, and he came to the door on his own. Then I will go and greet him."
Lin Fenghuo also left his seat, cupped his hands to Xiao Yuanfeng who was sitting at the top and said, "I'll go out and have a look too."
They knew in their hearts that this mysterious woodcutter, who appeared here dressed like a strong man from Yinren Town, and took the initiative to come here, must not be Lin Lei. Then there is a high probability that it will be another acquaintance.
"Haha, how wonderful it is to have a friend come from afar! Let me welcome him with you."
