Once past Bai City, it’s within the borders of the Wei Country.
The Wei Country was a hegemonic big country that had been entrenched in the Great Wilderness for countless years. It not only occupied a fertile piece of land along the central coast, but its territory was also one of the largest among the countries in the Great Wilderness.
Whether it’s the hidden weapon mechanisms of the Gongshu family, the Daoist’s Wuwei swordsmanship, or the Mo family that practiced armed operations. Or even the various forces aiming to restore their countries after their nations were destroyed, who moved to the Wei Country to jointly resist the Great Yuan. After the destruction of the Yu Country, they gradually began to emerge.
With the early advance of the Great Yuan, the internal struggle within the Wei Country seemed to have come to an end. After all, no matter how incompetent the King of Wei was, he knew that he should resist when death was imminent, rather than continue the infighting.
Ye Linghan didn’t send back much news after he returned. But Zong Luo trusts him. A few months was enough time for Ye Linghan to accomplish what he wanted to do. When he arrived at the front line, the news of the crown prince’s personal arrival could no longer be suppressed, Ye Linghan should also come to find him following the news.
The speed of the Xuan Cavalry was very fast. In just two days, they pushed into the mountain range that was originally scheduled to be reached in three days.
Once they crossed this mountain range, it would be the plain area outside the Imperial City of the Wei Country. The plain was lower than sea level, with many depressions and marshes, and a wide view.
The trees in the mountain range were tall and the leaves were broad, lush and green. If the anti-Yuan organizations in the Wei Country and the assassins who were secretly united to kill want to ambush, this endless mountain range was undoubtedly an excellent location.
Not to mention, there was also Pei Qianxue, a live target, in the team.
As one could imagine, before reaching the defense line set up by the Great Yuan in the Wei Country, there were still several tough battles to be fought here, and they were real tough battles.
“It is estimated that it will take at least three days to rush through here at full speed.”
Zong Luo nodded. “Okay.”
Entering the mountain range in two days, three days in the mountain range, two days out of the mountain range, and they could reach the front line. The speed was much faster than imagined.
After determining the direction with the sun and the compass, the whole army advanced towards the forest area of the mountain range at the fastest speed.
The Xuan Cavalry changed their formation, firmly protecting Pei Qianxue in the center. Zong Luo blended into the front of the team, one step behind Mu Yuanlong, disguised as an ordinary cavalryman.
The view in the forest area was suddenly obstructed, and they had to maintain a high level of vigilance while hurrying.
They traveled in the forest area for a day without encountering any ambush or assassination teams.
“Don’t let your guard down.”
The horse hooves of the thousands of the Xuan Cavalry passing through the forest area were loud, almost blatantly informing the assassins of their exact location. There was no possibility of not hearing it.
There was only one possibility, that the other party was preparing to make a move at night.
As everyone knew, the night was the best time for assassinations. Assassins prefer to come at midnight.
Before it got dark, they made a simple bed on the spot. Because they were afraid of making thick smoke, they didn’t even light a fire. The number of people on guard at night was three times more than when they camped on the flat ground before.
However, unexpectedly, the night passed peacefully.
Not only this night, but also the next day when they crossed the forest, nothing happened.
There was some movement at night, and the whole army woke up from their sleep. But before they had time to pick up their weapons, they found that it was just a tiger standing on a rock looking at them.
Zong Ruichen gasped.
Zong Luo said helplessly, “Since it has no intention of attacking, let it be.”
White tiger was rare. In modern times, it was at least a protected wild animal.
Moreover, it was now the autumn season when everything withered. Perhaps this king of the mountain, the tiger, couldn’t find anything to eat, so it wandered around and patrolled the forest.
Sure enough, after staring at them for a while and weighing the difference in numbers between the two sides, this beautiful tiger turned around and left without hesitation.
Even the tiger had come, why haven’t the assassins come yet.
Perhaps the most fierce assassination would have to wait until the third day? Everyone was not sure.
The third day was still exceptionally smooth.
The only episode was that during the march, the beautiful white tiger they met last night was also very persistent in following them.
As the horses swept through the forest like ghosts, they could occasionally catch a glimpse of the white shadow with tiger stripes through the gaps in the leaves, following them like a shadow.
At noon break, Zong Luo sat on the ground, frowning in thought.
A tiger was a very domineering beast. When it realized that it couldn’t get any good from a group of humans, it should turn around and retreat as soon as possible, rather than knowingly impossible, but still eagerly following behind.
One should know, marching at full speed, the distance traveled every day was not a small number, and the physical exertion of the tiger was also huge.
Unless–
Zong Luo stood up, pointed out a few Xuan Cavalry whose martial arts were in the upper reaches, and called Gongsun You along. “You follow me to take a look.”
Mu Yuanlong led the main force to wait in place, watching them chase after the last place where the white tiger disappeared.
On the way, Gongsun You asked, “Does Your Highness also feel that there is something abnormal?”
Zong Luo nodded, “The tiger is a fierce beast and will never follow people so casually. Plus, the assassination team has not appeared all the time, there must have been some changes that we have not found out.”
They followed that direction, and after about the time it took to burn an incense stick, they indeed found a clue.
On a yellow dirt slope, there appeared a tiger paw print stained with fresh blood.
Following this footprint forward, broken internal organs gradually appeared on the ground, fragments of black night clothes hung on tree branches, and blood stains spread on the withered leaves and branches.
Zong Luo already had a vague idea in his heart until they walked all the way to that boundary.
A hellish scene.
Shattered limbs were casually discarded on the ground, people lay on the ground with their eyes wide open in death, their necks broken open, revealing bloody flesh.
Vultures perched on these fresh corpses to peck at them, and not far under a tree, the white tiger that had been following them was gnawing at the chest of a corpse, swallowing half a heart. Seeing them come, it roared in its throat.
Zong Luo drew out Zhanlu, stood in front, and remained vigilant at all times.
