Chapter 486 - Back Off, Let Me Do This First
Chapter 486
Back Off, Let Me Do This First
As if they sensed danger in the air, the little trading parties quickened their pace. Although all was quiet, there was a feeling that made their hearts race.
Something was about to happen.
The cattle and horses pulling wagons were scraping their hooves against the ground anxiously, some even wanted to run away. The traders did all they could to hold their animals back.
An animal that looked like a deer without antlers breathed hard through its nostrils, looking frustrated and ill-tempered. It kept getting up as if it wanted to stand on its hind legs, many people had to come keep it down.
“What’s going on?”
“I don’t know, it’s going mad!”
Flaming Horn must be travelling with their salt and fire crystals.
Everyone in the carriage perked up.
“I wonder how much they have.”
Compared to their excitement, Yi Zong was still silent. He wasn’t interested in fire crystals. He cared more about whether Flaming Horn had stronger divination powers than Yi family and the reason for his failed readings.
To the Yi family, fire crystals weren’t very useful. Fire crystals were favoured by warring tribes. Even if they had fire crystals, they usually gave it away to people who helped them as reward.
Scholars were mightier than warriors. This was what the Yi family valued. They used their intelligence and everything else could be done by other people.
The insect flutttered its wings quickly.
“Close, Flaming Horn is close!” The girl in leather opened the curtains, ignoring the cloud of dust, and peered outside.
“Flaming Horn! Flaming Horn!”
Everyone also lifted the fabric to look.
There was a row of people about eight hundred steps away.
All the traders had already avoided this place. This row of people stood out.
Although they couldn’t see these people clearly, they could guess who they were.
“These must be Flaming Horns. Why are there so few of them?”
“They must’ve known about us and made preparations. It doesn’t look like a last-minute arrangement.”
Yi Zong looked up. He couldn’t confirm if the Flaming Horns knew because they guessed or did a reading. No matter what, this hidden threat must be destroyed! He didn’t want to be like Yi Bing! Their obstacles would vanish if Flaming Horn was wiped off this world.
The enormous beast slowed down so the other soldiers could charge ahead.
They weren’t worried about Flaming Horn setting traps because according to their plan, Flaming Horn didn’t have that much time!
One carriage at the back of the group.
The Fox chief, along with several chiefs from tribes that sought protection from King City during winter, exited the carriage.
Since they sought protection from King City, then they must display their sincerity and worth too. Just to fight Flaming Horn, every tribe brought many members. Out of the army of almost five thousand, two thousand were tribesmen.
The Fox chief looked at the row of people, seething with hatred. They lost their fire crystals, lost their salt, and then lost whatever he had left as offerings to King City! He was the grand chief of a tribe, now he had to be polite to noble city brats! It was an insult!
He must recover his losses from Flaming Horn! He will personally take his salt, fire crystals and everything he lost from them!
With a command, everyone accelerated. The ground shook with thunderous hooves.
When the first batch of riders charged, other soldiers followed suit.
As he watched the soldiers, the Fox chief smirked. Today, Flaming Horn will vanish! No one has ever escaped the hands of King City!
The tiny trading parties hiding far away could feel the intimidation radiating from the army.
The Flaming Horns could feel it too. It felt like the entire world was shaking. If they ran now, they could avoid danger for a while. But could they?
That would just mean more running and killing.
They must not avoid this! Even if all of them die today, they must not run!
Zheng Cheng’s eyebrows, shaped like knives, were raised. This was his first time receiving such a major task. Holding his large, heavy sword, his eyes were cold.
Feeling the vibrations grow, he took a deep breath. He raised his arm holding the knife, about to say something when Shao Xuan said, “You all back away, let me do this first.”
Zheng Cheng, who wanted to unleash his war cry: “…”
Zheng Cheng looked at Shao Xuan like he didn’t understand. He was about to ask questions when Duo Kang dragged him backwards.