"Fight? It's easy for you to say that, Gangjun. We can't even see the shadow of Wang Gu right now. How can we fight it?"
"Also, although it is said that the sword of the ancestor Chi You is buried under the Seven Star Ridge, has anyone of you really seen it? If the sword is really protecting us, why doesn't it come out and kill Wang Gu now?"
"You are taking risks. We can fight, but what can we do? Can we find a way to survive if we fight?"
As soon as the young man finished speaking, a voice of opposition was heard in the hall.
"So what if I die? We, the descendants of the God of War, how can we retreat? Even if I die, at least I fought vigorously and it was a worthy death!" Gangjun stiffened his neck and said unconvinced.
As soon as Gangjun's words came out, the hustle and bustle in the hall immediately became even louder.
But the old patriarch sitting in the main seat did not speak a word. He just smoked his water pipe and quietly watched the opinions of the people in the hall.
Gradually, the atmosphere in the hall became more and more tense. The people who were arguing with each other had red faces and thick necks, and were even on the verge of using their fists to make their case.
"boom!"
Seeing this, the old patriarch, who had been silent the whole time, suddenly raised his pipe, knocked it heavily on the table a few times, and said in a deep voice: "What are you doing with all the noise? Be quiet!"
The old patriarch was extremely majestic in the Miao village. When everyone heard his words, although they were still a little unconvinced, they finally quieted down.
"The more dangerous the situation is, the more we cannot afford to quarrel among ourselves. As the saying goes, a single chopstick is easy to break, but a bunch of chopsticks is not! Wang Gu kills one person every three days just to scare us and make us lose our loyalty!"
After the crowd quieted down, the old patriarch spoke earnestly.
"Chief, you make the decision! If you say we should stay, we will fight to the death. None of us is a coward who is afraid of death! If you say we should leave, we will arrange for the old and young to leave as soon as possible!" Uncle Agong, who had always been against Ji Guo, said in a deep voice.
Ji Guo didn't say anything, but stared at the old patriarch, hoping that he would make a final decision.
"Stay for another three days. During these three days, everyone in the village must act together and gather all the Gu insects we have raised over the years. I don't believe that with so many of us, we won't even be able to see the shadow of the King Gu!"
The old patriarch refilled the pot of tobacco, took a deep puff, and continued in a deep voice: "If someone still dies after three days, we will move the women and children out of Baihua Village, and all the remaining men will accompany me and Wang Gu in a desperate battle!"
"yes!"
Hearing the old patriarch's words, everyone in the hall nodded immediately.
"Okay, everyone, go away and arrange the little guy's funeral. Remember what I said, a single chopstick is easy to break, but a bunch of chopsticks cannot be broken. We, the men of Baihua Village, must unite our strength!" Upon seeing this, the old patriarch waved his hand and signaled everyone to leave.
Hearing the sound, the people in the hall carried the child's body and left the hall.
Looking at the backs of the crowd leaving, the old patriarch took a puff of his cigarette, then sighed deeply with worry in his eyes.
According to legend, Wang Gu vowed to kill everyone in the Miao village, leaving no grass or trees behind.
If the legend is true, even if they escape to the ends of the earth, they will probably not be able to escape Wang Gu's pursuit!
After a long time, the old patriarch stood up and walked to the shrine in the middle of the hall. He knelt down in front of a statue with a bull-head mask and wings on its back, and murmured, "Ancestor Chi You, if you are still alive, please protect our poor descendants..."
…
At midnight, the flight carrying Ye Feng and others landed smoothly at Green City Airport.
According to Nie Qingwu's original plan, after arriving at the airport, he would take the off-road vehicle that had been prepared long ago, and after a day and a night, he should be able to reach Baihua Village.
But when Nie Qingwu heard Lan Ling'er's words, her heart immediately sank.
Baihua Village is located deep in the Shiwanda Mountains and is extremely remote. If they want to get there, they need to take a day and night drive to Anzhou City, and then drive another day to Pingtai Town.
After arriving at Pingtai Town, there was no road ahead, and we had to walk for another day and night to reach Baihua Village.
If it were any other time, it would be fine if we just hurried on, but now saving lives is like putting out a fire. If we really go on like this, by the time we get to Baihua Village, I'm afraid someone else will have died.
"Come on, I'll take you flying!"
After listening to Lan Ling'er's story, Ye Feng felt disappointed and made a decision immediately.
Nie Qingwu's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he wondered how could he have forgotten Ye Feng's ability.
A normal person would have to travel a long distance, but for Ye Feng, he could just fly over there on his sword to cover this distance.
"Fly?" Lan Ling'er looked at Ye Feng in surprise, not quite understanding what he meant.
"You'll know soon." Ye Feng smiled mysteriously, then found an empty corner, took out his flying sword, infused it with mana, jumped onto the flying sword, and then reached out to pull Nie Qingwu and Lan Ling'er up.
After the two women stood firm, their magic power surged and the flying swords immediately shot out like arrows, straight into the sky.
"Oh my god, we are really flying..."
It was not until half an hour later that Lan Ling'er finally woke up from her shock. Looking at the forests with gullies below, she looked at Ye Feng with great excitement and exclaimed in surprise.
At this moment, she finally understood why Ye Feng was able to avoid the demonstrators and run back and forth between the embassy and the Xu family in just twenty minutes when he was in Goryeo.
It turns out that everything is thanks to this flying sword.
"How is it? It feels good to fly, right?" Ye Feng asked Lan Ling'er with a smile.
Flying with two people on a sword is already Ye Feng's current limit, and it consumes a lot of mana, but fortunately, he has a lot of spirit stones on hand, so he is not afraid of this loss.
"Hubby, you're so awesome! The people in the village are saved!" Lan Ling'er clenched her fists, extremely excited.
husband?!
Hearing the voice, Nie Qingwu looked at Ye Feng in surprise, as if asking what was going on.
"Little girl, don't yell at me when you get to the Miao village!"
Ye Feng patted Lan Ling'er on the head and admonished her with a smile.
The people in the Miao village are tough. If Lan Ling'er shouted like that in front of her people, the people over there might force them to get married.
Lan Ling'er stuck out her tongue and said nothing, but her eyes were rolling around.
…
In the early morning, Ye Feng and his companions, who had traveled thousands of miles, finally arrived at Baihua Village smoothly.
In order to avoid causing panic, Ye Feng landed two miles in advance. When the group rushed to the entrance of the village along the mountain road, they happened to see the old patriarch and a group of people from the village, wrapped in white cloth, seemingly holding a funeral for someone.
I was still a step too late, and another person died!
Seeing this scene, Ye Feng's heart sank immediately.
(End of this chapter)