Chapter 455: Mighty Troops and Strong Horses, Preparing to Expand the Territory

The man held his spear, slightly bowed, ready to strike.

He suddenly lunged toward Ying.

"Come on, come on"

The group stood there shouting "come on", and Dashan and Ji Lei also shouted "come on"; this was taught by Nan Qinghuan. Here, Ying was training his soldiers, while over there the fleeing Jiguang and her tribe ran to the foot of the mountain.

This place is already beyond Ying's Small Town.

"Leader, no need to run, we are safe"

Below Jiguang was a chubby boy named Dagua, looking rather goofy, panting as he ran.

Jiguang took a deep breath, glanced at Dagua, and said, "Alright, everyone rest here; their people can't chase us to this spot."

Jiguang plopped down on the ground; Dagua and a few others felt sorry for her, "Leader, what's going on? Weren't you supposed to seek cooperation with Rongdi? How did you end up in Ying's hands?"

When the matter was mentioned, she became very angry. Dagua handed her a wild fruit, a sour one that only appears in Spring; Jiguang bit off half of it in one bite.

In her mind she still recalled the words Rongdi had said, as well as those Nan Qinghuan had spoken.

That woman really did come from them; she was excellent.

Since we can't cooperate, we can only have a battle.

A spring breeze brushed the face, and all things grew.

In fact, when she arrived she had already prepared; she also inquired about the situation here. In Spring, everyone was fully prepared, but she still hadn't obtained the battle formation map of Ying's Small Town.

She has to wait for the last person to arrive.

She also admitted she had enough ambition; now that she sees how prosperous Ying's place is, she feels like moving her tribe here.

But that's only a thought; only by defeating Ying can she fully occupy his territory.

"Leader, what's really going on?"

Xiaogua, seeing her silent, hurriedly asked, and after Jiguang spat out the sour pit from the fruit she had eaten, she stood up and said, "Hold on, I'm still waiting for a message."

"A message? What message?"

Xiaogua realized that their leader seemed to have become a different person; she hadn't been like this before—when displeased she would either fight or scold—but now she was actually being kind to them, and moreover, she was single‑mindedly intent on attacking Ying's Tribe to vent her anger.

"Waiting, it'll be soon. By the way, what's the news on Luosang of the Lasi Tribe?"

Actually, when she came here she had already thought it through; she possessed modern thinking and modern cleverness. After analyzing the situation, she sent people to steal their treasure and to snatch the house‑building tribe members of Youchao Xuan, but she didn't expect to encounter Rongdi.

She never forgot that Rongdi had killed her people.

So, after winter passed she heard that Ying's side had become a Small Town. At that time she already suspected Nan Qinghuan was a modern person, because she found the historical progression here conflicted with antiquity. Hearing from her tribe that Nan Qinghuan could do many things, she wanted to confirm whether someone like her had arrived.

Sure enough, it turned out that way.

That Nan Qinghuan was indeed a modern person, and also an enemy.

Moreover, she was pregnant; according to Nan Qinghuan's scheme, if she didn't act next, she would be devoured by Nan Qinghuan's side. So, hearing that the people from Rongdi had all gone to Ying's side, she saw this as her chance to sow discord.

But she didn't expect that Rongdi would be captured for a Nan Qinghuan.

Everything she had planned turned out to be of little use.

But she didn't lose heart.

Because she still had a pawn inside the Tribe.

Hearing the leader's words, Xiaogua quickly nodded, "Luosang has already stockpiled grain; he must be preparing to attack the Tribe."

"Very good"

Just as they spoke, a tribe member ran up from not far away.

"Leader"

"Ah, isn't that Dazui Ba?"

Xiaogua and a few tribe members were stunned; who could have thought Dazui Ba was also here? "Leader, how did Dazui Ba get here?"

Dazui Ba's presence here prompted Jiguang to sneer, "I brought her here; looks like we need to prepare to attack."

Dazui Ba was a little girl with a big mouth, but short in stature, looking only in her teens, with dark skin.

"Leader"

"Girl, how's it going, did you steal it?"

Dazui Ba nodded at the question, "Take a look—could this be it?"

Soon, Dazui Ba produced a Sheep Skin Scroll from her waist and handed it to her; when Jiguang opened it and saw the drawing, she sneered.

"That's it, Dazui Ba. You've earned merit this time; tell me what you want."

Upon hearing that, Dazui Ba just smiled, "Leader, when we capture the Small Town, I want to live in a Tulou."

Dazui Ba envied those who lived in the towering Tulou; she wept with envy, for compared to their tiny houses, a Tulou was a paradise.

"Alright, no problem; we'll go find the Lasi Tribe people now."

"Find the Lasi Tribe people?"

Here, Jiguang hurried away with her people, while over there, Ying defeated the man with a face full of flab; the man was thrown to the ground, looking a mess.

"Ying, I lost"

Ying realized that these people had good stamina; it was thanks to Rongdi and Qingfeng's efforts.

"Very good. With more training, I believe you'll become stronger and stronger."

"Ying"

Soon, Nan Qinghuan's voice came from that side; Nan Qinghuan, with her big belly, walked slowly toward them, knowing Ying was very busy.

Sure enough, she hadn't returned home last night.

"Qinghuan, what's wrong with you?"

Nan Qinghuan smiled, then looked at them, "I'm here to tell you my plan has succeeded."

"Plan, Qinghuan, what plan?"

Rongdi and the clear wind were both puzzled, and Youchao Xuan hurriedly followed behind, thinking about how to tell Ying.

The plan they set up last night.

"Ying, it's like this: last night the Defense Map we drew was stolen."

Hearing that, the several men turned pale with shock.

"What? Stolen? When?"

Rongdi was very nervous, and Na Yao was also very nervous.

Because that was something they had discussed for a long time before deciding, and now they were planning according to this situation, how could it… just be stolen?

"Was it Jiguang?"

Rongdi already thought of it; apart from Jiguang there was no one else, but how could she have stolen their Defense Map? That thing had always been kept very well, how could it be lost? Na Yao was also very worried, "Goddess, what on earth is happening? The Defense Map was stolen; shouldn't we be very anxious? Which of your plans succeeded?"

Ying also wanted to ask her, she was recuperating at home, when did she get involved in all this? "Qinghuan, what on earth are you saying?"

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