Chapter 111: Crossing the Mu He

As the faint morning light spilled across the earth, the group led by Feng Zi had also traveled for several dozen miles.

They walked out of the forest and arrived beside a very wide, great river.

Whether the old chieftain's dying wish had turned into reality, or their luck was truly excellent:

On the opposite bank of the great river, a stretch of flat, open land with lush water and grass suddenly appeared before everyone's eyes.

"This is... Mu He?" Looking at the great river before him, Xia muttered subconsciously.

Mu He? At this name, Feng Zi paused for a moment, then immediately realized:

This great river was the northernmost great river of the Jiuhe Pingyuan, and also the reason for the Muhe Tribe's name.

Looking at the great river spanning before them, the group, already exhausted, finally could not hold on any longer and collapsed onto the ground one after another.

Xia, who had kept his nerves taut all night, was also unable to hold up any longer and could not help but say to Feng Zi:

"Lord Cun Xin, let these young people rest for a few hours before preparing for the river crossing."

This young man who had taken over the responsibilities of the chieftain naturally understood that only by crossing this river, which was over ten miles wide, could everyone be considered to have truly escaped danger.

But for the group, they were already at their limit and had to stop their steps.

Regarding this, Feng Zi did not say anything more to force them, but instead said kindly to the group:

"Mm, everyone, not one of you fell behind; you did very well—rest well, I will take you through the final leg of the journey."

Take them through the final leg of the journey? Hearing this phrasing, doubts could not help but arise in the hearts of many of the quick-witted ones.

But they were truly too exhausted, to the point where they were unable to think deeply at all, and one after another, their vision went black and they fainted.

Seeing this, Feng Zi just smiled and shook his head, looking at Xia beside him: "You can still move, right?"

Hearing this, the young man answered without hesitation: "That is natural; I still have to be responsible for protecting their safety."

To this answer, Feng Zi just waved his hand and walked toward the forest casually: "There is no danger around, so you don't need to do anything unnecessary.

"While you still have some strength, come over and help me do some work to let your tribespeople escape danger sooner."

After a night of traveling together, Xia already understood the reliability of this "Lord Cun Xin" and naturally would not doubt Feng Zi's words, subconsciously following him.

But the young man still did not understand Feng Zi's arrangement and could not help but ask: "But... what do I need to do?"

"Naturally, it is to fell trees and build a large boat," Feng Zi answered as a matter of course, his eyes filled with a trace of care as he looked at the young man:

"Otherwise, what are we to do? Swim to the opposite bank with people using only our hands and feet?"

Since he had already said he would bring the survivors of the Muhe Tribe to the opposite bank as soon as possible, he naturally had to think of some practical and feasible methods.

Admittedly, with his and Xia's cultivation realms, crossing a river over ten miles wide was completely effortless—it didn't even count as a warm-up.

Even, if Feng Zi were willing, using "Lingbo Micro-steps" on the river surface would be easy as well.

But this situation obviously could not be applied to those youths, or even the children.

Since that was the case, the only method left to easily take as many people as possible across the river was a "ferry boat."

Having said that, he stopped looking at Xia and began to "fell" trees with his own two fists.

Hearing this explanation, Xia then subconsciously replied: "Right, right; I was being foolish."

As he spoke, the young man subconsciously watched Feng Zi's back, and doubt could not help but arise in his heart:

Although Lord Cun Xin's combat power was far superior to his own, the other party's cultivation realm seemed to be the same as his...

Even he himself was very exhausted now, yet the other party had remained energetic and his thinking was still agile.

No, that's not right; now is not the time to think about such things; bringing the tribe's people to the opposite bank is the top priority.

Xia could not help but shake his head, casting these doubts to the back of his mind, and gripped his weapon to fell trees together with Feng Zi.

For two people possessing the strength of Foundation Establishment and Transformation Realm, such a small matter was nothing.

Before long, a large boat several zhang long took shape.

The two pushed this large boat onto the calm river surface, and Feng Zi stepped onto the boat and jumped a few times casually:

"Mm, the hull is very sturdy, and there are no leaks; it can carry people across the river."

Since that was the case, Xia did not waste any more time and immediately picked up the sleeping children, moving them onto the boat.

Seeing that the boat was already full of sleeping people, Feng Zi picked up a homemade oar and sailed toward the opposite bank.

The current Mu He was calm and waveless, the morning sunlight spilling onto the fragmented water surface, and migrating fish also leaped out of the river, kicking up a series of broken water droplets.

This scene seemed to be celebrating the rebirth of the Muhe Tribe.

Seeing this, Feng Zi's mood also lightened significantly, and the movements of his hands became much faster.

Before long, the large boat reached the opposite bank, and Feng Zi moved the people on the boat to the shore lightly and nimbly, without disturbing a single person.

Seeing Feng Zi rowing the oar and returning before him, Xia stepped forward and said: "Let me do this trip; Lord Cun Xin should also rest for a while."

The other party looks rough, but is actually very meticulous; no wonder the old chieftain and the high priest would safely entrust the tribe to him.

Feng Zi evaluated inwardly.

But regarding Xia's suggestion, he decisively refused: "No need, you just rest assured and move the tribespeople up."

Seeing that the other party still wanted to insist, Feng Zi just raised his eyebrows slightly:

"Don't worry about me unnecessarily; I have always known the limits of my abilities. I said it's no problem, then it is definitely no problem; working quickly is the real priority!"

Just like that, Feng Zi went back and forth several times before finally bringing everyone to the opposite bank.

Of course, this process sounded a bit troublesome, but it actually did not take much time.

When Feng Zi and Xia jumped off the boat and pulled the large boat onto the shore together, the sun had just risen into the sky.

Seeing that everyone had successfully evacuated, Feng Zi then let out a long, slow breath and looked at the young man beside him who still had a nervous expression:

"Alright, the matter has come to an end, and there is no threat around, so I will rest for a while; you may do as you please."

Having said that, he did not wait for the other party's reply and sat cross-legged, slowly closing his eyes.

Seeing this, the young man also understood that everything had finally come to a complete end.

But Xia did not dare to truly do as Feng Zi said, because as soon as he closed his eyes—

The faces of the patriarch, the high priest, and every tribesman who chose to end their lives would emerge in his mind.

Those tribesmen's faces were not ferocious at all; instead, they all carried a sense of carefree and relieved smiles.

Suddenly, Xia seemed to hear the patriarch exhorting in his ear: "Xia, lead the tribesmen to live on well."

The young man suddenly opened his eyes and walked to the side of every tribesman, meticulously checking their physical condition:

Yes, he was already the patriarch; from now on, he would be the pillar of the entire Muhe Tribe.

The help of Lord Cun Xin was certainly valuable, but in order to let the tribesmen live on well and not fail the entrustment of the departed, he ultimately had to rely on his own strength.