Chapter 1033: Protecting the Prince

"Someone is here, protect the Prince!"

The sudden commotion gave Changle a great fright. He did not know who had suddenly shouted that someone was coming, and immediately a large group of people quickly surrounded Changle, all pointing their Changdao, spears, and crossbows toward the perimeter, enclosing Changle in the very center so that he could see nothing.

Changle himself was being jostled by three people, and he kept asking, "What's wrong? What's wrong?"

"Changle Prince, it seems a group of people is coming, and there are quite a few of them. There is great danger!"

These guards rarely encountered such emergency situations. Usually, when they were on the move, Changle was strictly protected by guards in front, behind, and on both sides. Let alone large wild beasts, even a snake would be skewered before it could reach Changle. As for things like tigers or boards, after a dense volley of crossbow fire, they rarely had a chance to escape, let alone charge in front of Changle.

But people were different. The Soldier who discovered the enemy situation this time had already heard the voices of many people, and they were not hiding them at all, which meant these people were powerful, numerous, and not afraid in the slightest.

Because their Battalion had been very noisy since they started setting it up, if there were any humans nearby, they would certainly have been able to hear it. Normally, small groups of wandering savages could not possibly start a conflict with the masters on someone else's territory.

But this was the territory of the Xuanyuan Tribe, yet people were still walking toward the territory of these masters with a swagger, which showed they were very confident in themselves. It was hard to tell if they were friends or enemies, but for now, they had to be treated as enemies.

Bingzhu suddenly raised a hand, signaling the team to stop: "Qianxi, the sound in front suddenly stopped. Did they discover us? Could it be that they think we are enemies and are preparing to ambush us?"

Qianxi's face also fell: "It's very possible. It's so suddenly quiet, something is wrong, something is wrong. Bingzhu, do you think they are people from the Xuanyuan Tribe?"

"This is the territory of the Xuanyuan Tribe, and we have already been in the territory of the Xuanyuan Tribe for a long time. This place is almost to Qingqiu Mountain, right? At such a close distance, the Xuanyuan Tribe couldn't possibly let other savages survive here."

Yangasha patted Bingzhu on the arm: "Brother, you can just shout now. If they are from the Xuanyuan Tribe, then there is no problem. We are here to trade; I'm just afraid that we don't know each other's identities and will cause some misunderstanding."

Bingzhu then patted Qianxi on the arm again: "Come, Qianxi, you shout."

Qianxi looked at Bingzhu speechlessly, then had no choice but to put his hands to his mouth and shout: "Brothers in front, are you people from the Xuanyuan Tribe? We are people from the Jiuli!"

The roar reached everyone's ears, and naturally, it reached Changle's ears as well. Everyone was extremely curious; how could they encounter people from the Jiuli here? Wasn't this the territory of the Xuanyuan Tribe?

And these Xuanyuan Tribe Soldiers began to panic. They did not have any authority and were just ordinary Soldiers. They all knew about the trade between the Xuanyuan Tribe and the Jiuli, but they were never allowed to talk about it with the Huaxia, as it had to be kept from the Huaxia. Now, in this situation, if the Jiuli came over, wouldn't everything be exposed? Could it still be kept hidden?

However, upon hearing that they were from the Jiuli, the Xuanyuan Tribe Soldiers on the perimeter gradually relaxed their vigilance, but their steps became chaotic. They did not know what to do now; who would guide them and teach them what to do?

Changle felt the anxiety of the Xuanyuan Tribe Soldiers. He did not want to get involved in the affairs between the Jiuli and the Xuanyuan Tribe either. Although the Xuanyuan were hiding the news of their trade with the Jiuli, this didn't seem to be a secret in Huaxia anymore, right? Didn't many of the Huaxia Soldiers' Crocodile Skin Armor come from the Jiuli?

Qianxi did not get a response for a long time, and his heart could not help but feel some doubt, so he shouted again: "Hey, can you hear us? We are people from the Jiuli. Are you people from the Xuanyuan Tribe?"

The Xuanyuan Tribe Soldiers still did not know how to answer. Changle did not want to be jostled in the middle like this anymore, so he said: "Just tell them this is the Xuanyuan Tribe, but tell them not to come over and to take a detour. They can go wherever they want."

"This, this..." The Xuanyuan Tribe Soldiers did not know if they should listen.

Changle said directly and clearly: "It's not like we don't know you are trading with the Jiuli. Your Ironware, your Crocodile Skin Armor—besides the Jiuli, what other tribe could have them? We Huaxia are not stupid."

"Alright, just shout what I said, send them away. I am Huaxia, I won't have contact with them, and you people won't have any trouble."

"Okay, okay, thank you Changle Prince."

With Changle's guidance, the Xuanyuan Tribe Soldiers finally dared to shout: "People of the Jiuli, we are of the Xuanyuan Tribe. Do not come over, just take a detour to Qingqiu City."

Having finally received a reply, yet it was such an answer, it left Bingzhu and the others extremely confused: "I feel something is wrong. Why won't the people of the Xuanyuan Tribe let us pass and instead tell us to take a detour? But how are we supposed to take a detour here?"

"Qianxi, do you think they are wandering savages pretending to be the Xuanyuan Tribe?"

Qianxi licked his lips: "Bingzhu, I think it really might be. Do you think we should deal with it?"

Bingzhu looked at Yangasha and Ayuduo, but Yangasha said quite firmly: "Why look at us? This is your business. For this team, you are the Leader."

Bingzhu pinched his fingers for a moment and asked Qianxi: "How many people do you think they have?"

Qianxi pointed to his ears: "I think they should be around two hundred people, not too many. My ears hear it clearly."

"Two hundred? Then what is there to fear? Let's just pass through here. If they are people of the Xuanyuan Tribe, they will always give us an explanation. If they are not people of the Xuanyuan Tribe, and they are on the territory of the Xuanyuan Tribe, then we will capture them and use them as a gift for the Xuanyuan. How about that?"

Qianxi showed an expression of being in complete agreement with Bingzhu: "Hehe, I think that works."

On Changle's side, they waited for a while longer without getting a response, and everyone relaxed a little. The people of the Xuanyuan Tribe were preparing to disperse, but the Huaxia Soldiers hurriedly stopped them: "Don't break formation, continue to protect the Prince!"

Changle also felt it was a bit strange and said: "Something is wrong, it's nine parts wrong!"

Sure enough, not long after Changle said this, a large group of Soldiers wearing various strange teeth and horns on their heads and dressed in skimpy clothing suddenly charged out from the direction they were watching. They were even holding weapons that were flashing with light, and the Xuanyuan Tribe Soldiers were so frightened that they instantly raised their weapons, and some had already fired their crossbows.