Chapter 1423: Unexpected Encounter

"Those who went to Changyang Mountain first said that you were all scattered by Heavenly Thunder, and all the women died. They didn't run away, did they?"

The leading Soldier hurriedly replied, "Tribal Chief Jiang Ke, what they said is true. Our three tribes gathered our people together and even sent all the women up to the very front, but in the end, we didn't even touch many of their people before we were all blown away by that Heavenly Thunder that kept exploding."

"We really fought until there was almost no one left, so we had no choice but to retreat. When we returned, the Tribal Chief was already gone. We really had no other way, so we thought we should hurry back to the tribe to tell the Tribal Chief about this. This... I didn't expect the Tribal Chief wouldn't believe us..."

Jiang Yuwang also gave a bitter smile, "How could anyone believe such a thing if it were said? But now that we see you all like this, we have no choice but to believe it. Tell us in more detail exactly what they are like. We are going to attack them, and we are afraid we won't be able to come back either."

Those Soldiers looked at the bustling people of the Jiang Surname Tribe, their faces full of regret, "Two Tribal Chiefs, with our status, we really can't tell you anything, but I also can't bear to watch so many tribesmen go to their deaths, really."

"Our three tribes, men and women, probably didn't even kill one hundred of them. Moreover, they are not one tribe, but an alliance formed by the Xuanyuan Tribe and one called Huaxia."

"They are truly too good at fighting, and their Weapons are also good. We really cannot defeat them. If the two Tribal Chiefs have a way, it is better not to go. The lives of the tribesmen are important."

"Unless Xingtian brings all their Soldiers over, otherwise we feel that the Shennong Clan really has no way to defeat them."

Jiang Ke's tone was serious, "How we act is not for you to worry about, and we have no choice. This is Shennong's arrangement; we cannot refuse. Just tell us what the situation with Huaxia is."

Those Soldiers, all talking at once, told their experiences one by one. Hearing this, Jiang Ke and Jiang Yuwang felt complicated. Is there really a way? Can they really defeat them?

It is highly likely they cannot, but they should still go over and take a look first. If they can hold a discussion and find some other way, then they will talk about it. If they don't leave here now, Shennong will be unhappy.

As for those Jiebing Tribe Soldiers, the two also let them join their own ranks; after all, if they returned to the Shennong Clan, it would be certain death.

Unfortunately, those Soldiers knew that Jiang Yuwang and the others were going to attack the Xuanyuan Tribe and Huaxia alliance, so they firmly refused to go along. They had finally managed to escape back; how could they possibly go and deliver themselves to their door again?

Returning to their own tribe is not necessarily about seeing Shennong. Shennong doesn't even know them, and the news has already been brought to Shennong. If Shennong doesn't believe it, then there is no way.

One by one, they prepared to run back to the Jiebing Tribe first. They had acquaintances in the tribe. Even if the entire Jiebing Tribe were punished and turned into Slaves, it wouldn't matter. At least they could continue to live. Following these two Jiang Surname tribes would absolutely, absolutely mean they wouldn't live past this year.

Seeing that they were refused, Jiang Yuwang and Jiang Ke did not stop them anymore. After all, they were not people from their own tribe, so let them go. The two of them would also not reveal at this time that they also had thoughts of leaving the Shennong Clan. What if these people went back and reported it to Shennong for the sake of merit? There was no need to delay the future of their own tribe for the sake of some unrelated people.

Afterwards, they were able to keep encountering people from the Jiebing Tribe who had escaped back, and from them, they learned more detailed information: Jiang Ming was dead, but Jiang Cheng was still alive, though most of the people were already dead.

After all, they were of the same surname, so being able to hear that Jiang Cheng was still alive was also good news for them. They just didn't want to know what kind of choice Jiang Cheng had made now. If he had also decided to break away from the Shennong Clan and escape, they could also make such a choice. After all, it had been confirmed that they could not defeat the Xuanyuan Tribe and Huaxia.

It was just that they did not expect that the encounter with the enemy would come so soon.

The Xuanyuan Tribe and Huaxia were advancing on a relatively open savanna. On this flat land, there were many trees and forests, but due to various reasons, plus small-scale human activity, the grassland and forest were basically half and half, unlike other places where the trees would be so dense.

One benefit brought by such an environment was that the field of vision was relatively open. After all, on the plains, there were almost no obstacles to vision. As long as someone appeared within their line of sight, they could be seen.

The meeting between Huaxia and Jiang Ke and Jiang Yuwang was also so caught off guard. Suddenly, they saw each other, but this time, no one was happy, and no one was looking forward to it.

Huaxia and the Xuanyuan Tribe, because of various reasons, now had no ability to fight against large-scale tribes. Food contributions were difficult, the number of Huaxia's Bombs had decreased, and now they had no terrain advantage. Fighting was just a head-on collision.

As for Jiang Ke and Jiang Yuwang, they had heard enough of Huaxia's prestige and were very afraid that from such a far distance, they would be hit, causing their own people to be overturned and their plans to be shelved before they could be implemented.

Both sides did not dare to advance, so they each camped on the spot. They were just vaguely in each other's line of sight, but to rush over would require quite a long distance and time. They would observe each other first, and then make preparations.

Xuanyuan and Lu immediately brought Yinglong and Jiang Cheng over, letting them use the Telescope to stare at the opposite side to see if there was anyone they knew so they could conduct negotiations.

Jiang Cheng had long known that Huaxia had this thing that could see very far away like an eagle's eye, and he had long been curious and itching to try it. It was just that as a surrendered Tribal Chief, he really had no qualifications to make requests. If it were another tribe, his head would have already been boiled in a Sacrificial Tripod and thrown into the dirt as a sacrifice.

It was also after this period of contact that he discovered the differences in Huaxia. There were rules and there were standards; in every aspect, they were different from people like them, which made him want to learn. He just didn't know what these behaviors should be called. He also knew that Huaxia would indeed not kill people like them who surrendered, nor would they treat them as Slaves.

Now because they were on the road, conditions were limited, so they couldn't have good treatment. Once they returned to Huaxia, the treatment would get better. Jiang Cheng could eat his fill here now, and eat better than when he was a tribal leader. It was just that, relatively speaking, there was less meat, but that didn't matter, because the food Huaxia cooked was too delicious, and he was still alive, which was the most important thing.