Chapter 261: Escaping by Entering the Water

Of course, Baifeng would not truly give up this opportunity to observe the combat strength of the Suiren clan; setting off at night was merely to mislead Baoxi. They did not hoist the Boat's sail, but instead just paddled bit by bit with oars.

For such a large Boat, relying solely on human power to paddle could be said to be extremely difficult, and the movement was slow; the Suiren clan Soldiers walking on the bank observing the Baifeng tribe were even faster than the Boat's speed.

The people of the Baifeng tribe were also truly "paddling water"; in any case, the Suiren clan did not know what the true speed of this Boat should be. Paddling until the moon was directly in the center of Heaven, and with no Suiren clan people visible on the bank, Baifeng let everyone stop pretending, drop the Boat anchor, and quickly rest.

With this distance, tomorrow morning, they only need to hoist the sail, and they can reach the original position in half an hour.

The Suiren clan people also did not truly follow the Baifeng tribe's Boat the whole way; the night was simply too dangerous for them. Even if a dozen or so of them walked together, the limited vision at night, coupled with the fierce beasts that came out at night, made their hearts cold, and they only wanted to return to the tribe's camp quickly.

Therefore, upon seeing that the people of the Baifeng tribe had truly left the gathering place far behind, they returned at the fastest speed, not daring to delay in the slightest. As for the Baifeng tribe stopping the Boat halfway, they knew absolutely nothing about it.

When Baoxi heard his tribesmen say that Baifeng had truly left, his heart only settled halfway. Everyone was a shrewd person of this era; Baoxi knew that Baifeng would certainly not leave so easily, and he did not know what mischief he was brewing. However, as long as he was a little further away from here, it would be fine; he could not arrive for a while. They planned to attack at dawn when the sky was about to brighten; that time was when humans were most relaxed, and being a little early could also prevent Baifeng from ruining things.

Baoxi could hardly sleep all night, just sitting there looking toward the direction of the Qiexin clan, but in reality, he could not see anything. It was just that in the darkness, his mind could imagine the Qiexin clan sleeping soundly, and the wealth piled up in their storeroom.

There was still some time before dawn, but there were already birds calling in the forest. This sound made Baoxi's heart very chaotic. He had never had this feeling before; he felt that this must have something to do with Baifeng. If Baifeng were not here, perhaps he could have had a good night's sleep.

Baoxi was unwilling to wait any longer; the current light was passable, so he had the Soldiers beside him send a signal to begin the assault.

In an instant, a sharp bird call rang out one after another in the forest, surrounding the camp, and the atmosphere felt somewhat oppressive.

A savage with light sleep heard this kind of bird call and vaguely felt something was wrong. What kind of bird could have such a large number, and be in all directions?

After a little thought, he immediately realized that things were likely going to go bad, so he hurriedly kicked his tribesmen awake and told them to dig a pit to bury the things they had brought.

Although the tribesmen did not know what had happened, their Tribal Chief never made mistakes, so even with this strange order, they executed it quickly.

Their tribe was not wealthy, and the things they brought were not many, so burying them was very fast and would not take long at all. Moreover, the place where they slept was relatively far from other tribes, so they were not afraid of being seen.

After the bird calls rang for a while, they suddenly stopped, and now they would ring sporadically a few times. The Tribal Chief of this tribe knew from the sound that they were getting closer and closer to the enemy; these were definitely not birds.

He looked around anxiously, and there was not a single place to hide. He absolutely did not dare to go into the forest; going there would be walking right into a trap.

Looking at the Dahe right before his eyes, he hardened his heart and took his tribesmen into the water. The people of their tribe could all swim, and their swimming skills were not bad, but it was night now, and he did not know how long they would have to hide, so he had no confidence in going into the water.

Seeing that the bank was full of Reed, he had everyone break off a stalk to hold in their mouths, exposing it above the water to breathe; this way, the risk of them being exposed would be much smaller.

Sure enough, they had not swum far after entering the water when people holding Weapon emerged from all directions of the forest. They marched in an orderly manner and were able to communicate with each other by relying on Whistles that could make bird calls.

The savages who poked their heads out from the river were exceptionally terrified, but also felt lucky. Fortunately, their Tribal Chief was capable; otherwise, they would definitely not have escaped this disaster. As for the small amount of supplies they had hidden, they were not thinking about them now; their lives were more important. After observing slightly, they hurriedly submerged their heads back under the water.

However, there were too many people, and it was inevitable that they would make some noise. The moment they entered the water, the surface of the water made a "splat" sound.

The Soldiers on the bank heard the movement and hurriedly picked up their Weapon and pointed them toward the Dahe, but they saw nothing. They just felt that it must be a large fish in the river moving, and after this war ended, they must catch two giant fish in this Dahe to taste.

Hearing that there was no suspicion of people in the river, the crowd under the water finally felt relieved, and then they swam gently and slowly toward the distance.

At this time, the people on the bank spoke again, and that Tribal Chief could not help but stop to eavesdrop again.

It turned out that of these two people, one said he thought there were people in the river, and if there were people in the river, they could only be the Baifeng tribe. The other person said the Baifeng tribe had already been sent away by the Tribal Chief with a few bags of grain, telling him not to let his imagination run wild; now, advancing was the most important thing. As they said this, the two had already begun to run into the distance.

That Tribal Chief thought while swimming that, according to what these two said, they were definitely not from the Baifeng tribe, and the Baifeng tribe probably knew these people were going to launch an attack, but the Baifeng tribe had been sent away by these people.

The information that the Baifeng tribe was wealthy and benevolent had long spread throughout this river basin, and everyone had a relatively good impression of the Baifeng tribe. This Tribal Chief felt that their best method now was to find the Baifeng tribe and seek their help. In this situation, they had no way to go ashore at all.

And staying soaked in the water was not a solution either; after a long time, everyone would run out of physical strength, and if so many people poked their heads out together, it was estimated that the people on the bank would see them at a glance.

The current Baifeng had just been tripped by a rope on the Boat and almost fell to the ground. He had slept a bit too soundly and ended up not paying attention to the time; it was estimated that Baoxi had already started.

So Baifeng had everyone hoist the sail and head to the gathering point at the fastest speed.