Chapter 923: Feilian's Escape

Feilian followed the agreement, taking his own tribesmen and departing rapidly from a location far from the Xuanyuan encampment. The massive procession stretched out very long, and their figures could not be hidden at all, while the Soldiers dispatched by Xuanyuan kept a close watch on them until they had walked far away.

Xuanyuan, along with Fenghou and Limu, tasted the venison sent by Feilian while also discussing plans for the future.

Xuanyuan asked Fengbo, "Fengbo, when do you think it would be most appropriate for us to go and take over the territory of the Fengbo Tribe? Should we go now?"

Fengbo tore off a piece of venison in a leisurely manner and held it in his hand, just staring at it without putting it into his mouth. "Tribal Chief, I believe now is not the best time, because we have actually already scouted the strength of the Fengbo Tribe; only by knowing their strength do we have the ability to respond."

"Although they left without a battle, we cannot go and enjoy the fruits of victory right now; instead, we must wait."

"Wait?" Xuanyuan was also stunned for a second, then understood what he meant. "You mean to say that we should wait first and see how the Shennong Clan will make their move, right? If we take over the Fengbo territory now, we are actually just occupying a piece of empty land without much significance, which could be snatched back by the army dispatched by the Shennong Clan at any time."

"If we want to conquer the entire Shennong Clan, we cannot care about the gains or losses of this bit of territory; the focus is on the people, not the land. Only by truly driving the people back can these territories truly belong to us."

"We will just wait here, see what tribe the Shennong Clan will send over here, and then after we figure out their strength, we will fight."

"Or rather, we must wait for Huaxia to come. Once Huaxia arrives, our strength will be able to reach its peak. Never mind this place; even if we go further forward, all the way to beyond the territory of the Fengbo Tribe, we will have sufficient power."

Fengbo put that piece of venison into his mouth and then said quite respectfully, "Tribal Chief, what I think is the same as what you think. However, I have always heard about the affairs of Huaxia, and I have also seen the Large Ships of Huaxia; they are indeed things that are difficult for human power to build. But, are the Soldiers of Huaxia really that powerful?"

"Since several generations ago, I have never heard of such a Huaxia, but in these years, Huaxia suddenly appeared. A Baifeng seems to have built a powerful tribe out of thin air. What exactly is going on with this?"

Fuxi also shook his head and sighed, "I really cannot explain this person Baifeng. He is too smart, and it seems like he understands everything. He says he is the son of Heaven, but those incredible things he talks about related to Heaven can all be built by human power. Unless he can really fly by himself, I certainly will not believe words like 'son of Heaven'."

"However, I have seen the Soldiers and combat power of Huaxia with my own eyes. It is indeed a bit too, too... I cannot say it. I do not know how to describe it."

"I have never thought that war could be fought like that, or that Weapons could be so diverse and so immense in power."

"That was the time when the Suiren Clan dispatched ten thousand people to attack Huaxia. As a result, the Suiren Clan rapidly declined and shattered precisely because of the war with Huaxia."

"That time, Baifeng was probably afraid that I would go to attack him, which is why he thought to show me their strength. Honestly, I was truly frightened. If it were possible, I really would not want to become an enemy of Huaxia; it is too dangerous."

After listening, Fenghou sighed, "It seems I should also see for myself just how powerful the Soldiers of Huaxia are. Ever since I saw the Large Ships of Huaxia, there are many things I no longer dare to imagine, because I cannot think of them."

Xuanyuan did not speak and continued eating meat, while Limu, who had not spoken the whole time, opened his mouth: "Fenghou, I see that you understand divination and know how to govern a tribe, and now it seems you also understand war. In front of you, I seem to be nothing at all."

Fenghou immediately said modestly, "Hey, you cannot say it like that. Limu, although you are in charge of the army, you have also always been doing the work of assisting the Tribal Chief and are likewise governing the tribe. As for war, I can only talk about it with my mouth and add some divination. But look at this body of mine; if I went to the battlefield, I would be no different from an ordinary Soldier, and I would be killed by a single axe blow just the same."

"But Limu, you are different. Your body is strong and your martial power is great. If a war really breaks out, you are the one who will go to fight as a leader. One of you is worth several of me. In this aspect, I am far inferior to you."

"So, as people who assist the Tribal Chief, we just need to do well in what we are each good at. There is no need to compare your shortcomings with my strengths; we just need to exert our own strengths well."

Feilian dispatched two groups of messengers. One group secretly headed toward Changyang Mountain to send a message to his own tribesmen, telling them to leave that place rapidly without the Shennong Clan discovering them, and then flee toward the Jiuli. This was the only way to delay the tribe's fate.

Those who remained behind, or rather the Fengbo Tribe members who were left behind by the Shennong Clan to threaten Feilian, did not doubt the messengers' words at all.

Although they were very close to Changyang Mountain, they did not dispatch Soldiers to keep a constant watch, because no one would think they would run away.

The tribesmen took all the wealth they could carry, then fled the tribe rapidly in the wilderness, not daring to stop for even a moment as they headed toward the border.

As long as the people of the Shennong Clan did not catch up within a day's journey, they would be safe, because as long as they reached the current encampment of the Xuanyuan Tribe, the people of the Shennong Clan would certainly not dare to take action at will.

And they had an agreement with Xuanyuan: no matter when or how many people, as long as they reached the border, the Xuanyuan Tribe had to let them leave. But since Xuanyuan had come to attack the Shennong Clan, it was impossible for them to let the people of the Shennong Clan reach their territory; a confrontation would inevitably occur.

The other group of messengers went to the Yushi Tribe, which was further away. Compared to the Fengbo Tribe, which was further away, the Yushi Tribe fought much more seriously, because if they just put on a show like the Fengbo Tribe, his tribesmen might suffer.

But he truly could not bear to take action against people of other tribes, because, when it came down to it, everyone was a tribesman of the Shennong Clan, just not that closely related.

Therefore, although Yushi fought with full strength, he would not exterminate the tribe. When the fighting reached the end, he would deliberately let a portion of the people escape and would not block them. As long as they could get far away from him and far away from the Shennong Clan, they would still have a glimmer of survival and could find a piece of territory in a further place to survive.

But if they were brought before the Shennong Clan, what awaited them would be severe punishment and cruel human sacrifice.